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The sudden intervention of the Ice Emperor surprised both Gu Shenge and the Snow Emperor. The Snow Emperor looked at the Ice Emperor who was blocking her way with her beautiful sapphire eyes, and her pink lips parted slightly. She spoke in a gentle voice to persuade the Ice Emperor.

"Hyotei, you don't need to do this. This is my own choice, and there's no need to drag you into it."

"No, I can't just watch you fall into this human trap, and... and if you die, what's the point of me living!"

Ice Emperor turned around, her emotions incredibly intense, filled with sorrow and reluctance. Huang Jing's eyes even turned red, with tears welling up. She had worked so hard to cultivate and live, all so that she could be with Snow Emperor for longer. If Snow Emperor died, she would not live alone!

"Bing'er~"

Although Ice Emperor never explicitly said he liked her, Snow Empress could still sense Ice Emperor's feelings for her after tens of thousands of years of companionship. However, she was naturally aloof and didn't have much feeling for love. Perhaps she also had different feelings for Ice Emperor, but for her, cultivation was the most important thing, and she didn't value matters of the heart.

Gu Shenge looked at Bingdi and Xuedi. If it weren't for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, they would be a pair of lilies in full bloom. How wonderful! But a fat silkworm had to step in.

"Since Hyotei is willing to test the law, I naturally don't mind, and it will also put Yuki-tei at ease."

He smiled at the Ice Emperor. Although his initial goal was the Snow Emperor, obtaining the Ice Emperor's soul would be an unexpected bonus.

Ice Emperor turned to look at Gu Shenge, her eyes revealing a resolute look, and her voice was full of determination. She was fearless, regardless of life or death!

"Come on, human!"

Looking at the Ice Emperor who had sacrificed himself for love, the Snow Emperor felt an unprecedented warmth welling up in her heart, which was like ice formed over ten thousand years. She would not stop the Ice Emperor, but if there was really a problem with Gu Shenge's soul technique, she would risk her life to perish with him!

Sensing the change in Xue Di's gaze, Gu Shenge smiled slightly, though he was still a little nervous inside, as it was his first time using the Soul Spirit Technique.

"Don't resist, release your spiritual power..."

Sitting cross-legged on the ice, Gu Shenge began to teach Bingdi how to sign a soul contract. Both of them released their spiritual power, and he began to construct the contract array according to the instructions in the Soul Contract Method.

Gradually, a pale golden soul contract array was constructed. It was not complicated and emitted wisps of soul rule power, appearing in front of Gu Shenge and Bingdi.

Xue Di looked at the Soul Contract Formation, her blue eyes revealing a hint of curiosity, and quietly watched Gu Shenge and Bing Di complete the Soul Contract.

The contract array enveloped Bingdi's spiritual power, gradually drawing her soul out of her body. At the same time, Gu Shenge also sensed Bingdi's emotions: her reluctance, longing, regret, and also her disgust and resentment towards Xuedi.

As the soul was drawn out of the body by the contract array, the Ice Emperor's yellow crystal eyes dimmed and her life gradually dissipated. This made the Snow Emperor's heart tighten. She stared intently at the Ice Emperor's soul with her blue eyes and began to pray silently that it would succeed!

The Ice Emperor's soul transformed into a beautiful and clear emerald-green ball of light, which merged into Gu Shenge's body under the influence of the contract array, fusing with his Taiyin Martial Soul and becoming his first companion soul spirit.

This process lasted for more than half an hour. The spirit rings that originally surrounded Gu Shenge also changed. The three black spirit rings underwent a transformation under the nourishment of the Ice Emperor's spirit power, gradually turning from black to red. Except for the first spirit ring, which was still black, the second and third spirit rings had just reached 100,000 years.

Immediately afterwards, three more dazzling spirit rings condensed at the same time. Each orange spirit ring exuded an incomparably powerful pressure, and its body was engraved with the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion pattern, as well as three golden patterns, which shone with a brilliant golden light, presenting an orange-gold glow.

With Ice Emperor's power, he could easily condense three more soul rings, directly completing all the soul rings of the Taiyin Martial Soul.

But Gu Shenge stopped her, and Xue Di was to complete the remaining three soul rings.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, sensing the changes within his body. Having merged with the Ice Emperor's soul spirit, his soul power cultivation directly broke through to the peak of level ninety-eight, only half a step away from level ninety-nine, just one step away.

Where is Bing'er?

Seeing that Gu Shenge was familiar with him, Xue Di coldly questioned him about Bing Di, her voice urgent yet concerned.

