She had no absolute confidence in surviving the four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
By her own estimation, even if she passed it by luck, she would inevitably suffer devastating injuries.
Many of the powerful beings who had once stood at the pinnacle of Soul Beasts had not died beneath their first heavenly tribulation. Instead, they had perished from the accumulated wounds left behind by successive tribulations.
The next heavenly tribulation would infinitely magnify the injuries she had sustained before.
In the end, it would devour her life as well.
She was stronger than those Soul Beasts, but not strong enough to ignore the laws of heaven and earth.
"Snow Empress faced the same problem."
Seeing that she seemed lost in thought, Xu Tianyao continued, "Her cultivation was higher than yours, and her foundation was even deeper."
"But in the end, she still chose to take human form."
"Because she understood very clearly that if she remained on the path of a Soul Beast, all that awaited her would be heavenly tribulations more terrifying than the last."
"And if you are unwilling to take human form, then the only path before you is to undergo the tribulation."
Ice Empress looked at him coldly.
"So..."
"After saying all that, aren't you still just trying to make me sacrifice myself to you and become your soul ring?"
Her tone was full of mockery.
In her eyes, humans approached Soul Beasts for nothing but power.
No matter how grandly they dressed up their words, their ultimate purpose would never change.
Xu Tianyao shook his head. "What I am offering you is a third path that belongs to you."
Ice Empress narrowed her eyes slightly. She did not interrupt him, merely motioning for Xu Tianyao to continue.
She wanted to see what kind of spin this human