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"Snow Woman, you are quite remarkable. If this were my era, you would have already become a god."
"Even becoming a first-level god isn't an unattainable goal for you, what a pity!"
Sensing the regret the Ice God felt for her, the Snow Empress panicked.
"Lord Ice God, what do you mean by this? Why was I able to become a god in your time, but not now?"
The Ice God looked at the Snow Emperor and shook his head, unable to provide a precise answer.
"I don't know the specific reason, but with my remaining divine soul and divine power, I can sense that there is someone, no, there is a god, and a god-king at that."
"His actions altered the world rules of this entire planet, making them particularly targeted at soul beasts."
"You should know that in my time, there was no such thing as a heavenly tribulation to stop a soul beast. As long as you felt that you had accumulated enough, you could directly trigger a divine tribulation and become a beast god by passing it."
"Moreover, human cultivation back then wasn't like what you remember, requiring soul rings generated when soul beasts died, and there were no so-called soul bones."
"They cultivate soul power just like everyone else, use soul tools, and are called soul masters. Their levels range from the first to the ninth rank. At the peak of the ninth rank, one can break through to become a god. This is a law that is common in many worlds."
"However, in the years after my death, the world suddenly changed, and I was curious about why."
"But unfortunately, my remaining power can only be used to maintain myself and the temple's legacy, and I have no extra power to explore the truth."
Snow Empress listened to Ice God's explanation in a daze, finding it hard to believe everything the other described.
"Humans? Memories! Are you seeing these changes from my memories?"
Ice Goddess looked at Snow Empress with some apology, after all, personal memories are very private, but in order to answer the other party's questions, she could only take a quick look.
"I apologize for looking at your memories without your consent, but my power is no longer sufficient for me to investigate the outside world. In order to answer your question, I can only take a look."
Upon hearing the Ice God's apology, the Snow Empress's beautiful face showed a hint of panic, unsure of what to do.
She wasn't upset because her memories had been seen; she was simply impressed by the power of the gods.
Moreover, her memories aren't really anything special. She's been stuck in the far north core for millennia, facing the unchanging snow all year round. I doubt many people would enjoy watching that.
"You said you are dead? Then who are you now?"
Like the Titan Snow Demon King, the Snow Empress found it difficult to accept that the Ice God she worshipped had actually perished countless years ago.
Ice God glanced at himself somewhat nonchalantly and chuckled.
"I am now nothing more than a remnant of my soul, and it is constantly weakening."
"So while I still have some power left, I need to pass on my divine position as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Xue Di's beautiful eyes lit up.
Does this mean I have a chance to inherit the Ice God's divine position?
The rule simply prohibits soul beasts from becoming gods on their own, but if a god is willing to pass on their divine position, could they bypass this restriction?
Chapter 119 The Ice God's Command
Before the Snow Empress could speak, the Ice God had already discerned her doubts.
"Snow Maiden, you can't do it. No matter which God-King changes the rules, it's impossible to bypass the God Realm."
"In other words, the fact that soul beasts cannot become gods is something that is tacitly accepted by the divine realm."
"Moreover, the process of inheriting a divine position will also send information back to the central authority of the divine realm. You cannot escape the scrutiny of the divine realm."
As soon as the Ice God finished speaking, the Snow Empress's beautiful face, which had been full of hope, instantly fell silent, and her azure eyes dimmed.
"If you became a god just to avoid the heavenly tribulation, you don't need to be so disappointed. The inheritance of a godhood requires a demigod to sacrifice everything to open it up."
Such beings are also known as high priests of the gods.
Seeing that the Snow Empress was still frowning, the Ice God added.
"But you don't need to worry, this is not true annihilation. When the new god ascends, the high priest will also be reborn in the divine realm and become its exclusive priest."
"At that time, you will no longer have to worry about the threat of heavenly tribulation."
Xue Di's downcast expression recovered slightly, but she was still somewhat lost in thought, muttering to herself.
"Is this the only way? Why does the God Realm have to do this? Why can't soul beasts become gods directly? This is not fair at all."
Rather than relying on others to ascend to the divine realm, the Snow Empress preferred to ascend to godhood through her own strength.
The Ice Goddess felt somewhat saddened to see the Snow Empress in such a state.
She was once the strongest in the far north, and she understood this feeling very well.
The feeling of helplessness—having enough ability yourself but having to entrust your hopes to others—is just too great.
"There's nothing I can do about this. It's the power of the God-King. Even in my prime, I'm still extremely far from that level."
"I see. Then the priest is not a bad method. It's much better than dying under the heavenly tribulation."
The Ice God's words also made the Snow Emperor give up her last bit of illusion. She took a deep breath, composed herself, and returned to her state as the Emperor of the Far North.
"I apologize, Lord Ice God, for making you laugh."
Ice God smiled faintly, not taking the matter to heart.
