A Family Should Be Together

[For a long time, the air in the secret chamber seemed to solidify.]

[Snow Empress closed her eyes and let out a long sigh.]

[She knew she had no choice. Rather than dying miserably in the wilderness, it was better to gamble on this human's "divine product."]

["Fine, I agree."]

[Snow Empress opened her eyes again, her gaze becoming resolute.]

["But I have one condition. After the sacrifice, you must take me back to the Far North once. There are a few things I need to settle."]

["No problem! It's a deal!"]

[You agreed so crisply and cleanly that the corners of your mouth couldn't help but curl upward.]

[Return to the Far North? That sounds great!]

[There is still an Ice Bear King Xiao Bai there who is over two hundred thousand years old! He was raised by Snow Empress as her foster son. Since the foster mother is coming with me, shouldn't the foster son be packed up and taken along too?]

[A family, after all, should stay together!]

["This... is done?"]

[Du Busi, standing to the side, watched in stunned silence.]

[He had lived for several hundred years and had killed countless soul beasts, but using just a silver tongue to trick a seven-hundred-thousand-year-old fierce beast into a voluntary sacrifice was a first—a true maiden's first time on a bridal sedan!]

[Du Busi silently gave a thumbs up: Disciple, you're awesome!]

["Human, I hope you keep your promise. Otherwise, even if I have to shatter my soul, I will curse you to never find peace for eternity!"]

[Snow Empress took a deep look at you and hesitated no longer.]

[Hum—!]

[A brilliant ice-blue light erupted from her body, then transformed into countless soft specks of light, surging into your body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.]

[The sacrifice begins!]

[You immediately sat cross-legged and activated your second martial soul, Epitaph.]

[Because it was a willing sacrifice, that vast power—enough to burst a Title Douluo—was as docile as a lamb at this moment.]

[Not only did you not feel the slightest pain, but you felt warm all over, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring.]

[Half an hour later.]

[The light dissipated.]

[An orange-gold soul ring exuding a terrifying aura slowly rose from beneath your feet, hovering quietly behind you.]

[Orange-gold! A fierce beast soul ring!]

[Its gorgeous luster seemed to contain the ten thousand years of wind, snow, and vicissitudes of the Far North.]

["Tsk tsk tsk... an orange-gold soul ring. This old man has truly seen it all in this lifetime."]

[Du Busi circled you several times, the envy in his eyes practically overflowing.]

["Truly, one is never too old to learn. Young people these days—you can't afford to provoke them, you really can't..."]

[Following the integration of this soul ring, the bottleneck of your soul power shattered instantly!]

[Level 75... Level 78... Level 80!]

[Your soul power surged directly to the realm of a level 80 quasi-Soul Douluo!]

[As long as you absorb one more soul ring, you will be a true Soul Douluo!]

[A 16-year-old Soul Douluo!]

[Looking at the entire history of the Douluo Continent, there has been no one before you, and it is unlikely there will be anyone after!]

[It can only be described in four words—terrifyingly powerful!]

[Leveraging the massive energy brought by the sacrifice of Snow Empress, you chose not to stop, but instead made an even crazier move!]

[You wanted to strike while the iron was hot and condense your first soul core!]

[This is a realm that only Title Douluo can touch, but relying on your formidable physique and spiritual power, you forced your way through the barrier!]

[Inside the secret chamber, an energy storm raged for three full days and nights.]

[The soul power within you was like a black hole compressed to the extreme, spinning crazily, collapsing, and reorganizing.]

[Finally, on the morning of the third day.]

[Hum—!]

[A strange humming sound resonated throughout the entire Body Sect.]

[At your dantian, a crystal-clear soul core, exuding a terrifying suction force, slowly took shape!]

[Success!]

[A heart-stopping wave of soul power radiated from your body.]

[Du Busi, who was guarding the side, felt his eyelids twitch wildly. He actually felt a faint, lingering sense of threat from this disciple who only had the cultivation of a Soul Douluo!]

[What kind of concept is this? He is a level 98 Super Douluo!]

[Looking at your high spirits, the smile on Du Busi's face gradually froze, replaced by a look of deep concern.]

["A monster... truly a monster that never lets anyone rest easy."]

[Du Busi let out a long sigh, his expression complex.]

[Ordinary soul masters condense their first soul core when breaking through from level 89 to level 90, ascending to the rank of Titled Douluo.]

[And one only needs to condense a second soul core when attempting to reach the level 99 Limit Douluo.]

[But you—you actually managed to manifest your first soul core at only level 80!]

[What does this mean?]

[It means you have unlocked "Hell Difficulty" for yourself!]

[When you eventually hit the bottleneck of a level 90 Titled Douluo in the future, you will be forced to condense a second soul core!]

[Condensing dual soul cores through the method of Yin-Yang Complementary before reaching Titled Douluo is something unheard of in the history of the Douluo Continent!]

[Once you fail, the two soul cores will collide, and you will instantly explode into fireworks, leaving not even a scrap of residue behind!]

[This is a path leading to invincibility, but it is also a dead end where one dances on the edge of a blade!]

[Regret? That doesn't exist.]

[You scoffed at Du Busi's worries.]

[Fortune favors the bold! If you don't even dare to take this small risk, how can you talk about becoming a god? You even feel that this cultivation speed is still too slow!]

[After a simple farewell, you transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for the Far North.]

[Half a day later, the temperature plummeted to minus one hundred degrees.]

[What met your eyes was an endless world of silver and white. The cold wind was like a blade, and heavy snow filled the air. This place is a forbidden zone for humans, yet it is your backyard.]

["Come out, Snow Empress."]

[With a thought, the beautiful soul projection of the Snow Empress drifted out from your sea of consciousness.]

[She hovered in mid-air, saying nothing, merely releasing the unique aura belonging to the sovereign of the Far North.]

[It was a summons originating from bloodline and soul!]

[Rumble--!]

[The earth began to tremble violently, as if a magnitude ten earthquake had occurred.]

[In the distance, a snow-capped mountain collapsed, and a terrifying giant standing a hundred meters tall pushed aside the clouds and mist, striding toward you! Every step it took left a bottomless footprint on the ice sheet.]

[The last of the three great kings of the Far North—the Titan Snow Demon King, A-Tai!]

[At the same time, a violent blizzard swept in. At the center of the storm, a massive white bear with a stout build and a fierce aura was charging toward you like lightning.]

[The fierce beast of the Far North—the Ice Bear King, Xiao Bai!]

[The two great fierce beasts were gathered!]

[However, when they saw that the Snow Empress had actually transformed into an orange-gold soul ring pulsing behind you, their initial surprise instantly turned into monstrous rage!]

[The Titan Snow Demon King roared, his massive fist carrying the force of ten thousand jun, as if he intended to smash you and this entire ice sheet into pieces!]

[The Ice Bear King's eyes turned blood-red, and he lunged at you like a madman!]

[Facing the siege of the two great fierce beasts, you stood with your hands behind your back, your expression indifferent, not even making a move to dodge.]

[Because you knew that someone (or some beast) was more anxious than you.]