radicalducati Chapter 172 Heart-to-Heart Talk: Snow Empress's 7-Pointed Star Divine Seal
Chapter 172 Heart-to-Heart Talk: Snow Empress's 7-Pointed Star Divine Seal
Chapter 172 Heart-to-Heart Talk: Snow Empress's Seven-Pointed Star Divine Seal
Inside the temple, the gazes of the seven original sin gods pressed down on his shoulders as if they were tangible, while the words of the god of desire, carrying a dangerous allure, still echoed in the air.
The difficulty of the seven first-level divine examinations, the terrifying consequences of failure, and the threat that could implicate the Snow Emperor.
If it were just himself, he wouldn't hesitate to agree, but since it involved the Snow Emperor, who was the only person in his heart who could be ranked above the word "interest," he didn't immediately answer the deity. Instead, he slowly turned around and faced the Snow Emperor, whose face was slightly pale and whose eyes were full of worry.
He loosened his grip on her hand, but this action was not to distance himself; rather, it was so that he could gently cup her cold and slightly ethereal hands in his own.
His movements were gentle yet firm, and his once sharp, molten gold eyes were no longer piercing.
"Snow Emperor," he said, his voice low, "look at me."
Xue Di instinctively wanted to avoid his overly scorching and direct gaze, a gaze that seemed capable of melting the ice that had frozen her heart for hundreds of thousands of years. But in the end, she did not look away; she merely bit her lower lip slightly and met his gaze.
"From the day we became one body with two souls, our entanglement was destined to be inextricable," Dai Youheng said slowly, his thumb unconsciously rubbing her cold hand. "Initially, there may have been exploitation, scheming, and a pursuit of power. I admit that I, Dai Youheng, am not a pure and good person; putting self-interest first has always been my unwavering belief."
He paused, his gaze deepening. "But only with you. It was your silent protection during my countless adventures, your tacit understanding as I mastered swordsmanship, your willingness to accommodate and help me despite your immense power."
"To me, you are no longer just a simple soul, a partner, or even a mentor. You are the only irrationality in my cold, calculating world, the only light on my dark path forward, and the person I never want to lose and can never drag down."
Snow Empress's heart trembled violently, her very soul rippling with emotion. She had never heard such a direct and sincere confession before. Her heart, frozen for hundreds of thousands of years, felt as if a red-hot iron had been plunged into it, the scalding heat instantly spreading throughout her body. She wanted to say something, but found that something seemed to be blocking her throat.
Dai Youheng gave her no chance to back down, continuing with an even more resolute tone, "So, tell me your true thoughts now. Don't think about any divine trial, don't think about any danger, just ask your own heart, are you willing to walk with me to the end? To face this unknown, potentially irredeemable, divine trial of original sin?"
He shone brightly, "If you say no, I will reject them right now. I believe we can find other paths to godhood!"
"Idiot!" His words were interrupted by Xue Di's soft, trembling rebuke.
Suddenly, Xue Di raised her head, and a faint glimmer of water appeared in her icy blue eyes—a manifestation of her soul energy under extreme emotional turmoil. She grabbed Dai Youheng's hand with all her might.
"Who asked you to give up?" Snow Empress laughed. "I am the Queen of the Far North. In your eyes, am I such a cowardly being, only capable of sharing joy but not sorrow?"
Dai Youheng was taken aback upon hearing this.
Seeing his astonished expression, Xue Di suddenly smiled. Her smile was like a snow lotus blooming on the far north ice plains, pure and beautiful, carrying a sense of relief and determination. "I am already tired of hundreds of thousands of years of loneliness."
She looked intently at Dai Youheng, each word clear and distinct, "I don't want to die, but I'm not afraid of death either. What I fear most is seeing you give up the bright future that should have been yours for my sake!"
"Dai Youheng," she called his full name, her voice incredibly solemn, "listen carefully. This path is the path you chose, but it is also the path I, the Snow Empress, chose! Whether it's the abyss or the throne of the gods, whether it's torment worse than death or supreme glory."
She stepped forward, her soul almost merging with Dai Youheng's. Her icy blue eyes burned with the same flame as his. "I'll walk with you! Your trial is my trial! I'll share your tribulations! There will be a place for me beside you on your throne!"
"Okay!" Dai Youheng laughed. At this moment, all his hesitation vanished.
Dai Youheng looked at the Snow Emperor before him, who had shed all her cold exterior and was now filled with pure and intense emotions. He gently embraced her. Although they were souls, they felt each other's most genuine embrace.
After a while, Dai Youheng released him and looked at the Seven Deadly Sins Gods, "My lords, this Lord of Sin is a divine test."
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"I and Xue Di accepted it together!"
"Haha, very good! Although you are as weak as an ant now, this courage makes me look forward to the day when you truly become our master!" The God of Arrogance laughed, his voice for the first time carrying a hint of genuine admiration from the heart, rather than just a condescending praise.
As his words fell, the expressions of the seven original sin gods on the throne simultaneously turned solemn.
Without any verbal communication, seven completely different yet common-originating and primordial evil forces suddenly erupted from their bodies!
Arrogant golden divine light, jealous eerie green evil fire, raging crimson flames, lazy gray mist, greedy dark gold vortex, gluttonous chaotic shadow, and lustful rose-red glow.
Seven colors, seven laws, seven ultimate forces of original sin, like seven roaring torrents of laws, surged into the sky!
Beneath the palace dome, they intertwined, collided, and merged wildly, but instead of annihilating each other, they condensed, compressed, and collapsed under a higher level of rules—ultimately transforming into an incomparably complex, dark golden divine seal that exuded an aura that sent shivers down one's spine!
The main body of the divine seal is a seven-pointed star with an exquisite structure and sharp lines. Each point is extremely sharp, as if it can pierce through the void, and each point faintly corresponds to a color and aura of original sin.
The entire divine seal possessed a deep, heavy, dark golden hue that seemed capable of swallowing all light, while its edges were shrouded in a faint yet undeniable aura of seven colors. It exuded both supreme divine majesty and a penetrating, sinister allure, as if it were both the source and the destination of all evil.
The next instant, the divine seal, which condensed the power of the Seven Deadly Sins, transformed into a stream of light, ignoring all spatial distances, and precisely imprinted itself on the center of Dai Youheng's soul body's forehead!
The moment the mark landed, there was no pain. Instead, a strange torrent of cold and heat surged through his body, resonating deeply with the Rebellious Heavenly Demon Pill Martial Soul within him!
It seems that this divine seal has chosen the Rebellious Heavenly Demon Pill to bear the position of the Sinful Ruler God.
Dai Youheng's body trembled slightly. He could clearly feel that an extremely heavy mission and shackle, yet containing infinite possibilities, had been firmly tied to his destiny.
The test of the Lord of Sin officially begins at this moment!
After the divine seal entered his body, its light immediately subsided, disappearing as if it had never existed. But everyone present knew that it had already existed and would accompany Dai Youheng until he completed all the trials, ascended to godhood, or was completely consumed by the endless torment of original sin.
Xue Di gripped his hand tightly, clearly feeling the terrifying power and heavy responsibility contained within the divine seal transmitted through their connected souls. Her gaze was unwavering; having chosen to face this together, there was no turning back. She would never regret it.
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