The Snow Empress Awakens

Yu Tianshuang stepped forward, placing one foot on the arena. His True Essence Power swirled in his hand, condensing into an ice-blue longsword. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Frost Cold Qi was gone. He had experimented on the second level and could use various Dragon Transformation Soul Skill, but he couldn't summon the Heavenly Frost Cold Qi. Logically, Martial Soul were innate, manifested from the soul. Could it be because Tang San damaged his Heavenly Frost Cold Qi back in the Douluo Continent?

Yu Tianshuang stood fully alert, sword in hand, her divine sense locked onto the examinee in the center of the arena. However, after an incense stick's worth of time, there was still no reaction. Unable to contain herself, she called out, "Senior Array Spirit? This opponent doesn't understand... If I attack and defeat her now, will I pass?"

However, his shout went unanswered. "Could it be that the third-level array spirit senior can't get here? Or what's going on?" Never mind, since that's the case, I might as well just attack. With that thought, Yu Tianshuang unleashed an icy blue sword aura. But strangely, when the sword aura hit the examinee in the center of the arena, it seemed to be absorbed and disappeared into her body.

Unconvinced, Yu Tianshuang unleashed a barrage of attacks, but the result was the same, leaving him bewildered. "Could it be that this level of the test isn't about combat? That shouldn't be the case. The first level is about cultivation techniques, the second is about supernatural abilities, and the third level, according to Senior Sister Tian Meng and the array spirit, is supposed to be a practical combat test. Otherwise, what could it be testing?"

After pondering for a long time without figuring it out, Yu Tianshuang could only cautiously approach the center of the arena. As he got closer, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap, Senior Snow Empress???"

Wait, what's going on? The array spirit looks exactly like Senior Ice Empress, and the test subject on the third level is also the same as Senior Snow Empress? Moreover, the unseen connection between her and Yu Tianshuang surprised her. It wasn't just a resemblance like the array spirit; this test subject was actually the Snow Empress herself...

"No... Over the past year, I've verified my idea. The Purple Seal was the time it took to send my soul to the Douluo Continent, which is why I was at the Late Golden Core Stage stage Douluo Continent. After my soul returned, my physical cultivation in this body was still at the level it was during the competition, but the Martial Soul and power of my soul in that world truly proved my idea: the Purple Seal was what sent my soul to the Douluo Continent."

"But how did the Snow Empress herself end up here? Could the Purple Seal possibly send someone other than me to this world?"

Completely baffled, Yu Tianshuang didn't want to think about it anymore. He just wanted to pass the test quickly, get out, and then find a way to improve his cultivation and see if he could find a way to reactivate the Purple Seal so he could return to the Douluo Continent. After all, they desperately needed him there. Tang San had already become a god, and his senior sisters were no match for him. Although so much time had passed on the Douluo Continent, it was only a night here, but who knew what the difference in time flow was between here and there...

Yu Tianshuang channeled her divine sense, carefully examining the Snow Empress's condition. "It's actually a soul? No body? Right, the Purple Seal can only transfer souls. I only sensed it before because the Snow Empress was formed from the primordial energy of heaven and earth, but I overlooked the fact that the Snow Empress has also been transformed into a human by the Purple Seal, possessing a body. So, the Snow Empress's current body wouldn't be..."

He considered the worst-case scenario: Snow Empress and the others were killed, but because of his connection with them through the Purple Seal, he had sent her soul over. Then, his senior sisters...

Yu Tianshuang dared not think about it anymore, so he simply took out a pill to nourish his soul. However, just as he was about to feed the pill to Snow Empress, a strange feeling arose the instant his hand touched Snow Empress's chin. The previously dormant Purple Seal within his body suddenly seemed to sense something and began to awaken. "Hmm? Where am I? I... how am I still conscious?"

All of this happened too fast. Just because he touched the Snow Empress, not only did the Purple Seal inside his body react, but the Snow Empress in front of him also regained consciousness. Somewhat bewildered, she slowly opened her eyes and murmured to herself in surprise.

"Jade? Yu Tianshuang???"

Having fully regained consciousness, Snow Empress looked at Yu Tianshuang, who was standing close by, and exclaimed in surprise, "You're awake? Where is this? This isn't Spirit City... Did you bring me here? Is the war over? Have you become a god? Did you find a way to restore my consciousness? Wait, why is your cultivation only at the level of a newly ascended Titled Douluo? Is it because of the price you paid in the great war? Or is it because... because you helped me recover..."

At this point, the Snow Empress's expression turned somewhat melancholy. She thought that not only had she survived the Ferocious Beast Heavenly Tribulation and become human because of him, but even after she sacrificed her essence, he was willing to give up his divine status so that she could regain her consciousness. At this moment Snow Empress's feelings were extremely complicated.

However, Yu Tianshuang's mind was somewhat blank at this moment. He had many questions for Snow Empress after she woke up, but her series of self-questioning and answering left him completely bewildered. Spirit City was still there, meaning Tang San hadn't succeeded. So who stopped Tang San? She said the war was over? No, she used a question, meaning she didn't know the current situation either. But why was she so certain I would become a god? And what about regaining consciousness...?

Anyway, there was nothing left to hide, so I had to explain the situation to her clearly. After all, we were connected by the Purple Seal, and she had also come to this world. Maybe I could find a way back to the Douluo Continent. With that in mind, Yu Tianshuang began to tell Snow Empress about the Purple Seal from beginning to end, in great detail.

After listening quietly to Yu Tianshuang's words, Snow Empress fell into deep thought. After sorting out her thoughts, she said, "I see. I was wondering why, in my hundreds of thousands of years, I had never heard of anything that could transform Ferocious Beast into humans. It turns out it's the treasure of this world. This place must be equivalent to a Divine Realm. According to you, the Golden Core is equivalent to Titled Douluo, then the Nascent Soul is equivalent to a god... Above that are the Spirit Transformation and Mahayana, and even the legendary Immortals... So it's not surprising that the Purple Seal possesses such supernatural powers."

"Living longer means having a stronger ability to learn," Yu Tianshuang said after knowing that she roughly understood. "Qian Renxue actually became a god and even Three Kills. However, without her divine weapon, she won't be a match for Bibi Dong. I didn't expect Bibi Dong to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult... This Holy Spirit Cult is indeed quite something. They were able to resurrect Tang San and help him become a god, and they could also use this method to help Bibi Dong achieve the Rakshasa Godhood. But what exactly is their purpose in doing this..."