"I feel like the beasts chasing me have decreased... is this my imagination?"
In a certain area on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, cracks suddenly appeared on the ground, and faint golden-white light flickered from within the cracks.
As the cracks appeared, wisps of icy cold spread out, and a round, plump body struggled to crawl out of the cracks.
It was a completely white jade-colored, crystal-clear giant worm, over seven meters long. Its surface rippled with light, and it had a pair of small golden eyes on its head, looking particularly lewd.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the first Million-Year Soul Beast in history to achieve its status by sleeping.
Having barely escaped from Di Tian's clutches, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began a life on the run, constantly looking over its shoulder in fear as terrifying beings from the Life Tiger continuously searched for its tracks.
It knew that to them, it was a mobile super blood pack, and they would never let it go easily.
But what it didn't expect was that the beasts searching for it today seemed to have... decreased?
"Is it my imagination? Or is this just a strategy to confuse me?"
As it spoke, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wriggled its body and, with some difficulty, burrowed back into the crack.
"No matter what, it's always right for me to be cautious. Next, I just need to patiently wait for a Soul Master with a spiritual attribute, and I can start my grand plan!"
"The God Creation Plan!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shifty little eyes rolled twice, filled with longing.
With it, a Million-Year Soul Beast, acting as a Wisdom Soul Ring, plus a complimentary Second Martial Soul, becoming a god would be a piece of cake, right?
After burrowing into the crack, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm carefully recalled its plan and finally nodded in confirmation.
"That's right, in my plan, the only difficulty lies with Bing'er. As long as I can persuade Bing'er, becoming a god will definitely not be a vain hope! Bing'er~ we'll be able to be together soon~ hehehe~"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began to daydream again, chuckling foolishly.
The mention of the Ice Empress made the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm act like a pervert, its thoughts spiraling uncontrollably.
But in the next instant, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's plump body involuntarily shivered.
"Why do I suddenly have a bad premonition? This... this doesn't seem right, does it? My plan should have no flaws, right? Why do I suddenly feel so uneasy?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm completely concealed its body, its small eyes filled with confusion.
"Could it be that Di Tian and Xiong Jun and the others haven't given up and are still looking for me? No, no, no... I really can't sense their aura anymore, and besides, I've already escaped, so I can't be captured by them again."
"Then what could be the reason?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't figure it out, so it stopped thinking about it. The crack on the ground gradually healed and disappeared completely, as if it had never existed.
. Far North .
In the great hall, the Snow Empress's aura had just dissipated, but the Ice Empress standing beside her showed no signs of panic, instead revealing a hint of joy.
Is Xue'er angry because of the contents of that diary?
I knew it, Xue'er cares about me!
She's angry about my affairs!
A touch of sweetness suddenly rose in the Ice Empress's heart, and the anger she felt after reading the diary subsided considerably.
However, the Ice Empress's taciturn demeanor was misinterpreted by the Snow Empress as worry about the diary's contents. Without hesitation, the Snow Empress immediately spoke to comfort her:
"I will be by your side for the next period of time."
As she spoke, the Snow Empress's voice suddenly turned cold: "As long as that damned bug dares to set foot in the Far North, I will grind him into ashes!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a prompt sound suddenly rang out.
[Today's diary entry has concluded, system calculating...]
[Congratulations to the Ice Empress for appearing the most times in the diary, receiving a reward: ten thousand years of cultivation, breaking through the Heavenly Tribulation. Reward being distributed... Reward has been distributed.]
[Today's group chat activity was insufficient, and the Water Spraying Dragon King was not produced. Please members continue to work hard.]
The system's prompt sound suddenly rang out, catching both the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress off guard.
Before they could react, a surge of pure energy instantly poured into the Ice Empress's body.
This pure energy... was precisely ten thousand years of cultivation!
"What..."
The Ice Empress had no time to speak before this energy was rapidly converted into her cultivation. With the addition of ten thousand years of cultivation, the Ice Empress's cultivation reached four hundred thousand years.
The four hundred thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation descended suddenly!
The sky in the already snow-covered Far North became even gloomier. Large swathes of tribulation clouds instantly churned and gathered, shrouding the entire Far North in shadow. Within the tribulation clouds, lightning seemed to flicker.
Seeing this, a worried expression appeared on the Snow Empress's face.
She knew that with Bing'er's current strength, she probably wouldn't be able to withstand the four hundred thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. More importantly, these ten thousand years of cultivation and the Heavenly Tribulation had come too suddenly, and they had no time to prepare at all!
And this Heavenly Tribulation was Bing'er's destined trial, and she couldn't help in any way.
In the sky, thunder rumbled, as if a terrible divine punishment would descend at any moment. The terrifying sound of thunder made all the Soul Beasts in the Far North, except for the Three Great Heavenly Kings, tremble. Even the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai had to lower his head, only daring to lift it occasionally to nervously glance at the terrifying tribulation clouds.
And the Ice Empress, who was locked onto by the Heavenly Tribulation, bore all the pressure.
With nine waves of lightning tribulation, her strength probably wouldn't even last through half of them!
This ten thousand years of Cultivation came at a hell of a price!
The Ice Empress couldn't help but curse inwardly.
But what felt strange to her was that although the tribulation clouds and rumbling thunder in the sky continued, they never struck down. It was as if... as if they had lost their target.
After a long while, a bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky.
However, its target wasn't the Ice Empress in the Hall of Cold Ice, but an open ice field.
This lightning strike was like a fit of rage.
Immediately after, the rumbling thunder in the sky vanished abruptly, and the surging tribulation clouds slowly dissipated along with it.
In less than a moment, the shadow that had loomed over the Far North completely disappeared.
That's... it's over?
The Ice Empress blinked her emerald green eyes in bewilderment. The panic in her heart gradually subsided, replaced by a wave of elation.
She had truly broken through to four hundred thousand years of Cultivation!
She had truly survived the Heavenly Tribulation!
"Xue'er... I really broke through! That magical diary can really help us overcome the Heavenly Tribulation!"