"Spatial power really was convenient."
Watching Xia Liang open a spatial passage and step through it to arrive directly in the Extreme North, Tian Meng could not help but sigh.
"I can only go to places I've been before. If I haven't been there, I can't teleport there yet."
Xia Liang brushed the freshly fallen snow from his shoulder as he answered. This spatial authority could only take him to places he had visited, and he also needed to place an Ender Pearl there for positioning. Its teleportation range was vast, but it came with many restrictions. If an enemy learned about it, they could easily lie in wait.
Nearby, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress were also delighted to return to the Extreme North.
The Snow Empress had originally been a creature of the Extreme North. As a Heavenly Snow Woman, she was practically the beloved daughter of the Extreme North. Now that she had returned, she felt as though even her origin had been replenished.
"Yuhao, the location."
Xia Liang spoke to Huo Yuhao. He could not sense the guidance of fate himself, so he could only rely on Huo Yuhao to lead the way.
"It should be roughly over there, but it seems hard to find."
Huo Yuhao stood amid the snow, raising his hands slightly and closing his eyes to sense it for a moment. He could feel a vague outline ahead, like a palace shrouded in mist.
"A rough location is enough."
Xia Liang looked in the direction Huo Yuhao had pointed, rose into the air, and mobilized the power of Douluo Continent's spatial authority.
Xia Liang had the recognition of Douluo Continent's consciousness now. So long as he did not go overboard, he could temporarily borrow its authority.
The power of spatial authority continuously probed the surrounding space and easily found a special spatial node.
Done.
"Hm?"
Just as he confirmed the spatial node, Xia Liang felt it actively envelop them.
The next instant, Xia Liang appeared atop a vast sheet of ice. The sky and ground were the same flawless white, and within it stood a short-haired phantom, waiting for something.
"A deity from another world. Your strength truly is formidable."
"Ice God?"
Xia Liang looked at the phantom before him, already having a guess in his heart.
"Yes. I am the Ice God worshipped in the Extreme North. Unfortunately, I am already dead."
At the mention of the words Ice God, the phantom before him seemed quite helpless.
"You separated us like this. Aren't you afraid I'll flip the table?"
Xia Liang said. Flipping the table would certainly not be a problem, and he could sense Huo Yuhao's location. He could go find him at any time.
"Your Excellency, there is no need to pretend. I'm afraid you have already seen through my methods. If you wished, you should be able to take those on your side and leave at any time, correct?"
The Ice God was not worried. If Xia Liang truly wanted to make a move, he could not stop him. Even this fragment of his soul might be annihilated.
"Who knows what kind of god you are?"
"I died long ago. Everything I do has nothing to do with the current Divine Realm, nor will it interfere with the journey of the current child of fate."
The Ice God spoke, then looked toward the sky.
After his death, he had used his remnant soul to bring Ice God's Palace far from the Divine Realm and back to Douluo Continent.
At this moment, within Ice God's Palace, the succession of a deity quietly began.
Xia Liang naturally sensed it as well, but he had not expected this particular item.
"I thought you would give it to the child of fate."
"He deserves something better."
The Ice God replied. Huo Yuhao's fate was even stronger than his own, and he deserved a better divine position.
"The child of fate has caught the attention of a God King. You should know that already, right?"
The Ice God said this because he wanted to see how this deity from another world would react upon learning it.
"A God King? Is he strong?"
Xia Liang looked at the Ice God without the slightest concern. The Ice God's strength in life had likely been that of a First-Level God.
However, Xia Liang did not actually know how strong a God King was.
Still, he could sense several powerful beings within the Divine Realm.
They should be the Divine Realm's several God Kings. In Xia Liang's view, they were very strong, but...
Even combined, the several God Kings might not be enough to fight Xia Liang's true body.
When he discovered this, Xia Liang had even been a little confused. Several God Kings should not be this weak, right?
"Do not underestimate them. After the Creation God King created the world, they became the strongest beings in the world. Perhaps you do not yet understand the power of gods on our side."
The Ice God spoke. He felt that Xia Liang did not understand the strength of the Divine Realm because he had only arrived recently.
"Hmm... how about you take a look at my strength?"
Xia Liang thought for a moment. Now was precisely the time to learn how strong he was.
He extended a hand and gently created a portal in his palm. On the other side was a portion of Xia Liang's true body. Any more than that, and Douluo Continent would sound the alarm.
"Alright."
The Ice God nodded. He also wished to see exactly how strong this expert from another world was.
He gently placed his hand into the portal. In the next instant, the Ice God felt as if several worlds were pressing down on him at once, directly facing the crushing force of countless laws and authorities.
This was not a god at all—
The portal vanished. Looking at his trembling arm, the Ice God realized he did not know how many years it had been since he had been this shocked.
"Well?"
Xia Liang asked curiously. He truly wanted to know how strong he was.
"You do not belong among gods. If I had to describe what you are, you should be equivalent to the master of a world."
The Ice God considered it for a moment before finally speaking. Xia Liang's realm was already beyond anything he could imagine.
Seeing Xia Liang's current strength, he had assumed that his peak strength was merely that of a First-Level God. He had never expected him to be at this level.
Was the Divine Realm not doomed?
Forget it. What did the fate of the Divine Realm have to do with a dead man like him? He only wondered whether Snow Maiden could properly inherit the Ice God's divine position.
"It's about to end."
Xia Liang could sense that the Ice God's inheritance ceremony was about to conclude, but...
"A soul beast becoming a god?"
"Didn't she die? After being revived, she separated from the soul beast race and became a divine spirit body. Inheriting the Ice God's divine position with a divine spirit body is also within the rules. After all, minor gods like us do not possess power as great as yours."
The Ice God answered. In his original plan, he had intended for the Snow Empress to become the child of fate's soul ring, then use the child of fate to enter the Divine Realm and become a god.
However, plans could not keep up with changes. Xia Liang's appearance had caused the Ice God to alter his original plan.
This plan, too, could not keep up with the change in Xia Liang's strength.
After learning of Xia Liang's existence, the Ice God had originally planned to make the Snow Empress the Ice God and inherit his divine position. Then the Snow Empress would surely become a First-Level God in the future, while Xia Liang would at least be a First-Level God.
With the help of two gods, it would not be difficult for the child of fate to become a First-Level God in the future. In his plan, the three gods would become allies.
The Divine Realm would not ignore three mutually allied First-Level Gods. In that case, the Heavenly Snow Woman could become a deity normally and ascend to the Divine Realm.
But Xia Liang's strength had changed once more. The Ice God felt that he could let go now and simply let nature take its course. His only concern now was that the Divine Realm might provoke Xia Liang, ultimately leaving the Heavenly Snow Woman with no Divine Realm to ascend to.
Xia Liang: "Aren't you afraid Snow Maiden's identity as a soul beast will cause problems in the Divine Realm?"
"It's fine."
The Ice God shook his head. The Heavenly Snow Woman's identity as a soul beast?
In truth, the Divine Realm did not care about soul beasts becoming gods. Most gods did not care about that. They were merely worried that another brainless Dragon God would appear.
Even the rule forbidding soul beasts from becoming gods had not been created by the Divine Realm. The Dragon God himself had made it.
Who knew what that lord of soul beasts had been thinking.
"Since it has succeeded, there is no need for me to persist any longer. I hope Senior will take good care of Snow Maiden in the future. I shall take my leave."
"Alright. If there is a chance in the future, I'll revive you."
"Hahaha, then I'll thank you in advance."
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