Outside Wind and Snow Valley, in the skies above the Far North.
Xue Di and Bing Di had already left the core area of the battlefield.
"Even after becoming a god, in front of them I'm still so weak, just like the soul beasts crawling here—completely powerless to do anything."
"Xue Di…"
Bing Di opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but the words reached her lips and she didn't know how to continue.
Xue Di had already become a god, yet even she couldn't intervene in the battle. How could a mere 390,000-year soul beast like herself possibly do anything?
"Xue Di, actually, as long as we properly guard the Far North, that should be enough."
"You… don't really like fighting either." After a long silence, Bing Di let out a soft sigh.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Xue Di gave a helpless sigh. "At most a few hundred years, and I'll also reach the level of a normal first-level god."
"At that time we can be together forever, even after reaching the Divine Realm."
Bing Di was stunned, her eyes widening.
Xue Di had finally come to her senses?
Xue Di had no idea what Bing Di was imagining. She gazed at the sky with a rather melancholic expression.
"I still haven't told Ning Rongrong, but the Kindness God King doesn't oppose soul beasts becoming gods."
"Was that something the Ice God told you?" Bing Di asked in surprise.
"Mm. Time can dilute everything." Xue Di spoke softly. "Actually, the only ones who truly oppose soul beasts becoming gods are Destruction and Asura."
"Destruction is because of the Life God King— the Ice God doesn't know the specific reason. As for Asura… he personally split the Dragon God into two, so…"
"In essence, the Asura God does not wish for soul beasts to become gods."
"Moreover, the one who laid down this judgment was the Dragon God himself, which only adds more legitimacy to it."
"But on Gu Yuena's side…"
"She wants revenge against all the gods—that's impossible!"
After the Dragon God fell, its authorities were divided among the five Great God Kings, and they reached a level second only to the Dragon God.
Even if Qian Renxue became a God King, Gu Yuena's side would still be in an absolute position of weakness.
"After inheriting the Ice God's god position, I will not help her take revenge against the Divine Realm."
"At most, I can erase the rule that prevents soul beasts from becoming gods from the cosmic imprint."
"Speaking of which… I'm starting to suspect that Ning Rongrong might have guessed something?"
"With her personality, she wouldn't help Bo Saixi without any benefits." Bing Di voiced her own doubts.
"I don't know." Xue Di sighed upon hearing this. "From beginning to end, I've never been able to see through her."
"She's not a god, yet she possesses god-level power. Her becoming a god doesn't require any god position, nor is it like the method used in the Abyss plane."
"Forget it, there's no need to think about so much. Someone is trying to hunt ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Let's go take a look!"
Xue Di flew toward the edge of the Far North. Bing Di was stunned for a moment before quickly following after her.
Their goal was to prevent humans from taking advantage of the chaos to come to the Far North and slaughter soul beasts.
Xue Di also sensed a familiar aura from within—it seemed to be Tang San.
As for the battle below Wind and Snow Valley, that place was no longer somewhere she could interfere.
…
Battlefield area, below Wind and Snow Valley.
"Remember your promise, Lord Bo Saixi." The Glazed Sacred Sword in Ning Rongrong's hand flew out casually, accompanied by a faint sword chime that echoed through the air.
"Sword Technique—One Sword Frost Covers Nineteen Provinces."
Clang——
Countless frost exploded outward in every form imaginable. The ice mist that had originally been turned into water droplets by Sea God Bo Saixi's divine power instantly reverted in the blink of an eye into blocks of extreme ice.
The chill was compressed into sharp blades, slashing toward the enemy opposite.
The young man was startled and hurriedly raised his weapon to block.
However, Ning Rongrong's move bypassed the youth's weapon entirely and struck directly on his body.
"Pfft—"
A mouthful of scarlet blood sprayed from the youth's mouth. Shock flickered in his eyes:
"An attack that can wound my soul… you're clearly not god-level—how is this possible! I am the master of the Abyss plane, the Abyss Holy Lord!"
"Since you've come, then settle down." Ning Rongrong gave a sharp shout. "Lord Sea God, what are you waiting for if not to act now?"
The stunned Bo Saixi snapped back to her senses. Gripping the Sea God Trident, she charged straight forward.
The deep blue weapon erupted with intense ripples.
"Sea God Thirteen Forms—Unfixed Storm."
Although the Abyss Holy Lord's soul was injured, he could still swing his weapon. The moment it touched Bo Saixi's Sea God Trident, it was immediately restrained by the released light of the Sea God.
At that moment, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda beside Ning Rongrong suddenly flew out and hovered above the Abyss Holy Lord's head.
Golden light poured down.
