"You mean that after you soul beasts take human form, you lose your memories?"
"No, it's just that the process of taking human form is the most vulnerable time for us soul beasts. At that time, it's like growing anew. During that process, I didn't have much of my own consciousness, and I couldn't control my power."
When the Snow Empress said this, she seemed to grit her teeth secretly. "Otherwise, how could I have ended up like this?"
Lin Xiao's gaze swept over Feng Shen, and he nodded slightly as well.
It had to be said that Feng Shen's luck was truly exceptional. Whether it was a minute earlier or later, he wouldn't have encountered the Snow Empress at her most vulnerable moment.
Moreover, the Snow Empress had come here alone, without a soul beast like "Xioa Bai" by her side to protect her during the process. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a chance to seal her.
"Sigh, let's go." Lin Xiao withdrew his thoughts and sighed lightly again.
Although he had long prepared himself for coming away empty-handed, seeing it with his own eyes still left some disappointment in his heart.
"Just leaving like this?"
The Snow Empress in the Soul Container sounded slightly surprised.
"What else? With my physical strength, these snow lotuses can only slightly speed up the recovery of my injuries. They can't fundamentally improve my body. Do you expect me to take them with me?"
Lin Xiao didn't say the second half: when it came to healing effects, what could compare to the Gold of Living Spirits in his body?
"I thought that with your greedy personality, you'd take even these away." The Snow Empress paused before continuing.
"If I were short on gold soul coins, I might take them, but now I lack nothing. If I really needed gold soul coins, I could just sell some rare metals in the underground market. Why travel thousands of miles for this?"
The Snow Empress hadn't expected Lin Xiao to admit it so straightforwardly, and for a moment, she didn't speak.
It was Lin Xiao who seemed to have completely let go of the snow lotuses. "After all, as I've said, compared to others, I might be a bit more honest."
As Lin Xiao spoke, he had already started walking toward the outside of the ice cave. From childhood to now, he has experienced too much. Compared to those, a dashed hope didn't seem worth dwelling on.
The same distance in the ice cave felt very long on the way in, as if the goal was still far away.
But on the way out, it was much shorter, leaving Lin Xiao no room for further illusions. In the blink of an eye, he was back at the entrance of the ice cave.
Leaping up, Lin Xiao's figure emerged from the ice cave. Then, the fierce storm slapped against him once more.
Lin Xiao's brows furrowed slightly as he looked toward the direction he had come from.
Compared to before entering the ice cave, the surrounding storm seemed even more violent. The soul power mixed within it was now quite evident. Lin Xiao could feel the terrifying power contained in that vast soul force.
Moreover, without needing to release his spiritual power, he could already sense a powerful aura appearing on the path he had taken.
"Xioa Bai!"
Before Lin Xiao could sense it carefully, the Snow Empress in the Soul Container let out a soft exclamation.
Of course, Lin Xiao knew that the "Xioa Bai" the Snow Empress referred to wasn't some pet name, but the Ice Bear King, comparable to the third heavenly king of the Extreme North, the Titan Snow Demon King.
This storm, spreading almost across the core area of the Extreme North, was stirred up by it. In this world of ice and snow, its power was maximized, deterring outsiders from approaching easily.
But now, the purpose of this storm was no longer just to block external enemies—it was truly fighting someone.
Lin Xiao stood in place, pondering for a moment, already beginning to slowly retreat.
No matter who the Ice Bear King was fighting, this wasn't the time to get involved.
In the Extreme North, the combat strength of a 200,000-year Ice Bear King was even higher. Lin Xiao didn't have full confidence in escaping unscathed from it.
And someone capable of fighting the Ice Bear King likely wouldn't be weak either, whether soul beast or soul master; it was none of his business.
He might even intervene only for the Ice Bear King and its opponent to team up against him. After all, the reputation of evil soul masters wasn't exactly pleasant among soul masters.
However, before Lin Xiao could decide, several faint auras flew through the air, heading farther north.
Lin Xiao's mind stirred, and the soul power aura on his body gradually calmed as he concealed himself in the accumulated snow.
To fly while ignoring the fierce winds in the sky, those auras' cultivation was likely at least rank 95 or above. No matter who they were, he didn't want to be discovered.
"You…"
"I know what you're going to say, but with my strength, I probably can't help your 'Xioa Bai' much. And I have no way to gain its trust. It might attack me the moment it sees your current state."
While communicating with the Snow Empress, Lin Xiao secretly observed the auras in the sky.
Soon, he noticed something wrong. Those auras in the sky were flying too slowly, and though they could resist the fierce winds, he couldn't sense any soul power fluctuations from them.
Relying solely on the physical body to withstand the Extreme North's fierce winds?
Truth be told, Lin Xiao couldn't think of any Titled Douluo with such physical strength.
Perhaps Long Xiaoyao, with his Darkness Holy Dragon martial soul, could do it, but his speed wouldn't be this slow. And on the Douluo Continent, there weren't that many soul masters comparable to Long Xiaoyao.
After waiting for a while, those auras still unhurriedly headed toward the Extreme North. Lin Xiao frowned slightly, then gently raised his hand, sending his assassin soul drifting slowly into the sky.
Then, Lin Xiao's expression changed slightly.
The reason those auras could withstand the fierce winds without any soul power fluctuations wasn't that their cultivation was too high, but because they weren't humans at all; they were remnant souls, remnant souls that had just died not long ago.
In the deeper parts of the Extreme North, something seemed to be attracting these remnant souls, preventing them from dissipating immediately and instead slowly drifting in that direction.
Lin Xiao stood up and reached for the Soul Container at his waist.
"Snow Empress, is there anything in the Extreme North that attracts souls?"
Lin Xiao's gaze fixed intently on the direction the souls were drifting. Perhaps where they were going held something far more suitable for him than snow lotuses.
"I don't know. If there is, it probably appeared here after I left."
Lin Xiao glanced again toward the Ice Bear King's direction, sensing the changes in the surrounding storm. Suddenly, he lifted his leg and dashed toward the place where the souls were drifting.
Something that could gather souls, whether a heavenly treasure, soul master, or soul beast, held a certain appeal for him.
As the saying goes, since he was already here, he had to take a look to feel at ease.
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