Electrolux's Past Regret, Meeting the Ice Empress

"Electrolux, does your Shengmo Continent have places this cold?" Zhong Kui asked curiously, while maneuvering his flying Soul Tool and searching for the Ice Empress.

Zhong Kui asked this because he had never read Divine Throne of Primordial Blood; he mainly knew that the book used a Western fantasy system but employed Chinese names.

There was also the matter of that "Green-Hat Knight," who had essentially imagined a cuckold's fate for himself.

Back in his past life, Zhong Kui had felt speechless upon hearing these plot points, so he chose not to read it. He felt the author might have had some severe, twisted tastes, and he feared being disgusted by the content.

However, he later heard that Divine Throne of Primordial Blood had been adapted into an anime and that the plot was decent. He had intended to watch it, but he transmigrated before he ever got the chance.

"There are," Electrolux replied.

Following this, Electrolux began to list the relevant locations.

Cold regions of Shengmo Continent:

The northeast of Shengmo Continent.

The surroundings are covered in ice and snow year-round, with snow that never melts. Beyond the passes lies a frigid, barren wasteland where nothing grows, plagued by ice and snow storms comparable to forbidden-level spells. It serves as a natural barrier against the Dragon Race.

Kunbai Mountain Range / Northeastern mountainous region.

Close to the major northeastern hub of Jiyang City, it is a high-altitude, frigid mountainous area with an extremely cold climate.

The Northern Frozen Wasteland.

These areas were all exceptionally cold places in the Shengmo Continent, and they felt no less severe than this Extreme North.

"It seems every world has its freezing corners. In my homeland, there were places as cold as the North and South Poles. Both were incredibly frigid, but because of the development of technology in my world, it triggered environmental pollution, causing the weather to gradually warm up. Many places began to heat up, and the North and South Poles started to thaw."

"One must pay attention to environmental protection; after all, it is one's own home. If one chooses to destroy the environment for the sake of development, harming one's own home, it is a foolish and erroneous act."

When Electrolux said this, it was likely out of remorse for having once dragged innocent people into his own quest for revenge.

Zhong Kui did not speak. Although he hadn't read Divine Throne of Primordial Blood, he had heard some of the content from friends and knew a bit about Electrolux's story.

Electrolux had indeed harmed innocent people for the sake of revenge, a fact he even mentioned in the original work.

In the original, after he transformed into the [Scourge of the Undead], he led an army of millions of undead to sweep across the continent—destroying the Kaidun Empire, ruining the remnants of the Pangbo Empire, attacking the Glorious Holy See, and occupying nearly one-third of the territory. Large-scale undead warfare is indiscriminate; a vast number of ordinary soldiers and civilians died in the undead massacres or were refined into undead, not just his enemies.

Later, when Long Haochen and Cai'er entered the Tower of Eternity, Electrolux said to Long Haochen himself:

"No matter how I slaughter them, my loved ones can never be resurrected. Furthermore, so many innocent people have died because of me. My sins can never be redeemed for all eternity. I am a sinner against humanity."

Simply put, subjectively, Electrolux only sought revenge against the Holy See and the traitors, which is why he chose to become the Scourge of the Undead.

But objectively, by choosing to become the Scourge of the Undead for revenge, he implicated a vast number of innocent people. This is why, a thousand years later, he felt extreme remorse and was willing to dissipate to atone for his sins.

It could be said that Electrolux was indeed a formidable figure, but he was blinded by revenge and dragged innocent people into the vortex of his vendetta, which was wrong. That is why he is not considered a "good" person.

Thus, netizens from Zhong Kui's past life often said that while Electrolux was pitiable, he was not a good man, because he had implicated so many innocent lives.

Furthermore, it triggered another consequence: objectively, Electrolux's "Scourge of the Undead" greatly facilitated the later invasion by the Demon Race, even though he himself never collaborated with the demons, nor did he intend to help them.

For instance, it severely weakened humanity's combat power against the demons.

By destroying human empires, wiping out the Kaidun Empire, crippling the Pangbo Empire, and heavily damaging the Glorious Holy See, the top human experts and their lineages were largely severed.

Humanity had just ended the Undead War, suffering heavy losses, and due to internal strife and fragmentation, various factions were still fighting over territory, unable to unite against the external enemy.

When the Seventy-Two Demon God Pillars descended upon the Shengmo Continent, it was only about two hundred years after the Scourge of the Undead.

Humanity had not yet recovered, the authority of the Glorious Holy See had collapsed, and there was no unified command, which allowed the Demon Race to face almost no effective resistance in the beginning, enabling them to quickly establish a foothold and expand.

Even characters in the original Divine Throne of Primordial Blood stated bluntly: "Electrolux's Scourge of the Undead caused the decline of humanity, which gave the Demon Race their opportunity."

Therefore, netizens concluded that while Electrolux's subjective intent was only to take revenge on the Holy See and the traitors, having no dealings with the demons, his war objectively destroyed the foundation of humanity's golden age, indirectly creating the conditions for the Demon Race's easy invasion.

This is also one of the reasons why, a thousand years later, he felt deep guilt and was willing to atone.

"Speaking of which, it seems an extremely powerful Soul Beast has discovered you, and it is very strong indeed."

"!!!" Upon hearing Electrolux say this, Zhong Kui realized it was likely the Ice Empress. Suddenly, a massive ice spike shot toward him.

Zhong Kui quickly dodged it. He had to admit that the speed was truly incredible; the ice spike was so fast that he had nearly been hit.

Fortunately, Zhong Kui was a dual cultivator of Dou Qi and soul power, possessing exceptional combat strength and reaction speed; otherwise, an average Soul Master would have been struck by that ice spike long ago.

Zhong Kui then immediately saw a giant scorpion. It was clearly the Ice Empress, and with such a powerful aura—at least at the Title Douluo level—who else could it be but her?

Zhong Kui quickly flew down and shouted loudly: "May I ask, are you the Ice Empress? One of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts?"

"That's right, foolish human. This Seat is the Ice Empress, one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts. What are you doing in my Extreme North? If you are here to hunt for the soul rings and soul bones of my Extreme North's Soul Beasts, then forget it! We will never collude with humans and kneel like dogs!"

The Ice Empress shouted loudly, preparing to launch another attack.

"It's a misunderstanding, Ice Empress! We came here to cooperate with you, and it will definitely be worth your while. I will not harm a single Soul Beast in your Extreme North."

Zhong Kui shouted back.

"???" When the Ice Empress heard this, she was stunned. What kind of joke was this human playing? Not harm Soul Beasts? Humans had been hunting Soul Beasts to gain strength and obtain soul rings for who knows how long—ten thousand years, a million years?

"Ice Empress! I know your 400,000-year limit is approaching, and you are about to face the lightning tribulation, right? We can cooperate to help you survive this heavenly tribulation."