Mirror of Judgment, the Future Empress of the Ice Spirit Clan and Luo Shen Clan!

Mirror of Judgment.

The Spirit Road, the place of the final trial.

The air was thick with the mixed smell of decaying leaves and blood. There were no fluctuations of spiritual energy here, only the most primitive instincts of slaughter and survival.

"Ugh, if I'd known this would happen, I never should've left home."

Bing Tianxiao sat before the campfire, with an Ice Crystal Greatbow beside him.

He grumbled to himself while roasting meat.

Even after living in this world for more than a decade, he still hadn't gotten over it.

That was right, he was a transmigrator.

In his previous life, he had been accidentally sent flying by an unlucky truck while leaving home.

When he awoke again, he had become a child from a branch of the Ice Spirit Clan.

In the Great Thousand World, the Ice Spirit Clan was a renowned ancient powerhouse with unfathomable foundations. The clan even had super experts at the level of Heavenly Sovereigns stationed within it.

However, that supreme glory had little to do with Bing Tianxiao.

The branch he belonged to had declined centuries ago and been forced out of the Ice Spirit Clan's central ancestral land.

Now, the strongest person in the Cold Abyss Branch was his grandfather, a Sovereign.

A Sovereign might be able to dominate a small world, but in the Ice Spirit Clan, where powerful experts were everywhere, he didn't even have the qualifications to return to the ancestral land and acknowledge his roots.

Under such circumstances, although Bing Tianxiao was highly talented, his family had no great opportunities to offer him.

After more than a decade, the only thing they could do was send him to this Spirit Road.

Yes, this was the Spirit Road that Mu Chen had participated in in the original story.

The firelight swayed, and fat dripped onto the coals with a sizzling sound as a rich aroma spread through the air.

Just as Bing Tianxiao was about to put the roasted meat into his mouth,

a pure killing intent suddenly erupted from the darkness behind him.

Whoosh!

A jet-black sword light, like a venomous snake in the night, stabbed straight toward the back of Bing Tianxiao's heart.

The strike was vicious and precise, aimed entirely at taking his life.

"Ugh, can't I even eat in peace?"

Bing Tianxiao didn't turn his head, as though he had eyes on the back of his head.

The instant the sword tip was about to touch his clothes, his body shifted slightly to the left at an extremely strange angle.

The blade slid past his ribs and struck empty air.

The attacker clearly hadn't expected this killing blow to miss. Their wrist trembled.

The black longsword instantly swept sideways, changing from a thrust to a slash aimed straight at Bing Tianxiao's neck.

"Want to kill me? It won't be that easy."

Bing Tianxiao's eyes were cold.

In a place like the Spirit Road, where spiritual energy couldn't be used, what mattered was physical strength and reaction speed.

As a member of the Ice Spirit Clan, even though he was from a branch family, his physical foundation far surpassed that of ordinary people—not to mention the hellish training he had undergone for more than a decade just to survive.

He didn't retreat. Instead, he suddenly advanced.

The instant the black longsword swept toward him,

Bing Tianxiao's left hand shot out like lightning, and two fingers clamped precisely onto the blade.

Then he flicked his wrist, sending a burst of deft force along the sword and into it.

Clang!

A crisp clash of metal rang out.

The attacker felt their tiger's mouth go numb, and the longsword nearly flew from their grasp.

Before the other party could react, Bing Tianxiao's right hand had already seized their sword-wielding wrist. He twisted it, then pulled them into his arms.

"Mm..."

A cold, slightly pained muffled groan rang out.

The next second, the attacker lost their balance. Bing Tianxiao easily twisted both arms behind their back and pressed them directly against his knee.

It was just like an adult disciplining an unruly child.

Clatter.

The black longsword slipped from their hand and fell to the ground. Bing Tianxiao hooked it with his foot and stepped directly on it.

"Hey, friend, even fighting has to be done at the right time, doesn't it? I haven't even eaten my meat..."

As he spoke, Bing Tianxiao lowered his head indifferently.

However, when the firelight revealed the appearance of the person in his arms, his voice abruptly stopped.

It was a young girl.

She had a rare head of silver hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering with a mysterious luster in the firelight.

Although being captured made her look somewhat disheveled, her exquisite, nearly flawless face remained as calm as frost.

Her glass-clear eyes held no fear, only stubbornness and a trace of embarrassment and anger.

Most importantly, Bing Tianxiao glanced at the heavy, razor-sharp black longsword beneath his foot.

The sword was ancient and unadorned, faintly radiating a heart-stirring fluctuation. Even without spiritual energy to activate it, it was clearly no ordinary weapon.

Silver hair, unparalleled beauty, a black sword...

The corner of Bing Tianxiao's mouth twitched.

"Lo... Luo Li?"

His heart skipped a beat, and the transmigrator's radar instantly began blaring.

She couldn't have targeted me, could she? But I only killed those people back then for revenge!

She didn't say a single word at the time...

At this moment, although Luo Li was restrained, her body remained tense as she tried to find an opportunity to counterattack.

She glared at Bing Tianxiao and spoke in a voice as cold as an icy spring. "Let go."

Bing Tianxiao blinked. He looked at the Luoshen Sword beneath his foot, then at the future Luo Empress still struggling in his arms.

He suddenly felt that the roasted meat in his hand had lost all its appeal.

Good grief, she really did target me!

"Not until you tell me why you tried to kill me!"

Bing Tianxiao asked irritably.

"I, Luo Li, have never owed anyone anything. Besides, my cultivation does not allow others to disturb me.

Since that's the case, I might as well kill you. Then, because you saved me, I won't have to constantly think about repaying you."

Luo Li's voice was cold, but there was some hesitation in it.

Bing Tianxiao was dumbfounded. Looking at the beautiful girl in his arms, he felt as though he were looking at an alien.

What kind of top-tier reasoning is this?

To avoid owing someone a favor, eliminate the creditor and consider the debt settled?

What kind of bizarre logic is that? Is the Luo Shen Clan's education really this hardcore?

"Um... heroine, can we negotiate?"

Bing Tianxiao took a deep breath and said sincerely, "You don't have to repay me. Really, I don't need anything at all!

Can you not kill me? I'm genuinely terrified of dying! I still have an old grandfather at home waiting for me to fulfill my filial duties..."

Hearing this, Luo Li's body, which had still been struggling, visibly stiffened.

For the first time, a trace of confusion and astonishment appeared in her glass-clear eyes.

In her understanding, the trial takers on the Spirit Road were either arrogant people or deep schemers.

She had never encountered anyone like the person before her.

"You..."

Luo Li parted her red lips slightly, seemingly unsure how to respond. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "You saved me. That is a fact. If I don't repay you, my state of mind will have a flaw."

"A flaw, my ass!"

Bing Tianxiao couldn't help rolling his eyes, though he didn't loosen his grip, afraid this fierce girl might suddenly attack. "Just think of me as a rock by the roadside, or a tree.

I happened to block the wind and shelter you from the rain. Do you really have to cut down the tree before you can consider yourself even with it?"

Luo Li frowned slightly, apparently taking Bing Tianxiao's analogy seriously.