At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky churned and flowed, slowly forming a giant vortex. Purple-black lightning, like electric snakes, danced within the vortex's center.
That power, representing the heavenly punishment and the world's rules, was ruthless and cold. The terrifying vortex resembled a giant eye, with the center of the vortex acting as the pupil, and the flickering lightning as blood vessels…
Witnessing this scene, Huo Yuhao frowned tightly, a sense of fear rising in his heart. This was the first time he had seen this power that caused all living beings to tremble. Helplessness, fear, and suffocation – all these emotions swirled within Huo Yuhao's heart.
He was just a bystander, yet this Heavenly Tribulation was aimed at Xue Di.
Ice Bear King Xiaobai, a soul beast who had been struck by lightning before, couldn't stop trembling. Soul beasts had a natural fear of lightning tribulation.
The transparent Jiang Nannan, after seeing the scene and the giant ice bear, and having guessed Xue Di's identity from their conversation, was now trembling all over, shivering with cold, not knowing if it was from fear of Xue Di or the actual cold.
Xue Di saw Huo Yuhao's unease and said, annoyed, "What's with the long face? It's not you who's undergoing the tribulation."
BOOM!
Thunder roared in the clouds; the Heavenly Tribulation was about to descend.
Xue Di frowned, and said to Huo Yuhao, "There's no time to say more. If things don't go well, I'll sacrifice myself as much as possible to become the Soul Ring of your second Martial Soul."
"Xue Di, don't!"
Ice Bear King Xiaobai spoke with human speech, filled with worry.
"Xiaobai, shut up."
Xue Di rebuked it. What kind of time was this? She couldn't let it interfere.
The effect was immediate. Ice Bear King Xiaobai immediately quieted down, its ears drooping, looking aggrieved.
Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then looked up at Xue Di seriously. Seeing her calm expression, he suddenly smiled and said, "Xue Di, go for it. You have to do your best. If you can't make it, then you're mine."
Xue Di didn't speak. She didn't expect Huo Yuhao to react this way. There wasn't even a symbolic refusal; he had just agreed.
Ice Bear King Xiaobai suddenly looked at Huo Yuhao, a fierce glint flashing in its lantern-sized eyes. It had seen this human before, at Snow Emperor's mother's home.
It had originally thought this human had a decent relationship with Snow Emperor's mother, but it hadn't expected him to be coveting Snow Emperor's mother's Soul Ring. Humans were indeed greedy, insatiable creatures; one shouldn't have any expectations of them.
Ice Bear King was considering whether to just bite this human to death, to prevent him from causing trouble for Snow Emperor's mother later.
But as soon as the thought arose, Snow Emperor, as if knowing what it was thinking, glared at it fiercely. Under that single glare, Ice Bear King Xiaobai instantly quieted down, the ferocity in its eyes disappearing in a second, transforming into a well-behaved bear.
This wasn't just because of Snow Emperor's strength. The most important reason was that Ice Bear King had been by Snow Emperor's side since it could remember, which is why it called Snow Emperor "mother".
Similarly, as long as it was Snow Emperor's request, it would complete it no matter what. Even if Snow Emperor now wanted it to die, or to become a Soul Ring for a human, it wouldn't hesitate for a moment.
The Heavenly Tribulation was imminent. Snow Emperor didn't delay. After taking a deep look at Huo Yuhao, she rose from the ground and slowly drifted towards the Heavenly Tribulation vortex.
Snowflakes danced, and the cold wind howled, billowing her skirts. Her departing figure gave off a sense of resolution, as if she were never to return.
"Sky Dream, give your husk to Jiang Nannan to use."
Huo Yuhao noticed Jiang Nannan shivering beside him and spoke to Sky Dream in his Sea of Consciousness.
Sky Dream was also focusing on Xue Di's Heavenly Tribulation. After seeing its terrifying power, it realized how fortunate it had been in the past, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating.
In comparison, Xue Di had to be struck by lightning every hundred thousand years. What kind of suffering was this?
Hearing Huo Yuhao's request, Sky Dream tossed out a crystal-like white insect shell, but also curiously asked, "It shouldn't be difficult for you to protect her with your abilities, right?"
