Capítulo 89: Chapter 89: Was It Intentional or an Accident? (4K)
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Ultimate North, Ten-Thousand-Year Human-Form Spirit Beast.
A name that shook the heavens and the earth flashed through Xiong Mo's mind. He stared intently at the cold and pure figure by the Snow Mountain Lotus Pool, a drop of crystalline liquid seemingly dripping from his nostrils, which he sucked back forcefully, exclaiming in shock and anger:
"This is the Ice Heavenly Snow Lady, the Snow Empress, the Chief of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Northernmost Land, and the Third in the Top Ten Ferocious Beasts! She actually wants to absorb the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Heavenly Snow Lotus and re-cultivate as a human?"
"It's said that the Snow Empress has survived six great calamities of heaven and earth. She must fetch a good price! Feng Yu, I'll propose to you when I get back!"
Xu Cong's eyes seemed to be filled only with money and the goddess, fantasizing about sealing the Snow Empress and getting a hundred million gold soul coins to marry Feng Yu.
"Madness, sheer madness! This world has gone mad!"
Upon hearing these words, Xiong Mo, the Adamantine Douluo, finally gave up all hope.
Although both of them were Sealed Douluo-level experts, Xiong Mo had only ninety-two soul power levels, and his martial soul attributes were a world apart from the Ice Heavenly Snow Lady. Xu Cong had been forced to leave the Mingde Hall and was targeted by Jing Hongchen and the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, living a life of hardship in the Sun Moon Empire. After barely breaking through to the Ninth-Rank Soul Artisan, he only managed to create a Ninth-Level Spirit Artisan's Deity Sealing Platform with no offensive capabilities. How could they possibly seal the Snow Empress, who was comparable to a Beast Deity Ditian in Ultimate North?
"Old Xu, we are no match for the Snow Empress. Let's stop and leave Ultimate North. Join the Star Luo Imperial Family with me, and my old friend, the Gigantic Strength Douluo Cheng Gang, will introduce us. When we become National Guardian Douluo of the Star Luo Empire, we'll live a life of luxury and wealth!"
Xiong Mo whispered, knowing that in the Snow Empress's eyes, they were no more than two plates of bean sprouts, and killing them would be as easy as stepping on two ants.
"Afraid?"
Xu Cong turned his head slightly, his gaze full of contempt as he looked at Xiong Mo: "I've heard that people from the three great empires are as timid as mice and have shallow knowledge. Today, I see that it's true!"
"You!"
Xiong Mo clenched his fists, his muscles bulging like coiled dragons, a flash of ferocity in his eyes.
Xu Cong paid no attention to Xiong Mo's anger and said proudly, "No matter how powerful a soul beast is, once it re-cultivates, it will abandon all its cultivation and grow up again as a human child. The Snow Empress is even more special. As a super ferocious beast, she should have lost her chance to re-cultivate. Even if the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Heavenly Snow Lotus allows her to be reborn, she will still lose all her cultivation.
Moreover, people from the three great empires don't understand what soul conductors are or what a Ninth-Rank Soul Artisan can do!
I may not be worthy of the title of First Soul Artisan of the Continent, but as the First Sealing-Type Soul Artisan of the Continent, I, Xu Cong, am second to none! The Ninth-Level Spirit Artisan's Deity Sealing Platform is the culmination of my life's work. Once inside the God Ascension Platform, the Snow Empress won't be able to self-destruct!
Xiong Mo, the core area of Ultimate North is bitterly cold, and we've endured for over a month. A Sealed Douluo would have frozen to death long ago! An opportunity to change our fate is right in front of us. Are you willing to give up so easily?
The mantis catches the cicada, but the oriole is behind. Once the Snow Empress, the mantis, loses her soul power, it will be our turn, the orioles, to act!"
"...Xu Cong, I'll trust you this one time!"
Xu Cong's words were highly persuasive, and Xiong Mo decided to take one last shot, risking his life to seal the Snow Empress for a lifetime of wealth and honor. A gambler never retreats!
The two approached the barrier and waited patiently for the right moment.
The Snow Mountain Lotus Pool flowed with clear and icy cold spring water, several snow lotuses floating quietly. A pair of delicate hands lifted the most vibrant Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Heavenly Snow Lotus from the center of the lotus pool.
