"That wasn't necessarily a bad thing."
Gu Yuena turned her gaze back to the distance, watching the two figures that had become streaks of light flying beyond the Far North.
"The Snow Woman was the purest spirit of ice and snow on the Douluo Continent."
"If the rules hadn't held her back, she would have become the next Ice God long ago."
"Once the angel becomes a god, we can resurrect her in human form. She might inherit the Ice God's Godhood."
"By then, the Snow Woman will surely be devoted to the Holy Lord. He'll have a loyal First-Level God at his side to help him!"
Bi Ji took up the conversation with a smile, then tilted her head, a little puzzled.
"But... what about that scorpion?"
"What can she do?"
"Her?" Gu Yuena chuckled and turned to Bi Ji, teasing her. "She comes as a bonus, just like you."
Bi Ji's face flushed at once. She lowered her head and folded her hands over her abdomen, fingers twisting together uneasily.
Wind swept across the snow and stirred her skirt, bringing a biting chill that did nothing to cool the heat in her cheeks.
Gu Yuena let the teasing fade from her gaze and looked into the distance again. Her voice grew even.
"He'll soon become a Soul Sage and mend the last flaw in himself."
"It's time for me to show myself and stand beside him, too."
Gu Yuena raised her head, her silver hair tracing an elegant arc in the wind.
"During this time, I've absorbed the power of the stars around him and recovered to the peak of a Third-Level God."
"One more period of seclusion, and I'll return to the ranks of Second-Level Gods."
She looked back at Bi Ji, who had nearly buried her