"That is the Ice Emperor's Heart," Lin Hao said. " The Ice Emperor sealed himself and his Ice Emperor's Heart here, using the Emperor Weapon ' Cold Glazed Sword ' to prevent his aura from leaking out and being detected by the Forbidden Zone Supreme. However, over the past thirty thousand years, the Ice Emperor's soul has gradually dissipated, and now only a wisp of obsession remains, maintaining the final seal. If it is not broken soon, within a hundred years at most, the Ice Emperor's Heart will completely lose its vitality, and the Ice Emperor will truly perish."
"Then... how do we break the seal?" Snow Empress asked anxiously.
"A true successor of the Ice God Palace is needed, using their own essence and blood as a catalyst and the Lunar Power as a bridge, to awaken the remnant spirit of the Ice Emperor and gain her approval. Only then can the Ice Emperor's Heart be taken and her lineage inherited." Lin Hao looked at the Snow Empress. "But the process is perilous. Although the Ice Emperor is only left with a remnant spirit, she was once Quasi-Emperor of the Ninth Heaven, a being who touched upon the Emperor Realm. Her obsession may contain negative emotions such as resentment, hatred, and unwillingness. If your state of mind is not strong enough, you will be corrupted by it and become a vessel for the Ice Emperor's resurrection."
The Snow Empress remained silent for a moment, then looked up at the figure on the ice platform, a resolute glint in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, I'd like to try."
"This is my master's last wish, and the hope that the Ice God Palace has waited for for 30,000 years. I possess both the Taiyin Physique and the inheritance of the Ice God Palace; this is my karma, my responsibility."
Lin Hao looked at her and nodded. "Go, I will protect you."
Snow Empress took a deep breath, walked to the ice platform, bit her tongue, and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which she sprinkled onto the Cold Glazed Sword.
"Buzz--"
The Cold Glazed Sword trembled, and the Ice Emperor's Heart shone brightly.
The Snow Empress sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and circulated the Taiyin True Scripture. Moonlight flowed over his body, reflecting off the Ice Emperor's Heart.
"With my blood, I call forth your spirit; with my body, I inherit your way..."
The ancient incantation was recited by the Snow Empress; it was the " Spirit-Summoning Spell " passed down through generations of the Ice God Palace, which only the direct descendants of the Palace Master could master.
As the incantation resounded, the light of the Ice Emperor's Heart grew brighter and brighter, and the entire tomb began to tremble.
On the ice platform, the eyelashes of that stunningly beautiful figure trembled slightly.
"Boom!"
A vast and boundless thought suddenly erupted from the Ice Emperor's Heart and surged into the Snow Empress's sea of consciousness.
Snow Empress trembled violently, her face turning deathly pale.
Her consciousness was dragged into an icy blue world.
This is the space of the Ice Emperor's obsession.
"Thirty thousand years... finally... the wait has come..."
A faint voice came from all directions, indistinguishable in gender, and filled with a sense of vicissitude.
Snow Empress saw a blurry figure appear ahead; it was Ice Emperor.
But unlike the serene face on the ice platform, the Ice Emperor's face was now contorted, his eyes filled with resentment, unwillingness, and madness.
"That old scoundrel Xuanming... stole my Dao Fruit... destroyed my sect... I hate him! I hate him! I hate him!"
The Ice Emperor roared to the sky, and the entire Obsession Space trembled as countless ice spikes pierced towards the Snow Empress from all directions.
Snow Empress gritted her teeth, activated the Taiyin True Scripture, and a layer of moonlight protective shield appeared on her body.
"Clang clang clang!"
The icicles struck the protective shield, producing a metallic clang.
"You are not a disciple of my Ice God Palace... You possess the Taiyin Physique... Good! Good! The Perfect World vessel... Give me your body!"
The Ice Emperor's figure suddenly pounced, transforming into a streak of icy blue light that rushed towards the Snow Empress's brow.
Possession!
The Snow Empress's expression changed drastically. She hadn't expected that the Ice Emperor's obsession would also conceal the idea of possessing another's body and being reborn!
At this critical moment—
"Certainly."
