Reward: 200,000 Years of Cultivation! Heavenly Tribulation Averted?! Star Dou Great Forest Shaken!

Seeing this familiar true form, the Ice Empress of the Extreme North froze, then let out a sharp shriek:

"It's me, it's me! It really is me!"

The text on the Sky Screen appeared accordingly:

[Identity: Ice Jade Empress Scorpion · Ice Empress]

[Affiliation: Extreme North]

[Cultivation: 390,000 years]

[Race: Emperor of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, wielder of Ultimate Ice]

[Reason for Ranking: Second among the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, possessing the top-tier Ultimate Ice attribute.

Her physical body is peerlessly formidable, and her attacks are fierce and domineering.

As the empress of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, she holds absolute dominion over the Extreme North.

Although her limit is approaching and she is trapped by the 400,000-year heavenly tribulation, her combat power is so immense that even a level 99 human Title Douluo would struggle to withstand her edge on her home turf of the Extreme North Ice Plains.]

Looking at the introduction on the Sky Screen, the previously excited Ice Empress suddenly slumped her small face and muttered with some dissatisfaction:

"What is this... only tenth place?"

"This Empress has 390,000 years of cultivation! To think I'm just at the bottom?"

She had originally thought she would at least make the top five, never expecting to be the very first one revealed.

Snow Empress, however, gently stroked the Ice Empress's head and said softly:

"Being on the list is already a tremendous stroke of fortune."

"It shows that your strength has been recognized by this mysterious Sky Screen."

"Moreover, since you are tenth, it means there are nine other existences in this world stronger than you... for us to understand the outside world, this is not necessarily a bad thing."

Although she complained, the anticipation in the Ice Empress's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

Because she knew, being on the list meant there were rewards!

And for her, currently facing the 400,000-year great tribulation, any reward could be a life-saving straw!

Just as the Ice Empress was still feeling indignant about her ranking and the Snow Empress was whispering comfort, the image on the Sky Screen suddenly froze.

Immediately following, a line of even more dazzling golden characters, seemingly containing the aura of the supreme Great Dao, erupted into view!

[Inventory Reward Distribution]

[Tenth Place: Ice Jade Empress Scorpion · Ice Empress]

[Reward: Cultivation years increased directly by 200,000 years! And... exemption from all heavenly tribulations crossed by this increase!]

The moment these words appeared, the entire Douluo Continent seemed to pause for an instant.

Before the world could recover from the shocking content of the reward, a magnificent golden pillar of light pierced through the perennial blizzards and dark clouds of the Extreme North, descending straight from the nine heavens and precisely enveloping the Ice Empress's massive and beautiful body!

"This is..."

The Ice Empress felt an unprecedented warmth instantly wrap around her entire body; it was not the scorching heat of fire, but a gentle, moist sensation that seemed to originate from the very source of life.

Following that, the soul power within her began to surge wildly at a speed that filled her with terror!

390,000 years...

399,999 years...

BOOM!

Without any obstruction, the 400,000-year bottleneck that had troubled her for so long and caused her to worry day and night was pierced through like thin paper under the scouring of the golden light!

At the same time, the Ice Empress subconsciously tightened her body and looked up at the sky, prepared to welcome the baptism of a terrifying lightning tribulation.

However, above the sky, aside from that warm golden light, it was perfectly clear, with not even a trace of thunderclouds gathering!

"Really... no heavenly tribulation?!"

The Ice Empress's emerald-like eyes widened instantly, filled with disbelief.

But this was only the beginning.

The golden light did not dissipate, and that vast energy continued to surge within her.

450,000 years... 500,000 years... 550,000 years...

It was not until her cultivation aura soared all the way and finally stabilized at the terrifying level of 590,000 years that the heaven-piercing golden light slowly receded.

At this moment, the Ice Empress's already crystalline body became even more radiant and eye-catching. Every segment of her carapace flowed with a heart-stopping emerald-green halo, and the cold air she emitted was several times stronger than before; the surrounding space seemed to be frozen by this extreme low temperature.

Feeling the surging, ocean-like power within her body and that sense of ease she had never felt before, the Ice Empress was stunned for a long while before she suddenly reacted.

"Waaaah!!!"

A shriek filled with extreme surprise echoed throughout the entire Extreme North Ice Plains.

The Ice Empress excitedly waved her two giant front pincers, her long green tail whipping back and forth in excitement, shattering the surrounding ice mountains to dust.

"It's me, it's me! It really is me!"

"Xue'er, look! I really broke through! And I went straight to five hundred and ninety thousand years! No lightning tribulation! There really wasn't any lightning tribulation! Wuwu, I don't have to die!"

Ice Empress rolled excitedly on the snow like a child who had just received a beloved toy, her dignity as a hegemon completely vanished.

Beside her, Snow Empress's eyes, usually as cold as ice and snow, were filled with profound shock.

She stared blankly at Ice Empress, whose aura was now in no way inferior to her own and even more vibrant in vitality, her red lips slightly parted, unable to speak for a long time.

A leap to the heavens. This was truly a leap to the heavens!

Just by appearing on a ranking list, she had saved two hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation and avoided a near-death heavenly tribulation!

The handiwork of this Sky Screen was simply horrifying, even... surpassing her understanding of "gods."

"That's great... Bing'er, that's truly great."

After a long while, Snow Empress finally regained her senses, a sincere smile appearing on her stunning face, yet deep within that smile lay a trace of longing she had never felt before.

If even the tenth place had such heaven-defying rewards, then if she could also make the list... did that mean her own approaching seven-hundred-thousand-year limit might also have a hope of being resolved?

Star Dou Great Forest, Life Lake.

Following a deathly silence came heavy, thunderous gasps.

Every fierce beast stared fixedly at the lingering golden light on the Sky Screen, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

If the previous "Hidden Experts" ranking had just been a spectacle, the "reward" Ice Empress had just received completely ignited the most primal desire and madness deep within their hearts!

"Two hundred thousand years of cultivation... and... exemption from heavenly tribulation?!"

Ten Thousand Demon King's withered, bark-like face was twisted beyond recognition, his voice trembling.

"How is this possible? Heavenly tribulation is a law of the Heavenly Dao; how could this Sky Screen erase it at will? This... this is a miracle!"

Scarlet King's three dog heads drooled simultaneously, his eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred: "That woman Ice Empress is just too lucky! She skipped two hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation and didn't even have to get struck by lightning! If only I could make the list..."

The most intense reaction, however, came from Xiong Jun.

This Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, with a physique as massive as a mountain, paced back and forth irritably, his giant paws causing the ground to tremble violently with every step.