The Snow Empress Revealed, the Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors! Long Yao's God-Given Soul Skill!

Skywater Academy.

The ninth floor of the True Dragon Tower.

Long Yao sat at the edge of the platform.

A pale blue screen of light hovered before him.

On it was the image of the Snow Empress unfolding across the sky.

Shui Bing'er stood below the platform.

As she watched that white figure, the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul within her trembled without cease.

Shui Yue'er looked up as well.

"Dean, is the Snow Empress really stronger than the Evil Emperor?"

"At least the current ranking is correct."

Long Yao lifted his teacup.

"After receiving his reward from the Golden Ranking, the Evil Emperor's cultivation approached a million years."

"But the Snow Empress's power can't be measured by Soul Power and cultivation alone."

Shui Yuerou stood nearby.

"Does the Snow Empress possess a God Level Soul Skill?"

"I passed her Soul Skill on to her."

Long Yao set down his teacup.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er turned to him at once.

"A God-Given Soul Skill?"

Shui Bing'er asked.

"You could think of it that way."

Long Yao looked toward the screen.

"The Snow Empress is a Heavenly Snow Woman, born of heaven and earth."

"She is the embodiment of Ultimate Ice."

"I merely pushed her power to a higher level."

Shui Bing'er lowered her gaze to her hands.

She, too, possessed the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.

But compared with the Snow Empress, her Ice Attribute remained at the level of Soul Power.

The Snow Empress's ice had already touched the laws of the world.

No difference in years of cultivation could bridge that gap.

"So the Snow Empress can freeze space and time?"

Shui Bing'er asked.

"She has mastered part of that power."

Long Yao nodded slightly.

"The Evil Emperor can disrupt space and time."

"But the Snow Empress can bring them to a standstill."

"When their levels of power are close, the latter is naturally stronger."

Shui Yue'er gazed at the Snow Empress in the sky, awe growing in her eyes.

"Then are all the stronger figures above the Snow Empress connected to God Level power?"

"Those near the top of the Golden Ranking have all touched the God Level to some degree."

Long Yao did not keep them guessing.

"Bibi Dong obtained a Million-Year Soul Ring, and Tang Chen has inherited the Asura God's legacy."

"The Snow Empress has a God-Given Soul Skill. Seventh place makes sense."

Shui Yuerou nodded gently.

At last, she understood that the Golden Ranking did not compare years of cultivation alone.

What truly determined a place on the ranking was the greatest power a contender could wield.

Shui Bing'er looked back up at the sky.

She wanted to know what kind of God Level Soul Skill the Snow Empress had mastered.

And she wanted to know whether she herself could reach that point someday.

Long Yao sensed what was on her mind but did not speak at once.

The path of cultivation was one she had to walk herself.

Even if he could grant her power outright, he could not walk the entire road for Shui Bing'er.

High above, on the screen in the sky.

The golden words gradually faded.

A world of ice and snow took shape once more.

There were no mountains or rivers, no lakes.

Only a blizzard filling the sky and a white icefield stretching to the horizon.

The Snow Empress stood alone at its center.

She closed her eyes.

The wind and snow around her came to a halt.

An ice crystal hovered before her.

Inside it, a snowflake drifted slowly, sealed away.

Golden words appeared.

[Heavenly Snow Woman, a Heaven-and-Earth Spirit.]

[Born from the primal essence of the Far North.]

[No inherited bloodline.]

[No clan to shelter her.]

[She herself is the source of Ultimate Ice.]

As the words appeared.

Ice Attribute Soul Masters across Douluo Continent all looked up at the sky.

"A Heaven-and-Earth Spirit?"

"The Snow Empress isn't an ordinary Soul Beast?"

"She was born from the Far North?"

"No clan, no parents, yet she became a mighty figure on her own?"

"So that's what a Heavenly Snow Woman is?"

Skywater Academy.

Shui Bing'er watched the Snow Empress in the sky, her expression shifting.

At last, she understood why the ice elements of heaven and earth acknowledged the Snow Empress.

She had not cultivated Ultimate Ice.

She was Ultimate Ice.

Shui Yuerou looked shaken too.

"A Soul Beast born of heaven and earth can be this gifted."

Long Yao said nothing.

On the screen, the Snow Empress still stood at the center of the icefield.

A snowflake landed on her shoulder.

It did not melt.

Instead, it became a wisp of pale blue light and entered her body.

The next instant.

Cold surged toward her from across the entire icefield.

Glaciers rose from the ground.

The wind and snow became white rivers, swirling behind the Snow Empress.

She raised a hand.

An icy-blue ring of light slowly opened above her palm.

Within the ring, space twisted faintly.

