The Heavenly Snow Woman Revealed!

Ning Rongrong was equally stunned.

"The Snow Empress has six hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation, and she created three ultimate techniques herself."

"A domain, swordsmanship, palm techniques—she's mastered them all."

"Can a Soul Beast really have such astonishing insight?"

Zhu Zhuqing stood beside her.

Her fitted black outfit accentuated her tall figure. Long hair fell down her back, and golden light bathed her cool features.

She slowly clenched her fists.

As a Soul Beast, the Snow Empress had created the Snow Empress's Three Absolutes and ruled the entire Far North.

That was what it meant to stand at the very pinnacle of the continent.

Zhu Zhuqing had always admired the strong.

After learning the Snow Empress's story, she felt a measure of reverence for her as well.

"Someone that powerful is only ranked tenth."

"Who could possibly be first?"

Ma Hongjun looked up at the Golden Rankings.

"When did a powerhouse like her appear in the Far North?"

"How come I've never heard of the Snow Empress?"

Dai Mubai turned to Yu Xiaogang.

"Grandmaster, do you know about the Snow Empress?"

Yu Xiaogang was silent for a moment.

He had indeed studied many Soul Beasts.

But the Snow Empress's name had never appeared in any of the texts he had read.

"No."

"The surviving records on Soul Beasts contain no detailed account of the Heavenly Snow Woman."

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back.

"The Far North does exist, though."

"It's covered in ice and snow year-round. Temperatures are extremely low, and many ice-attribute Soul Beasts live there."

"Even its outskirts are extremely dangerous."

"The farther in you go, the colder it gets and the stronger the Soul Beasts become."

"The central region is widely recognized as a forbidden zone for life."

Ning Rongrong immediately asked, "Not even a Titled Douluo can enter?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head.

"An ordinary Titled Douluo who ventures too far in may never come out."

"The environment itself is the Far North's most terrifying weapon."

"Now it seems those records still underestimated the Far North."

"With the Snow Empress holding its central region, even a Limit Douluo would have a hard time there."

The Shrek group looked at the Golden Rankings again.

None of them had imagined such a deadly place was hidden in the continent's north.

Xiao Wu's gaze fell on the reward.

"A Tribulation-Crossing Pill?"

"It can let a Soul Beast pass straight through a lightning tribulation."

She knew exactly what that pill meant to a Soul Beast.

The Snow Empress stood on the brink of her seven-hundred-thousand-year lightning tribulation.

If she took the Tribulation-Crossing Pill, she could cross that barrier between life and death and become a true seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Tang San paid no attention to the Tribulation-Crossing Pill.

His gaze rested on the final line.

"An artifact—the Snow Empress Sword."

A fierce light burned in Tang San's eyes.

The Clear Sky Hammer was already a top-tier Martial Soul on the continent.

But no matter how powerful a Martial Soul was, it still could not compare to an artifact.

The Asura God Sword in Tang Chen's possession gave him combat strength far beyond that of an ordinary Limit Douluo.

Once the Snow Empress obtained an artifact, her strength would surely rise again.

"Even tenth place receives an artifact."

"The rewards for the top nine can only be more precious."

Tang San stared at the Golden Rankings, his hands slowly tightening into fists.

A reward like that could change anyone's fate.

Within the Heaven Dou Empire.

A blood-red figure streaked across the sky.

Since leaving Slaughter City, Tang Chen had been traveling toward the Clear Sky Sect.

When the Snow Empress's name appeared, he stopped in midair.

"A six-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast?"

"The Far North was hiding someone like that?"

After reading her introduction on the Golden Rankings, Tang Chen's expression gradually turned grave.

If he fought her in the Far North, he might well lose.

"But her strength would fall sharply outside the Far North."

"In that case, her ranking makes sense."

Tang Chen looked away and down at the town below.

He had been away from the Clear Sky Sect for so many years that he could no longer be sure exactly where it was.

He landed in town and soon stopped a passing Soul Master.

"Where is the Clear Sky Sect?"

The Soul Master froze for a moment.

"The Clear Sky Sect?"

"I've never heard of it."

Tang Chen frowned.

The Clear Sky Sect had once been the number one sect under heaven.

Yet the Soul Master before him claimed never to have heard of it.

"You dare lie to me?"

The Soul Master hurriedly backed away.

"I really don't know."

Tang Chen raised a hand.

Vast Soul Power crashed down in an instant.

Before the Soul Master could flee, he collapsed by the roadside.

Nearby pedestrians scattered in panic.

Tang Chen ignored them.

He turned and entered the town's Great Soul Arena.

A short while later, Tang Chen finally learned what had happened to the Clear Sky Sect from a manager at the Soul Fighting Arena.

Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji, the pope of Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall had pressured the Clear Sky Sect.

The sect had been forced to close its gates and cut off all contact with the outside world.

Tang Chen stood before the Soul Fighting Arena, his face dark.

"Damn Spirit Hall."

"How many years have I been gone? And Spirit Hall already dares force the Clear Sky Sect into seclusion?"

Tang Chen looked up to get his bearings.

"I'll go to Heaven Dou City first."

"It's closer, and it should be easier to gather information there."

With that, he spread his blood-red wings and flew toward Heaven Dou City.

Spirit City.

The Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong stood at the front of the great hall.

She looked up at the Snow Empress's introduction, her purple hair spilling down her back.

Her luxurious gown hugged her full figure, and a pair of long legs clad in black stockings showed through a slit in the skirt.

"There's a Soul Beast with six hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation in the Far North."

"The Snow Empress?"

Bibi Dong had never heard that name before.

When she was younger, she had considered going to the Far North.

When Qian Renxue had just been born, looking at the infant reminded Bibi Dong of everything Qian Xunji had done to her.

Back then, she had even thought of abandoning Qian Renxue in the Far North.

She would have left the child there to live or die on her own.

But in the end, Bibi Dong had never gone through with it.

Only after seeing the Golden Rankings did she realize how dangerous that idea had been.

In the heart of the Far North lived a Snow Empress with nearly seven hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Bibi Dong let out a soft breath.

"Thank goodness I didn't go there back then."

"Otherwise, if I'd disturbed the Snow Empress, I might not have left the Far North alive."

Her gaze lingered on the words "six hundred and ninety thousand years."

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was already priceless.

How powerful would a six-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Soul Ring be?

The wariness in Bibi Dong's eyes gradually gave way to burning desire.

"But..."

"How powerful would I become if the Snow Empress became my Soul Ring?"

Star Dou Great Forest.

Lake of Life.

Gu Yuena stood by the lakeside, the breeze stirring her silver hair and brushing a few strands across her fair cheek.

She looked up at the Golden Rankings in the firmament, her purple eyes resting on the Snow Empress's name.

"The Snow Empress?"

"That little one from the Far North."

Di Tian stood behind her, his expression respectful.

"My lord, you know her?"

"We've met a few times."

Gu Yuena extended a slender hand. Her silver dress hugged her tall figure, and a pair of fair feet showed beneath its hem.

She stepped across the lake, ripples slowly spreading beneath her feet.

"The Heavenly Snow Woman was born of heaven and earth."

"She has considerable talent, and she's cultivated her Ultimate Snow to an exceptionally high level."