Traveling with the Snow Empress, observing the myriad states of the world.

"Please, Senior, assist me in my cultivation once more."

Snow Empress looked at Qian Xunji with sincerity.

Qian Xunji was inwardly astonished. No way, I was just spouting nonsense—you actually had an epiphany?

Does it have to be this outrageous?

Though surprised, Qian Xunji would never speak it aloud, nor would he let it show on his face.

Qian Xunji said with a gratified expression, "Snow Empress, I truly did not misjudge you. It seems your talent for love and affection is exceptional."

"You should know that when I first began to grasp love, it took me three attempts."

"You succeeded on the very first try."

"It is evident that you will go much further than I ever will in the path of love; do not give up easily."

"This is also thanks to your help, Senior," Snow Empress wrote gratitude in her eyes.

Qian Xunji shifted the tone of the conversation, "Snow Empress, since you have made a request, I shall assist you in your cultivation once again."

"Many thanks, Senior."

Snow Empress and Qian Xunji once again began their exploration of desire.

Seven days later.

Qian Xunji inquired, "Snow Empress, how does it feel?"

Snow Empress shook her head and said, "This feeling is most peculiar; I still cannot manage to grasp it successfully."

"In the cultivation of love, desire is merely one part. Next, I will lead you to cultivate the other part: affection."

"Once you have experienced affection, I expect you will be able to seize the power of love," Qian Xunji fabricated casually, rising to put on his clothes.

Snow Empress's process was much simpler; with a covering of ice and snow, a brand-new dress appeared upon her body.

She asked, "Senior, where shall we go next?"

Qian Xunji pondered for a moment and said, "Snow Empress, we shall head to the human world next."

"Although humans are inherently inferior to us Soul Beasts in terms of strength and lifespan, their wisdom is something Soul Beasts cannot hope to match."

"Even though they only live for a short hundred years or so, those brief hundred years are far more brilliant than the lives of us Soul Beasts."

"Furthermore, by heading to the human world to observe the myriad states of life and experience the loves and hatreds of the world, perhaps you will be able to grasp the power of love more quickly."

"Mm, very well, Senior. Let us set off," Snow Empress followed Qian Xunji as they departed from the Far North.

Their first stop was Ice Town, located just outside the Far North. It was a town of considerable size; despite the harsh environment, it was not bound by the two great empires, and the people within lived quite contentedly.

Snow Empress harbored a distaste for humans.

Upon entering the human world for the first time, the thought of completely destroying Ice Town crossed her mind.

Fortunately, Qian Xunji stopped her.

Qian Xunji persuaded her, "Snow Empress, do not forget the purpose of our journey. You are here to perceive the loves and hatreds of humanity."

"As for these humans, let them be for now."

"Very well, I shall listen to you, Senior. These humans shall be spared for the time being," Snow Empress finally withdrew her killing intent.

She and Qian Xunji walked through the streets of Ice Town, not blending into the human world, but rather acting as mere passersby, observing the various postures of human life.

Everywhere they walked, they encountered new scenes.

Bickering, tugging, cursing, falling in love, and so on and so forth.

A month passed quietly.

Although she had seen much, with Snow Empress's current mindset, it was clear she could not grasp the subtle feeling in her heart.

Is it truly necessary to integrate into the human world?

Snow Empress could not help but frown in thought.

It seems so.

Snow Empress looked at Qian Xunji and said, "Senior, I feel that the subtle sensation in my heart is still just a hair's breadth away from being grasped."

"I wish to converse with these humans; I wonder if that is feasible?"

"Snow Empress, whatever you think of, just follow your heart and do it."

"Senior, I understand," Snow Empress nodded slightly, changing her previous attitude. She began to interact and converse with the people in Ice Town, sensing the spirit within their words.

Another month passed.

Snow Empress remained in Ice Town.

Of course, during these two months, aside from contemplating the myriad states of human life, Snow Empress had also been engaging in the practice of desire with Qian Xunji.

Qian Xunji's purpose in doing so was, naturally, to ensure Snow Empress would conceive his child as soon as possible.

However, given that he had become a deity, coupled with the inherent nature of Snow Empress as a Heavenly Snow Woman, making her pregnant was no easy task.

Yet, in the second month, Snow Empress was not without gains.

Snow Empress felt that if given a little more time, she would be able to comprehend the power of love and affection that Qian Xunji had spoken of.

At the beginning, Snow Empress had been quite pleased with herself, but now, that mindset had completely vanished.

She had truly believed her talent for love was decent, but after comparing herself to her "senior," she realized just how poor her aptitude for it actually was.

May she eventually succeed in comprehending the power of love; after all, this was her only hope of becoming a god!

It had been some time since Bibi Dong left Martial Soul City to head toward Slaughter City.

At this moment, everyone in Slaughter City was in a state of panic.

Rumors circulated among them of a spider woman who killed without blinking, one even more vicious and depraved than these wicked fallen spirit masters.

Douluo Continent, Slaughter City.

In a dark, gloomy corner.

A smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face; after months of hard work, she had finally raised her spirit power from level eighty-five to level ninety.

The next step was to obtain a spirit ring and become a Titled Douluo.

She had been to Slaughter City once before and knew that spirit beasts existed within its depths.

However, Bibi Dong was not in a rush to become a Titled Douluo.

Before advancing to that rank, she decided to first go to the inheritance site of the Rakshasa God to meet the deity's fragmented soul.

She needed the Rakshasa God's help.

Otherwise, with her current strength, dealing with the Nine-Headed Bat King would be extremely difficult.

Bibi Dong stood up and walked toward the inner city of Slaughter City.

The inheritance site of the Rakshasa God was truly miraculous; it had no physical form and existed only within the darkest desires deep inside a person's heart.

Bibi Dong happened to know the method to enter.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Douluo Continent, outside the Far North.

Ice Town.

In a tavern.

Qian Xunji and Snow Empress sat opposite each other.

As Snow Empress warmed the wine, she continued to contemplate the various postures of the human world.

Suddenly, a flash of brilliance crossed her eyes.

After three months, she had finally grasped a wondrous feeling within her heart.

In an instant, goose-feather snow began to fall across all of Ice Town, and an area of ten thousand li was enveloped by Snow Empress's domain.

The moment she grasped that wondrous feeling, tens of thousands of strands of spiritual power converged toward Snow Empress—not just from humans, but from spirit beasts as well.

This spiritual power was invisible and colorless.

Although it could not be seen, Qian Xunji, as a deity, naturally had a special perception of it.

Qian Xunji was astonished once again; Snow Empress had actually managed to comprehend something.

At the same time, because he was a deity and was close to Snow Empress, the benefits Qian Xunji received were not insignificant; his divine soul power increased by half a level.

The spiritual power gathered more and more, gradually forming a spiritual storm.

When the spiritual storm dissipated, Snow Empress had suddenly broken through to seven hundred thousand years of cultivation.

But what puzzled Snow Empress was that she did not feel the presence of a heavenly tribulation.

In Qian Xunji's eyes, however, the changes in Snow Empress were even more apparent; having absorbed the spiritual power, she was no longer a spirit beast.

Snow Empress had become a brand-new species.

She had also broken free from the shackles the Dragon God had placed upon spirit beasts.

She truly had the potential to become a god.

Snow Empress fluttered her eyelashes and opened her eyes, saying joyfully, "Senior, I have truly comprehended the power of love."

"However, the power of love I have comprehended feels different from what you described."