"So, that God of Destruction came over just now?" Ice Empress looked at Lang Lei in utter astonishment, as if she had heard some incredible fantasy. She simply could not imagine that, merely for the first trial, the God of Destruction would actually descend in person with such impatience. The level of importance attached to it was simply far too high!
This seemed to diverge somewhat from their mental image of deities being high and mighty, aloof from the mortal world.
However, giving it a second thought, apart from a deity, there was probably no other more reasonable explanation for a presence that left both her and Snow Empress completely helpless. Thinking of this, the doubt in Ice Empress's heart subsided slightly, yet at the same time, she gained a few parts more of awe toward that God of Destruction.
They, soul beasts, always spoke through strength, and the strong could naturally win their respect.
"Sister Bing, that is not the point." Lang Lei suddenly spoke up in a relaxed tone, as if he completely hadn't taken the appearance of the God of Destruction just now to heart.
"Then what is the point?"
Snow Empress looked at Ice Empress and Lang Lei with a smile; she seemed to already have some guesses about what Lang Lei was going to say next.
"Look." Lang Lei walked to Ice Empress's side, then extended his hand and gestured up and down. Ice Empress had originally stared suspiciously at Lang Lei's movements, not understanding what trick he was trying to pull. However, when she saw that trace of teasing smile flow across Lang Lei's face, Ice Empress was enlightened in an instant.
"Bastard!" Ice Empress roared with irrepressible fury. She never could have imagined that this fellow Lang Lei would have the guts to be so bold, actually daring to tease her height so bluntly right to her face!
Didn't he know this was caused by humanization! This thing wasn't something she could decide, either. Was it her desire to grow into this build!
Yet, reflecting carefully, although her bloodline grade was a supreme and lofty existence within the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, from the aspect of physical build, she truly belonged to that relatively petite type...
Thinking of this, Ice Empress also had a feeling of anger turning into humiliation, and so she rushed at Lang Lei like lightning in an instant, raised her own seemingly frail little fist, and prepared to give Lang Lei a fierce lesson so as to let him understand what the true anger of a six-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beast was!
However, at the very instant when Ice Empress's fist was about to land on Lang Lei, Lang Lei behaved with unusual ease; he actually caught Ice Empress's fist without any effort. Not only that, but Lang Lei also applied force in passing, pressed Ice Empress's fist directly down, and seized hold of Ice Empress in one smooth motion, followed closely by a graceful grappling move that, like magic, pinned Ice Empress firmly beneath him.
This series of sudden changes happened so quickly that both Snow Empress and Ice Empress were completely dumbfounded. One had to know that Ice Empress had pulled out her Soul Emperor-level strength this time, and she herself was also an extraordinarily talented existence, so she simply couldn't believe that Lang Lei could turn defeat into victory under such circumstances. Snow Empress could naturally see the clues within this, but at this very moment, Lang Lei had subdued Ice Empress so effortlessly without using up his pile of mysterious trump cards—this was truly unbelievable!
At this exact instant, Ice Empress fell into a dilemma. If she forcibly broke free from Lang Lei's restraint, she might accidentally hurt Lang Lei; but if she didn't break free, maintaining this awkward posture... was simply too disgraceful.
Ice Empress's cheeks instantly flushed crimson: "Let go at once!"
Her voice revealed a trace of annoyance and embarrassment.
Yet Lang Lei acted like a rogue: not only did he not let go, but instead he laughed with utter triumph. He seemed to find this situation extremely enjoyable; after all, Ice Empress hadn't given him few lessons previously, and now that he had finally caught an opportunity, he naturally wouldn't let it go easily.
"Not letting go unless you promise me first not to hit me," Lang Lei said with a mocking look, not taking Ice Empress's annoyance seriously at all.
Hearing these words, Ice Empress was so furious she almost smoked from the seven orifices. He widened his eyes, glared at Lang Lei, and roared, "You bastard, obviously you were the one who mocked this Empress first!"
Lang Lei didn't care at all, chuckled lightly, and said, "Then how about the two of us just call it even?"
Ice Empress was rendered speechless by Lang Lei's shamelessness; he turned his head to look at Snow Empress, hoping she could help him say a word. Yet Snow Empress acted as if nothing had happened, turning her head to the side and completely pretending not to see this scene.
Seeing this, Ice Empress couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed in his heart. He knew Snow Empress had always remained neutral, and this time naturally would be no exception. Having no other choice, Ice Empress glanced backward, and a plan suddenly struck his mind.
He was seen suddenly rolling over, his body quickly breaking free from Lang Lei's restraint.
"Oh, beauty in arms~?"
Lang Lei was also stunned, not expecting Ice Empress to be so decisive. The current Lang Lei was taller than Ice Empress, and the two of them embracing each other no longer felt the same as before.
Taking advantage of the moment Lang Lei was dazed, Ice Empress also directly counter-suppressed Lang Lei, pinning him to the ground.
Snow Empress on the side was stunned watching this: Are you guys playing this wild right in front of me?
"How's that? Your Ice Sister remains your Ice Sister. Want to defeat me? Go back and cultivate for a few more years first!"
"Mm-mm-mm, Sister Bing is right about everything!" Right now, Lang Lei only wanted to quickly shake off the current awkward state. If Ice Empress reacted in a moment and grew angry from embarrassment, it wouldn't be fun; at that time, the one suffering bad luck would most likely be him.
Moreover, right now they weren't the only ones nearby. Aside from Snow Empress watching the show on the side, there was also Elysia watching them with enthusiastic interest inside his mind—all of this made him feel somewhat restless.
Just as Ice Empress was wondering when Lang Lei had become so obedient, she looked at Snow Empress carrying a motherly smile on the side, then looked at her own posture of lying completely flat on top of Lang Lei, and she reacted as well.
Afterward, her face instantly burst into deep red, and she panicked as she left Lang Lei's body.
The current Lang Lei had roughly reached the height of a youth, and his physical state was also tending toward maturity. Viewing Lang Lei with the previous perspective seemed somewhat inappropriate now.
If it were before, the two of them acting like this was just like a sister and brother playing around, but doing it like this now... took on a somewhat different flavor.
"Done fooling around?" Snow Empress asked with a smile.
"Hmph, I'll spare him this time," Ice Empress turned her head away and said bashfully.
Meanwhile, in the true core circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Fierce Beast Land—
Di Tian awoke from seclusion, and looking at the information transmitted within his mind, a trace of excitement flashed across his eyes.
"The Lord finally has news again!"
Saying this, he strode out of his seclusion grounds without hesitation and flew directly toward the bottom of the Lake of Life. He couldn't wait to find out what new instructions their Beast Sovereign would have.
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