Renewing My Bond with Snow Empress?

"I definitely want Snow Empress from option one!"

"And I want Snow Empress's memories from the later stages of the simulation!"

Ye Han gazed at the nine-choose-two system panel.

Without hesitation, he selected Snow Empress first.

Snow Empress's strength and beauty alone made her the top choice.

After this story simulation, she was even more of a must-pick!

As for the remaining choice, he needed to analyze it further!

First,

Options two, eight, and nine corresponded to Ice Empress, Xiao Bai, and A-Tai respectively.

They had harmed the Earth Dragon Sect in the simulated story, so he definitely could not choose them!

Second,

The two Soul Tools in options four and five would not be very useful in the first Douluo era, so they were ruled out!

That left three options!

Options three, six, and seven corresponded to:

The location of the Myriad-Year Ice Cave, Nan Shuishui, and Nan Qiulu!

Nan Qiulu and her mother were both good people. If he chose them, they would surely be incomparably loyal!

Besides, he had caused their deaths. He could not escape responsibility and should take responsibility for them!

Only one choice remained. He could not possibly choose one and leave the other behind, could he?

So, he could only give up on choosing Nan Qiulu and her mother for now and wait until he obtained more chances in the future!

Finally,

Only the third option remained: the location of the Myriad-Year Ice Cave!

There was no need to say more about the value of the Myriad-Year Ice Cave!

His second Martial Soul possessed an ice attribute. Obtaining this treasure trove would be like adding wings to a tiger!

Although everyone knew it was roughly located within the area where the Earth Dragon Sect would be established ten thousand years later,

Its exact location had never been recorded, and it had only been discovered after the Earth Dragon Sect excavated the area!

Without an exact location or excavation exposure, finding it would be no different from looking for a needle in the ocean!

Therefore, choosing this option was currently the best choice as well!

With that in mind, Ye Han finally decided.

"I choose one and three!!"

[ Ding--! ]

[ Host selection successful! ]

[ Rewards will now be issued! ]

The moment the voice fell.

Buzz!!

An exquisite map suddenly appeared out of thin air in Ye Han's left hand.

(This was a roughly generated map based on the original novel's descriptions, made by Xiao Ya. You can use it as a reference, darlings.)

(Dragon City was a fortified border city built at the edge of the Far North. It could stop Far North soul beasts from heading south and harming humans.)

(The Earth Dragon Sect was inside Dragon City, so the Myriad-Year Ice Cave was probably located around here too!)

(And Dragon City looked like this—the official image:

At the same time, an information panel popped up:

[Location of the Myriad-Year Ice Cave]:

"The Myriad-Year Ice Cave was a top-tier natural ice-attribute treasure trove unique to the Far North. After ten thousand years of compression by the earth's strata, it condensed the origin of ice!

It was buried deep within underground layers of frigid rock. The temperature in its core region came infinitely close to absolute zero. Its chill could freeze Soul Power and erode the soul, naturally forming an immensely powerful extreme-cold force field.

It had a clear cultivation resistance threshold. Non-ice-attribute cultivators would have greatly reduced resistance. Ordinary eight-ring Soul Douluo could not enter its core, and even Titled Douluo would struggle to remain there for long.

There were two Myriad-Year Ice Caves in total:

First, the original Profound Ice Cave deep within the Far North: Located far underground beneath the Far North Icefield, it contained only Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm once stumbled into it and devoured the substance, using it to break through to a million years of cultivation in one fell swoop. It was the earliest Profound Ice Cave to appear on the continent. (Already depleted.)

Second, the Profound Ice Cave beneath a cold spring at the Far North border: Located in the northern border of the Heaven Dou Empire, adjacent to the edge of the Far North and beneath an underground cold spring. It would be excavated by the Earth Dragon Sect ten thousand years later. Besides containing Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, it also produced the rare Extreme Ice Divine Crystal. Its resource reserves and overall value surpassed those of the original Far North Profound Ice Cave. (Currently intact.)

There were two core treasures in total:

First, Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow: A supreme heavenly treasure condensed from the origin of ice, of the same grade as Gold of Life. After being absorbed by ice-attribute soul masters or soul beasts, it could directly break through cultivation bottlenecks, nourish Soul Cores, and temper the origin of ultimate ice. It was a sacred breakthrough treasure that ice-attribute cultivators dreamed of obtaining.