"Hyotei, could you please come out for a moment?"

Faced with the anxious Ice and Snow Maiden, Gu Shenge called out softly, and a green figure emerged from his body, landing lightly between him and the Snow Empress. It was none other than the Ice Empress, but she was not in the form of a soul beast, but rather a human girl.

The girl form that Hyotei transformed into was equally stunning. Her long, emerald-green hair was braided into twin ponytails, with a pair of hair ornaments resembling scorpion pincers on each ponytail, which made her look even more vibrant. Her delicate face was exquisite, with beautiful features. Compared to Yuki-tei, she was less arrogant and more aloof.

She wore a crown, had orange-gold eyes, and three emerald-green magic patterns on each side of her beautiful, fair face. Her skin was as white as snow, with a translucent texture, and beneath it, a faint emerald light flowed.

Standing at 1.5 meters tall, her well-developed young body was draped in a long emerald green dress. Although not as magnificent as the Snow Emperor's, it was still so high that one could not see her toes when looking down. Her straight, snow-white jade legs shimmered with a precious light, and her exquisite jade feet were perfectly shaped, small and delicate, making one want to grab them and play with them slowly.

"Bing'er, how are you feeling?"

Seeing that the Ice Emperor was unharmed, the Snow Empress breathed a sigh of relief. The Ice Emperor looked at her spirit form and then at her spirit beast body, feeling a strange, indescribable feeling.

"I feel great, even, even comfortable."

Hyotei didn't explain how it felt, but it was just very comfortable.

The reason for this is that the Taiyin Martial Soul contains a trace of the divine essence of the Supreme Star. As the soul spirit of the Taiyin Martial Soul, the Ice Emperor is naturally nourished by that trace of divine essence, and therefore feels comfortable.

Hyotei glanced at Gu Shenge again, his guard and hostility gone, replaced by a hint of embarrassment. She had misunderstood him.

After becoming a spirit, she didn't feel many restrictions, except that she couldn't leave him for long periods of time. But if Xue Di became a spirit, she could stay with her forever, so this small restriction wouldn't bother Bing Di.

Upon hearing this, Xue Di also put aside her last bit of concern.

At this moment, a soul bone appeared in the Ice Emperor's soul beast body. Her soul transformed into a soul spirit, and her physical body died. The rule that a soul bone would inevitably explode every 100,000 years also came into effect.

What was ultimately formed was an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion external soul bone with a quality of 340,000 years!

Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Tail!

The scorpion tail soul bone is exactly the same as the original scorpion tail, presenting an incomparably alluring emerald green color, shimmering with the light of life, and is extremely transparent and perfect, as if it were carved from imperial green jade. The five segments of the scorpion tail become narrower towards the end, and at the last segment is a beautiful tail hook with diamond particles. The very tip is a dazzling hook tip that sparkles with diamond light, giving the whole thing the feeling of a perfect work of art.

Unfortunately, although this external soul bone was powerful, it didn't suit Gu Shenge's taste. The thought of a grown man using a scorpion tail made him feel nauseous. Forget it, he was not worthy of it. If it were a torso soul bone, that would be better.

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(This external soul bone has other uses. It won't be given away; it will be used as fusion material for another external soul bone. I won't spoil any more details.)

Chapter 39: The Snow Emperor Transforms into a Soul, and Gu Shenge's Background.

Gu Shenge stored the body of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion into the Bright Realm. The body of a ferocious beast that had existed for over 340,000 years could not be wasted.

Watching her body disappear, Hyotei didn't care. It was just an unwanted body. All she could think about now was waiting for Yuki to become a spirit so they could be together forever.

Xue Di sensed the power of the Bright Realm Laws used by Gu Shenge, and a hint of surprise flashed in her blue eyes, but she did not ask any further questions.

"let us start."

"Yes, thank you for your protection, Hyotei."

Gu Shenge gave the order to Bingdi, and the emerald-green girl nodded, patting her proud breasts as a promise to him.

"With me here, I will absolutely not allow any living being to disturb you."

She'll get angry with anyone who dares to disturb the Snow Empress's soul transformation.

Hyotei, which I had been skeptical of before, has now fallen victim to the "it's actually pretty good" phenomenon.

Gu Shenge followed the same method, allowing Xue Di to relax her mind and release her spiritual power. He then began to construct the Soul Contract Array. The second time went even more smoothly. As Xue Di signed the Soul Contract, the array drew her soul out of her body and merged it with the Taiyin Martial Soul, transforming it into a second companion soul spirit.

