Heavenly Snow Woman

Early the next morning.

Zhu Huang woke and felt the soft, delicate touch against his chest. Recalling Ice Empress's shy gratitude last night, his heart brimmed with satisfaction.

He glanced out the window. The sun was already high in the sky.

Zhu Huang shifted his hands slightly, and before long, Ice Empress woke as well. First, she opened her eyes in confusion; then her face flushed bright red. She hurriedly broke free from Zhu Huang's arms and said in a coy, angry voice, "You bad man! How am I supposed to face Sister Snow now? I'm not clean anymore. I betrayed Sister Snow, boohoo..."

Zhu Huang watched Ice Empress's fake crying act. It was unbearably adorable, and he could not help pulling her back into his arms with a laugh. "You still can't forget your Sister Snow, huh? Don't worry. You did it to help her. She won't blame you. If you can't bear to be separated from Sister Snow, that's easy too. Just have your Sister Snow join us as well. From now on, the three of us can be together and never part. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"You bad man, you're too greedy! Sister Snow would never take a liking to you!"

Ice Empress was so angry that she lightly bit Zhu Huang on the shoulder. She was not stupid. This bad fellow had tricked her, and now he was even setting his sights on Sister Snow. Eating from the pot while eyeing the bowl—how utterly outrageous.

Zhu Huang laughed happily and bit Ice Empress back. The two of them laughed and tussled for a while, and only let her go after Ice Empress was panting and begging for mercy again and again.

They spent a few more days alone together in the cave dwelling, until Zhu Huang had carefully inspected Ice Empress inside and out many times over and confirmed that there were no problems at all. Only then did the two of them set off hand in hand to find Snow Empress.

Snow Empress's cave dwelling was only a few hundred li from Ice Empress's. An hour later, the two of them arrived outside Snow Empress's residence.

Unlike Ice Empress's cave dwelling, which was built into a mountain, Snow Empress's residence was an exquisite ice palace standing on the ice plain, grand and beautiful.

"Sister Snow, I came to see you!"

From dozens of meters away, Ice Empress was already calling out noisily.

A moment later, a graceful figure walked out of the ice palace.

She was a tall woman whose appearance, aura, and figure all approached perfection. Her icy eyes shone, her face was breathtakingly beautiful, and her temperament was cold and aloof, like a goddess.

When Snow Empress saw Zhu Huang and Ice Empress, her eyes showed no change, though her gaze paused briefly on their joined hands.

Ice Empress's cheeks reddened. Her hand seemed to have been burned, and she tried to pull it away, but Zhu Huang held it tightly. After tugging a few times and failing to break free, she let him keep holding it with a flushed face.

"Who is he?"

Snow Empress's expression did not change much. Her tone was cool, and her voice was pleasant to the ear.

"Sister Snow, let me introduce him. He is Zhu Huang, a very good friend of mine. He's amazing. He helped me solve the problem of my tribulation, and since I thought you were also facing the same difficulty, I asked him to come and help you too."

Ice Empress pulled Zhu Huang toward Snow Empress as she walked and introduced him, not forgetting to praise Zhu Huang.

"Help me through my tribulation?"

Snow Empress's expression finally stirred somewhat. She looked at Zhu Huang seriously for a while, her eyes turning slightly grave, then nodded. "Let's talk inside."

Her strength was much greater than Ice Empress's, and her perception was sharper, so she could naturally sense from Zhu Huang a power sufficient to threaten her.

This was a supreme expert!

After they entered the ice palace, the furnishings inside were also relatively simple, much like Ice Empress's cave dwelling. It would be very difficult for an ordinary human to remain in such a place.

Fortunately, Zhu Huang was not an ordinary human. The cold here had no effect on him whatsoever, so he could live here for a very long time. As long as there were girls by his side, he would not feel bored or lonely.

Several of them sat around the table. Snow Empress glanced at Ice Empress, who was sitting right beside Zhu Huang and pressed close to him. In the past, Bing'er had always been close to her, but now she was sitting at this man's side like a delicate little bird leaning on someone. Snow Empress felt a little uncomfortable, as though her younger sister had been stolen away.

Snow Empress looked at Zhu Huang with icy eyes. "You are human?"

Ice Empress laughed sweetly. "See, I told you Sister Snow Empress would get it wrong too. Sister, look at me. Am I human, or a soul beast?"

Ice Empress: "?"

But she knew Bing'er would not speak without reason, so she turned to examine Ice Empress. Yet the more she looked, the more astonished her eyes became. She actually could not see the slightest trace of a soul beast aura on Ice Empress. If not for the fact that she knew this was her little sister Bing'er, an Ice Jade Empress Scorpion of nearly four hundred thousand years, she would have taken Bing'er for a human as well.

"You... how did you do it?"

Snow Empress's tone carried surprise as she looked at Zhu Huang. "So you are also a soul beast?"

Zhu Huang smiled and nodded. "I am a hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor from Star Dou Great Forest. You may call me Zhu Huang, or Your Majesty the Demon Emperor."