"You'll see later." Huo Yuhao smiled, but kept it a mystery.
In Jiang Nannan's vision, a white light suddenly flew out from Huo Yuhao and landed on her. She suddenly felt much better; it wasn't as cold as before. Although she still had to use her soul power to resist, the consumption wasn't as great as before.
Because of the immense pressure brought by Ice Bear King, Jiang Nannan didn't dare to speak, remaining silent.
At that moment.
Crack!
A thunderclap that shook the heavens rang out. Boundless lightning converged in the center of the vortex. A purplish-black bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, burst out from the vortex, carrying the power to annihilate everything, and heavily struck Xue Di.
Under the awesome might of the heavens, Xue Di's figure appeared extremely thin and small.
But Xue Di didn't retreat in the slightest, nor did she have any room to retreat. She stretched out a slender hand and waved it upwards.
Extreme coldness condensed in her palm, eventually forming a deep blue longsword that appeared to be carved from ice crystals.
Xue Di's Three Ultimates, Emperor's Sword, Ice Extreme Unrivaled.
The ice crystal longsword soared into the sky, fiercely slashing towards the falling lightning.
Boom! The rumbling sound shook the heavens. Lightning scattered and exploded, but the ice crystal giant sword remained completely undamaged. That immensely powerful lightning was easily shattered by Xue Di's sword.
But neither Huo Yuhao nor the Ice Bear King showed any joy. They knew this was just the beginning. The Heavenly Tribulation consisted of nine bolts of lightning, each one stronger than the last.
Boom! The vortex in the sky condensed another bolt of lightning. Interwoven with the lightning, a brand-new crimson light erupted.
Crack!
The lightning struck down. Unlike the previous purplish-black lightning, this time the lightning was crimson, carrying the power of raging heavenly fire.
The sky seemed to be dyed red by this crimson lightning, and the vast energy of the lightning and fire poured down onto the icy and snowy world.
Even Huo Yuhao, the Ice Bear King, and Jiang Nannan below felt a wave of scorching heat wash over them. Fortunately, Jiang Nannan had the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's remains, and Huo Yuhao controlled the ultimate ice. Neither of them was greatly affected.
And the Ice Bear King? He was incredibly tough, with over two hundred thousand years of cultivation.
However, the snow and ice around them began to slowly melt.
However, the group didn't notice, completely absorbed in watching Xue Di's Heavenly Tribulation.
Xue Di's expression remained unchanged, still using the ice crystal longsword to slash. As expected, the second tribulation lightning was successfully blocked.
A moment later, the third lightning bolt descended. The third lightning had changed again, not purplish-black, not crimson, but ice-blue, containing the power of ice and snow.
Ice against ice, who would be superior?
The ice-blue lightning fell. Xue Di controlled the ice crystal longsword to meet it. Unsurprisingly, the third tribulation lightning was blocked again. But at the same time, the ice crystal longsword shattered inch by inch after receiving this lightning, exploding into countless ice fragments that scattered and swirled.
Huo Yuhao frowned slightly; his eyesight was excellent. He could see that Xue Di was already struggling a bit, which wasn't a good sign.
Not long after, the fourth, earthen-yellow lightning bolt descended. Xue Di once again condensed an ice crystal longsword to meet it.
Over and over, only one move, Emperor's Sword, Ice Extreme Unrivaled. It seemed like she was at her wit's end, but that wasn't the case. The greatest truths are often the simplest. At Xue Di's level, every punch and every palm strike was a full-power output; techniques weren't that important anymore.
As the fifth Heavenly Tribulation descended, countless snowflakes swirled through the air, and the temperature within ten thousand meters plummeted.
Xue Di's Three Ultimates: Emperor Cold Sky, Snow Dance Shining Sun, a domain-type skill.
With the domain's enhancement, Xue Di successfully withstood the fifth tribulation lightning.
Watching the bolts of lightning, each fused with various elements, Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered with a faint light, as if he had grasped something. But he quickly cast these thoughts aside.
Right now, Xue Di's safety was the most important thing. Compared to a seven-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Soul Ring, he wanted Xue Di, a helper with immense potential, even more. Not to mention, he was also... attracted to her.
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