Happiness and Hatred

Luan Yu stored the God Sealing Platform into her soul tool, unable to hide the joy on her face.

This hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo was of little use to her.

She already had nine soul rings, and refining this soul beast embryo would only grant her a single hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

That would be a waste.

As for the possibility of obtaining a second martial soul, Luan Yu didn't even consider it. The chance was too slim, there was no need to gamble.

If it had been before, she might have sold the God Sealing Platform along with the soul beast embryo for a high price, exchanging it for the soul tool metals and resources she needed.

But now, she wanted to keep this soul beast embryo for Liuxing and Liuying.

Whether it became a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, or even a second martial soul, it would be more suitable for the two of them.

"That works. Their ninth birthday is coming up soon, right? This God Sealing Platform was meant to be theirs from the start. Without their inspiration, I wouldn't have been able to obtain it from Teacher. Even if I had been lucky enough to encounter this transforming soul beast, I would've walked away empty-handed. This soul beast embryo… I'll treat it as their birthday present."

As for the fact that there was only one soul beast embryo and two of them, Luan Yu believed they would handle it well.

She had confidence in the two children at home.

No matter who refined it, the other would have no complaints.

Having obtained such a great treasure, Luan Yu no longer planned to linger in the Extreme North.

She needed to return to the Sun-Moon Empire as quickly as possible.

Carrying such a priceless item, even as a Rank Nine Soul Engineer, she was not safe.

If anyone found out, she could be hunted down and killed. After all, this was a treasure that even Titled Douluo would covet.

As Luan Yu moved toward the outskirts of the Extreme North, a young silver-haired girl, around eight or nine years old, wearing a white dress, turned back to gaze at the snow-covered icy plains.

Her eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

"I will remember this grudge, human. My origin is not something you can take so easily."

This little girl was none other than Xue Di, who had managed to escape with a portion of her origin.

She had successfully transformed into human form, yet she felt no joy in her heart.

Her original plan had been to retain her soul beast origin even after transformation.

That way, even if she had to start cultivating anew as a human, she would still have the power to protect herself.

She would not have feared even a Titled Douluo.

But now, most of her origin had been sealed within the God Sealing Platform, and only a small portion had escaped.

Though she had successfully taken human form, she was now just like any other hundred-thousand-year soul beast that had transformed, completely stripped of the powers she once possessed.

Her eight- or nine-year-old appearance made it obvious, she had originally intended to transform directly into her adult form.

But now, she was merely a common Soul Grand Master, albeit with slightly stronger combat abilities.

She no longer had the strength to survive in the Extreme North, nor did she dare to seek out the Ice Bear King or Ice Empress in her human form.

Having taken human form, she was no longer suited to stay in the Extreme North. Even with the protection of the Ice Bear King and Ice Empress, the environment was too harsh for her now.

She was no longer the beloved Ice Snow Maiden, the queen of the Extreme North.

Especially now that she had lost her origin.

Once a soul beast transformed into a human, they had to integrate into human society, or their cultivation would stagnate.

They would also no longer have the long lifespan of a soul beast. If they failed to become a god, they would only live for a few hundred years at most.

For Xue Di, who had already lived for tens of thousands of years, a few hundred years was nothing more than a brief nap.

Thus, within this limited time, she had to find a way to become a god.

Otherwise, she would simply grow old and die as a human.

Hadn't she taken human form precisely to pursue godhood?

Her seventh tribulation was approaching, but she still had a thousand years to prepare.

If she hadn't felt that she had no hope of overcoming it, she would never have risked transforming.

Whether it was being struck down by tribulation lightning or dying of old age as a human, neither outcome was acceptable to her.

Thinking of this, Xue Di gritted her teeth in hatred toward the despicable human who had stolen her origin.

If her origin were intact, she could have quickly broken through to Titled Douluo.

Then, she would have had plenty of time to seek out opportunities to become a god.

But now, having lost her origin, she had no choice but to start over.

She had to enter human society and cultivate from the beginning, which made her feel extremely insecure.

Yet no matter how furious and humiliated she felt, it was meaningless now.

If she wanted to survive and reclaim her origin, she had to infiltrate human society and cultivate diligently.

The only good news was that she was not an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast that had transformed.

She had used a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus to assist in her transformation, making it flawless.

Even if she stood before a Titled Douluo, they would not be able to detect that she was once a soul beast.

Ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beasts that transformed into humans could be immediately identified by Titled Douluo before they reached Rank 70.

But Xue Di was different. She was already a humanoid soul beast by nature, and with her transformation aided by a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus, no one except a god could detect her true identity. She was now a pure and flawless human.

Before deciding to transform, Xue Di had already studied the current state of the human world.

She knew that if she kept moving forward, she would eventually enter the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Once she obtained a proper identity, she could integrate into human society and focus on cultivation.

With that in mind, Xue Di shook her small head, then began walking toward the Heavenly Soul Empire. The blizzard behind her slowly receded into the distance.

However, Xue Di was too accustomed to being dominant.

As she traveled, she made no effort to conceal her presence, allowing her aura to be fully exposed.

As a result, her distinctly human scent immediately drew attention.

Looking at the five Ice Plains Wolves that blocked her path, Xue Di's small face scrunched up in displeasure.

In the past, these mere thousand-year soul beasts would not have dared to even approach her. But now, they were actually baring their fangs at her.

"Awwooo!"

The leader, the largest of the wolves, with snow-white fur standing on end like steel needles, let out a long howl. It crouched slightly, its sharp fangs exposed, gleaming in the cold wind.

The other four Ice Plains Wolves circled around Xue Di, attempting to surround her.

"Hmph!"

Xue Di snorted coldly. Although she was only at Soul Grandmaster Level now, she still did not take these five thousand-year soul beasts seriously.

The bitter cold wind howled as the phantom of the Ice Snow Maiden appeared behind Xue Di. Two yellow soul rings rotated around her, exuding a shocking aura.

With the remaining portion of her origin, forming yellow soul rings was far from her limit. If she wanted, she could even make her first soul ring a ten-thousand-year ring.

However, in human society, it was common knowledge that the first two soul rings should be yellow.

Since she needed to conceal her identity, there was no way she would act so recklessly.