Ao Yao quickly became certain of his judgment.
Other than The Ice and Snow Two Sovereigns also being able to see his diary, he couldn't think of a second possibility that would cause them to appear in Shrek City.
So here comes the question... if the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress have come here, what happens to Huo Yuhao?
Is his second spirit, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, just gone like that?
Being expelled from Shrek Academy is one thing, but now even the Ultimate Ice Spirit that started his path of counterattacking is gone. Doesn't that mean Huo Yuhao is directly finished?
[diary instance holders Snow Empress and Ice Empress have been discovered by the diary Host Ao Yao as being able to read the diary. Penalty mechanism triggered. Given that the Snow Empress and Ice Empress did not actively reveal the existence of the diary instance, the penalty is reduced...]
[Snow Empress and Ice Empress receive penalty: Exclusive Snow Mark (Inerasable).]
[Exclusive Snow Mark: Under the influence of the Snow Mark, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress will unconsciously submit to the diary Host Ao Yao.]
The System's voice suddenly rang out in the minds of The Ice and Snow Two Sovereigns. The two subconsciously looked at each other, both seeing the helplessness and relief in each other's eyes.
The helplessness was because they had ultimately suffered the diary book's punishment; the relief was that their punishment seemed... not that severe, relatively speaking.
While it was also very serious that as Spirit Beasts they had to submit to a human,
it was much better compared to penalties like a regression in cultivation or the even more severe early arrival of a Heavenly Tribulation.
Furthermore, if Ao Yao truly possessed the Ice God Position he spoke of that could allow Spirit Beasts to become Gods, they would have to submit to Ao Yao sooner or later anyway.
Whether they wanted to obtain the Legacy of this God Position themselves, or if Ao Yao gave the God Position to a human close to him, such a result was inevitable.
Therefore... this punishment was within their acceptable range.
However, while it was acceptable, they still had their share of anger.
And right now, there was a perfect candidate to vent that anger on.
It just so happened that this human powerhouse had just confronted Ao Yao... they would use him to blow off some steam!
The Snow Empress's expression turned cold, and a powerful Aura suddenly erupted from her entire body.
Snowflakes began to drift down from the sky.
Xuan Zi's expression changed abruptly.
This mysterious woman was also a powerhouse with the strength of a Limit Douluo!
Moreover, this Limit Douluo-level powerhouse was showing extremely obvious hostility toward him!
Damn it!
What kind of rotten luck was he having today?
Xuan Zi couldn't help but take out his exclusive signal flare.
As long as he threw this signal flare out, Elder Mu inside Shrek Academy would immediately see it and rush over.
Although Elder Mu's health had always been poor—one could even say he was at death's door—in the current situation, it seemed he couldn't worry about that much anymore!
A Limit Douluo powerhouse showing clear hostility toward a Sea Gods Pavilion Elder of Shrek Academy was absolutely no joke!
However, before Xuan Zi could fire the signal flare, the Snow Empress's figure drifted over.
The Snow Empress's figure appeared before Xuan Zi like a snow elf, her posture light and full of beauty, as she struck out with a light, airy palm.
Empress Palm, Great Coldness, No Snow!
Too late to dodge!
Xuan Zi made a split-second judgment in his mind. His spirit power surged frantically, and the phantom of the Gluttonous Taotie Bull Spirit erupted behind him. The spirit rings behind him flashed in alternation as he tried to block this seemingly light palm strike.
The Snow Empress's fingertips touched him lightly. There was no earth-shattering boom, no piercingly cold gale, only a bone-chilling cold that invaded Xuan Zi's body.
That coldness actually completely ignored his layers upon layers of spirit power barriers!
At the moment of contact, Xuan Zi felt his blood instantly freeze, his Meridians seemingly locked by ice. The spirit power racing through his body came to a dead stop, and the Spirit phantom behind him shattered inch by inch, dissipating into a sky full of ice shards.
Xuan Zi's pupils constricted suddenly. He tried to use his last bit of strength to fire the signal flare, but his body was like it was nailed to the spot, unable to move at all.
In the next instant, Xuan Zi's body shook violently, and then he fell straight back like a puppet with its strings cut. The signal flare flew from his hand, and before it could even ascend, it was frozen into ice pellets by the swirling snow and shattered without a trace.
The Snow Empress withdrew her palm, her expression remaining indifferent, but the snow around her slowly settled down.
Under the astonished gazes of Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Xuan Zi's body slammed heavily onto the ground, covered in a thin layer of ice. His eyes were tightly shut, his Aura instantly weakened to the extreme, and he fainted away, completely losing consciousness.
Just one palm... and she insta-killed him?
This was even more shocking to the two of them than when the Heavenly Demon Puppet had slapped Xuan Zi away just now.
After all, they could appreciate the strength of the Heavenly Demon Puppet somewhat from Ao Yao's descriptions, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet was a reward from the diary.
Where did this excessively beautiful woman come from?
Meanwhile, Meng Hongchen's face changed drastically, and she subconsciously took two steps back.
Possessing an ice-attribute Spirit, her first few spirit rings had all been obtained in the Extreme North Land.
Therefore... she had probably already guessed the identity of the woman before her.
The co-ruler of the Spirit Beasts in the Extreme North Land, ranked third on the fierce beast ranking, the Ice Sky Snow Maiden, the Snow Empress!
Why would she appear here!?
Could it be—she also came for Ao Yao?
Meng Hongchen's lips couldn't help but twitch twice.
Wait, she really has to compete with the Snow Empress for the Ice God Position!?
Now... it seems her only remaining advantage no longer exists!
"Snow Empress... truly, hearing of her is not as good as seeing her. Such grace is indeed breathtaking."
Ao Yao couldn't help but click his tongue.
The person in front of him was indeed the Snow Empress. That Empress Palm, Great Coldness, No Snow just now had completely revealed her identity. In that case, the other little loli who didn't make a move was definitely the Ice Empress without a doubt.
Looking at it this way, Huo Yuhao really seems finished!
Unaccepted by Shrek Academy, and having lost the Ultimate Ice Spirit that was the Ice Empress...
Other than the Ice Empress, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm probably wouldn't be able to find a second Ultimate Ice Spirit for Huo Yuhao, right? Not to mention whether there were any other Spirit Beasts with the Ultimate Ice attribute in the Extreme North Land; even if there were, it was unlikely that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could convince them to Sacrifice themselves.
Not everyone is as easy to fool as the Ice Empress was.
Without the Sacrifice of the Ice Empress, even if Huo Yuhao really found a Spirit close to the Ultimate Ice attribute, it would only be so-so.
But he couldn't think that way either.
In any case, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is a Million-Year Spirit Beast. With its assistance, Huo Yuhao still has hope of changing his fate against the heavens.
Even if Huo Yuhao gives up on pushing his second spirit and focuses on his Spirit Eyes Spirit, as long as he can reach a Silver-level Awakening, he can still display impressive strength.
Furthermore, as the child of destiny of the Douluo Continent, if Huo Yuhao lost the 'cheat' that was the Ice Empress, it's possible he might stumble upon other miraculous cheats.
Right now, it's really hard to conclude that Huo Yuhao is finished.