Divine Artifact; Myriad Beasts Pay Homage

Far North.

Snow Empress emerged from the portal. She looked at Lu Yuan with a hint of envy. "The Ice God has already instructed me regarding your affairs. From now on, I will assist you until you successfully succeed as the next Ice God."

High Priestess...

Lu Yuan blinked. That title suddenly popped into his mind. Perhaps that was the role Snow Empress played.

Could it be that he would need Snow Empress to sacrifice herself for him in order to become a god?

Probably not. The Ice God had said that Their Divine Throne had fused with his martial soul. This method of inheritance was vastly different from the usual ritual of becoming a god.

Still, if Snow Empress were willing to sacrifice herself for him, he would not refuse.

After all, she was a super soul beast more than six hundred thousand years old...

Lu Yuan composed himself, looked at Snow Empress, and waited for her to continue.

"The Ice God has prepared an item for the inheritance. Please follow me."

Snow Empress walked toward the door and raised a hand in a gesture of invitation.

"An item for the inheritance? Could it be a divine artifact?"

Lu Yuan secretly looked forward to it and hurried after her.

He did not dare hope for a super divine artifact just yet, but a divine artifact was still worth anticipating.

He followed Snow Empress out of the main hall and headed upward, arriving at the snowy mountain behind the palace.

At the summit stood a flawless piece of white cold jade, with an entirely ice-blue spear embedded in it.

Snow Empress raised her hand in introduction. "This is the Ice God's divine artifact, Winter's Spear. You have received the Ice God's approval, so perhaps you can pull it out."

"Winter's