20: Chapter 20 Meeting the Snow Empress

Bai Qi looked at the Snow Empress standing in the center of the great hall, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

"Greetings, Senior Snow Empress."

Hearing these words, the Snow Empress looked over. Finding only one person, she cast a slightly confused glance at the Ice Empress, who had already walked behind Bai Qi.

Noticing the Snow Empress looking at her, the Ice Empress stuck out her tongue at the Snow Empress somewhat playfully.

Seeing the Ice Empress like this, the Snow Empress knew it was the Ice Empress's mischief. With a helpless smile at the Ice Empress, she recovered her cold face and looked at Bai Qi expressionlessly.

"I heard from the Ice Empress that the Common Lord of Soul Beasts sent you. What is the reason for coming here?"

Seeing that the Snow Empress had finally replied to him, Bai Qi decided to raise the stakes first, so he replied:

"Yes, the Common Lord of Soul Beasts sent me to discuss the future of the Spirit Beast clan with Senior Snow Empress."

The Snow Empress raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, her tone carrying a trace of dismissive sarcasm.

"The future of Spirit Beasts? You, a mere human at the fortieth level, the Common Lord of Soul Beasts actually let you come to discuss the future of Spirit Beasts with me."

After hearing this, Bai Qi did not retreat in the slightest and looked directly at the Ice Empress, saying,

"Junior can not only represent the Common Lord of Soul Beasts to discuss the future of Spirit Beasts with you, but can also enable Spirit Beasts to become gods."

The moment the words about becoming gods came out, not only was the Ice Empress behind him shocked, but even the Snow Empress, who rarely had any expression other than towards the Ice Empress, displayed a rare look of disbelief.

That was becoming a god, something that countless Spirit Beasts with a cultivation age exceeding one hundred thousand years dreamed of. After all, every time they reached the one-hundred-thousand-year threshold, they had to endure a lightning tribulation, and a slight mistake would mean death.

Recovering from her look of disbelief, the Snow Empress's tone became heavy as she said,

"Spirit Beasts becoming gods? What method do you have?"

Hearing this, Bai Qi raised his right hand, tapped his forehead, and instantly a colorful dragon-shaped mark appeared there.

Looking at the mark on Bai Qi's forehead, the Snow Empress murmured softly,

"It really is the Dragon God's mark. I didn't expect the Dragon God to actually choose a human as a successor."

Bai Qi tapped his forehead again, and the mark instantly disappeared, but the aura from just a moment ago could not lie. Bai Qi said,

"So, Senior Snow Empress, I am not your enemy."

The Snow Empress nodded upon hearing this, believing Bai Qi's words. If Bai Qi were truly an enemy of the Spirit Beasts, that Common Lord of Soul Beasts would not have let him go. Thinking of this, the Snow Empress said to Bai Qi,

"So what is your purpose in coming here? If you simply wanted to win over me and the Ice Empress, you have succeeded, but I do not believe you came specifically to tell us you are the future Dragon God."

Bai Qi smiled and said,

"Senior Snow Empress is indeed as intelligent as ice and snow. My purpose in coming here is the Faith Energy of the Far North."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Empress asked in confusion,

"Faith Energy? What do you want with that kind of ethereal thing?"

Bai Qi patiently explained,

"Because the Dragon God's inheritance is incomplete, and since I am a human, I can only become a god at level one hundred. Therefore, I need to collect enough Faith Energy when I reach level ninety-nine to inherit the God Position, which is why I need the Faith Energy of the Far North's Spirit Beasts."

The Snow Empress frowned upon hearing this and said,

"If that is the case, wouldn't the Common Lord of Soul Beasts' Faith Energy in the Star Dou Great Forest be enough for you to inherit the God Position?"

Bai Qi laughed and said,

"The Common Lord of Soul Beasts hates the Divine Realm and wishes to kill his way back to the Divine Realm immediately, so he wants me to become the Dragon God as quickly as possible when I reach level ninety-nine. We certainly must gather all the power we can. The Faith Energy of the sea Spirit Beasts belongs to the Sea God, so the sea Spirit Beasts cannot be used; once used, the Divine Realm would definitely discover it, which is why we have come to the Far North now."

After listening, the Snow Empress was silent for a moment before saying,

"So you want to use the Far North's Faith Energy to become a god as quickly as possible?"

