Could It Be That He Likes Me?

"..."

After hearing Ice Empress's words, Qing Mu paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

He hadn't held out much hope that Ice Empress would know anything about Tian Meng.

For the next period of time, Qing Mu stayed in the Ice Valley of the Snow Empress, while waiting for news from Tian Meng.

"It seems that Tian Meng has most likely left the Great North Land and headed for the sea, or perhaps she has already been captured by Di Tian and his group."

After waiting for a month without finding any news about the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Qing Mu sighed inwardly.

The ocean is vast and boundless; the chances of finding the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm there are practically zero.

If it were to fall into the hands of Ferocious Beast like Di Tian, Qing Mu wouldn't be able to Sheer Force take it back now, because he doesn't want to court death.

Feeling somewhat agitated, Qing Mu felt a surge of urge to fight, so Qing Mu shouted to Ice Empress, who was not far away, "Ice Empress, come and fight!"

"Another fight? You really are a battle maniac!"

Upon hearing Qing Mu's words, Ice Empress muttered something under his breath, then transformed into his true form Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, and arrived at the center of the Ice Valley.

Over the course of the month, Qing Mu frequently challenged Ice Empress to battles, and Ice Empress generally did not refuse, which eased the tension between the two considerably.

Countless dark green vines rose from the ground, the Ice Empress Domain was activated, and a green breath was exhaled, instantly freezing the dark green vines in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, her two huge pincers swung like scissors, shattering the dark green vines in front of her. Her scorpion legs moved so fast that afterimages appeared as she rushed straight towards Qing Mu and Venusaur.

In a month, the two fought nearly a hundred times. Under such a frequency of battles, Ice Empress naturally gained some insights into dealing with the descent of the Qing Mu Wood World Descends.

She even developed a new move called Ice Empress's Breath based on Ice Empress's Wrath. Although it is not as powerful as Ice Empress's Wrath, it can still freeze vines if controlled properly. Moreover, it is easy to control and consumes less energy.

However, when she finally reached Qing Mu's original spot after a long while, Qing Mu and Venusaur, who were originally there, had already disappeared.

"Where did you go?"

The Ice Empress Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, looked around. All around were dark green vines that resembled towering trees, and nothing else.

The next moment, a dark green vine took advantage of Ice Empress's momentary loss of focus and wrapped itself around her. Immediately afterward, Ice Empress felt the vine draining the energy from her body, which caused her expression to change.

"Qing Mu's Wood World Descends also has the ability to Absorb the opponent's energy?"

Ice Empress's tone was somewhat incredulous, clearly shocked by the sudden appearance of energy from the Wood World Descends.

However, after the vine drained the energy from her body, it instantly froze into an ice sculpture, which relieved Ice Empress.

"Ultimate Ice is indeed difficult to deal with."

Somewhere in the dark green forest, Qing Mu sensed that the vine had been frozen, and felt somewhat helpless.

Ice Empress wasn't the only one who made progress; his progress was equally evident. The energy- Absorb vine he had just used was an attempt to Giga Drain into the Wood World Descends. However, because he couldn't resist the Ultimate Ice, the vine was frozen.

"However, while it had no effect on Ice Empress, the Wood World Descends proved to be even more troublesome for other powerful individuals."

Giga Drain Absorb the opponent's energy during battle, which indirectly increases Qing Mu's survivability.

"Furthermore, Venusaur should be able to Mega Evolution!"

Qing Mu had a strong premonition that his Seventh Soul Skill was Mega Evolution. Once Venusaur Mega Evolution, its Thick Fat Ability would combine with its current Ice-Fire Immunity, at which point Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice would no longer pose any threat to him.

Qing Mu's Soul Power has already broken through level 70 and he has gained a huge foundation. If nothing unexpected happens, he can even leap to level 75 or 76!

After all, Qing Mu's opponent in the past month was Ice Empress, one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. Although most of their battles ended in draws or he was defeated due to exhaustion of his Soul Power, those few Max still gave Qing Mu a lot of experience.

A moment later, the dark green forest slowly retreated back into the ground, and Qing Mu's Wood World Descends to an end.

"Da na~ da na~"

Beside Qing Mu, Venusaur instantly reverted to Bulbasaur, panting heavily with some exhaustion.

No matter how Qing Mu improves it, the current Wood World Descends is still a very heavy move for Bulbasaur.

Ice Empress transformed back into her girl form, looking at Qing Mu as if she were a monster.

"You humans are truly freaks. You can cultivate to the peak in just a few decades or a hundred years, and there's even a slight chance of becoming a god. I don't know if I can survive the great calamity ten thousand years from now."

At this point, Ice Empress looked somewhat dejected. The great calamity that would come ten thousand years later was still a thorn in her side, and judging from the current situation, she was unlikely to survive it.

Upon hearing this, Qing Mu's expression shifted slightly. After weighing the pros and cons in her mind for a while, Qing Mu said, "If you trust me, you can take the gamble!"

"Let's make a bet? What kind of bet?"

Hearing Qing Mu's sudden words, Ice Empress asked curiously.

Qing Mu: "I bet I'll become a god!"

"What do you mean? Are you suggesting that after you break through to godhood, you'd be willing to take me to the Divine Realm?"

Ice Empress paused slightly, his tone filled with doubt and disbelief.

She naturally knew that Qing Mu's talent was unbelievable, and that someone like Qing Mu truly had the qualifications to challenge for God Rank.

What puzzled her was that although she had gotten over the initial hurdle of attacking Qing Mu after spending a month together, and the two even practiced together frequently, it didn't mean their relationship was this good.

"Could it be that he...?"

Ice Empress started daydreaming, glancing at Qing Mu every now and then, noticing that this human was actually quite handsome. If this human could really do this...

In an instant, Ice Empress felt his heart pounding like a deer's.

"No, no, my favorite is still Sister Xue. My love for Sister Xue will not change because of a human."

Ice Empress immediately shook his head, trying to dispel those chaotic thoughts.

However, once those thoughts arise, they are not so easy to dispel. The more Ice Empress tried to control herself from thinking about them, the more those thoughts appeared in her mind.

"Of course not!"

At this moment, Qing Mu shook his head and said, "If you are willing to gamble, you can make a sacrifice that preserves your soul. If I can become a god, I can naturally take you to the Divine Realm to resurrect you. This is nothing to a god."

If you lose, you can only live as a soul for a maximum of a thousand years.

But for you, the difference between ten thousand years and a thousand years shouldn't be that big, right?