Let Me See You Do It

This was the edge of the Extreme North, but even at its edge, the cold was bone-deep.

The white mist they exhaled through their noses and mouths instantly turned into tiny shards of ice upon meeting the outside air.

Despite wearing thick cotton clothes and having a warm heating Soul Tool over his chest, Huo Yuhao still felt the frigid wind drilling into his body.

Huo Yuhao turned his head and saw that Xiao Wu's delicate eyebrows had already gathered a layer of frost, making her look rather adorable.

Huo Yuhao could not help but smile, but the moment he did, a gust of cold wind rushed into his mouth and chilled him to the core.

He quickly shut his mouth.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao's eyebrows had turned "white" as well, Xiao Wu immediately covered her mouth and giggled.

Looking at the endless white expanse in the distance, Huo Yuhao murmured, "This is only the edge, and it's already this cold. Without Brother Sky Dream's Molted Shell protecting me, I'm afraid I'd freeze to death before I even got to see Ice Empress..."

The cold-weather supplies and Soul Tools he had prepared could at most support him for a little farther. They were simply not enough to enter the true core of the Extreme North.

"Brother Sky Dream, calling Brother Sky Dream. Stop sleeping, we're here!" Huo Yuhao called out to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his mind.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed their surroundings. They had already reached the edge of the Extreme North. Without the protection of his Molted Shell, Huo Yuhao would absolutely be unable to venture deeper into the Extreme North.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled and said, "Little Yuhao, do I really need to tell you? Hurry up and take them off!"

Huo Yuhao's face suddenly reddened. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Brother Sky Dream, can I not take them off?"

Xiao Wu was right beside him, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm laughed. "You little runt, what are you embarrassed about? Xiao Wu will have to take hers off later too."

"Huh? Xiao Wu has to take hers off too?" A troubled look appeared on Huo Yuhao's face. There was no way he could persuade Xiao Wu to take off her clothes.

"But Brother Sky Dream, I can't convince Xiao Wu. What decent person takes off their clothes out here?" Huo Yuhao said.

"Then there's nothing I can do," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said.

After thinking it over, Huo Yuhao decided it would be better to tell Xiao Wu directly. He said, "Xiao Wu, I have a way to ward off the cold, but I have to take off my clothes before it can be applied to my body. How about you..."

"Pah!" Xiao Wu's pretty face flushed red as she spat under her breath. "What kind of method is that? You're lying!"

"How about you find a nearby tribe and stay there for a few days? I'll be back in a few days at most," Huo Yuhao said.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Xiao Wu's little face. She asked, "Do you really have to take off your clothes?"

Huo Yuhao nodded seriously.

"I don't believe you! Show me, then!" Xiao Wu said.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

"Alright, alright. I'll find somewhere nearby to stay for a few days. Go on, and remember to come back for me," Xiao Wu said.

Xiao Wu did not think Huo Yuhao was lying to her. He had already brought her all this way, so there was no reason to lie over such a short remaining distance. What he said sounded a little absurd, but it was probably true.

The surrounding area was inhabited only by ordinary people. Though Xiao Wu was young, taking on ten ordinary people by herself would not be a problem.

Besides, she had all sorts of Soul Tools with her, so Huo Yuhao was not worried about her safety.

With Xiao Wu watching from nearby, Huo Yuhao could not simply take off his clothes. He walked farther away before shivering as he removed them, allowing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Molted Shell to attach itself to his body.

Several miles away, Xiao Wu had become nothing more than a tiny black dot. She slowly lowered her Telescopic Soul Tool, the corners of her lips lifting. "Yuhao really wasn't lying. He really took off his clothes... And after taking them off, he really isn't afraid of the cold anymore..."

But then Xiao Wu's pretty face reddened, and she spat softly to herself, "Running around bare-assed in broad daylight... does he have no shame?"

"Ah-choo!"

Though his entire body had already been enveloped in warmth, Huo Yuhao suddenly sneezed.

He looked back and saw that Xiao Wu had already become a tiny black dot. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

After putting his clothes back on, Huo Yuhao continued onward, heading deeper into the Extreme North.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had grown up in an intensely frigid region. Its Molted Shell possessed exceptional cold resistance, was highly breathable, and could conceal one's aura. This was also what gave Huo Yuhao the confidence to enter the Extreme North alone.

Wrapped in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Molted Shell, Huo Yuhao felt warm all over. Even with only a single layer of cotton clothing on, he no longer felt cold.

As he continued deeper into the Extreme North, the area around him had long since become completely uninhabited. Under Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's guidance, Huo Yuhao did not encounter any threatening soul beasts.

However, the Extreme North was simply too cold. Food had long since frozen into solid lumps of ice, and water was even less worth mentioning—it had never thawed at all. Every day was an immense struggle for Huo Yuhao.

Unlike in his previous life, Huo Yuhao did not complain in the slightest. He kept moving forward with a resolute gaze, following Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's guidance. Even when every mouthful of ice made him shudder for a long while before he recovered, he never wavered in the least.

"Alright, here will do. This should be about right..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang out.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's heart immediately tightened.

The next moment would decide life or death. Once they drew out Ice Empress, it would be fine if they could persuade her. But if they failed, there was a significant chance that he would die here.

Huo Yuhao said nothing and began building an ice house where he stood.

Once the ice house was complete, Huo Yuhao began putting on layer after layer of clothing. His heating Soul Tool was also ready to activate at any moment.

Next, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would use his aura to lure out Ice Empress. Given Ice Empress's temperament, the moment she saw Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, she would definitely beat him senseless. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would have to use his Molted Shell to restrain Ice Empress.

In other words, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress spoke, Huo Yuhao would be without the protection of the Molted Shell.

All of Huo Yuhao's cold-weather supplies were meant for this very moment.

Only after Huo Yuhao had finished applying every preparation to himself did Sky Dream Ice Silkworm speak. "Yuhao, we succeeded in our previous life, but this time, the difficulty is far greater. Ice Empress still has more than ten thousand years of life left. Convincing her will be very, very difficult, but I'll do my best..."

"If we succeed this time, Yuhao, you'll soar to great heights. If we fail... then there's no need to say more. Staying alive comes first..."

"Of course, if our luck is heaven-defying and Ice Empress also transmigrated with her soul, then we might be able to get her to agree without any effort at all... And maybe I won't have to work hard anymore in the future. Bingbing will fall in love with me, hehehe..."

"Brother Sky Dream, rein it in. Your drool's already dripping," Huo Yuhao said speechlessly.

"Cough, cough... I lost my composure..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reined in his fantasies and said seriously, "Since you're ready, Yuhao, then I'll begin!"