The frigid winds of the Extreme North carried fine ice crystals, making the translucent body formed from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power appear even more crystalline.
He hovered in midair, his gaze falling upon Ice Empress's fingertips covered in pale blue scales.
Seeing that her attention remained fixed on Lin Yao in the distance, he immediately swayed his body, his tone carrying a trace of barely perceptible pride.
"Bing Bing, I'm sure you've noticed Yao's unusual qualities as well, haven't you? I dare say that the key to surviving your limit a hundred years from now does not lie with me, but with Yao."
Ice Empress slowly raised her eyelids at his words.
The cold air around her stirred faintly. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's figure reflected in her pale golden eyes as she regarded him with scrutiny.
"Oh? Tian Meng, is this human brat really as extraordinary as you say?"
Her tone rose slightly at the end, and her fingers unconsciously brushed across the ice pillar before her, leaving behind a shallow mark.
"Though you're rather useless, you did reach the Million-Year level. Your judgment can't possibly be that poor."
Though her words dripped with disdain, Ice Empress inwardly gained a little more respect for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
She clearly remembered that the Ice Silkworm Clan had always been weak. Only the one before her had broken through the shackles of his race and stubbornly endured until he became a Million-Year soul beast.
Even though she had always regarded Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as food, she had to admit that such bearing and resilience were truly rare among the soul beasts of the Extreme North.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm seemed to hear the softening in her words. He immediately restrained some of his smugness, and his tone became