Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 33 Ice Emperor: Snow Emperor, have you agreed?

Faced with Xue Di's tone, Huo Yuhao didn't know how to respond for a moment, and secretly prepared his words.

"Xue Di, even if you don't eat my grilled fish, how could I be unhappy? Whether you eat it or not is up to you. Just like the name you used earlier, you can use it if you want, or not if you don't. I'm fine with either."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand, looking very easygoing, as if to say, "Snow Empress, call me whatever you want, I'll accept it."

Xue Di extended her slender, fair fingers and admired it closely. Her expression seemed quite serious, but her tone remained strange as she continued to contradict Huo Yuhao.

"When I transformed into a cute little girl, you seemed to enjoy it too... Heh, if that's the case, what's the point of me growing up in the end?"

Xue Di glanced at Huo Yuhao indifferently and said, "Wouldn't it be better for you to keep calling me 'Dad' like a little girl?"

Huo Yuhao felt like he was choking and coughed a few times. "Snow Empress, you may not have understood what I just said."

"It's fine as long as it's your choice." Huo Yuhao immediately changed the subject.

"For example, when I came here to obtain a spirit ring, I couldn't force you to become my spirit. Everything is based on the premise that you, Snow Empress, can recognize me, believe that I have sufficient investment value, and do it willingly."

Xue Di's eyes were slightly closed, as if she was judging. Now that she knew that a ninth-level soul master with a consecration platform would appear in the far north when she transformed into human form.

So if she takes extra precautions and arranges for a group of high-powered soul beasts, such as Xiaobai, to protect her when she transforms into human form, is the probability of her becoming a god with the Snow Emperor Martial Soul after she successfully rebuilds herself into human form?

However, she seemed to sense a chilling aura emanating from Huo Yuhao that was no less intense than her own extreme ice and snow, and perhaps even surpassed it.

In addition, Huo Yuhao also had Electrolux, a teacher whom even she deeply respected, by her side.

"Huo Yuhao, the fact that you can show me this memory orb means you already know about my plan to rebuild myself into human form?"

Snow Empress slowly rose from her seat, floated to Huo Yuhao's side, and gazed at him with a melancholy expression.

Huo Yuhao felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at. "Snow Emperor, are you going to sneer and say something like, 'I'm rebuilding my power, and the entire far north will remain hidden,' and then let you know that secret? I can't let you live."

"You wouldn't say something like that, would you?" Huo Yuhao met her gaze, feigning apprehension.

Xue Di was taken aback, not understanding why Huo Yuhao would ask such a question.

"Of course not, I just want to see your martial spirit."

Immediately, the Snow Empress pointed at the sphere of light and said in a cold tone: "Furthermore, if the 'Huo Yuhao' inside comes to me and wants me to be his soul spirit, there is absolutely no room for negotiation. I will make him stay in the far north forever."

"But you..." Xue Di leaned closer, gently lifting Huo Yuhao's chin, a slight smile playing on her lips, "This time I won't shrink, so naturally I can't call you Dad."

"I'd like to hear how you'll convince me," the Snow Emperor said with a hint of teasing, her smile remaining calm.

Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, "First of all, the issue of address is not within the scope of persuasion for the time being."

"Secondly, if you are willing to become my spirit, I will not make any mandatory demands on what you want to call me in the future."

"Then what should I call you?"

"Just call me Yuhao, like Tianmeng-ge does."

"Hmph~"

Xue Di stopped teasing Huo Yuhao and raised her hand, signaling him to start convincing himself.

After all, in the original novel, Huo Qubing's temperament was indeed quite poor when he obtained his second martial soul during his journey to the far north.

After Tianmeng Bingcan confessed her love story to Huo Gua, Huo Gua thought that Tianmeng Bingcan brought him to the far north to use him and, under the guise of obtaining a second martial soul, to complete her love affair with Bingdi.

This caused Huo Gua to feel deceived, and he was extremely sad at the time. At that time, Electrolux even secretly commented that the child was too fragile.

"Snow Empress, didn't you want to see my martial spirit? Here it is."

Huo Yuhao released his second primordial ice martial soul, a wisp of white ice-colored flame.

"How do you think its chilling aura compares to the extreme ice of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?"

Xue Di's expression turned serious. She carefully sensed Bing Di's aura through her spiritual power. As Bing Di's best friend, she was already quite familiar with Bing Di's presence.

