Origin and a New Body
"Can."
"Old Yi!"
The gray aura detached from Chen Yuan's body and condensed into an old man behind him. The moment Electrolux appeared, Snow Empress felt as if everything about her had been seen through by the soul before her.
It seems that in front of this person, I am nothing, and I can't hide anything from them.
"You are the purest being I have ever seen since I came into this world. In this world, you seem to be collectively called Soul Beast, but in my world, your kind should be called elves."
"Perhaps you could be refined into something similar to the Soul Bone of your world in my realm."
Upon meeting Snow Empress, Electrolux spoke the most terrifying words in the most indifferent tone.
Electrolux's voice was devoid of any emotion. The man before him, a 700,000-year-old beast, ranked third among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, and the ruler of the Far North, was nothing more than ordinary material in his presence.
Hearing Electrolux's evaluation of her, Snow Empress felt somewhat gloomy, but so what? Snow Empress could sense that the person in front of her was not on the same level as her, and that she was so insignificant in front of him.
"How is it, Snow Empress? In this world, only Old Yi can sculpt a body for you perfectly."
Do I even have a choice?
The Snow Empress's voice was filled with sorrow. She herself had only gained the qualification to transform and rebuild her body by relying on a Snow Lotus that had just broken through 100,000 years ago.
Her current embryonic state is neither good nor bad; she can neither return to her original form nor further transform into human form.
With someone like Electrolux around, even if Chen Yuan didn't consult her and forcibly took away her essence, it would just be a matter of spending more time; it wouldn't be difficult at all.
It can be said that Snow Empress is currently in a state of stillbirth. Unless she believes that Electrolux can reshape her body, she has no other way to survive.
Seeing that Snow Empress had compromised, Chen Yuan was relieved. Apart from refusing to cooperate, Snow Empress had not provoked Chen Yuan. Unless absolutely necessary, Chen Yuan did not want to push things to the extreme.
"Old Yi, it's settled. We'll just need to make her a body later. Thank you for your help."
"Well, helping you is helping me too, no need to be so polite. But there's no need to wait, I can sculpt your body today."
"These things contain incredibly concentrated ice-elemental energy, making them perfect for shaping your new body, elf."
"Huh? Start now? Old Yi, we don't have any materials on us."
"No need, Chen Yuan. Just take out some of the Aromatic Silk Heart that you got from the Aromatic Silk Beauty."
Upon hearing Electrolux's words, Chen Yuan took out the Aromatic Silk Heart from his Storage Soul Tool and, following Electrolux's instructions, separated out a small portion about the size of a fingernail.
With a flick of his sleeve, Electrolux conjured a two-meter-long illusory staff in his hand.
Electrolux waved his left hand, and one after another, the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow was pulled out, the liquid inside sloshing and producing bubbles.
There were a total of forty-five strands of Ten- Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow in this Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Cave, all of which were extracted by Electrolux. Electrolux then presented thirty-two of them to Chen Yuan.
The remaining thirteen tendrils encircled Electrolux, their hard outer shells gradually disappearing, and the liquid inside continuously releasing a chilling aura.
Thirteen strands of liquid from the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow and a fingernail-sized piece of the Aromatic Silk Heart were gathered into a large mass, which gradually transformed into a human form under the control of Electrolux's Divine Sense.
As if sensing something was missing, Electrolux raised his hand and waved it, causing the entire cave to tremble as Electrolux unleashed his immense Spiritual Power.
Before Chen Yuan and Snow Empress could figure out what Electrolux was going to do, several clusters of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal flew over from the entrance Chen Yuan had come in through.
The Ice Extreme Divine Crystal does indeed require the Ultimate Ice to mine and forge, but Electrolux used his immense Spiritual Power to forcibly remove the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal along with the wall it was on.
It could be said that the brick flew because of the great force.
Faced with absolute power, no matter what limitations you impose, they will be as fragile as paper.
The hard outer shell of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal vanished, leaving only a spiritual aura. Electrolux didn't need a piece of metal to shape his body; he needed the life force within it.
This metal's vitality is even less than that of the Spirit Forging in Douluo III, let alone the vitality possessed by Snow Empress or Chen Yuan.
However, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow share the same origin, making them the most suitable items for attracting spirits.
"Next, do not resist."
Before Snow Empress could say anything, Electrolux's Divine Sense enveloped the entire God Sealing Platform, preventing her from making a sound.
She felt that her life and death were entirely in Electrolux's hands. Her instinct was to resist, but she remembered Electrolux's words and suppressed that instinct.
With a wave of Electrolux's staff, Snow Empress felt as if she were being pulled outwards by something, as if she were being torn in two.
This feeling came and went quickly; in the blink of an eye, a transparent Soul Body detached from the God Sealing Platform.
Below the Soul Body, the white vortex within the God Sealing Platform was divided into two streams, one large and one small: one being the Snow Empress's origin, and the other being the origin of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus.
Snow Empress stared in astonishment at her now transparent body, clearly realizing the gap between herself and Electrolux.
The Snow Empress's surprise had no effect on Electrolux whatsoever. Inside the God Sealing Platform, the portion of the Snow Empress's essence, under Electrolux's control, was reduced by about one-seventh.
Electrolux chanted a spell, and a massive golden chain appeared, firmly binding Snow Empress Snow Empress, her separated essence, and her still liquid "body" together.
As the incantation was chanted, Snow Empress felt as if she had formed some kind of connection with the "body" in front of her. Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier until she finally fainted.
The ritual did not stop because of Snow Empress's coma. Snow Empress's soul entered that "body", and golden rays wove together to form a huge cocoon of light.
"The vitality is still somewhat weak, and there are still too few usable materials."
The ice-attribute energy of the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, the life force of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, the essence of the sun and moon provided by the Aromatic Silk Heart, and the Snow Empress's own 100,000-year origin—the materials used for the Snow Empress's new body are already extremely luxurious.
Even so, this body still lacks the most important life force, not the life force of metal, but the life force that belongs to humans, to all living beings in the world.
Electrolux glanced at Chen Yuan out of the corner of his eye; this was currently the person with the most vigorous life force in the entire Douluo Continent, second only to the Life Core.
"Chen Yuan, drip a few drops of your blood onto that glowing cocoon."
When Electrolux made this request, Chen Yuan decisively cut his own finger and dripped a few drops of blood onto the cocoon of light where Snow Empress was located.
After about five or six drops, the original golden cocoon of light was replaced by a rich emerald green.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
A strong and powerful heartbeat reverberated within the confined space. Through the cocoon of light, Chen Yuan could clearly see an ice-blue heart beginning to beat.
Starting with the heart, the liquid formed from the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow continuously circulated, and blood vessels gradually appeared, followed by various human organs.
However, these organs and blood vessels were all shrouded in an icy blue light.
Finally, the emerald green cocoon turned ice blue, and a thick layer of ice condensed on the entire outer layer of the cocoon.
Seeing this, Electrolux's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and judging from his expression, everything was going well.
"Alright, Chen Yuan, you can keep an eye on things here. At this rate, it should take about a month."
"A month, that's perfect. That's enough time for me to convert some of the power of the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow."
Pick up the God Sealing Platform from the ground; now, it contains only the essence of the Snow Empress (600,000 years old) and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus.
Because the Snow Empress's Soul Body was no longer present, the two energies no longer swirled as before, but instead turned into a cloud of blue-white ice mist.
Everything went smoothly.
"You can absorb that source later. I already have a clue how to increase the age of your Soul Ring, and this source might be the key."
Seeing Chen Yuan staring intently at the God Sealing Platform, Electrolux reminded him.