radicalducati Chapter 9: The Snow Empress Agrees, and the God-Making Project Officially Begins
Chapter 9: The Snow Empress Agrees, and the God-Making Project Officially Begins
Seeing that Xue Di was wavering, Xu Xinghan pressed his advantage.
"Besides, after seven hundred thousand years of cultivation, are you really willing to be trapped in this tiny platform, waiting to be refined into a spirit ring or spirit bone by some soul master?"
Xue Di remained silent for a long time.
The icy blue light flickered in her eyes, like the aurora borealis shimmering in the winter night of the far north.
Are you sure you can become a god?
"I'm not sure I can become a god," Xu Xinghan said calmly, "but I know that if you don't take this gamble, you're doomed."
"What you and I pursue has never been a certain outcome, but merely a sliver of opportunity."
The sealed space remained quiet for a long time.
The frost flowers on the ice wall climbed up layer by layer, and then broke apart layer by layer.
Xue Di closed her eyes.
Xu Xinghan did not speak again.
He squatted there, palms up, fingers slightly spread, his posture unchanged.
His silver hair fell to his knees, and the light in his sun and moon eyes dimmed considerably as he quietly gazed at the leader of the three kings of the far north.
Then, that one moved manually.
An icy blue light surged from Xue Di's body, condensing into a thin ribbon of light that wrapped around Xu Xinghan's wrist.
Xue Di made her response.
She opened her eyes, her icy blue pupils brighter than before.
"it is good."
One word.
It floats lightly, like snowflakes falling to the ground.
But Xu Xinghan sensed the weight of that word.
"I'll cooperate with you!"
She paused, a cold glint flashing in her icy blue eyes.
"But let me make this clear from the start. If you lie to me—"
His tone suddenly turned cold, and the temperature in the entire sealed space seemed to plummet as if it had been sucked out.
"I will not hesitate to unleash my primal power and perish together with you."
Xu Xinghan's expression didn't change much.
There was no fear, no hesitation, and not even tension.
He simply exhaled slowly, the corners of his mouth gradually turning up, revealing an expression of excitement he couldn't suppress.
This matter has finally been accomplished.
But he wasn't blinded by excitement.
Xu Xinghan reached out and tucked his fallen silver hair behind his ear, then looked at Xue Di again.
"I swear by my martial spirit that I will never lie, and if I break this oath, may heaven and earth punish me."
"Alright, my performance is over. Xue Di, it's your turn next."
Xue Di raised an eyebrow slightly.
"What do you mean?"
"I want you to swear an oath as well, that on this path to godhood that we both pursue, you will never show mercy or compassion."
Xue Di was stunned for a moment.
Xu Xinghan's tone remained calm, but his eyes changed.
Deep within those sun and moon-like eyes, red and silver lights flickered and shimmered, like two stars burning in the dark night.
He did not explain why.
Xue Di didn't intend to ask any further questions.
She assumed that this human was also worried about her, so she raised her right hand, and icy blue light gathered at her fingertips.
"I swear by the origin..."
The voice wasn't loud, but every word seemed etched into the ice, clear and solemn.
Xu Xinghan watched the icy blue light dissipate at his fingertips and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
It became.
He silently recited a sentence in his heart.
He made Xue Di swear an oath, but in reality, he was plotting against her.
He knew that he would inevitably have a battle with the protagonist of the original work sooner or later.
It wasn't because he wanted to steal the lead actor's spotlight, but because of his stance.
The Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy, the future of the Star Crown Xu family, and so on...
These intertwined threads will eventually push him and Huo Yuhao to opposite sides.
As for what the Snow Empress cared about, Xu Xinghan could only think of the Ice Empress, who was also one of the Three Kings of the Far North.
The problem is that Ice Emperor is inside Huo Yuhao's body.
Xu Xinghan noticed it while watching the battle between the Shrek Academy's inspection team and the Grim Reaper through the star-gazing instrument.
Without Electrolux, it was Ice Emperor, residing in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, who intervened to face the danger of the Grim Reaper.
He didn't care about the entanglements between Xue Di and Bing Di, but he couldn't accept that Xue Di would ruin things at a crucial moment because of a moment of weakness.
The phrase "compassionate and empathetic" sounds nice, but it's incredibly difficult to put into practice.
Therefore, he wanted Xue Di to make this oath.
Not for any other reason than so that when the time comes for the Snow Emperor to truly clash with the enemy, he will not hesitate because of past feelings.
Xu Xinghan withdrew his hand and stood up.
His silver hair slid down his shoulders, and he stretched out his hand, which gleamed with a cold white light under the icy blue glow.
"It's a pleasure working with you."
Xue Di looked at him, his figure reflected in her icy blue eyes.
