Chapter 193: Snow Emperor and Mu En

Having said that, Mu En's voice disappeared.

His last two sentences weren't just transmitted to Tang Wulin's ears; Huo Yutong, Wang Dong, and Zhou Sichen also heard them.

At this moment, Huo Yutong was in a sealed room; the walls and ceiling around her were hung with the same kind of bone, clearly not human but a triangular skull with especially large eye sockets, the lower bones slender, and the eyes emitting a faint yellow glow like burning flames.

Huo Yutong's gaze met the eye of one of those skulls, and instantly a strong spiritual surge invaded her Sea of Spirit, giving her a strong sense of oppression.

At this moment, the Snow Emperor and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to have disappeared, remaining silent; even Ilex showed no reaction, so Huo Yutong could only grit her teeth and endure, sitting on the ground to focus her resistance.

Just then, Mu En's voice sounded.

"Huo Yutong, you possess both Spirit Eye and Ice Snow Girl powers, but can you tell me why you take Spirit Eye as your main martial soul instead of the stronger Ice Snow Girl?"

Huo Yutong answered instinctively.

"Because the Ice Snow Girl martial soul is stronger, I rely on the Spirit Eye martial soul to increase my strength, then add a stronger soul ring to it."

"Hehe, is that so?" Mu En smiled meaningfully, "Then can you tell me what the age limits are for the several soul rings of your Ice Snow Girl martial soul?"

Huo Yutong opened her mouth, but found she could not speak.

She was astonished to discover that she could not lie to Mu En at this moment.

Mu En didn't wait for her answer, but said as if talking to himself: "It's a hundred thousand years, even far beyond that; if I'm not mistaken, two of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North have already become your power, am I right?"

One sentence stirred up a thousand waves; Mu En's words almost made Huo Yutong's heart stop.

This secret not only concerns her but also involves several of her partners, so she didn't even tell Tang Wulin; how did Mu En know? Mu En said lightly: "You don't need to be so surprised; frankly, I didn't believe your excuse when you just returned from vacation. Twin martial souls are rare, external soul bones are equally rare, and not to mention they all have extreme attributes, so you must have lied—I could never fully accept your explanation."

So after thinking for a long time with no result, I went to the Extreme North to find the ruler of that place, the Ice Snow Queen—Snow Emperor—but guess what? She isn't in the Extreme North, and the Ice Emperor mysteriously disappeared as well; even the Titan Snow Devil King, another of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, doesn't know where they went.

So where did they go? With things having come to this, I formed a startling hypothesis; to verify it, I went to Star Net City and observed your match with Wulin.

Your domain skill is certainly strong, even exceeding my understanding of Snow Dance Radiant Sun, obviously far surpassing the level a hundred thousand years should have, but this cannot serve as decisive proof for my hypothesis.

What finally let me fully confirm my hypothesis was the Sword Dance sword technique you used in the match; as far as I know, only the Snow Emperor in the world can use this technique, yet you also used it, leaving only two possibilities.

Either you are a human formed from the Snow Emperor's incarnation; or your Ice Snow Girl martial soul is actually the Snow Emperor transformed, and she still retains consciousness, hiding in your Sea of Spirit and occasionally teaching you sword technique. Huo Yutong, which case are you?

Mu En's playful voice then stopped, waiting for Huo Yutong's answer.

By now the answer was obvious; without even saying he had carefully examined Huo Yutong and confirmed she was a genuine human, last year he went to the Extreme North and even spoke with the Snow Emperor, while Huo Yutong herself was still staying at Shilake Academy, so the former possibility could be ruled out directly.

Having ruled out the former, the answer could only be the latter.

After a long silence, a clear, cold voice sounded.

"Dragon God Douluo, what is the purpose of your words, trying to force me to show up?"

At this moment, Huo Yutong's eyes had at some point turned pure ice-blue; that frosty expression was clearly not something Huo Yutong would put on.

Obviously, at this point the one controlling her body had become the Snow Emperor.

Mu En smiled.

"Long time no see, Snow Emperor; I never imagined our next meeting would be like this." The Snow Emperor said coldly: "Cut the nonsense—what exactly is your purpose in forcing me out?"

Mu En fell silent for a moment, then said: "I want to know what your purpose is in coming to Huo Yutong's body."

The Snow Emperor countered: "Why are you asking this?"

Mu En said calmly: "You haven't answered a question yet; you can't just keep asking. How about this: after I answer your question, you also properly answer mine?"

"Good."

Seeing the Snow Emperor agree, Mu En gave a slight smile and said:

"Because I'm worried about Huo Yutong, I don't know what you intend by possessing her; I need to help her determine your purpose, and if you have malicious intent I'll help her get rid of you."

He wasn't worried that the Snow Emperor would go back on his word; as the ruler of the Extreme North, his word is binding, and his pride wouldn't allow him to break a promise.

The Snow Emperor's voice turned cold.

"You think you can deal with me just because of that?"

Mu En said lightly: "Whether it can be done isn't just a matter of talk, but I've already answered your question—you might as well answer mine first."

The Snow Emperor gave a cold snort.

"My time is limited; I originally planned to reincarnate as a human to try that slim chance of becoming a god, but happening to meet Huo Yutong now, I chose to place my bet on her, hoping she could use me as a stepping stone to achieve godhood and bring me to the Divine Realm as well."

"I see..."

Mu En murmured thoughtfully, then laughed softly.

He felt no fluctuation of lying; what the Snow Emperor said was probably true.

"Then it looks like our purposes are the same."

"Oh?"

"After all, which teacher doesn't want their student to surpass them? Since that's the case, I have nothing more to say—I will help you with all my strength."

"... You don't have anything else you want to ask?"

Although the Snow Emperor also didn't want to continue talking with Mu En, his giving up questioning like that is truly baffling.

After all, there are still many things to ask, such as why Huo Yutong went to the Extreme North, why the Snow Emperor would abandon his own efforts and place hope on Huo Yutong—these are all points worth digging into.

However, regarding this, Mu En merely showed a faint smile.

"These aren't important; I only need to know that Huo Yutong is a human, a good and kind child, and hasn't been deceived by you. As for the rest, as long as you continue to act with Huo Yutong as the core, I believe there won't be any major problems—I trust her character."

Huo Yutong may indeed still have many doubts, such as who exactly helped her repel Ma Xiaotao a year ago—obviously not the Snow Emperor or Ice Emperor—and how her Twin Soul fuses with Tang Wulin, who contains three forces within him; however, Mu En does not intend to ask further.

Often, knowing too much isn't good; he only needs to know that the Snow Emperor means no harm to Huo Yutong and that her consciousness hasn't been affected— as for the rest, let Huo Yutong figure it out herself; he trusts her.

(End of chapter)