Snow Empress's eyes shifted. "So Bing'er is like this now because of you? Has she transformed into human form? If she were still a soul beast, she couldn't possibly hide it from me."

Ice Empress hurriedly nodded. "That's right, Sister Snow. I've already transformed into a human. Not only did I not lose my cultivation, my strength is even greater now. Zhu Huang said I can now match a human rank ninety-eight Title Douluo, and I won't have heavenly tribulations anymore."

Snow Empress was moved. "How did you do it?"

Ice Empress giggled. "Sister Snow Empress, it's a divine skill Brother Zhu Huang created. It's amazing. If we keep cultivating it, it can let us become gods!"

"A divine skill? Become gods?"

"Mm. Sister Snow, do you want to learn it?"

Snow Empress did not hesitate much. She nodded. "I want to learn." She looked at Zhu Huang, longing in her eyes. "Are you willing to teach me?"

"You are Bing'er's sister, which makes you my sister. We are one family, so naturally I am willing to teach you!"

Zhu Huang nodded as he spoke.

"That's right, that's right. We're one family!"

Ice Empress nodded repeatedly. After a conflicted flicker in her eyes, she suddenly said to the Spider Emperor, "Brother, go outside for a moment. I have something to say to Sister Snow Empress."

"All right!"

Although he was very curious what Ice Empress was up to, Zhu Huang still got up and walked out. No matter what she said, Ice Empress would never harm him.

Zhu Huang did not eavesdrop on their conversation either. He stood outside for over ten minutes before Ice Empress came out and hugged Zhu Huang around the waist from behind. Her voice was muffled, with a hint of claiming credit. "Brother, I've already convinced Sister Snow Empress. How are you going to reward me?"

"What did you convince her of?" Zhu Huang asked curiously, holding Ice Empress's hands where they were wrapped around his waist.

"Idiot. Don't you have feelings for Sister Snow Empress? Don't you want her to join our family so the three of us can be together forever and never be separated?"

Ice Empress could not help pinching Zhu Huang at the waist. Her heart felt sour—not because she was jealous of Zhu Huang, but because she was jealous of Snow Empress. But when she thought that this was the sister she had spent countless tens of thousands of years with, she no longer felt so upset.

By now, Ice Empress had already figured it out. What she had once called liking Sister Snow Empress had not been love at all. She had simply relied on Sister Snow Empress too much and mistaken that dependence for love.

Now that she had tasted what true love was like, it was completely different from her feelings for Sister Snow Empress. It was even more beautiful, something that made a person sink into it.

"You really persuaded Snow Empress? She agreed?"

Zhu Huang was a little dazed. Of course he had feelings for Ice Empress and Snow Empress. With two girls so beautiful and pure as ice and jade before him, he was a normal man—how could his heart not be moved?

But he had originally thought they would need to spend some time together, that he would find a way to move Snow Empress's heart during that time, and then they would naturally come together.

He had never expected Ice Empress to persuade Snow Empress so directly and bluntly. This was simply... wonderful.

They could confirm the relationship first, then nurture feelings afterward. That was safer, and it would also make it easier to cultivate those feelings. Since Snow Empress had agreed, at the very least, she had a favorable impression of him.

Otherwise, he had already agreed to teach her the technique. She had no need to exchange herself for it. Even if she had refused Ice Empress's proposal, it would not have affected anything.

"Hmph, bad big brother. I knew you'd be overjoyed when you heard it."

Feeling Zhu Huang's joy, Ice Empress felt even more sour inside. With an "awoo," she bit Spider Emperor's shoulder, neither too lightly nor too hard.

"Good Bing'er, if you're unwilling, then I don't absolutely have to have Snow Empress. Having you is already enough for me."

Zhu Huang stroked Ice Empress's jade-like hand, his heart filled with affection and emotion. He knew that a large part of the reason Ice Empress had been willing to persuade Snow Empress was because he truly did have feelings for Snow Empress.

"Stinky big brother, if you say that, I'll take it seriously. I'll go tell Sister Snow Empress right now that she doesn't need to agree anymore."

Ice Empress smiled happily. Her eyes turned, and she could not help teasing Zhu Huang.

Zhu Huang fell silent. Ice Empress pinched him again. "Bad big brother. I knew you were just coaxing me. If you ever dare betray me and Sister Snow Empress in the future, I'll... I'll bite you to death!" As she spoke, she bit Zhu Huang's shoulder again.

After the two of them talked for a while, Ice Empress pulled Zhu Huang back into the ice palace.

Snow Empress was still sitting where she had been, seemingly lost in a daze. When she saw Zhu Huang enter and their eyes met, she somewhat unnaturally looked away. A faint blush quietly appeared on her snow-white, pretty face, and her gaze dodged about in a flustered way, making her look like a red plum blossom in the snow, adding a few touches of vivid life to her.

"Snow Empress, I'll pass the Demon God Art to you now. Cultivate it properly. With your strength, you'll be able to take human form in half a year at most. By then, on this land, almost nothing will be able to threaten you."

