"Is this the Snow Empress?"
Xu Cheng froze for a moment, looking at the little girl standing before him.
Where had that long-legged beauty gone?
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast's transformation never happens in a single leap. Transforming means giving up everything it once had, including its strength as a soul beast and its long lifespan, in exchange for a human lifespan of barely two hundred years. If it can cultivate to godhood in a human body, it wins that gamble. If not..."
"Most soul beasts become infants after transforming, but the Snow Empress is exceptionally powerful. Unlike ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, she can transform into a child of around six."
The Ice Empress explained from within the Sea of Consciousness.
Xu Cheng nodded slightly.
The Ice Empress had left something unsaid. After transforming into a human, a soul beast could still be detected by a Titled Douluo before reaching rank sixty. With both its soul bone and soul ring still present, it was a walking treasure trove. Only after rank sixty could it completely conceal its soul beast aura...
This was also why most soul beasts were unwilling to transform.
Too much rested on that gamble...
"Snow Woman, are you going back to the Far North?" the Ice Empress asked.
"I..." The little Snow Empress pondered for a moment. "Since I chose to become human, that means I must integrate into human society sooner or later. And since you and Tian Meng happen to be here, Bing'er, I'll stay here too. Once I become a human Titled Douluo someday, I'll reconsider."
"So you've chosen to stay in the Sun Moon Empire?" Xu Cheng said with a smile.
"That happens to fit with the Ice Empress and Tian Meng's God-Making Plan. We can be godhood buddies and share our experiences..."
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