85: Chapter 85: Let's lure Xue Di out first.

"Since it's not your place of inheritance, why go to that so-called Sea God Island?"

The Snow Empress's stunning face was full of confusion, and her ice-blue eyes flickered with bewilderment.

In her view, the Divinity inheritance was of paramount importance; there was simply no need to go to unnecessary places or do unnecessary things.

Lu Jing smiled and explained, "Because I have a friend who can obtain the Sea God's inheritance. I have to accompany her; her path of inheritance is likely even more dangerous than mine."

He thought of Tang San, the youth who bore twin spirits and was destined to stir up the winds and clouds of the continent.

Although the Sea God's inheritance was not as noble as the God Rank of Destruction, it was still fraught with difficulties. With him by her side, there would at least be a bit more security.

After all, if one really had to compare, Tang San's Sea God inheritance and Bibi Dong's Rakshasa inheritance were immeasurably simpler than the Asura inheritance.

It was practically the Asura God feeding the God Position into Tang San's mouth.

The Snow Empress nodded gently, understanding the reason behind it.

She changed the subject, her eyes filled with more curiosity: "Then where is your place of inheritance? Compared to the Ice God worshipped by us in the Far North, who is stronger?"

The Ice God was the faith in the hearts of the Spirit Beasts of the Far North, wielding the laws of ice and snow, with a renowned reputation.

The Snow Empress had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and had an almost instinctive awe for the Ice God's power. At this moment, she couldn't help but want to know if the God Position Lu Jing inherited could contend with it.

Lu Jing rubbed his chin and said candidly, "I don't know where my place of inheritance is either. Perhaps... there is simply no fixed place of inheritance. As for the Ice God..."

He paused, his tone carrying a hint of certainty: "If we are talking about the grade of the God Position, my God Rank of Destruction should be stronger than the Ice God."

"Oh?"

The Snow Empress raised an eyebrow, becoming interested, and asked, "Why are you so certain?"

"Because there is a distinction between God Positions."

Lu Jing said slowly, "The Ice God, the Sea God, including the Angel God worshipped by Spirit Hall, all belong to the Main God level. They wield the laws of one realm but are constrained by the order of the Divine Realm. And the God Rank of Destruction that I inherited is at the God King level."

"God King?" The Snow Empress's pupils constricted, and she gasped.

She had lived for nearly seven hundred thousand years. Although she had never set foot in the Divine Realm, she could tell from the name alone that a God King was more powerful than a Main God.

Since they were kings among Divinities, it meant they were existences who wielded the core laws of the Divine Realm and stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid. There were very few of them in the entire Divine Realm!

And the God Position this youth before her inherited was actually this terrifying?

Seeing the Snow Empress's shocked expression, Lu Jing grinned, his tone carrying a hint of enticement: "How about it, Snow Empress? Why not come out and walk around with me?"

The Snow Empress came back to her senses, slightly startled by his words: "What would I do if I went out with you?"

"Be my hired muscle."

Lu Jing said righteously, analyzing, "Look, although the Far North is good, it is remote. You stay here, doing nothing but cultivating day after day, and in the end, you still have to face that unavoidable heavenly tribulation. Come out with me; not only can you help me solve troubles, but you can also see the outside World, broaden your horizons—why not?"

"You want me to be your hired muscle?"

The Snow Empress was almost laughed to anger, a flash of irritation crossing her ice-blue eyes. She said, "I am the ruler of the Far North, wielding the authority of ice and snow. You actually want me to stoop to doing such a thing?"

Her voice carried a trace of cold pressure, and the temperature of the entire ice cave plummeted.

As the hegemon of the Far North, when had she ever suffered such an "insult"?

Lu Jing was not afraid in the least; instead, he persuaded her with a serious face: "I know you are proud and unwilling to submit to others. But think about it, if you stay in the Far North, what will your final outcome be? Nothing more than falling under the heavenly tribulation."

"Do you think Spirit Beasts cannot become gods because they lack talent?"

He changed the subject, throwing out that cruel truth, and said, "Actually, it's because the Divine Realm has regulations that do not allow Spirit Beasts to transcend the tribulation and ascend. Tian Meng lived for nearly a million years, but in the end, didn't he still have to choose to sacrifice himself? Even if you are strong, can you fight against the rules of the entire Divine Realm?"

The Snow Empress was silent, light flickering in her ice-blue eyes.

Lu Jing's words were like a sharp ice pick, piercing the last shred of luck in her heart.

"And I am not asking you to submit."

Lu Jing softened his tone and explained, "It's cooperation. You help me clear the obstacles on the path to becoming a god, and when I have absolute certainty that I can inherit the God Position, you will sacrifice yourself to me. Then I will use Divine Power to resurrect you, letting you be reborn with a god's body. By then, you will not only be able to break free from the shackles of being a Spirit Beast, but you will also possess power far exceeding what you have now. Isn't this the best of both Worlds?"

The Snow Empress stood in place, not speaking for a long time.

The ice cave was silent, with only the faint blue light emitted by the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow reflecting her shifting expression.

Lu Jing's proposal was like a stone thrown into the lake of her heart, which had been silent for hundreds of thousands of years, stirring up layers of ripples.

Staying meant visible despair.

Going with him, despite the humiliation she perceived, held a glimmer of hope.

Just then, Tian Meng in the spiritual sea suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of urgency: "Snow Empress, just agree! Although this brat Lu Jing isn't good with words, everything he says is the truth! With your help, his chances of becoming a god will be much higher, and we'll all be able to benefit!"

The Ice Empress's voice also sounded, carrying a trace of coldness but exceptionally firm: "Snow Empress, this brat is right. I don't have confidence in my four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation; do you really have confidence in your seven-hundred-thousand-year one? Even if you pass the seven-hundred-thousand-year one, what about the eight-hundred-thousand-year one, or the million-year one? Instead of staying in the Far North and waiting for death, it's better to take a gamble."

Tian Meng from ten thousand years ago also chimed in: "Exactly, exactly! Think about it, when Lu Jing becomes a god and you are resurrected, you might even be stronger than the Ice Empress by then! You'll be able to walk sideways in the Divine Realm—how cool would that be!"

The three voices sang in harmony, all persuading the Snow Empress.

They knew very well that with the Snow Empress's strength, if she could join, Lu Jing's path of God Position inheritance would undoubtedly be much smoother, and their own resurrection would also have a bit more security.

The Snow Empress looked at the sincerity in Lu Jing's eyes and listened to the three familiar voices in her mind; the struggle in her heart gradually subsided.

She had lived too long and had seen too many Spirit Beasts fall in the heavenly tribulation; she was long tired of this fate of waiting for destruction.

"Fine."

After a long while, the Snow Empress finally spoke, her voice carrying a trace of relief: "I can go out with you. But I am not your hired muscle; I am just... a partner."

She could temporarily put down the pride of the Far North's hegemon, but she could not lose her bottom line.

A smile instantly bloomed on Lu Jing's face: "No problem! A partner it is!"

He knew that getting the Snow Empress to agree was already a huge step forward.

No matter what the final result would be, he had to trick the Snow Empress out first.

As for what came after, he had plenty of confidence and means to deal with this ruler of the Far North before him.