area51novel Chapter 253 The Snow Empress's Contact
Chapter 253 The Snow Empress's Contact
Chapter 253 The Snow Empress's Contact
Just as the Soul Saint among the rebels broke through the defensive line set up by Orange's squad.
Huo Yuhao's mental detection detected an extremely restrained yet powerful fluctuation of soul power.
"What is that?!"
The sudden turn of events startled Huo Yuhao, and even his breathing slowed down considerably.
Yes, since Xu Tianran had already decided to send someone to infiltrate the army, how could he not have prepared some backup plans?
Clearly, Xu Tianran dispatched a titled expert to secretly hide around Ju Zi, precisely to stabilize the situation at crucial moments and ensure the smooth progress of the plan.
To test Orange, this backup plan was not even known to Orange beforehand.
Just as Huo Yuhao sensed the fluctuation of soul power, Ju Zi seemed to receive a command and simultaneously fired a soul guide ray, which shot straight towards the rebel Soul Saint.
Struck by the soul-guided ray, the rebel Soul Saint named Zhao Yang stiffened, a large charred patch appeared on his chest, and he fell straight backward.
"The rebel general Zhao Yang has been executed! The imperial army has surrounded you! Surrender now!"
Those who surrender will not be killed!
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao gave Ju Zi a meaningful look, and then secretly slipped out of the battlefield before the army's encirclement was fully formed.
For Huo Yuhao, an outsider, there was no longer any point in observing the suppression of the rebellion, which Xu Tianran had used to establish his authority.
If nothing unexpected happens, Ju Zi will still gain command of the army in the future, and may even gradually become the so-called Empress War God.
Orange, I hope you can cause that guy a lot of trouble.
"Yuhao".
Hyotei's voice suddenly rang out.
"What's wrong, Hyotei?"
Huo Yuhao suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Hyo-tei said, "Snow Empress seems to have discovered an extraordinary place and wants you to go there."
"Um?"
It was only then that Huo Yuhao remembered that Bingdi could contact Xuedi directly through the spiritual imprint without going through him. On the other hand, Huo Yuhao simply didn't have the energy to constantly observe the movements near each spiritual imprint; he would only glance at them when he remembered.
"Snow Emperor, an incredible place... Really?"
Huo Yuhao was taken aback, then seemed to remember something and suddenly reconnected to the spiritual imprint that had been given to Xue Di.
Within the direct sensing range of spiritual power, there exists a well.
"If it's not the place where the gods passed on their legacy, then it can only be that place?...
To confirm his suspicions, Huo Yuhao used his mental detection to expand his sensing range and barely made out a sign with three sharp characters engraved on it:
Earth Dragon Gate.
"Tsk, you two actually found this place."
After confirming that this was indeed the place, Huo Yuhao used his mental detection to contact Xue Di and Ice Bear King Xiaobai.
"Huo Yuhao?"
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's voice, Xue Di was slightly taken aback.
It's just that Huo Yuhao hasn't contacted them for so long that Xue Di almost forgot that the owner of the spiritual imprint is actually Huo Yuhao.
So much so that when Yuki-tei wanted to convey a message, she would contact Hyo-tei.
"Wait...you seem to know this place?"
After a brief moment of surprise, Xue Di noticed the clue in Huo Yuhao's words.
"That's right, I do know this place. I was planning to come here sometime soon, but I didn't expect you to have noticed it too."
Xue Di hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then, you should know what's inside, right?"
"What else could it be? The Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, and its byproduct, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal."
Upon hearing this answer, Xue Di almost lost her composure.
Huo Yuhao actually knew about this place.
So, by doing this, I've actually stolen his opportunity?
Originally, when Xue Di informed Bing Di about the discovery of the treasure land and asked Bing Di to pass it on to Huo Yuhao, she was simply trying to repay a favor she had previously owed.
Now it seems uncertain whether this favor can be repaid...
Forget it, I have 700,000 years of origin to digest anyway, and I can easily reach the limit. At worst, I can just take 10% of it and leave the rest to Huo Yuhao.
"that……"
Xue Di and Huo Yuhao spoke at the same time.
The two men were taken aback for a moment, then said, "You go first."
"Then I'll go first..."
"Go ahead and say it..."
"..."
Ugh……
They both sighed at the same time.
"I only want 10% of it, the rest is yours..."
"I only need a small amount of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, but I want all the accompanying Ice Extreme Divine Crystals..."
Although they hadn't met, the two stared at each other, speechless.
Xue Di only wants 10%? Is she going to give it to me?
Huo Yuhao was genuinely surprised to hear Xue Di's words.
After all, treasures belong to those with virtue, and the Snow Emperor is clearly the one with abundant martial virtue.
Since Xue Di discovered this treasure land first, Huo Yuhao had already prepared himself for only being able to scavenge for scraps.
