Chapter 482: Will Saying This Hurt Him Too Much?
Seeing the excited Northern Ice Beasts, the Snow Empress immediately calmed them down before beginning to study the changes brought by the sub flame. She extended her hand, channeling her power, and pointed at a distant mountain peak. Instantly, a fierce blizzard engulfed it, the howling winds echoing as the temperature plummeted.
" 230°C?" She was stunned. Previously, after Huo Yuhao had purified her Ice God bloodline, she had already been capable of reaching 220°C in combat. For context, at her peak, her extreme ice temperature had only ever reached 205°C.
The power of Ultimate Ice depended heavily on temperature the lower it was, the stronger its effect. Previously, the purification of her Ice God bloodline had given her the first major breakthrough in power. But now, after obtaining the sub flame, her extreme ice temperature had reached 230°C, a significant leap in strength. Though the bloodline purification had seemingly granted a larger temperature reduction, the reality was different.
For a wielder of Ultimate Ice, lowering their temperature was an incredibly difficult task requiring both talent and hard work. Like a Soul Master's cultivation, the further they advanced, the harder each step became but the rewards grew exponentially.
A smile naturally formed on her lips. If her temperature kept dropping like this, she would eventually reach absolute zero. Perhaps one day, she truly could reach the realm of absolute zero.
Following Yuhao was indeed the right path his guidance would always lead to strength.
"Moreover, I can feel my control over the elements of ice and water has increased. If I put it in Yuhao's words, this means I have touched upon a fraction of the Ice Authority and Water Authority?"
Thinking this, she focused on a snow lotus atop another mountain. The sub flame within her stirred.
In the next moment, the snow lotus withered, an icy blue glow appearing in the air.
She could sense that the snow lotus had completely lost its ice and water attributes. Then, with a mere thought, she guided the icy blue glow back into the flower, instantly restoring its ice and water properties.
"It's far weaker than Yuhao's main flame, but that's expected. If the sub flame were stronger than the primary flame, that would be abnormal." The Snow Empress sighed.
Meanwhile, the other ice type soul spirits were conducting similar experiments, testing the effects of their sub flames.
Huo Yuhao understood their excitement after all, sub flames were a completely new phenomenon for them. Their enthusiasm was natural.
Soon, after extensive study, Huo Yuhao and his soul spirits discovered another crucial ability of the sub flames: they allowed these soul spirits to move a considerable distance away from Huo Yuhao himself. The only requirement was a constant expenditure of faith energy to maintain the connection.
After some time, the initial excitement of the soul spirits subsided. They gathered around Huo Yuhao, standing close behind him as if he were their leader.
After all, Huo Yuhao was now the "Ice God." Even though the Snow Empress was the ruler of the Northern Ice Region, she was not the true owner of this land. If the Northern Ice Region were to have a true master, it would undoubtedly be the Ice God, whom all the Northern Ice Beasts worshipped.
At that moment, every single Northern Ice Beast lifted its head to gaze upon Huo Yuhao, their eyes filled with reverence. He was the Ice God the divine being they all believed in. In truth, all the Northern Ice Beasts were merely the children of the Ice God.
Huo Yuhao looked at the assembled beasts and declared, "My people, I must leave the Northern Ice Region!"
The moment he spoke, chaos erupted among the Ice Beasts. They did not want the Ice God to leave.
According to legend, the Ice God was the source of all their power. Furthermore, his recent actions had elevated the overall strength of the Northern Ice Beasts to an entirely new level.
But his decree was absolute they could not defy him. A wave of sorrow swept through the crowd, and the light in their eyes dimmed slightly.
Noticing this, Huo Yuhao continued, "My people, this is only a temporary departure I will return. Furthermore, I am leaving you in the care of your current ruler, Tai Tan Snow Devil King. While I am gone, he will continue to govern the Northern Ice Region."
The unity of the Northern Ice Beasts stemmed, in part, from having a leader.
No matter what, Huo Yuhao needed to leave behind a trusted soul spirit to manage things. This would help solidify their faith and even extend the Ice God's influence to the surrounding soul beast territories.
Among the Three Kings of the North, Tai Tan Snow Devil King was the least useful by Huo Yuhao's side. It was better to leave him here as a guardian.
After all, with the sub flame, Tai Tan Snow Devil King could remain far from Huo Yuhao without issue. The faith energy required to sustain this connection was negligible compared to the daily faith energy Huo Yuhao received from the Northern Ice Beasts.
Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy
Inside a pavilion, Ji Juechen leaned against a pillar, gripping his sword tightly.
His clothes were tattered, covered in dried blood, his hair unkempt. The scent of blood clung to him, making him resemble a warrior fresh off the battlefield.
Lifting his gaze, he stared at Ye Guyi across from him. "Ye Guyi, I heard from Juzi that you killed another Evil Soul Master today. You grow stronger by purifying evil I wonder how strong you've become now. How about we fight?"
Ye Guyi sat in her chair and gave Ji Juechen an exasperated look. "Ji Juechen, I just got back from outside. I'm exhausted and want to rest."
When she had first met him, she had found his challenge driven nature amusing. She had even appreciated it, seeing him as a straightforward person who used combat as a means to build camaraderie.
But as time went on, and his dueling requests became incessant, she could no longer tolerate it.
Fighting was indeed a great way to sharpen one's skills and gain experience, but too much of anything was excessive. Ji Juechen was simply too obsessed with combat.
So she had started going on more missions, sometimes to complete tasks for the Spirit Pagoda, sometimes just to track down lone Evil Soul Masters of appropriate strength all just to avoid his challenges.
"It's fine. I can wait here until you're rested. Then we can head to the arena and fight," Ji Juechen said, his gaze burning with excitement an excitement that was purely for battle, devoid of any other intent.
Ye Guyi fell silent. It seemed like he completely ignored the meaning behind her words.
She began weighing her options: should she outright reject him and follow up with something like, If you're really that capable, you should be challenging Yuhao instead of constantly pestering me?
Wait, no… Wouldn't that be rubbing salt in his wounds?
Would saying that hurt him too much?
For a moment, Ye Guyi found herself caught in an awkward dilemma.
On one hand, she wanted to refuse him.
On the other hand, she didn't want to say something that might deeply wound him.
After all, she hadn't known Ji Juechen for very long and didn't fully understand his personality. She wasn't sure how much he cared about being defeated by Yuhao.
Although she had no romantic interest in Ji Juechen, they were both members of the Spirit Pagoda and students at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. They would see each other often, so there was no reason to be too blunt.
It seemed she had no choice but to come up with a reasonable excuse to dodge this challenge.
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