**Chapter 185: Ice Sword Horcrux**
After hearing the stories of Ah Yin and Xiao Tao, the Ice Jade Scorpion quickly understood why the Martial Soul Hall wanted to capture her.
To work with her!
Hehe—
The Ice Jade Scorpion sneered in her heart. Calling it cooperation made it sound like a fair partnership.
But she didn't need that!
She believed it would take at least another hundred thousand years before she would even need to consider such a thing.
She was confident that she could survive the heavenly tribulation that came with reaching 400,000 years.
That's why she wasn't in a hurry to find an alternative.
However, now that she was under control, escaping was impossible.
She was certain that if she didn't agree to cooperate, these people would never let her go.
Why? She didn't trust humans. She rejected humans. It was as simple as that.
'Damn it! If only Sister Xue were here!'
She was filled with resentment and couldn't help but think of the Snow Empress. If the Snow Empress were here, maybe she could have saved her.
"If I agree to cooperate, will I become your Horcrux like her?"
The Ice Jade Scorpion looked at Gu Ziyi and asked in a cold voice.
From Xiao Tao's explanation, she now understood what was happening to her.
Horcrux—this was how Gu Ziyi defined Xiao Tao's current state.
The Ice Jade Scorpion had never imagined that Soul Beasts could actually transform into spiritual weapons, so she was greatly shocked at first.
If she could survive as a Horcrux, it seemed like a good deal. At least she wouldn't have to worry about the problem of heavenly tribulations anymore.
However, to become a Horcrux, she would have to be bound to a human, losing the possibility of further cultivation—her progress would be halted.
Unless, as Gu Ziyi mentioned, she became a Horcrux and ascended to the Divine Realm alongside a god. Then, there might be a chance for resurrection. Otherwise, she would remain a simple Horcrux forever, to be wielded by humans.
"That's right. If you don't want that, you can choose to take on human form and join our Martial Soul Hall like Ah Yin and the others!"
He said this with a smile but didn't mention the option of letting her go.
Now that they had captured her, there was no reason to let her leave.
If she is unwilling to cooperate with the Martial Soul Hall, it means she is hostile to them—it means she is their enemy. And there is no need to keep an enemy alive.
As for why the Ice Jade Scorpion was turned into a Horcrux, it was because, a few hours ago, Ning Shuangjiang successfully obtained the sacrifice of a hundred-thousand-year-old ice-attribute Soul Beast.
She is now a Level 73 Soul Saint.
After being captured, the hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast chose to cooperate quite directly after hearing what Ah Yin and Xiao Tao had said.
Perhaps he felt he had no other choice, or perhaps he truly believed in them both.
Either way, Ning Shuangjiang successfully obtained the sacrifice of a hundred-thousand-year-old ice-attribute Soul Beast.
Originally, after she successfully received the sacrifice, Gu Ziyi's group should have returned.
However, Ah Yin discovered traces of the Ice Jade Scorpion.
Moreover, she also knew that he possessed two extreme attributes in his body—extreme ice and extreme fire.
Xiao Tao's existence allowed his supreme fire to be fully utilized.
However, the supreme ice was rarely used and basically only granted Gu Ziyi immunity to ice.
So, upon seeing another hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, the Ice Jade Scorpion, Ah Yin simply informed him about its existence and then suggested that he could obtain another spiritual weapon—the Ice Sword—which could bring out the supreme ice attribute in his body, just as Xiao Tao did with fire.
Of course, after hearing that, he wouldn't pass up the opportunity.
He also hadn't expected Ah Yin to actually find the traces of the Ice Jade Scorpion.
And so, we now have this scene.
"..."
Upon hearing Gu Ziyi's words, the Ice Jade Scorpion suppressed the rage in her heart.
She didn't want to agree, but she couldn't refuse.
She knew that if she refused, the consequences would be terrible.
"So? Do you want to become a Horcrux, or transform into a human?"
Seeing this, Gu Ziyi asked again.
"…Horcrux!"
Although she was extremely reluctant, she finally clenched her teeth and made her choice.
Between the two options—becoming a Horcrux or transforming into a human to join the Martial Soul Hall—she preferred to become a Horcrux.
Because when she transformed into a Horcrux, she would still be herself. If Gu Ziyi failed to become a god and died, she could continue to exist.
