The strange sensation from when their souls fused lingered in the Snow Empress's mind. It was something she had never experienced before. Even now that their souls had completely merged, the feeling seemed branded into her mind, impossible to forget.
In the end, the Snow Empress still could not bring herself to strike with that palm. Instead, she took a step toward the glacier within the Small World and, as if teleporting, returned directly to the palace Jiang Ming had moved there for her.
Sensing the Snow Empress's aura, Xiao Bai, who had been dozing at the palace entrance, raised his head and peered inside with his enormous head.
The Snow Empress sat in an ice-carved chair, one fair hand resting on the armrest, her eyes filled with conflict.
Suddenly, a thought echoed in her mind.
"Snow Empress, I'm sorry."
The Snow Empress was not surprised to hear that voice.
Since her soul had completely fused with Jiang Ming's, Jiang Ming could naturally send his thoughts into her consciousness with ease.
Yet after hearing Jiang Ming's voice, the Snow Empress did not reply. She simply remained seated in silence, while the golden snowflake markings imprinted upon her dress gave off faint glimmers of golden light.
Elsewhere in the Small World, Jiang Ming's consciousness had also completely returned.
His Spiritual Power had been breaking through earlier, so he had not known when the Snow Empress entered his Sea of Consciousness.
But after their souls fused, certain memories surfaced in his consciousness, and he naturally learned the reason.
The Snow Empress had been drawn into his Sea of Consciousness by the Fiery Golden Eyes, which led to the soul fusion that followed.
Moreover, after their souls had completely fused, he could feel the strange sensations the Snow Empress had experienced during the