However, considering that it would be best to break through to the Soul King level before the Soul Master Competition and gain the ability to use the complete battle armor, Huo Yuhao still asked for some Xuanbing Marrow and the Ice Extreme God Crystal that could be used to forge the battle armor.
Unexpectedly, the Snow Empress took a step back. No, the Snow Empress actually gave up the lion's share.
"Let's talk when we meet. I'm still in Mingdu right now, and it will take at least a month to get there."
"Okay, we'll wait for you to come."
After ending the call, Huo Yuhao rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
Unexpectedly, the Snow Empress discovered the matter of the Earth Dragon Gate.
I should have thought of this back when Xue Di was running around in the northern towns of humans.
After all, Xue Di was, in a sense, a person with great fortune.
Forget it, let's hurry up and get going. After all, Dilongmen is really far from Mingdu, and this holiday will be spent entirely on the road again.
During their journey, Huo Yuhao also observed the situation of Xu Tianming, another host of the spiritual imprint.
At this time, following the rebellion, Xu Tianming's wife was implicated in the Duke's rebellion and was also placed on the list of those subject to the "Emperor's Escape - Nine Clans Separation Technique." As for Xu Tianming, a prince, it seems that he was not dealt with by Xu Tianran immediately.
Although he has managed to survive for the time being, Xu Tianming is still implicated and is under house arrest in the Prince's Mansion. It is estimated that he will have to wait for some time before he is dealt with.
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"Snow Emperor."
Inside a private room at Jiubao Restaurant, Huo Yuhao, panting, looked at Xue Di, who was sitting in the main seat.
It's clear that Huo Yuhao spent most of his time traveling between the two places during his vacation.
Unexpectedly, after asking around at the entrance of the Earth Dragon Gate, Huo Yuhao learned that Xue Di was at the Jiu Bao Restaurant, so he rushed there without stopping.
Huo Yuhao's eye twitched as he looked at the dishes in front of Xue Di.
Not to mention that it's all made of raw materials, just look at the texture; it looks like it's made of materials that are over a thousand years old.
Although this kind of ingredient is nothing to someone of Xue Di's status, this is the Nine Treasures Restaurant. Where would Xue Di get gold soul coins?
And then there's the Ice Bear King next to him, who's eating and drinking like a glutton. Every single dish is made with ingredients that are at least a hundred years old. A rough calculation would show that this meal would cost nearly ten thousand gold soul coins. How could the Snow Empress afford to feed him?
"Where did you get so many gold soul coins? Did you rob someone's treasure vault?"
Huo Yuhao casually found a seat, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked the question that had been on his mind.
"Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, many Soul Masters have perished in the far north, including many powerful Soul Masters who were not short of money."
I understand now. By picking up corpses repeatedly, one accumulates enough wealth to squander in human society.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, finding it impossible to imagine how much wealth humanity had accumulated in the far north over hundreds of thousands of years.
"Speaking of which, did Soul Masters exist so long ago? And did they also use Gold Soul Coins?"
Xue Di frowned slightly, as if recalling something: "Anyway, as far as I can remember, I have encountered Soul Masters who have ventured into the far north from time to time since I can remember, but I can't remember any more details, after all, hundreds of thousands of years have passed."
Over such a long period of time, even the writing left on the stones would be weathered and eroded, and the memories would be fragmented, with only some important memories remaining.
"Seven hundred thousand years... that's indeed a very long time. I can't even imagine that there were Soul Masters back then, or rather, given the rate at which Soul Masters developed, how come there hasn't been much change in seven hundred thousand years?"
Excluding Di Tian, a beast god descended from the divine realm, and the Evil Eye Tyrant, a race that seems to have transmigrated from the world of the Divine Throne, Xue Di should be considered the longest-lived native of Douluo Continent.
It was originally supposed to be Tang's spirit ring, what was it called again? Right, Deep Sea Demon Whale King, but who can blame him for dying?
"How much do you know about human history?" Xue Di elegantly picked up a petal and put it in her mouth.
"Human history?"
Huo Yuhao hesitated and said, "The history that I know and can verify is only about ten thousand years long. It is suspected that the founder of the Spirit Hall led mankind to rise up amidst the surrounding spirit beasts ten thousand years ago, and eventually became a god in the faith of the human race. At the same time, the sea god conquered the ocean and became a god in the faith of the marine creatures."
"Beyond that, there are no credible records. Only the occasional discovery of soul tools proves that there was once a glorious civilization, but even whether that civilization belonged to humans cannot be confirmed."
After thinking for a moment, Xue Di gave her answer: "What I can say for sure is that for hundreds of thousands of years, the human race has been the master of the continent."
"I've even sensed that there are at least several thousand, if not tens of thousands, of powerful human beings who have become gods."
