As the beast tide gradually subsided, tens of thousands of soul beasts, under the mediation of the various beast kings, began to arrange themselves in a regular and orderly manner.
This gave Huo Yuhao a completely new impression of soul beasts; at least soul beasts over ten thousand years old could exhibit a certain degree of organization under the mediation of the beast kings.
Soon, the beast tide was arranged according to race, and the beast kings of each race began to come before the Ice God Throne.
First was the Ice Empress, who transformed back into human form and stood before the Ice Jade Scorpion clan.
Huo Yuhao glanced at the Ice Jade Scorpion clan members who had come to the Ice God Throne; there were quite a few of them.
Besides the Ice Empress, the entire Ice Jade Scorpion clan actually had three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts!
They should be called Ice Jade Emperor Scorpions?
"Snow Empress, the elite of the Titan Snow Demon clan are all here!"
The Titan Snow Demon King, standing 120 meters tall like a towering mountain, strode to the front of the Titan Snow Demon clan and knelt on one knee.
His blue eyes looked at the Snow Empress in the sky with admiration.
Behind him, dozens of hundred-meter-tall Titan Snow Demons knelt on one knee before the Snow Empress, following the Titan Snow Demon King.
The Ice Empress, standing nearby, twitched her eyelids, inwardly cursing him as a sycophant.
The Snow Empress nodded in satisfaction, then a twenty-meter-tall white giant bear passed through the beast tide, finding an open space in front of the Ice God Throne.
"Snow Empress,"
the Ice Bear King, Xiaobai, said with a dependent look and a hint of coquetry in its voice.
The Snow Empress smiled slightly and used a giant hand formed from ice and snow to stroke Xiaobai's head.
This made the Titan Snow Demon King beside her extremely jealous, wishing he could take her place!
"Clang clang~~"
A clear and melodious cry resounded throughout the Ice God Throne, and a beautiful ice-blue figure, accompanied by white ice mist, descended from the sky.
It was an Ice Phoenix! Its three tail feathers seemed to be composed of snowflakes, beautiful and captivating.
This Ice Phoenix radiated a soft white light, transforming into a beautiful woman with long blue hair, dressed in a white palace gown.
"Snow Emperor, the Ice Phoenix Clan obeys your command!"
This surprised Huo Yuhao. These Ice Phoenixes who arrived at the Ice God Throne actually numbered over two hundred thousand ferocious beasts.
It seemed their phoenix bloodline was quite pure.
Later, the Ice Dragon Clan, Ice Wolf Clan, and Jade Lion Clan each sent a Beast King to pay homage at the Ice God Throne.
These were all major soul beast clans from the far north, and many soul beasts had come.
Some idle Beast Kings had also arrived. Just as the Snow Emperor had said, the entire far north, from the outer perimeter to the core, obeyed her commands!
Zhu Qing Ice Toad and Howling Wind Wolf King, living in the outer forest, stood at the forefront of the left flank of the beast tide.
There was even a 100,000-year-old mirror beast standing beside them.
Besides these, there were scattered 100,000-year-old soul beasts of various species that Huo Yuhao couldn't identify, kneeling and worshipping around the Ice God Throne.
Huo Yuhao counted the number of 100,000-year-old soul beasts; there were over thirty! A total of thirty-five 100,000-year-old soul beasts.
The Far North truly lived up to its reputation as a forbidden zone for humans! The soul beast races were preserved so completely!
However, although there were many 100,000-year-old soul beasts, not many reached the level of ferocious beasts. There were
only four ferocious beasts: the Ice Emperor, the Ice Bear King, the Titan Snow Demon King, and the Ice Phoenix.
In terms of quality, they were considerably weaker than the Star Dou Great Forest.
After all, the Star Dou Great Forest had abundant natural treasures and the presence of imperial auspicious beasts, far surpassing the Far North in high-end combat power.
However, if the Far North and the Star Dou Great Forest were to go to war, it was truly difficult to say who would win.
If it were a home-field battle, the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest would surely not return alive!
If the battle took place in an open area outside, it was estimated that both sides would suffer heavy losses, with the Far North more likely to lose.
However, war might break out between the Far North and the Star Dou Great Forest, but war
between the Star Dou Great Forest and the Far North is unlikely. The Star Dou Great Forest is tightly surrounded by human cities centered around Shrek Academy.
They won't allow a single soul beast from the Star Dou Great Forest to leave the Heaven Dou Plain alive.
They should probably think about how to break through the human blockade.
Seeing that the ten thousand years of war in the Far North were almost over, the Snow Empress emitted a white icy light high in the sky, her majestic and noble voice reaching the ears of the beasts of the Far North.
"Today, I have summoned all the beasts of the Far North to announce an important matter."
"This matter concerns the future of the Far North Tundra!"
"From this day forward, I will resign from the position of King of the Far North!"
The Snow Empress's words traveled through the howling wind to the ears of all the beasts of the Far North.
In an instant, the beasts erupted in uproar!
Countless soul beasts cried out in sorrow, and all thirty-five ten-thousand-year soul beasts shed tears.
In Huo Yuhao's spiritual perception, they were all sincere!
But then again, those who weren't sincere would have been expelled from the biosphere by the Snow Empress long ago.
"Silence!!!"
The Ice Emperor, arms crossed, released her aura amidst the myriad beasts. Her 390,000 years of majesty silenced them, save for a few sobs carried on the cold wind.
