Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow, seemingly finding it somewhat unbelievable that he had convinced the Snow Empress so easily.
"Are you sure? You're willing to trust me, a human?"
Shen Hanyu asked curiously.
The Snow Empress was silent for a moment, then slowly extended a jade-like hand toward Shen Hanyu, palm open, revealing the blue bead.
Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow again, just about to reach out to take it, when in the next moment, their two palms tightly clasped together under Shen Hanyu's surprised gaze.
The Ice Empress's eyes turned red almost instantly. She was about to rush forward to separate the two, but was frozen in place by a glance from the Snow Empress.
Shen Hanyu was also stunned. Then he felt their soul powers beginning to fuse uncontrollably. The bead, which rarely showed any activity, slowly emitted a faint blue light, frantically absorbing their soul powers. Subsequently, the surrounding time seemed to freeze. A cold and somewhat mechanical voice rang out, echoing in their ears, shocking them to the core.
"Ice God Nine Exams formally commence!"
"The examinee must pass nine assessments. During the assessments, the examinee must complete them perfectly within the stipulated time, or the assessment difficulty will increase with no upper limit. Upon passing the nine exams, the Ice God divinity can be obtained."
"Now issuing the first exam."
"Ice God Nine Exams, First Exam: Ice and Snow Overwhelm the World!"
"Assessment content: The examinee must complete all missing soul rings for the twin martial souls, with no soul ring below 100,000 years. Simultaneously challenge three powerhouses with soul power no less than rank 95 (humans or soul beasts, both acceptable), life or death irrelevant."
"Failure penalty: Destruction of the physical body, soul eternally trapped in a pig's body (gender random)."
Shen Hanyu: "..."
Afterward, the bead returned to Shen Hanyu's mind once more, falling silent.
Shen Hanyu looked at his hand tightly clasped with the Snow Empress's, falling silent for a moment.
The Snow Empress was also silent. Then she quickly released her palm, feeling the lingering warmth on her hand that had absorbed quite a bit of heat, momentarily at a loss.
After a long pause, the Snow Empress turned slightly and said softly:
"This is your god exam, but this empress must also participate..."
Shen Hanyu felt somewhat speechless and subconsciously asked:
"Accompanying god exam?"
A hint of surprise appeared in the Snow Empress's eyes, then she nodded.
Receiving a definite answer, Shen Hanyu looked at the Snow Empress, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Tang San participating in the Sea God Nine Exams and Xiao Wu receiving an accompanying god exam were understandable, after all, they were childhood sweethearts with mutual affection. Moreover, Tang San was chosen as an inheritor by both the Asura God and Sea God, and later Xiao Wu even became the scabbard bearing the Asura Demon Sword. But why the Snow Empress would inexplicably receive an accompanying god exam, this was something Shen Hanyu couldn't figure out, even if he pulled out all his hair, nor could he understand the intent behind it.
Moreover, the final reward after completing the nine exams was surprisingly not the so-called Ice God position, but the Ice God divinity.
The Ice God position was a title or status symbol in the God Realm, a seat integrated into the God Realm's origin. The divinity, however, was something unique to a god, independent of the God Realm, almost something that all geniuses surpassing planar limits could condense or obtain from others.
In other words, a god position was a title representing status and strength, while divinity was the fundamental attribute of a god.
Shen Hanyu was puzzled. Once he inherited the Ice God position, he could condense his own divinity. Why would the Ice God change the final reward of the nine exams to divinity instead of the more direct and effective god position? This was something Shen Hanyu currently couldn't understand; he had no clues at all.
The shackles on the Ice Empress were broken. The little shorty quickly rushed over and hugged the Snow Empress, saying with a face full of panic:
"Xue'er, are you okay? Just now, I saw you and this human both seemed to lose consciousness, and you even... even..."
The Snow Empress lowered her head, rubbed the Ice Empress's head, smiled faintly, and said softly:
"You're overthinking it, Bing'er. We just both obtained god exams..."
Shen Hanyu observed the two women who were so different, inexplicably feeling it was a bit strange.
The Snow Empress was at least 1.75 meters tall, a perfect, tall, mature beauty, while the Ice Empress was at most under 1.6 meters, flat like an elementary school student. The two standing together inexplicably gave the impression of a mother and daughter. Wait, if he added himself, ah this...
Shen Hanyu thought strangely, then his gaze became somewhat odd.
"What! Xue'er? Did you obtain a good exam? That's great, that's great! Then we don't have to cooperate with this annoying human anymore. He even left a mark in my mental sea that can kill me at any time. Xue'er, you have to stand up for me, woo woo woo..."
The Ice Empress said excitedly, not forgetting to turn back and glare fiercely at Shen Hanyu.
At this time, Tianmeng also pried himself out from the wall and climbed back onto Shen Hanyu's shoulder, gazing idiotically at the Ice Empress.
The Snow Empress helplessly wiped away the Ice Empress's nonexistent tears and said softly:
"My god exam is very special, it can be said to be completely accompanying. I cannot become a god alone, and... my first exam is to sacrifice to him..."
As soon as these words came out, the Ice Empress exploded again, saying incredulously:
"How is that possible? How could a deity choose him, a human, instead of you, Xue'er, with such outstanding heavenly talent? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Xue'er, tell me you're lying to me, right..."
The Snow Empress's gaze slowly turned to Shen Hanyu, then she sighed softly and said:
"Bing'er, don't be willful. You know many things too. The path we've pursued countless times has been sealed. To break this shackle, we have only this one choice..."
The Ice Empress opened her mouth anxiously, but seeing the Snow Empress's serious expression, she couldn't say it.
Shen Hanyu watched the deep sisterly affection between the two and couldn't help opening his mouth to say:
"Um... could you specifically describe your god exam content and rewards to me, Snow Empress."
The Snow Empress's beautiful eyes looked at Shen Hanyu. After pondering for a moment, she spoke:
"This empress's god exam content is very simple: sacrifice to you, accompany you until you become a god..."
"As for the reward... It's the Ice God position..."
Shen Hanyu was struck speechless, his brain operating at high speed, nearly sparking electricity.
After a long while, Shen Hanyu said somewhat helplessly:
"For now, let's leave it at that. The god exam has already been imprinted on our bodies. Currently, we can't find any way to escape it, and if we fail, I think your penalty won't be light either."
The Snow Empress nodded and said softly:
"Spiritual intelligence completely scattered, reverting to savagery, transforming into a wild beast..."
Shen Hanyu twitched the corner of his mouth. Indeed, it was ruthless enough, for someone like the Snow Empress, accustomed to elegance and nobility, it was almost as cruel as lingering execution...
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