"Ugh..."
The chaos in his mind finally dissipated. Huo Yuhao shook his head and tiredly opened his eyes.
Forcibly using the power of emotion had placed a massive drain on his mental power. Fortunately, his body contained Life Gold, as well as the origin compressed packages of the two great soul beasts, Skydream and Ice Emperor; his recovery ability was second to none.
However, the negative impact caused by the forced use of that emotional power was still difficult to bear, and it took him a long time to regain his senses.
"You're awake."
It was a cold female voice he had never heard before. Unlike Long Qiu'er's voice, this one, though carrying a hint of a young girl's innocence, possessed a very natural nobility.
Then, Huo Yuhao finally saw her clearly—a stunningly beautiful, cold figure in white.
"!!!"
Up until now, Huo Yuhao had seen many beauties, especially the peerless Long Qiu'er.
But this white-haired girl before him was in no way inferior to Long Qiu'er in terms of appearance or temperament.
Suppressing the intense sense of amazement in his heart, a feeling of confusion followed.
He felt as if he had seen these eyes somewhere before...
It seemed to be... Huo Yuhao quickly searched his memories.
It seemed to be one of Uncle Baili's wives. She had held him back then and said something to Baili like, "So you were this cute when you were little."
At that time, he couldn't see her face clearly at all; he could only vaguely see her eyes, which were very similar to those of the girl in front of him.
A very deep blue, like the mysterious blue of ten-thousand-year-old ice.
"Uh, may I ask who you are, big sister..."
The girl nodded to him, a faint smile on her lips. "I am the Snow Emperor."
Then she stood up and even took the initiative to reach out and pull Huo Yuhao up from the snow.
It was strange; both of them had an instinctive feeling that this person could be trusted.
Huo Yuhao looked her up and down. "You really are the third-ranked of the ten great Ferocious Beasts, the Snow Emperor! Looking at you, it seems you have successfully transformed?"
A 700,000-year-old super Ferocious Beast could actually transform into a human—this was something that had never happened in the textbooks!
It was no accident that Huo Yuhao had come to the Ice God Lake; it was due to an abnormality he had sensed in the dark, combined with the guidance of Skydream, that he arrived here just in time.
The Snow Emperor bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao and said sincerely, "Huo Yuhao, thank you for your help. Otherwise, I would have been captured by those detestable humans."
Huo Yuhao laughed heartily. "It was only right. Miss Snow Emperor is a friend of the Ice Emperor. Since the Ice Emperor has become my soul spirit, I should do something for her."
The Soul-Devouring Demonic Spider hiding in a corner of the Sea of Consciousness was so sour he almost slammed his head against the wall.
How come these soul spirits are so easy to talk to, but when it came to me, I just got beaten half to death?
It's not fair!!!
But Skydream and the others would have something to say about that: What's your level? You think you can sit at the same table as us Ferocious Beasts? You're only a soul spirit because you were a "hero who understands the times" and cooperated. We left you a position to win the hearts of the Star Constellation Great Forest. Letting you live is already a huge mercy.
The Snow Emperor nodded gracefully. "The Ice Emperor isn't losing out by following you. She usually says the opposite of what she feels, so please bear with her."
Huo Yuhao was a bit surprised. A generation of super Ferocious Beast was actually being so polite to him, a human. He was truly flattered...
"Hey, hey, hey, Xue'er, I'm not like what you say!"
Skydream whispered cheekily, "As if you aren't..."
The Ice Emperor didn't spoil him; she gave his big head a direct smack, making Skydream howl in pain before she dove back into the Sea of Consciousness.
The two chatted casually for a bit longer before the Snow Emperor got straight to the point and took Huo Yuhao to her residence.
Since Huo Yuhao had helped her so much, she naturally had to repay him.
Moreover, she had a request of her own.
Huo Yuhao had originally thought that for a king of soul beasts like the Snow Emperor, her residence would be a magnificent and noble ice palace, but he didn't expect it to be just a simple little ice hut.
There was no furniture inside, only a large bed made of cold jade.
After inviting Huo Yuhao inside, the Snow Emperor seemed to notice that her room was far too simple. With a wave of her hand, she condensed a table and two chairs out of ice. After asking Huo Yuhao to sit, she pulled out a large pile of glowing, radiant items from somewhere.
Huo Yuhao nearly fell off his chair in fright.
The Snow Emperor pushed the ice tray toward Huo Yuhao. "Huo Yuhao, I cannot repay the debt of saving my life. As the ruler of the Extreme North, I have kept many soul bones of soul beasts that fell here. I wish to use these as repayment. What do you think?"
Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao pushed the soul bones back. "Ah? No, no, no... this is far too precious..."
At a glance, Huo Yuhao discovered that the soul bones the Snow Emperor had brought out were all top-tier ones over 100,000 years old!
Although the soul power remaining in them was no longer abundant due to the passage of time, placing them in the human world would definitely cause all major powers—including Shrek Academy—to fight to the death!
An ordinary man is innocent, but possessing a jade ring makes him guilty. If he carried so many 100,000-year soul bones, he might end up dead in the street one day.
The Snow Emperor didn't care and pushed them back again. "Please accept them. You don't think the life of the ruler of the Extreme North is worth less than a few soul bones, do you? Besides, I have something to ask of you later, so consider this my payment."
Since the Snow Emperor put it that way, Huo Yuhao felt like he almost had to take them...
"Ahem... let's not talk about that for now. Miss Snow Emperor, what are your plans for the future? If I remember correctly, a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast needs to be close to humans to cultivate after transforming, right?"
"And," Huo Yuhao scanned the Snow Emperor from head to toe, "with your appearance and talent, trouble will definitely find you. If someone discovers your identity as a soul beast... with your current strength, I'm afraid it will be hard to resist, right?"
Long Qiu'er's own strength was formidable, and with Di Tian—the continent's number one Ferocious Beast—backing her up, she could naturally rest easy.
But the Snow Emperor couldn't. Although they hadn't fought, he felt that the current Snow Emperor was likely not as strong as Long Qiu'er.
The Snow Emperor looked at Huo Yuhao and nodded heavily; it was indeed true.
She could trust Huo Yuhao, but she had a deep understanding of human greed.
"Then do you have any ideas?"
Huo Yuhao rubbed his chin, adopting a thoughtful look, and gave a gentle smile. "You can come to my home. You can cultivate there in peace. Don't worry, I can definitely guarantee your safety."
The simulation soul skill released by his current mental power was enough to mask the abnormalities on the Snow Emperor's body.
Furthermore, the Snow Emperor's own ability to hide her aura far exceeded that of an ordinary 100,000-year-old Soul Beast transformation. Moreover, the Heavenly Snow Woman's aura was already similar to a human's, making it even harder to detect.
The base Baili Du had built for them had a spatial fault capable of shielding them from the eyes of gods, along with many mimicked cultivation spaces. It was naturally suitable for the Snow Emperor.
The Snow Emperor was stunned, lowering her eyes somewhat uneasily.
By taking out so many 100,000-year soul bones, she actually wanted Huo Yuhao to stay in the Extreme North and cultivate with her.
It was meant as compensation and also a reward.
But going to the human world... the Snow Emperor was still somewhat uneasy.
"I understand what Miss Snow Emperor is worried about, but since you've finally transformed into a human, wouldn't it be a shame not to see the human world? Of course, if you want to stay in the Extreme North, that's fine too, or you can live at my home."
The Snow Emperor's jade-like hand instinctively tightened. Go to the human world?
Today had given her a profound lesson: the Extreme North wasn't necessarily safe either.
"Mm, then I'll leave it to you."