Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring!

Smack!

A crisp, sharp sound rang out, piercing through the howling wind and snow.

Ice Emperor was left completely dumbfounded, her mouth hanging wide open.

Snow Emperor shuddered violently, her entire body freezing in place.

Immediately after, a vibrant, crimson flush raced from her fair neck all the way to the tips of her ears.

"You!"

Snow Emperor was both mortified and furious, her hands clutching her skirt tightly as she glared at Xue Tianyu with watery, beautiful eyes.

"I am the dignified Snow Emperor of the Far North!"

"How could you possibly spank me?"

Xue Tianyu's expression remained unchanged, his gaze meeting hers with calm indifference.

"What?"

"Have you forgotten who I am just because you became the Snow Emperor?"

"In front of me, you will always be just a little girl."

Hearing these words, Snow Emperor bit her luscious red lip, filled with helplessness.

The man before her was a supreme powerhouse who had undergone reincarnation, suppressing her on both a bloodline and soul level.

Beyond blushing and enduring it, she couldn't even muster a single thought of resistance.

Xue Tianyu withdrew his hand.

Through that layer of white silk, the rebound force from that slap had been astonishing.

The incredible softness and elasticity had been a perfect combination.

The sensation was truly quite good.

Seeing Xue Tianyu's lingering, reminiscent gesture, Snow Emperor's cheeks turned as red as a ripe peach.

She simply turned away, not daring to meet his eyes any longer.

Xue Tianyu did not continue to tease them.

He turned his head, looking out toward the vast world beyond the Far North.

A complete plan had already formed in his mind.

He would wait here in the Far North until his Soul Power Level had increased.

He needed to reach at least the Soul King rank.

Then, he would have to leave this place.

He had to go to the Sunset Forest first to claim all the immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to drastically improve his foundation.

Beyond that, he had to stop Tang San before everything became set in stone.

Tang San was a man who appeared righteous on the surface but acted with base, villainous methods.

If Tang San were truly allowed to ascend to godhood smoothly, his selfish and self-serving nature would surely lead him to suppress the Soul Beast clan to the point of extinction.

If that happened, the entire Soul Beast clan would never have a chance to rise again.

Since he had been reborn in this life, he would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Star Dou Forest, ten thousand miles away from the Far North.

Beside the Life Lake, dense ancient trees blotted out the sky.

A tall man clad in heavy black armor knelt on one knee by the lakeshore.

It was the Beast God Di Tian.

He kept his head bowed, his demeanor one of extreme reverence.

"My Lord."

"Your subordinate has just returned from scouting the Far North."

"I could not find any information regarding the Ice Phoenix; aside from the wind and snow, there was not even a trace of an unusual bloodline aura left behind."

Hearing the report, a silver silhouette sitting quietly in the center of the lake slowly opened her eyes.

Gu Yuena's long silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and a strange light flickered within her purple eyes.

A look of clear confusion appeared on her exquisite face.

"How is this possible?"

"The commotion from that purple lightning tribulation was so immense; how could it have vanished into thin air without a trace?"

Gu Yuena stood up, her graceful figure appearing sacred and inviolable under the shroud of a silver halo.

She closed her eyes, her mind frantically deducing every possible scenario.

A moment later, she snapped her eyes open.

"There is only one possibility."

"He utilized the pressure of the lightning tribulation to seal his true form and chose to undergo transformation."

Once transformed into a human, one's aura undergoes a heaven-shaking change; trying to find him in the vast sea of humanity is no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.

Gu Yuena looked into the distance, her heart filled with curiosity.

Where exactly had that arrogant Ice Phoenix gone?

A sense of unprecedented anxiety rose within her.

The shackles of the God Realm were tightening, and there was not much time left for the soul beasts.

He must be found as soon as possible.

Only by joining forces with him, merging their two supreme bloodlines, could they perhaps overthrow the God Realm in one fell swoop and restore the supreme glory of the soul beast clan!

Time flowed by.

The wind and snow of the Far North remained as biting as ever, as if unchanged since the dawn of time.

In the blink of an eye, another six years had passed.

At the summit of the ten-thousand-year ice peak, that figure, once so youthful, had now fully matured.

Xue Tianyu had just turned twelve, yet his physique was already far more imposing than his peers.

Broad shoulders and a lean, powerful waist held his moon-white robe taut and upright.

His features were as sharply defined as if carved, with sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, handsome beyond compare.

In particular, his temperament—steady as an abyss and cold as frost—made him look like the sole master of this world as he stood amidst the wind and snow.

BOOM!

With a single thought from Xue Tianyu, the soul power within his body erupted without reservation.

A massive phantom of the Ice Phoenix instantly spread its wings behind him, letting out a cry toward the heavens.

The surrounding wind and snow froze in that instant.

Following that, a truly shocking scene unfolded.

One ring.

Two rings.

Three rings.

Five black soul rings, each pushed to the limit, rose in succession from beneath his feet.

Each ring pulsed with vast energy fluctuations; they were genuine ten-thousand-year soul rings!

Twelve years old, five ten-thousand-year soul rings.

Such a configuration, if revealed to the outside world, would be enough to terrify every Super Douluo.

Not far away, Snow Emperor watched this scene in silence.

She was dressed today in that same white gown with a high slit.

Under the buffeting of the gale, the hem of her skirt fluttered violently.

Her flawless, fair, and slender legs were fully exposed to the air, their curves tight and symmetrical, radiating a lethal allure.

Watching the five black soul rings circling Xue Tianyu, Snow Emperor's eyes were filled with joy.

"I truly never expected it."

"In just a few short years, he has already grown to such a level."

However, although her words were of praise, her tone carried an inseparable sorrow.

Beside her, Ice Emperor looked on, puzzled.

"Big Sister, why do you have that expression?"

"Tianyu has become so strong; we should be happy for him!"

Snow Emperor smiled bitterly, her gaze not shifting from Xue Tianyu for even a second.

"We should be happy."

"But this also means that he is strong enough now."

"He once said that as soon as his power reached the mark, he would leave us."

Hearing this, the smile on Ice Emperor's face vanished without a trace.

That vibrant, emerald-green twin-tail hairstyle of hers drooped along with her spirits.

She lowered her head, her expression filled with sorrow as if a massive boulder were pressing down on her heart.

Just then, Xue Tianyu retracted his Martial Soul.

The snow began to drift down from the sky once more.

He turned his head to look at the two women standing to the side, his tone casual.

"I've stayed on this mountain for too long."

"I'm going out to stretch my limbs."

Snow Emperor forcibly suppressed the bitterness in her heart, took two steps forward, and spoke in an extremely gentle voice.

"Go."

"Come back soon."

Xue Tianyu did not say anything more; he turned and strode into the wind and snow.

His figure was quickly swallowed by the vast, white blizzard.

Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor remained where they were, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Looking at the empty snowfield, the two women felt an increasing sense of distress in their hearts.

Could it be that, in the end, they were still destined to part ways?