"First of all, this weapon is no ordinary weapon. Before you pulled it out, I couldn't be certain, but now I am — this should be an Emperor Weapon. It's incomplete, to be sure, but it's definitely an Emperor Weapon. Otherwise, its aura and quality couldn't possibly surpass a half-finished Emperor Weapon by such a margin."
"And this sphere of light most likely holds a treasure within. Setting aside whether or not a treasure actually exists, I believe this secret is definitely related to restoring this Emperor Weapon."
"If this Emperor Weapon were fully restored and could be wielded by you, then you'd be unstoppable. Among the younger generation of the Martial Holy Land, I doubt anyone else possesses an Emperor Weapon."
"But most importantly, the Frost Snow Dagger has already chosen you. It wants you as its master — are you really going to resist that?" Egg Egg said.
Hearing this, Chu Feng's heart stirred as well. In truth, he had already begun to suspect that the Frost Snow Dagger might be an incomplete Emperor Weapon, and Egg Egg's words only confirmed his suspicion.
An Emperor Weapon — what kind of treasure was that? In a place like the Martial Holy Land, even counterfeit half-finished Emperor Weapons were hot commodities. Genuine half-finished ones were rare, and as for a true Emperor Weapon, there was no need to even mention it — it was a genuine priceless treasure, the kind that could set the entire Martial Holy Land ablaze with bloodshed.
Yet despite this treasure before him and the unknown prize it held, Chu Feng felt his heart stir but harbored not the slightest trace of greed to claim it for himself. He knew it belonged to Dantai Xue — it belonged to a friend. He could not touch it.
So Chu Feng spoke to Egg Egg once more: "Egg Egg, help me out."
"Sigh, what a fool you are. I can't do anything with you." Egg Egg sighed, stepping out from the Spirit World gate. She then unleashed her formidable power and moved forward to help Chu Feng and Dantai Xue. In the end, she helped Chu Feng after all.
The moment Egg Egg took action, even the barrier Dantai Xue had set up began to tremble. Egg Egg was indeed powerful — even though her current cultivation was lower than Chu Feng's and far below Dantai Xue's, her true strength surpassed them both.
With Egg Egg's help, the sphere of light began to move, drifting toward Dantai Xue's forehead. Though it struggled violently, it possessed no offensive power. Once it touched Dantai Xue's forehead, it would merge into her mind, and the secret it contained would become known to her.
"You ungrateful wretch — I chose you, and yet you would hand me over to someone else."
Suddenly, a reproachful voice emanated from within the sphere of light. Though the voice carried no force, it was vigorous and powerful enough to make one's soul tremble. The Frost Snow Dagger truly possessed a will of its own.
"See? It's spoken — it wants to choose you. Just stop resisting," Egg Egg said with a grin. She seemed to be joking, but Chu Feng knew this girl was dead serious.
"I'm sorry, Senior. You don't belong to me. Your true master is her." Chu Feng felt a pang of guilt, for he truly was being ungrateful in this moment.
"Hmph — abandon me, and you will regret it." The sphere of light spoke once more, and then a tremendous force surged toward Dantai Xue. The sphere shot directly into her mind.
Once the sphere entered her body, Dantai Xue's entire figure began to glow, her head radiating the most dazzling light of all.
"Now you're satisfied, I trust. Tch~" Egg Egg cast a glance at Chu Feng and slipped back into the Spirit World.
Watching the light on Dantai Xue's body gradually fade, Chu Feng smiled in relief.
After a short while, the sphere vanished completely, and Dantai Xue opened her eyes. The first words she spoke to Chu Feng were: "Thank you."
"No need to be polite with me. So? Was that sphere useful?" Chu Feng asked with a smile.
"Useful. Very useful," Dantai Xue replied.
"Good. Here — take this back. I believe the secret within that sphere is connected to it." Chu Feng reassembled the Frost Snow Dagger and handed it to Dantai Xue.
The Frost Snow Dagger no longer possessed its former enchantment. Anyone could pull it apart now, though it also held no power whatsoever, for it was still incomplete.
Dantai Xue accepted the Frost Snow Dagger and stowed it carefully away. Then she turned to Chu Feng and said, "Chu Feng, I'm going to the Myriad Snow Region."
"The Myriad Snow Region? What is that place?" Chu Feng asked.
"It lies within the Emperor Domain. It's said to be a very infamous forbidden ground of the Martial Holy Land. Though it's not as renowned as the Divine Land, the Moonlit Labyrinth, or the Bloodthirsty Slaughter Formation, it is still a place that fills people with dread."
"Such a dangerous place — you still intend to go? Does it have something to do with the Frost Snow Dagger?" Chu Feng asked.