Snow Empress

The owner of this aura never expected that while her aura could drive away soul beasts, it would not stop humans.

Soul beasts could distinguish the master of an aura and naturally kept their distance, avoiding disturbance.

However, humans were different, they could only determine the approximate age of the soul beast based on its aura.

Thus, by sheer coincidence, Luan Yu witnessed a scene that left her utterly stunned.

The place where the hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus had once grown was now empty.

In its place was a snow-white egg-shaped light cocoon.

Within the translucent glow, a humanoid figure could vaguely be seen forming.

Luan Yu's eyes first flared with fury at the disappearance of the hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus.

But soon after, her expression turned to delight. With a swift motion, she retrieved a ninth-tier soul tool, the God Sealing Platform, from her storage soul guide.

With her level of experience, she immediately realized what was happening, this was the crucial moment when a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was undergoing its transformation into human form!

This hundred-thousand-year soul beast was already at the critical stage of its metamorphosis.

It only needed one last step to shed its beastly form completely and become human.

It was clear that the hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus had served as a catalyst in this transformation.

Though she felt a twinge of regret, Luan Yu did not dwell on her past decision not to pick the immature Snow Lotus.

After all, an unripe Snow Lotus would have only enhanced her cultivation by a single level.

In contrast, a fully matured one had far greater effects.

But now, with the soul beast already in the process of transformation, she had no reason to hold back.

Without hesitation, she channeled her soul power into the God Sealing Platform.

The numerous gemstones embedded in the platform erupted with dazzling light, and golden chains shot out in an instant, wrapping tightly around the embryonic soul beast undergoing metamorphosis.

From the moment Luan Yu retrieved the God Sealing Platform to the activation of the sealing formation, only a few seconds had passed.

At this moment, the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, which had been fully focused on its transformation, finally realized what was happening.

A surge of icy soul power burst forth, resisting the golden chains that sought to bind it.

"A human? Despicable."

A cold voice, filled with boundless fury, echoed through the icy cavern.

"Oh? It's female too. Despicable or not, you ate my hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus—so consider your embryonic form as payment," Luan Yu sneered, unfazed by the accusation.

Between humans and soul beasts, was there really such a thing as fairness?

She had indeed launched a sneak attack during the most crucial moment of the transformation, but so what?

If she could use a sneak attack, why would she ever choose to fight head-on?

As a soul engineer, she was not one to engage in direct combat. Survival depended on seizing every advantage.

Strike when your opponent is weak, that was the true law of survival.

"Damn you, despicable human! I will kill you!"

Bound by the golden chains and suppressed by the sealing power, Xue Di burned with rage.

She was the ruler of the Extreme North, the foremost of the Three Heavenly Kings, and ranked third among the Ten Ferocious Beasts.

When had she ever suffered such humiliation?

Immediately, she attempted to mobilize her core essence, preparing to go all out in a desperate struggle.

Had this sealing formation appeared before, she could have shattered it with a mere flick of her finger.

But now, having absorbed the power of the hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus to aid in her transformation, she was at her weakest.

If Luan Yu had arrived earlier or later, things would have been different.

If she had come earlier, Xue Di could have abandoned her transformation and killed Luan Yu outright.

If she had come later, Xue Di would have completed her metamorphosis and, even in her weakened state, would have been able to tap into a portion of her former strength.

But fate was cruel. Luan Yu struck at the exact moment when Xue Di was at her most vulnerable, leaving her caught between advancing and retreating.

Xue Di was filled with deep regret. She should have had Xiao Bai and Bing'er stand guard for her.

But because the hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus had the power to facilitate a soul beast's transformation while preserving its core essence she swallowed directly and didn't even have time to call them.

Not informing the Empress and Ice Bear King was her biggest mistake.

Had she been under the protection of two mighty soul beasts, she never would have fallen into such a desperate predicament.

Yet, the transformation was crucial to her survival.

Her next tribulation was approaching, and she had no confidence in overcoming it.

The sudden appearance of the hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus had given her hope, an opportunity to become human and seek the chance to ascend to godhood.

But for all her calculations, she had prepared for the Heavenly Tribulation, not this mortal one.

Was this truly fate's design to destroy her?

Did the world truly reject soul beasts to such an extent?

A sense of despair took root in Xue Di's heart.

Resolute, she began to burn her soul beast essence, intending to self-destruct and perish alongside the despicable human.

"No! She's trying to self-destruct!"

Luan Yu's expression shifted in alarm.

A hundred-thousand-year soul beast self-destructing at such close range, she could very well die in the explosion.

Gritting her teeth, she looked at the embryonic soul beast radiating an increasingly intense cold aura.

The violent fluctuations of soul power made it clear that the explosion was imminent.

Luan Yu clenched her silver teeth and growled, "Then let's see if I can seal you before you self-destruct!"

She abandoned all defensive measures, enduring the bone-chilling cold as she poured every ounce of her soul power into the God Sealing Platform.

The golden light flared brilliantly as layer upon layer of sealing formations manifested, pressing down upon Xue Di's embryonic form.

More golden chains locked the surrounding space, with some even piercing into the embryo itself.

Instantly, the soul power fluctuations released by Xue Di were significantly weakened.

"Argh! Damn you, human! You deserve to die!"

Xue Di's icy voice trembled with bitter hatred.

At that moment, due to the combined effects of the extreme cold and her singular focus on activating the God Sealing Platform, Luan Yu had left herself completely unguarded.

The frost-laden air she inhaled inflicted internal injuries, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood.

"Cough, cough!"

Luan Yu's soul power output faltered for a brief moment before she quickly steadied herself and resumed.

For a Titled Douluo, such an injury was not life-threatening.

Moreover, as an ice-attribute soul engineer, she had plenty of methods to expel the cold from her body once the sealing was complete.

However, that fleeting moment of weakness allowed Xue Di a sliver of opportunity.

With no other choice, Xue Di abandoned a large portion of her core essence.

Her spiritual core transformed into a streak of white light that slipped through the gaps in the sealing formation and silently merged into the surrounding snowstorm.

"Human, you will regret this!"

Leaving behind this final statement, Xue Di's embryonic form ceased all resistance, and the golden chains dragged it into the God Sealing Platform.

"Hah!"

Luan Yu wiped the blood from her lips and gazed at the swirling white energy within the God Sealing Platform, her expression alight with excitement.

While a hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo was not as valuable as a hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus for her own cultivation, it was still a tremendous prize.

At the very least, it guaranteed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone.

And if luck was on her side, the one who refined it might even obtain a second martial soul, becoming an artificially created twin martial soul wielder.