Ice Empress's Sacrifice, Level Fifty Soul King! (Please Keep Reading!)

Chapter 25: Ice Empress's Sacrifice, Level Fifty Soul King!

Huo Yuhao paid no attention to the fallout from the revelation of Third Generation Dragon-God-Form Tang Wulin's life story.

Guided by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, he plunged into the Far North, an endless expanse of glaciers and valleys stretching beyond sight.

Only two months remained until the second Shrek Seven Monsters Comparison. To ensure nothing went wrong, Huo Yuhao needed to obtain his third extraordinary advantage.

Only with that third advantage could he win the Three Comparisons.

Otherwise, facing Tang Wulin's strengthened Golden Dragon King Bloodline in the comparison would be like handing over his head.

Even breaking through to Soul King would not be enough to guarantee his safety.

Meanwhile, the true impact of Third Generation Dragon-God-Form Tang Wulin's revealed life story was only beginning.

Everyone across the Three Realms had witnessed the hardship and pain Tang Wulin had endured.

"He was the son of a God King, born to stand above everyone else. He should have enjoyed every privilege, every benefit, every special favor."

"But he didn't. He was born amid disaster and lived in suffering. Life's burdens never crushed him, yet his exalted birth brought him nothing but hardship and threats to his life."

"I thought he'd been born poor. Now you're telling me his father is a God King, and the only thing that father gave him was his enemy's bloodline curse!"

"At nine, his little sister Na'er left. At ten, his parents left. Tang Wulin faced it all alone, with a bloodline that could make him explode at any moment. When the Comparison Heavenly Screen appeared, I thought things would finally get better. Then, in the blink of an eye, his bloodline evolved, and his sister left forever to seal it!"

"He never complained that fate was unfair. He never blamed the heavens. He blamed only himself—for bringing disaster into this world, for the precious lives lost by those who loved him, liked him, or simply crossed his path. I'm crying my eyes out!"

"How could anyone not love a Tang Wulin like that, a Third Generation Dragon God like that?"

When the Heavenly Screen revealed how Tang Wulin, whose heart had always been in the right place, had shouldered everything alone in the Douluo III Era, no one could hold back their emotions.

And that was only the beginning of what Tang Wulin would lose.

Douluo I Era

Heaven Dou Empire

Qian Renxue, undercover as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, watched Tang Wulin's life story unfold, her eyes red.

"Why? Why is it so similar?"

"An exalted birth, a God-Level Bloodline, forced to lie low somewhere else and grow up alone, with no one to rely on..."

"It's like seeing another version of myself. But at least I still have Grandfather's support. What does Tang Wulin have?"

"He has nothing left."

Qian Renxue stared blankly up at her name in the Heavenly Screen's Tragedy Chapter.

Her gaze lingered on the words "Empty Sorrow."

"What does Empty Sorrow mean?"

"Am I destined to pour everything into this, only to draw water with a bamboo basket and come away empty-handed?"

Far away in Spirit Hall's Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu also saw Qian Renxue's name.

"Xue'er! Damn it! Why is my granddaughter in the Tragedy Chapter?"

At Shrek Academy, enrollment began for a new year. This time, two Little Monsters joined, bringing the number into line with the Shrek Seven Devils shown on the Heavenly Screen.

Flender trembled with excitement.

"My Shrek is going to rise! Rise for good! Shrek will endure for ten thousand years, become a colossus in the Douluo II Era, and become humanity's hope in the Douluo III Era!"

Tang San stared at his own entry in the Tragedy Chapter.

"The one to blame?"

"What does that mean?"

"Did I cause all of this?"

Far North

A small figure trudged through the boundless world of ice and snow, alone amid the howling blizzard.

Above and across the frozen ground, countless powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts flew or strode past.

But the instant they came near Huo Yuhao, a terrifying divine aura that surpassed all else scattered them.

The heart of the Far North.

"We're here, Yuhao. Leave the rest to me!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm decisively released his Origin Source power. The instant its aura appeared, a dazzling green light flared in the northern reaches of the Far North.

In the Douluo I Era, the Shrek Seven Devils had assembled for the first time. Oscar and Tang San had both reached level thirty and were about to head to the Star Dou Great Forest for soul rings.

In the Douluo III Era, the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek held the sobbing Li Ya in his arms. With one hand, he gripped the letter Na'er had left the two of them, his face dark.

Tang Wulin knelt not far away.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It was me. I made Na'er..."

"I'll take responsibility. I'll protect Shrek Academy, the last thing little sister Na'er left behind. I'll care for you both in your old age, too."

"Whatever Na'er owed, I, Tang Wulin, will repay it all myself!"

After Na'er disappeared, Gu Yue left as well. Only Tang Wulin, Wu Changkong, Xie Xie, and the others remained at Shrek.

Far North

A giant green scorpion lay sealed within Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shed cocoon, formed from his Origin Source power.

"Huo Yuhao, the one chosen for the Heavenly Screen's comparison! Tian Meng, it really is you!"

"So the Million-Year Soul Beast who sacrificed himself to the Child of Destiny, Huo Yuhao, on the Heavenly Screen really was you!"

"You lured me out here. What exactly are you planning?"

Tian Meng slowly appeared before the Ice Empress.

"Ice Empress, isn't what we want obvious?"

"We're going to make a god. I've already tested the legend that Soul Beasts can become gods after a million years. It's impossible. I never felt the Divine Realm call to me."

"The path to godhood is closed to Soul Beasts. I came today to invite you to help make a god. The Heavenly Screen has shown us the future: in our Douluo II Era, the Peerless Era, only one person can become a god—the Child of Destiny, Huo Yuhao, in whom our world has gathered ten thousand years of fortune!"

The Ice Empress's mind rang with a sudden roar.

She had heard the legend that humans could become gods at level one hundred, and she had sensed its truth: ten thousand years ago, all the Shrek Seven Devils had become gods and ascended to the Divine Realm in broad daylight. Yet among all the Soul Beasts, not one ever had.

If she wanted to escape the limit on a Soul Beast's lifespan, sacrificing herself to a human and having that person reach level one hundred and take them to the Divine Realm was indeed the best path.

And Huo Yuhao was favored by ten thousand years of the world's fortune, destined to become a god in this era. Sacrificing herself to someone certain to attain godhood was indeed her best choice.

Unlike in the original story, the Ice Empress did not resist. She knew Tian Meng was trying to save her.

Huo Yuhao raised his head and quietly met the Ice Empress's gaze, his eyes calm.

"I don't want the bone first and the ring afterward. And don't think about testing me."

The Undead Mark between his brows glimmered, and a terrifying spiritual aura swept outward.

"All you need to do is sacrifice yourself to me and become my Third Martial Soul. Leave me your left leg bone and your Scorpion-Tail External Soul Bone as well."

Huo Yuhao's eyes seemed to pierce straight into the Ice Empress's heart, laying her thoughts bare in an instant.

A chill ran through the Ice Empress. Feeling the aura from Huo Yuhao that made her very soul tremble, she knew she was in no position to test him.

She had only one way out: sacrifice herself and become Huo Yuhao's Third Martial Soul, or die.

If she sacrificed herself, Tian Meng would ensure her soul survived. If she resisted, the one inside Huo Yuhao would leave not even her soul intact.

"Fine!"

The moment she spoke, a blood-red pillar of light shot into the sky.

Humm—bang!!!

[Level fifty!]