And since Xiao Tao could transform into a human for a short period, she believed that if she could find a way, she might be able to maintain her human form permanently. Even if she couldn't stay in human form for long, it was still much better than directly transforming into a human.
After transforming into a human, she had no confidence that she could cultivate to become a goddess as a human.
So, after becoming human, her lifespan would be greatly reduced. It was much better to choose to become a Horcrux!
"Very well, then let's begin!"
Gu Ziyi smiled upon hearing this. He knew that the Ice Jade Scorpion would make this choice.
Although he knew he was forcing the other party to submit and that she might not be sincere, he didn't care.
As long as the result was what he wanted, that was enough.
After all, Gu Ziyi had given her two choices. If she refused to choose either, it meant she was hostile to the Martial Soul Hall, and any punishment would not be excessive.
"…Okay!"
The Ice Jade Scorpion suppressed the anger in her heart and responded.
"Sealing Talisman: Release!"
Seeing her agreement, Gu Ziyi proceeded with his action and lifted the restriction on the Ice Jade Scorpion.
However, he didn't completely remove the restriction. He only allowed her to use her Soul Power for the sacrifice, making it impossible for the scorpion to escape.
Damn it!
When the Ice Jade Scorpion realized this, she cursed inwardly.
She had indeed planned to escape, even to the point of self-destruction.
Despite that, she now knew it was impossible. The other party was too cunning and didn't give her any chance to carry out such an act.
Buzz—
With no other options, the Ice Jade Scorpion could only obediently sacrifice herself. A powerful wave of Soul Power erupted from her body, and then a blue energy instantly enveloped Gu Ziyi.
She had three hundred thousand years of cultivation. Even though he had no space for a Soul Ring, she could still undergo the sacrifice process.
Due to her sacrifice, Gu Ziyi's Soul Power level could directly surpass Level 90, thus obtaining a Soul Ring.
He also allowed the Ice Jade Scorpion to sacrifice herself. Only when her body disintegrated did he decide to reject the sacrifice.
At this moment, a soul bone with a blue-ice halo had already been left behind where she originally stood.
It was a torso bone.
However, to Gu Ziyi, no soul bone was tempting because he had no intention of absorbing them into his body.
"Now, enter your own soul bone!"
He spoke to the blue energy surrounding him.
Gu Ziyi, who had opened his third eye, could see the soul of the Ice Jade Scorpion within that energy.
"I understand!"
After realizing that he had actually rejected her sacrifice, she was extremely shocked.
The other party had truly refused her sacrifice.
At first, she didn't believe that Gu Ziyi's Soul Rings had all been condensed by himself, but now she believed it.
He had genuinely rejected her sacrifice, which also gave her a sense of relief.
She had truly feared that he had been lying to her.
So, the Ice Jade Scorpion did as Gu Ziyi said and controlled herself after the sacrifice to merge into the soul bone she had left behind.
Buzz—
The massive blue energy surrounding Gu Ziyi then poured into the soul bone.
"This is the process of creating a Horcrux?"
"Amazing!"
When Chrysanthemum Douluo saw this scene, his face was filled with surprise.
Although he had long known that Xiao Tao was a Horcrux and had learned from Gu Ziyi how Horcruxes were created, this was the first time he had witnessed the birth of one.
Li Chanfei and Yu Long had been witnesses to the birth of Xiao Tao, the first Horcrux.
"Huh?"
Ghost Douluo also widened his eyes, looking in astonishment at the scene before him.
Of course, Ah Yin was no exception to this!
She, too, was witnessing the creation of a Horcrux for the first time.
"This is no big deal. The molding of the Horcrux will require the master's help!"
Xiao Tao was relatively calm. She herself was a Horcrux and knew the process of Horcrux creation better than anyone.
Soon, all the blue energy generated by the Ice Jade Scorpion's sacrifice was absorbed into the soul bone.
"Now start shaping and molding the soul bone into the form of a long sword!"
At this point, Gu Ziyi immediately began giving orders to the Ice Jade Scorpion.
"Hmm!"
After responding, she started trying to change the shape of her soul bone as Gu Ziyi had instructed.
Although the process was slow, she finally completed the formation of the soul bone, relying on her own abilities without needing his help.
Buzz—
At last, an Ice Sword emitting a freezing aura appeared before him.
Just like Xiao Tao, this Ice Sword Horcrux was linked to Gu Ziyi because she had initially chosen to sacrifice herself to him.
"Golden Light Talisman!"