"Damn it!" The Abyss Holy Lord's expression stiffened—both his body and spirit were actually restrained.
Ning Rongrong's unusually silver-white and blue pupils slowly turned like clock hands. The Abyss Holy Lord's heart sank with a thud.
"Time-Space Transmission."
Ning Rongrong murmured softly. The Abyss Holy Lord vanished from his spot and was directly thrown into the passage.
"Eh? Not killing him?" Bo Saixi was stunned. This was different from their earlier agreement to cooperate!
"A higher-level force is coming from the passage—there's no time."
"I remember Xue Di mentioned you have considerable sealing ability. I'll guide the grand formation of the Far North and work together with you."
"Hurry, otherwise both of us might be finished."
Bo Saixi also felt a vague sense of unease, but what Ning Rongrong mentioned could not be ignored.
As for Ning Rongrong's strength… one could only say that the inheritor of a God King's divine trial had their own uniqueness.
After all, the one Asura chose—Tang San—was hardly a normal soul master either.
Bo Saixi took a deep breath and spoke:
"My inheritor has already arrived here. Using that should allow us to seal the entrance."
As Bo Saixi's voice fell, a blue Sea God Trident covered in cracks flew into Wind and Snow Valley at extreme speed, arriving before the two of them.
"This is… the Sea God Trident?"
"That's right, my weapon before I became a god."
Bo Saixi used her divine power to press the Sea God Trident onto the passage. She took a deep breath: "If we had the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, perhaps we could seal it for longer."
Silence. Ning Rongrong was silent for a moment.
"The item is with me."
"As expected!" Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Bo Saixi wasn't surprised. It seemed she had already seen through Ning Rongrong's concern, and she said,
"Don't worry. I'll keep the promise I made to you. Moreover, I'll leave the Divine Realm very soon—everything will have nothing to do with me afterward."
Ning Rongrong took out the Heart of the Sea God and tossed it to Bo Saixi.
In an instant, under the enhancement of the two divine artifacts, the opened Abyss passage began to slowly heal.
A deep blue barrier started sealing the Abyss passage.
"A mere first-level god dares to block us? How arrogant!"
An abrupt voice came from within the passage.
A blood-red figure appeared. Immediately afterward, Bo Saixi sprayed a mouthful of blood from her mouth.
"God King!" A trace of shock flashed across Bo Saixi's face.
Then she reacted.
No—not a God King. A half-step God King.
"I can't hold it anymore!" Bo Saixi's face turned pale.
"Time-Space Exile!"
Suddenly, the strands of blood leaking from the seal were restrained by an inexplicable energy and quickly disappeared.
Seeing this, Bo Saixi gritted her teeth and increased the sealing power.
One minute, two minutes…
The pitch-black Abyss passage was gradually covered by blue light, like slapping a huge blue bandage over a massive tear.
It felt precarious, yet it managed to lock away the aura seeping through.
"Success." Bo Saixi once again coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"Thank you. If not for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to seal the passage." Bo Saixi's face was pale, her heart still lingering in fear.
A half-step God King realm powerhouse… she, a堂堂 first-level god, had actually come down to the lower realm and still faced the risk of falling. Truly terrifying.
That small fry Hypnos—wouldn't his grave be overgrown with weeds by now?
Ning Rongrong accepted Bo Saixi's thanks.
The seal in the Ice Palace had been broken before, but only part of the main body. As long as it was patched up, it would be enough.
With the Sea God Trident and the Heart of the Sea God, it could now be completely repaired.
From this, one could also see just how powerful the original Ice God had been.
"Two years…"
Ning Rongrong noticed the seal. Not just Ning Rongrong—even Bo Saixi could tell.
The aura that came afterward belonged to a half-step God King powerhouse.
Fortunately, the passage could only allow first-level gods to pass through. The Crimson Mother had merely let her aura seep through. If she had truly arrived directly, it would have been a huge problem.
Ning Rongrong's gaze turned toward Bo Saixi. Bo Saixi had been the main force behind the sealing and had consumed an enormous amount. The grand sealing formation of the Far North had also drained more than half of her divine power.
"Should I kill her?"
A trace of the impulse to kill this first-level god arose in Ning Rongrong's heart.
After all, promises—sometimes they exist just to be broken.
Just now, Ning Rongrong had also secretly obtained what she needed.
No matter how nicely the Sea God spoke, there was no guarantee she would truly keep the agreement.
Words from an LSP—sometimes you just listen and move on.
Moreover, the fact that the Sea God Trident arrived so quickly, combined with the Sea God's words, suggested that Tang San had come to the Far North.
These two troublesome idiots—who knew what kind of trouble they would bring her.
(End of chapter)