20demayo Chapter 2: The Far North Begins with the Snow Empress's Sacrifice
Chapter 2: The Far North Begins with the Snow Empress's Sacrifice
The crimson crack that stretched across the sky—the Scar of Heaven—pointed directly to the frigid northern lands of the Douluo Continent.
Such an extraordinary phenomenon, shaking the entire plane, could not possibly only cause panic and speculation in the lower realms. The divine realm, high above the mortal world, was also alarmed by this sudden change.
Within the Divine Realm Council, powerful divine thoughts intertwined, attempting to probe the ominous bloodstain. Tang San, holding the dual divine positions of Sea God and Asura God, frowned deeply; the God of Destruction was surrounded by purple lightning; the Goddess of Life's eyes were filled with worry; and all the deities stood ready for battle.
However, before their divine senses could even reach the Douluo Continent, a voice carrying a hint of wickedness and mockery rang out within the Scar of Heaven, "Hehe, my esteemed gods of the God Realm, now is not the time for you to watch the show. For now... take a nap."
Before the words were even finished, an indescribable, pitch-black aura, seemingly originating from the deepest nightmare, instantly engulfed the entire divine realm like a tidal wave.
This power was not pure destruction, but rather the ultimate "hypnosis" and "silence." Even god-king level beings as powerful as Tang San, the God of Destruction, and the Goddess of Life felt their souls become hazy and their wills uncontrollably stagnate at this moment, all falling into a deep sleep!
The voice let out a soft "Eh," and its divine sense swept across the sleeping gods, locking onto several first-level deities.
"By the way, your divine attributes seem quite suitable for this kid, so let's have some 'good dreams' then."
An even more bizarre power, known as "Nightmare," quietly seeped into the dreams of those first-level deities. This power could not only forcefully hypnotize them, but also weave and manipulate dreams, silently influencing and even rewriting the perceptions of those affected.
"That sycophant from before wasn't worth saving at all. Instead of helping him, I'd rather find someone else. Kid, focus on your cultivation. For at least the next five years, you won't have to worry about that old man. He'll be sleeping for at least five God Realm Days. I've left an interesting cultivation technique in your mind, one that I created myself. Try practicing it."
After doing all this, the being behind the Heavenly Scar seemed satisfied. The black mist that shrouded the divine realm slowly settled, dragging the entire divine realm into an eerie silence.
Meanwhile, in the core area of the far north.
A momentous change, capable of impacting the global landscape, is unfolding here.
In the far north, there are three Heavenly Kings.
They were the Ice Heaven Snow Maiden with nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, the Ice Wall Emperor Scorpion with nearly 400,000 years of cultivation, and the Titan Snow Demon King with more than 200,000 years of cultivation.
They are all ferocious beasts renowned throughout the world, with the first two ranking third and seventh respectively among the ten strongest ferocious beasts.
The Ice Wall Emperor Scorpion had recently become Huo Yuhao's second martial soul.
After the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion disappeared, the Ice Snow Maiden searched for her for a period of time without success. Because she failed to break through the 700,000-year Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, she believed that she had no chance to break through the future 700,000-year tribulation.
He then found a 100,000-year-old snow lotus and used its power to seal most of his cultivation, thereby transforming into human form.
Unexpectedly, just as she transformed into human form and entered the transitional state from soul beast to human, in her soul beast embryo form, she encountered a level nine soul master from the Sun Moon Empire.
For a Soul Master, a Soul Beast Embryo is a priceless treasure, as it can easily yield a Soul Bone over 100,000 years old and a Soul Ring over 100,000 years old.
It can directly absorb the embryo of a soul beast, and there is even a certain possibility of directly absorbing the soul beast inside as a second martial soul.
Since the ninth-level Soul Master had already reached the Title Douluo realm and had no available Soul Ring slots, he could not absorb the embryo. He could only use the Sun Moon Empire's ninth-level Soul Guidance Device, the God Sealing Platform, to try to seal the Soul Beast Embryo.
In fact, this person planned to betray the Sun Moon Empire and join the Star Luo Empire. However, the Sun Moon Empire had too many level nine soul masters, and they were too incompetent. Although he had a position in the Sun Moon Empire, it was not necessarily a very high one.
But if he went to Xingluo, he would be the most outstanding person there.
Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
With this in mind, the ninth-level Soul Master decided to use the Soul Beast Embryo as a gift, and also as his pledge to join the Star Luo Empire.
"Despicable humans, how dare you launch a sneak attack while I'm in human form!" An angry mental fluctuation emanated from the Snow Empress's embryonic form, as her remaining power struggled against the suction force of the Conferred God Platform.
"Hmph, Snow Empress, if you were at your peak, I would naturally flee at the mere sight of you. But now, how much strength do you have left? Obediently become my stepping stone!" The ninth-level Soul Master laughed wildly, activating his Soul Guidance Device with all his might. The light of the Conferred God Platform grew brighter and brighter, and the Snow Empress's resistance was gradually being suppressed.
Just when it seemed that the Snow Emperor was about to be completely sealed away.
The sky was suddenly torn apart by blood, and a huge transparent meteorite, carrying a chill that could freeze the soul, crashed down like divine punishment!
Their target was exactly the same: the ninth-level Soul Master!
"What?!" The soul master only had time to let out a horrified scream before he was struck precisely by the meteorite.
The protective soul power of the titled Douluo was like paper in front of that meteorite, instantly crushed into dust!
In the game "Heaven's Scar," that sinister voice seemed to mutter, "Oops, I didn't control my strength well. It seems I threw it a little off track and accidentally killed a tiny ant. I have to keep this from Xiao Tian, or he'll start nagging me again!"
As he whispered, the crimson crack in the sky quickly healed, as if it had never existed, leaving only the eternal wind and snow of the far north.
As the meteorite landed, the outer transparent crystal layer quietly melted, revealing a boy curled up inside, whose face was exactly the same as Dai Youheng from Xingluo City. His eyes were closed, as if he were still asleep.
The Snow Empress's embryo hovered in the air, her remaining spiritual energy filled with shock and bewilderment. She could clearly sense that the boy within the meteorite didn't possess any particularly strong energy fluctuations, but... how did he descend from the sky? And how could he instantly annihilate a Title Douluo?
However, the Snow Empress had no time to ponder. Her transformation process was forcibly interrupted and impacted by the power of the Conferred God Platform. The embryonic form she had maintained, which she had relied on for 100,000 years, began to become extremely unstable. Her immense primordial power was rapidly dissipating, and her soul was on the verge of collapse.
"In the end... I still can't escape this fate..." A sense of sorrow welled up in Xue Di's heart. "But no matter what, it's better than being enslaved by humans!"
Her gaze fell on the boy who emerged from the meteorite.
"Perhaps... this is the only chance!"
In dire straits, the Snow Empress made a decision similar to that of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm—to sacrifice herself!
A dazzling red sacrificial array instantly lit up beneath her embryo, and the immense power of the extreme ice primordial energy surged towards the sleeping boy as if finding an outlet. The power of the 100,000-year-old snow lotus protected her soul core, allowing her to maintain her consciousness during the sacrifice.
However, as soon as the sacrifice began, Xue Di noticed something was wrong.
The boy's body was completely empty; he hadn't awakened his martial spirit!
She carefully examined his bone age and discovered that the boy was already fourteen years old!
"Fourteen years old and still hasn't awakened his martial soul? This... this boy isn't from this world, is he?" Xue Di was stunned, feeling utterly helpless. Her luck today was simply too bad. Not only was she ambushed during her human form transformation, but to find a host for her sacrifice was someone who didn't even have a martial soul!