The Ice Empress issued the expulsion order, unleashing her full aura, instantly raising an ice wall outside the cave.
Actually, she still cared about the body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, but now the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was only a soul, without a body.
As for the Heavenly Dream's love for her, the Ice Empress had always been blind to it.
How could she, the mighty Ice Empress, possibly fall for a worm she had always treated as a snack?
She loved the most exquisite and pure ice and snow spirit in the world, the Snow Empress!
Seeing the Ice Empress's attitude, Ma Hongjun knew that further negotiation was impossible.
Now, the Ice Empress already considered the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow as her own possession.
"Ice Emperor, you weren't the first to discover the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Before that, this place belonged to Little Purple. Now that Little Purple is my partner, her territory is also my territory, so you have no right to monopolize this place.
There's plenty of Profound Ice Marrow here; I allow you to absorb it all!"
"Ridiculous! Things from the far north need to be shared with a human like you?
I don't know why that fool and the Profound Ice Centipede merged into your Martial Soul.
But this place is now my, Ice Emperor's, territory."
"Then there's no room for negotiation!"
"There's never been any room for negotiation!"
"Fine, I'll ask you one last question, Ice Emperor. Are the four Soul Saints frozen in the cave still alive?"
"Human, you ask too many questions."
Ice Emperor had already realized that Ma Hongjun wouldn't give up easily, so she didn't want to say anything more.
Her two large front claws slammed down, and two ice crystals froze directly from the ground, one aimed at Ma Hongjun and the other at Shui Bing'er.
"Bing'er, watch from the sidelines!"
Ma Hongjun grabbed Shui Bing'er and led her to the back.
Light surged in her left hand, a fiery fist coalescing as she slammed it into the ground, shattering the Ice Emperor's ice crystal technique.
Her Fire Feather Wind Wings flapped, forming a cyan vortex in the center, unleashing a barrage of wind blades.
The Ice Emperor spewed forth emerald mist, creating an ice wall to block the wind blades.
Ma Hongjun summoned his Martial God Spear, his first soul ring illuminating.
"Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear!"
With a bang, the ice wall shattered, and the Ice Emperor raised her two large claws, clamping down on Ma Hongjun's Martial God Spear.
Her emerald tail barbed, its silvery tip about to pierce Ma Hongjun's hand.
Simultaneously, a freezing power emanated from her two front claws.
"Explode!"
Energy condensed on the Martial God Spear, converging at its tip, exploding with power, breaking free from the Ice Emperor's claws. At the same time, a dark golden light flashed on his right hand, turning his entire palm a dark gold color, and a layer of blue scales covered it.
"Ding!"
The tip of Ice Emperor's tail pierced Ma Hongjun's upper right hand, breaking through his scales and freezing his entire right hand in a layer of emerald green ice light.
"Watch out for her Ice Explosion!"
Tianmeng quickly warned.
Ice Emperor was already looking at Ma Hongjun and Tianmeng with a mocking gaze. Once caught in her ice-sealing technique, no amount of caution would help.
If the Ice Explosion was triggered, Ma Hongjun's entire right hand would be destroyed.
At this moment, the third soul ring on the Dragon Soul lit up, the blue-gold divine soul ring emitting an incomparably dazzling and holy light.
The blue glow illuminated the entire Dragon Soul.
"Ice Armor!"
"Peel!"
Blue ice crystal armor instantly enveloped Ma Hongjun from the inside out, while the emerald green ice crystals on his right hand were also peeled off by the blue ice crystals.
The moment Ice Emperor detonated the ice crystals, Ma Hongjun completed the Ice Armor possession.
"Bang!"
A loud noise came from Ma Hongjun's right hand, the emerald green ice crystals shattered, and the blue ice armor covering Ma Hongjun's right hand was also blown away.
Severe, bloody wounds appeared on his right hand, some so deep they exposed bone.
However, a layer of dark gold protected the bone, preventing further injury.
The Ice Explosion Technique was indeed terrifying.
