The Incompetent Snow Empress! (Last one, please keep reading!)

Deep within the ice cavern.

This should be the place with the densest ice elements in the entire Far North.

Looking around, the surroundings were filled with crystalline Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice, crisscrossing like veins throughout the entire cave.

They continuously gathered the purest ice elements from heaven and earth into this spot.

And in the deepest part of the ice cavern.

Stood a magnificent and grand ice palace.

The entire palace was cast from Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice, crystalline and breathtakingly beautiful.

If any high-level soul beast of the Far North were to see this, they would immediately recognize it.

This was the very place where the Snow Empress once slept and cultivated.

At this very moment, in the center of the palace.

An ice-blue sphere of light, several meters in diameter, was floating silently in mid-air.

The sphere of light was like a divine sun forged from ice and snow.

Dazzling yet holy.

A terrifying aura of Ultimate Ice spread continuously, shrouding the entire palace in extreme low temperatures.

Surrounding the sphere of light were countless ice-attribute treasures piled high.

Ice Marrow, Snow Lotus, Cold Jade, Ice Soul Essence...

Treasures that would drive any Titled Douluo to madness were piled up across the palace as if they were worthless.

The energy contained within them was being continuously absorbed by that ice-blue glow.

Looking closely, a stunning figure could be seen faintly within the sphere.

Silver-white hair cascaded to her waist, her skin as crystalline as snow, her features so perfect they seemed like heaven's finest masterpiece.

Noble, cold, and sacred, that figure seemed to be the embodiment of all ice and snow in the world, flawless!

I like the second panel of the manga.

That figure was none other than the renowned leader of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North.

The 700,000-year-old Heavenly Snow Woman—the Snow Empress!

At this moment, her eyes were tightly shut, and her body had begun its complete transformation into human form.

A vast amount of origin power was being continuously compressed, purified, and condensed within the sphere of light.

She had now entered the most critical stage of her transformation and recultivation.

Success meant rebirth; failure meant the dissipation of her soul.

Yet at this very moment, a faint vibration came from the entrance in the distance.

Two auras intruded into the area where the palace was located without any warning.

The Snow Empress, who had been immersed in her metamorphosis, was instantly jolted awake.

How could there be people here!

The next second, two figures passed through the ice tunnel, shattered the ice seal left by the Snow Empress, and appeared at the entrance of the palace.

The arrivals were none other than those two evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult.

When they broke through the seal and saw the scene before them, they were instantly plunged into shock.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment; the brown-haired man gasped sharply, nearly losing his breath.

"My god..."

"We found it!"

"We actually found it!"

His voice turned hoarse from both excitement and the freezing temperature.

The white-robed old man beside him was also locked firmly onto the stunning woman within the sphere of light.

"A transforming soul beast!"

"And a top-tier transforming soul beast at that!"

"This aura..."

"It absolutely exceeds a normal Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! It might even be a beast-level existence!"

Their breathing grew heavier, and the greed in their eyes almost turned into something tangible.

They could clearly feel the terrifying life energy and massive Soul Power contained within that sphere of light.

That was definitely not power that an ordinary beast could possess.

"We've performed a great service!"

"If we bring her back to the Holy Cult, the Cult Master will surely reward us handsomely!"

"Even that plan might actually succeed!"

The old man in the black robe was equally ecstatic.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up to confirm her status."

The two approached the ball of light cautiously. As the distance closed, the icy blue glow remained completely unresponsive.

Seeing this, the two exchanged a glance, their hearts instantly relaxing. It seemed she had fallen into a deep slumber.

Inside the ball of light, however, the Snow Empress was anxious to the point of desperation.

Damn it! Why now of all times? Why did these detestable humans have to appear at the most critical moment!

Under normal circumstances, trash like this wouldn't even be qualified to come within a hundred miles of her.

A single strike from her would have been enough to freeze them into ice sculptures.

But it just had to happen now, at the most pivotal moment of her transformation!

The Snow Empress desperately tried to mobilize the power within her, wanting to end the metamorphosis early and force an attack.

Yet it was to no avail; a violent sense of weakness continued to erode her body.

The vast majority of her power had already been converted into her essence, leaving her body in its most fragile state.

She was completely unable to fight, unable to even move an inch.

She could only watch helplessly as the two drew closer.

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.

With hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation and as the supreme ruler of the Far North, she was now unable to do anything. For the first time, the Snow Empress felt despair.

At the same time, the old man in the white robe took a special device out of his storage Soul Tool.

It was a strangely shaped, pitch-black metal pedestal, its surface densely engraved with intricate Soul Tool arrays.

"The God Sealing Platform!"

"We finally get to use it!"

The white-robed old man sneered as he activated the God Sealing Platform according to the steps.

"A soul beast undergoing transformation in this state has absolutely no ability to resist."

"Let's do it together!"

The two simultaneously channeled their Soul Power. Under the surge of their immense energy, the God Sealing Platform flared with light and instantly rose into mid-air.

Countless golden runes lit up, and a massive barrier of light unfolded out of thin air.

It directly enveloped the entire icy blue ball of light.

The Snow Empress watched this scene, her pupils shrinking sharply.

No! What is this power!

She struggled with all her might, but her body simply would not obey her.

Immediately after, the God Sealing Platform erupted with an incredibly bizarre and powerful suction force. This force did not target her physical form, but rather her soul and essence directly.

"No!"

The Snow Empress let out a silent scream, yet it was futile; her soul body was forcibly stripped from the transformation light.

Her icy blue spirit body was pulled out by force.

It then rapidly shrank, turning into a streak of light that was instantly swallowed by the God Sealing Platform.

With a click, the top of the God Sealing Platform closed completely. All the runes lit up at once, and time seemed to freeze in that instant.

The Snow Empress's soul body was completely locked in place, held at the most critical moment of her transformation.

With the loss of the Snow Empress, the entire palace plunged into darkness, and an boundless, deathly silence and chill enveloped the two men.

After a brief silence, both evil soul masters burst into manic laughter.

"We succeeded!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"It actually worked!"

"We've got the transforming soul beast!"

The brown-haired man clutched the God Sealing Platform tightly, a look of morbid ecstasy on his face.

He held it as if he were cradling the most precious treasure in the world.

Inside the God Sealing Platform, the Snow Empress floated silently. She could see the outside, hear their voices, and her consciousness remained clear, yet her body was completely sealed.

She could not move, could not resist, and could not even self-destruct.

The feeling of being imprisoned caused this Ice and Snow Empress, who had ruled the Far North for countless ages, to feel deep fear for the first time.

She could only watch helplessly as she fell into the hands of human soul masters.

Waiting for an unknown and terrifying fate.

However, just as the two evil soul masters were immersed in their wild joy...