Far North, core region, Frozen Lake, lakeside.
"As a royal soul beast, why would you be so foolish as to sacrifice yourself for such a weak human?"
A small loli with emerald hair and golden eyes, wearing a short emerald green skirt and possessing a delicate and lovely appearance, asked the pink phantom sitting beside her with great displeasure.
"Hmph! You cold-blooded soul beast wouldn't understand even if I told you. Zi Xi and I are deeply in love!"
That's right, the small loli with emerald hair, golden eyes, and a short emerald green skirt is the second of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, the Ice Emperor, and the pink phantom is naturally Xiao Wu who has already sacrificed herself to Luo Zixi.
"Deeply in love? As a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, after transforming into human form, you actually fell in love with a human. You are truly pathetic."
"Hehe, that's still better than you, a cold-blooded soul beast!"
Inside the ice house, Luo Zixi and the Snow Empress sat facing each other, and in front of him were spirit fruits that she had somehow obtained from somewhere.
Listening to Xiao Wu and the Ice Emperor arguing outside, Luo Zixi's eyes held a hint of apology as he looked at the Snow Empress.
"So you mean you have already been chosen by another god, and Lord Ice God misunderstood your meaning during your conversation?"
The Snow Empress's voice betrayed no emotion, only calmness and indifference.
"Alright, I understand your situation. You can rest here tonight for now. Tomorrow, I will escort you to Lord Ice God's inheritance place, the Ice God Palace."
She slowly rose, and Luo Zixi was stunned when he heard her words.
"So I still have to go to the Ice God's inheritance place?"
"No, in fact, I don't wish for you to accept the Ice God's inheritance, but Lord Ice God's oracle is for me to bring you there. As for whether you have assessments from other gods on you, that has nothing to do with me."
The Snow Empress gently turned her gaze towards Luo Zixi, and at this moment, he could see a hint of jealousy in her eyes?
Yes, the Snow Empress had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years to reach the peak of the Continent, but she could not take even one step further. Soul beasts are not allowed to become gods; this is an iron rule of the God Realm.
And now, she saw a child who had only cultivated for a few years being fought over by two gods. This huge disparity made her feel a deep sense of powerlessness.
But soon, she shifted her gaze to Hu Liena.
"As for you, this little human girl, never mind, you can go with him tomorrow."
With that, the Snow Empress left the ice house directly. The blizzard could not conceal her tranquil and indifferent temperament, as if she were an elf untouched by the mundane world.
Outside, Xiao Wu and the Ice Emperor, both girls with not-so-good tempers, were still arguing about something, and when the Ice Emperor saw the Snow Empress come out, a hint of joy appeared in her golden eyes.
"Xue'er!"
With light steps, the Ice Emperor quickly came to the Snow Empress's side.
"Mm."
Seeing the Ice Emperor hug her as usual, the Snow Empress's ice-cold eyes softened slightly at this moment.
"Don't make things difficult for that little guy. His first soul ring is a God-bestowed soul ring, his third soul ring is from a twenty-thousand-year-level Evil Shadow Flood Dragon, and his second ring is obtained from this little sister Xiao Wu's sacrifice."
The Ice Emperor was also stunned when she heard her words, but she quickly reacted, muttering to herself while being stroked by the Snow Empress.
"What a freak. He's only a Soul King with three rings, yet he could withstand this Emperor's attack, and two of his rings are hundred-thousand-year…"
Then the Snow Empress cast her gaze towards Xiao Wu.
"As fellow soul beasts, you little girl are really lucky."
However, before Xiao Wu could react, the Snow Empress casually picked up the Ice Emperor and entered the ice house they lived in.
Xiao Wu: Huh??? What does that mean?
The next morning, the sky was still dark. The core region of the Far North was still covered in heavy snow. Here, temperatures below minus 150 degrees Celsius were the norm.
This place is located in the polar region of the Douluo world, and coupled with the extremely harsh environment, it is rare to see the sun here. This is also why the residents of the Douluo Continent call this place a human forbidden zone.
After all, even a Soul Sage would shiver in the ultra-low temperature of over minus a hundred degrees Celsius.
However, the temperature of the Frozen Lake in the core region of the Far North is even lower. Although it is called a lake, the Snow Empress told him that it is actually liquid ice formed by the condensation and compression of Ultimate Ice elements the size of soul power molecules.
According to the Snow Empress, the temperature of the Frozen Lake is around minus 270 degrees Celsius. This is a place created by the previous Ice God after becoming a god, and it is also the only way to enter the Ice God Palace.
Although the ice house blocked the cold wind and blizzard, the temperature inside the room was still around minus seventy to eighty degrees Celsius.
Even a Soul Sage-level person resting in such a place would be courting death.
However, Luo Zixi, the owner of the Ice Spirit Body, was not afraid of the extreme conditions here at all.
But it was a bit difficult for Hu Liena, because even if she covered herself with the fur of a third-tier fire-attribute magical beast, she still couldn't resist this extreme cold.
However, in the end, in order to survive, she chose a method that was relatively safe but also very embarrassing.
[Hu Liena (slave) favorability increased by 10%, Hu Liena (slave) current favorability 40%]
[Hu Liena (slave) favorability increased by 10%, Hu Liena (slave) current favorability 50%]
[Hu Liena (slave) favorability increased by 10%, Hu Liena (slave) current favorability 60%]
At nine in the morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten. Luo Zixi woke up from his sleep.
An even breathing sound came from beside Luo Zixi's cheek. This warm breath, emitting a faint orchid scent, instantly brought him back to his senses.
"Mm ying."
A slight whimper came from Luo Zixi's arms, but it wasn't what you're thinking.
Hu Liena slept tightly pressed against Luo Zixi simply because she didn't want to freeze to death.
And Luo Zixi's mind at this moment only contained two nouns: fragrant, soft.
As a lucky, high-quality young man who had lived on Blue Star for eighteen years, waking up to find a stunning girl his age tightly hugging him in her sleep, it was indeed difficult not to feel a stirring in his heart.
But if it weren't for the fear of the other party freezing to death, Luo Zixi would not have agreed to her sleeping while hugging him.
Half an hour later...
Hu Liena followed behind Luo Zixi, covering her butt with a flushed face, still muttering to herself.
"You are the Master, but you still can't…"
That's right, Hu Liena was spanked by Luo Zixi for oversleeping, just like Xiao Wu back then.
And under the escort of the Snow Empress, they successfully reached the deepest part of the Frozen Lake, the Ice God Palace.
"You have finally arrived, my inheritor."
Luo Zixi had just stepped into this extremely cold palace built of ice when a familiar middle-aged man's voice echoed in his mind.
"Hey, old man, I didn't agree to be your inheritor. You took it upon yourself to have your palace guardian pick me up."