Snow Empress looked at the Ice God Pearl, her vermilion lips parting slightly. "Strictly speaking, I didn't discover this Divine Artifact. It was found by two Title Douluos who came to the Extreme North for research. They wanted to take it away at the time and nearly came to blows. But when they touched the Ice God Pearl, they were invaded by the cold within and died of heart failure. I can only be considered lucky."
An ownerless Divine Artifact — simply by touching it, it had two Title Douluos. This Divine Artifact was, strictly speaking, quite overbearing. An ordinary person really couldn't claim it.
But Huo Yuhao didn't find it strange.
The Ice God Pearl's energy was extremely pure the purest ice attribute. The surrounding temperature remained between minus 200 and minus 237 degrees Celsius.
For the Extreme Ice attribute, temperatures below minus 150 degrees could already be considered Extreme. The temperature around the Ice God Pearl was far below that. From this perspective, even if the internal core energy wasn't absolute zero, it was close.
And in Huo Yuhao's memory, the intensity of the ice energy inside the Ice God Pearl was enough to serve as the core of a God-Slaying Grade soul tool shell. Single killing two Title Douluos was nothing.
At least it was better than the original, where nine Title Douluos died because of it...
Snow Empress continued: "According to researchers' speculation, the Ice God Pearl could potentially be used to manufacture Grade 12 God-Slaying Grade soul tool shells. However, the internal energy of this Divine Artifact cannot be mobilized through any soul tool or soul tool array, so it has been deemed impossible."
"But even aside from that function, it is undoubtedly a Divine Artifact. And its energy is purely ice-attribute the most suitable Divine Artifact for you."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath. He instinctively wanted to take something out in return.
But before he could move, a long, fair, slender hand gently pressed down on his wrist.
Snow Empress looked at him calmly. The smile that had been on her face since their reunion disappeared. She didn't use any power, yet unaccountably gave a person a feeling of pressure pressure.
"A long separation don't be so formal. I have no use for it. Although I don't know why you re-cultivated, whether for protection or for your own improvement, the Ice God Pearl is extremely compatible with you. Take it!"
She said the last two words a bit more heavily.
Huo Yuhao was forced to stop. Thinking of Snow Empress's words just now, his expression was subtle and subtle.
Can't return the favor... He already owed so much. If this continued, wouldn't he just owe more and more?
"Yuhao, accept it." Ice Empress glanced at Snow Empress, exchanged a look with her, and transmitted from beside him. "After ten thousand years apart, Xue'er is in a good mood today. Don't make her angry."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao hesitated no longer. He put away the Ice God Pearl.
If he didn't take it, he felt he would be beaten and ganged up on, without being able to fight back... And with Snow Empress's current cultivation, there really was nothing in his possession that could significantly enhance her.
He needed to find her a gift she couldn't refuse.
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao communicated with the God-Imprint Throne for a moment. "I passed the assessment. Can I transfer the usage rights?"
The Eternal Lord: "..."
You want to give the God-Imprint Throne as a gift?
Dream on!
On the other side, Snow Empress withdrew her hand. The expression on her face became soft again. As if thinking of something, she murmured: "If you can't get over it, how about giving me that Tower of Eternity you manufactured?"
Huo Yuhao snapped back to reality and shook his head. "That was a contingency — a trump card for your protection."
The Tower of Eternity was the last soul tool he had manufactured ten thousand years ago — the trump card he had left for Snow Empress. It was a Grade Ten soul tool. As for the materials, the main one was the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal excavated from the Ten-Thousand-Year Black Ice Cavern.
The Ice Extreme Divine Crystal was the hardest ice-attribute metal, and also the most flexible ice-attribute metal. It appeared to be a crystal, but it already had the ductility of metal — a rare metal.
Some Ice Extreme Divine Crystals possessed ice spirits, having intelligence and life. They could be said to be natural Soul Forged metal. Ten thousand years ago, they were already first-rate materials. Originally, they would have been used to manufacture the Ice Extreme War God Armor. But Huo Yuhao didn't use them that way.
