Chapter 120 Condensing the Soul Core
Despite their long lifespan, they are confined to this one world.
Just like her, day after day, year after year, she diligently cultivated in the far north.
Having finally reached this point, she was about to face a great calamity that would last for 700,000 years.
Moreover, she had a premonition that, given her current resources and foundation, she might not be able to overcome this calamity.
Countless days and nights of arduous cultivation, a vast and powerful cultivation level—yet in the end, it might all turn to ashes under the heavenly tribulation.
Of course, she could also abandon all her cultivation, transform into human form, and start from scratch as a human.
But she was unwilling to take that step unless absolutely necessary.
What was even more despairing was that even if she were lucky enough to survive the heavenly tribulation, or even cultivate for a million years, she would never be able to become a divine beast.
This is the limitation of the rules of heaven and earth, the destiny etched into the bloodline of soul beasts.
"What's wrong?" Su Mo noticed the change in her emotions.
Xue Di snapped out of her reverie and forced a smile. "It's nothing, just a bit sentimental."
"What are you feeling sentimental about?"
The Snow Emperor sighed softly. "Although your human lifespan is short, you have infinite possibilities. Just like you—so young, yet you are about to become a high and mighty god."
"But we soul beasts, after hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation, end up with nothing."
Su Mo looked at her, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "You should be about to undergo your tribulation soon, right?"
Xue Di nodded slightly.
Su Mo asked again, "Are you worried that you won't be able to survive the tribulation?"
The Snow Emperor frankly admitted, "The power of a calamity lasting seven hundred thousand years is far greater than that of one lasting six hundred thousand years. With my current accumulation, I can only have a 10% chance of success at most."
"I can help you."
Xue Di was stunned for a moment. "What did you say?"
"I am now more than halfway through my divine examination. Once I become a god, the tribulation of soul beasts will be nothing to me. This is my way of repaying you for teaching me the method of soul core condensation."
"Really?" Xue Di opened her eyes wide in disbelief.
The lightning tribulation is the power of divine punishment; how could human beings easily withstand it?
Interference from others would only attract a more violent lightning tribulation.
Throughout history, countless powerful soul beasts have fallen under the tribulation of lightning, turning into scorched earth and ultimately disappearing from the world.
But the strength of the person before her was truly unfathomable.
Moreover, he himself said that he is the successor of the gods, a future god.
With a deity intervening, what is a mere 700,000-year soul beast lightning tribulation?
"I don't like joking," Su Mo said seriously.
Xue Di took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
She looked into Su Mo's eyes, trying to find a trace of falsehood or perfunctoriness, but all she saw was earnestness and honesty.
This human is serious; he genuinely wants to help her.
"Thanks."
The Snow Emperor rarely showed a faint smile, and her heart, which had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, was quietly stirred.
Su Mo looked at the smile on Xue Di's face, and his heart stirred slightly. Xue Di did have a unique kind of beauty when she smiled.
But he quickly calmed his mind, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and focused on condensing the soul core.
"No need to thank me. We're just getting what we need. Let's get started."
The Snow Emperor nodded slightly and slowly said, "Condensing a soul core is not something that can be done in a short time. It took me a long time to successfully condense one myself."
"Let me first tell you about the process of condensing my soul core and the difficulties I encountered. Listen carefully, and feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."
"Good."
Then, the Snow Emperor slowly began to speak.
She held nothing back.
Su Mo was willing to help her overcome her tribulation, which was an immense favor. The only way she could repay him was by giving him everything she knew.
And so, time passed little by little...
By the time Xue Di finished speaking, more than half an hour had passed.
"I've said all I can say. The rest is up to you." The Snow Emperor let out a long sigh.
"Condensing the soul core can't be rushed. Take your time. If you have any questions, you can ask me. I'll be right outside."
"Thank you."
Xue Di didn't say anything more. She just nodded slightly and turned to leave.
Su Mo then began to attempt to condense a soul core.
...
"Xue'er!"
Outside the palace, the Ice Emperor sensed the Snow Emperor's approaching aura, immediately ended her healing, and flashed over to meet her.
"He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
The Ice Emperor carefully examined her from head to toe and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after confirming that she was safe and sound.
"No, what are you thinking?" Xue Di shook her head helplessly.
"I was just worried about you!" the Ice Emperor pouted.
"I'm really fine. Oh, by the way, I have some good news for you."
"What good news?" the Ice Emperor asked, startled.
"I hope I can survive my great tribulation of seven hundred thousand years."
"What? You're telling the truth?"
The Ice Emperor's eyes lit up instantly.
The power of the soul beast tribulation increases exponentially every 100,000 years.
Given Xue Di's current resources, the hope of surviving the great calamity lasting seven hundred thousand years was extremely slim.
This matter weighed heavily on the Ice Emperor's mind like a boulder.
But there was nothing she could do; she could only watch helplessly as that day came.
"When have I ever lied to you?" Xue Di smiled faintly.
"What exactly happened? Tell me quickly!" the Ice Emperor asked anxiously.
"It's that human. He is actually the successor of a god, someone who is about to become a god. He promised to help me when I undergo my tribulation."
"The gods..."
The Ice Emperor muttered to herself, her shock growing ever stronger.
She recalled the power emanating from Su Mo that made her soul tremble, a sense of oppression that far exceeded the realm of soul power.
At the time, she only felt that the power was extremely strong, but she never thought of it as a deity.
After all, gods were far too distant for her.
Looking back now, that kind of power was indeed not something that should exist in the mortal realm.
"No wonder he's so strong..."
The Ice Emperor murmured, her sense of defeat instantly vanishing.
It was quite reasonable that the successor of a god could defeat her.
"Is his promise reliable?" the Ice Emperor asked again. "What if he was just saying it casually?"
"He's not that kind of person." Xue Di shook her head. "I can sense that he's speaking from the heart."
"You've only known him for a short time. How can you trust him so much?"
The Ice Emperor felt a pang of jealousy.
"Some people you can know your whole life and still not trust, but some people you only need to meet once," Xue Di said softly. "I could tell from the moment he helped you."
The Ice Emperor pursed her lips, wanting to refute, but she couldn't say anything.
"Alright, Bing'er," Xue Di said softly, "Don't think so much. You can rest assured now."
"Yes." The Ice Emperor nodded heavily.
The huge weight that had been hanging over her heart for so long finally lifted at this moment.
Although the heavenly tribulation had not yet truly arrived and everything was still unsettled, at least there was hope.
Having hope was better than anything else.
At the same time, the last bit of hostility she felt towards Su Mo dissipated completely.
After all, that bit of hostility was just resentment she felt after being defeated, and it wasn't really deep-seated hatred.
What's more, Su Mo even took the initiative to eliminate the potential danger for her afterward.
But what truly made her completely let go of her prejudices was what Xue Di had just said.
Su Mo is the key to Xue Di's tribulation, and for Xue Di's sake, she cannot afford to offend him.
Not only should she not offend him, she should even be polite and respectful to him.
After all, Xue Di's future rests on his shoulders.
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