Qin Sheng Was Different

After restraining Snow Emperor for a while, Qin Sheng finally released his suppression of her.

"Do you believe me now?"

Qin Sheng stood with his back to Snow Emperor, gazing out over the vast Far North. "Given the gap in strength between us, there was no need for me to lie to you."

Snow Emperor stared at Qin Sheng, her heart filled with complicated emotions—shock, humiliation, fear, and more.

"Are you... a god?"

In her eyes, only the legendary gods could suppress her so easily.

Di Tian, the foremost Soul Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, could not do it. Neither could Evil Emperor, the second-ranked Soul Beast of the Evil Demon Forest.

Qin Sheng smiled. "Not yet, but I definitely will be in the future."

"Let me introduce myself again. Qin Sheng, eleven years old, Rank 70."

"You're eleven?!" Snow Emperor blurted out.

"What's wrong with being eleven? Did I need to lie to you?"

Snow Emperor was left speechless. After a long silence, she finally spoke.

"Do it."

"I told you, as long as you cooperate with me, I won't kill you." Qin Sheng turned around.

"Besides, we can keep in touch and exchange insights in the future."

A dead Ice Sky Snow Lady would leave behind only a Soul Ring and a Soul Bone. How could that compare to a living one?

Qin Sheng understood sustainable development!

"What do you want to do?"

Given Snow Emperor's pride, she normally would not even bother with humans.

But she had truly been beaten senseless this time...

"I'll take a portion of your Origin. In compensation, I'll tell you where the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow is. How about it?"

Qin Sheng said, "The Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow is a supreme treasure for ice-type Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. It will be enough to make up for all your losses, and even help you condense a Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core again."

Skydream Ice Silkworm had become a million-year Soul Beast by consuming this stuff. Of course, for those without an ice attribute, the value of the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow dropped sharply.

Spirit and ice—those were the two correct answers of the Unrivaled Tang Sect era.

"You really know where the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow is?" Snow Emperor could no longer remain calm.

"Do you have any Soul Bones here?" Qin Sheng asked instead.

"I don't, but Bing'er and Little White's clans should have collected some."

Qin Sheng nodded. "The Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow is beneath a sect's base in the human world. Although they don't know it exists, I still hope you'll provide a Soul Bone as compensation for that sect."

"Oh, and a Dragon Clan Soul Bone would be best."

The Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow was beneath the Earth Dragon Sect in Dragon City.

"Alright." Snow Emperor had no objections and left directly.

Qin Sheng waited quietly. I wonder if she'll bring Ice Empress and the others to surround and attack me.

This was a test for Snow Emperor. If what he received was not a Soul Bone, but an ambush to kill him, then...

Fortunately, Snow Emperor truly was prideful and did not resort to such petty tricks.

She returned quickly and handed a Soul Bone to Qin Sheng.

It was a hundred-thousand-year torso bone with the pressure of the Dragon Clan, though its bloodline was not especially pure.

Snow Emperor was quite generous.

The two headed toward Dragon City and soon reached their destination.

The Earth Dragon Sect's leader was named Nan Shuishui. Qin Sheng and Snow Emperor descended before her and directly explained their purpose.

Nan Shuishui's eyes nearly popped out when she saw the hundred-thousand-year torso bone.

"The two seniors may take whatever you wish from beneath the Earth Dragon Sect." She agreed without the slightest hesitation.

The Earth Dragon Sect's inherited Martial Soul was the Rouge Dragon, which had nothing whatsoever to do with ice. The Mysterious Ice Marrow was completely useless to them.

In Snow Emperor's view, exchanging a useless Soul Bone for Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow was an enormous profit.

In Nan Shuishui's view, exchanging a pile of ice for a hundred-thousand-year torso bone was an absurdly good deal.

And Qin Sheng?

He had paid no price at all. By merely providing information, he would obtain a Six-Hundred-Ninety-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and an Ice Sky Snow Lady.

Victory!

"Go take it. Don't make too much of a disturbance," Qin Sheng said.

Snow Emperor immediately moved. With a thought from Qin Sheng, the Soul Bone instantly attached itself to Nan Shuishui's body and fused with her.

