The Promise!

Contract Beast: Lord of Eternal Freeze

Age: 700,000 years

Status: Contracted

Abilities: Origin of Ice (Initial Glimpse), Eternal Freeze Domain, Origin Sealing, Ice and Snow Rebirth, Space-Time Freeze, Ice Attribute Control (Extreme), Ultimate Ice (Extreme), Ice Abyss Domain (Extreme), Space-Time Ice Sealing (Extreme), Ice Empress True Form (Extreme), Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings (Extreme), Crown of Eternal Freeze

Origin of Ice (Initial Glimpse): Touches the threshold of the laws of ice, allowing the user to summon a sliver of the power of the Origin of Ice.

Eternal Freeze Domain: Deploys the Eternal Freeze Domain. All movement within the domain ceases, and only the master can act. Duration: 5 seconds. Frequency: Once per day.

Origin Sealing: Can directly seal an enemy's origin, not just their physical body. The seal persists until removed.

Ice and Snow Rebirth: As long as a single snowflake exists, the user can infinitely respawn, returning to their peak state after each rebirth.

Space-Time Freeze: Freezes the surrounding space-time. The range is expanded to 1,000 meters. Duration: 5 seconds.

Ice Attribute Control (Extreme): Can freely manipulate surrounding ice and snow. The range is expanded to 10,000 meters.

Ultimate Ice (Extreme): The purity of the ice attribute reaches its limit, capable of freezing all attributes below the god level.

Ice Abyss Domain (Extreme): Enemies within the domain are permanently dragged into the abyss of ice until the master releases them.

Space-Time Ice Sealing (Extreme): Freezes space-time. Frequency: Five times per day.

Ice Empress True Form (Extreme): Can transform into a 1,000-meter ice crystal giant scorpion, increasing combat power tenfold.

Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings (Extreme): Wingspan exceeds five meters. Flapping them can freeze an area of 100 miles.

New Ability: Crown of Eternal Freeze: An ice crystal crown condenses above the head, symbolizing the recognition of the Origin of Ice. Under the crown's blessing, the power of all abilities is doubled.

Evolution Count: 3/3 (Reached the limit; must reach level 40 to unlock the next evolution.)

The light dissipated.

The Ice Empress stood there.

But she was no longer the Ice Empress from a moment ago.

Her long hair had turned completely ice-blue.

It was not an ordinary ice-blue.

It was the color of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice found in the deepest reaches of the Extreme North.

Every strand of hair seemed to be formed from pure ice crystals.

With the slightest movement, snowflakes drifted down.

Her features were so perfect they didn't seem real.

There was no longer any emotion between her brows or in her eyes.

It was not indifference.

It was transcendence.

Those eyes could no longer be distinguished as green or blue.

They were an indescribable color.

It was as if the entire sky of the frozen plains had been contained within them.

Her skin had become completely transparent.

Yet, it was not the fragile kind of transparency.

It was the warm, translucent quality of jade.

Beneath her skin, faint ice crystal patterns could be seen flowing slowly.

That was the Origin of Ice surging within her body.

The pair of Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings behind her were fully unfurled.

The wingspan exceeded five meters.

On every wing, ancient ice runes were condensed.

She flapped her wings gently.

The surrounding space was frozen, causing fine cracks to appear.

Most astonishing of all.

Was the top of her head.

A crown made of pure ice crystals manifested automatically.

That was the mark of the Lord of Eternal Freeze.

It symbolized that she had touched the threshold of the Origin of Ice.

She just stood there quietly.

The surrounding space-time seemed to come to a standstill.

It was not that she had frozen space-time.

Instead, time and space automatically came to a standstill before her.

It was as if they were submitting to her.

"Seven hundred thousand years..."

The voice of Snow Empress rang out, carrying a hint of a tremor.

How long had it taken her, surviving seven terrifying Heavenly Tribulations, to reach such a realm?

The other party had achieved it in the blink of an eye.

This Contract Book Martial Soul was simply too terrifying, too overbearing, and too impossible to fathom!

