"With him?"
Snow Empress froze, but she wasn't surprised or angry, because it was Ice Empress who spoke to her. Ice Empress and she had been good sisters for untold tens of thousands of years; she would never harm her. Moreover, in her current state, there seemed to be nothing left to harm. To survive, Ice Empress's method was the only way.
Snow Empress said, "Bing'er, it's not that I don't want to agree to your suggestion, but my situation is completely different from yours. I've already chosen to cultivate as a human, and my own power is suppressed within my core origin. I can't control it at all. Even if I choose to sacrifice, I can no longer suppress this immense power. Do you think this young man can withstand my nearly seven hundred thousand years of cultivation?"
Ice Empress smiled, "It would naturally be impossible for anyone else, but Xiao Tuo is fine. Xiao Tuo, come over and meet Snow Empress, and let her understand your origins."
Yuwen Tuo nodded, stepped forward, and said, "Snow Empress, hello. I am Yuwen Tuo, from the Xuanyuan Plane."
Snow Empress was startled, "You are from another plane?"
As the Snow Empress Ice Heavenly Snow Girl who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she had heard that there were many other planes. The God Realm governed at least hundreds, if not thousands, of lower planes. Douluo Continent was just one of them.
However, there was one thing she misunderstood. Regardless of how many planes the God Realm governed, they all, in reality, belonged to the same vast universe. And Yuwen Tuo, transcended this universe, genuinely coming from a stronger place.
But now Yuwen Tuo was too lazy to explain so much; he just needed Snow Empress to know what she needed to know.
"Snow Empress, in my world, there is a technique called 'Subduing and Taming Demonic Spirits and Controlling Beasts,' which is perfectly suited for your current state. Ice Empress also became my companion through this method; she can even temporarily revive now. In the future, when I become stronger, I will be able to fully revive her, making her a true Divine Beast, and not the kind of symbiotic Divine Beast that is affected by the God's own strength. She will be free and can continue to grow stronger." Yuwen Tuo said, gathering strands of text in his spiritual sea and implanting them into Snow Empress's mind.
This was part of the mental cultivation method of the Subduing and Taming technique. Yuwen Tuo also used the ability of his first soul ring from the Xuanyuan Sword to let Snow Empress experience the River of Time.
With Snow Empress's cultivation, she could naturally see through the marvel of this cultivation method at a glance. She knew that Yuwen Tuo had not lied. The memories within the River of Time further proved that he was originally a powerful being, a reincarnated individual who retained his memories. Such a person, whose cultivation was merely a recovery of past strength, could achieve success more easily than others.
"Snow Empress, please tell me your final decision." Yuwen Tuo knew that Snow Empress was already tempted and pressed on while the iron was hot.
Snow Empress looked at Yuwen Tuo for a long while, finally nodding helplessly. "Do I have any other choice? Rather than living this half-dead, half-alive existence, it's better to give it my all. Besides, Bing'er is here too. Since she chose to help you, I'm also willing to help her. I cannot let her face this alone."
Yuwen Tuo said joyfully, "Very good, Snow Empress. Then please temporarily remain within this God Sealing Platform. Once we leave Star Luo City, I will transform your power."
"I understand!" Snow Empress was no fool; she naturally knew how grand the momentum would be once she activated the sacrifice formation. Sacrificing here in Star Luo City would attract all the Titled Douluo in the entire city. Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she wouldn't lack this bit of patience.
Yuwen Tuo placed the soul bone and embryo into his Ruyi Hundred Treasures Bag.
The belt, however, he put away. He couldn't use it now, otherwise, if the people of the Sun Moon Empire saw it, wouldn't it clearly tell them that the one who attacked Xiao Hongchen yesterday was from his side?
Yuwen Tuo also incidentally checked the soul tools that couldn't store living creatures. They were all various types of combat soul tools. There were melee soul tools, ranged soul tools, fixed-position soul tools, etc., which should all have been made by Xiao Hongchen himself.
His current skill level wasn't very high; most were only Rank 5 soul tools. If a Soul King could use them flexibly, the combat power unleashed might even be comparable to a Soul Emperor.
However, these were not of much help to Yuwen Tuo; he could give them to Cao Jinxiang in the future.
"Xiao Tuo, although we successfully rescued the Snow Girl, we still can't let our guard down. The Sun Moon Empire will definitely not let this go easily," Ice Empress reminded.
With such a treasure stolen, how could the Sun Moon Empire tolerate it?
"Don't worry, Ice Empress. What can they do even if they don't give up? Even if they want it back, they need a correct suspect first. At this very moment, there's only one faction they suspect the most..." Yuwen Tuo said with a sinister chuckle.
Inside the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
Xiao Hongchen had already woken up. After listening to his narration, Old Ma furiously smashed the table in front of him. "Bastards, the Star Luo Empire, it must be the Star Luo Empire!"
"Yesterday, from the moment we obtained the soul bone and embryo until we returned to the hotel, I continuously used a detection soul tool to scout our surroundings. I am absolutely certain that no one could have discovered our identities. Only the Star Luo Empire could possibly know. It just so happened that last night, Shrek Academy and the Body Sect clashed, drawing everyone's attention. The Star Luo Empire must have seized that opportunity to send experts to seize Xiao Hongchen's soul tools."
The reason for his judgment was simple: the time difference. How long had it been since they bought the treasure last night until they returned to the hotel? When they bought the items, they had all hidden their identities. Even if people from other factions wanted to investigate, they would need time, right? Could someone possibly have foresight and know that they had bought the soul beast embryo? The only faction that could know this information most quickly was the owner of the auction house, the Star Luo Empire. Others might not know that the people in Box No. 2 were from the Sun Moon Empire, but how could they, as hosts, not know?
They must have been unwilling to see such a valuable treasure bought by the Sun Moon Empire. They outwardly collected Xiao Hongchen's money, but secretly sent people to seize it back. They even used Shrek Academy and the Body Sect. Otherwise, why did Star Luo only send two weaker Titled Douluo last night, besides the Medical Immortal Douluo? Were the so-called Great Strength Douluo and Heavenly Fiend Douluo a match for the Gluttony Douluo and Golden Body Douluo in a single confrontation? Where were your renowned Hammer Douluo and Star Shatter Douluo? Were they at home with their wives?
Xiao Hongchen said that the fierce strongman he saw last night was most likely one of those two Titled Douluo who didn't appear. Great Hammer Douluo and Star Shatter Douluo were both burly men.
"Truly a despicable Star Luo Empire!" The Hongchen siblings were also filled with anger.
Star Luo engaging in such shameless behavior didn't surprise them. Although the three great empires on the Douluo Continent were all enemies of their Sun Moon Empire, only the Star Luo Empire had the most direct border with them. The Mingdou Mountain Range was the border between the two nations. If the Sun Moon Empire were to unify the continent in the future and once again invade the Douluo Continent, then the first to bear the brunt would undoubtedly be the Mingdou Mountain Range and the Star Luo Empire's Western Army Group.
It was only natural that Star Luo did not wish to see them grow stronger.
"Old Ma, what should we do now?" Meng Hongchen asked unwillingly.
Old Ma took a puff from his pipe, then said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. We don't have any evidence now, and this is Star Luo Empire's territory. Making trouble for them here would not be a rational act. We'll wait until we return to report to the Hall Master."
"Just wait, Star Luo owes us, and we will always get it back!"
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