The deepest part of the Core Circle in the Far North.
A pure-white ice valley lay before them. Inside and outside the valley, a deathly silence reigned. Only the gale high above, like a white barrier, made a whooshing sound.
The valley was surrounded by towering cliffs. The only way in was a narrow passage, just wide enough for two people to walk side by side. Inside and outside the valley, everything was dazzling white, without a trace of life.
Xu Lanqing, the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and the Titan Snow Demon King made their way through the passage. Their destination was the legendary Ice God Palace inside the valley.
As for the succession ceremony, it had gone smoothly. In the Core Circle of the Far North, the Snow Empress had announced before a multitude of powerful Soul Beasts that the Titan Snow Demon King would become the next ruler of the Far North. Not a single Soul Beast had objected.
To these Soul Beasts, the Snow Empress was their god, and her words were divine edicts. None would disobey her.
"This place really is freezing." Xu Lanqing rubbed his hands together, his cheeks red from the cold.
Ever since awakening his Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, this was only the first... second time he'd felt cold. The last time had been when he'd faced the threat of death from the Snow Empress Embryo.
But this place was even colder. Even a Titled Douluo probably wouldn't last long before being frozen solid.
"It really is rather strange," the Ice Empress agreed, nodding. She stared into the seemingly endless darkness at the end of the passage, her eyes full of doubt. "Is there really a god's inheritance in there?"
"You've never been here?"
"Instead of believing that some elusive god would