Ice Empress

Huo Yuhao frowned and looked ahead. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had once said that as long as they entered the Far North, that would be enough.

He had a way to draw out the Ice Empress.

But they were currently near the Sun Moon Empire's testing zone. There were four Titled Douluo within that zone, so out of caution, both Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao decided to put even more distance between themselves and it.

The two of them traveled from day into night. That evening, they found a spot and used Soul Tools to build a crude shelter. After resting for the night, they set off once more.

It was not until the third day that Huo Yuhao finally let out a sigh of relief and quietly asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, "Brother Sky Dream, are we far enough now?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pondered for a moment before nodding. "Mm! This will do! Leave it to me!"

The moment Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished speaking, Huo Yuhao immediately felt his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness boil. A sliver of Spiritual Power flew from it and headed toward Jiang Qingtong.

Then Jiang Qingtong collapsed into the snow.

In the distant testing zone, Jiang Shengyu was eating when he felt a brief mental haze. Helplessly rubbing his head, he knew that so long as mental suppression was not inflicted upon both Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong at the same time, neither of them would lose consciousness.

In other words, Jiang Qingtong looked as though Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had knocked her unconscious, but she was actually still awake.

Huo Yuhao quickly stepped forward to support Jiang Qingtong, then asked, "What do we do next?"

"Bury her in the snow first. Remember to use a Soul Tool to keep her warm—don't let her freeze to death! Then hide as well. I'll draw out the Ice Empress." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm instructed Huo Yuhao on what to do next.

Huo Yuhao followed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's instructions, burying both himself and Jiang Qingtong beneath the snow to conceal their tracks.

Once Huo Yuhao and Jiang Qingtong had hidden themselves, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began his plan to lure out the Ice Empress. His spiritual body flew out from Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, spreading his aura across the Far North.

As Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's aura spread, a terrifying presence like that of an ancient colossal beast swiftly rose from the depths of the Far North, freezing the wind and snow between heaven and earth.

"Ice Empress, I have returned! Do you dare come out and fight me?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gazed into the boundless snowfields of the Far North. Though his voice was not loud, it pierced through the howling wind and snow and reached the depths of the Far North.

"Tian Meng? It's you!" Before long, a surprised voice rang out from within the snow.

"That's right. It's me!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded slightly. He could feel the terrifying aura churning in the depths of the Far North rapidly closing in on him.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lowered his head and said to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, be careful later! Stay with this little girl as much as possible. She has plenty of things that can save her life."

"Got it, Brother Sky Dream!" Huo Yuhao nodded, his expression focused.

Not long after, an emerald green figure tore through the wind and snow from afar. A terrifying aura descended in an instant, suppressing the golden radiance released by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to an area less than ten meters wide.

The overwhelming aura made Huo Yuhao, hidden amid the windblown snow, stiffen.

"Tian Meng, I never expected you to come back. You're truly courting death." The Ice Empress stared coldly at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. "But this is good too. As long as I devour you, I'll become the strongest Soul Beast on Douluo Continent! Even Di Tian won't be my match!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said coldly, "Ice Empress, I came back this time to make you stronger!"

"What? Have you come around? Do you want to become my food?" The Ice Empress was somewhat surprised when Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said this.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shook his head. "Of course not. Ice Empress, if I remember correctly, your Heavenly Tribulation is almost here, isn't it? You're about to face a four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. Your end is drawing near."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Empress's gaze turned cold. The emerald green pressure filling the world grew several degrees heavier, and a chilling killing intent flowed between them.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm continued, "Ice Empress, don't be nervous! I came back this time to help you survive. Otherwise, why would I risk coming all the way to the Far North?"

He gazed at the Ice Empress with deep affection. "Ice Empress, do you know how much pain I have suffered for you? Do you know that for more than ten thousand years, I have thought of you every single moment..."

"Food falling in love with its hunter—you really are a laughable ice silkworm!" the Ice Empress said coldly. She could not stand the look of affection on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's face. The tail hook raised high behind her suddenly flashed, and a beam of white light instantly pierced through Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body.

Huo Yuhao only felt Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Power surge violently. Even everything before his eyes became blurred.

"I don't know what scheme you're plotting. But since you delivered yourself to me, don't blame me. Once I absorb your energy, I'll claim the title of the number one Soul Beast!" The Ice Empress's voice held not a trace of emotion.

The white beam that had pierced Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body did not vanish. Instead, it began spreading through his body, which existed entirely as Spiritual Power, madly destroying his golden form.

Yet Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not panic. Looking at the Ice Empress, he sighed. "I originally wanted to chat with you a little longer, but I didn't expect you to be so heartless. Sigh... so be it. Since that's the case, let's begin."

After Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished speaking, the Ice Empress, one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, instinctively sensed imminent danger. Without hesitation, she lunged at him.

However, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body trembled and blurred. He was now merely a spiritual body without physical form—how could the Ice Empress's physical attack possibly hit him?

After missing her attack, the Ice Empress was about to retreat when she discovered that, in that instant, her speed had slowed! Everything around her seemed to have turned into a thick swamp, while terrifying Spiritual Power wrapped around her like a vast ocean.

Realizing what Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was doing, the Ice Empress shouted sharply, "Tian Meng! You're courting death! Using Spiritual Power like this, aren't you afraid you won't be able to return to your physical body? And even so, how long can you trap me? I'll soon break through your spiritual ocean!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm merely shook his head. "It won't take long. Just an instant."

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flew out from Huo Yuhao's body beneath the snow and bound the Ice Empress!

The Ice Empress suddenly felt her limbs restrained, unable to move! Greatly shocked, she twisted frantically. White and green light flashed in succession as one overwhelmingly powerful skill after another erupted at full force, without the slightest restraint.