The Snow Empress didn't say anything, but her slightly furrowed brows indicated that her mood wasn't particularly good right now.
For no reason at all, she had shouldered an accompanying-type god trial, and the content of the first trial was to have her sacrifice herself, something that would be enough to infuriate any soul beast.
The fact that the Snow Empress could remain this calm was already extremely rare.
In other words, she truly couldn't bring herself to kill Shen Hanyu.
Shen Hanyu was still deep in thought when the Snow Empress slowly walked back and sat down on the throne again. The Ice Empress, looking a bit aggrieved, stood to the side, expecting some concern from the Snow Empress.
Unfortunately, the Ice Empress was destined to be disappointed. The Snow Empress, whose state of mind had been stable for countless years, had experienced a fluctuation today. A trace of melancholy actually appeared on her peerlessly beautiful face. Her slender, snow-white fingers pinched the space between her brows as she slowly closed her eyes.
After a long while, the Snow Empress finally spoke softly:
"How confident are you in becoming a god?"
These words were undoubtedly directed at Shen Hanyu, while the Ice Empress silently clenched her clothes, feeling a bit nervous.
"At least ninety percent."
"Of course, I'm willing to share information with you. This news comes from the Ice Dragon King; you can fully trust it. The Ice God fell many years ago. The forces in the God Realm are now intricate and complex, but undeniably, none of them support the soul beast side. The divine power currently sustaining the Ice God's trial comes from the Ice Dragon King, one of the nine sons of the Dragon God, who is the ancestor of the ice dragon clan in the Extreme North."
Shen Hanyu pondered deeply and spoke seriously.
Their gazes met in the air, sky-blue eyes and ice-blue eyes both froze for a moment. One looked down from high above, the other stood tall and full of spirit. An invisible, strange atmosphere slowly spread.
The Ice Empress had completely become a defeated underdog and part of the background, somewhat dejected as she tried to stop the two, but without success.
"You win. I'll cooperate with you."
After a long pause, the Snow Empress said softly, while also making her choice.
"Won't you think about it carefully? In your eyes, aren't all humans notorious for being despicable and inferior?"
Shen Hanyu chuckled softly, making a joke.
The Snow Empress appraised Shen Hanyu, then slowly said:
"Your human bloodline is no longer pure; it's mixed with divine bloodline and dragon clan bloodline. Your life origin is also slowly changing. Before long, you... should become a special life form like me."
Shen Hanyu's smile stiffened slightly, then he quickly scanned his body and concluded that the Snow Empress was right.
However, for Shen Hanyu, this wasn't a bad thing. The human bloodline was too mediocre; if there was a better option, he would immediately choose to replace it. For him right now, this was a good thing.
"So, in fact, you can't be considered a complete human. Although I hold hostility toward humans, I have to admit that human development is too fast, fast beyond our imagination. One day, they will surpass soul beasts and become the masters of this plane. Di Tian understands this truth, and so do I. Almost all wise ferocious beast leaders understand it; they just refuse to believe it."
"But that doesn't affect my choice of you. You are special. The Ice God was originally special to us soul beasts, and as her inheritor, you should also be that special person."
The Snow Empress continued, word by word, exceptionally calm, showing no panic or dissatisfaction.
When Shen Hanyu looked up again, the deeply hidden playfulness and casualness in his eyes were gone. For the first time, he seriously regarded the peerlessly beautiful woman before him.
Then he took the first step, walking step by step toward the Snow Empress on the high platform.
"What you said is very right. I think you won't regret your choice."
Shen Hanyu extended his hand, smiling as he looked at the Snow Empress.
Although his smile remained the same, its nature had clearly changed. He liked intelligent people.
The Snow Empress also slowly extended a delicate hand. The unfamiliar yet familiar warmth caused a trace of daze to appear on her face, which had remained unchanged for ten thousand years. Then she heard Shen Hanyu lean close to her ear and say:
"The Extreme North is barren and lonely. Having lived in such a place for so long, I think you won't refuse to let me take you to see the romance and brilliance of the human world..."
Ice Empress: "..."
...
Inside the grand and magnificent palace.
The four women sat together, somewhat restrained, watching Shen Hanyu casually start a fire and barbecue. They silently swallowed their saliva.
Although being confined in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse by Shen Hanyu was very stifling and uncomfortable, at least it wasn't as heart-pounding as this.
The difference between the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse and ordinary storage soul tools was that it could store living things. Since Shen Hanyu had stuffed a few people inside, there were no major issues, but it was just uncomfortable to stay in there.
(Specifically referencing how Xiao Wu, after sacrificing herself, could still be placed inside by Tang San.)
The Snow Empress and Ice Empress sat close together, curiously sizing up the four human women, or rather, they were all sizing up Shui Bing'er.
"Ultimate Ice... Phoenix aura... Humans are indeed favored by heaven..."
The Ice Empress murmured, and a hint of surprise also appeared in the Snow Empress's eyes.
Shui Bing'er shrank back a bit, feeling some fear facing two such powerful human-form soul beasts.
Seeing the four women so nervous that even their toes were curling, Shen Hanyu found it somewhat amusing and said:
"Why so tense? They don't eat people..."
As soon as these words came out, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress immediately turned their gazes over, with a somewhat gnashing-of-teeth meaning.
Shen Hanyu helplessly spread his hands and handed the barbecue skewers in his hand to the two.
The two hesitated for a moment, but still took them, slowly and gently taking a bite.
The Ice Empress's eyes lit up almost instantly, and even the Snow Empress couldn't help but lightly lick her lips. Though the action was subtle, it was still noticed by the sharp-eyed Shen Hanyu.
Shen Hanyu then beckoned the four women over. The group exchanged glances but still gathered their courage and slowly walked over.
Perhaps because they had eaten dry rations for too long, the usually ordinary barbecue skewers now tasted extraordinarily delicious. Though tense, they were soon defeated by hunger, and their eating speed unconsciously quickened.
The Ice Empress stared eagerly at Shen Hanyu's constantly flipping hands, and even the Snow Empress's gaze held some hidden expectation, though she didn't dare show it too obviously.
Not to mention, it was quite cute.
...
After eating and drinking their fill.
The Ice Empress touched her slightly bloated little belly and lazily leaned against the Snow Empress, of course, with the Snow Empress's tacit permission.
The Snow Empress remained dignified and elegant as always, but the leftover sauce stains at the corner of her mouth somewhat ruined the overall atmosphere.
The four women sat beside Shen Hanyu and finally dared to openly observe the Ice and Snow Empresses. For a moment, countless expressions of amazement flashed in their eyes.
Noticing everyone's gazes, the Ice Empress quickly sat up straight, seriously looking at Shui Bing'er, and said:
"Is your martial soul the Ice Phoenix?"
Shui Bing'er was stunned, not expecting the Ice Empress to take the initiative to speak to her.
After all, in Shen Hanyu's description, her cultivation had reached over three hundred thousand years, with strength comparable to a human rank 98 Super Douluo. Such a powerhouse was extremely rare across the entire continent.
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