Two Herrschers Assemble

Snap!

With a snap of her fingers, the void twisted slightly. Sirin casually reached into the hollow, took out a small porcelain bottle, and handed it to Lu Xueling.

"Human, did Erosion have her bring this over?"

Lu Xueling nodded slightly and took the porcelain bottle. "This is for that little guy, but not yet. It depends on how he performs next."

Creak—

Bella poked her head in from outside the door. "Queen, that human child is here."

"Let him in."

Little Bella Dragon pulled her head back. Soon, Huo Yuhao hurried into the room and bowed to both Lu Xueling and Sirin. "Mr. Lu, you sent for me?"

Lu Xueling rose to his feet and walked over to Huo Yuhao. "More precisely, I wanted to see that big fleshy worm in your head."

"Brother Sky Dream?" Huo Yuhao froze briefly, then began calling out to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who was still sleeping soundly in the Sea of Consciousness.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been somewhat impatient, but the moment he heard that Lu Xueling wanted to see him, all sleepiness vanished. A humanoid phantom immediately emerged from Huo Yuhao's forehead.

"Hehe, I heard this big brother was looking for me?"

Lu Xueling did not waste words and went straight to the point. "You came from the Far North, right? As a million-year soul beast, you must have seen the so-called Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North. I need the latest whereabouts of the Ice Empress and Snow Empress."

He wanted the whereabouts of the Ice and Snow Empresses?

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly hesitated. According to his plan, once Huo Yuhao broke through to two rings, he would take him to find the Ice Empress. But with Lu Xueling acting like this, he might very well be planning to strike at the Ice and Snow Empresses!

Lu Xueling folded his arms. "Don't tell me you don't know."

Under his glare, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only ask weakly, "Um... are you going to make a move against them?"

"Yes and no." Lu Xueling's answer left Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confused, but she quickly changed the subject. "Just tell me, how long until the Ice Empress and Snow Empress reach their final days?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's expression changed drastically. "You really are going to hunt them?!"

"What if I said I was going to save them?" Lu Xueling's cheek twitched.

He knew the future fates of the Ice and Snow Empresses. Rather than wait around for the time to come, Lu Xueling preferred taking the initiative. Besides, as long as he gained control of the Three Kings of the Far North, it would be equivalent to controlling the entire Far North!

Lu Xueling had also contacted the Herrscher of Erosion. He was determined to win this operation. It was also a perfect opportunity to further strengthen the Honkai God Simulation System.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked at Lu Xueling, then glanced at the nuclear kindness in Sirin's eyes behind him. In the end, he chose to compromise. "Um... the Ice Empress is still alright, but the Snow Empress's final day is already very near. Although I've been gone from the Far North for Ten Thousand Years, I know the Snow Empress isn't the type to wait helplessly for death. If she determines that she cannot survive the seven-hundred-thousand-year calamity, she'll most likely choose to rebuild her cultivation..."

Lu Xueling listened patiently, then smiled at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm again. "Alright, I understand. Little Yuhao, you can go back and get busy. When I return from my trip, I'll bring you a gift~"

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. "Another gift?!"

Lu Xueling raised one finger. "Mm, but this gift comes with a condition. I hope that by the time I return, you'll have become a first-class Soul Engineer."

"Yes!" Huo Yuhao was instantly full of motivation. After bidding Lu Xueling farewell, he hurried back to the academy to continue the day's lessons.

Lu Xueling shifted his gaze to Little Bella Dragon and reminded her, "Bella, you won't be taking part in this operation. Help Sirin and me keep an eye on Huo Yuhao, and watch the situation here! Also, give Jing Hongchen—that fat old man—a reassurance. Tell him that once we return, Pulse Armor Crimson can immediately be developed successfully."

"Yes." Bella nodded without hesitation.

The wait did not last long. After only a quarter of an hour, the Herrscher of the Void sensed her companion's call. She casually tore open a translucent spatial gate, and Qian Mu—or rather, the Herrscher of Erosion—stepped through it.

"My God." Shi Bao still respectfully bowed to Lu Xueling first.

Lu Xueling gestured for her to rise, his expression turning serious. "There will be an operation tomorrow. I need you and Sirin to act together. This time, you can kill to your heart's content!"

A trace of fervor appeared in the Herrscher of Erosion's eyes. "I've been waiting for you to say that. May Honkai be brought to this world, as an offering to My God!"

Lu Xueling nodded in satisfaction and gave one final instruction. "For tomorrow's operation, I know you will succeed, but everything must follow my command."

"Hmph, human, you've grown quite bold. As a servant, you actually dare order this Queen around now☆"

Sirin placed one hand on Lu Xueling's shoulder, forcing him to meet her gaze. A faint sense of majesty shone from the Herrscher's orange-gold eyes.

Lu Xueling smiled and coaxed Sirin. "Come on, once the operation is over, I promise I'll help Queen grow stronger right away, alright?"

"Hmph, barely acceptable." Turning her head away haughtily, Sirin looked as though she truly did not care at all.

Seeing this, the Herrscher of Erosion swayed her body and spoke aggrievedly. "Mmm~ I want My God to pat my head too."

Lu Xueling looked at Sirin. Seeing that she did not react, he raised his hand and patted the Herrscher of Erosion on the head. "Be good, Shi Bao. Once the operation is over, I'll strengthen you too, alright?"

"Thank you, My God!" The Herrscher of Erosion looked extremely delighted.

On one hand, it was because of Lu Xueling's intimacy. On the other, tomorrow she would finally be able to go on a killing spree...

Traveling north from within the Heaven Dou Empire would lead to their destination.

Here, when humans breathed, they would pant slightly, and the white mist exhaled from their mouths and noses would immediately turn into shattered ice crystals and scatter through the air.

This was true freezing cold!

A rickety little wooden sign swayed amid the wind and snow, bearing a line of small words: Far North, human forbidden zone. Soul beasts active. Danger, danger, danger!

The final three warnings were all marked in red.

But that was only for ordinary human soul masters.

A translucent hollow twisted open above the snowy plains. Three figures—two women and one man—stepped out and looked down upon the snowfield below. No matter how fiercely the wind and snow raged here, it could not stir them in the slightest.

"My God, there are obvious traces of native humans here. It looks like they ventured deep into the snowfield." The Herrscher of Erosion merely glanced at the ground before confirming the situation.

Lu Xueling nodded and suggested, "Sirin, Erosion, my suggestion is that we set an ambush later. Only this way can I ensure that I gather more Honkai Energy nutrients."

"By your command, My God."

"An ambush? Fine, human. This time, I'll listen to you."