Following Ice Empress's guidance.
Ye Qiu's eyes instantly lit up with a blood-red glow—the unique hue of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, capable of seeing through all the mysteries of the world.
His gaze pierced through layers of ice and snow.
Sure enough, beneath that low shell-shaped structure, he could sense surging Soul Power fluctuations.
Like a massive whirlpool hidden beneath a calm sea.
It contained boundless power.
"Xiao Bai, stop at once!"
Ice Empress's crisp voice rang out amid the biting wind, clear and pleasant.
"Roar!"
At Ice Empress's command, Ice Bear King Little White let out a low roar that shook the snow from the surrounding ground.
He slowly brought his enormous hooves to a halt.
His movements were steady and powerful as he stopped firmly in place.
From afar, he looked just like a small hill standing amid the snow.
"Ye Qiu, let's go."
Ice Empress eagerly took Ye Qiu's hand, excitement gleaming in her eyes. She led him lightly toward the entrance of the cave.
Ye Qiu followed closely, remaining vigilant.
His footsteps crunched across the snow, which was as hard as solid ice.
Ice Empress's cheerful cry echoed by his ears:
"Big Sister, Ye Qiu came back to see us! Ye Qiu is back!"
"..."
The clear voice traveled into the cave, as though swallowed by the endless ice and snow.
There was no response.
Even its echo was quickly drowned out by the howling blizzard, vanishing without a trace.
This place
was already at the heart of the Far North, the coldest and most mysterious region of the entire icefield.
Yet when Ice Empress brought Ye Qiu into the cave.
Ye Qiu instantly felt the temperature plummet, becoming several degrees colder than outside.
The extreme chill was like countless tiny ice needles, boring into every