Mu En fell silent for a moment, then said, "Let Tianyuan choose for himself."
The next second, Chen Tianyuan's consciousness returned, and his gaze turned toward the God-Sealing Platform on the table.
Of the two options Electrolux had offered, one was to kill her and absorb her soul ring, just as one would ordinarily obtain a soul ring.
The other carried a degree of risk. There was no Ice Empress in Chen Tianyuan's Sea of Consciousness to persuade the Snow Empress, and he did not think the Snow Empress would communicate with him either. After all, her earlier words had made the depth of her resentment plain.
The first option was absolutely safe; the second carried risks. But high risks often meant high rewards.
The Snow Empress's nearly seven hundred thousand years of origin power amounted to an immense reservoir of energy. If he could put it to proper use, Chen Tianyuan would be able to raise at least seven soul rings to the hundred-thousand-year level.
With that thought, Chen Tianyuan immediately said, "Great Ancestor, I choose the second option."
Mu En then began discussing the procedure with Electrolux.
Electrolux said, "I am only a fragment of divine sense now, so the strength I can wield is limited. I need your help to complete the first step."
"Open the God-Sealing Platform and release the Snow Empress..."
Mu En froze. This was the Sea God Pavilion, the heart of Shrek Academy. If anything went wrong...
Electrolux looked at him and said, "Rest assured. The Snow Empress has been sealed for who knows how long, and her strength has long since been greatly diminished. Or is your Limit Douluo cultivation merely for show?"
At those words, Mu En hesitated no longer. Vast soul power surged wildly from his body, sealing off an area a hundred meters in diameter around the Sea God Pavilion and forming an invisible barrier that barred everyone from entering.
The God-Sealing Platform floated in the air, and under the influence of that soul power, all the soul tool formation cores upon it fell away.
In an instant, the God-Sealing Platform erupted with a dazzling, icy radiance. Centered upon it, a bitterly cold blizzard swept through the Sea God Pavilion. Ice and snow howled through the space, turning everything they touched into solid ice.
The entire interior of the Sea God Pavilion became a frozen hell in the blink of an eye.
A towering, snow-white figure a full three meters tall broke free of the God-Sealing Platform. To describe her as having skin of ice and bones of jade, with beauty that could eclipse every flower, would be no exaggeration. She was none other than the leader of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North-the Heavenly Snow Woman, the Snow Empress, with nearly seven hundred thousand years of cultivation.
Breaking free alongside the Snow Empress were her boundless rage and hatred. Under the influence of those emotions, her face gradually twisted into a savage grimace.
The Snow Empress's icy voice, filled with resentment and fury, echoed throughout the space. "Human, you're courting death!"
The ice and snow in the space instantly condensed into hundreds of ice swords, all aimed at Mu En.
The next second, sharp whistles tore through the air as hundreds of ice swords shot toward Mu En.
A dragon's roar rang through the Sea God Pavilion. A phantom Radiant Sacred Dragon, shining with golden light, appeared behind Mu En, and the aura of a level 99 Limit Douluo burst forth.
Yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, red, red, red-nine soul rings bloomed beneath him.
Dense, light-attribute soul power instantly formed a barrier before him, blocking every one of the Snow Empress's attacks.
Though Mu En was no longer at his peak, he was still a level 99 Limit Douluo, with the Golden Ancient Tree at his back. Facing the Snow Empress, whose strength had been severely diminished after being sealed for an unknown length of time, was naturally no great difficulty.
At the same time, Mu En diverted a strand of soul power to protect Chen Tianyuan. In a battle of this magnitude, even the shock waves were beyond what a Soul Ancestor like Chen Tianyuan could withstand.
Under Chen Tianyuan's gaze, Mu En slowly floated into the air. His figure remained stooped, yet he felt like an insurmountable mountain.
The Snow Empress's expression was savage, and she laughed in her extreme fury. Soul power erupted around her once more, and the blizzard in the space suddenly intensified. Amid that terrifying snowstorm, her aura instantly rose to another level. In this world of ice and snow, she, the Snow Empress, was the absolute sovereign.
It was none other than one of the Snow Empress's Three Absolutes: Emperor's Frozen Heaven-Snow Dance Beneath the Blazing Sun.
Within this domain, even the radiance of Mu En's Radiant Sacred Dragon was suppressed. The ice and snow within the space, already at the ultimate level, grew even more powerful. Despite the protection of Mu En's soul power, Chen Tianyuan could still feel the cold they gave off. Even the circulation of soul power within his body slowed under the influence of this frozen world...
At her command, the ice and snow in the space surged madly into her palm. In the blink of an eye, they condensed into an azure longsword radiating an intensely frigid chill.
Inside the completely sealed Sea God Pavilion, a cold wind began to blow. The Snow Empress hovered in midair, her long, ice-blue hair dancing in the wind. She slowly raised her right hand, her wide, snow-white sleeve snapping amid the wind and snow.
One of the Snow Empress's Three Absolutes: Emperor Sword-Peerless Ultimate Ice!
Since ancient times, the path of the sword had been divided by the contest between technique, the Dao, intent, and qi.
Yet the sword strike the Snow Empress unleashed fused them all together.
A heaven-shaking wave of sword qi, carrying sword intent, the Dao of the sword, and sword technique, slashed horizontally toward Mu En. Before it, all the ice and snow seemed to lose their luster.
Mu En remained calm and unruffled. Since reaching the Limit Douluo realm, he could no longer remember how long it had been since he had fought with all his strength.
In an instant, dense light-attribute soul power began spreading through the entire ice-covered space, with Mu En at its center. That soul power continuously melted the ice and snow while surging toward him. The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings beneath him shone brilliantly, their blood-red light illuminating the entire space.
Light-attribute soul power approaching the ultimate level surged around Mu En. He raised his hand, and a fully formed Radiant Sacred Dragon roared forth, crashing straight into that heaven-shaking wave of sword qi.
The two utterly different kinds of soul power collided and instantly exploded. Mu En did not retreat a single step. He raised his hand again, his right hand transforming into a dragon claw. This was his self-created soul skill, Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Rend.
This attack was even more powerful than the earlier Radiant Sacred Dragon Break.
This was not an ability granted to him by a soul skill, but a combat technique he had created himself.
Once a Soul Master's level broke past level 90, cultivation was no longer simply a matter of increasing soul power. They also had to deepen their understanding of their own martial soul.
Having spent many years refining himself at level 99, Mu En's understanding of his Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul had long since reached the pinnacle.
Within the icy mist, the Snow Empress roared in fury, and a sourceless blizzard once again descended upon the space.
The blizzard spread like a curtain, neutralizing Mu En's attack.
An utterly terrifying fluctuation of soul power emanated from the Snow Empress's body.
The Snow Empress was actually about to abandon restarting her cultivation, restore her true form, and detonate her nearly seven hundred thousand years of origin power.
How vast was the origin power accumulated over nearly seven hundred thousand years? If it detonated, the whole of Shrek Academy would likely be reduced to dust and ashes.
"Human, die with me!"
The Snow Empress's voice was utterly deranged, as though she had descended into madness.
At her peak, in the Far North, she could have crushed Mu En to death with a single palm strike.
But now she was somewhere unknown, and her strength had been drastically diminished.
In nearly seven hundred thousand years of life, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
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