Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 510 The Snow Empress Becomes a God, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Is Eaten

"Are you Hyotei?"

Shi Yu confirmed that he had not been in contact with Hyotei before, so he was not very sure about her identity.

The appearance of this ice scorpion looks very similar to the description of the Ice Emperor, but its cultivation level is higher than that of the Ice Emperor, or to be precise, far higher.

This Ice Jade Scorpion has over 900,000 years of cultivation, even more than Di Tian's.

In the original story, Hyotei's lifespan was less than 400,000 years, and this 500,000-year difference in cultivation level is what he is not sure is the reason for Hyotei's existence.

But in his memory, there should only be one Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion in the far north, or is there a powerful Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion that is unknown to others?
"Have you seen me before?"

Hyotei looked at Shi Yu in surprise, quickly going through her mind to confirm that she had never met Shi Yu before and that they were complete strangers.

"It really is Hyotei."

Shi Yu was surprised; the other party's reaction had already answered his question.

Why didn't Ice Emperor become Huo Yuhao's second martial soul? What happened in between?
"Could it be that after the Snow Empress became a god, she gave the Ice Empress some benefits, so that she wouldn't have to worry about her fourth and fifth heavenly tribulations?"

Shi Yu guessed that there were two key points in the original story that led to Ice Emperor becoming Huo Yuhao's martial soul.

The first one is the forced sale by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, which forcibly demanded that Bingdi become Huo Yuhao's martial soul. If she did not cooperate, they would forcibly erase her soul, which is equivalent to killing her.

The second key point is that Hyotei was also troubled by his fourth tribulation. Due to some previous injuries, his foundation was unstable, and the possibility of him surviving the fourth tribulation was extremely slim.

Even if you manage to escape, you're still doomed if you don't cooperate. With no other choice, you have to take a gamble.

The worst outcome is death, while winning the gamble brings an incredible opportunity. Choosing between these options is naturally simple.

If Hyotei doesn't have the trouble of overcoming tribulations, then there's no need to gamble; they can play it safe.

This may be the reason why Hyotei has been able to survive until now.

"You should know Xue Di, right? I know her too."

Shi Yu revealed his identity, and since they knew each other to some extent, it was easier to talk things out.

"The Snow Empress ascended to godhood and became a god nearly 80,000 years ago. How do you know her?"

Hyotei said with an unfriendly expression. Although she was afraid of the person in front of her, she still instinctively wanted to refute him when he casually used Yuki-tei to deceive her.

She had a good relationship with Xue Di before Xue Di became a god, and Xue Di provided her with considerable help after becoming a god.

Xue Di holds the number one place in her heart, and she would never allow anyone to joke about her.

"The Snow Emperor has indeed ascended to the realm of gods."

Shi Yu smiled, confirming the news and realizing he had gained another helper in the God Realm.

"Did she ever mention to you that she was able to become a god because of the help she received from a person named Shi Yu?"

Shi Yu asked tentatively, also wanting to see how Xue Di would treat him.

If she were grateful for his kindness, she would at least mention him to her good friend, Hyotei.

How do you know Shi Yu?

Hyotei was quite emotional, never expecting to learn Shi Yu's name from this human in front of him.

This name belongs to a human from 80,000 years ago. This human was also the one most frequently mentioned by the Snow Empress. He was the one who created the Snow Empress, and can be considered the greatest benefactor in the Snow Empress's life.

"It seems she has mentioned me to you. My name is Shi Yu, the Shi Yu from 80,000 years ago."

Shi Yu revealed his identity, explaining to Jin Gang and the others that he had previously explained why he was able to live from Tang San's era to this one, and that he was simply extending the timeline.

The reason remains the same as before; only minor changes are needed. Hyotei's pupils constricted, and he quickly shook his head, denying it: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Shi Yu is human. How could a human live for 80,000 years?"

"I have no reason to lie to you..."

Shi Yu briefly explained why he was able to live to this day: he was sealed away, his age was frozen, and that's how he was able to live until now.

He then recounted some of the help he had given to Xue Di.

"You really are that person!"

Hyotei believed what Shi Yu said; she had no choice but to believe him, as many of the things he said were things that Yuki had briefly mentioned to her before.

These are things that Xue Di and Shi Yu went through together, things that others would never know.

She also had a good relationship with Xue Di, and they had kept in touch over the years. Sometimes she would hear Xue Di mention it unintentionally.

Xue Di still harbored some resentment towards Shi Yu, this benefactor, and kept thinking about the ten things she had promised him.

"I want to know some things about Xue Di back then, and some things about you."

Shi Yu inquired, eager to know how the Ice Emperor had increased his cultivation over the past 500,000 years, as the Snow Emperor must have had some help with it.

After confirming Shi Yu's identity, Hyotei had nothing left to hide and told Shi Yu about some of Xue Di's experiences back then.

After twenty years of trials, Xue Di completed the nine tests of the Ice God and successfully obtained the final inheritance of the Ice God, becoming the new Ice God.

After becoming a god, Xue Di did not immediately ascend to the divine realm, but stayed in the mortal world for a hundred years.

Over the course of a century, the Snow Empress did many things for the soul beasts of the far north, increasing their overall strength by nearly 20%.

She also successfully discovered two ancient ice caves and obtained a lot of ancient ice marrow from them.

She didn't use these Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrows herself, but instead distributed them to some of the top-ranked soul beasts in the far north.

Because of their good relationship with the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress and the Ice Bear King Xiaobai obtained the most Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow; the two of them together accounted for half of the total.

Titan Snow Demon King and more than a dozen other powerful soul beasts received the other half of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.

"The Snow Emperor has found this ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow."

Upon hearing this, Yu immediately thought of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

It is unknown whether the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow found by the Snow Emperor and the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow accidentally discovered by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm are the same.

If that's the case, then that's interesting. If the Snow Empress takes away the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, how can the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm grow into a million-year soul beast?
If the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm hadn't become a million-year-old soul beast, would Huo Yuhao still have a second martial soul?
Do you know about the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm?

Shi Yu interrupted Bingdi's narration and asked about the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

"I know it. I found it about 50,000 years ago. This ice silkworm was plump and tasted good."

Hyotei responded instinctively, still having a strong impression of this food because of her bad breath from before, and she still remembered it.

"You ate it?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yu's expression became incredibly strange, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Yes."

Hyotei quickly realized what was happening and immediately tensed up. She looked at Shi Yu nervously and asked cautiously, "Is what I did okay?"

(End of this chapter)