Extreme Calculations

"You filthy bug, do you have a death wish?"

"Take your greasy, dirty hands off me."

As she struggled free from Tianmeng's chubby hands, the Ice Empress hurled insults at him.

In response, Tianmeng merely said coldly, "Ice Empress, have you forgotten that person's instructions?"

"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

Upon hearing that, the Ice Empress's entire body trembled uncontrollably.

Only then did she realize she had misspoken.

She hurriedly covered her mouth with both hands, preventing herself from revealing even the slightest information about the God of Destruction.

Ye Fan had originally been listening with great interest as the Ice Empress spoke of his teacher, but Tianmeng suddenly interrupted her. Though he was curious, if his teacher did not want them to speak of it, then he clearly did not want Ye Fan to know in advance.

Teacher must be afraid that after learning his identity, I'll lose my motivation to grow stronger.

That was what Ye Fan thought.

Thus, Ye Fan stopped asking questions and instead shared the information from outside with the three beasts.

One man and three beasts quietly watched the two great soul masters refine the Snow Empress's soul.

Ye Fan had lain in wait beneath the glacier for an entire day and night. Just as boredom began to overwhelm him, whispers came from above his head.

A man in black said solemnly, "Myriad Souls, my God-Sealing Platform has been calibrated. Next, if you and I work together to place the Snow Empress's soul inside, the task will be complete."

"Understood, Minglei. Leave the rest to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Myriad Souls rapidly chanted an obscure incantation. With a raised hand, he slowly placed the refined Snow Empress soul into the God-Sealing Platform.

Meanwhile, Minglei controlled the God-Sealing Platform and guided the Snow Empress's soul inside.

With the two Titled Douluo controlling it together, the Snow Empress's soul was ultimately sealed within the God-Sealing Platform.

"Heh, Cult Master, we have lived up to expectations. The artificial Soul Beast Embryo experiment has finally succeeded. After observing it for a while longer, we can take the Soul Beast Embryo away."

As he spoke, Myriad Souls and Minglei Douluo both rose to their feet, yielding their positions to the black-clad man who was the cult master.

"Myriad Souls, Minglei, you've done well. When we return, I'll raise the age of all your Soul Rings by ten thousand years!"

"Thank you, Cult Master, for your cultivation!" *2.

At those words, both Myriad Souls and Minglei became exceedingly excited.

Hearing this, Ye Fan roughly understood their identities. The one who had refined the God-Sealing Platform should be Minglei Douluo, an elder of the Holy Ghost Cult, while the one who had refined the Snow Empress's soul should be Myriad Souls Douluo, another elder of the Holy Ghost Cult.

And the man to whom they had all bowed should be Zhongli Wu, the current cult master of the Holy Ghost Cult.

As for the final person, Ye Fan guessed that he was also one of the Holy Ghost Cult's higher-ups.

At that thought, Ye Fan could not help but sigh inwardly. "This is troublesome. With Zhongli Wu guarding it, there's basically no hope of stealing the artificial Soul Beast Embryo from them."

Just as Ye Fan stared at the four powerful figures guarding the hall, utterly helpless and filled with anxiety and uncertainty, a familiar, innocent-sounding young voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall:

"Detestable humans, all the Soul Beasts along the way were killed by you."

"Then go die."

The moment the words fell, shrill screams rang out one after another, echoing throughout Ice God's Palace and shattering the deathly silence within the hall.

Zhongli Wu's expression darkened abruptly, and his face changed in an instant. He immediately ordered in a low voice:

"Myriad Souls, you will protect the Soul Beast Embryo. Minglei, you, the Fourth Consecrator, and I will go outside and take a look."

"Yes!" Minglei accepted the order solemnly.

In an instant, Zhongli Wu, Minglei, and the Fourth Consecrator shot out of the hall together and vanished from sight, leaving only Myriad Souls Douluo behind to stand guard.

Ye Fan's eyes lit up as he seized this once-in-a-lifetime opening and shouted in a low voice:

"Now! Everyone, let me explain my plan!"

Ye Fan carefully explained his plan to the three beasts.

Very soon, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was the first to object. "No, Ye Fan, this is far too dangerous. The opponent is a Titled Douluo, while you're only a level thirty-nine Soul Elder."

"The difference in cultivation is like heaven and earth."

The Ice Empress was the second to object. "The filthy bug is right. Ye Fan, you can't take this risk."

"How about I draw Myriad Souls Douluo away, and then you take the chance to steal the Snow Empress's Soul Beast Embryo?"

Ye Fan shook his head. "Ice Empress, it's not that I won't let you save the Snow Empress."

"It's because that Myriad Souls Douluo specializes in researching souls."

"He naturally restrains you in your current state."

"I guarantee that if you go out now, you'll become one of the undead in his Myriad Souls Banner before a single exchange is over."

After Ye Fan finished speaking, the souls of the three great Soul Beasts all fell silent.

Clearly, they all assumed that what Ye Fan said was true.

