Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 231 Temptation | Contract | Soul

"Yes, I sensed that you used your power just now. I felt the aura of your power, so I came over." Xue Di nodded, but looked at Ning Feiliu with some doubt in her eyes, and said, "But you..."

"Why do I have other powers besides ice and snow, such as fire... and a hint of the moon?"

Ning Feiliu hadn't expected that using the [Summoning of the God of Ice and Snow] would attract the Snow Empress.

This is also because the three demigods of Freljord—the forging demigod Ornn, the ice demigod Ivania, and the thunder demigod Volibear—are indeed like the Snow Empress.

They are all primordial gods born from the elements of Freljord: fire and iron gave birth to the forged demigod Ornn, ice and snow gave birth to the ice demigod Anivia, and thunder and storms transformed into the thunder demigod Volibear.

That's why they, being demigods born from Freljord, call each other brothers and sisters.

In this situation, Xue Di, as a natural being born from the far north, would subconsciously regard Ning Feiliu, who possesses the aura of Ainivia, as a family member.

"Hehe...that's because my power actually comes from blessing." Ning Feiliu thought for a moment and said with a smile.

"Blessing?" Xue Di asked, somewhat puzzled.

"That's right, the two natural forces of ice and fire that you felt actually came from two elemental beings like you." Ning Feiliu decided to make up a story that was half true and half false.

"Are they... also elemental beings like me? Where are they?!" Xue Di asked excitedly.

She had always felt lonely since she was born into this world, and now that she heard that there were other beings like her, also born from natural elements, she was naturally very excited.

"They are indeed elemental beings, named Ornn, the god of forging born from the elements of iron and fire, and Anivia, the god of ice and snow born from the elements of ice and snow," Ning Feiliu said with a faint smile.

"Orn...Anivia, Orn brother...Anivia sister..." Xue Di said with bright eyes.

She's already calling them "brother" and "sister," which shows she really longs to find relatives like herself.

That's probably why, in the original work, after she became a spirit, she caused the farce of calling Huo Yuhao "Dad."

Her excessive loneliness led her to yearn for family affection.

"Where are they now...?" Xue Di asked immediately.

She was clearly eager to see her two relatives.

"They... have become gods and gone to another world, but in the end they passed on their legacy to me, so it is a blessing," Ning Feiliu said immediately.

He did offer a reasonable explanation, and he wasn't entirely lying to Xue Di.

Tell me, are Ornn and Anivia gods? Are they in another world?

At least based on the strength of Douluo Continent, if Orn and Anivia came to Douluo Continent, they could still maintain most of their strength, which means they could fight the first generation of good and evil god kings.

Ning Feiliu possesses both the blessing of the forged demigod and the blessing of the ice and snow demigod, which can be considered as receiving blessings from Orn and Anivia.

So what he said is not wrong.

"Becoming a god and going to another world... that's true." Xue Di was somewhat disappointed, but she believed Ning Feiliu's words without a doubt.

After all, the aura of power emanating from Ning Feiliu was genuine. Not only did it give her a sense of closeness to a natural being, but the power level that reached the god level was also undeniable.

Moreover, if Brother Orn and Sister Anivia were still in this world, the Snow Empress would definitely be able to sense the power they displayed.

Just like how this human is so weak, yet she can sense Anivia's power from afar.

But even after they went to another world, Xue Di still felt lonely and lost.

She also wanted to become a god like her older brother and sister and go to another world.

"However... Snow Empress, there's something I'm not sure if I should say," Ning Feiliu coughed and then said.

He's pretty much done with the editing, and now... he's about to really get going.

Now that he had met Xue Di, managed to strike up a conversation, and gained her trust, he certainly couldn't let her go.

Rather than letting the Snow Emperor go to ten thousand years later, encounter a life-or-death crisis, and then become Huo Gua's soul.

It would be better to use him here.