The Snow Empress's blue eyes lost their luster, and she collapsed onto the ice, while a soul bone gradually condensed.

As the Snow Empress transformed into the spirit of the Taiyin Martial Soul, a soul power several times greater than that of the Ice Empress appeared in Gu Shenge's body. He immediately assumed the posture of worshipping the sun and moon and began to refine this powerful soul power. At the same time, the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram also broke through one after another.

It took more than two hours for the Snow Emperor's soul to successfully merge.

The spirit rings that originally surrounded Gu Shenge changed once again.

Three Snow Empress Soul Rings were formed. The orange Soul Rings were engraved with the Ice and Snow Maiden pattern, and six golden patterns appeared, radiating a dazzling orange-gold light and exuding an extreme ice and snow aura. They also faintly revealed a trace of Taiyin divine charm. The compatibility between the Snow Empress and the Taiyin Martial Soul was so high that it even far exceeded that between the Golden Crow and the Sun Martial Soul!

With the help of the Snow Empress's spirit, the first three spirit rings were upgraded again, and the first spirit ring broke through to the 100,000-year level.

The difference is that the Ice Emperor's soul rings have three gold patterns, while the Snow Emperor's have six gold patterns.

Although the first three spirit rings were all of 100,000-year quality, they still only granted one spirit skill, but it was much more powerful, reaching a new level.

Gu Shenge slowly opened his eyes, a glint of icy blue flashing across them, and a look of joy appeared on his handsome and dashing face.

After fusing with the Snow Emperor's soul, not only did his cultivation level break through to the peak of level ninety-nine, but his Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram also reached the peak of the third level, only one step away from the Innate Realm.

Soon after, the Snow Empress emerged from his body and appeared before the Ice Empress. She was still as holy and perfect as ever, pure white and flawless, without much change. Upon seeing the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress rushed towards her like a swallow returning to its nest.

"Snow Emperor!"

"Binger."

Looking at the Ice Emperor who rushed into her arms with immense joy, the Snow Emperor's blue eyes revealed a rare tenderness. Gu Shenge did not disturb them, and instead looked at the soul bone on the Snow Emperor's body.

It is a peerless head bone with a quality of 600,000 years!

The Snow Emperor's soul bone is shaped like a crown, surrounded by ice and snow, pure white and flawless. At the center of the crown is a dazzling and perfect ice-blue gem. Every part of the crown is made up of countless tiny snowflakes gathered together. The endless snowflakes surround the gem, forming the Snow Emperor's crown, which flows with an ultimate power of ice and snow.

This Snow Emperor's Crown suits Gu Shenge's taste. He put it into his system space and will integrate it after he leaves the Arctic Ice Plains.

"I hope you keep your promise."

Although she had transformed into a spirit, the Snow Empress's strength had not diminished much. She released the Ice Empress and reminded Gu Shenge to keep her promise.

He nodded, naturally he would keep his promise, after all, he didn't want to die and be erased from the heavens, never to be reincarnated.

Snow Empress held Ice Empress's hand and returned to the Taiyin Martial Soul. If you look closely, you will find that there is actually a palace standing on the Taiyin Martial Soul.

It is called: Guanghan Palace.

Although there are no Chang'e and Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace, there are the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor.

After storing Xue Di's body into the Bright Realm, Gu Shenge opened the system panel.

[Real Name: Gu Shenge]

[Douluo Name: Xue Qingfeng]

[World in which: Douluo Continent]

[Positions: Honorary Vice Dean and Advisor of Tianshui Academy, Elder of the Spirit Hall, Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.]

[Realm: Level 99 - Peerless Douluo, Title: Haoyang.]

[Sun Martial Soul: Two purple, six black, and one red.]

[Taiyin Martial Soul: Three red and six orange-gold.]

[Soul: 340,000-year-old Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion (Ice Emperor), 600,000-year-old Ice Heaven Snow Maiden (Snow Emperor).]

[Cultivation Technique: Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, Volume One.]

[Soul Skill…………]

Gu Shenge looked at the name "Xue Qingfeng" and the identity "First Prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire" on the system panel, a hint of mockery flashing in her bright golden eyes.

Ha, how ironic.

Neither Bibi Dong nor Qian Daoliu expected that they had this other identity.

Besides Emperor Xueye, only Prince Xuexing on the mainland knew his identity.

His biological parents were Emperor Xueye and the deceased Empress Tiandou. Xue Qinghe, who was replaced by Qian Renxue, was his younger brother from the same mother.

As for why he didn't grow up in the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, but instead grew up in a small village, it involves a very old-fashioned palace intrigue plot.