The Snow Empress was not certain whether Lin Xiao would take action for the sake of the soul beasts in the Far North, which was why she wanted to use this method to temporarily keep him here.
Lin Xiao did not mind that she had other intentions. Given the Snow Empress's current situation, it was probably difficult for her to trust humans. As long as it was beneficial to his cultivation, staying here for a period of time was not unacceptable.
Moreover, the reward the Snow Empress offered was indeed sufficient.
A flash of light came from the storage soul guide device on Lin Xiao's raised arm, instantly making the room much brighter.
"So, I just need to help you deal with that formation?"
"No." Since she had already spoken, the Snow Empress did not hold back. "All the soul beasts in the Far North are my subjects. If your guess is correct, I hope you can contact Ah Tai and Xiao Bai in my name."
"I can sense what you are wary of. The things you discovered can very well be handled by Xiao Bai and the others. Also, tell them that someone has already set their sights on this place, order them to stop the internal strife, and do everything possible to protect the homeland of the Far North soul beasts."
Lin Xiao listened to the Snow Empress's words without responding. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly turned and walked into the courtyard. He raised his right hand high, and a tall gray figure emerged behind him. In Lin Xiao's hand, gray mist similarly condensed into a long staff.
As the gray mist around him slowly rose, an ancient and solemn gate gradually appeared in front of him.
Merely opening a crack in the gate allowed extremely cold air to seep out, overshadowing even the inherent cold of the Far North itself.
Inside the Soul Capturing Realm, the Snow Empress suddenly sensed a familiar power, her own power.
"What are you trying to do?"
The Snow Empress's tone changed slightly, but she also knew that Lin Xiao had no intention of releasing her.
"Actually, I'm still a man who keeps his word. Natural treasures from a 700,000-year soul beast, to be honest, although I'm not entirely clear on the other uses of these snow worms yet, they have already exceeded my expectations."
"So naturally, I won't forget what I promised you… It's just that the method I'll use may be a bit different from what you had in mind."
Lin Xiao slightly raised his head to look at the sky. When the Snow Empress's aura seeped out from that gate, the sky had already turned overcast, and large flakes of snow continuously fell, as if welcoming the return of the emperor of the Far North to her domain.
"The relationship between humans and soul beasts is not harmonious. In your current state, it would be very difficult for me to gain the trust of the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King. Who knows how much talking it would take then."
"Similarly, personally destroying that arrangement would inevitably leave too many traces."
"Since all of this stems from you, the Heavenly King of the Far North, leaving the Far North, I have a simpler way to solve all the problems."
"That is to let everyone know that the Snow Empress has returned to the Far North."
Lin Xiao looked at the undead gate connecting to another plane. The cold air inside seemed to have frozen the gate solid. Just the Snow Empress's 700,000-year soul power falling on the undead gate brought waves of pressure to him.
"As long as your power appears once again in the Far North, the fighting among the soul beasts will naturally subside, and outside humans won't dare to enter rashly for a short time."
"Even the person who made those arrangements will likely have to think twice."
"In this way, the Far North should remain safe for several years. Isn't this more efficient and more useful than your method?"
"You… want to release my power?" The Snow Empress's tone changed slightly.
"Exactly. However, I cannot possibly let your soul leave and allow you to become the true Snow Empress again. After all, the only reason I was able to luckily banish your power back then was because you didn't understand me."
"If it happened again, I wouldn't have the confidence to defeat you a second time."
"But if you do this, aren't you afraid…" The Snow Empress's voice gradually lowered.
In her expectations, Lin Xiao helping her resolve the Far North issue and guiding him to a suitable place to temper his physique was a transaction that would last a very long time.
But she had not expected Lin Xiao to propose such a straightforward and effective method. She also knew that if the "Snow Empress" reappeared in the Far North, no one would harbor any further ideas about this place.
Lin Xiao smiled upon hearing this. "I know what you're trying to say, and I'm not afraid you'll go back on your word. Actually, I heard of your reputation long ago, and I know you're not that kind of person… soul beast."
To be honest, the appearance of the Holy Emperor statue had surprised, even shocked, Lin Xiao, but at the same time, it was not entirely a bad thing.
Compared to Lin Xiao, who could completely ignore it, the Snow Empress absolutely could not sit idly by while things happened here.
Unlike ordinary soul beasts that evolved from weak animals, she had condensed from the purest ice-attribute heavenly yuan power between heaven and earth. The Far North was her cradle, and her connection to this place far exceeded that of other soul beasts.
And when he left the vicinity of the Holy Emperor statue, the entire transaction had already formed in Lin Xiao's mind.
Releasing the Snow Empress's power here had also been planned long ago. As he said, this method was simple and highly efficient.
As for whether the people from the Illustrious Virtue Hall would connect the appearance of the Snow Empress to that 100,000-year embryo…
Even the ninth-rank soul engineer who created the God-Sealing Platform and personally sealed the Snow Empress did not dare believe that he had actually sealed the Snow Empress. Even if Jing Hongchen could detect that the soul beast inside the God-Sealing Platform was more than 100,000 years old, he would never associate it with the Snow Empress.
Moreover, if someone really connected the news from here to the idea that the 100,000-year embryo was the Snow Empress, then how to befriend Lin Xiao, who, with only eight soul rings, could contend with the Snow Empress, would be the most important thing for Jing Hongchen to consider.
The undead gate gradually opened, and the other plane gradually connected with the world of the Douluo Continent. Invisible cold intent rapidly spread, and the entire Far North snowfield resonated with that power.
The Snow Empress's connection to heaven and earth power far exceeded that of other soul beasts or soul masters. Even in the Far North, not even Di Tian could confidently claim to surpass her.
Although the aura emanating from the undead gate now was considerably weaker than when she had just entered the other plane, being in the Far North still fully displayed the power of her 700,000-year cultivation.
Raging blizzards swept up, and a powerful aura spread out, extending across the entire Far North.
Without the control of her soul, the Snow Empress inside the undead gate merely released her power instinctively, but it was precisely this formidable power that made all the soul beasts in the Far North feel that the Snow Empress was still in this snowfield.
Lin Xiao slightly narrowed his eyes, feeling the strong winds constantly assaulting him. Compared to back in the Illustrious Virtue Hall, the Snow Empress now truly resembled the Lord of the Far North.
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