Second, Extreme Ice Divine Crystal: A top-tier rare metal unique to the second Profound Ice Cave. It possessed both extreme hardness and outstanding Soul Power conductivity. It was the core material for crafting ice-attribute Soul Tools of rank nine and above. Its grade far surpassed ordinary rare metals. It could greatly enhance the ice-element power of Soul Tools and could also be used to temper ice-attribute weapons. Its reserves were scarce, and it was priceless."

"That's freaking awesome!!"

Excitement burst from Ye Han's eyes.

With such a detailed map, this was in the bag!

However, at that moment,

Wang Qiuer's voice came from beside him.

"Ye Han, what is that in your hand?"

Ye Han turned to look at her and was instantly stunned.

Viewing her from up close, Wang Qiuer seemed even more beautiful!

Especially that patch of snowy white...

"Cough! It's nothing!!"

After coming back to his senses, Ye Han put away the map and laughed awkwardly.

Explaining it would be troublesome. He would tell Sister Guyi and the others later.

The reward for option three had arrived. As for the reward for option one...

Before the thought could finish, the system's voice suddenly rang out in his mind again.

[ Ding--! ]

[ Detected that the option one character, Heavenly Snow Woman—Snow Empress, exists in the current era! ]

[ Character conflict prevents summoning. The memories from the simulated story have now been implanted into this character! ]

"Mm, very good!"

Ye Han nodded slightly in satisfaction.

He just wondered what Snow Empress of this era would do after awakening these memories?!

If he went to find her and claimed that he had reincarnated from ten thousand years in the future, could they possibly renew their bond?!

After settling matters in Heaven Dou City, he would head to the Far North!!

Meanwhile,

In the core region of the Far North.

Inside an ice palace atop the deepest mountain peak.

The Heavenly Snow Woman—Snow Empress, with six hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation!

At that moment, she was quietly sitting cross-legged on an ice platform, cultivating.

Buzz!!

Suddenly, Snow Empress's slender body shuddered violently.

Unprecedented pain spread throughout her entire body.

Especially in her mind—it felt as though it were about to explode, making her instinctively clutch her head.

At that moment, countless unfamiliar yet incomparably real memories flooded into her sea of consciousness.

Ten thousand years later, breaking through the seven-hundred-thousand-year barrier, only to be infiltrated and captured by humans using special Soul Tool technology...

The shock when the God-Sealing Platform shattered, the warmth of someone protecting her while she was gravely injured, the dependence with which she softly called him "Daddy" after losing her memories...

The days they spent together at the Earth Dragon Sect, that man's determination as he burned away his origin to secure her freedom, and the bone-piercing cold when she finally fell beneath the divine lightning of her tribulation...

Every scene was etched clearly into her soul. They could not possibly be illusions.

"Ah!!"

Finally, after absorbing all the memories,

Snow Empress instinctively let out a soft cry, her slender body trembling as cold sweat drenched her.

"What exactly was that..."

After recovering somewhat, Snow Empress's pupils shook violently, and even her fingertips had turned slightly cold.

It was absolutely not an illusion!

Could it be... a divine revelation from the Ice God, foretelling her fate ten thousand years from now?!

Or could it be... that she had failed her tribulation and her soul had reincarnated to ten thousand years ago?!

However, at that moment,

"Xue'er! What happened to you?!"

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—Ice Empress, with three hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation!

After hearing the commotion from Snow Empress's side, she immediately rushed over.

"Bing'er..."

When Snow Empress saw her, she was just about to rise and greet her.

But her mind suddenly recalled everything Ice Empress had done ten thousand years later.

It was Ice Empress!

She had caused the death of the man who had treated Snow Empress like his own daughter!!

"Who allowed you to come in? Get out!!"

Snow Empress's voice was as cold as ice blades, carrying none of its usual warmth.

"Huh? You... what did you say?!!"

Ice Empress froze on the spot, her face filled with confusion and helplessness.

"Xue'er, did I... did I do something wrong?!"

Seeing her aggrieved and puzzled expression, Snow Empress's heart jolted.

"No... that's not right..."

Snow Empress hurriedly shook her head.

In those memories, Ice Empress had only been trying to save her and did not know the truth!

Besides, the Ice Empress of the present knew nothing.

There was no reason to take out her anger on an innocent Ice Empress!