"My lord!"
Snow Empress, now aware of the subordinate and Planeswalker dynamics, realized the issue. "Can we take Ice with us?"
Her voice, though cool, carried a hint of pleading.
Given their bond, she couldn't leave Ice Empress to face Tang San's wrath alone.
This left Damien with one option: forcibly capture Ice Empress and bring her to the Cardinal World.
"Fine."
Damien didn't see Ice Empress as a wasted subordinate slot.
Snow Empress, Ice Empress, or any ferocious beast could aid him.
Ice Empress's potential might not match Snow Empress's, but it wouldn't be a loss.
"Ogerpon, restrain her!"
"Bwoh!"
At Damien's command, Ogerpon summoned her Ivy Cudgel and, before Ice Empress could react, smashed it down on her head.
Thud!!
Terrifying force crashed like a mountain, overwhelming Ice Empress. The world seemed to collapse, and she fainted instantly.
"Capturer, activate!!"
For an incapacitated target, Capturer needed no preparation.
A flash of light, and the massive Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion vanished into the crater, along with Damien and his group.
"Impossible!!"
In the God Realm, Tang San sat on his God King throne.
A screen floated before him, showing the spot where Damien's group had stood.
Now, it was empty.
"Where are they?"
"Spatial transfer? Or aura concealment?"
Tang San's divine sense poured into the image, scouring the Far North and beyond in a carpet search.
"Tang San!!"
His actions were soon noticed.
The God King of Destruction stormed in, glaring. "What are you doing? Gods can't interfere in the mortal world. As the God of Judgement, are you breaking your own rules?!"
"Destruction…"
Damien's disruption had left Tang San fuming.
And now, the God King of Destruction was questioning him.
This motherfucker!
But Tang San hadn't fully mastered the Asura God's power and couldn't defeat this veteran God King.
With no choice, he feigned compliance.
"You're saying evil gods from another plane invaded Douluo Continent?"
"Exactly."
Ever the pure and noble man, Tang San painted Damien's group as malevolent intruders in a few words.
They coveted Douluo Continent, and he'd merely tried to stop them.
"…"
The God King of Destruction stared at Tang San, his compassionate facade almost too convincing.
Even the Goddess of Life, his companion for eons, began defending him.
Leaving aside the cosmic politics and Tang San's schemes with Destruction, Damien successfully returned to the Cardinal World with his new subordinates, Ice Empress and Snow Empress, alongside Ogerpon, Shuna, and Shion.
[Subordinate Conversion Initiated]
[Conversion Complete: Individual 'Snow Empress' granted race 'Greater Elementals of Ice']
[Individual 'Ice Empress' granted race 'Ice Scorpion Insectar']
[New Rules Detected, Analysis Initiated]
[Analysis Complete: Gained Extra Skill 'Ultimate Attribute']
[Intrinsic Skill 'Flame Body' Enhanced, Added New Elemental Types]
[New Energy Detected, Analysis Initiated]
[Analysis Complete: Gained New Magic Variant]
[Naming Initiated]
[Naming Complete: Gained 'Soul Power']
[Gained 'Divine Power']
[Soul Power and Divine Power Linked to Soul Master System, Skills Merging]
[Merge Complete: Gained Special Skill 'Ring of Divinity']
…
[Discovered Unique Skill 'Sword Saint']
[Discovered Unique Skill 'Nature's Realm']
[Discovered Unique Skill 'Extreme Cold Prison']
[Acquired 'Soul Master' Class, Meets Conditions for Unique Skill 'Spirit Tamer']
[Individual 'Damien' Successfully Gained Unique Skill 'Spirit Tamer']
…
"Ah!! Where is this?!"
"Damn human, what did you do to me?!"
In a boundless white world, a chibi Ice Empress raged.
She recalled attacking human soul masters, only to be struck by a green cudgel.
What happened next, she didn't know.
"Ice, calm down."
A cool, feminine voice came from behind. Turning, Ice Empress saw a stunning woman in an ice-blue gown.
"Snow Empress!!"
Joy turned to despair. "Even you were captured by that wretched human?!"
"How did this happen?"
Ice Empress misunderstood, but Snow Empress shook her head, soothing her friend while explaining.
Learning Tang San monitored Douluo Continent, scheming against her and Snow Empress, Ice Empress cursed his despicability.
What followed stunned her.
Monsters from another world, a unique subordinate bond, escaping Douluo Continent, and the chance to grow stronger…
It was all unbelievable.
"So, Snow Empress, you're now that human... Damien's... subordinate?"
The top ferocious beast of the Far North, a subordinate? Ice Empress struggled to accept it.
Subordinate sounded nice, but wasn't it just servitude?
"Snow Empress, are you really going to serve this Damien?"
"Yes, I've decided."
Snow Empress's tone was cold but resolute. Unlike humans with their tangled motives, her choice to follow Damien was final, a lifelong commitment.
"Also, Ice, you're his subordinate now too."
"What?!"
Ice Empress's eyes widened.
Her chibi form, with its shocked expression, was utterly adorable.
Even Snow Empress felt an urge to hug and dote on her.
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100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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