Re-Cultivation?

"This was your choice. I won't judge it too much."

Although it was rather unbelievable that her close friend had suddenly become someone else's contracted beast,

upon careful thought, it was not particularly hard to accept.

After all, the temptation of immortality was right there.

Even Snow Empress, with her temperament, could not remain indifferent to it.

Moreover, Ice Empress had initially only intended to form an equal Blood Contract. She had merely been interfered with by the god behind Bai Luo.

Now that the matter had been settled, Snow Empress had no way to change anything.

Besides, this might not necessarily be a bad thing for Ice Empress.

"So, Bing'er, why did you come to see me?"

she asked softly.

"Xue'er, it's like this."

"Didn't Tian Meng originally want to turn me into this person's martial soul?"

"Now that I've signed a Blood Contract with my... him, that person's martial soul slot has naturally opened up."

"Although he is far inferior to..."

"he truly does have the potential to become a god."

"So I was wondering whether Xiaobai should fill that position and seek an opportunity for godhood as well."

"Or you could do it too, Xue'er."

Ice Empress spoke softly.

Inwardly, she cursed that damned Blood Contract several times over.

Every time she tried to mention Bai Luo, the word that reached her lips became "master."

To avoid saying that embarrassing form of address, she could only think of every possible way to avoid directly saying Bai Luo's name.

It was not that Ice Empress did not want Xiaobai or Snow Empress to form a Blood Contract with Bai Luo like she had and seek a future chance to become gods.

Compared with Huo Yuhao, the chances were clearly much greater.

But only one person could form this Blood Contract; there was no way for there to be more.

"There's no need for me."

Without any hesitation, Snow Empress directly rejected Ice Empress's suggestion.

With the pride of being the sole monarch of the Far North, how could she be willing to become a human's martial soul?

Especially when Huo Yuhao looked so frail.

Even with what Ice Empress had said, she still did not think much of him.

If it were Bai Luo, she might have hesitated a little.

"As for Xiaobai..."

"I have no objections, but we should ask what he thinks."

Snow Empress did not make the decision for Xiaobai.

What Ice Empress had said was merely that there was a high chance; there was still the possibility of failure.

Xiaobai was different from them.

He would most likely be able to survive his next Heavenly Tribulation with the racial advantages of the Ice Bear King.

He also had an extremely long lifespan, so there was no need to rush.

Whether he was willing to take this gamble, Snow Empress respected his own wishes more.

"Mm."

Ice Empress nodded, seeing nothing wrong with Snow Empress's approach.

But there was another matter she cared about even more.

"Xue'er, your next Heavenly Tribulation should be coming soon, right...?"

Her gaze was complicated.

"Mm."

Snow Empress nodded.

"Soon."

"How confident are you?"

"Less than twenty percent."

Snow Empress admitted it quite calmly.

Her cultivation was already far too high.

The power of her next Heavenly Tribulation would reach an unprecedented level.

Even with Snow Empress's strength, she did not have much confidence that she could endure the next Heavenly Tribulation.

So she had actually begun seeking another way out.

She had even secretly formed an idea in her heart.

She had already gathered almost everything she needed.

Originally, she had begun preparing to take action.

But Ice Empress had happened to come looking for her, so Snow Empress had not started yet.

"Then you..."

Ice Empress's eyes filled with pain.

She knew that with Snow Empress's pride, she would definitely be unwilling to become a human's martial soul.

But she also did not want to watch Snow Empress perish in the next Heavenly Tribulation.

Given Ice Empress's feelings for Snow Empress, this was simply torment!

Snow Empress understood the pain in her eyes and comforted her softly.

"It's fine."

"I already have a plan."

"Perhaps we'll still meet again in the Divine Realm someday."

Snow Empress smiled faintly, as though she were not the one facing a life-or-death crisis beneath the Heavenly Tribulation.

"A plan?"

Ice Empress was stunned.

Connecting it with Snow Empress's later remark about possibly meeting again in the Divine Realm, she suddenly thought of something.

The path for soul beasts to become gods had already been cut off.

If one wanted to become a god, there was only one way...

"Xue'er, are you going to cultivate anew as a human?!"

Ice Empress cried out in surprise.

That was the only possibility she could think of.

"Mm."

Snow Empress nodded without denying it.

"But isn't it only when a soul beast has just reached one hundred thousand years that it can choose whether to cultivate anew as a human?"

"Xue'er, you're already approaching seven hundred thousand years of cultivation. How can you cultivate anew as a human?"

Ice Empress did not understand.

This seemed to violate the most basic common sense.

Snow Empress let out a soft laugh.

"Bing'er, you have your special means of forming a Blood Contract. Naturally, I have my own special means as well."

"Indeed, according to common sense, soul beasts can only choose whether to cultivate anew as humans during the period when they have just reached one hundred thousand years of cultivation."

"But that is not an unchangeable iron law."

"Using certain special methods, even soul beasts that have not just reached one hundred thousand years can have a chance to cultivate anew as humans."

"I have made all the preparations."

"I can already try to take that step."

"As long as I successfully cultivate anew, the power sealed within my origin will gradually be released, allowing me to return to my peak in the shortest time possible in a human body."

"Then I'll have a greater chance of transcending mortality and becoming a god, ascending to the Divine Realm!"

Snow Empress's words brimmed with high spirits.

There was no confusion or fear toward the future.

This was the pride of the Far North's monarch.

She had never lacked the courage to risk everything!

"But..."

Ice Empress pressed her lips together, hesitating to speak.

Although Snow Empress was very confident, becoming a god was an ethereal matter.

Even if she successfully cultivated anew as a human, they had no clear goal. She might not necessarily be able to take that step.

And even the strongest humans had lifespans of only a fleeting hundred years before taking that step.

Compared to the hundreds of thousands of years they had already lived, it was simply a drop in the ocean.

And besides...

"If you cultivate anew as a human, how confident are you?"

Ice Empress knew that such a method that defied common sense would certainly carry risks.

"The chance of success isn't small."

Snow Empress did not directly state how confident she was, merely giving a vague answer.

That made Ice Empress even more worried.

She understood Snow Empress's personality far too well.

If she had sufficient confidence, she would never have answered like that!

"The risk is too great!"

Ice Empress immediately showed her opposition.

Snow Empress merely gave a bitter smile.

"Bing'er, I have no other choice."

"Compared to forcibly enduring the next Heavenly Tribulation, this is already the best choice."

"Rather than sit and wait for death, I would rather risk everything."

"Even if I still die on that path in the end, I will have no regrets."

Snow Empress's gaze was calm.

Her slender figure in white suddenly carried an air of tragic resolve upon the Extreme North Icefield.

Bai Luo, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"Perhaps."

"I can help you."