Douluo Continent: The Sky Revealed, What the Hell is Honkai Academy?

Chapter 60: Seventh on the Soul Beast Potential Ranking, the Snow Empress!
The woman atop the icy peak wore a long, pure white dress, the hem of which seemed to be woven from countless ice crystals and snowflakes, remaining motionless in the howling wind.

Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded down to her waist like a glacial waterfall, the ends shimmering with a cool, star-like radiance.

Her appearance was so perfect that it seemed otherworldly; her skin was as clear as ice, and her eyes were an ice-blue deeper than ten-thousand-year-old black ice, containing no emotional fluctuations, only an absolute indifference that looked down upon all living beings and controlled the bitter cold.

She is the ruler of the far north, the Ice and Snow Maiden—the Snow Empress!
[Soul Beast Potential Ranking, 7th Place - Snow Empress (Beast King Level, Ice and Snow Maiden, Ultimate Ice)]

[Race]: Ice and Snow Maiden (Beast King level, the essence of heaven and earth's cold energy, the queen of elemental spirits)

[Bloodline]: The purest and ultimate ice source is condensed, and the innate beast king has a bloodline purity and status that is second only to the direct descendants of the Dragon God among soul beasts.

[Cultivation Level]: 690,000 years (already touching the threshold of the 700,000-year natural barrier)
[Potential Assessment]: ★★★★★★
[Talent Domain]: Snow Dance in the Sun (Absolute Zero Domain, Freezing All Things, Law of Freezing)

[Core Ability]: Wielding the most extreme ice law in the world, it can freeze space and solidify time (for a short time), and can bring about a vast ice age in an instant.

Its body is composed of the purest ice element, making it virtually immune to physical attacks and granting it absolute control over ice-related abilities. It can transform into a blizzard, unpredictable in its formation and dispersal, and is the embodiment of the rules of ice.

[Reason for inclusion]: An ice and snow spirit born of heaven and earth, born with the original will of the far north, a king who is born to stand at the top of the soul beasts.

Its mastery of extreme ice has penetrated deep into the core of the laws, and its potential is limitless. If it can survive the million-year tribulation, it is very likely to become an ancient elemental god who wields the power of ice.

[Potential Ranking Rewards]:
Taiyin Ice Soul: Legend has it that it was formed from the cold marrow of the Moon Palace. It contains the primordial ice element, which is extremely yin and cold. It can fully stimulate its ultimate ice potential, causing a qualitative change in its ice laws and touching the forbidden edge of "absolute zero" and "time freezing".

The ultimate divine power is sublimated into the [Ice Phoenix Descends]: It condenses the ultimate ice essence, manifesting a frost phoenix dharma form, sweeping across the heavens and earth with its majestic heavenly might and endless freezing energy. Wherever the dharma form passes, all things return to silence, frozen eternally. This divine power possesses both ultimate area-of-effect destruction and powerful single-target imprisonment and annihilation capabilities.

Artifact Embryo – [Frosty Moon Wheel]: An artifact embryo condensed from the power of the Heavenly Dao and its own primordial cold energy, shaped like a crescent moon of ice crystals. It can be used for both offense and defense at will, cutting through space as it rotates, scattering endless icy moonlight to freeze and shatter everything. With the Snow Empress's nurturing and its own increasing power, it is expected to advance into a true super artifact.

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"Seventh place, the Snow Empress?! She's actually a legendary figure from the far north, a snow maiden of ice and snow, a sight to behold once every thousand years!"

"My God! Extreme Ice! Another soul beast representing the ultimate attribute! And it's an elemental spirit king born from heaven and earth!"

"Six hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation! Bloodline purity second only to the direct descendants of the Dragon God?! Doesn't this mean she's the elemental soul beast with the best chance of becoming a god?"

"Hiss, the Taiyin Ice Soul? The Ice Phoenix Descends? A Divine Artifact Embryo?! This reward is too outrageous... Is it going to directly create an ice-type deity?!"