Helpless, they could only accept Ye Fan's proposal.

Thus, one man and three beasts reached an agreement once more.

However, before acting, the Ice Empress said to Ye Fan with tears in her eyes, "Ye Fan, you have to survive."

"You still have to help me ascend to godhood, remember?"

"I will!"

Ye Fan promised the three beasts.

Then, Ye Fan suddenly overturned the Snow Empress's ice bed and swiftly flew away to change positions. Relying on the effects of his first soul skill, Stealth, he concealed himself within space, leaving Myriad Souls temporarily unable to detect him.

The massive noise caught Myriad Souls's attention from inside the room. "Who is it?"

Myriad Souls Douluo flew toward the Snow Empress's ice bed to investigate.

"Now."

Taking advantage of the moment Myriad Souls left the God-Sealing Platform, Ye Fan swiftly arrived before it.

Ye Fan flashed forward, rapidly muttering an obscure undead incantation. A Spatial Gate to the dark and unfathomable Undead Demiplane suddenly appeared in midair with a thunderous boom, and a chilling undead aura quietly spread throughout the hall.

Shortly before the God of Destruction entered slumber, he had told Ye Fan how to summon the Undead Demiplane. That was also the confidence that gave Ye Fan the courage to take this risk.

At that moment, Ye Fan gritted his teeth as all the soul power in his body surged. He exerted strength through both arms and pushed the heavy God-Sealing Platform with all his might, moving it bit by bit toward the entrance of the demiplane.

The disturbance suddenly spread. Myriad Souls Douluo, who had been inspecting the ice bed, instantly became alert. His pupils contracted as he thought furiously:

"Not good! They lured me away from the target!"

He spun around and shot back, only to see Ye Fan, who had emerged from Stealth, moving the God-Sealing Platform with all his strength. Rage immediately surged into his heart.

"Faster, faster!"

Ye Fan's mind was taut with tension as he repeated the words in his heart, not daring to relax in the slightest.

At the critical moment, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, the Ice Empress, and the Demon Ape struck simultaneously. Three vast and fierce waves of spiritual power crashed toward Myriad Souls Douluo.

The three top-tier Soul Beasts had launched a joint sneak attack. Even though Myriad Souls Douluo was a Titled Douluo, the impact left him dizzy and disoriented, his mind thrown into chaos.

Yet Myriad Souls Douluo was no ordinary man. Relying on his immense experience in slaughter, he forcibly activated his martial soul, the Myriad Souls Banner. Countless resentful spirits churned across its pitch-black surface as he unleashed a fatal strike at Ye Fan.

Countless resentful spirits roared madly as they charged at Ye Fan like flood dragons.

The three beasts were greatly alarmed and wanted to reveal themselves to stop it, but Ye Fan sternly stopped them. "Everyone, don't panic. I have a plan."

At the moment of crisis, the soul tool around Ye Fan's body suddenly shone with dazzling radiance.

He poured more than half of his soul power into the ninth-rank soul tool. A brilliant barrier instantly unfolded, yet it failed to fully block Myriad Souls Douluo's fatal strike.

However, the ninth-rank soul tool's power still weakened Myriad Souls Douluo's attack.

Not far away, Myriad Souls Douluo was also startled when he saw Ye Fan activate a ninth-rank soul tool.

"Not good. A mere Soul Elder actually possesses a ninth-rank soul tool."

But when he saw that Ye Fan's ninth-rank soul tool had failed to block his strongest strike, Myriad Souls Douluo's face twisted viciously again. "Hehehe, a mere Soul Elder dares toy with me? Today, I'll refine you into an undead spirit for my Myriad Souls Banner and make you beg for life while being unable to die!"

Yet very soon, Myriad Souls Douluo's face twisted once more. "No, what power is this? It actually blocked my strongest strike!"

What Myriad Souls did not know was that Ye Fan had activated the nearly four-hundred-thousand-year torso bone bestowed upon him by the Ice Empress. With the ninth-rank soul tool dispersing part of the force, the Ice Empress's torso bone protecting his flesh, and the Death Angel's first soul skill, Death Devouring, enveloping his body, he transformed Myriad Souls Douluo's fatal strike into momentum to propel himself forward, forcibly charging into the Undead Demiplane together with the God-Sealing Platform.

"What an intense aura of death!"

The Spatial Gate rapidly closed. Myriad Souls Douluo watched as Ye Fan was wrapped in the Death Angel's six wings before vanishing completely without a trace.

Myriad Souls Douluo froze in place, his face filled with furious savagery. His fists clenched tightly as towering rage swept through the hall:

"Damn it! I was actually played by a mere Soul Elder!"

"Boy, I remember your martial soul and your aura. Don't let me catch you, or I'll make you beg for life while being unable to die!"

Just as the Undead Demiplane was about to close, Ye Fan provoked Myriad Souls Douluo. "Hahaha, Myriad Souls, you should worry about how you'll explain the loss of the Soul Beast Embryo to your cult master."