The Ice Dragon King still vividly remembered the scene. Jun Yi had him use his Soul Power as a medium to form a body, and then he had separated his consciousness and placed it into the Soul Power medium, so that he could appear in everyone's sight in this form. This method sounded simple, but as First-Level God of the Divine Realm, the Ice Dragon King naturally knew how difficult it was, especially the separation of consciousness.
The soul and consciousness are connected, and separating consciousness causes immense damage to the soul. Even the Ice Dragon King, First-Level God, dared not attempt it lightly. After all, the cost of doing so was completely disproportionate to the benefits, and no one would do it. If one were to accidentally overdo it, it could very well result in a damaged soul, turning one into an idiot. Yet this young man dared to directly operate on his own soul; such courage is not something an ordinary person possesses.
Jun Yi continued his operations, and the barrier created by the sacrificial ritual seemed to be non-existent to him. At the same time, Snow Empress's figure began to become illusory, and Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power Level began to rise continuously: level 45, level 47, level 49, level 50. Snow Empress's powerful Soul Power was poured into Zhu Zhuqing's body, causing her Soul Power to increase by at least 2 levels at once, quickly reaching the level 50 barrier. Then, Snow Empress's figure instantly disappeared, transforming into a blood-red Soul Ring, which began to fly towards Zhu Zhuqing.
At that moment, Jun Yi used his ice blades to detach Snow Empress's consciousness from her Soul Ring in an instant. He then extracted most of the Soul Power from the Soul Ring to form a Soul Power shell. The light of the blood-red Soul Ring dimmed as Zhu Zhuqing began to absorb it. Jun Yi then began to fuse Snow Empress's consciousness with the Soul Power shell in mid-air.
This process was extremely slow. When Jun Yi merged with the Ice Dragon King's consciousness, it took him a whole day. Of course, this was also because the Ice Dragon King was once a god, and its soul had reached the God Level, thus creating a repulsive reaction with the Soul Power. Jun Yi could only barely create a decent body for the Ice Dragon King by continuously compressing the Soul Power and improving its quality. Fortunately, the Ice Dragon King was now a remnant soul, otherwise Jun Yi really wouldn't have been able to merge with it and turn it into Soul Spirit.
Jun Yi's task was now complete; all he needed to do was wait for them to fuse. Jun Yi then turned to look at the three Soul Beast that had already appeared there. They were all kneeling on the ground, trembling as they looked at the Ice Dragon King's figure.
They sensed the aura of the Snow Empress's sacrifice and came to see what was happening. When they saw two humans appear, they instinctively prepared to attack, but were intimidated by a single glance from the little ice dragon. The Ice Empress clearly felt the aura of the Ice God emanating from the little ice dragon and immediately knelt in submission. The Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Field Bear, unaware of the Ice God's existence, were intimidated by the Soul Beast pressure emanating from the Ice Dragon King. The suppression from the superior Soul Beast rendered them unable to move.
"Child, are you done on your end?" the little ice dragon asked as it flew back to Jun Yi.
Jun Yi nodded and replied, "It's been resolved."
"These three Soul Beast are also my subjects. The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion is fairly strong, but the other two are weaker. Do you need their help?" the Ice Dragon King asked.
"Um, we probably don't need it for now."
Jun Yi understood what the Ice Dragon King meant; he was asking if he needed any other Soul Beast to sacrifice. Jun Yi replied that he didn't really need any at the moment.
" Your Ice God, why did you make Xue'er sacrifice herself to a human?" the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion asked.
"All of this is for the revival of the Soul Beast Clan. This little girl has exceptional talent and may very well become someone like me in the future. I had the Heavenly Snow Woman sacrifice herself to her to further enhance her talent, so that she can play a very important role in the future Divine Realm War," the Ice Dragon King explained.
"Why do we need humans to revive the Soul Beast Clan? Can't we Soul Beast do it ourselves?" Ice Empress was clearly dissatisfied with the idea of making Snow Empress sacrifice herself.
"It's no use. We can't succeed by relying solely on our Soul Beast Clan. The road ahead is blocked. No matter how much the Soul Beast Clan cultivates, they will never become gods again. This is the result of that failure for us Soul Beast." The Ice Dragon King sighed and said slowly.
"Moreover, not all humans are our enemies. During the great war in the Divine Realm, many gods chose to help our Soul Beast Clan, fighting against other human gods and fighting for us."
The Ice Dragon King's explanation dispelled some of Jun Yi's doubts. No wonder the Ice Dragon King so easily chose to let him absorb its remnant soul and was even willing to help him by having the Snow Empress sacrifice herself for Zhu Zhuqing. It turned out there was another reason behind it.
Then the Ice Dragon King continued, "Furthermore, once the human deities become gods, they can directly resurrect the sacrificed Soul Beast. This will not only free us soul Soul Beast from the constraints imposed by the divine Divine Realm, but also allow us to directly enter the Divine Realm."
The Ice Dragon King's words left the Ice Empress stunned; she hadn't expected there to be so many secrets behind it all.
"You should all return to your respective territories. Your strength is still too weak to come into contact with higher-level beings. It's good enough for you to live well in this Far North."
Hearing the Ice Dragon King's words, the three Soul Beast present felt a mix of emotions. They were the strongest beings in the Far North, with even the weakest, the Ice Field Bear, having nearly 200,000 years of cultivation. Yet, the Ice Dragon King called them "still weak," which was a blow to their pride.
Seeing his people devastated, the Ice Dragon King added, "Do not lose heart. When we conquer the Divine Realm and restore the path to godhood for Soul Beast, you will all have the potential to become gods."
"You may all leave now and return to your respective territories. Do not disturb me." The Ice Dragon King issued an order to dismiss the three Ferocious Beast.
How could they dare disobey the Ice God's command? The three Soul Beast could only bow to the Ice Dragon King and then leave.
"Child, did you understand what I just said?" the Ice Dragon King asked, turning his head.
"You've forgotten, when I absorbed your remnant soul, I gained the memories within it. Of course, I know these things," Jun Yi replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the Ice Dragon King smiled slightly and continued to inquire, "I had forgotten about that. Child, are you afraid? Your future enemy is a god who rules over everything."
"Since I have already promised you, I am naturally not afraid. So what if there are gods? I will just cut them down with one stroke!"
(End of this chapter)