"This spirit beast called the Snow Woman has already violated the rules of the world, hasn't it?! If this kind of monster were to become enraged, wouldn't it be able to freeze an entire country?!"

Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, especially among the residents and Soul Masters of the north, the moment they saw the name of the Snow Empress, they felt a chill that ran deep from the depths of their souls.

The terrifying legend of the Ice Queen in the far north core area is no secret among the high-ranking officials of various forces.

The shock and fear brought by the Heavenly Dao's blunt revelation of its potential and the rewards it was about to receive far exceeded those of the previous individuals!

The only thing that made everyone feel fortunate was that the Snow Empress had always been indifferent to worldly affairs and focused solely on cultivation.

As long as she doesn't set foot on other people's territory, the Snow Empress has never taken the initiative to attack humans.

Star Forest, Lake of Life.

Di Tian's massive dragon head slightly raised, a hint of solemnity flashing in his golden dragon eyes:
"The Snow Empress... the ruler of the far north. I never expected the Heavenly Dao to have such a high opinion of her. A pure elemental body and innate royal bloodline, she is indeed unique."

He had to admit that in terms of bloodline talent, the Snow Empress was indeed far superior to most of the collateral bloodline dragons and comparable to those who held the direct bloodline of the Dragon God!
The most direct proof of this is that even the Dark Dragon's Purple Princess's bloodline talent is not as good as the Ice and Snow Maiden's!

Biji said softly, "Ultimate ice controls the laws... Snow Empress is aloof and indifferent to worldly affairs. It is her good fortune to have this opportunity."

She was genuinely happy for another Beast King-level bloodline holder.

From the depths of the lake, Gu Yuena's ethereal voice, tinged with a hint of approval, rang out:
"The Ice and Snow Maiden, born from the coldness of heaven and earth, is a natural treasure. Her potential is indeed extraordinary. If one can obtain the Taiyin Ice Soul and the embryo of a divine artifact, her future achievements may surpass those of ordinary second-level deities and approach the level of a first-level deity!"

"This time, Heaven has awakened us to the fact that the potential of soul beasts is far beyond that of dragons and ordinary beasts."

As the ruler of all soul beasts, she is happy to see more top-tier experts of various kinds appear under her command. Only in this way can she make more adequate preparations for her future counterattack against the great enemy of soul beasts and for the gods of the divine realm to do so!
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The far north, the core restricted area.

The Snow Emperor herself stood quietly atop the ice peak, looking at the evaluation of herself on the golden list, as well as the generous rewards.

A slight ripple finally appeared in those beautiful, icy blue eyes, filled with anticipation for her future growth.

"The Moonlit Ice Soul, the Frosty Heavenly Cold Moon Wheel..."

Her red lips parted slightly, and her clear, cold voice seemed to freeze the air, "Heavenly Dao, you do understand what I need. Are you preparing in advance for my seven hundred thousand-year tribulation of lightning?"

[Soul Beast Potential Ranking, 7th Place – Snow Empress, reward has been issued!]

Boom——!
The core area of ​​the entire far north seemed to come alive at this moment!
Endless icy blue light spots emerged from the ancient glacier, the howling wind, and the falling snowflakes, converging towards the Snow Emperor like rivers flowing into the sea!

The sky was no longer white, but had turned into a deep, icy blue that seemed to connect to the cold depths of the universe!
A blurry, cold, phantom moon appeared in the sky, casting its clear light and echoing the Snow Emperor.

The [Taiyin Ice Soul] was like a frozen teardrop of the universe, radiating an extreme chill that would make even the gods tremble, as it slowly fell into the Snow Emperor's outstretched palm.

At the very moment of contact—

"Om-!"

Centered on Xue Di, a beam of ice-blue light pierced through the heavens and earth!
The beam of light was not an energy jet, but rather it seemed to completely freeze everything around it, including space, time, light, and sound!

At the edge of the beam of light, you can see frozen lightning patterns and snow and ice crystals frozen in mid-air!
(End of this chapter)