Ice Empress's Sacrifice, Snow Empress Takes Form

As Zhang Lexuan was knocked unconscious by the Ice Empress's aura, Lin Yun officially began his verbal offensive.

"You could certainly tear me to shreds, only to be manipulated by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm into sacrificing yourself to a human named Huo Yuhao, and then, after being played by the gods a second time, become the wife of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm."

Following this, Lin Yun recounted the events from the original story of his past life, causing the Ice Empress's pupils to contract and dilate repeatedly.

"Is what you say true?"

Seeing the Ice Empress's attitude soften, Lin Yun continued immediately.

"The method to verify it is simple enough. You only need to wait; within a day or two at most, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm will provoke you with his mental power to trick you into falling for his scheme."

The Ice Empress muttered to herself, "If what you say is true... oh no, Xue'er."

With that, the Ice Empress grabbed Lin Yun and turned to run back, but Lin Yun spoke up.

"Take that girl with you too. Otherwise, if I don't help you, you won't be able to fight fate, and in the end, you will still have no choice."

The Ice Empress didn't argue; she gently hooked Zhang Lexuan's clothes with her scorpion tail and tossed her into Lin Yun's arms.

"Taking her is fine, but make her stay quiet."

The Ice Empress's cold voice rang out, and she then carried the two of them deeper into the Extreme North.

As luck would have it, they had barely traveled halfway when a mental voice echoed across the snowy plains of the Extreme North.

"Ice Empress! Do you dare come out and face me?"

"Do you dare come out and face me, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm?!"

The Ice Empress stopped dead in her tracks, her body trembling like a sieve, before she said with a grave expression, "What you said is true."

Lin Yun looked at the Ice Empress and asked, "Do you believe me now?"

The Ice Empress looked at Lin Yun for a long moment before saying, "Come with me to see the Snow Empress first."

Deep within the snowy plains of the Extreme North, inside a naturally formed cavern, the Snow Empress looked at Lin Yun and said, "So you mean that after I undergo human transformation, I will be captured at my most vulnerable moment and ultimately forced to become someone else's puppet, parasitic upon them?"

Lin Yun nodded, then looked at the Snow Empress and said, "That is the case. I won't hide it from you—I did come here looking for a suitable soul beast for a spirit ring, but the Ice Empress should know..."

"I exposed myself voluntarily, so I pose no threat to you."

"Instead of worrying about me, you should think about how to deal with that Huo Yuhao. After all, he seems to possess some kind of destiny-defying power that ordinary people cannot handle. At the very least, you cannot, as you are beings destined to fail your great tribulations; fate has already turned its back on you."

The Ice Empress looked at the Snow Empress and suddenly said, "By the way, Xue'er, there was a commotion over at A-Tai's side yesterday, and I haven't had a chance to ask what happened."

The Snow Empress slammed her hand on the table. "I've been too busy talking to you all. A-Tai was injured during a struggle for the position of clan leader last night, and he's waiting for me to heal him."

Lin Yun narrowed his eyes and said, "There is no need to go."

The Snow Empress turned her gaze toward Lin Yun, who continued unhurriedly.

"In the events I know of, the Titan Snow Demon King does not face this tribulation. It must be a correction made by fate because I warned the Ice Empress."

The Snow Empress asked, "This happened last night; what does it have to do with you?"

Lin Yun rubbed his temples and replied, "We can only move forward because we, as mere mortals, cannot see the future in any true sense. But fate is different; it is macroscopic, without the concepts of time or space. If it wishes, fate can superimpose the past, present, and future at any moment."

The Snow Empress narrowed her eyes, seemingly contemplating the logic of these words. After a long while, this being ranked third among all soul beasts sighed.

"Thank you for the warning. We will send you back. Aside from the clans of us Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, you may hunt any other soul beast in the Extreme North."

Lin Yun then asked, "Are you prepared to give up?"

The Snow Empress replied, "We have already entered the time when we must face tribulations we cannot overcome. In your words, our time is running out. It is too late to change anything now."

Lin Yun said, "I don't think so. Although there is only one of those transformation items and you truly dislike the idea of sacrificing yourselves to humans, in my view, there is a relatively optimal solution."

The Snow Empress looked at Lin Yun, and the Ice Empress's gaze became even more intense, staring at him as she asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Yun raised a hand, and the remains of the Sub-Dragon he had killed to obtain his second soul ring, along with the bones of the Terror Demon Dragon King he had slain for his third, appeared beneath his palm.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress frowned, and Lin Yun spoke.

"According to the rules of the Douluo Continent, sacrifice can produce soul rings for a Soul Master. Even if the soul of the spirit beast later detaches from the soul ring, the soul skills remain usable, and the soul ring itself continues to exist."

"Therefore, it is entirely possible for Ice Empress to sacrifice herself to me, placing the majority of her spiritual power into my Sea of Consciousness just like Tian Meng did, becoming a sentient soul ring. Then, I will release Ice Empress's physical body, allowing her to pilot it herself, letting her live another life in a second form."

"Even if I fail to become a god, when I die, she can still exist in that form. The price Ice Empress pays is merely working for me for a period of time. If I cannot become a god, that won't even be four hundred years; for you, four hundred years is not considered long."

"As for you, since Ice Empress hasn't sacrificed yet, you can safely undergo your transformation under her protection. In the Extreme North, that so-called Titled Douluo would be no match for Ice Empress."

"In this way, Snow Empress, you can safely cultivate as a human, Ice Empress will have survived her great tribulation, and I will have obtained a soul ring without killing any spirit beasts. We all have a bright future."

Snow Empress looked at Lin Yun, while Ice Empress spoke up.

"Xue'er, what this person says makes some sense. If it's really like that, there is room for cooperation."

Snow Empress looked at Ice Empress, then turned to Lin Yun and said.

"Agreed, but I have two conditions. First, you must swear upon your Martial Soul that everything you said is true and that you will truly act as you promised. Second, Ice Empress must sacrifice first, and then she will use the method you described to emerge and protect me."

Lin Yun looked at Snow Empress and said.

"It doesn't matter to me if you don't trust me, as I don't have any ulterior motives. However, Ice Empress, you had better not try anything useless; I cannot guarantee whether you will retain your consciousness if you sacrifice while doubting me."

Ice Empress looked at Lin Yun, then said firmly.

"As long as I can help Xue'er, I am willing to do anything."

Snow Empress coughed once, then said.

"Then you two may begin."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was cursing and grumbling.

"I never expected that in the end, I would only be able to hoodwink the Titan Snow Demon King. Where did my Bingbing go?!"

Huo Yuhao, having just endured the agony of the bones followed by the soul ring, immediately asked with great seriousness within the Sea of Consciousness...