The Snow Empress gazed at the exquisitely crafted Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Heavenly Snow Lotus in her hand, her sky-blue eyes pure and clear, as if they could see through everything in the world. Her slender and graceful figure in a pure white dress, her white hair fluttering in the cold wind, exuded an aura of majesty.
"If not successful, then death."
The Snow Empress's voice was light, yet filled with an unparalleled determination.
She took one last look at Ultimate North, which she had guarded for nearly seven hundred thousand years. Suddenly, a corner of the ice clouds that had never dispersed in the core area of Ultimate North collapsed, and the serene moonlight shone on the ice layer, casting a fine phosphorescence. Snowflakes as large as goose feathers danced in the wind, filling a ten-mile radius of the icy world.
"Sword Palm Orders the Heaven and Earth Cold, Imperial Sword, Imperial Palm, Imperial Cold Heaven, Snow Dance Radiant Sun!"
Even a Sealed Douluo would be stunned by such a scene. Xiong Mo and Xu Cong had heard of Domain-Type Spirit Skills, but the Imperial Cold Heaven of the Snow Empress seemed to have transcended the realm of soul skills, reaching a state of perfection. Under the natural amplification of Ultimate North, it touched the threshold of divinity.
The already extremely low temperature in the core area of Ultimate North dropped even further at an alarming rate. Xu Cong's Eighth-Level Soul Conductor protective shield began to struggle, the pale purple soul power light flickering like a candle in the wind and snow.
The Snow Dance Radiant Sun had transformed the area near the Snow Mountain Lotus Pool into a forbidden zone. The core area of Ultimate North was rarely visited by humans, and soul beasts would retreat far away upon sensing her presence. With the barrier and the Imperial Cold Heaven as double protection, the Snow Empress believed everything was safe and began her re-cultivation to transform into a human.
A dazzling white light shone, surpassing even the moon's brilliance. The energy of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Heavenly Snow Lotus flowed into the Snow Empress's seven orifices, her vast soul power not increasing but visibly decreasing.
The exquisite and beautiful figure that embodied the beauty of the Ultimate North transformed from a mature and sensual woman to a young girl, then to a cute and adorable child, and finally into a white, gaseous embryo.
The re-cultivation went smoothly, and the white gaseous embryo was about to enter the Snow Mountain Lotus Pool to be nurtured. There were still several Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Heavenly Snow Lotus flowers inside, enough to support her development into a young girl with some combat ability, before she would absorb the necessary "human qi" in the human empire to continue her re-cultivation.
Just as the Snow Empress was about to fall asleep, a colorful, rectangular shadow suddenly appeared, silently and without resistance, trapping the Snow Empress within the rectangular shadow.
"Old Xiong, how's my world-renowned First Sealing-Type Ninth-Rank Soul Tool?"
"Deserving of its name! Truly deserving!"
The Snow Empress's re-cultivation naturally could not maintain the Imperial Cold Heaven and the barrier. The two figures quickly crossed the snow and wind to reach the Snow Mountain Lotus Pool.
The rectangular shadow condensed into the God Ascension Platform, which fell into Xu Cong's palm. The Ninth-Rank Soul Tool had over a hundred rare metal gems embedded in its four walls, and on the wooden tray, the white gaseous embryo struggled to break free. The gems and wood emitted a pale golden light, and Xu Cong's boast was not exaggerated; even the third most ferocious beast, the Snow Empress, could not break through the God Ascension Platform!
"These Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus flowers are all heavenly treasures. Each one can easily fetch a million gold soul coins. Let's quickly collect them all. I'll keep one for proposing to Feng Yu, and we'll sell the rest to the Starlight Auction House!"
Xu Cong was so excited he could hardly contain himself. In life, it all boiled down to money, power, and beauty, and the goddess and a hundred million gold soul coins were calling to him. As for power... a Ninth-Rank Soul Artisan and the former chief researcher of the Mingde Hall of the three great empires would be treated like a deity by any faction in the three great empires!
"Brother Xu, congratulations on achieving your goal!"
Xiong Mo opened his arms, smiling broadly, ready to give Xu Cong a victory hug. Xu Cong laughed and stepped forward, and their chests collided heavily.
"Puh... Uh!"
A burst of golden light suddenly erupted, followed by the sound of fabric tearing, bones breaking, and blood spewing. Xiong Mo tightly embraced Xu Cong, like a passionate hug between two close brothers.
