At the peak of the iceberg, a light breeze laced with snow and ice blew past.
The two stunning beauties, dressed in vibrant and attractive attire, stood in front of the man, looking extremely unnatural.
The Ice Emperor clutched her skirt tightly, biting her thin lips.
The Snow Empress asked, "Brother Yu, haven't you figured it out yet?"
Luo Yu didn't respond.
The Ice Emperor urged, "Are you done yet?"
Luo Yu shook his head, "Just wait a bit longer!"
The Ice Emperor and Snow Lady stood awkwardly, pouting, "Brother Yu, are you just fooling us?"
Luo Yu just shrugged his shoulders.
"What's really going on here?"
"When I analyzed rationally, you called me a lecher; when I don't analyze, you're still not pleased."
"Alright, alright," said the Ice Emperor, her lips half-bitten.
The Snow Lady also said, "Go ahead with your study, we won't bother you."
"Huh?" Luo Yu said, "Then I'll analyze and prove my innocence."
The Ice Emperor became anxious.
You've analyzed for so long, giving up now would be to waste all previous efforts, wouldn't it?
Eventually, Luo Yu resumed his serious analysis of who was more beautiful and attractive to him.
In the end,
Luo Yu let out a sigh.
"It's not that I don't want to answer, but I genuinely can't."
"Both of your looks and figures are top-notch. After studying for a long time, I can't see that one is inferior to the other."
"So what do we do now!" said the Ice Emperor.
The Snow Lady, with her hands on her hips, said, "No, you must answer today."
Luo Yu sighed deeply.
"In that case, there's only one solution."
"What solution?" both the Ice and Snow Empresses looked over.
Luo Yu shook his head.
"Forget it, you both won't agree to it."
"Speak up!"
"How do you know we won't agree if you don't tell us?"
Luo Yu didn't speak; his eyes held a profound meaning.
"You…"
The Ice Emperor's lips trembled, the words never leaving her mouth.
Luo Yu shook his head.
"How about we skip this question for today?"
After looking at each other, the Ice Emperor and Snow Lady fell silent for a while, finally making a decision that astonished Luo Yu.
"Brother Yu, let's go with what you said!"
"Aha?"
Luo Yu was stunned; he was just joking and obviously knew better than to rush things.
He didn't expect them to agree.
...
Early the next morning.
The Ice and Snow Empresses were nowhere to be seen. Luo Yu guessed they had run off due to shyness and thus hadn't stayed.
[Ding!]
The long-missed System sound rang, and Luo Yu was somewhat nostalgic.
"Check-in gift pack."
"Whoosh!"
Luo Yu saw a flash of dark light in front of him, and then a small Stone Talisman appeared, covered with strange Sanskrit writing.
He held it in his hand and extended his spiritual power to probe it but couldn't discover anything.
"System, what's this fancy new toy?"
No response.
"System?"
Still no response.
"Damn it! System, how many times has it been now? You dole out the goods without instructions for use?"
Luo Yu, who usually used civilized language, let out a string of expletives.
The System's usual antics had defeated him.
After a heap of Zaun-style rants, the System finally responded.
[It is suggested that the host carries the Life-and-Death Talisman on his person. The ingenious use will reveal itself in time.]
"What's the ingenious use?" Luo Yu asked urgently.
No more sounds were made.
"Chuff!"
Luo Yu bit his teeth, thinking to himself, riddle me this, why don't you roll out of Gotham already!
He played with the Stone Talisman in his hand, unable to sense anything special from it, but deduced something exceptional from its name.
At his current Cultivation Level, not seeing anything special was the most significant part.
After all, the System would not likely pick up some junk to give to him.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully meeting the Snow Lady and Ice Emperor of the far northern lands, awarding the exclusive eighth soul ring for the Nine Heavens Execution Sword!]
[In addition to meeting the Ice and Snow Empresses, the host has also met Bai Chenxiang, awarding a God-level Gift Pack. Please check for receipt.]
The System's voice rang out again, and Luo Yu hesitated. What's happening this time, a stroke of conscience offers answers?
[Detecting that the host's Cultivation Level has reached Titled Douluo, a new mission is automatically activated.]
[Meet Gu Yuena, the Life God King, the Music Deity, the Abyssal Charm Emperor; reward the ninth soul ring for Nine Heavens Execution Sword, evolve all soul rings of the Nine Heavens Execution Sword to exceed one million years, and award a Super God-level Gift Pack!]
"Chuff!"
Luo Yu stared at the content displayed on the transparent System panel.
He was utterly bamboozled.
Those four goddesses made Luo Yu's scalp tingle.
It might be feasible for Gu Yuena to give hugs and kisses, but going all the way was practically as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The Life God King was in the Divine Realm— even if he had Tongtian abilities, that was still beyond his reach.
And then there was the system that didn't even want to spare the Music Deity and abyssal creatures?
Are you even human?
Unfortunately, the System had no consciousness or emotions; otherwise, it definitely would jump out to tell Luo Yu that it was indeed not human.
That day, Luo Yu stared at the System panel for a long time.
He gazed at the eye-wateringly generous rewards.
Past rewards were so heaven-defying, they were only at God Rank.
But evolving all soul rings to exceed a million years—that's some reward power.
"Buckle down, brothers!"