She looked at Ice Empress, looked at that Ice Crystal Crown, looked at that pair of Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings, and looked at those eyes that had already transcended the mortal realm.

She suddenly felt that she did not recognize the person before her.

No.

It wasn't that she didn't recognize her.

It was that she couldn't recognize her anymore.

Was this still the same Ice Empress who had lived alongside her for hundreds of thousands of years?

"Ice Empress..." she spoke, her voice hoarse.

Ice Empress looked toward her.

In those eyes that transcended the mortal realm, the figure of Snow Empress was reflected.

"Snow Empress," she replied.

Her voice was no longer frigid.

Instead, it carried a strange texture.

It was as if the ice and snow themselves were speaking.

"Do you feel it?"

Snow Empress was silent.

Of course, she felt it.

That aura.

It was no longer suppression.

It was submission.

Her seven hundred thousand years of cultivation, before the current Ice Empress, could not even muster a single thought of resistance.

"Seven hundred thousand years, without a Heavenly Tribulation..."

The voice of Elder Mu rang out, this time completely grave.

He looked at Bai Lan, his gaze complex to the extreme:

"Kid, do you know what this means?"

Bai Lan looked at him.

Elder Mu said every word clearly:

"It means her age is recognized by the heavens and the earth."

"It is not a shortcut, nor is it a trick."

"It is truly, genuinely seven hundred thousand years."

"It is the acknowledgment of the Origin of Ice."

Bai Lan nodded.

He knew.

He had always known.

Bai Lan walked up to Ice Empress.

He raised his head and looked at her.

Ice Empress lowered her head, meeting his gaze.

In those eyes that transcended the mortal realm, only one person's figure was reflected at this moment.

"Master," she said.

Bai Lan smiled.

"How does it feel?"

Ice Empress was silent for a second.

Then, she smiled.

It was the first time she had ever smiled so gently.

"Very good," she said. "Never better."

She raised her hand and placed it gently over her heart.

"In the past, I was the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion."

"I was the monarch of that territory."

"But now—"

She looked at Bai Lan, her eyes shimmering with a brilliant radiance:

"I am Ice Empress."

"The true Ice Empress."

"Not a title."

"It is my name."

Bai Lan nodded.

"I know."

He turned and looked at Snow Empress.

Snow Empress stood where she was, motionless.

She just watched Ice Empress like that, looking at the Ice Crystal Crown, looking at the Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings, and looking at those eyes that had already transcended the mortal realm.

A long silence followed.

Then, she spoke:

"Ice Empress."

Ice Empress looked at her.

Snow Empress asked, "Do you regret it?"

Ice Empress shook her head.

"I do not."

She walked up to Snow Empress and reached out her hand.

"Snow Empress, I have waited for you for hundreds of thousands of years."

"Now, it is your turn."

Snow Empress looked at the hand extended toward her.

She looked at the tenderness in those eyes that had transcended the mortal realm.

Then, she smiled.

It was the first time she had smiled in seven hundred thousand years.

"Very well."

She took Ice Empress's hand.

"I will wait for him."

She turned her head and looked at Bai Lan.

In those ice-blue eyes, there was no longer any doubt, no longer any hesitation.

Instead, there was.

Expectation.

"Bai Lan," she said.

Bai Lan looked at her.

Snow Empress said every word clearly:

"Do not make me wait too long."

Bai Lan smiled.

"I won't."

He turned and looked at Ice Empress.

"Let's go, come back with me."

Ice Empress was slightly startled.

"Back?"

Bai Lan nodded.

"Back to Shrek Academy."

"I will let you see what the human world of this era has developed into."

Ice Empress fell silent for a second.

Then, she smiled.

"Fine."

She walked to Bai Lan's side and stood still.

Bai Lan raised his head and looked at Snow Empress.

"Wait for me. Afterward, I will let you evolve, merge into one, and obtain the power of a true god!"

Snow Empress revealed a look of anticipation and nodded.

"Fine, I will wait for you."

"I am very much looking forward to the power of a true god!"