Snowflakes that had been drifting forward stopped in midair.

A chunk of ice tumbling down a mountain stopped in midair too.

Even the wind ceased to flow.

Golden words appeared again.

[The Snow Empress's innate gift: Ultimate Ice.]

[It can freeze Soul Power, the physical body, and the Spiritual Origin.]

[At a higher level, Ultimate Ice can affect space and time.]

[In the Far North, the Snow Empress's power is strengthened by its primal essence.]

Countless Soul Masters gasped.

"Freeze the Spiritual Origin?"

"That's no ordinary Soul Skill!"

"If someone's spiritual power is frozen, even the Evil Emperor couldn't use Mental Control, could he?"

"The Snow Empress can affect time and space. No wonder she ranks above the Evil Emperor!"

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong looked up at the sky.

The temperature inside the Papal Palace kept falling.

Her gaze rested on the frozen expanse of snow and ice.

"Ultimate Ice can actually affect space and time."

Qian Daoliu's expression grew grave.

"The power she wields is already close to the God Level."

Bibi Dong did not argue.

She had obtained a Million-Year Soul Ring, greatly increasing her own power.

Yet the Snow Empress shown by the Golden Ranking still made her feel pressured.

If they fought in the Far North, the Snow Empress would be strengthened by its primal essence.

Under those circumstances, her power would only be more terrifying.

For now, Bibi Dong set aside the idea of going to the Far North.

She had no wish to rush into battle with such a Soul Beast before learning what other powers the Snow Empress held.

The Evil Demon Forest.

The Evil Emperor watched the scene in the sky, his spiritual power roiling above the forest.

The Snow Empress could freeze space and time.

Ultimate Ice could freeze the Spiritual Origin.

At that knowledge, the Evil Emperor's single eye narrowed.

"Freeze the Spiritual Origin?"

The Evil Emperor stared at the words on the Golden Ranking.

"If spiritual power is strong enough, it can break through any ice."

He did not accept the Golden Ranking's judgment.

The Evil God Crown gave off a purplish-black glow.

An immense surge of spiritual power rushed toward the heavens.

This time, the Evil Emperor did not attack the Golden Ranking directly.

He shaped his spiritual power into countless tendrils, trying to probe the power the Snow Empress had wielded.

But as soon as they neared the screen in the sky, a layer of golden light blocked them.

Every probing tendril vanished on the spot.

A flash of purple crossed the Evil Emperor's single eye.

"If the Golden Ranking claims she's stronger than me, why not show us a real fight?"

"I'd like to see how mere Ice Attribute power could stand against my Spiritual Origin."

The Evil Emperor's spiritual power spread over the entire Evil Demon Forest once more.

He did not strike at the Golden Ranking again.

But his doubts had only deepened.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Tian watched the icy scene in the sky, his expression growing grave.

"Her power can already affect time."

Xiong Jun looked up.

"If you fought the Snow Empress, Di Tian, who would win?"

Di Tian did not answer.

He remembered the Absolute Zero the Snow Empress had once unleashed.

Even he feared that power.

If they fought in the Far North, where the Snow Empress could draw on the world's primal power, the outcome would be hard to predict.

Gu Yuena looked up at the sky.

As the Snow Empress used her power, that familiar presence appeared around her again.

This time, Gu Yuena saw it more clearly.

It was no ordinary God Level law.

It also held a trace of Long Yao's power.

Gu Yuena said softly:

"The Soul Skill she commands did come from that person."

Di Tian asked:

"My lord, do you know the one behind the Snow Empress?"

Gu Yuena did not answer.

She merely watched the Golden Ranking, her anticipation growing.

What exactly is he trying to do?

Why help the Snow Empress master a God Level Soul Skill?

And why establish Skywater Academy and keep it hidden on the continent?

Question after question rose in Gu Yuena's mind.

She believed the Golden Ranking would show more than the Snow Empress's cultivation.

Next, it should reveal the full extent of her power.

The Far North.

Before the ice platform.

The Ice Empress gazed at the words in the sky, delight filling her eyes.

"Sister Snow Empress, the Golden Ranking has finally shown everyone what makes you special."

The Snow Empress did not answer.

Her gaze rested on the words "Heaven-and-Earth Spirit."

None of this was new to her.

She had known since birth that she was different from other Soul Beasts.

She had no parents.

No clan.

And no elder to follow.

For countless years, she had lived alone upon the frozen plains.

Until Long Yao appeared.

He had sat beside her and watched a day of wind and snow with her.

Only then had she gradually come to understand that other living beings existed beyond her world.

And it was under Long Yao's guidance that she had mastered the power she wielded today.