However, in her perception, the chilling aura of this wisp of white ice-colored flame was significantly stronger than that of the Ice Emperor.

Snow Empress shook her head and replied in her usual cold voice, "Bing'er's ultimate ice is not as good as it."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, gestured to Huo Gua in the sphere of light, and slowly spoke to Xue Di.

"His second spirit is the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, which will eventually allow him to become a first-level god, the God of Emotions. My second spirit is of higher quality than the Ice Emperor Scorpion, so it will naturally be easier for me to become a god than for him."

"Furthermore, this time I will avoid the path of death, and my teacher, Elder Yi, will not ignite his divine consciousness fragments to sacrifice himself."

"If I can find the necessary materials later, I am confident that I can reshape my teacher's body before I become a god."

Upon hearing the words "reconstructing the body," a hint of surprise flashed in Xue Di's eyes. "In my opinion, Huo Yuhao in this memory orb may have the destiny to become a god, which is what is called luck."

"If your luck is just as good as his, and your second martial soul is of higher quality, and you avoid the calamity of Elder Yi, it will indeed be easier for you to break through to godhood."

"However, I think it's a bit of a pipe dream to think that I can reshape Elder Yi's body before he becomes a god."

Xue Di could guess that the strength that Ilex possessed in his previous life had definitely reached the level of a god. However, on this continent, becoming a god was an unimaginable luxury, let alone reshaping the body with divine consciousness before becoming a god.

Huo Yuhao shook his head and smiled: "Snow Empress, you don't need to worry too much about reshaping Elder Yi's body. The technical aspects are quite complex, but it's not impossible. I will definitely take Elder Yi's matter to heart."

"The key now is that, with my resources—a higher-quality second martial soul and some powerful flames—I have a clear advantage in my attempt to reach godhood."

"Therefore, I hope that you, Xue Di, can join us at this time, and work with me, Tian Meng Ge, and Yi Lao to pave the divine path for me and witness a future that is far superior to the God of Emotions."

Xue Di crossed her arms, a slight smile playing on her lips, and began to scrutinize Huo Yuhao from head to toe.

She admitted that becoming Huo Yuhao's soul at this moment was indeed a much safer method than rebuilding herself into a human and then cultivating again.

Most importantly, Huo Yuhao's second spirit, both in terms of its current quality and its future potential, is superior to the spirit provided by Bing'er.

Huo Yuhao handed the grilled fish over again, seemingly casually.

"Snow Empress, you've been confined to the far north for hundreds of thousands of years, and you've witnessed the scenes contained within the sphere of light. Don't you want to see the outside world from your own perspective?"

A strange light flashed in Xue Di's eyes; she was truly moved. She took the grilled fish that Huo Yuhao handed her and savored it in small bites.

As a being formed from the condensation of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, it seems that from the moment of her birth, her mission is to constantly cultivate and overcome one tribulation after another. Such a life is undoubtedly tedious and lonely.

However, having lived for so long, she was unwilling to simply perish and turn into a handful of dust in the face of the next insurmountable tribulation.

In the lonely years, one cannot face death with equanimity, yet must rack one's brains for the next tribulation.

Xue Di ate the grilled fish in small, elegant bites while silently pondering for a long time.

Finally, as she was about to finish the grilled fish in her hand, she made up her mind and looked up into Huo Yuhao's eyes.

The other person's eyes were calm, yet they revealed a confidence that becoming a god was merely a side effect.

"Yuhao, how should I, the Emperor, guide you to become a sentient being with your own consciousness, like the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm?"

"Also, what about Bing'er? Her next tribulation is coming soon, and she's been cultivating like crazy every day, trying to find a way to successfully overcome it."

Soul beasts of their level can sense whether they can break through the next tribulation; for example, Xue Di didn't feel much pressure during the previous tribulations.

Upon hearing the name "Ice Emperor," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately pounced over, her voice filled with heartache for the Ice Emperor.

"Waaaaah, Bingbing is under immense pressure from the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, and she still has to cultivate so hard. I feel so sorry for her."

Tianmeng Bingcan looked sorrowful: "Snow Emperor, I released my aura, but Bingbing didn't come. Can you contact her?"

Xue Di already knew that Tianmeng Bingcan had always been in love with Bing Di, but Bing Di had previously revealed her feelings to her, which made her feel that the relationship was a bit strange.

She said calmly to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, "Oh, I can contact the Ice Emperor."