The Snow Emperor glanced gratefully at the Ice Emperor, then continued,
"I have ruled the Far North for hundreds of thousands of years, witnessing every change."
"Forgive me for being unable to continue leading the Far North, for I have foreseen a new future for it."
"From this day forward, I will pass the throne of the Far North to the person beside me—Huo Yuhao!"
With the Snow Emperor's voice, the gazes of all the beasts in the Far North shifted to Huo Yuhao, and then the entire Ice God Throne erupted in commotion.
"A human?!"
"Snow Empress, this!!!"
"How can a human be allowed to succeed the King of the Far North!!"
Dozens of beast kings in the Far North were all shocked, unable to accept it.
Su Tong, standing next to Huo Yuhao, glanced at her teacher and realized that "Huo Yuhao" was her teacher's real name.
She puffed out her cheeks slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction showing in her icy blue eyes.
Huo Yuhao rubbed Su Tong's head and used his mental power to say,
"Sorry, I'll explain later."
Then he put his hands in his pockets, his black trench coat swaying in the wind, activated his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and his eyes seemed to hold countless stars.
Then he took a step forward, and a vast mental power instantly enveloped the entire core area of the Far North!
Huo Yuhao borrowed the mental power of the Divine Origin Realm of Electrolux and began to drive his own spiritual origin.
The beasts of the Far North, who had just been fiercely discussing, were now all silent!
They all felt a mental power, both divine and demonic, sweeping across their bodies, and they suddenly found their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Every cell in their bodies was trembling, and their souls were crying out in anguish.
The howling winds of the far north, which had raged for millennia, subsided in an instant! The snowflakes that had filled
the sky vanished. The thick clouds suddenly parted, and the sun's rays cascaded down like a waterfall.
The myriad beasts on earth looked up and saw a sun far more dazzling than ever before.
This was the spiritual power of the Divine Origin Realm! In the blink of an eye, the wind and snow ceased.
Their eyes were no longer filled with doubt, but with awe.
The beast kings of the far north lowered their heads, their expressions shifting—a sign of respect for the strong. This
was how soul beasts were; their minds rarely held complexities, only the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest.
With the Snow Empress's endorsement, the vast majority of soul beasts now recognized Huo Yuhao as the King of the Far North!
Huo Yuhao looked at the myriad beasts of the far north prostrate on the earth, and under the Snow Empress's gentle gaze, his voice was precisely transmitted to the ears of every soul beast through his spiritual power.
"From this day forward, I am the King of the Far North!"
"As king, I will never mistreat my people!"
"From today onward! All soul beasts of the Far North will have their Heavenly Tribulation reduced by 30%!"
"I, as the Child of Nature, proclaim to the heavens and earth! From this day forward, the Far North will be protected by the plane! It will be free from calamities!"
Huo Yuhao quickly contacted the little planet spirit, asking her to help coordinate and add some special effects, since he had already spoken his mind.
The little planet spirit, sensing Huo Yuhao's message, smiled gently from within the star, then provided protection to the Far North through the planet's records.
She was always accommodating to Huo Yuhao's requests; since the Far North was Huo Yuhao's territory, she could naturally offer him more preferential treatment.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's proclamation, the myriad beasts of the Far North were stunned; they had never heard of Heavenly Tribulation power being reduced.
The thirty-five beast kings of the Far North exchanged bewildered glances, even the Ice Emperor showed doubt.
However, they quickly realized that Huo Yuhao's words were not false.
A gentle and soothing voice reached the ears of all the spirit beasts in the far north, causing countless of them to cry out for their mother.
Those ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts immediately felt an indescribable sensation.
Although they didn't know what it was, they realized that their future tribulations had indeed been reduced by three levels.
Even the beast kings were shocked!
"This, what a magnificent declaration!"
The 190,000-year-old Ice Dragon King trembled, his golden vertical pupils fixed on the distant black figure, as if he wanted to forever etch Huo Yuhao into his spiritual sea.
"I can feel it, my two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation has truly found a glimmer of hope!"
Spirit beasts can sense their own tribulations.
At this moment, it felt as if it had a great deal of confidence in surviving its two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation!
The Titan Snow Demon King clenched its arms, also feeling a protection from the world!
"It's true!"
"The three-hundred-thousand-year tribulation will not be an obstacle for me!"
The ferocious ice phoenix, at this moment, knelt on one knee, completely submitting to the black figure.
Her exquisite face was filled with fervor. She knew perfectly well that reducing the lightning tribulation by 30% meant many of her people could survive the heavenly tribulation!
Her own tribulation over the next 300,000 years would also be largely no problem!
The Ice Emperor's golden eyes shone with a myriad of colors as she murmured to herself,
"So that's how it is, Xue'er."
Even more excited than the Beast King were the beasts behind her, their excited roars like waves, one after another.
Huo Yuhao, seeing this, smiled slightly and continued,
"At this moment, I am the King of the Far North!"
"Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
The beasts beneath the Ice God's throne knelt in unison, their beastly eyes fixed on their new king with fanaticism. Not a single soul beast objected.
The thirty-five Beast Kings at the forefront also immediately knelt, shouting in unison,
"Great new King of the Far North!"
"The Far North will offer its loyalty to you!"
(End of Chapter)
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