The Ice Empress looked at the Snow Empress.

"Our lord will surely be pleased to see you take seventh place."

The Snow Empress nodded gently.

She did not care how the rest of the continent judged her.

She cared only whether Long Yao had seen how far she had come.

At that moment.

The scene in the sky changed again.

The boundless snow gradually cleared.

A deep-blue lake appeared amid the frozen plains.

At its center, the Ice Empress slowly came into view.

Emerald armor covered her body, and she raised her pincers slightly.

Her emerald eyes held the sharpness of an ice-attribute Soul Beast.

The Ice Empress froze for a moment when she saw herself.

"This is..."

The Snow Empress looked up as well.

Golden words slowly appeared in the sky.

[The Snow Empress did not cultivate alone.]

[One of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North: the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress.]

[The Ice Empress and the Snow Empress possessed similar attributes.]

[They once cultivated together and guarded the Far North together.]

In the vision.

The Ice Empress stood beside the Snow Empress.

One emerald, one white, the two figures stood shoulder to shoulder.

Snow gathered across the sky behind them.

Two distinct powers of ice began to slowly intertwine.

The Snow Empress raised her hand.

At the same moment, the Ice Empress spread her pincers.

Ultimate Ice met an emerald-green chill.

The entire frozen plain fell silent.

The lake stopped flowing.

Wind and snow hung motionless in midair.

A massive crystal lotus slowly bloomed beneath their feet.

Golden words appeared with it.

[The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress have mastered a special Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]

[Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors.]

The next moment.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress stepped forward together.

Their powers of ice fused completely.

The crystal lotus burst into full bloom.

Boundless cold swept outward in every direction.

The entire frozen plain rapidly turned to ice.

Mountains, lakes, and sky were all coated in crystal.

Even space showed signs of freezing.

Across the land, every snowflake stopped in midair.

In that instant.

There was no wind in the Far North.

No sound.

Only a motionless world of ice and snow.

Golden words continued to appear.

[Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors.]

[Centered on Ultimate Ice.]

[By merging their primal powers, they can freeze a vast area of space.]

[At its limit, this power can briefly halt the flow of time.]

Across Douluo Continent.

Countless Soul Masters stared up at the sky, utterly shaken.

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress can actually perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"That power already surpasses an ordinary Soul Skill!"

"Even space froze!"

"If they join forces, can the Evil Emperor still stand against them?"

Within the Evil Demon Forest.

The Evil Emperor's single eye snapped open.

A terrifying psychic wave swept through the entire forest.

The gem on the Evil God Crown flashed wildly.

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

The Evil Emperor stared at the lotus of ice and snow in the sky.

He finally understood why the Snow Empress ranked above him.

In a contest of individual strength, she might not be able to overpower him.

But she had the Ice Empress at her side.

When two Soul Beasts with Ultimate Attributes performed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, their power underwent a fundamental transformation.

"Freeze space and halt time."

The Evil Emperor's psychic power surged.

"My Light of Time and Space will never lose to that power."

He watched the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress in the sky.

"Once I've fully absorbed my Golden Ranking reward, I'll test this so-called Martial Soul Fusion Skill myself."

Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Tian watched the lotus of ice and snow, his expression grave.

"So that's how it is."

Xiong Jun, too, cast aside his earlier disdain.

"Together, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress can reach this level of power."

Di Tian nodded.

"This is no ordinary Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

"Their attributes are already close to the source. Once fused, their power far exceeds a Soul Skill of the same level."

Gu Yuena watched the lotus of ice and snow in the sky.

That familiar presence surfaced from the Snow Empress once more.

At last, Gu Yuena was certain.

The Snow Empress's ability to command this power owed not only to her own talent, but also to Long Yao's guidance.

Anticipation grew in Gu Yuena's eyes.

"Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors."

"Is this why the Snow Empress ranks above the Evil Emperor?"

In the sky.

The golden words continued.

[Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors once froze a vast expanse of the Far North.]

[Even against God Level power, it can hold its own for a short time.]

In the vision.

The lotus of ice and snow slowly closed.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress stood once more upon the frozen plain.

Crystal ice still covered the world around them.

The Snow Empress lifted her eyes toward the distance.

The Ice Empress lowered her pincers and stood at her side.

Their power gradually settled.

The Golden Ranking's vision held on that scene.

Every living being on Douluo Continent now understood the Snow Empress's true strength.

She was more than a Heavenly Snow Woman with seven hundred thousand years of cultivation.

She was also a Heaven-and-Earth Spirit of Ultimate Ice.

And she ruled the Far North alongside the Ice Empress, with whom she could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Seventh place.

The Snow Empress had earned it.