Moreover, with Ning Feiliu, this transmigrator, causing trouble, it's uncertain whether Huo Gu will even appear ten thousand years later.

That's right...

Ning Feiliu then planned to trick Xue Di into becoming her soul spirit!

It wasn't exactly deception, since they were all becoming spirits, and he was destined to become a god in the future, even a great god.

After all, as a time traveler with a cheat code, he must have lofty goals.

He wasn't an ordinary god; being a first-level god or a chief god meant nothing to him.

He wants to be the supreme and unparalleled god.

Therefore, it's a good thing that Xue Di became his spirit.

Of course, Ning Feiliu wouldn't feign concern and say it was for Xue Di's good.

He knew very well what he really wanted: to get Xue Di's help!

He could guarantee that once he achieved godhood, he would repay the Snow Empress tenfold for the help she had given him!

As Ning Feiliu looked at Xue Di with these thoughts in mind, Xue Di looked at him with some confusion and said, "What...are you trying to say?"

"Your cultivation has progressed quite slowly, hasn't it?" Ning Feiliu sighed and said.

Although this was ten thousand years ago, it was an era before the Soul Core Technique existed, so it's clear that the Snow Empress hadn't yet condensed her Soul Core.

So, before she could condense the Yin-Yang complementary soul core, Xue Di's cultivation had actually hit a plateau.

After all, ever since the Dragon God made his oath and imposed restrictions on soul beasts in Douluo Continent, their cultivation progress has easily stalled.

Even a powerful figure like Di Tian would suffer greatly in the face of the great calamity that would occur 700,000 years from now.

Furthermore, it is also very difficult for soul beasts to improve their cultivation level. Although a soul beast's cultivation level is not entirely equivalent to its age, it is still very difficult to improve.

Besides the imperial auspicious beasts and those that devour and absorb other powerful soul beasts.

There are almost no other means.

The key point is that the Snow Empress, a naturally born elemental being, was originally a candidate for godhood and should have been able to cultivate without any obstacles.

What's baffling is that in the original work, she suddenly got stuck at the point of trying to reach 700,000 years of cultivation, and then failed, forcing her to switch to cultivating in human form.

It's hard not to suspect that the Dragon God's vow, "Unless the dragon race is revived and the Dragon God reappears, no beast race is allowed to become a god in the divine realm," was the reason for this.

Therefore, Xue Di is actually being affected now.

The Snow Emperor was indeed like that; upon hearing Ning Feiliu's words, she was immediately stunned.

"Yes... How do you know about this? But that's how it's always been for us soul beasts; the improvement slows down as we progress," the Snow Empress said.

"No..." Ning Feiliu shook her head and said, "You are a soul beast, but you are also a creature born of nature. Generally speaking, it is unlikely that you will encounter a bottleneck."

Xue Di was somewhat puzzled.

"Your Majesty Orn and Your Majesty Anivia once told me that these natural beings are born like gods, so becoming gods is inevitable for them," Ning Feiliu continued, fabricating a story. "You are the same as the two gods, so you generally won't encounter cultivation bottlenecks."

Xue Di asked curiously, "So... why is that?"

"In fact, the two Your Majesties once told me that the God Realm of this world was created by the Lord of Soul Beasts - the Dragon God." Ning Feiliu said immediately, "However, later, the Dragon God made one wrong step after another, causing a great disaster. In order to atone for his sins, he made a vow as the Lord of Soul Beasts that unless the Dragon Clan is revived and the Dragon God reappears, the Beast Clan will not be allowed to become gods in the God Realm."

"That's why not only is it harder for soul beasts to become gods, but their cultivation will also become slower and more difficult."

Ning Feiliu's half-truthful words made Xue Di suddenly realize the truth.

In fact, the Snow Empress is not entirely a naive and innocent person. Although she is a creature born in the far north, she does rarely communicate with the outside world.

But she is not too easily trusting of others.

However, Ning Feiliu's expression didn't seem fake when he said these words, and Xue Di also had a vague feeling that what he said was true, or at least most of it was true.

