The ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion strode confidently up the ice mountain.
Behind it followed a group of thousand-year and hundred-year-old Ice Scorpions.
At the summit of the ice mountain stood a dashing young man, dressed in a red diamond-patterned leather coat, his disheveled red hair already condensed with ice crystals.
At this moment, only a white spirit ring surrounded him.
The Ice Jade Scorpion let out a squeak of reproach.
It felt its subjects were too weak; a human spirit master with only a white spirit ring had frightened them so much that
they needed to ask for its support.
This spirit master could be easily torn apart by any thousand-year-old, or even less, hundred-year-old Ice Scorpion.
To prevent the Ice Jade Scorpion from being frightened and fleeing, Ma Hongjun concealed his aura and slowly observed it.
The Ice Emperor's true form was an Ice Jade Scorpion, and Ma Hongjun would inevitably need to deal with the Ice Emperor in the far north, so learning as much as possible was important.
At least he needed to have a general understanding of this type of spirit beast.
"Tianmeng, looking at how dazed you were before, you wouldn't actually like this kind of soul beast, would you?"
Ma Hongjun teased.
He knew that Tianmeng, the Ice Silkworm, liked Ice Emperor. As an Ice Silkworm, it was like a toad trying to eat swan meat.
In a place like the far north, Ice Silkworms were the lowest-ranking soul beasts. In the food chain, Ice Scorpions ate Ice Silkworms.
It could be said that the two were natural enemies.
An Ice Silkworm falling in love with an Ice Scorpion was like a sheep falling in love with a wolf!
The main problem was that Tianmeng, this fool, was bold enough to fall in love with Ice Emperor.
However, that was when she was young.
Back then, Ice Emperor was still young, and Tianmeng was still in the stage of budding emotions.
Now, Ice Emperor was already the second polar king with over 300,000 years of
cultivation. With Tianmeng being such a weakling, a million-year cultivation level but only ten-thousand-year combat power,
if she liked an ordinary ten-thousand-year-level Ice Jade Scorpion, perhaps she would still have a chance. Even if she couldn't get his affection, she could still force him.
But, she liked Ice Emperor.
If
Tianmeng still possessed a physical body, with its body accumulated over millions of years, perhaps Ice Emperor might have been tempted by it.
For the sake of the energy, Ice Emperor might have reluctantly taken a few bites from its body.
But now Tianmeng has nothing.
Its body is trapped in the Star Dou Great Forest and has already been almost completely depleted.
Its soul is filled within the Dragon Soul.
Now, besides its unwavering love for Ice Emperor and its sincere heart, it has nothing else.
How pitiful!
Within the Dragon Soul, Tianmeng still gazes at Ice Jade Scorpion, trying to find solace in the figure of this fellow being.
"Tianmeng baby, speak up, do you like Ice Jade Scorpion?"
Tianmeng suddenly startled, its big eyes widening.
"No, no...no, no, how could that be..."
Tianmeng stammered, its big eyes drooping, a blush suddenly appearing on its white cheeks.
Ma Hongjun looked disgusted. Why was Tianmeng so dramatic?
Damn it, this was exactly like when he was in middle school in his past life, and his crush was exposed!
At this moment, the Ice Jade Scorpion approached, squeaking at Ma Hongjun, then extending its two large pincers to grab him and dismember him.
Ma Hongjun chuckled, a crimson light flashing on his left hand and a dark gold light emanating from his right.
He also extended both hands, grabbing the Ice Jade Scorpion's two large pincers together.
The Ice Jade Scorpion was startled, its small eyes staring at Ma Hongjun in surprise, its two large pincers immobilized.
Then, its tail curled upwards, its silvery-white barbs stabbing towards Ma Hongjun's neck.
Ma Hongjun flipped over, straddling the Ice Jade Scorpion, and then a tailbone protruded from its tailbone, entangled with the Ice Jade Scorpion's tail.
Completely controlled, the Ice Jade Scorpion squeaked, its six legs pinned to the ground, unable to resist.
The other Ice Scorpions, seeing their king instantly subdued, all turned and ran away.
Leaving the Ice Jade Scorpion struggling desperately on the mountaintop.
At this moment, the Dragon Soul manifested.
