Douluo: The True Eye

Chapter 124: Shocking the Snow Empress

Pressing deeper, although the surrounding environment grew increasingly cold, it couldn't affect the two of them.

With luck on their side, and Huo Yuhao's current spiritual power realm, they didn't encounter any unexpected troubles along the way, like the Titan Snow Demon King from the original story.

Led by the little white fox, Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier smoothly bypassed Bing Di's territory and arrived in the Snow Empress's domain.

Even without getting close, Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier's keen senses could detect a powerful yet extremely violent aura not far away.

'It is Bing Di, definitely Bing Di! I can't be mistaken,' Tianmeng Iceworm said excitedly in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.

However, Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier both looked grave, with Di Ruier's eyes showing even more concern.

"Indeed, I was right. Although Bing Di's aura is strong now, it feels like a paper tiger."

Biting her lip, Di Ruier opened her Eye of Destiny on her forehead, sorting out the veins of fate and discerning the signs of prosperity turning to decline within Bing Di's powerful aura.

Despite the combined luck of Huo Yuhao and the blessing of the Extreme North Land's luck, Bing Di, even at her peak, couldn't repair her damaged origin.

And this flaw would become her most fatal weakness when facing the Great Tribulation.

"Well, it seems Bing Di's Great Tribulation isn't imminent; at least, she doesn't plan to face it proactively."

"Right now, she probably wants to recover her injuries as much as possible before the Great Tribulation arrives."

Di Ruier tightened the thick coat she was wearing, wrapping herself up tightly.

Now that they were close to the coldest area of the Extreme North Land, even with her physique, she still felt the cold, though she could withstand it, it required a lot of soul power.

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and further strengthened the simulation of the Ice Dragon King martial soul. The area around him and Di Ruier turned into his territory, which even Bing Di's domain couldn't penetrate.

'Bing Di is indeed stronger than expected, probably due to the Snow Empress's help and prior preparations, but it's still within the acceptable range.'

However, while Huo Yuhao's simulated Ice Dragon King could isolate them from the cold in Bing Di's domain, it couldn't isolate the influence of Bing Di's terrifying aura as a ferocious beast.

Under the pressure of Bing Di's aura, Huo Yuhao frowned slightly, activated his Eye of Truth, and directly launched the Golden Level Second Awakening of his martial soul.

The enormous Eye of Truth floated behind Huo Yuhao, silently, as if it didn't exist here, ignoring the influence of Bing Di's ferocious power.

Di Ruier was not to be outdone. Compared to Huo Yuhao, after opening her Eye of Destiny, she seemed to have become the darling of the entire world, with the entire world helping her to resist the pressure released by Bing Di.

At this time, although Bing Di was angry because of the stimulation of the unfamiliar True Dragon aura, she was a little stunned after carefully feeling it.

The original emerald green sky slowly disappeared. At the same time, a scorpion about 1.6 meters long turned into an emerald green rainbow from the horizon and appeared in front of Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier.

Although Bing Di had already restrained the pressure on her body, the soul power aura and extreme cold air that occasionally appeared were enough to make Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier stand ready.

However, after Bing Di saw the little white fox whimpering beside Huo Yuhao, she turned to look at Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier and became much gentler.

"Bing'er, please invite these two guests to come over together." A clear yet somewhat ethereal voice echoed in the sky full of wind and snow.

Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier both guessed that the owner of the voice should be the Snow Empress, the leader of the three great heavenly kings of the Extreme North Land.

Hearing this, Bing Di silently turned around without saying a word, but led Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier in one direction.

This trip didn't take long. Bing Di led Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier to an ice lake.

In the depths of the snowy Extreme North Land, this ice lake didn't contain any ice crystals, and the ice-blue water in it seemed to be motionless and extremely pure.

However, the extremely cold aura it exuded forced Di Ruier to burn golden flames around her body to resist.

After bringing Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier to this place, Bing Di spoke for the first time, her voice a little hoarse amidst the crispness.

"The Snow Empress is on the small island in the center of the Ice God Lake. Go and see her yourselves."

Then, without waiting for Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier to reply, Bing Di directly submerged her body into the depths of the Ice God Lake.

Huo Yuhao directly ignored the chattering Tianmeng Iceworm in his spiritual sea, took Di Ruier's hand, and stepped onto the surface of the Ice God Lake.

When holding Huo Yuhao's hand, Di Ruier suddenly found that most of the severe cold in the surrounding environment, which was even difficult for her to bear, had dissipated.

But compared to this, she was a little dazed for some reason when Huo Yuhao held her hand for the first time, and subconsciously dispersed the golden flames around her body, and stepped onto the Ice God Lake with Huo Yuhao.

When Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier set foot on the Ice God Lake, a small layer of ice, which had always been the same for millions of years and had never frozen, condensed on the Ice God Lake, steadily bearing the weight caused by Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier.

Moving forward step by step, with each step forward, the ice surface condensed from the ultimate ice behind Huo Yuhao would dissipate again. Before long, the two stepped firmly on the small island on the Ice God Lake.

On the island, which was condensed from extremely pure ultimate ice, amidst the snow flying all over the sky, a pure white figure of a girl appeared in front of Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier.

An eighteen-year-old girl, with a head of pure white hair that hung down her back to her feet, and sky-blue eyes that were ethereal and transparent, as if she could see through everything in the world.

Her slender and exquisite figure was flawless. Although her white dress had no embellishments, it made her appear noble and stunning, like a winter plum blossom standing out from the crowd, defying snow and frost.

She possessed a beauty comparable to Di Ruier, yet distinctly different. However, the aura emanating from her now, while powerful, lacked the overwhelming pressure that the Ice Emperor had previously exerted on Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier.

