Qian Renxue looked regal, her golden eyes resting coolly on the Ice Empress.
"I am the Angel God's successor. I've already completed most of my Divine Trials. Reaching level one hundred and becoming a god is only a matter of time."
She tilted her head slightly toward Ye Yuan, who wore a faint smile.
"My grandfather holds a divine sword and is the Asura God's successor. I am the Angel God's successor."
"Even we defer to him. You're a soul beast hiding in the Extreme North, destined to be reduced to ashes by a heavenly tribulation sooner or later. What makes you think he needs to deceive you?"
"If he wanted your soul ring, killing you would be simpler."
The Ice Empress stiffened.
Qian Renxue's words were unpleasant, but they were true.
A Limit Douluo wielding a Super Divine Artifact, accompanied by an Angel God successor.
If they truly wanted to seize her soul ring by force, she couldn't hurt them in the slightest even if she blew herself up.
They had no reason to go to such lengths to stage this performance.
But...
Since ancient times, sacrifice had been a soul beast's last resort.
It was even more humiliating than being killed for their ring and bones.
Once they sacrificed themselves, their bodies would die and their souls would become subservient. Even their consciousness might be erased. Who would dare truly trust a human's verbal promise?
The Ice Empress certainly didn't.
Beastfolk would never be slaves!
Conflicting emotions flickered in the Ice Empress's eyes. Though a crack had opened in her defenses, her pride and instinctive fear still left her rooted to the spot.
Seeing her like this, Ye Yuan chuckled.
"Ice Empress, the sacrifice I'm talking about isn't the kind you imagine. It's a method of symbiosis I