The soul spirit system was born early! Electrolux's divine sense restored, peace between soul beasts and humans!

[Golden light surged again, and the scene in the Sky Screen abruptly shifted-to the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.]

[On a lake covered in ice crystals, the Snow Empress's figure was dissipating.]

[No, not dissipating.]

[It was being reshaped.]

[The Snow Empress's ice spirit turned into a streak of white light. Instead of merging into Huo Yuhao's body, it fell into a metal ring suspended in midair. The ring was silver-white throughout, its surface densely engraved with soul tool patterns, and a pale blue crystal the size of a thumb was embedded in its core.]

[The crystal flashed once, and the Snow Empress's voice emerged from within. "Is this the... artificial soul ring you mentioned?"]

[Huo Yuhao crouched beside the lake, swiping his fingers across a portable soul tool device without looking up. "It's not an artificial soul ring. It's a soul spirit vessel. Your consciousness, memories, and abilities are all preserved. You simply no longer need to die to complete the contract."]

[The Snow Empress fell silent for three seconds. "You're lying to me."]

[Huo Yuhao turned the device around to show her. A stream of data flickered across its screen. "Why would I lie to you? If you die, I lose a hundred-thousand-year soul spirit. I'm the one who loses out."]

[The Ice Empress's voice cut in from beside him, brimming with stubborn disbelief. "Boy, hundred-thousand-year soul beasts sacrifice themselves to merge into soul rings. That rule has stood unchanged since time immemorial. What gives you, a human, the right to change it?"]

[Huo Yuhao stood and slipped the device into his pocket. "Who made the rules?"]

[The Ice Empress did not answer.]

[Huo Yuhao brushed the ice fragments from his hands. "The Divine Realm did. Its rules keep soul beasts and humans forever at odds.