Ice Empress was beautiful. That was the conclusion Huo Yuhao had reached while inside the ice house, sensing her from within.
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was about five feet long, its body colored ice blue and emerald green. It had two enormous pincers and two sharp foreclaws, each about three feet long, radiating waves of cold. Its eyes were yellow, and behind it rose a long, arched scorpion tail with five segments. The tip was a silvery-white hook, sharp enough to make anyone shudder.
"So this is the second of the Extreme North Three Heavenly Kings, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!" Qian Renxue gazed at Ice Empress's jewel-bright body, her eyes filled with emotion.
The moment Sky Dream Ice Silkworm saw her, his eyes filled with rapture. He stared at Ice Empress and spoke gently. "You came!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's face broke into a triumphant smile. He suddenly pointed forward with his right hand. Ice Empress never expected a thin barrier to appear before her. A moment later, she vanished. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm vanished too, turning into a golden light and returning to the space between Huo Yuhao's brows.
Even though he had been mentally prepared, Huo Yuhao's heart still raced at the miraculous scene unfolding before him.
"Yuhao! We have to get out of the Extreme North Core Circle quickly!" Huo Yuhao's shout brought Qian Renxue back to her senses.
Qian Renxue immediately spread a pair of white Swan Wings behind her. Grabbing Huo Yuhao's small hand, she soared into the sky.
At the same time, in the Extreme North Core Circle.
A snow-white figure appeared abruptly atop a mountain peak. Snow Empress had heard Sky Dream Ice Silkworm calling out to Ice Empress. Now she gazed in the direction the two humans had gone, a trace of murderous intent flickering in her cool eyes.
"Xiao Yuhao, I have to say I'm sorry. The truth is, I came to the Extreme North for my own reasons." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice sounded in Huo Yuhao's mind as Huo Yuhao held Qian Renxue's hand tightly.
"There's no need to apologize. I forgive you." Huo Yuhao communicated with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm through his Mental Power.
"The thing is..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm started, then froze. He stared at Huo Yuhao in disbelief. "You forgive me? But I haven't even told you what happened."
"Is this the story of a Big Bug who likes a Little Scorpion?" Electrolux teased.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's jade-white body gradually turned red, as if he had been roasted over a fire.
Huo Yuhao couldn't hold back a laugh. "Sorry, Brother Sky Dream. I've been strictly trained not to laugh... unless I can't help it."
"Electrolux! And you, Xiao Yuhao! I thought better of you!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fumed, jumping around in the Sea of Spirit. His greatest secret, kept for a million years, had been exposed without mercy.
"Wait, that's not right! I've never told anyone about this. Xiao Yuhao, Electrolux, how did you know?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blurted out his confusion, then looked up at the Gray Sphere in Mid-air.
"Yuhao can answer that." Electrolux's aged voice rang out, and Huo Yuhao's Spirit Body Construct appeared in the Sea of Spirit.
Huo Yuhao faced Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, whose whole body had turned red. The Silkworm Baby was staring at him with shining eyes.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's stare gave Huo Yuhao goosebumps. He could only say helplessly, "I know what happened Ten Thousand Years Ago, and I know what will happen Ten Thousand Years Later. I know I'll meet you, and I know everything that happened today, including capturing Ice Empress. I also know everything that will happen between us from now on."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was stunned. "You knew your big brother would choose you, so you waited for me to show up in the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"You could put it that way." Huo Yuhao nodded. Then he saw Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fall silent.
"Your God Creation Plan will succeed. In the future, I'll lead you, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress in ascending to the Divine Realm. I had everything planned out before, but I never expected us to unexpectedly travel back to Douluo Continent Ten Thousand Years Ago." Huo Yuhao tried to reassure him.
"You mean Snow Empress? How is that possible? Snow Empress is proud by nature. Why would she ever join us?"
Huo Yuhao smiled at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's question. "Snow Empress is about to face her Seven Hundred Thousand Year Heavenly Tribulation. Ten Thousand Years Later, she'll choose to take Humanoid Form, but humans will capture her at a crucial moment. I'll end up obtaining her by chance, and that's how she'll join our group."
"Xiao Yuhao, you're starting to scare me." The two feelers atop Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's head bent slightly.
"Without you, there would be no Huo Yuhao today. You were right when you said we helped each other. You'll always be my Brother Sky Dream." Huo Yuhao smiled, stepped forward, and pulled Sky Dream Ice Silkworm into a tight embrace.
"Yuhao..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm smiled, looking happier than ever. Huo Yuhao's words had convinced him that his God Creation Plan would succeed without a doubt. His heart brimmed with hope for the future.
Before long, Qian Renxue led Huo Yuhao out of the Extreme North Core Circle to a snowy field where several Snow Pines grew.
Once they left the Extreme North Core Circle, the cold was no longer as intense as before. Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao landed.
A golden light emerged from between Huo Yuhao's brows, carrying the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. Wrapped in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Exuviae, Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion took in the two humans before her, one man and one woman, and stared at them in surprise.
"Hello, Ice Empress. My name is Huo Yuhao. Brother Sky Dream didn't mean any harm just now. But if he hadn't done it this way, I don't think we could have had a proper talk." Huo Yuhao smiled as he walked over to Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
Ice Empress looked at Huo Yuhao and said coldly, "Damn humans. You imitated that fellow Sky Dream to capture me because you wanted my Soul Ring and Soul Bone, didn't you? Don't give me that high-and-mighty talk."
"Bingbing, everything Yuhao said is true." At the same time, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's phantom shot out from between Huo Yuhao's brows.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sighed. "My life has been nothing but miserable, really. Just as you can see, I've become this child's Wisdom Soul Ring."
"Wisdom Soul Ring?"
"That's right! As this child's Soul Ring, we can retain our consciousness. I don't have a Soul Bone to give him, but I did give him a Martial Soul—an Ice Attribute Martial Soul. If you become the First Soul Ring of this child's Second Spirit, then his Second Spirit will be you, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!"
Listening to their conversation, Qian Renxue covered her forehead, feeling as if her entire worldview had been shaken all over again.
"Ten Thousand Years Later, this kid will have a Million Year Soul Beast by his side, and now he's run into a Three Hundred Eighty Thousand Year Super Soul Beast. My little brother is terrifying!"
Just then, the temperature around them plunged. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao, and Qian Renxue all looked stricken.
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