"You and Huo Yuhao concealed your presence and walked past my dwelling place. I sensed you as soon as you released your presence."

"Perhaps Bing'er didn't even have time to sense it before you saw me coming and immediately wilted."

Upon hearing this, Tianmeng Bingcan felt relieved. It turned out that he had been frightened by Xue Di and had become weak. It was good that Bingbing was alright.

"If I continue releasing my primal energy, will Bingbing come over?"

"Hmm, why don't you call Bing'er over?" Xue Di felt something was off and didn't want to call Bing Di herself.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm continued to release its primordial aura. It was the habitat of the overlord of the far north, and usually only the Ice Bear King Xiaobai and the Ice Emperor dared to trespass.

Before long, a huge, emerald-green curtain swept in from the horizon.

"Tianmeng, you're still alive... Hey, Xue Di, you're here too! Were you also attracted by Tianmeng...?"

Hyotei arrived with great momentum just a moment ago, but the next moment, upon discovering that Yuki-tei was also present, he immediately restrained his aura, and the huge turquoise curtain in the sky gradually faded away.

Soon, a large, bright green scorpion gracefully crawled over.

Ice Emperor looked at Huo Yuhao with a strange expression, wondering why the humans had come here and hadn't been immediately wiped out by Snow Emperor.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, shameless as ever, squeezed next to Ice Emperor's large pincers, her voice filled with desolation and deep affection, speaking with great emotion: "My dear, I..."

(Dialogue identical to that in the original work is omitted here; it mainly consists of Tianmeng Bingcan's mushy lines, so it's not too cheesy.)

Ice Emperor swung her pincers violently, sending Tianmeng Ice Silkworm flying: "Tianmeng, get lost! If it weren't for Snow Emperor here, I would have already drained your life force."

Just after being flung several meters away, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, seemingly undaunted, crawled to Ice Emperor's side and said, "Hehe, Ice Emperor, you'll soon find out just how sincere my love for you is."

Ice Emperor planted its claws in front of Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, ignoring it and constantly shifting its gaze between Snow Emperor and Huo Yuhao, looking quite puzzled.

"Snow Empress, what's going on? How can a human survive in front of you for so long?"

The Snow Emperor was embarrassed to answer her question. "Yuhao, I don't know enough about your god-making plan. You explain it to Bing'er."

Huo Yuhao ordered the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, "Brother Heavenly Dream, you tell me."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was very willing and stepped forward to grasp Ice Emperor's large pincers, to tell him about its true love and the hardships it had endured along the way.

Ice Emperor glared suddenly, his two large front claws clasped together, his knuckles cracking, giving a stern warning to Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Huo Yuhao used his soul power to hold a ball of memory light in front of Bingdi: "Bingdi, listen to Tianmeng's story while you look at this."

……

After some time, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm finished recounting its tragic experiences. In summary, it was because of its deep love for Bingdi that it had been able to persevere until now.

"Tianmeng, your plan to work together to create a god seems pretty good. Everyone can enjoy endless lifespans together."

Hyotei felt a little moved as they looked at the scene inside the sphere of light.

"Despicable humans actually sneaked in and sealed her away while the Snow Empress was in human form."

When Hyotei saw that Yuki-tei was about to transform into a spirit and immediately turn into a cute little girl, calling someone by a special title...

Snapped!

The Snow Empress shattered the ball of light with a single palm strike, and said nonchalantly, "The rest isn't very interesting, Bing'er. You can stop here."

"Huh?" Hyotei didn't react for a moment and tried to use the two big pincers to bring the ball of light back together.

"What happened next?" Hyotei was still savoring what had just happened.

Xue Di said calmly, "Later, Elder Yi is going to ignite the fragments of divine consciousness to save us, so it won't look good."

Hyotei's face fell, and he immediately felt that Sasori was in a bad mood.

Tianmeng Bingcan approached Bingdi with eyes full of affection, "How about it, Bingbing? Join us! Once we help Yuhao become a god, we can be together forever."

Ice Empress raised her forked claws as a warning to Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to stay away. Deep down, she was tempted by the prospect of endless lifespan and asked, "Snow Empress, did you agree to their request?"

Xue Di hesitated for a moment, then felt there was no need to hide it, and nodded, "Yes, if our goal is immortality, then Huo Yuhao is the greatest opportunity of our lives."

However, they soon discovered a problem.

The Snow Empress frowned slightly. "Yuhao, between me and Bing'er, who will merge with you first?"

(End of this chapter)