"Thousands? Are you sure?"
Huo Yuhao's face was filled with disbelief.
The Snow Emperor is approximately 700,000 years old. Over those 700,000 years, there have been thousands of powerful beings who have become gods, averaging one every few hundred years.
The Snow Empress affirmed, "That should be the number. I don't remember the exact number, but I do know that during that period, I could occasionally feel the commotion caused by people ascending to the God Realm."
For Xue Di during that period, being frequently woken up by the noise made by the ascending people was indeed quite... disturbing.
As they chatted, the Snow Empress seemed to recall something: "I remember that before the Ice God ascended, he faced a powerful human from that era, who was also a god about to ascend."
Huo Yuhao's curiosity was piqued: "What was the result?"
Snow Empress closed her eyes, as if recalling something, and after a long while slowly said, "Ice God said that person is quite weak, and even if he is lucky enough to become a god, his potential is limited."
Becoming a god has limited potential... It seems the Ice God knows more than I thought. In the Snow Empress's knowledge, the Ice God was the last soul beast to become a god, which means that not long after, the Dragon God's fall occurred.
"By the way, do you know when Di Tian came to Douluo Continent?"
Huo Yuhao obtained a clearer timeline from Xue Di, a living fossil of Douluo Continent.
"Di Tianyao? Around 100,000 years ago?"
After thinking for a moment, Xue Di said, "Anyway, I didn't meet Di Tian when I was traveling around the world in my early years. At that time, I had basically traveled all over the Douluo Continent, and then I rarely went out. I stayed in the far north. It was Di Tian who came to the far north to see me first, and that's when I learned that there was such a powerful soul beast.
One hundred thousand years ago? That means the Dragon God's fall was only about one hundred thousand years ago.
I don't know if this is right or wrong, but Huo Yuhao didn't finish reading Douluo Continent IV, and the specific circumstances of the Dragon God's fall were not explained in Douluo Continent III.
However, the Silver Dragon King has been lying in the core circle for 100,000 years, and it will take another 10,000 years or so to fully recover.
Gently wiping her lips, the Snow Empress gracefully rose to her feet: "Let's go, it's time to explore that ten-thousand-year-old ice cave."
"Speaking of which, what did you do to the people from the Earth Dragon Gate?"
Huo Yuhao quickly got up and followed Xue Di's steps.
Unexpectedly, in just one year, Xue Di's physical condition has reached a level close to that of a Soul Master. It seems that it won't be long before Xue Di becomes a Great Soul Master.
After all, surely there aren't really 100,000-year-old soul beasts that can't even achieve a second soul ring after a thousand years of cultivation? Not to mention Snow Empress, a veteran powerhouse with 700,000 years of experience.
Xue Di glanced at Huo Yuhao, who was jogging to catch up, and said coldly, "What, in your eyes, am I the kind of person who would kill an entire family for a little bit of opportunity?"
Huo Yuhao was a little embarrassed and explained, "Ahem, no, it's not that. But my Earth Dragon Gate can be traced back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect ten thousand years ago. I'm just worried that you might offend those people."
"Don't worry, after all, he doesn't even have a title. With Xiaobai's cultivation level, it won't be difficult for him to fool them."
It would be truly ridiculous if Xiao Bai, with nearly 300,000 years of cultivation, could still be discovered by anyone below the Title Douluo level if he intended to hide.
"Tsk tsk, a soul beast with 300,000 years of cultivation hiding in your own backyard, that's even more terrifying. Oh well, it's none of my business anyway, I'm just here to try and get some opportunities."
The three of them used their unique abilities to sneak into the backyard right under the noses of the Earth Dragon Gate.
Looking at the well opening, which exuded a slight coolness, Huo Yuhao asked, "Shall we go down together?"
Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress chuckled and asked, "Are you sure?"
Huo Yuhao sensed something was amiss and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"If you think you can handle it, then going down together is no problem at all."
The Snow Empress paused, then changed her tone and said, "However, with your cultivation level, your body is probably not fully adapted to the extreme ice yet. And this place below is the ultimate place of ice attribute, even a few degrees lower than the absolute zero you release. If you can't withstand it, you may be frozen."
"Is it that serious?"
Huo Yuhao then realized that Huo Gua had only come here after he became a Soul Saint, and that he had been careless.
"Wait a minute, if even I might not be able to withstand it, how did Tianmeng manage to consume the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow?"
Xue Di sighed helplessly.
"Why do you think Tianmeng became a million-year-old soul beast without experiencing a heavenly tribulation?"
"Naturally, it is because it was frozen and in a state between life and death, it absorbed a large amount of ten-thousand-year-old profound ice marrow. Then, due to the increase in its cultivation, it was resurrected from the state of apparent death, thus avoiding the detection of the Heavenly Dao."
(End of this chapter)