Bai Qi said,

"Exactly. Because your status in the Far North is equivalent to the Common Lord of Soul Beasts of the Far North, the Common Lord of Soul Beasts sent me to find you and discuss this matter with you."

After finishing, Bai Qi added,

"I suspect the first Ice God was very likely the Ice Sky Snow Lady from the same period as the Dragon God, but she may have sacrificed herself in that great war with the Divine Realm. Therefore, I feel that if I can break the Dragon God's prohibition, the Snow Empress is very likely to become the next Ice God. We essentially have a common enemy in the future; this is also the reason I came to win over the Far North."

"Ice God?" The Ice Empress was already stunned upon hearing this.

The Snow Empress's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and she said in shock,

"Do you know what you are saying?"

Bai Qi said without changing his expression or skipping a beat,

"I do."

Recovering her emotions, the Snow Empress said,

"I admit that what you say is very attractive and you have successfully won over me and the Ice Empress, but how will the Spirit Beasts of the Far North believe you? You must know that a genius who has not yet risen is destined to be just a genius, not a powerhouse."

Hearing the Snow Empress say this, Bai Qi knew it was a success and took the opportunity to say to the Snow Empress,

"How about this, Senior Snow Empress, I request to train in the Far North for a period of time."

The Snow Empress raised an eyebrow slightly and asked,

"Train? How long do you intend to train here?"

Bai Qi thought for a moment. There were still two years until Tang San graduated, which meant there were two years to improve, so he said,

"Two years. Within two years, I will improve my strength as much as possible in the Far North. If you, Snow Empress, acknowledge me within these two years, then the Far North acknowledges me. Conversely, I will turn and leave without complaint."

The Snow Empress thought for a moment and replied,

"Very well. The Ice Empress will supervise you during this time, but whether she protects you or not depends on the Ice Empress. If you violate the rules, you will leave the Far North immediately."

Hearing this, the Ice Empress curled her lips and muttered softly,

"Why is it me?"

In contrast, Bai Qi was happy and said,

"Thank you, Senior Snow Empress."

The Ice Empress said petulantly at this time,

"Hey, don't be happy too early. I won't protect you."

The Snow Empress waved her hand and said,

"Go out. From today on, except for inside the Ice Palace, you can move freely in all parts of the Far North, but your life and death depend on yourself."

"Thank you."

After Bai Qi thanked her again, he turned and walked out with the Ice Empress, while the Snow Empress watched Bai Qi's back, lost in thought.

Walking out of the gate, Ah Yin, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji gathered around.

Bi Ji asked,

"How was it? Did the Snow Empress agree?"

Bai Qi briefly recounted what happened inside to everyone.

Ah Yin immediately became anxious and said,

"No, it's too dangerous here. I don't agree to you training here."

Seeing this, Bai Qi comforted her,

"It's okay. Sister Ah Yin, you go back first with them. Besides, Senior Ice Empress will protect me, right, Senior?"

Upon hearing this, the Ice Empress's eyes widened instantly, very much wanting to express, 'I am not, I didn't, don't speak nonsense.' But looking at this scene, she could only nod helplessly.

After seeing this scene, Bi Ji smiled and walked towards Ah Yin, saying,

"Ah Yin, don't worry. You and Zi Ji go back first; I will stay and accompany him."

Bai Qi also took the opportunity to add,

"Yes, Sister Ah Yin, you should go back first. Go back and report that we are safe to Aunt Rou and Xiao Wu."

After finishing, he took out an adaptive spirit ring from his spirit tool ring and gave it to Ah Yin, then added,

"And I also need you to take this back to Aunt Rou."

Ah Yin reluctantly agreed to go back, took the spirit ring, looked at it, and asked,

"What is this?"

Bai Qi explained,

"This is equivalent to a spirit ring. Besides, isn't Aunt Rou just missing a spirit ring to become a Titled Douluo? You go back and let Aunt Rou inject her Soul Power into it, and it will be fine."

Hearing this, Ah Yin nodded. Zi Ji behind her said,

"Then we will leave first. You and Bi Ji be careful."

Bai Qi nodded.

After they left, Ah Yin looked back at Bai Qi several times, and Bai Qi kept waving until the figures disappeared completely.

Seeing that the figures were gone, the Ice Empress said in a haughty tone,