"It's a pleasure working with you."
Xue Di grasped Xu Xinghan's hand in return.
Her tone was still icy, but it had a hint of warmth compared to before.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do next?"
After a moment of contemplation, Xu Xinghan told Xue Di the methods he had just learned from the original work in detail.
After saying that, Xue Di's expression clearly showed a hint of "that's interesting."
"What a brilliant idea! I never imagined your thinking and ideas could be so creative."
No matter what, the Snow Empress is a powerful being who has cultivated for nearly 700,000 years.
Over such a long period of time, her knowledge and experience have accumulated to a level that surpasses that of most living beings on the Douluo Continent.
Xu Xinghan only explained the principle once, and Xue Di had already grasped the key points quite well.
She sighed, thought for a moment, and said, "Your physical strength is among the best in humans, especially considering your age. It's only a matter of time before you reach the pinnacle of human capabilities."
"Even so, it is simply impossible for a human body to bear the power of my 700,000 years of origin."
"However, according to what you said, with the assistance of this so-called soul tool, and the fusion method you proposed, if I personally control it, it will greatly increase the chances of success."
"Even so, the fusion process is by no means simple; the pain involved will far exceed your imagination—it's truly a life-or-death struggle!"
"Xu Xinghan, have you thought it through?"
Xu Xinghan nodded, his tone confident and arrogant: "I've been prepared for this for a long time. For my future, for Xingluo, I have to take the gamble!"
The Snow Empress's voice revealed admiration as she decisively said, "Alright! Since you've decided, let's not waste any more time and begin immediately."
"I remember the first method you proposed was to replace your bones, strengthen your physical body, and increase your resilience."
"After that, I will separate my spiritual essence and transform the power of that essence into your second soul ring."
Xu Xinghan nodded, then turned around, his gaze falling on the gray light.
"Mr. Yi, I'll need your help looking after things from now on."
A faint gray light flashed.
Electrolux's voice came through the light, tinged with a hint of teasing.
"You little rascal, you've finally remembered this old man?"
Before Xu Xinghan could answer, the aged voice fell silent again.
"I am now just a remnant soul, and my fate is intertwined with yours. During the fusion process, I will use necromancy to assist you, so just go ahead and do it."
Xu Xinghan didn't say anything more, but simply nodded slightly in the direction of the gray light.
Xue Di's voice sounded behind him.
"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Xu Xinghan, go and break the seal on the Conferred God Platform to completely unleash my spiritual essence. Otherwise, I won't be able to precisely control the replacement of my soul bones."
Xu Xinghan understood and withdrew his consciousness from the sealed space.
A grayish-white sea of spirit flashed before my eyes, followed by a blinding white light.
He opened his eyes and returned to his bedroom in the palace.
On the floor, the Conferred God Platform still stands quietly.
The white air currents surged and darted within the pale golden light shield, seemingly tireless.
Xu Xinghan took a deep breath, stretched out his right hand, and placed it on the wooden base of the Conferred God Platform.
"untie."
The pale golden light shield began to tremble.
Cracks spread from the center outwards, crawling all over the light shield like a spider web.
Each crack emitted a subtle cracking sound, crisp and dense, like the sound of footsteps walking on ice.
Then--
The light shield shattered.
The pale golden fragments swirled and dissipated in mid-air, like snowflakes scattered by the wind.
The white airflow expanded violently the moment it was freed from its restraints, and the cold air surged out like a flood bursting its banks.
The temperature in the bedroom plummeted.
A thin layer of frost had formed on the curtains, and the leftover tea in the teacup had frozen into a lump of ice.
The white mass of air swirled once in mid-air before swooping down towards Xu Xinghan.
Followed by.
The airflow stopped abruptly three feet in front of him and rapidly condensed.
The white mist contracted, tumbled, and shaped.
First, long, icy blue hair appeared, followed by a slender waist, a delicate face, and an icy blue long dress.
Snow Emperor.
It is no longer a spiritual entity, but a real physical entity.
She hovered in front of Xu Xinghan, her toes three inches off the ground, her long, icy blue hair moving without wind, slowly cascading behind her.
Then she opened her eyes.
Their icy blue pupils were even deeper than those in the mental space, like two stars frozen for millennia.
Those eyes blinked, scanning every corner of the bedroom before finally settling on Xu Xinghan's face.
She leaned forward slightly, her body floating forward half an inch.
The two of them suddenly became very close, so close that Xu Xinghan could see the frost flowers that had formed on her eyelashes.
Xue Di tilted her head, her icy blue eyes reflecting Xu Xinghan's slightly surprised face.
She looked him up and down as if he were something new and unfamiliar.
His eyes were full of curiosity.