"Damien's Capturer can forcibly convert those weaker than him into subordinates."
In theory, both Snow Empress and Ice Empress were far weaker than Damien.
If he were ruthless, he could have enslaved them with harsh contracts.
Instead, Snow Empress's bond only required protecting Damien, fighting for him, and never betraying him, while allowing her to refuse unreasonable demands.
Ice Empress, however, was different.
Due to the urgency, Damien had forcibly captured her.
This resulted in the harshest contract.
She couldn't resist Damien and had to obey all his commands.
Even if he demanded she become his rage outlet, she'd have no choice.
"This… this is too unfair, isn't it?"
Ice Empress was on the verge of tears, grasping the situation.
Damien wasn't a human soul master and bore no malice toward soul beasts.
Snow Empress's contract was proof.
She could have had a similar bond, becoming family, not a servant bound by life and death.
"Sorry, it was an emergency. You'll have to bear it for a while, Ice Empress."
Damien appeared beside the sisters, unbothered by her sudden attack.
Soul beasts attacking humans and humans hunting soul beasts were Douluo Continent's norm... nothing to dwell on.
But with Ice Empress as his third otherworld subordinate under such a strict contract, Damien felt conflicted.
The contract's power was absolute; he couldn't alter it yet.
Once he broke through to True Demon Lord, his Unique Skills would evolve, letting him master the contract and convert her servitude into a fair subordinate bond.
Servitude contracts were useful but flawed.
Forced enslavement bred resentment between subordinate and master.
This hindered future growth.
Fortunately, Damien wasn't that kind of person and wouldn't exploit Ice Empress.
"You… you're Damien?"
Seeing him, Ice Empress's first instinct wasn't to accuse or curse.
The tiny chibi Ice Empress stepped back, then, feeling unsafe, hid behind Snow Empress, peeking out timidly.
Damien understood her state.
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To her, he was like a cruel slavemaster with a whip, his mere presence instilling fear.
Bargaining or pride? Laughable now.
'I… I'm afraid of this guy.'
'What a humiliation!'
She tried to resist the trembling, but the contract crushed any rebellious thoughts.
"It's okay, Ice. Damien's not like that. He won't bully you."
"Let's get along, Ice Empress."
Damien smiled gently, beckoning her to his side.
He didn't use the contract's power, so she could refuse.
But would Ice Empress succumb to fear?
She'd face the abyss!
When her small hand met Damien's, she felt his genuine warmth and welcome.
The sudden conversion had caught him off-guard too.
But it happened, and Damien saw it as their fate.
"Want to check your new powers?"
He patted her soft head, smiling. "Ice is way stronger now."
Caught up in the shock, she hadn't noticed.
At Damien's prompt, Ice Empress discovered her transformation.
She shifted from chibi scorpion to a girl with jade-green hair.
"Subordinate contract? Cardinal World? Skills?"
The sudden joy overwhelmed her. Happiness came so fast.
The surging energy in her... magic.
In quality, soul power couldn't compare!
"Magic rivals the God Realm's divine power…"
"No wonder it's so strong."
A thought struck her. "Does this mean I'm basically a god now?"
Damien glanced at Snow Empress, who was also sensing her changes. "If you return to Douluo Continent, you might not beat Tang San, but regular gods? No match for you!"
Together, the sisters could dominate!
With that, Damien opened Ice Empress's status panel.
[Race: Ice Scorpion Insectar]
[Magicules: 34,000 (Mid-tier A-rank)]
[Common Skills: Ice Magic, Ice and Bug-type Pokémon Magic]
[Intrinsic Skills: Ultimate Attribute, Ice Body, All Melee Mastery, Magic Amplification, Super Regeneration]
[Extra Skills: Thought Acceleration, Universal Sense, Ice and Snow Domination, Spatial Manipulation, Multi-Barrier]
[Unique Skill: Extreme Cold Prison (Creates a domain to freely control material flow speed)]
[Exclusive Skill: Twin Martial Soul: Eternal Night Radiant Sun (Linked with Snow Empress as Damien's martial souls, bound by life and death, enables martial soul fusion)]
[Special Skill: Magicule Solidification, Ring of Divinity (Stores power in advance to forge up to ten divine rings, each releasing a pre-prepared skill instantly in battle)]
[Resistances: Physical Attack Immunity, Status Effect Immunity, Mental Attack Immunity, Natural Effect Immunity, Holy-Demonic Attack Resistance]
In the Cardinal World, Insectars weren't true insects but an variant beings.
Or rather, a product of fallen elementals.
Similar races included Kijin, Elves, and even Goblins.
Ice Empress was classified as a Ice Scorpion Insectar.
"34,000 Magicules, close to Ogerpon's, at mid-tier A-rank."
A-rank Magicules: 10,000–30,000 (Low-tier), 30,000–60,000 (Mid-tier), 60,000–90,000 (High-tier), 90,000–100,000 (Peak, near Special A/Disaster).
Ice Empress's potential matched Ogerpon's.
She could evolve into a Insectoid.
100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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