Titan Snow Demon King!

Level 28!

As expected of a blessing the Snow Empress could only bestow once in her life, its effect was terrifying beyond belief.

And this was only the result of the Snow Empress recovering a little of her strength. If she regained her full strength, it might not be impossible for Qian Lingye to break through to Titled Douluo in an instant!

Qian Lingye clenched his hand, feeling the power in his palm. Although he only possessed this power for a short time, it was enough.

Qian Lingye said softly, "Xiao Xue'er, do you know what signing this contract means? Don't you regret it?"

The Snow Empress smiled gently. "You don't regret saving me, so why should I regret it?"

The corners of Qian Lingye's mouth rose. "Come on, Xue'er. Let's defeat him together!"

Qian Lingye turned his gaze toward the Titan Snow Demon, rage burning within him.

Although, thanks to this fellow, he had found fortune in misfortune and received the Snow Empress's blessing,

the fellow before him truly deserved to die for driving a little girl into such a plight.

In his heart, the Snow Empress had never been some ancient, seven-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, but a pitiful kitten he had personally saved from the edge of a cliff.

The wrong done to the Snow Empress filled his heart with immense fury.

[Ding! Host's rage detected. Authority of Wrath activated.]

[All attributes increased by 150%. All Soul Skills amplified by 150%.]

"Emperor Sword, peerless ice!"

"Emperor Sword, peerless ice!"

Their hearts and minds were in sync, and they spoke almost at the same time.

In an instant, two ice-blue swords appeared, one in each of Qian Lingye's hands.

The blade in his right hand was more solid, black as ink.

The sword in his left hand was an illusory azure, insubstantial and ethereal.

Both swords slashed at once, and the wind and snow stopped abruptly.

Two streaks of sword light swept across the earth close to the ground, peeling up the ice layer by layer like the skin of an apple.

The sword lights swept through the Titan Snow Demon's body and flew far into the distance, shattering a distant iceberg with a thunderous boom.

The Titan Snow Demon's laughter stopped abruptly. Its head slid to the left, its upper body slid to the right, and the two legs of its lower body fell straight down.

Two slashes, three pieces, cut more neatly than salmon. The Titan Snow Demon was naturally as dead as dead could be.

Qian Lingye plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

The Snow Empress reformed her physical body from specks of starlight and left Qian Lingye's body.

After regaining her physical form, the Snow Empress also dropped to one knee, her breathing uneven.

Qian Lingye could not use the Evil God Authority. He had forced himself to swing that sword.

The price he paid was considerable. His Soul Power was nearly exhausted, his meridians were severely damaged, and his injuries were serious. He could not fight again for the time being.

The Snow Empress was hardly any better off. She had only just recovered a little Soul Power, and forcing herself to use the Emperor Sword had exhausted what little she had regained and subjected her to an extremely severe backlash.

Though both were injured, they looked at each other and, as if by unspoken agreement, burst into smiles.

"You... why put yourself through this?" the Snow Empress said with a bitter smile. "You could have just left. I was confident I could hold it off."

If Qian Lingye had left immediately and conserved his strength, he could still have continued on to the Ice and Snow Divine Temple.

But in their current condition, there was no way they could continue forward. Any little monster they happened across could take their lives.

The wisest course for the two of them now was to retrace their steps and find a human town to recuperate in for eight or ten years. Given the severity of the backlash they had suffered, even eight or ten years was a conservative estimate. They might need a hundred years to recover, and with a human's lifespan, Qian Lingye could forget about reaching the Ice and Snow Divine Temple in this lifetime.

Qian Lingye had thought of all this before he made his move, but he had done it anyway.

Qian Lingye grinned. "Even a hero can't pass the beauty's test, and I'm no exception. Xiao Xue'er, you'll never escape the palm of my hand in this lifetime."

The Snow Empress froze at his words, her pretty face turning slightly red. She said in feigned anger, "You're so young, and you're already spouting nonsense. I'm much, much older than you. Hmm... come to think of it, I'm your elder. Ahem, you should learn to respect your elders."

The Snow Empress composed her expression, putting on an air of age and wisdom.

Qian Lingye patted his backside and got up. "I was just saying it offhand. Don't take it seriously. You're even older than my mother. I'm not interested in old women."

"Old, old, old women?" The Snow Empress stared at him, frozen to the spot.

Human language was vast and profound, and this was the first time she had heard that expression.

"Old" and "woman"-two simple, utterly ordinary words, yet put together, they were more terrifying than a recipe for explosives.

She felt a shock unlike anything she had ever experienced, and trembled all over with anger.

In the Far North, she was a queenly existence, not only foremost in strength but also peerlessly beautiful.

This was acknowledged throughout the world. Her suitors could circle the Douluo Continent several times over.

In fact, compared to her strength, her beauty was her greatest source of pride. Every day, she spent several hours admiring herself in the mirror.

Yet this little brat had actually invented such a dreadful expression to describe her.

It was simply unforgivable!

But before the Snow Empress could vent her anger, Qian Lingye frowned and looked toward the vast snowy plain in the distance. "Trouble. It doesn't seem to be over yet."

Hahahaha-!!

Suddenly, a burst of overbearing, arrogant laughter came from deep within the Far North, shaking the snowy plain for a thousand miles.

The laughter carried a boundlessly terrifying pressure that crushed the ice across the surrounding wilderness. The wind and snow between heaven and earth surged backward, and the entire snowy plain trembled slightly!

A terrifying beastly pressure, dozens of times greater than before, was rapidly approaching!

Tyrannical, ancient, overbearing, suffocating!

At the end of the vast snowy plain, a colossal black shadow that blotted out the sky strode forward, breaking through the ice!

"Hahahaha! Heaven is helping me!! I have searched the Far North for ten thousand years, yet I never expected to run into the great Snow Empress here today, her origin gravely damaged and herself reduced to such weakness! Truly, I wore out iron shoes searching in vain, only to find it without the slightest effort!"

Qian Lingye's gaze darkened.

One of the three overlords of the Far North's snowy plain.

The Titan Snow Demon King!

The Titan Snow Demon King stood on the snowy plain, its enormous body blocking nearly half the view.

Heavy ice armor lay in overlapping layers, its edges sharp, its surface covered in hard ice that never melted.

Its gaze passed over Qian Lingye and landed directly on the Snow Empress behind him, a mocking smile tugging at its mouth.

"Hahaha, my Snow Empress, ten thousand years have passed. I never thought you'd end up in such a state."

"If you'd agreed to marry me back then, and I'd stood guard for you in the Far North, how could an outsider have abducted you and left you with all your cultivation gone?"

The Snow Empress trembled slightly.

The Titan Snow Demon King was her old enemy, and they had kept each other in check for ten thousand years.

In the past, when she was at her peak, he had not dared show her the slightest disrespect.

But now she had no fighting strength left, and they had just been through a great battle. How could they possibly be a match for the Titan Snow Demon King?

Compared to the Snow Empress's panic, Qian Lingye was much calmer, even more composed than he had been when facing the Titan Snow Demon.

Feeling the heat of the lava mark and the earth mark on his arm, Qian Lingye's lips curved upward.

"You came at just the right time."