"Golden Light Sword Control Technique!"
Buzz—
After approaching the Ice Sword, Gu Ziyi placed a golden talisman on it and then used the Golden Light Sword Control Technique to make the Ice Sword move rapidly across the glacier.
Swish~
Swish~
Swish~
The Ice Sword, surrounded by a blue-ice halo, flew quickly under his control. Wherever it passed, the air was frozen into ice, leaving behind a trail of icy marks.
"Not bad, very good!"
Gu Ziyi was quite satisfied upon seeing this.
Through the Golden Light Sword Control Technique, he could also overlay the supreme ice properties contained in his Soul Power onto the Ice Sword, giving the weapon even stronger freezing capabilities.
["You really possess supreme ice!"]
The surprised voice of the Ice Jade Scorpion echoed in Gu Ziyi's mind.
She had not yet mastered the art of transformation and could not speak, so she could only communicate with him telepathically.
Even she did not possess supreme ice now—only her sister, Snow Empress, had it.
She had not expected Gu Ziyi to have it as well.
["Why can't I transform?"]
Then she asked in his mind why she was unable to transform like Xiao Tao.
"You should ask Xiao Tao for guidance and let her teach you!"
"She couldn't transform at first either!"
After Gu Ziyi responded to the Ice Jade Scorpion in his heart, he stored the Ice Sword.
["Sister Bing, I'll teach you how to transform from now on!"]
At that moment, Xiao Tao's voice also echoed in his mind.
The two could communicate through Gu Ziyi's mind.
"...Alright, I'll trouble you then, Sister Xiao Tao!"
After hesitating for a moment, the Ice Jade Scorpion agreed.
She wasn't too opposed to Xiao Tao.
After all, they were both Soul Beasts of a hundred thousand years.
Now, they were both Horcruxes as well.
"Ice Jade Scorpion, from now on, I'll call you Xiao Bing!"
"Just like Xiao Tao, you can simply call me Master!"
Gu Ziyi then gave a name to the Ice Jade Scorpion.
"...Yes, Master!"
"Xiao Bing understands!"
The Ice Jade Scorpion, now known as Xiao Bing, remained silent for a moment before replying, suppressing her shame and anger.
If not for Xiao Tao's example, she definitely wouldn't have been willing to call him Master.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, on acquiring another spiritual weapon!"
When Yue Guan saw that Gu Ziyi had successfully obtained another Horcrux, he quickly congratulated him.
"Well, thanks to the two Elders, otherwise it would have been very difficult to capture this Ice Jade Scorpion with its 300,000 years of cultivation!"
He smiled and nodded, acknowledging the contributions of the two Douluo.
"What?"
"Your Highness, are you saying that this Ice Jade Scorpion actually has three hundred thousand years of cultivation?"
Yue Guan was shocked when he heard this. He only knew that the Ice Jade Scorpion was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and that its aura was far stronger than any he had encountered before.
Despite that, he hadn't expected that it was actually a Soul Beast with three hundred thousand years of cultivation.
"So, it's a Soul Beast with three hundred thousand years of cultivation!"
Gui Mei was also shocked.
Afterward, both of them felt somewhat proud that they had managed to imprison a Soul Beast with three hundred thousand years of cultivation and successfully helped Gu Ziyi subdue it.
Now, they could brag about it when they returned.
Of course, Gui Mei felt that he wouldn't take the initiative to brag.
However, when Yue Guan boasted, he could follow along.
"Ah Yin, this time, it's all thanks to your help!"
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have found these two hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts so easily!"
Gu Ziyi smiled and then spoke to Ah Yin, who was beside him.
"Ah Yin is also very happy to be able to help Your Highness!"
She said excitedly.
She was very happy to be able to help him.
Even though two of her kind had been harmed.
However, Ah Yin also firmly believed that this was not a loss for them. After Gu Ziyi became a god and took them to the Divine Realm, they would definitely be grateful to him.
She firmly believed this, so she felt no guilt about sacrificing the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast to Ning Shuangjiang or turning the Ice Jade Scorpion into a Horcrux.
"Let's go, it's time to return!"
Gu Ziyi smiled and then left the Extreme North with the rest of the group.
No one knew how much time had passed, but a gust of snow swept through, and then a white-haired woman, resembling an Elf, appeared on the glacier where the Ice Jade Scorpion had met its fate.
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(End of this chapter)
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