Qing Mu would never bring Bing Di up with him. Putting aside whether he could become a god, their relationship wasn't that close, especially considering he still had parents and a girlfriend.
However, if the Ice Emperor is willing to become his soul ring, she can ascend to the divine realm with him while retaining her intelligence.
As for resurrection after reaching the God Realm, it is simply a matter of creating a new body, which is not difficult for the gods of the Douluo World.
"What? You want me to sacrifice myself for you!"
However, upon hearing this, Hyotei's previous chaotic thoughts vanished instantly, replaced by surprise and anger!
Qingmu actually wants to sacrifice herself for him. What does he take her for?
For a moment, Hyotei's gaze toward Qingmu turned somewhat cold.
Seeing this, Qingmu assumed that Bingdi was unwilling and immediately said, "If you're unwilling, that's fine. Anyway, this is just my guess, and it may not succeed."
He only mentioned it briefly; Huo Yuhao's method might not be suitable for him, and he didn't even know if he could ascend to the God Realm.
Just as Qing Mu turned around to continue his research on the Wood Realm's Descent, the Ice Emperor's voice suddenly stopped him.
"etc!!"
Upon hearing Hyotei's voice, Qingmu immediately turned around and looked at Hyotei with a puzzled expression.
Hyotei took a deep breath, then solemnly asked Qingmu, "How confident are you about becoming a god?"
Although she was furious when Qingmu first suggested she sacrifice herself, after calming down, Bingdi realized that Qingmu's method was quite feasible, at least much more likely than gambling that she could survive the fourth great tribulation.
"I have no idea."
Qing Mu shook his head. "I am absolutely confident that I can reach the Limit Douluo level, but becoming a god depends on luck. Until I reach that level, I can't say whether I can succeed."
In fact, if one's talent reaches a certain level, the chances of becoming a god are very high. After all, there are four known godhood inheritances in the Douluo Continent. If one attracts the attention of the gods in the God Realm, then there will be even more godhoods that can be inherited.
But Qingmu himself was an accident. He was genuinely unsure of how the gods of the divine realm would treat him, and he also wanted to try out the experience mechanism of Pokémon to see if it could directly push him to level 100.
Qingmu's answer was somewhat unexpected by Bingdi. Bingdi thought that Qingmu must be very confident to say such a thing.
"You're quite honest."
Ice Emperor's lips curled up slightly. In a sense, Qing Mu's words proved that Qing Mu did not intend to trick her into becoming his soul ring, or at least not simply to deceive her.
After all, if Qingmu really thought that way, it would be better to exaggerate the success rate of becoming a god.
That's the temptation of immortality! Even knowing the odds are slim, it still makes people want to gamble.
Throughout history, countless emperors have sought immortality. As the most powerful rulers at the pinnacle of their empires, how could their intelligence systems not know that this was a lie and that those people were deceiving them?
They must have known, but they were still deceived time and time again.
This doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid; rather, they're taking a gamble—what if it's true?
Essentially, this behavior is the same as buying lottery tickets; both are paying for that one tiny, almost zero chance.
Hyotei: "Let me think about this."
This time, it was Qing Mu's turn to be surprised. He hadn't expected that Hyotei would actually consider this suggestion.
You must understand, this is not the Ice Emperor dying ten thousand years later. Ten thousand years is a very long time, and anything can happen.
Perhaps they found some opportunities, made up for their original nature, and were able to survive the fourth great calamity?
"Okay, I'll wait for you. You can contact me anytime before I leave."
Qing Mu nodded solemnly. Originally, Qing Mu was planning to go to the sea to find a 100,000-year-old soul beast, but if Bing Di was willing to become his seventh soul ring, then he could save a lot of trouble.
In the evening, Xue Di returned. As soon as she arrived, she came to Qing Mu and said with a slight apology, "I'm sorry, we couldn't find any information about the Dream Ice Silkworm today either."
"It's alright, maybe I'm just unlucky, he might have already gone somewhere else."
Qingmu's state of mind didn't change much, after all, she had anticipated this situation before coming.
After a moment of silence, Qing Mu spoke again: "I will be leaving in half a month!"
"So fast?"
Xue Di was slightly taken aback, but then she suddenly realized.
A month is but a fleeting moment for her, but for Qing Mu, who is human, it is a considerable amount of time.
After all, Qingmu is only fourteen years old.
At this moment, Hyotei walked over hesitantly and said to Yuki-no-Tsurugi, "Sister Yuki-no-Tsurugi, there is something I want to tell you."
Seeing Hyotei's expression, Yuki-tei's heart skipped a beat. Was Hyotei about to confess to her again?
"Let's go outside and talk."
To prevent any bad rumors from spreading, before Hyotei could speak, Yuki-tei quickly said something.
With that, he pulled Hyotei out.
A moment later, the Snow Empress led the Ice Empress to a remote snowfield.
Xue Di took a deep breath and said with a hint of determination, "Bing'er, tell me, what is it?"
At this moment, Xue Di was mentally prepared, and she could withstand whatever Bing Di said.
Hyotei hesitated for a moment, "I want to offer myself as a sacrifice to Qingmu..."
"What!?"
However, before Hyotei could finish speaking, she directly pierced through Yuki-tei's defenses. That was a sacrifice! What on earth did that human, Qingmu, do to deceive her best friend in just one month?
Seeing that the Snow Empress had misunderstood, the Ice Empress quickly explained the whole story, which made the Snow Empress's expression soften.
After listening to the Ice Emperor's account, the Snow Emperor sighed, "Bing'er, are you really determined to choose this path? No one has ever walked this path, let alone succeeded. If Qing Mu cannot break through to become a god, you will perish with him in a thousand years at most. This is far too risky."
"There are still ten thousand years until our great calamity. Within those ten thousand years, we might be able to find some opportunities. If all else fails, I can give you my 100,000-year-old snow lotus. With the help of the 100,000-year-old snow lotus, your chances of surviving the 400,000-year-old calamity are quite high."
It's clear that the Snow Empress truly regarded the Ice Empress as a sister, even willing to give up a treasure like the 100,000-year-old snow lotus.
Although the Snow Empress has not yet suffered serious injuries from attempting to use the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores, the 700,000-year tribulation she is about to undergo is extremely dangerous, and even she is not confident that she can overcome it.
Under such circumstances, the 100,000-year-old snow lotus was very important to her; otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to so many conditions from Qing Mu for it.