At least Ning Feiliu's tone and mental fluctuations did not reveal any pretense.

That's indeed the case. Ning Feiliu's words contained some fabrication, but at least six or even seven parts of them were true.

Therefore, Xue Di could not sense that there was anything fabricated in his words.

"Can't soul beasts become gods? Then wouldn't I be..." Xue Di was somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, that's why the two Your Majesties left me with a divine decree..." Ning Feiliu said, looking at the Snow Emperor. "They actually sensed your impending birth and foresaw your future, telling me... that you would fail to reach a cultivation level of 700,000 years in ten thousand years, and then attempt to transform into a human, only to have your embryo captured by other humans..."

"I... failed to reach a cultivation level of 700,000 years in ten thousand years...?" Xue Di was even more flustered, especially by Ning Feiliu's words, which made her even more afraid.

She no longer even tried to doubt Ning Feiliu, since Ning Feiliu knew about her by first calling out her name in the far north, and also knew that her current cultivation level was close to 700,000 years.

Aside from divine intervention, let alone someone as weak as Ning Feiliu, even those humans stronger than Ning Feiliu would likely find it difficult to sense.

"Yes, so... if Your Majesty allows me to meet you, I will lend you a hand..." Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Help me? Do Brother Orn and Sister Anivia have any ideas?" Xue Di asked hopefully.

"That is... to make you, Snow Empress, my soul spirit!" Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

When he arrived here, he could hardly contain his excitement, and his eyes even became somewhat fiery.

After all... if the Snow Empress became his soul spirit, she could very well bring him his first 100,000-year soul ring and his first 100,000-year soul bone!

It will most likely be the most precious torso bones!

How could he not be excited!

Xue Di also realized something at this point, but she could still sense that although Ning Feiliu was excited, he was not lying to her.

So she continued, "What...is a soul?"

"A method that can preserve the soul and intelligence of a soul beast, but you will become my soul ring." Ning Feiliu took a deep breath and then said bluntly, "At that time, we will share the same fate, so if I become a god, you will also become a god. Moreover, because you will become my soul ring, there will be no restrictions, and you will not need to worry about the heavenly tribulation at any time."

"And rest assured, this method... requires signing a soul contract. I will draw up a contract, a soul contract from the two Your Majesties. If I fail to fulfill my promise, my soul will also perish."

Actually, the first soul spirit to be born in Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect should be the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, but the way the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm became a soul spirit is quite different from the situation of the Snow Emperor later on.

Later, Xue Di was because Huo Yuhao encountered a crisis at the Haotian Sect. Several forces were surging within his body, and Huo Yuhao was in danger of exploding and dying at any moment.

When Huo Yuhao was on the verge of death, the Necromancer Saint God Ilex used his own divine consciousness to stabilize the power within Huo Yuhao's body in order to save him. At the same time, he also used a soul contract from the Divine Seal World to allow the Snow Empress's power to be used by Huo Yuhao.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor that followed didn't have any contract at all. They directly became "intelligent soul rings" through self-sacrifice and fusion, but in reality, they were just soul spirits.

This proves that even without a contract, a ferocious beast that is over 400,000 years old can give birth to a soul spirit as long as it is willing and the soul master is also completely willing, and neither party has any other intentions.

However, in order to gain the Snow Emperor's trust, Ning Feiliu was willing to sign a soul contract with her.

Furthermore, the Necromancer Saint God Ilex of the Divine Seal world possesses magic for signing soul contracts, and the Rune Continent also has it.

Mordekaiser's forbidden necromancy includes a high-level forbidden necromancy called Soul Contract.

Xue Di thought for a moment, then said, "Alright! Let's sign a contract, and I'll become your spirit!"

She didn't blindly trust Ning Feiliu; she only trusted him slightly because his aura and words didn't seem fake.

However, if there is no soul contract, or if Ning Feiliu cannot produce any soul contract at all, then she will leave directly.