Di Ruier, more familiar with the aura of ferocious beasts, immediately recognized that the Snow Emperor before them, the leader of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, had indeed, as Huo Yuhao said, completed her reconstruction through some method.

However, her cultivation level after the reconstruction was far from her peak state.

"Although this one appears to be human, her true form should be the legendary Emperor Auspicious Beast."

Although the Snow Emperor had a long cultivation history and lifespan, she had never encountered a true Emperor Auspicious Beast during her existence.

The last traceable Emperor Auspicious Beast dated back to the ancient era hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Although Tianmeng Iceworm claimed to have a million years of cultivation, it didn't mean he had actually lived for a million years. Most of his cultivation came from the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Essence.

As the most talented of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, the Snow Emperor possessed nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, but her actual existence was far shorter.

The boundary between the ancient era and the modern era was marked by the establishment of the God Realm by the Five Great God-Kings, who replaced the original Dragon God and fully took control of Douluo Star.

The ancient era before that referred to the hundreds of thousands of years after the Dragon God's fall. Although fallen, the Dragon God's legacy created soul beast groups like those on Douluo Star, and also caused considerable trouble for the God Realm in other worlds.

Integrating worlds, resolving troubles, and regaining control took a significant amount of time for the gods of the God Realm. That period was the happiest time for soul beasts, but it was gone forever.

Therefore, the Emperor Auspicious Beast, besides being a symbol of soul beast fortune, also symbolized the ancient era ruled by soul beasts. This imprint etched in their bloodline made all soul beasts respect the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

The existence of the Emperor Auspicious Beast could also provide fortune protection for ferocious beasts, weakening the power of the Great Tribulation every hundred thousand years. Therefore, even ferocious beasts would show respect to the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Di Ruier nodded, and the Snow Emperor turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao beside her, and the white fox beside him. Seeing the Snow Emperor, the little white fox jumped into the Snow Emperor's arms, whimpering.

"Please, both of you, follow me." Stroking the seemingly real but illusory fur of the little white fox, formed by soul power, a trace of sadness flashed in the Snow Emperor's eyes. Then, she led Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier to an ice cave on the island.

The ice cave was small, but the tables, chairs, and furnishings were all made of ice crystals, pure and flawless, adorned with unique items from the Far North, mostly minerals and flowers, all covered with a thick layer of transparent ice crystals.

Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier sat down together, and then Huo Yuhao directly stated his purpose.

"The Ice Emperor's tribulation this time is likely to have a low chance of success. To be honest, Ruishou and I have come for this matter."

Hearing this, the Snow Emperor's eyes showed surprise, but the worry between her brows did not dissipate.

"Indeed, although I have some of my original source power from before my reconstruction to help, as well as the advantage of the Ice God Lake, Bing'er has been trying to use the power of the Ice God Lake to repair her source power these days, and her eagerness has backfired."

The Snow Emperor sighed softly, and the little white fox in her arms rubbed her palm with its furry head, as if to comfort her.

"Originally, Bing'er might have had a 30% chance of surviving the tribulation, but now, because the hidden injuries in her body have erupted prematurely, I'm afraid there's only a 20% chance left."

"Even with the help of the Emperor Auspicious Beast and the protection of fortune, she can only gain another 20% chance."

Hearing this, Di Ruier's face turned pale and became somewhat bitter. It seemed that her previous estimate was too optimistic.

Originally, she had expected the Ice Emperor to have at least a 40% chance of surviving the tribulation, and with her help, she could add at least another 30%, making it a 70% success rate. Even if she failed, it could extend the Ice Emperor's life for a period of time.

But now, if the Ice Emperor only had a 40% or 50% chance of surviving the tribulation, then if she failed, she would definitely be destroyed. Even if she succeeded, her lifespan would plummet.

Only Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged, and he continued, "What the Snow Emperor said is correct. The current situation is indeed like this."

"But what if I have a way to restore the hidden injuries in the Ice Emperor's body, and even allow both the Ice Emperor and you to take it a step further?"

Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, even the Snow Emperor was surprised, but she found it hard to believe. Her and the Ice Emperor's level were top-notch in the entire Douluo Continent.

How easy would it be to find a way to repair their injuries and increase their cultivation?

If ordinary methods were effective, the damage rate of ferocious beasts during tribulation would not be so severe.

Seeing the Snow Emperor's disbelief, Huo Yuhao just smiled slightly: "Empty words are useless, then please watch carefully, Snow Emperor."

As Huo Yuhao's voice fell, the temperature in the ice cave, which was already difficult for even ordinary extreme ice attribute owners to withstand, dropped again.

At the same time, both the Snow Emperor and Di Ruier showed shock, and the aura of the Ice Emperor, who was originally recuperating in the Ice God Lake, also erupted again.

However, the aura emanating from Huo Yuhao at this time was even enough to compete with the Ice Emperor.

The domineering and pure True Dragon Dragon Might, or rather, Dragon King Dragon Might, caused Di Ruier's current martial soul, the Golden Dragon, and the Golden Dragon Spear she carried with her to react violently, but she forcibly controlled it.

What shocked the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor was that the temperature of the extreme ice emanating from Huo Yuhao's summoned martial soul was even lower than the limit they knew.

Although the aura of this extreme ice was locked in the body of the Ice Dragon Martial Soul, its mere existence caused the surrounding temperature to drop again.

"Ancient Ice Dragon?" The Snow Emperor slowly said: "No, I once saw an Ancient Ice Dragon in the Far North nearly 100,000 years ago, which was the last one whose bloodline had reverted to its ancestor."

"But the extreme cold that it finally bloomed when it was undergoing tribulation was far less pure than your martial soul. This is not a martial soul that can appear on a human, how did you do it?"