Ice Empress's voice was soft, but Li Qingming's eyes filled with surprise as he listened to her.
"Ice Empress, what do you mean by that?"
"My meaning is simple. I want to become your soul spirit."
"Compared to that boy named Huo Yuhao and the so-called Spirit Eyes martial soul he possesses, I believe in your talent more."
As Ice Empress spoke, her ruby-red eyes stared at Li Qingming. Her meaning was already clear.
She was not a foolish person. How could she fail to notice whether Li Qingming possessed some special power?
Although she did not know that special power was the inheritance of the Angel God, she had her suspicions.
Ice Empress did not understand the God Realm, but those who possessed an innate divine inheritance were inevitably more likely to ascend to Godhood. She understood that very well.
Rather than wait a few hundred years until she could no longer withstand the heavenly tribulation and perish, she might as well take a gamble now and entrust everything she had.
Hearing Ice Empress's words, Li Qingming paused slightly. His gaze met hers, and their eyes locked.
Li Qingming's gaze did not waver, but the cautious expression on his face gradually faded, his features slowly returning to calm.
"Ice Empress, I do not need a second martial soul. Or rather, a second martial soul is utterly useless to me. Even if you gave me one, I would not need it."
"You may indeed be one of the strongest fierce beasts in the Far North, but you are of no use to me."
Li Qingming's voice was soft as he looked directly at Ice Empress.
Even though he was at her mercy, he made himself perfectly clear.
If she could offer him no help and bring him no benefit, then he did not need her to become his soul spirit.
After all, fusing with a soul spirit itself consumed potential. If she was of no use to him, it would only be a waste of his power.
Ice Empress's eyes also revealed a trace of surprise as she listened to Li Qingming's words.
She had never imagined that she, the mighty second-ranked ruler of the Far North, would take the initiative to submit to a human and willingly become his soul spirit, only to be rejected.
"Are you looking down on my Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul?"
"My Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul is an ultimate martial soul. Its potential is no less than that of your Sacred Angel."
"Even if your angel is the legendary Six-Winged Angel, it is still the same!"
Ice Empress snorted coldly, and a wave of ultimate frost swept forth.
Bone-piercing cold enveloped Li Qingming, seeping into his marrow and beginning to erode his bones.
Yet Li Qingming remained standing still. He had made an agreement with Snow Empress, so even if Ice Empress disliked him, she most likely would not truly try to kill him.
And if Ice Empress truly made a move, then he would yield. But in that case, Ice Empress would be forcing him to accept her. To him, it would no longer be a favor, but a grudge.
Ice Empress could naturally guess Li Qingming's thoughts. Although this boy was far from being her match and still had to live at her mercy, once he grew stronger and truly became a god in the future, she would have no way to stop him if he decided to abandon her.
Ice Empress saw this clearly and understood it well. At that thought, she could not help sighing.
"Tell me, then. What do you want to do? If you truly do not want me, then forget it. It is not as though I absolutely have to become your soul spirit."
There was anger in Ice Empress's tone, but she ultimately forced it down.
As he listened to Ice Empress, Li Qingming silently weighed his options. He truly had no need for Ice Empress, and she was of no use to him. Yet he possessed an extremely cold constitution, and his affinity with the ice element had already reached the ultimate level from birth.
After thinking for a moment, his gaze fell upon the bead in his palm.
At present, his Fallen Angel and Sacred Angel could transform into the Judgment Angel.
Although it was powerful enough, the Judgment Angel was not without weaknesses. Its greatest weakness was that its power was ultimately limited.
Ice Empress, however, could remain and serve as one of his clones.
Li Qingming's ability to form clones did not come from the Angel inheritance.
Neither the Angel inheritance nor the entire Angel Clan possessed such a cloning method. Otherwise, Qian Renxue's remnant soul would have long found a way to preserve her life.
This method actually originated from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Through a special method, it could divide a person's three souls and seven spirits into three, allowing him to possess up to three separate incarnations. Each clone was no different from his original body and was entirely controlled by his consciousness.
And now, keeping a second clone was not impossible. Using Ice Empress's body as a foundation, he could form a second clone.
This clone could remain in the Far North to cultivate, with Little White looking after it in the future.
With a fierce beast nearly three hundred thousand years old serving as its guardian, this clone's cultivation speed would certainly surpass Li Qingming's expectations.
At this thought, hesitation rarely appeared in Li Qingming's eyes. But after considering it again and again, he ultimately settled on this plan.
What kind of angel he might become in the future remained unknown. Even whether he could obtain the Angel God's Godhood was uncertain.
Tang San possessed the dual Godhood of Asura and the Sea God, and his Sea God Godhood was already extremely close to the level of a God King. Perhaps he could even touch the threshold of a Quasi-God King now.
Under such circumstances, a single Angel Godhood was far from enough if he wanted to contend against Tang San.
The hatred of his father's murder could never be forgiven. Tang San would certainly seek revenge, and before that happened, Li Qingming needed to accumulate sufficient strength.
Therefore, leaving behind this clone now was not without benefit. With that thought, Li Qingming let out a long breath and briefly explained his plan to Ice Empress.
When Ice Empress heard that Li Qingming intended to create a completely new clone using her body as its foundation, hesitation flashed through her eyes. Yet after pondering for a moment, she finally nodded.
Though this would cause Ice Empress some inconvenience, it would not have much of an impact in the end. As she nodded, the two of them simply discussed the method of fusion.
Originally, Li Qingming had intended to leave Ice Empress within this clone. Just as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had taken the Fallen Clone to the Sun Moon Empire, this clone would remain in the Far North.
However, Ice Empress directly refused. She wanted to stay by Li Qingming's side, both to see the human world and to understand what it was like.
Li Qingming did not object. After all, he would be taking her body and gaining everything she possessed. If he refused even such a small request, it would indeed be unreasonable.
However, Ice Empress did have another idea regarding this clone's martial soul.
"The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul does indeed have a limited upper limit. Therefore, I suggest that you directly use the Heavenly Snow Woman as your martial soul."
"I will compress all of my ultimate ice power into the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow that Little White gave you."
"Use the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow as your skeleton, then use my soul bone as your breastbone.
"With forced fusion, we should be able to create a terrifying existence that possesses the bodily strength of my Ice Jade Empress Scorpion while also possessing the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul."
Ice Empress spoke very directly. Since she had decided to become Li Qingming's soul spirit, she naturally had to make thorough preparations, and the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul was perfectly suited for this.
Once Snow Empress returned in the future, she could also smoothly merge into this body through the connection between the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and Ultimate Ice. Or rather, her power could likewise be preserved within it, making this Ice-Snow Clone even stronger.
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