After all, becoming a human's spirit ring is too dangerous.

"However, it's a bit dangerous here, Snow Empress... Summon your blizzard again, but don't let it rage here, but rather rage all around us..." Ning Feiliu said.

Actually, his worries were a bit unnecessary, because when the blizzard hit, the few residents of Far North City had already run away.

Even the city lord and the general guarding the city of the far north, sensing the terrifying aura of the Snow Emperor, did not dare to come over, after all, they were only a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor in terms of cultivation.

"Okay..." Xue Di did as she was told.

Immediately, a blizzard raged again, blocking outside observation and entry.

To break through the blizzard created by the Snow Empress, one must be at least at the level of a Title Douluo.

Ning Feiliu was relieved and nodded. Then she immediately bit her finger, and blood flowed out.

But then he began chanting in a strange language, "箹, 沩钲, 鋄迶酃, 衞喞筜黗!"

Then, as if a mysterious power had been activated, Xue Di could feel as if an invisible sheet of paper had appeared before her eyes.

This time, Ning Feiliu used blood as ink to continuously write words in the air, and this time, even the Snow Emperor could understand them.

Because it is the common script of the Douluo Continent.

"I, Ning Feiliu, have signed a soul contract with the Snow Empress and the Ice Goddess. The Snow Empress has become my soul spirit, at my service. I will live and die with the Snow Empress, sharing both glory and ruin. In the future, we will surely die together and ascend to godhood together!"

After Ning Feiliu finished writing, the blood-red characters floating in mid-air immediately transformed into two streams of power, one of which entered Ning Feiliu's body.

One of them came before the Snow Emperor.

"Once you accept the contract, it's officially established. Then, the process of becoming a spirit will begin. Just listen to what I say and do it," Ning Feiliu said.

Xue Di no longer hesitated and directly accepted the soul contract.

Then she had a strange feeling that there was a strange connection between her and Ning Feiliu.

Just as the contract stated, they would share both glory and loss. If Ning Feiliu died, she would also die, but if Ning Feiliu's cultivation surpassed hers, she would also receive a reward.

At the same time, blood flames began to burn on her body.

Because the contract states that once the contract is established, Xue Di will become Ning Feiliu's soul.

The process of soul formation has already begun.

However, it was according to the method in Ning Feiliu's mind, which was to first offer a sacrifice.

The Snow Emperor then directly began the process of offering sacrifices.

"Okay." Xue Di completely believed Ning Feiliu.

After all, things have come to this point.

"It has begun... First, you must offer yourself to me, becoming a soul bone and a soul ring, but remember to preserve your soul and consciousness during this process, don't burn it all up, and then merge into it." Ning Feiliu said that he wanted Xue Di to become his soul spirit.

But in reality, he split it into two parts, not entirely following Huo Gua's method of soul creation.

After all, he didn't know how Huo Gua did it.

However, if Ice Emperor could succeed in the original storyline, Snow Emperor, a soul beast with nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, could not possibly fail.

Sure enough, under Ning Feiliu's patient guidance, and with the soul contract seemingly working, Xue Di's soul was preserved.

In front of Ning Feiliu were only two things... a blood-red soul ring with six small golden circles inside, and a... peculiar pure white soul bone with a spine, ribs, and sternum.

This is naturally the torso soul bone, and this torso bone not only includes the sternum and spine, but also extends to the arms.

Because the Snow Emperor's cultivation level was as high as 600,000 years, approaching 700,000 years, her soul bones began to gradually condense into other parts.

Fortunately, this place was isolated by the blizzard. Even though the Snow Emperor had turned into a spirit and the blizzard gradually subsided, it was still blowing.

It will take at least some time before it completely slows down and calms down.

Ning Feiliu stared intently at the 100,000-year-old Ice and Snow Maiden's torso bone and the blood-red soul ring with six small golden circular patterns inside.

(End of this chapter)