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--- Chapter 433 ---
"That is Snow's Three Ultimates - Peerless Snowstorm!" The Ice Empress spoke like a good fangirl that she is as soon as Ye Ziyun used her domain to fight the Sword Demon Emperor in the sky.
Bi Ji narrowed her eyes and commented, "I never expected the infamous Three Ultimates of Snow Empress to get developed this early."
"No wonder you can dominate the Extreme North and fight Di Tian toe-to-toe in your domain."
Ye Ziyun shook her gently and humbly replied, "What you saw was merely the prototype of the Snow Empress's Three Ultimates. While I developed them, Snow Empress was the one who truly created and refined them from scratch to become what they are now."
"Of course, I took the liberty of using them after travelling back and forth many times."
"Although it is not a prototype, the power it could generate on top of my Ice God's Trial is enough to rival Quasi-God Experts and even injure divinities."
"You really abused the time-jumping, huh? Like a snake eating its own tail, continually copying and refining what your past and future combined over many years, creating these techniques." The White-Eyed Phoenix Lord couldn't help but comment in awe.
Snow Empress fell into a weird sense of silence, "A snake eating its own tail, well, that was quite fitting."
"However, I've gone through so much that I didn't care who started and developed the techniques."
"All I know is that they could be my strength, and I used them to protect my people."
Jade Phoenix Lord sighed, "So, the technique can be considered a weird paradox."
"It's just a chicken and egg question," Han Yuan commented casually as he focused his attention on the Slaughter God. "Don't think too much."
"Chicken and egg, that sounds delicious..." Xiao Wu mumbled to herself, which left everyone speechless.
Bi Ji's mouth twitched, "We are in a tense moment, and all you can think of is food. Wow, Xiao Wu, wow!"
Xiao Wu blushed, "I am hungry, okay! All these time travel things make my head and stomach queasy!"
"..." Everyone.
....
As Han Yuan's group was left speechless by Xiao Wu, the atmosphere in the Glory City became even more intense.
Ye Ziyun fought fiercely with the Demon Sword Emperor, using her ultimate technique repeatedly. She successfully tore the Quasi-God Powerhouse's defense countless times, leaving many shallow and deep wounds.
Demon Sword Emperor growled in pain and excitement, "Haha, amazing, beautiful, this is what I have been looking for all this time!"
"All out of battle to push my sword even harder!"
"Tsk, not one emperor in the Small Demon Grotto Plane is sane." Ye Ziyun frowned and gave a disgusted look because she didn't expect this Demon Sword Emperor to be an all-out freak. Not only is the swordfish a battle maniac, but he's also a pervert.
Ye Ziyun gazed at the Demon Sword Emperor and held her icy longsword firmly, "Empress's Sword, Unrivalled Snowdrift Strike."
"Die."
After uttering that calm word, Ye Ziyun drew out her sword and prepared to finish the Demon Sword Emperor in one flash move. Unfortunately, as her domain weakens, the other Demon Emperors can also cross over.
"Mountain's Faith! Unbreakable Diamond!" A low voice echoed in the air, causing the space to tremble as a giant image of a golden mountain appeared and blocked Ye Ziyun's final strike.
Ye Ziyun watched coldly as her attack fell, and the Demon Sword Emperor also used this chance to counterattack her. A humanoid giant covered in golden rock filled her vision, which was none other than the Demon Mountain Emperor.
"Hahaha, good, Mountain Emperor! It's my turn now! Demon Sea Slicer!" The Demon Sword Emperor swung his longsword to cut the air, causing the space to shift and transform into a thin, elongated layer of dark seawater.
Ye Ziyun slammed her palm toward the seawater, "Empress's Palm, Chill Without Ice and Snow."
Two forces clashed fiercely in the air, causing a shockwave that shook the heavens and earth.
Too bad for Ye Ziyun. Although her strength was somewhat sufficient, she wasn't fighting one Demon Emperor. She was able to mitigate most of the Demon Sword Emperor's attack, but still suffered some injuries.
If one looks closely, a deep gash appeared on Ye Ziyun's palm and bled ice-gold blood.
She gritted her teeth painfully and grimaced, "This can't keep going. The next Demon Emperor was about to descend."
Ye Ziyun looked around and spotted her ministers successfully dealing with most of the Evil Spirit Masters. She sensed the Ice God's Heart within her body and felt a resonance with it.
She mumbled, "Exchanging the Divine Trials with powers. In return, I am no longer qualified to become Ice God and cursed to become a priest in the future."
"This price..."
"Is it worth it?"
"Yes, it is!" After asking that life-deciding question to herself, Ye Ziyun gripped her bleeding hand tightly.
The past Ye Ziyun is not the future Ye Ziyun. She hasn't experienced the bitter, continuous failure. All she knew was that to protect the Glory City and the people she loved, she was willing to sacrifice herself.
That very heroic spirit caused the Ice God's Heart to resonate with Ye Ziyun, even if she wasn't truly the destined heir of the Ice God.
Heroes are not afraid of the cold and suffering. They feared others experienced those things and wanted to protect them.
Ye Ziyun smiled as if achieved inner peace, "Absolute... Zero!"
When the third Demon Emperor descended to the Glory City, all she could witness was the fact that the Demon Sword Emperor had been frozen into a giant ice sculpture.
Demon Mountain Emperor also suffered from the absolute freezing force that Ye Ziyun realized.
His towering figure trembled in 'extremely' low temperatures, watching an ice-covered woman exhaling white mist from his body.
It's like witnessing an ice devil appearing in the real world.
Snow Empress exhaled cold mist as her lithe body was overflowing with it, making her feel colder than ever. Strangely, she wasn't uncomfortable and felt closer to the world upon doing it.
"It feels like I have become one with the world."
"This energy."
"This strength."
"Everything under the snowy world is under my command." Ye Ziyun looks at her surroundings calmly.
"No, no, no!" Not far away from the city, the Slaughter God cannot believe that Ye Ziyun could unleash such a god-like power. He was jealous, and the reason is simple.
Before becoming the Slaughter God, he was a mortal, too. He was a one-in-a-million genius. He was able to create his own god's seat, becoming an independent 3rd Class God before Asura God took him in, thus raising him to 2nd Class God.
Yet, he never thought it was enough. Only Slaughter God himself knew that he had sacrificed everything to create his own god's seat.
Wouldn't it be easier if he obtained even a small God's legacy, perhaps, an artifact from a fallen god? Even a broken one would help him greatly in his grand ambition.
Unfortunately, Slaughter God never met such fruitful chances.
He became bitter and resented his past self.
He hated mortals.
He hated genius mortals even more.
He absolutely hates lucky genius mortals.
They should die!
They all should die!!!
Unexpectedly, when Slaughter God thinks his plan will work smoothly, he had underestimated the mortal woman, as she had triggered the divine force of Ice God.
She, a mere mortal, a mere defiant woman, dares to shine brighter than he could ever be!
He, Slaughter God, cannot accept this!!!
"She."
"Must."
"DIE!"