A calm voice echoed in the space of obsession.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
The Ice Emperor's figure froze in mid-air, his face contorted with madness and resentment.
Lin Hao appeared beside the Snow Empress, standing with his hands behind his back, calmly looking at the Ice Emperor.
"A mere wisp of remnant hope dares to cause trouble?"
"Who... who are you?!" The Ice Emperor's voice was filled with terror.
She could sense that the young man in black before her was merely a projection of a thought, but the will it contained was as vast and unfathomable as a starry sea. Before her, her own lingering will was as insignificant as an ant.
"Who I am is none of your concern." Lin Hao raised his hand and made a grasping motion towards the Ice Emperor.
"No--!"
The Ice Emperor's lingering will let out a shrill scream, but to no avail. Lin Hao directly stripped and sealed it from the space of obsession, turning it into an ice-blue light bead that fell into his palm.
The space of obsession began to collapse.
Snow Empress's consciousness returned to her body. She opened her eyes, her face pale, still shaken.
"Your Majesty, just now..."
"I have sealed away the Ice Emperor's obsession; what remains is the pure memory of the Dao Fruit." Lin Hao handed the luminous pearl to the Snow Empress. "Refine it, and you will obtain the Ice Emperor's inheritance, and... the Ice Emperor's Heart."
The Snow Empress received the luminous pearl. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, devoid of its previous frenzied aura, replaced only by a vast, ocean-like Daoist charm and memories.
Without further hesitation, she pressed the luminous pearl to her brow.
"Boom!"
A massive amount of information flooded into my mind.
The Ice Emperor's cultivation insights, all the secret techniques of the Ice God Palace, the refining method of the Ice Emperor's Heart, and... the truth behind the great war 30,000 years ago.
After a long while, Snow Empress opened her eyes, a complex emotion flashing in them.
"I see..."
She looked at the Ice Emperor's remains on the ice platform and respectfully kowtowed three times.
" Ice Emperor Ancestor, I will inherit your path. And if the opportunity arises, I will avenge you."
After saying that, she stood up, walked to the ice platform, and grasped the hilt of the Cold Glazed Sword.
"Buzz--"
The Cold Glazed Sword hummed softly, and the Ice Emperor's Heart shone brightly, transforming into a stream of light that entered the Snow Empress's heart.
"Boom!"
The Snow Empress trembled violently, and her aura began to surge.
The pinnacle of the Dao Palace Secret Realm... The Four Extremes Secret Realm... The First Heaven, Second Heaven, and Third Heaven of the Four Extremes...
Breaking through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, they entered the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm!
Dragon Transformation First Heaven, Second Heaven, Third Heaven...
Finally, it stopped at the peak of the Dragon Transformation Third Heaven.
It's not that she can't break through further, but rather that the Snow Empress has actively suppressed it. She needs time to digest the Ice Emperor's Dao Fruit and solidify her foundation; otherwise, with a weak foundation, it will be difficult to attain the Great Dao in the future.
Even so, leaping from the Four Extremes Secret Realm to the Dragon Transformation Third Heaven is still an earth-shattering leap.
The Snow Empress opened her eyes, her pupils shimmering with icy blue light, her aura ethereal and otherworldly, yet she possessed a maturity and majesty beyond her years.
She looked at Lin Hao and knelt down again. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for protecting my path."
"Get up," Lin Hao said, raising his hand to help you up. "This is your opportunity. The Ice Emperor's Heart has merged with you. With diligent cultivation, Saint within a hundred years is not difficult. As for that Supreme Xuanming..."
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "If he dares to show up again, I wouldn't mind slaying a Forbidden Zone Supreme."
Snow Empress was startled and kowtowed heavily.
She knew what Lin Hao's words meant.
"Let's go. This matter is settled; it's time to move on to the next place." Lin Hao turned and walked out.
The Snow Empress stood up and glanced again at the Ice Emperor's remains and the Cold Glazed Sword.
The Cold Glazed Sword's light had dimmed, but its spirit remained. She reached out, and the Cold Glazed Sword hummed softly, transforming into a stream of light that entered her body, where it was nurtured in the Bitter Sea.
This was the Ice Emperor's Emperor Weapon, and now it belongs to her.