"It's alright, I understand how you feel. But you need to take action. After activating the temple, my power is draining away much faster than before."
"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't even be able to maintain this appearance."
The Snow Empress was startled by the Ice God's sigh, not expecting that the Ice God had become so weak.
"Then why don't you close the temple again? That might be better."
The words of concern made the Ice Goddess smile, and her stunningly beautiful face made the Snow Emperor feel as if the entire temple had been illuminated for a moment.
"It has no real meaning. The significance of this temple and what I left behind is to pass on my position as the Ice God to future generations. This can be considered a kind of continuation of my legacy."
"Even if I don't activate it, what difference will it make? Maybe three thousand years, maybe five thousand years, my remnant soul will eventually dissipate."
The Ice God glanced at the Ice Emperor and the others below the steps, then looked at the Snow Emperor again.
"Alright, let's stop talking now. The reason the temple opened is because the method I left in the forest outside countless years ago was triggered."
"The final feedback was an aura of an extreme ice phoenix similar to mine, and it was a human who could inherit the divine position without being bound by the rules."
"Snow Maiden, I need you to bring the inheritors here, and then we will begin the assessment for you all."
Faced with the Ice God's command, the Snow Empress bowed deeply.
"By the decree of the Ice God, the Snow Maiden will bring the successor to you in perfect condition."
After giving his instructions, the Ice God transformed into an ice-blue fluorescent light and merged back into the divine pillar, disappearing from sight.
Standing on the jade platform, the Snow Empress gazed at the divine pillar for a while, then turned and flew to the Ice Empress and the others.
"Let's go, Bing'er, let's go up first and talk about it later."
The three, including Yuki-tei, agreed with Yuki-tei's suggestion.
The Ice God Temple is where the Ice Goddess rests, not a place for them to discuss trivial matters.
After a long time.
When the three people and the bear stood on the snow in the core area of the far north again, they all breathed a long sigh of relief.
Despite her stunning beauty, the Ice Goddess is not an unapproachable person.
However, being inside the Ice God Temple, there was always an inexplicable pressure hanging over the hearts of the four present.
Regardless of anything else, this is a fundamental difference in life.
At this moment, Ice Bear King Xiaobai spoke first to Snow Emperor.
"Mom, are we going to search for the successor next? But the Ice God didn't say where."
Looking at the somewhat dim-witted Little White, a hint of helplessness flashed in her gentle eyes. She conjured a snowball with her frost-defying fingertips and smacked it onto the massive bear's head.
"Do you really need to ask Lord Ice God about something so trivial? Haven't you heard that Lord Ice God's power is dwindling?"
"The far north is only so big; it won't take us long to search the outer areas."
The weakest of the four present is comparable to a Title Douluo of level 95 or above.
At full speed, even a vast frozen forest can be searched quickly.
Xiao Bai scratched his head somewhat sheepishly, unable to think of it for a moment.
After Xue Di finished speaking, Bing Di frowned and looked at Xue Di with some worry, her tone filled with indescribable sorrow.
"Snow Empress, that's a human! Are you really going to let a human inherit the Ice God's divine position?"
"Perhaps in the era of Lord Ice God, there weren't so many conflicts between soul beasts and humans, but that's not the case now."
“We can set aside our prejudices, after all, very few people have ever been to the far north, but what about humans? How do we convince them to believe us?”
"The problem between them and the soul beasts has lasted for tens of thousands of years."
"We can't guarantee that the future human ice god will be drawn to the far north."
Ice Emperor's words elicited a disdainful snort from Titan Snow Demon King, who stood with his arms crossed, his eyes filled only with a desire to fulfill the Ice God's command.
"Why do we have to persuade them? We can just forcibly take them to the Ice God Temple and they will naturally believe us then."
Hyotei glanced at Titan Snow Demon King with a look that suggested she was an idiot, but before she could utter a sarcastic remark, Snow Demon King spoke first.
"Bing'er, your concerns are indeed valid, but there's nothing we can do. It's an ironclad rule that soul beasts cannot become gods, and we can't change it."
"Therefore, we must also place our hopes on that successor."
"Moreover, it is also necessary for that person to become a god that I can initiate. I hope that person will remember the sacrifices made by the far north."
"Bing'er, don't forget, neither you nor I have any confidence in the next tribulation."
"This is not only the Ice God's order, but also our hope of escaping the heavenly tribulation."
Chapter 120 An Encounter on the Outer Edge of the Far North
Snow Empress understood Ice Empress's concerns; after all, Ice Empress was the patriarch of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan and needed to consider the clan's well-being.
The enmity between humans and soul beasts has a long history. What if the new Ice God doesn't care about the far north, or has ideas that harm the interests of the far north? They would be helpless then.
However, the birth of a new Ice God also concerns the life and death of the Snow Emperor.