Snow Empress nodded lightly, her eyes like water. "Mm!"

Zhu Huang walked to Snow Empress's side and said gently, "Snow Empress, to receive the favor of you and Bing'er is my good fortune. If you do not fail me, I will never fail you."

Snow Empress raised her head and looked at Zhu Huang's flawless face, one that only became more pleasing the longer one looked at it. She boldly met his gaze, her eyes softening a little as she said quietly, "All right!"

Zhu Huang smiled tenderly and sat beside Snow Empress. With one hand, he held her snow-white jade hand, sensing her slight discomfort and trembling, but she did not refuse.

His other hand pressed against Snow Empress's forehead, imparting the Demon God Art and its detailed explanations to her together.

Snow Empress no longer held much wariness toward him. She opened her sea of consciousness and fully received the information he transmitted, carefully comprehending it. Her entire person entered a state of enlightenment.

"Let Snow Empress comprehend it properly. Let's go out for a walk."

Zhu Huang said softly to Ice Empress, and then the two of them quietly left the ice palace, hand in hand, admiring the snowy scenery nearby.

Snow Empress was a natural holy spirit, with aptitude and foundations rarely seen in the world. Her speed in comprehending the Demon God Art was much faster than Ice Empress's. In only two or three months, she transformed all her Soul Power into demon power in essence and began to undergo her transformation tribulation.

Although the scale of the heavenly tribulation was much larger than Ice Empress's transformation tribulation, Snow Empress's strength was also much greater than Ice Empress's. Naturally, the heavenly tribulation posed no fatal threat to her.

After passing through the heavenly tribulation, Snow Empress truly transformed into a human. When she converted to a human body, she was no longer as before, where although she looked no different from a human, she was still a Soul Beast in essence.

During these three months, Zhu Huang and Snow Empress's feelings naturally warmed rapidly as well. They had already had favorable impressions of each other, and with their relationship confirmed, both sides moved toward one another. They were already inseparable.

Although Snow Empress looked cold and aloof, like an ice-mountain goddess, the feelings in her heart were blazing hot. After recognizing Zhu Huang as hers, that coldness was naturally difficult to maintain before him, and she changed from an ice mountain into a warm spring.

Thus, to celebrate Snow Empress's successful transformation, the three of them drank quite a bit of wine. That night, Snow Empress used the same method as Ice Empress to express her gratitude and love to Zhu Huang, and the two of them truly became one.

Next, with the help of Ice Empress and Snow Empress, Zhu Huang subdued the last-ranked of the three great overlords, the Titan Snow Demon King, a powerful two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. After transforming, his strength was comparable to a human rank ninety-seven Title Douluo.

"I've been out for more than a year. It's time to go back to the Star Dou Great Forest and take a look. You two don't have much to do either. Do you want to go back with me?"

In the ice palace, Zhu Huang had the two sisters leaning against him on either side, his heart incomparably satisfied.

"Ah, you're leaving?"

Ice Empress's eyes were full of reluctance, and she said without hesitation, "Of course I'm going with you. The Far North Ice Plains are boring to death. Anyway, wherever you go, I'll go. Don't even think about leaving me and Sister Snow behind."

Snow Empress also said, "I'll go back with you too. It's enough for the Far North Ice Plains to have the Snow Demon King standing guard. I don't have anything to do here either."

She had only just tasted that feeling not long ago and was right at the time when she knew its flavor and was steeped in sweetness. How could she be willing to part from Zhu Huang? She wished she could be with him every minute and every second.

"All right. I can't bear to leave you two here either. Let's go back together!"

Zhu Huang said warmly.

"Hehe, then when are we leaving?"

Ice Empress hugged Zhu Huang's arm and raised her head to ask.

"Tomorrow. It's getting late today, so we won't travel through the night."

Snow Empress said, "Then we'll tidy up in a while and arrange the cave dwelling as well, so that after we leave, other Soul Beasts won't come in and destroy it."

Zhu Huang said, "That's easy. I'll set up a simple formation. As long as it isn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, I guarantee it won't be able to get in."

The three of them immediately made the arrangements, then spent their final night together on the ice bed in the ice palace. Early the next morning, they left the Far North Ice Plains.

To reach the Star Dou Great Forest, they had to pass through the entire Heaven Dou Empire. The three of them were not in any hurry to travel, and whenever they encountered a large human city along the way, they would stop to stroll around.

For the two ice-and-snow women, who rarely came to the human world, everything in the human world felt curious. Everything they saw seemed novel and interesting, and they had little resistance to human delicacies, as well as all kinds of beautiful clothes.

Zhu Huang gave each of them one of the storage Soul Tools he had exchanged from Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi, along with many Gold Soul Coins. Whatever they liked, they bought directly and put into their storage Soul Tools.

To girls, all kinds of beautiful clothes had an especially strong appeal. They were far prettier in style and appearance than the clothes they formed with demon power. The two women therefore bought many outfits, and when worn on them, the clothes looked even more beautiful.