Gu Yuena turned around, her gaze sweeping over the Ferocious Beasts. "More importantly, Snow Empress has now obtained the ice and snow godhood. That means she has already gained the qualification to become a god and is no longer bound by the Divine Realm's rules."
"We all belong to the Soul Beast Clan, with a common enemy and goal. We can absolutely form an alliance with her and resist the Divine Realm's oppression together!"
Hearing this, Di Tian dropped to one knee and volunteered. "Your wisdom is unmatched, my lord! I am willing to travel personally to the Far North on behalf of the Star Dou Great Forest, meet this Ruler of the Far North, and discuss an alliance."
Gu Yuena pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Very well, Di Tian. As the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest, you are the most suitable one to represent us."
"However, the Far North is Snow Empress's home ground, after all. Her cultivation has now advanced by leaps and bounds, and she has obtained a godhood as well. Her strength is difficult to gauge. You must remain respectful on this journey and not act rashly."
At this point, Gu Yuena looked at Bi Ji beside her. "Bi Ji, go with Di Tian. You are gentle by nature and skilled in healing and communication. With you assisting him, our chances of forming an alliance will be greater."
"As you command, my lord." Bi Ji bowed slightly and answered softly.
Seeing this, Xiong Jun immediately grew anxious, jumping forward and shouting, "My lord! I want to go too! I also want to see just how powerful that Snow Empress is, and stretch my muscles in the Far North while I'm at it."
Gu Yuena glanced at Xiong Jun and refused without mercy:
"You will stay and guard the forest. You're thickheaded, and your explosive temper ignites at a spark. You would only make a mess of things. If you anger Snow Empress and ruin our plans for an alliance, I will hold you accountable."
After Gu Yuena's scolding, Xiong Jun hung his head and retreated to the side in grievance, drawing muffled laughter from the other Ferocious Beasts.
Whether it was Tang San, who had just received the Firmament's reward and was brimming with confidence.
Or Yu Xiaogang, who proclaimed himself unrivaled in theory, or even Ning Fengzhi, sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the two Titled Douluo, Sword and Bone, who had remained at the academy to observe developments.
At that moment, all of them were dumbstruck, shaken by the Ruler of the Far North who stood above all others on the Firmament.
Yu Xiaogang stared at the large words "750,000 years" on the Firmament, his face flushed crimson and both hands clenched into fists.
As the "Grandmaster" who claimed to have read countless precious texts in Spirit Hall, his theoretical framework simply had no place for Soul Beasts that exceeded a hundred thousand years by very much.
Finally, unable to suppress his jealousy and doubts, Yu Xiaogang sent a bullet comment directly onto the Firmament:
"Absurd! What Soul Beast of over seven hundred thousand years? What Ruler of the Far North? This is simply impossible!"
"I, Yu Xiaogang, have read countless texts in Spirit Hall. The strongest Soul Beasts in this world are, at most, the hundred-thousand-year Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. This so-called Snow Empress is probably a fictitious existence the Firmament invented out of thin air to grab attention."
The moment this bullet comment appeared, countless Soul Masters across the continent who were still immersed in shock could not help freezing for a moment.
"Yu Xiaogang, even calling you a frog in a well, arrogant and ignorant, would be giving you too much credit."
"The facts are already right before your eyes. How could the Firmament manifested by the Heavenly Dao be false? With that pitiful little knowledge of yours, you still dare to make a public spectacle of yourself."
"Also, let me correct your mistake-my master, Snow Empress, is now the Lord of the Far North, with 850,000 years of cultivation and a condensed ice and snow godhood. Seven hundred and fifty thousand years is already a thing of the past."
The one sending these bullet comments was none other than Ye Wuchen in the Far North.
Yu Xiaogang trembled all over with rage. "You again! Ye Wuchen!"
"However inadequate I, Yu Xiaogang, may be, I am still a 'renowned teacher' personally featured by the Firmament and recognized across the entire continent! I have taught an unparalleled genius with twin martial souls."
"And you? What do you amount to? Don't tell me you're some good-for-nothing hiding in a dark corner, not even daring to show your face, who can only run his mouth through bullet comments."
Ye Wuchen replied coldly, every word striking at the heart:
"Just because you're trash, you think everyone else is trash too? Yu Xiaogang, your incompetence isn't limited to your strength. That narrow mind of yours is even more laughable."
With his teacher insulted, Tang San, who had always honored his teacher and respected his teachings, burned with rage.
"Ye Wuchen! You have insulted my teacher again and again. You have already given yourself a reason to die!"
"I, Tang San, am an unparalleled genius acknowledged by the Firmament. If you're a man, do you dare tell me where you are? I will face you in a Soul Master duel and use your blood to wash away your slander against my teacher."
Before Ye Wuchen could reply, a terrifying aura of extreme cold, seemingly capable of freezing souls, followed the trail of the bullet comments and descended over Shrek Academy.
It was Snow Empress's will!
This Ruler of the Far North, who had just condensed her ice and snow godhood, would not allow anyone to insult or provoke the disciple she treasured.
"Wuchen is the twenty-four-year-old, rank eighty-nine personal disciple of mine mentioned by the Firmament."
"Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, you master and disciple who know neither the height of heaven nor the depth of earth had better pray that you never set even half a step into the Far North in your lives."
"Otherwise, I will make certain you learn what it means to be unable to live or die. Hmph!"
Twenty-four years old... rank eighty-nine?!
Inside Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi sucked in a breath of cold air, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin tightened his grip on the Seven Kill Sword, his eyes filled with horror.
Tang San's achievement of reaching rank thirty-eight at twelve years old looked like a joke before a twenty-four-year-old Quasi-Titled Douluo.
Yu Xiaogang remained stubborn as a dead duck with an unyielding beak, keeping up a defiant front despite his pale face. "Whether that's true or not will become clear when the Firmament features him in the future. I refuse to believe there really is a young person in this world more outstanding than Little San!"
Spirit City, Papal Hall.
Bibi Dong was staring at Snow Empress's breathtakingly beautiful figure on the Firmament. Greed and fervor surged in her eyes.
"Eight hundred and fifty thousand years... to think she's an 850,000-year Soul Beast. And she has even condensed a godhood prototype." Bibi Dong murmured to herself, her breathing quickening.
Her second martial soul, the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor, still had several empty Soul Ring slots.
If she could hunt down Snow Empress, absorb that Soul Ring of a full 850,000 years, and then strip her of her ice and snow godhood and Soul Bones.
Then she would surely sweep through her Rakshasa God Trial like splitting bamboo and become a true deity in this world!
At this thought, Bibi Dong could no longer remain seated.
She rose, her magnificent papal robes tracing a sharp arc behind her.
She would ask Qian Daoliu to come out of seclusion!
As long as Qian Daoliu was willing to act alongside the several Super Douluo of the Worship Hall and spread a Heaven and Earth Net, even Snow Empress, Ruler of the Far North, would be unable to escape with wings.
Yet when Bibi Dong laid out her ambitions and plans in full inside the Worship Hall, what greeted her was a cold, stern refusal from the Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu.
"Bibi Dong, have you gone mad?!" Qian Daoliu's eyes snapped open, and the dazzling golden light of the Six-Winged Angel surged through the hall.
"The Firmament stated it perfectly clearly. When Snow Empress had 750,000 years of cultivation, her strength was already no less than that of a rank ninety-nine Peerless Douluo like myself."
"Now she has gained another hundred thousand years of cultivation and even condensed an ice and snow godhood! Her combat strength now has already placed half a foot in the realm of gods."
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