Soul Fragment; Devil Queen.

Xuanyin, who was back in her room, could help but think about Wang Lei. First, she did not want to be Wang Lei's maid as her pride as Realm King did not allow her.

But after hearing that it was he who saved her little sister's life, different kinds of emotions started to bubble inside her heart.

And if that was not enough, her 'second personality' has been trying to push her towards Wang Lei.

It was not that she hated him, but she was not sure how to react in front of him, making her mind full of different thoughts.

She sighed as she looked out of the window of her room. She was in deep thought when she felt someone behind her.

Usually, no one dared to come inside her room. And if someone did, then it would be only her sister, Bingyun.

But feeling the coldness behind her, she could tell that it was definitely not her sister, Bingyun. As the pureness of the bloodline of the person behind her was beyond her imagination.

She felt as if she was being watched by her ancestor.

Turning around, she saw an icy beauty standing there. Her beauty was beyond belief that it even captured Xuanyin for a second.

She kept looking at her as she also silently looked at her. Xuanyin did not know why, but her bloodline was telling her not to attack her and just submit herself to her.

It was not hard for her to understand who this woman was, but, at the same time, the notion of it felt like a dream to her.

The silent beauty was the first one to open her mouth as a sweet melodious voice left it, "It is the first time we met face to face, Xuanyin."

Xuanyin's eyes opened to the extreme. She just could not get herself to believe the person standing before her.

Her icy visage shattered as she asked with a stuttered voice, "W-who are you?"

"You should know me, no? Your bloodline should have given you the answer by the time you saw me." Ice Phoenix said without any fluctuation in her voice.

Xuanyin could not find words to say. She just stood there like an idiot for whole ten breaths. Taking a deep breath, she finally took the courage to ask, "Are you… Ancestor Ice Phoenix?"

Ice Phoenix gently nodded her head and said, "I am. But call me with the name that my Master gave me, Xiao Xue."

(A/N: I went through many hurdles and puzzles to finally get this name. Though I wanted to use Bing'er – translated to Ice – I went with Xue'er – translated to Snow. While Xiao Xue means 'Little Snow'. I hope I am right.)

(P.S. I forgot that she has met her before in the lake, but since I have already written it, just roll with it…)

"Master?!" Xuanyin asked, astonished. Her ancestor, Ice Phoenix – one of the Three Water-Type Divine Beast – has a Master?

Xue nodded gently and said, "It is the person who revived me and brought me back to this world."

Xuanyin clenched her fist tightly and asked with a shaky voice, "W-who is it?"

"Wang Lei," Xue said simply.

'Of course, it is!' Xuanyin thought. She had already guess who could this be, but reincarnating a dead True God? It was still a hard pill to swallow.

Seeing as Xuanyin was not saying anything, Xue asked, "Do you know why I have come to meet you?"

Xuanyin snapped out of her shock and shook her head. How is she supposed to know why her 'dead' ancestor came here to say?

"First, I wanted to talk about your bloodline and the reason why your cultivation is not progressing. And second… about the other soul residing inside you." Xue said with her emotionless face. Her expression did not change throughout the whole conservation.

"The other soul?"

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In the Northern Divine Region of God Realm, laid eternal darkness. It was the only place filled with dark profound energy and the only place where devils reside.

Although compared to the other three Divine Regions, Northern Divine Region was quite small in comparison. But it still stood its own ground.

Despite being smaller than any other Divine Region, it was still strong enough to stand against any single Divine Region.

Like other Divine Regions, Northern Divine Realms' power structure was also the same – the only difference being that it had three King Realms while the other had four.

These King Realms, just like other Divine Regions King Realms, had their own set of legacies left behind by the ancient True Devils.

These legacies let them jump directly into the Divine Master Realm and made their progress towards the late-stage of Divine Master comparably fast than others without legacies.

Soul Stealing Realm was one of these King Realms, but different from other King Realms – also the most feared King Realm, not for their powers, but their ruler.

Devil Queen Chi Wuyao! The most feared person in the whole Northern Divine Region. Her being the most fearful person was not because of her strength – well, it might also have played a role – but because of her devilish means of ascending to power.

It is a known fact that Devil Queen is a seductress and a woman that would squeeze everything out of man.

She was just a normal participant before becoming a Devil Queen, but her ascension to the peak was itself questionable to many cultivators of the Northern Divine Region.

She had married four times, and every time her husband died for an unknown reason. Coincidentally, her every husband was an influential person in Devil Region, the last one being the previous Realm King of Soul Stealing Realm.

So, it was not hard for people to conclude that she sold her body to gain power – a wiper she was, a snake that is waiting for the right opportunity to devour you.

Just for this reason, she was feared by most people of the Devil Region.

Currently in Soul Stealing Realm, in the royal palace, a divine beauty sat on a devilish throne.