However, Xiong Mo's muscles had swollen to twice their size, his body covered in thick brown fur, and his brownish-yellow eyes exuded a domineering aura. Two yellow, two purple, and five black soul rings pulsed around his body.
Martial Soul Embodiment, Gigantic Strength Golden Bear!
Xu Cong's Eighth-Level Triggered Soul Conductor protective shield had already activated, but it couldn't stop the close-range attack of the Gigantic Strength Golden Bear Sealed Douluo. Xu Cong's arms broke instantly.
"Brother Xu, Brother Xu... You are truly my benefactor for life!"
Xiong Mo patted Xu Cong's back, and the latter spat out large amounts of scalding blood, which froze instantly in the cold of Ultimate North, forming beautiful blood flowers.
"The mantis catches the cicada, but the oriole is behind. Who is the mantis, and who is the oriole?"
Xiong Mo let go, and Xu Cong fell to the ground, the five deep claw marks on his back shocking and frightening. The thick, pungent blood stained his clothes, and his eyes turned a deathly gray.
"Xiong Mo... I'll never let you off, even in death..."
Xu Cong held the God Ascension Platform, knowing he couldn't hold on much longer, but he still mustered his soul power to create a golden light shield.
Xiong Mo struck with all his strength, but to his surprise, he was repelled by the golden light shield. He shouted in anger:
"Invincible Shield? Are you insane? Why are you disgusting me at this moment?"
The Invincible Shield was a soul conductor's ultimate life-saving tool. Even a Sealed Douluo's Invincible Shield would make even a Limit Douluo helpless.
"Come in, then?" Xu Cong taunted.
"The Invincible Shield consumes the most soul power. I'll see how long you can hold it!"
Xiong Mo's sneer had not faded when, unexpectedly, a magical scythe drew a perfect crescent in the air.
"Ahhh—"
The Death Prison Scythe cut from the right shoulder blade to the left waist, and Xiong Mo's scream was deafening!
"The mantis catches the cicada, but the oriole is behind. Well said."
Using the disguise of the Thousand Charm Demon Beauty to conceal his presence, Ling Bai successfully ambushed Xiong Mo. He tightly gripped the Death Prison Scythe, and the extreme death and spider emperor's venom from the Death Prison Spider Emperor fiercely invaded Xiong Mo's Gigantic Strength Golden Bear body.
"Find death!"
Xiong Mo roared, his right arm glowing with a silvery-white light that quickly spread over his entire body, giving his powerful muscles a diamond-like luster under the cold, icy sky of Ultimate North!
Feeling Xiong Mo's muscles turn into a large mouth, Ling Bai knew he had alleviated the invasion of extreme death and quickly withdrew the Death Prison Scythe before it was bitten by the muscles, sighing:
"Your soul bone saved your life."
"So you're the one who's going to suffer!"
Xiong Mo grinned ferociously. His Eighth Soul Ring was from a fifty-thousand-year-old diamond mammoth, and he had incredibly obtained a right arm soul bone, granting him the skill Crystal Diamond Body, which gave him a diamond-hard body and temporarily shielded pain!
The Seventh and Eighth Soul Rings glowed brightly, and Xiong Mo, in a rage, wanted to crush Ling Bai to dust!
Seventh Soul Skill: Gigantic Strength Golden Bear True Body!
Eighth Soul Skill: Adamantine King Body!
The ten-meter-tall Gigantic Strength Golden Bear was incredibly robust, covered in gleaming golden fur that reflected a metallic sheen. The most striking feature was the pair of sharp, one-foot-long bear claws that glinted with a cold light.
With the True Body, the Eighth Soul Skill Adamantine King Body, and the soul bone skill Crystal Diamond Body, Xiong Mo felt invincible, with a defense comparable to a Ninety-Fifth-Level Defensive Sealed Douluo!
Nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—rotated around the bear's body. The First, Third, and Sixth Soul Rings lit up simultaneously, and Ling Bai felt his body become heavy, as if the pressure from all directions was trying to crush him. A strange cross symbol appeared on his forehead.
Gigantic Strength Golden Bear's First Soul Skill: Gravity Enhancement; Third Soul Skill: Gravity Compression; Sixth Soul Skill: Lockdown!
The Gigantic Strength Golden Bear took large strides toward the small figure on the ground, his face filled with anger and killing intent, his bear claws raised high, as if saying, "I'll crush you with one swipe!"