Green light swirled around his torso, and wisps of green soul power flowed from his body to his right hand, healing the wounds.
The Ice Emperor didn't stop attacking; his freezing power unleashed its power, even freezing the air, creating an ice domain around Ma Hongjun.
Countless ice crystals attempted to penetrate Ma Hongjun's body, freezing his flesh.
Purple light shone brightly within Ma Hongjun, and the Fire Phoenix possessed him.
His three martial souls unfolded, and his sixteen soul rings formed a triangle in three areas, with Ma Hongjun standing in the center.
A fire domain was released, with strands of purple flames clashing against lines of emerald ice, engaging in a fierce battle.
This was a clash of domains.
The sixteen soul rings completely protected Ma Hongjun, forming an effective defense.
The fire domain clashed with the ice crystal domain, the ice and fire mutually attrition.
"Vermilion Bird Feather!"
Ma Hongjun spread his wings, and feathers of different colors shot out.
Ice Emperor's ice-diamond-like shell lit up, layers of emerald green ice crystals enveloping her body.
"Crack! Crack!"
The Vermilion Bird Feather, carrying powerful fire energy, shot out, piercing through the emerald green ice crystals.
It directly embedded itself in Ice Emperor's green shell.
The Vermilion Bird Feather, carrying the aura of extreme fire, scorched Ice Emperor's body, causing her pain.
"Tianmeng, Soul Impact!"
At this moment, the role of the Soul Spirit became apparent.
Ma Hongjun had three martial souls and a body full of soul bones, possessing too much power and too many skills. Even with his ability to control multiple soul skills simultaneously, it was difficult for him to unleash multiple soul skills at the same time.
The Soul Spirit could help him release the skills brought by its soul rings and soul bones.
A hesitation flashed in Tianmeng's eyes. Seeing Ice Emperor's pain, it felt reluctant.
"You must show mercy!"
Tianmeng reminded Ma Hongjun, and then launched Soul Impact.
A white light entered Ice Emperor's body.
The Ice Emperor's released soul skill abruptly halted, as Ma Hongjun's aura instantly overwhelmed her.
Seeing the Ice Emperor injured, the Ice Scorpions and Ice Jade Scorpions rushed towards Ma Hongjun.
Xiao Zi, within the Dragon Soul, coldly swept over them, while its soul ring lit up.
A dark, icy force spread out, freezing all the Ice Scorpions and Ice Jade Scorpions.
The soul impact only briefly interrupted the Ice Emperor. As a nearly 400,000-year-old ferocious beast, the Ice Emperor's mental strength was not weak.
Moreover, she had already experienced Tian Meng's soul impact, but this time, the soul impact activated by the human soul master's soul ring was even stronger than Tian Meng's own previous attacks.
This was why her soul was injured.
However, in those brief three seconds, her defenses were breached.
More than a dozen Vermilion Bird feathers were now embedded in the green shell on her scorpion's back, forming a flame mark that pressed down on her body.
After breaking through Bingdi's domain, Ma Hongjun unleashed the Martial God Spear, its tip pressed against Bingdi's yellow eyes. The chilling azure light stung her eyes, preventing her from moving.
Bingdi had lost!
Ma Hongjun's abilities were too comprehensive and incredibly powerful. The Martial God Spear encompassed multiple attributes.
Under the Martial God Spear's mediation, the Ice Dragon and Fire Phoenix didn't clash; instead, they achieved a balance.
The Martial God Spear seemed to possess a balancing ability; its compatibility was too strong.
It was hard to imagine so many attributes coexisting within one person.
Besides these physical attacks, there were also mental attacks.
The integration of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm completely compensated for Ma Hongjun's shortcomings. Previously, mental strength had always been Ma Hongjun's fatal weakness, but now it had become a winning strategy.
Every mental interference and soul attack opened a gap in Ma Hongjun's enemy's defenses.
Whether human or soul beast,
the soul remained a fatal weakness!
"Hyotei, you've been captured by me. I'll give you two choices:
submit to me,
or
marry Tenmu!"