Snow Empress

"I know you have about ten thousand years before you face your seventh Heavenly Tribulation. I have a way to help you."

"What way?" Snow Empress asked.

"This is a Soul Spirit Contract I've improved. If you become my Soul Spirit, you won't have to face the Heavenly Tribulation." After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, he prepared himself for Snow Empress's wrath. She would surely think he was plotting to take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone. But this was the only way to bring up his next proposal and make Snow Empress interested.

Sure enough, Snow Empress flew into a rage at his words. "Wretched human, you want to covet my Soul Ring and Soul Bone too?" As she spoke, she released powerful Soul Power, pressing Huo Yuhao until he could barely breathe. Xiao Bai beside them anxiously wanted to help Huo Yuhao bear the pressure, but Snow Empress stopped her with a glance.

"Another method is the Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core. I know how to form one," Huo Yuhao said, forcing the words out under the pressure.

"You know how to condense a Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "I can teach you how."

"How will you teach me? You're a human without even a Soul Ring."

"I'll give you my insights first, then you can do it yourself. If you still don't feel at ease, you can also ask Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King to protect you."

"You even know Bing'er and A-Tai. Who exactly are you?" Huo Yuhao answered Snow Empress with silence. But the terms he had offered were indeed tempting. She also knew how powerful the Seven Hundred Thousand Year Heavenly Tribulation would be, which was why she had already begun accumulating strength. Considering that she had six hundred thousand years of Cultivation, and that Bing'er, A-Tai, and Xiao Bai would protect her here, she wasn't afraid this human would try anything.

With that in mind, Snow Empress turned and told Xiao Bai to fetch Ice Empress and A-Tai, while she stayed there watching Huo Yuhao.

"You'd better promise that what you're offering is real. Otherwise, I'll make you understand the price of deceiving me."

"Don't worry. I wouldn't do that."

Before long, Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King arrived with Xiao Bai.

"Snow Empress, what happened? Why did you call us here so urgently? And why is there such a weak human here?" Ice Empress hurriedly asked Snow Empress.

"Bing'er, I'm going to try condensing a Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core in a moment. If I succeed, facing the Heavenly Tribulation will be much easier for you in the future too. By the way, don't let Xiao Bai say anything foolish to this human. Also, keep a close eye on this human. If she makes any suspicious moves, kill her immediately."

Though Ice Empress didn't understand the whole situation after hearing this, she nodded and did as Snow Empress instructed.

"All right. Show me this so-called proof of your sincerity."

At his words, Huo Yuhao took the method for condensing a Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core, along with his insights from the time, out of his Sea of Consciousness. He presented them in the form of a memory orb. Back then, "he" had succeeded in condensing the Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core thanks to the help of his Soul Spirits and the dragon body granted by Mu En's Dragon Core. But Huo Yuhao hadn't been idle in the Divine Realm; he and his Soul Spirits had improved the method. What he was offering now was that improved method and his insights.

Snow Empress watched as a Vertical Pupil appeared on Huo Yuhao's forehead. She saw him take a light orb from the pupil and hand it to her. Snow Empress didn't take the orb right away. Instead, she stared into Huo Yuhao's eyes, trying to see whether he had some scheme hidden within it.

Huo Yuhao saw what Snow Empress was thinking and said, "I swear on my Martial Soul that there's nothing in this that will harm you. Otherwise, may my Martial Soul shatter and my body and spirit perish."

"Human, your oath means nothing to me." Though she said this, Snow Empress still took the orb.

"When you condense it, remember to keep your mind calm and control your spiritual power," Huo Yuhao reminded Snow Empress at the end. After hearing him, Snow Empress simply went off to absorb the orb without paying him any attention.

Huo Yuhao and the others moved away from Snow Empress and waited nearby. In the distance, Snow Empress was reading the information in the orb. Huo Yuhao turned to Ice Empress and said, "I also have something to give you."

Before Huo Yuhao could do anything else, Ice Empress cut him off. "Human, don't try to cozy up to me. You'd better not make any moves before Snow Empress is finished, or I'll kill you myself. Of course, if anything happens to Snow Empress, I'll kill you myself too." Ice Empress stared at Huo Yuhao with a cold gaze.

At her words, Huo Yuhao could only wait nearby. Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King watched him from time to time as well. Seeing how tense the atmosphere was, Xiao Bai was clearly caught in the middle.

Meanwhile, while Huo Yuhao was with Snow Empress and the others, Evil Lord and his companions had been flying over the sea for days. Seeing the ice field in the distance, Evil Lord knew they were nearing their destination, so he sped up. The two behind him quickly followed, though they couldn't help wondering what this was all about. Before long, Evil Lord reached the icy plains of the Far North and hurriedly contacted Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was waiting beside Ice Empress when he sensed a connection through the Eye of Destiny. Evil Lord's voice sounded in his mind. "I've arrived in the Far North. Where are you?" Huo Yuhao sent Evil Lord his location and told him that Snow Empress and Ice Empress didn't remember him, so he should keep a low profile when he arrived and avoid causing a misunderstanding. After speaking with Evil Lord, he turned and told Ice Empress that someone he knew would arrive soon, that they meant no harm, and that he hoped they wouldn't attack.

Ice Empress was puzzled that anyone would dare venture deep into the Far North, but for now, all they could do was wait for Snow Empress to finish before deciding what to do.

After Evil Lord and the other two reached the Far North, they changed back to their original forms and hurried toward Huo Yuhao's location. When Wolf King and Raven saw Ice Empress and Snow Empress, they sensed trouble. Ice Empress was one thing, but the aura radiating from Snow Empress made their scalps tingle. The same thought occurred to both of them: "Evil Lord brought us here to die." But there was no turning back now, so they could only grit their teeth and go on. Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King also grew tense when they saw the three figures in the distance, especially the enormous eyeball, which seemed to have even higher Cultivation than Snow Empress.

"So those are the people you said were coming. Who exactly are they?" Though Ice Empress hadn't sensed any malice from Evil Lord, she still angrily demanded an explanation from Huo Yuhao.

"It's all right. That's the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler," Xiao Bai quickly said.

"How do you know him?" A-Tai questioned Xiao Bai.

Before Xiao Bai could answer, Evil Lord's voice rang out. "Don't be so tense. We mean no harm." Hearing Evil Lord's words, Ice Empress also let go of her anger. Seeing this, Wolf King and Raven sighed inwardly. Good thing they weren't going to fight.

Evil Lord saw Snow Empress in the distance and came over to Huo Yuhao. "Is she condensing a Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core?"

"Yes. It's the method for condensing a Soul Core that we worked out in the Divine Realm."

"They don't remember?" Evil Lord asked.

"They don't, but Xiao Bai still has her memories."

"Those two are the ones I brought. What do you plan to do next?" Evil Lord said, pointing toward Wolf King and Raven behind him.

"I plan to wait until Snow Empress finishes condensing it, then have a good talk with her."

After that, Huo Yuhao and the others waited nearby for Snow Empress to finish condensing the Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core.