The Ice Empress trembled uncontrollably, sinking into extreme sorrow within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
She couldn't even control her power, causing snowflakes to drift within this spiritual sea, accompanied by the roar of a northern gale.
Seeing the Ice Empress in this state, Tianmeng couldn't help but step forward to comfort her.
"Bingbing, the Snow Empress she..."
If the one who had died was another of the Extreme North's Three Overlords, the Titan Snow Demon King, Tianmeng would have certainly clapped his hands in glee. But the Snow Empress's death... Tianmeng actually felt it deeply too, a complex and difficult-to-describe taste in his heart.
Any Spirit Beast from the Extreme North witnessing this scene would shed tears.
"Yuhao, I was wrong earlier. You must kill him, kill Su Ming!"
The Ice Empress's body shook as she promptly admitted her error.
Su Ming had killed the Snow Empress. On this point alone, the Ice Empress could never forgive him, and she retracted her previous advice to Huo Yuhao.
Shrek Academy!
Shrek was the only place with clearly confirmed divine legacies left by deities. It was the only hope for dealing with Su Ming.
They couldn't give up!
"Bingbing, calm down. It was the Snow Empress who self-destructed just now," Tianmeng whispered.
Everyone had seen it clearly just now. Su Ming opened the God Sealing Platform, and the Snow Empress immediately self-destructed.
"Yuhao, you calm down too. Our lives are still in someone else's hands right now."
Under Tianmeng's reminder, Huo Yuhao noticed that Spirit Engineers from the Royal Spirit Engineer Legions had already aimed their Spirit Cannons at them and the others.
The God Realm.
Rong Nianbing watched this scene, feeling a metaphorical toothache.
Darn it, is Su Ming doing this on purpose?
"He blows up the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress definitely won't let it go. Doesn't that force Huo Yuhao to oppose Su Ming?"
Rong Nianbing mentally chanted about not holding it against Su Ming, who knew nothing, to quickly calm himself down.
"Fortunately, the Snow Empress self-destructed. There's still a chance to persuade her."
If it really came to it...
A flash of killing intent passed through his eyes.
If it really came to it, he would kill the Ice Empress too, permanently.
In Rong Nianbing's view, the Ice Empress's existence wasn't all benefit; there were drawbacks too. Her restraining influence on Huo Yuhao was too great. On the surface, she was a second Martial Soul, Ultimate Ice, but she was a second Martial Soul not under Huo Yuhao's control. The foundation of that Spirit Ring locus rested entirely with Tianmeng.
If Tianmeng and the Ice Empress had other intentions, they could directly take half of Huo Yuhao's cultivation. These two seemed to have no options left, but in reality, they still had an escape route; they just didn't know they had one.
Rong Nianbing looked at Wang Dong'er beside Huo Yuhao.
"A 100% compatible Martial Soul Fusion Skill, how could there not be a contingency plan?"
Precisely because of the 100% fusion, Wang Dong'er could perfectly receive the Ice Empress and guide Tianmeng over.
Butterfly God...
Butterfly, Ice Silkworm...
This choice of deity had been purposeful from the very beginning.
Thinking of this, a trace of belated fear flashed in Rong Nianbing's eyes.
Fortunately, Su Ming's blundering around had inadvertently allowed him to discover this clue.
"Once Huo Yuhao truly turns against Tang San, and Wang Dong'er breaks up with Huo Yuhao because of Tang San, she could instantly take away half his cultivation!"
No, more than half.
Everything related to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul would be taken back. Then, the greatest opportunity of the Spirit Eyes would be divided away. And that Rakshasa God Power would also take Huo Yuhao's emotional power...
Hiss!
This isn't taking half his cultivation; this is scraping the plate clean!
Damn!
"The First Sage!"
Tang San really is the First Sage. No wonder he never gave up his God Seat, letting me pick up the scraps.
"Even if it wasn't me picking up the scraps, any deity who did would have had these taken back legitimately and given to Wang Dong'er."
While being struck by the Heavenly Tribulation, Su Ming perfectly digested the Snow Empress's power.
At that moment, a blade-light erupted from Huo Yuhao's body.