Because it had borne the power of the Martial God in the battle against Di Tian, the dragon soul was now somewhat ethereal and not solid enough.
However, Tianmeng Baby's condition was still quite good; it was a spiritual being and a million-year-old being at that.
The Vermilion Bird King and his wife were already fast asleep.
"Tianmeng, this is a female scorpion. I'll hold her down for you,"
Ma Hongjun reminded her with a mischievous grin.
Tianmeng didn't react for a moment, looking at Ma Hongjun with her big eyes in surprise.
"Aren't you going to kill it to get the ring?"
"Why kill it? Don't you like it? I'll catch it for you, it's yours."
Tianmeng suddenly realized something.
"What? You, how could you do this? What am I supposed to do? I'm not ready!
No, I can't do anything like this!
No, I don't have a body!
No,
I love Ice Emperor!"
Tianmeng was so anxious she was incoherent. From her words, Ma Hongjun sensed a hint of eager desire, regret about her body, and of course, a lingering loyalty to love.
"Oh, then forget it."
Ma Hongjun said, kicking the Ice Jade Scorpion down the mountain.
"You, how could you be so rude to a lady?"
Tianmeng glared angrily at Ma Hongjun.
"What?"
Ma Hongjun looked at Tianmeng in surprise.
Tianmeng ignored Ma Hongjun, still angry.
"Hahaha..."
Ma Hongjun laughed, then stopped.
One shouldn't go too far.
Putting himself in Tianmeng's shoes, in her eyes, the Ice Jade Scorpion was a beautiful lady.
Ma Hongjun's aesthetic sense was on a different wavelength, so he couldn't appreciate that beauty.
"Tianmeng Baby, don't be angry. Think about it, that Ice Jade Scorpion was trying to eat us.
I was already being merciful by not killing it.
Besides, I only kicked it once; you clearly had designs on its body!"
"No, I love Ice Empress. I'll only ever love Bing'er!"
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that Ice Jade Scorpion. Let's talk about Ice Empress!"
"Ice Empress is my goddess. I won't discuss my goddess with someone as rude as you."
"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?" "
I won't talk to you!"
"Then don't regret it. I'm going to hunt down Ice Empress and take her soul ring!"
"What? I disagree!"
"Then let's talk properly. How can we avoid killing Ice Empress?"
"What do you want?"
"To make Ice Empress sacrifice herself to me, just like you!"
"How could Bing'er possibly sacrifice herself to a human?"
"So, I'll let you think of a way!"
"I will never force Bing'er to do something she doesn't want to do!"
"Tianmeng baby, look up, look at the Vermilion Bird King and Queen."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm looked up. The Vermilion Bird King and Queen resided in the head of the Dragon Soul. Their souls were currently unconscious, but intertwined, very peaceful and warm.
Ma Hongjun continued to tempt her,
"Think about it, if the Ice Emperor were to sacrifice herself to me like you, her soul would also reside in the Dragon Soul, living with you.
In this environment, feelings would develop
over time. You would live a life of sharing a bed, just like the Vermilion Bird King and Queen."
Tianmeng's eyes gradually became infatuated, drawn into Ma Hongjun's thoughts.
Ma Hongjun continued with the strong suggestion,
"Think again, you no longer have a body, only a soul.
Even if the Ice Emperor likes you, you have no physical activity.
So this is your best, and last chance, to let the Ice Emperor's soul reside in the Dragon Soul.
From then on, you can stay together forever!"
Tianmeng thought about it, and her chubby face began to look forward to it.
Seeing that it was working, Ma Hongjun stopped talking and quieted down, letting Tianmeng daydream for a while longer.
Ma Hongjun finally understood why this guy was called the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and why he could sleep for millions of years.
This guy was too good at using his imagination; he could achieve mental and physical pleasure simply by numbing and hypnotizing himself.
After a while, Ma Hongjun saw that Tianmeng's emotions were beginning to subside.
"What's your decision?"
Tianmeng blinked his big eyes, his expression suddenly becoming serious.
"I just thought about it, and I think having Bing'er sacrifice herself for you would be a good thing for Bing'er."
"So?"
"I agree to help you persuade Bing'er to sacrifice herself."
"That's right!"
"I have no other intentions; I'm doing this for Bing'er's own good!"