"The Earth Dragon Sect doesn't even have a Titled Douluo, so you should understand that news of this Soul Bone must remain secret."

Qin Sheng said, "I'll help you fuse with it quickly and conceal it to some extent. Even if you use the Soul Bone in the future, no one will discover that it is a hundred-thousand-year one."

Nan Shuishui was deeply grateful to Qin Sheng, but the Soul Bone's power struck her so hard that she could not speak. She could only thank him repeatedly in her heart.

Once the Soul Bone had fully fused, Nan Shuishui's Soul Power increased considerably.

For a Soul Master, a Soul Bone's most important function was strengthening one's foundation, increasing one's potential, and broadening one's path forward.

A hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone was enough to bring about an earthshaking transformation.

Ten thousand years ago, Soul Bones had been known as Blood River Treasures.

"Thank you, Senior. The Earth Dragon Sect will never forget your great kindness." Nan Shuishui bowed deeply.

Once Snow Emperor emerged, the two simply departed, leaving behind only the ecstatic Sect Master Nan laughing wildly in the room.

"Beneath the Earth Dragon Sect, there is not only Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, but also Ice Pole Divine Crystal."

Snow Emperor said, "The Ice Pole Divine Crystal is for you."

It was an extremely high-grade material.

"Alright." Qin Sheng did not refuse, then asked,

"When will you help me condense my Soul Ring?"

"How should I do that?" Snow Emperor had no experience with condensing Soul Rings.

"Don't resist."

Qin Sheng extended one hand and pressed it against Snow Emperor's lower abdomen, drawing out her Origin.

He had come into contact with Origin more than once. He was exceptionally familiar with it.

A mass of snowy-white light emerged from Snow Emperor's body. Qin Sheng confined it and said,

"You are an Ice Sky Snow Lady born and nurtured by nature, and you can also draw upon the power of the Far North. That means your connection with heaven and earth is extremely close."

"Even if Di Tian's cultivation is higher than yours, he cannot command the power of the Star Dou Great Forest in battle as you can."

Snow Emperor's aura had weakened more than ever, but she still nodded in response to Qin Sheng.

"You're right."

"Martial Soul True Body is a deep excavation of a Martial Soul. It can also be called liberation or evolution."

Staring at Snow Emperor's Origin, Qin Sheng revealed his plan.

"Therefore, I want to use the power of you, an Ice Sky Snow Lady, at this crucial step, to allow my Martial Soul to establish a connection with heaven and earth as well."

This was not Heaven-Man Resonance or Unity of Heaven and Man. It was to make Qin Sheng's Martial Soul into a "Quasi-Heaven and Earth Spirit."

If he could accomplish this, not only would Qin Sheng's strength increase further, but the difficulty of comprehending the laws of heaven and earth in the future would also decrease.

Snow Emperor thought for a moment, then shook her head. "That's impossible. I possess this ability only because I was born from nature."

"Other Soul Masters and Soul Beasts may not be able to do it, but that may not be true for me." Qin Sheng smiled confidently.

Martial Souls were inherited through bloodlines, yet they manifested due to the rules of heaven and earth. The two already possessed a certain connection.

Combined with Qin Sheng's deep foundation, he had already found a direction.

Most importantly, there was the inheritance of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art.

The Emperor Scripture, even if it was only the Sea of Suffering Chapter, brought Qin Sheng not merely a cultivation method, but also enlightenment and an understanding of all things between heaven and earth.

Great Emperors bore the heart of heaven and commanded the myriad Daos. Their scriptures all pointed directly to the roots of the Great Dao and the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

Any insight gained from them was an enormous harvest.

Those who cultivated Emperor Scriptures possessed futures far greater than others. That was precisely why.

"I hope you succeed," Snow Emperor said.

"Use the Mysterious Ice Marrow first and restore yourself."

Qin Sheng said, "I want to observe your changes a little longer. It should be useful to me."

"Alright."

Snow Emperor did not refuse. After their brief time together, she had developed a measure of trust in Qin Sheng.

More importantly, there was nothing she could do even if she did not trust him. She simply could not defeat him.

