As Huo Yuhao finished speaking, a streak of emerald green streaked across the sky, turning the clear expanse green.
The surging beast tide halted because of this meteor; they knew it belonged to the second-in-command of the far north.
The other party was undoubtedly here to speak with the Snow Emperor; unless a soul beast was tired of living, who would dare to disturb them?
A terrifying aura descended from the sky. Su Tong beside her gritted her teeth, enduring the pressure from the 390,000-year-old soul beast. She didn't want to appear so vulnerable in front of her teacher.
Huo Yuhao used his mental power to shield her from this pressure; facing a 390,000-year-old soul beast directly was too early for her.
The emerald green meteor stopped a thousand meters from the Ice God Throne,
revealing an extremely beautiful figure. Emerald green hues adorned her body like jewels, and her cold aura was undeniable. No wonder she had captivated Tianmeng Ice Silkworm so completely.
At this point, Huo Yuhao glanced slightly at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his spiritual sea, to prevent the insect from suddenly relapsing.
The Golden Tortoise Shell also watched the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm warily.
Sensing the gazes of the two, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm stopped processing the documents and asked
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
The Golden Tortoise Shell smiled sheepishly and said, "Brother Tianmeng, did you see that emerald meteor outside?"
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm scratched his head, even more confused.
"Isn't that Ice Emperor?"
"I know."
Seeing their expressions, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm finally understood. He said helplessly to the two,
"Alright, I understand what you mean."
"Don't worry, I've figured out what my feelings for Ice Emperor were all about." "
Now, in my heart, there's only one sun—Mom!"
"Uh, Yuhao too."
"In short, now I have two suns shining in my heart, and I've let go of
my feelings for Ice Emperor." "Instead of focusing on romance, I should hurry up and solve a few more difficult problems."
"In my opinion, the beauty of numbers is true beauty!"
Seeing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's current state, Huo Yuhao returned his consciousness to reality.
There was good news and bad news.
The good news was that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had been successfully corrected.
The bad news was that the correction had gone too far; it seemed the other party might be aiming for the numbers faction.
In the real world, Ice Emperor dispelled the emerald light surrounding her body, transforming into a human figure suspended in the air.
It was a little girl with emerald green twin tails, golden eyes, wearing a white and green dress, and a beautiful scorpion tail on her back.
The Ice Empress looked at the Snow Empress and said gently,
"Xue'er, what happened?"
"Why did you suddenly use the summoning order to gather the beasts of the far north?"
"Is some enemy attacking?"
"Could it be Di Tian?"
A gentle smile, like a spring breeze, appeared on the Snow Empress's usually aloof face. She shook her head and said,
"No, Di Tian isn't bold enough to come to the far north alone."
"Ice'er, this summoning of the far north beasts is indeed to announce something important."
"I will relinquish the position of King of the Far North and hand it over to someone more suitable."
The Ice Empress's body suddenly trembled, her petite frame radiating a terrifying aura, her golden eyes trembling.
There was only one possibility that could make the Snow Empress announce her abdication: the other party couldn't survive the seven hundred thousand-year tribulation, and a new King of the Far North had to be chosen.
"Snow, Snow, how could this be?"
"There must be another way!"
"I..."
"I'll go find you the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow!"
"There must still be some leftovers from that dead worm in the Far North!"
Ice Empress was so anxious that tears streamed down her face. The depth of her affection for Snow Empress was evident to everyone in the Far North.
Snow Empress flew to Ice Empress, gently wiped away her tears, and said softly,
"No need, Ice Empress."
"It's no longer needed."
"You'll know once you feel my body now."
Hearing Snow Empress's words, Ice Empress lowered her head, bit her lip, and scanned Snow Empress's body with her spiritual power.
This scan made Ice Empress completely lose control. Her golden eyes narrowed sharply, and her body trembled, but this time it was from anger!
The terrifying aura of a 390,000-year-old soul beast covered the heavens and earth! The perennial snowfall in the Far North actually subsided at this moment, and howling winds rose around the Ice God Throne in response to the beast's rage.
"Who is it?!?"
"Humans!!!"
"They actually dared to attack you!!"
"Was it them!!"
Ice Empress's furious gaze was fixed on Huo Yuhao and Su Tong. Huo Yuhao remained unfazed, his hands still in his pockets, and walked in front of Su Tong to shield her from the pressure.
"Very well, humans!"
"I will make you pay the price!"
Just as Ice Empress was about to attack Huo Yuhao, Snow Empress reached out to stop her, shaking her head and saying,
"It wasn't a hunt."
"You know me, I will not allow any human to gain my power through hunting."
"I will only self-destruct before my death, to protect the dignity of the King of the Far North."
"I willingly became his soul ring."
Ice Empress dejectedly withdrew her soul power, her golden eyes drooping, her body trembling slightly.
"Why?"
"Can you tell me why?"
Xue Di held Bing Di in her arms and said softly,
"Because of the future."
"Bing'er, I cannot survive the seven hundred thousand heavenly tribulations; it is my fate."
"But fate gave me a chance, allowing me to see my future, and the future of the far north, in the last moment of my life."
"So I choose to dedicate myself, betting everything on that best future!"
Bing Di left Xue Di's embrace and looked down at Huo Yuhao, who met her gaze without fear.
"So, it's him?"
"The future you chose?"
Xue Di nodded gently and said,
"That's right, it's him."
"I will hand over the position of King of the Far North to him."
Bing Di, surprisingly, didn't make a fuss and calmly said to Xue Di,
"Good! I will represent the Ice Jade Scorpion clan and obey his rule!"
"But I have a request."
Bing Di looked at Huo Yuhao, her gaze unspoken. Huo Yuhao said loudly,
"Speak."
Bing Di glanced at Xue Di and said to Huo Yuhao,
"Let me become your soul ring too!"
"Anyway, I can't survive the 400,000-year tribulation."
"I want to see what kind of person Xue'er has chosen!"
"And is the future Xue'er mentioned really worth it for her to do this!"
Xue Di's cold voice was mixed with worry.
"Bing'er, you don't need to do this."
"We have a way to help you survive the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation."
The Ice Emperor shook her head and said,
"Even if you survive, there are still 500,000 years left. Sooner or later, you'll die under the Heavenly Tribulation."
"Compared to that, it's better to become his soul ring and stay with you forever!"
Seeing the Ice Emperor's decisiveness, the Snow Emperor stopped trying to persuade her and looked at Huo Yuhao.
In the Snow Emperor's view, the Ice Emperor becoming Huo Yuhao's soul ring wasn't a bad choice, because the other party was bound to become a god!
Sensing the gazes of the Ice and Snow Emperors, Huo Yuhao stepped forward, his black trench coat fluttering in the wind, exuding the demeanor of a powerful figure.
"Okay!"
"I will let you witness the future of the far north!"
The green twin-tailed loli that the Ice Emperor had transformed into nodded slightly, her clear voice reaching Huo Yuhao's ears.
"After you are crowned, come to the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan's territory, and I will offer a sacrifice for you."
Then the Ice Emperor transformed back into her beast form, once again becoming a streak of emerald green meteor and flying above the beast tide to transmit information to it.
Having received the information, the beasts of the far north resumed their movements, advancing like waves upon waves towards the throne of the Ice God.
However, after reaching a certain distance, the beasts stopped. Although there was still a large open space ahead, no soul beast dared to proceed.
They knew that open space belonged to the beast kings of their respective races!
Only the beast kings were worthy to approach the throne of the Ice God!
(End of Chapter)
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