The blade-light was incredibly agile, passing through the Heavenly Tribulation, even dancing upon it as if carving an artwork. It decomposed the tribulation's power strand by strand, allowing Su Ming, in the intervals of absorbing the Snow Empress's power, to perfectly fuse a trace of the tribulation's power into his main body.
A look of surprise flashed in Su Ming's eyes.
He had borrowed the Heavenly Tribulation to digest the Snow Empress's power, perfectly converting her cultivation, and used the Domain of Chaos to retain its non-tribulation nature. Only then could he absorb a portion of the tribulation's power while being struck.
It seemed like absorbing tribulation power, but in reality, he was only absorbing the mole inside it.
But now, this blade-light helped him decompose the tribulation, allowing him to take advantage of the momentum and formally absorb a trace of the genuine Heavenly Tribulation.
As the tribulation dissipated, Su Ming looked up at the sky, gazing at that dazzling blade-light, momentarily spellbound.
In his life, Su Ming had always preferred using overwhelming force to break through all techniques, displaying his power in the simplest way, maximizing control, and forging all methods into a single fist. Seeing this blade-light now gave him a sense of poignant admiration.
When skill was practiced to its peak, it was indeed spectacular.
Who would have thought that such a blade technique, capable of dissecting a Heavenly Tribulation, was the result of a chef perfecting his culinary arts to the pinnacle?
The blade-light paused for a moment, then stabbed straight toward the space between Su Ming's eyebrows.
A legacy also poured into Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness along with this blade-light.
The God Realm.
"Rong Nianbing, how do you explain this?"
Tang San came knocking again, demanding an explanation.
"Your God Seat doesn't have the slightest compatibility with Su Ming."
"Sigh, it was a spur-of-the-moment thing. He formed a third Martial Soul, Elemental Control. You know, the magic I'm good at also combines elements. I'm passing my God Seat to Huo Yuhao, but he can't learn my ultimate techniques. These are the ultimate techniques I developed step by step through my own research, rising from nothing."
Rong Nianbing sighed with emotion.
Tang San stared coldly at Rong Nianbing, utterly unable to relate to this feeling.
But he got the answer he wanted.
At least Rong Nianbing hadn't given Su Ming a trial.
Without a trial, there was no possibility of controlling both sides simultaneously and reconciling them.
"How brilliant. So this is magic?"
Without a doubt, Rong Nianbing hadn't only taught Su Ming his ultimate techniques. He had also imprinted a complete copy of his homeland's magic system as a legacy for Su Ming.
Of course, these were the basics.
Built upon these basics were the ultimate techniques he ha explored based on his own constitution.
"He actually holds goodwill towards me. It seems there have been many changes in the God Realm that I'm unaware of."
Su Ming was lost in thought, then glanced at the spot from which the blade-light had shot.
Huo Yuhao.
So, Rong Nianbing had already given Huo Yuhao something. The divine trial might not have started yet, but the core should have already been given to Huo Yuhao, ready to be activated at any time.
And in this situation, Rong Nianbing still gave him a legacy.
Tsk.
A certain Divine King, look, just look. This is the difference.
Forget supporting a Spirit Master from the same Douluo world with the makings of a deity; at the very least, don't block the path.
"Seven Taboos and Seven Severances Curse, and Extinction: Seven Luminaries Awakening. Two ultimate techniques, both divine skills usable all the way up to Quasi-Divine King."
This was crucial for the Su Ming of Douluo 3.
At the very least, Su Ming needed this legacy for his cultivation in Elemental Control.
"Considering this legacy, I'll give Huo Yuhao a chance."
He looked down at the Spirit Engineer Legions surrounding the competition arena and slowly descended.
"All participating team members may enter the Blacksmith Association, or enter Mingde Hall. Apart from these two places, the Body Sect cannot guarantee your safety. Whether it's forging or Spirit Tool technology, if you wish to learn and have the aptitude, the Blacksmith Association and..."
At this point, Su Ming glanced towards the Sun Moon Royal Academy team's area. Jing Hongchen had appeared there at some unknown time.
"...Mingde Hall and the Blacksmith Association guarantee everyone's safety," Jing Hongchen took over Su Ming's words.
He knew Mingde Hall now had to cut ties with the royal family.
At least for now, they had to make a cut.
Once the continent was unified, Mingde Hall would still be that institution cultivating talent for the Sun Moon Empire, and it would have done so in advance.
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