The Ice Empress Was Convinced

"Sky Dream, you bastard! You dare show your face before me again? This is wonderful!"

The Ice Empress's voice was indifferent, yet carried a hint of inexplicable agitation.

"I'm not dead... Thank goodness." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice turned sickeningly sweet. "You were so worried about me. You really do love me."

"Bingbing, I may not have made it back safe and sound, but I can still become your partner."

"It's a lovely day without any wind or snow. How about we make the heavens and earth our witnesses and get married right here?"

Hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's clueless proposal, the Ice Empress's voice turned icy. "You want to die? Then I'll grant your wish!"

"Right, why am I wasting my breath on a bastard like you?"

"I have something urgent to do, so let me swallow you first!"

The Ice Empress's sharp, clearly toothed scorpion mouth roared as she lunged at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and bit down.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was used to being treated this way by the Ice Empress. There was not a trace of fear on her face.

"Hey! All these years have passed, and your temper hasn't changed one bit."

"What would it hurt to be a little kinder to me? If you'd been willing to accept me back then, I certainly couldn't have given you my life."

"But we could have been together..."

The Ice Empress's emotions surged violently. "Since you love me so much, then become part of me along with your love!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shook her head helplessly. "You won't even let me finish talking. You're still just as domineering."

"Oh, right. About how you liked the Snow Empress back then."

"She's not bad-looking, either. To borrow Yuhao's words, I'm the slightly tsundere type of Blonde Loli, and pretty popular in the human world."

"Why can't you be like Yuhao, see my good points, and accept me?"

The aura around the Ice Empress turned frenzied. She remembered how the Snow Empress had rejected her all those years ago.

The emerald light that had illuminated the sky turned pitch-black.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was poking at the deepest wound in her heart. Anyone could take a kick at the Extreme North, even a dog—or an Ice Silkworm.

"You've pushed me too far, Sky Dream! Before you die, I'll make you wish you were dead. I'll make you regret every word you said!"

Looking at the thoroughly enraged Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought, Good. Get angry!

Anger made it easy to lose one's reason. And once someone lost their reason, even traps they could have easily avoided would ensnare them.

"Ah! Sky Dream, what have you done to me?"

The moment the Ice Empress pierced the body Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had created with Simulation, countless streams of Spiritual Power surged toward her like a vast ocean. Her movements grew sluggish, as if she were sinking into a mire.

"This is a gift I prepared just for you—the Spiritual Cage!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sounded a little smug. Everything's under my control.

The Ice Empress grew even more furious at being restrained by someone she considered food and trash.

"You dare unleash such powerful Spiritual Power on me? You're asking for death!"

"This thing can only hold me for two seconds at most. As soon as they're up, I'll kill you, you piece of trash!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said smugly, "From the very first second you stepped in here, you were doomed to lose, my precious Ice Empress."

Beneath the Ice Empress's feet, the remains Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had planted there in advance turned into a white film of light, wrapping tightly around her.

Realizing something was wrong, the Ice Empress threw all her strength into fighting back, desperately trying to break free.

But it was too late. She was pinned down, unable to move, and had become Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's prisoner.

"Sky Dream, you piece of trash! What despicable trick did you use to trap me? How dare you control me!"

The Ice Empress's piercing voice rang out. At that moment, she wanted nothing more than to tear Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to pieces.

She had been trapped by a piece of trash. How could the proud Ice Empress accept that?

"Stop struggling, Ice Empress. You can't escape the restraints of what's more or less the remains of a million-year-old Ice Silkworm."

"Remains? You bastard, you're dead? Impossible! If you were dead, then who's standing in front of me?"

The Ice Empress's voice carried both anger and confusion.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sighed. "It's a long story."

"...Anyway, that's what happened. I'm Yuhao's Soul Ring now, and he's my master."

"I'm his Soul Ring, and the first Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of the continent."

The Ice Empress fell silent for a while. "You came up with this way to avoid the million-year Heavenly Tribulation? Looks like you're not a complete waste after all, Sky Dream."

"So why did you trap me today? What do you want?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm held out her hand, the corner of her mouth unconsciously curling into a smile.

"I came to share the Method of Eternal Life with you!"

The Ice Empress scoffed. "Eternal life? You? Hahaha!"

"Sky Dream, are you trying to make me laugh my head off? Even the Snow Empress couldn't do that. How dare you make such a boast?"

Heavenly Silkworm Ice's voice turned steady. "I came here in good faith."

"Of course, I couldn't do it on my own. But with my master, Huo Yuhao, and the two of us helping him, it's possible he could seize that one-in-a-million chance."

"Do you remember what happened ten thousand years ago?"

The Ice Empress's breathing grew heavier. "The world changed color, and someone ascended to godhood! You mean...?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded. "That's right. I want to recreate the achievement of that great figure from ten thousand years ago."

"With you and me helping him, Yuhao may well have as much potential as that person did ten thousand years ago."

"As long as Yuhao can reach the Divine Realm, we Wisdom Soul Rings will naturally ascend with him and enjoy Eternal Life!"

The Ice Empress fell silent for a long time. Unsurprisingly, she was tempted by what Sky Dream had said.

"How can you be sure this human has the potential to ascend to the Divine Realm?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm smiled triumphantly. "Yuhao."

"I know." Huo Yuhao greeted the Ice Empress, holding the Crimson Flame Crystal.

"Hello, Ice Empress. My name is Huo Yuhao! This is our first time meeting, isn't it?"

The Ice Empress's voice was cold. "Cut the nonsense, tiny, weak human. Prove it already!"

"You're quite impatient!" Huo Yuhao lazily rubbed his head.

"You say I'm weak, right, Ice Empress?"

"From the aura I sense, you're at most a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. Compared to me, who's nearly four hundred thousand years old, aren't you weak?" the Ice Empress said matter-of-factly.

"Not necessarily!" Huo Yuhao gently stroked his smooth forehead. "Ice Empress, believe it or not, I actually have a way to threaten you!"

"Threaten me?" The Ice Empress sounded doubtful. "Then use it. Let me see how you plan to threaten me."

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Ice Empress, what fun would it be if I just used it like that?"

"How about we make things more exciting and place a bet?"

"What do you want to bet?" The Ice Empress wasn't about to fear a trap set by a weak human.

"Excellent, Ice Empress. You truly are one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North."

"If my method can threaten you, you'll join our side."

"If it can't, I'll have Sky Dream let you go. Do you dare to bet?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked flustered. This wasn't part of the plan!

"Yuhao, we..."

"Trust me, Sister Tianmeng. I won't hurt you."

"Um... All right, I trust you!"

The Ice Empress snorted. "You've got guts. I accept your bet."

"Good!"