From then on, Qin Sheng remained with Snow Emperor, observing the Douluo Continent's only Heaven and Earth Spirit.

Three months later, Snow Emperor had fully recovered and, under Qin Sheng's guidance, began trying to condense a Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core.

This time, she succeeded, and her strength surged dramatically.

"The seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation can no longer stop me!"

Snow Emperor's eyes shone brightly, and she seemed filled with heroic spirit.

"Cross your tribulation first," Qin Sheng said.

"However, I want to place a wisp of my spiritual power within you to sense all your changes. Is that alright?"

Snow Emperor looked deeply at Qin Sheng. After three months together, she had roughly come to understand what kind of person this mysterious, invincible expert was.

Confident, calm, proud. Other than cultivation, he treated nothing else as important.

"Alright."

After the spiritual attachment was complete, Snow Emperor left the snow peak and triggered the Heavenly Tribulation upon the vast icefield outside.

Dark clouds gathered, thunder roared, and the magnificent heavenly might made every living being on the Extreme North Ice Plain feel oppressed.

Once I advance to the Four Extremes, I'll have to begin crossing tribulations as well. I wonder what that scene will look like.

Qin Sheng thought silently, harboring some anticipation for Heavenly Tribulation.

The Heavenly Tribulations of the Shrouding the Heavens World were not merely trials and destruction. They also contained Fortune and represented rebirth.

Unlike the Soul Beast Heavenly Tribulations of the Douluo World, which existed purely to destroy those crossing them.

Lightning descended, and Snow Emperor was swallowed by the Thunder Sea.

In the distance, emerald light filled the sky as a beautiful jade-green scorpion flew over and watched from afar.

This was the Ice Empress, with a cultivation of three hundred and ninety thousand years.

The Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King also appeared, each over a hundred meters tall and possessing cultivations of two hundred thousand years.

All the Fierce Beasts of the Far North had gathered here.

Qin Sheng ignored them and carefully sensed Snow Emperor's changes, as well as the various profound truths contained within the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Thunder Law, Destruction Law? It seems the Thunder God of the Douluo World has already died..."

Even while crossing the tribulation, Snow Emperor could still draw upon the power of the Far North.

The Heavenly Tribulation wished to destroy Snow Emperor, but that did not mean the Far North wished the same. This Ice Sky Snow Lady would forever be the Far North's child.

Not only had it not abandoned Snow Emperor during the Heavenly Tribulation, it instead supported and protected her with all its strength.

"This relationship is quite special."

"Three-Eyed Golden Lion is the auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest and bears its fortune. Isn't Snow Emperor the same?"

"She simply lacks the ability to accelerate the cultivation of the Far North's Soul Beasts and help them break through bottlenecks. Yet she is extremely important to the Far North, and the reverse is true as well."

Qin Sheng witnessed many things through this Heavenly Tribulation and gained greatly from it.

Snow Emperor's Heavenly Tribulation ended quickly. Her aura transformed and rose as she entered the seven-hundred-thousand-year realm.

Equivalent to a Quasi-God among the human Ultimate Douluo of the third Douluo era.

As for the second Douluo era? Not one of humanity's three Ultimate Douluo was a Quasi-God.

"Xue'er!"

"Mom!"

"Snow Emperor!"

Ice Empress and the others flew toward Snow Emperor, overjoyed.

Snow Emperor brought the three Fierce Beasts to Qin Sheng, and Ice Empress's group immediately erupted in fury.

"Human, you dared to sneak into the Far North's core region!" the Titan Snow Demon King roared.

Qin Sheng glanced at him and said to Snow Emperor,

"Keep your people under control."

Snow Emperor was full of apology. "Sorry."

"I crossed the Heavenly Tribulation entirely because Qin Sheng helped me. He is my friend and the Far North's most honored guest. You are not allowed to disrespect him."

Ice Empress grew anxious and waved her great pincers.

"But he's human!"

"Qin Sheng is different." Snow Emperor was resolute.

"Xue'er, you've been bewitched by a human. You'll regret this!"

"Bing'er, I am the ruler of the Far North!"