The Ice Extreme War God Armor... in terms of Battle Armor, it could at most be considered Three-Word Battle Armor. Moreover, it was the kind that couldn't be nurtured by oneself — Battle Armor that would automatically retire upon reaching the divine level. Rather than using them that way, it was better to leave those Ice Extreme Divine Crystals with ice spirits for later, when Battle Armor technology was more mature.
Huo Yuhao only took part of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals that possessed ice spirits. He used Grade Ten soul tool arrays, light-based necromancy, and spatial power to manufacture the Tower of Eternity and an Ice Extreme Divine Sword. Some of the remaining Ice Extreme Divine Crystals were in his hands, and some were left with Snow Empress.
Snow Empress's Battle Armor should have had Ice Extreme Divine Crystal added to it.
As for the Tower of Eternity's function... its greatest strength was that it could activate the contingencies he had set within Spirit Souls, preventing the Spirit Transmission Tower from becoming like the original and from attacking Snow Empress.
Although once the Tower of Eternity was activated, the hidden dangers of the Spirit Soul contract would be exposed, and the Spirit Transmission Tower might dissolve, compared to the continuation of the Spirit Transmission Tower, Snow Empress was more important — as long as she was safe...
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Snow Empress said softly: "That belongs to you. Without a proper status, it is not mine."
Strictly speaking, the Spirit Transmission Tower in the Extreme North was the birthplace of the Spirit Transmission Tower. That was the original headquarters. The headquarters in Mingdu was established later.
The contingencies left by Huo Yuhao and Elder Electrolux were mostly inside the Extreme North Spirit Transmission Tower — both to protect her and to accumulate foundation...
"You just said I was being formal, and now you're doing the same," Huo Yuhao smiled. "All the arrangements in the Extreme North are not only mine — they also belong to you."
Snow Empress's eyes rippled. The corner of her mouth lifted. She changed the subject. "Speaking of arrangements — will you come back to the Extreme North with me to see them?"
Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "Not for now. When the appointed time comes, I will. If I go to meet them now, I can't do anything."
Snow Empress lightly gently, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"Then it's time for you to officially take me as your teacher, Yuhao."
Her other purpose in seeing Yuhao was to give him the identity of a high-ranking disciple, to make it easier for him to act in the future.
The current Spirit Transmission Tower was not the dictatorial rule of a single faction. As for Emperor Tian's side, Snow Empress didn't know what he was thinking.
If Huo Yuhao rashly restored his identity, he might encounter trouble. The best choice was for him to wait until he reached a certain level of strength, then return as the First Generation Tower Master.
Until then, she would provide cover for him. After all, the two of them did have a teacher-disciple relationship. She had even taught him two of Snow Empress's Three Absolutes. They just hadn't formalized the teacher-disciple status.
"..."
Huo Yuhao did not refuse. He stood up, walked before Snow Empress, and performed a bow.
"Teacher, please accept this disciple's bow."
It was a very solemn action, but the Snow Empress found it somewhat amusing.
Huo Yuhao had been re-cultivated. He looked like a child. Such solemn behaviour just looked strange.
But this version of Yuhao was somewhat similar to how he had looked when they first met ten thousand years ago.
A trace of nostalgia flashed through Snow Empress's eyes.
"No need for such formality. It's just to provide cover don't be so solemn. If we didn't formalize it ten thousand years ago, I certainly don't want to take the Spirit Transmission Tower's First Generation Tower Master as a disciple now. I can't teach you anything at this point."
With that, Snow Empress stood up, came before Huo Yuhao, and pressed a finger to his brow.
Snow Empress's finger was cool as jade. The moment it touched Huo Yuhao's brow, an intensely cold aura seeped into his body through his skin.
The cold was not piercing — instead, it carried a strange gentleness, like a ray of warm sun in the snow. Her fingertip trembled slightly. Ice-blue light bloomed at Huo Yuhao's brow, leaving behind a snowflake-shaped pattern, which gradually disappeared into his skin.
"All I can give you is the Snow Empress Token. When you are in danger, it will transmit power to protect you through spatial power."
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