The Death Prison Spider Emperor's ultimate talent, the Undying Body, stood firm. The Gravity Compression had no effect on Ling Bai, who had absorbed the Life and Death Fusion of the Spirit Gold. He drew a crimson six-pointed star in the air, and a crimson gate opened!
Necromancy Magic: Summoning!
"Roar—"
A deafening dragon roar echoed through Ultimate North as a massive, pale shadow emerged from the Gate of the Dead. Xiong Mo's feet skidded to a stop, and he looked up at the enormous Bone Dragon beside Ling Bai, his eyes filled with terror.
Under the gaze of the dragon's eyes, which contained mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the Adamantine Douluo Xiong Mo, the Ninth-Rank Soul Artisan Xu Cong inside the Invincible Shield, and the Snow Empress inside the God Ascension Platform all felt a tidal wave of fear. Xiong Mo, who was facing it head-on, was overwhelmed by extreme terror!
Xiong Mo stopped, but Ling Bai did not. Once he decided to betray, he would go all the way. The Death Prison Scythe merged with the Ninety-Fifth-Level Bone Dragon, the strongest in the necrotic demiplane, and the Bone Dragon's aura surged!
Bone Fusion Technique!
The Death Prison Bone Dragon!
Similar to the Ultimate Transformation of an ultimate martial soul, the Bone Dragon, fused with the Death Prison Scythe, gained the death attributes of the Death Prison Spider Emperor. Its pale white claws turned a pure blood red, like the scythe of death.
Xiong Mo, recovering from his shock, felt the terrifying, bloodthirsty aura of the Death Prison Bone Dragon and was filled with a sense of desperation. His Ninth Soul Ring, the last one, glowed, and the Gigantic Strength Golden Bear unleashed two massive, golden palm shadows.
Ninth Soul Skill: Adamantine Palm!
The Ninth Soul Skill of a Sealed Douluo was incredibly powerful. The Adamantine Palm's palm wind dispersed the snow and wind of the Ultimate North. Under the effect of the Sixth Soul Skill Lockdown, it aimed straight for Ling Bai's head!
Facing Xiong Mo's desperate attack, Ling Bai smiled contemptuously. The Death Prison Bone Dragon coiled around him, one claw protecting its master, while the other massive, blood-red claw reached out to grab the Adamantine Palm!
Between the Death Prison Bone Dragon's claws, a blood-red mark formed, filled with the cries and screams of countless tortured souls, emitting a surge of resentment and killing intent. When this blood-red mark formed, Xiong Mo was almost paralyzed with fear.
Second Soul Skill of the Death Prison Spider Emperor: Extreme Punishment!
With the Bone Fusion Technique, the Death Prison Bone Dragon could use the soul skills of the Death Prison Spider Emperor!
The Death Prison Bone Dragon, with unmatched strength, sent the Adamantine Palm and Xiong Mo flying. The Gigantic Strength Golden Bear crashed into the icy ground like a meteor, causing the mountain to tremble and blood to splatter. Xiong Mo was covered in blood, his eyes filled with confusion and terror as he watched the approaching Death Prison Bone Dragon.
"No, no, no... Spare me, spare me..."
The Death Prison Bone Dragon turned its body, and Xiong Mo's eyes filled with hope. The next second, the dragon's tail, like a pale white whip, lashed out, the Divine Dragon Tail Sweep!
The snow along its path turned to powder, and Xiong Mo's body was torn apart, raining blood over Ultimate North!
At that moment, the Invincible Shield's time ran out, revealing the severely injured Xu Cong. The God Ascension Platform rolled to the ground, and with a crisp crack, a clear crack appeared on the magnificent Ninth-Rank Soul Tool.
"..."
Ling Bai was silent for a second, then hesitated and asked, "Was it intentional, or an accident?"
"I came to take you with me to death."
Facing death, Xu Cong remained calm: "Xiong Mo is a scoundrel, and you, an evil soul master, are no different.
On the road to the netherworld, I'll wait for you."
"Crack, crack, crack!"
The temperature of the Snow Mountain Lotus Pool dropped at an alarming rate, and a wisp of white, gaseous smoke escaped through the crack in the God Ascension Platform, instantly freezing Xu Cong into an ice sculpture!
The God Ascension Platform broke!
The Snow Empress descended!
(End of Chapter)
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