Another night passed, and a new day dawned. Yuwentuo still did not head to the Soul Fighting Arena.
Since Shrek Academy had gone to participate in the competition, and Xuan Zi, Gong Changlong, and others had naturally gone too, wasn't this the best time to search for Xiao Hongchen's spirit tools? Although that guy had many spirit tools, they weren't actually difficult to find.
Storage spirit tools are divided into two categories: those that can store living beings and those that can only store non-living substances. Dread Undying knew nothing about spirit tools, so he couldn't differentiate yesterday and just brought everything back indiscriminately.
But Yuwentuo, having been confined for six years, had read many related books. While he couldn't craft spirit tools, he had no problem distinguishing them.
The Snow Empress still had life, so she could only be placed in a spirit tool that could store living beings. In the original story, Huo Yuhao made this mistake. After impersonating Dread Undying and tricking the Body Sect into handing over the Snow Empress, he subconsciously placed her into his Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlight Night, but she was bounced out.
Therefore, Yuwentuo directly separated the spirit tools that couldn't store living beings. In total, there were six storage spirit tools. Four of them couldn't store living beings. Should I say he truly is the young master of the Mingde Hall in the Sun and Moon Empire? What kind of decent person carries six storage spirit tools?
However, thinking about it, it was normal. As a soul engineer, those combat-type spirit tools needed a place to be stored, especially fixed-cannon soul tools, which were usually very large. If there weren't enough storage spirit tools, there really would be nowhere to put them.
He directly checked the two that could store life: one was a ring Xiao Hongchen usually liked to play with, and the other was his belt. Both were high-grade storage spirit tools, not only capable of preserving life but also five times larger in storage capacity than Yuwentuo's imitation Ruyi Casket.
Fortunately, storage spirit tools were different from magic treasures in the cultivation world; they didn't recognize only their master after a blood bond. These types of storage spirit tools, besides being convenient to carry, didn't have much security; at most, they might have a password or something similar.
Indeed, Xiao Hongchen's belt could be entered freely. Inside were various medicinal herbs, pills, and the like that he usually needed for cultivation. Yuwentuo did remember that this guy in the original story relied on taking pills to improve his strength in the later stages. He hadn't reached that level yet, so these herbs were merely for auxiliary cultivation and not a forced acceleration of growth.
However, he had set a password for the ring. There was no doubt; the spirit bone and the Snow Empress must be inside this ring.
After inputting soul power, the ring glowed, projecting a nine-digit number similar to a phone keypad. Yuwentuo didn't know the password and naturally couldn't open the ring. If he were to force it open, the contents inside would be destroyed.
"Heheh, if it were anyone else, I really couldn't do anything to you. But this spirit tool storage, in the end, just utilizes a tiny bit of spatial ability. I am a disciple of the Kunlun Mirror, which possesses the strongest power of space and time!" Yuwentuo had only just grasped a tiny bit of spatial and temporal power not long ago; how could he be stumped by such a small problem?
He crushed the ring without hesitation. Just as the contents inside were about to be destroyed, he waved his Xuanyuan Sword, causing space to shatter like a mirror. Then, he immediately reached out and retrieved the spirit bone and embryo from the ring's space.
Sensing the Ice Jade Scorpion's spirit bone, the Ice Empress said with a hint of sadness, "My displaced clan members, return to my side!"
"Ice Empress, don't just focus on your clan members. Haven't you noticed the true identity of this 100,000-year embryo?" Yuwentuo chuckled.
"Identity? Her aura feels somewhat familiar." The Ice Empress sensed the embryo's energy and finally realized something. "It's... it's the Snow Empress! How did the Snow Empress become like this?"
"Bad luck, she was entrapped by humans during her human transformation," Yuwentuo said. "Ice Empress, I will now communicate with the Snow Empress. Afterward, it will be up to you. The Snow Empress must deeply resent humans. I cannot persuade her; only you can!"
The Ice Empress nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Snow Empress once saved my life. Now that she is in trouble, of course I cannot refuse to help."
Yuwentuo's eyes turned brown-blue, connecting with the embryo in the spirit tool, and drawing it into his spiritual sea. The Snow Empress's soul was very weak now and could not resist Yuwentuo at all.
Yuwentuo finally saw the Snow Empress's true appearance. She had a human form, with long white hair flowing down to her feet. Her sky-blue eyes were ethereal and clear, her slender, delicate body flawless. She wore a simple white dress, without any ornamentation, yet it made her appear incomparably noble and beautiful. She was like winter plum blossoms amidst the snow and ice, outstanding and proud, defying the frost.
Although she was semi-conscious, she still appeared so noble and sacred.
"Snow Maiden, Snow Maiden, how are you?" The Ice Empress called out anxiously.
The Snow Empress opened her beautiful eyes, and a weak female voice responded, "Ice'er, you... why are you here? And in a human's body?" The Snow Empress's voice echoed in Yuwentuo's spiritual world. One could hear some anger in her tone; she might have thought the Ice Empress had experienced the same misfortune as her.
"My lifespan is nearing its end. To avoid the great tribulation, I sacrificed myself to this human. He is a good child," the Ice Empress quickly explained, hoping that the Snow Empress wouldn't continue to misunderstand Yuwentuo.
"Ice'er, I didn't expect you to choose such a path." The Snow Empress sighed after hearing the Ice Empress's narration, and her emotions calmed down significantly. Since the Ice Empress had willingly sacrificed herself and was not hunted or entrapped, her anger also dissipated.
"Snow Maiden, what about you? What happened to you?" the Ice Empress asked.
"To cope with the impending 700,000-year tribulation, I attempted to condense a yin-yang complementary soul core but failed, causing severe damage to my original essence. Consequently, I no longer had the courage to face the might of the 700,000-year heavenly tribulation. With no other choice, I used a 100,000-year Snow Lotus, possessing pure essence of heaven and earth, as a guide to first complete the sealing of my own original essence and begin cultivating to become human again. Unexpectedly, I had extremely bad luck and happened to encounter a human who had delved deep into the core region of the Extreme North. He seized the opportunity to seal me within the Investiture of the Gods Platform." The Snow Empress recalled.
Although her soul was weak now, it was much better than in the original story; it wouldn't dissipate. Even the spirit beast embryo that her body transformed into was still very well preserved, which gave Yuwentuo hope of saving her.
"So that's how it is, despicable humans!" The Ice Empress was furious. She knew that if the Snow Empress was at her peak, fighting in the Extreme North, even the strongest Limit Douluo among humans would not be her opponent. She could even contend with Ditian.
"Snow Maiden, your process of transforming into a human has been interrupted; it's impossible for you to become human now. But this process is irreversible; you can't transform back into an Ice Sky Snow Maiden either. Although this Investiture of the Gods Platform has sealed you, it truly protected your life. But you can't possibly stay inside forever, can you? Snow Maiden, since everything is irreversible, would you like to assist Xiao Tuo with me?"
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