Her beauty was beyond words. She sat on her throne lazily with closed eyes as her jade-like smooth creamy legs were bent over one another.

She wore loose robes, but it still could not hide her devilish figure from the world. Even though she was wearing loose black robes, it still showed her curved and voluptuous body.

Every curve and contour that was revealed was enough to numb one's heart and soul.

The devilish beauty was none other than Chi Wuyao. She sat there, on her throne, silently when her eyes shoot open.

Her ruby likes eyes, which could captivate any living being, were now filled with turbulent emotions. But if one looks closely, they would find deep hidden terror and fear in her eyes?

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The woman that was a nightmare of everyman on Northern Divine Region was afraid? If this were to hear by someone, they would think that the one telling them has gone mad.

How could Devil Queen Chi Wuyao be afraid of anything? Yet, here she was, silently sitting on her throne with horror.

"How could this be possible?! To bring a dead True God back to life is implicitly impossible! How could he do it?" Chi Wuyao said as she heard the conversation between Xiao Xue and Xuanyin.

The other soul or the 'second personality' of Xuanyin was none other than Chi Wuyao. She could see, touch, and feel everything that Xuanyin did.

So she had heard everything that Xue said. And to say that she was shocked would be an understatement.

Chi Wuyao was a manipulative woman, and she was aware of it. In her eyes, men were something to play with and use as a toy. Life in front of her was nothing but a flame wisp of a candle that could be blown at any moment.

When she first saw Wang Lei through Xuanyin's eyes, she was interested in him. Such a mysterious man… she was sure that he was hiding heaven-defying secrets. Why did she know that? Well, one could call it women instincts.

But what solidifies her belief of it was how Wang Lei could scare a Divine Sovereign dragon while being a puny Divine Origin Realm. The next his show of getting the Ice Spirits to like him.

She was getting more and more interested in him to the point that she did not find that she stopped seeing him as a toy, but more like a man.

But today when she found out that he has revived a dead True God, she was shocked beyond belief.

She was not worried about Ice Phoenix talking about her soul fragment in Xuanyin as she was sure that if Wang Lei can bring a dead Divine Beast back, then he should have been aware of her soul inside of Xuanyin.

"He is not hostile towards me…" Chi Wuyao went into deep thought. She wanted to meet him, but she cannot live Northern Divine Region.

'Should I send Hua Jin to meet him?' Chi Wuyao thought.

Hua Jin, the seventh Witch under Devil Queen Chi Wuyao. She has nine Witches, each having peerless beauty.

Seventh Witch Hua Jin was a Master of disguise and concealment due to her unique Witch Inheritance. Her transformation abilities are said to be unrivaled in the Northern Divine Region.

She could disguise her face, her voice, the shape of her body, and her aura to the point where it was rumored that only Chi Wuyao could see through her disguises in the Northern Divine Region.

Chi Wuyao was wondering whether she should send her to Wang Lei or not.

"But it is too risky." In the end, she sighed. She wanted to meet Wang Lei and dissect his every secret, but, at the same time, she could not leave Northern Divine Region.

'If I cannot go there, then he can come here.' Chi Wuyao thought as her seductive smile reappears on her face.

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"The other soul?" Xuanyin asked Xue – Ice Phoenix – confusedly.

Xiao Xue nodded her head and said, "You already have a part of my soul, but you should be aware that there is another soul that resides within you."

"…" There was no change in Xuanyin's reaction or expression as she was aware of it. She knew her 'second personality', in reality, was another soul. But whose? She was not aware of it.

"If you want, I can ask Master to remove it from you." Xiao Xue said with a gentle voice.

She still has not regained her previous strength, so she couldn't remove a soul fragment within her body. She could also tell that this soul fragment was stronger than her soul, which surprised her a lot.

"…" Xuanyin becomes silent in deep thoughts. She was wondering whether she should have this soul removed or not.

After thinking for some time, she said, "I do not want to remove it." As this soul could not interfere with her decision, Xuanyin thought that there was no need to remove it.

She also was quite close to this soul that she started to consider her part of herself. Xuanyin sighed as her 'second personality' told her that she will remove her soul herself.

Ice Phoenix's eyes widen with surprise, but she went back to her stoic expression.

"If that is your decision, then I shall not interfere." Ice Phoenix said, "Tomorrow when you will take Master to Heavenly Netherfrost lake, I will accompany you and talk about how to increase your cultivation." Before Xuanyin could reply, Xiao Xue vanished from her place.

Xuanyin silently looked at the place where Ice Phoenix stood… after some time, she said to seemingly to nobody, "So, you will tell me who you are, right?"

"… I will." She heard a slight whisper in her mind. Xuanyin nodded and went back to looking out of her window at Divine Ice Phoenix Sect.