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--- Chapter 419 ---
"I need you to raise children together with me," said Snow Empress with conviction on her face.
"Pardon?" Han Yuan blinked his eyes, unsurely. He thought he had heard Snow Empress's request wrongly.
It's not just Han Yuan who had such reactions because everyone else in the room also had Snow Empress's look of disbelief.
"Was Snow Empress this bold?" Bi Ji covered her mouth. Even she would not dare to say something like this boldly.
"No, Master's innocence is for Xiao Wu to protect!" Xiao Wu quickly puffed her cheeks, ready to protect Han Yuan at all costs.
"Xiao Wu..." Xiao Rou doesn't know what to say anymore.
"Heh, Snow Empress, huh?" Ah Yin's eyes flashed with danger.
"T-This..." Chen Wuyao felt like slapping herself, questioning whether this was really the reality she knew.
"Eh?" Even the three Phoenix Lords couldn't help but glance at each other in awe, as if wondering if their suggestion ability had become stronger recently.
"Snow, phrasing! Your phrasing!" shouted the Ice Empress in panic.
"Ah, right," Snow Empress realized her blunder. "I need you to raise some of my clansmen to become the next Extreme North's Auspicious Spirit in case I fail."
"So, that's it..." Han Yuan and others sighed collectively, especially the girls.
Han Yuan rubbed his chin, "Technically speaking, just letting one of your clansmen become the next Extreme North's Auspicious Spirit isn't that difficult."
"All we needed to do was raise their bloodline origins to a similar level to yours, and cultivation of at least 200,000 years old."
"However, it also means that the 'luck' of the Extreme North would get split in two."
"Inequally at that."
"No matter how much you try to nurture a successor, their accumulation could never surpass yours, nor could they withstand the amount of fortune you had gathered."
"That's why I need your help." Snow Empress responded sincerely. "With your ability, you should be able to find a way, right?"
Han Yuan's mouth twitched. "You're that confident in me? A person whom you just met today?"
"If Di Tian could trust you, then why not?" Snow Empress is the ruler of the Extreme North. Although she wasn't as domineering as Di Tian, that doesn't mean she couldn't understand his judgments.
Di Tian and Snow Empress are the rulers of their respective territories, so they wanted the best for their subjects.
On top of that, the three 'True Phoenix' seniors also spoke for Han Yuan, which showed just how confident they were in him.
If Di Tian and these seniors dared to gamble on Han Yuan's miraculous ability, it means they knew the latter was worth it.
Then, she, Snow Empress, could do the same.
Han Yuan gazed at the Snow Empress's unwavering look and pursed his lips in helplessness, "You got me."
"Alright, bring me to your clansmen."
"Ah, Ah Yin, Xiao Rou, please stay and watch over Senior Chen and her students in the meantime." Then, he also added.
"I will stay, too." Ice Phoenix Lord hovered back to Shui Bing'er.
"Leave them to us." Ah Yin and Xiao Rou nodded in understanding.
After that, Snow Empress and Ice Empress led Han Yuan and others to the deeper region of the Extreme North's core area.
Bi Ji and Xiao Wu accompanied Han Yuan from side to side while Jade Phoenix Lord and White-Eyed Phoenix Lord hovered around in the perimeter.
"A dome?" Jade Phoenix Lord noticed the change in space.
"No, it is a barrier." White-Eyed Phoenix Lord pressed.
"A large-scale barrier that covered several miles in radius."
Han Yuan looked around before commenting, "Seniors, your perception is quite powerful. It is indeed a large-scale barrier, but it was a natural one, made of heaven and earth formation."
"This place should be the site where the Snow Empress was born."
"Correct, the world behind this barrier is indeed the hometown where I was born." Snow Empress nodded calmly. "Not only that, but it is also the dead center of the Extreme North."
"Uh, shouldn't it be the plain or something more majestic?" Xiao Wu raised her hand.
Snow Empress shook her head gently and replied, "Every Heavenly Snow Woman born to this world is pure condensation of heaven and earth."
"Such a birth condition requires the purest place where all energy of heaven and earth gather."
"I have my own palace, and the other ferocious spirit beasts did have their territories."
"This place only looks ordinary because the barrier altered one's perception of the world."
"To others, this place is merely a one-glance site and walk away, but for Heavenly Snow Woman, it is a 'safe' haven."
Snow Empress grasped the thin air and used her power. to tear open a hole for them to enter, "Let's go."
Han Yuan hopped in immediately, followed by Ice Empress, Bi Ji, Xiao Wu, and two Phoenix Lords.
As soon as they landed in the world behind the domain, Han Yuan and others were 'immediately' greeted by a heavy snowstorm.
Like, literally, a heavy snowstorm as each snowflake weighs enough to leave a dent on a 50,000-year-old spirit beast's skin, which focuses on defense.
Yes, the Icy Devil Mammoth that Han Yuan 'tamed' a while ago would get crushed to bones here.
"Hmm, this snowstorm... It's actually a domain." Han Yuan commented in genuine surprise.
Xiao Wu released a layer of white luster to protect her body as she looked around, using her hand as a scope, "All white!"
The Snow Empress looked at Xiao Wu with some surprise, "You actually can withstand the oppression of Heavenly Snow World.
"It seems you weren't an ordinary spirit beast either to follow someone like Han Yuan."
"Of course, Xiao Wu is no ordinary spirit beast!" Xiao Wu proudly puffed her budding chest.
Jade Phoenix Lord snorted, "If Taiyin Rabbit is an ordinary spirit beast, then Heavenly Snow Woman is even less than that."
"Your current Jade Rabbit is merely a transitional stage to a fully grown Divine Beast."
"Is this girl that great?" Ice Empress was speechless.
White-Eyed Phoenix Lord nodded, "In terms of talents, Jade Rabbit is even stronger than you, Ice Jade Scorpion."
"You gotta be kidding me..." The Ice Empress cursed immediately. She looked at Xiao Wu from top to bottom and couldn't help but complain that this silly fellow is unreliable, no matter how she sees it.
Snow Empress was also stunned, but thought it was normal. Then, she glanced at Bi Ji, seeing the latter smile at her.
"I haven't introduced myself, I am?" Bi Ji spoke calmly. "I am Bi Ji, also formerly known as the Mistress of the Star Dou Forest."
"Ah, you're the Emerald Swan Queen." Snow Empress recognized Bi Ji right away.
Bi Ji nodded, "That was before. I have evolved into Azure Phoenix and currently accompany Young Master as his maid."
"This..." Snow Empress doesn't know what to say. Having someone like Bi Ji as a maid made Snow Empress feel her image in front of Han Yuan somewhat low.
'He won't ask me to become his maid, right?'
Then, again, Snow Empress quickly shook away such a thought. She was too occupied with many things.
Leading everyone deeper into the Heavenly Snow World, Snow Empress not only allowed them to see more about the Extreme North's legacies, but also the remains of the ancient era.
'As expected, like my previous world, the Douluo Star should also have only one continent as a whole before the tectonic plate shifts and splits it into many pieces.'
Han Yuan silently analyzed the ancient ruins and caught faint traces of the Spirit Guidance Technology that shouldn't exist in this era.
'By why only Extreme North? My investigation on the Douluo Continent only yielded some clues, not like this one.'
'Is it because the Extreme North is untouched by human civilization for too long?'
'Doesn't that mean the factions in the Douluo Continent actually held the knowledge on how to make Spirit Guidance Tools, but hid it from the public?'
'Or perhaps they experimented with them already, but lacked the core ideas on how to develop them.'