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The imperial carriage glided silently over the bluestone road, its rhythmic motion soothing the hearts of all who heard it.

Yet the atmosphere within the carriage was suffocatingly strange.

Mi Ruoxi sat by the window, her usually calm, water-like eyes now filled with a shadowy gloom.

She occasionally stole glances at the person seated in the main position, whose face bore an expression of indifferent calm—Qian Ling'er.

"What should I do? The Diary says Qian Ling'er is the one who has been hiding beside Father all these years..."

"We're about to meet Father soon; should I tell him..."

Mi Ruoxi's fingers clenched together in her sleeve, the tips turning white from the pressure.

"Father has always regarded her as his most proud disciple, completely defenseless against her. What if one day she suddenly... makes a move?"

"Wouldn't Father be in extreme danger?"

This matter did not involve the Diary's taboo.

Thus, Mi Ruoxi could fully reveal it, but...

Would that revelation provoke Qian Ling'er into stirring up waves, leading to a storm, or even shaking the entire Seven Treasures Glazed Sect?

Would it push everything into a dangerously precarious situation?

And Qian Ling'er, seated opposite, was also in the midst of intense inner turmoil.

Through the flickering candlelight, she keenly sensed Mi Ruoxi's barely concealed panic and wariness.

"As expected, Mi Ruoxi has also seen the Diary."

Cold intent surged in Qian Ling'er's heart.

"My identity is already transparent to her. The existence of the Diary is a threat... If she hints to the Diary's owner to make a move against me, all my years of concealment will be for nothing."

A flash of killing intent darted through Qian Ling'er's mind, but reason quickly suppressed it.

"I can't make a move. The Diary's owner is always watching from the shadows; assassinating him is nearly impossible. A direct confrontation is even less feasible."

"There are too many variables... Lin Chen, Ling Tian, the schemes of the Soul Eater Palace—if they are exposed prematurely, I'll have no escape route."

The two harbored their own ghosts, tacitly sinking into silence.

Only Lin Chen in the carriage leisurely sipped his wine.

At this moment, the Diary system interface in his mind was glowing brightly.

"Confirmed Diary holders so far: Qian Ling'er, Bi Biyao, Gu Yue'er, Zhu Zhuqing, Mi Ruoxi."

"Hehe, there are two more people unknown..."

"Those last two names—I wonder whose hands they're in."

"Bi Biyao and the others each have their own agendas, but for now, they can still be guided by my Diary."

"As for the remaining two Diaries..."

He wasn't worried about his own safety; aside from Bi Biyao and Qian Ling'er, no one else posed much threat.

Besides, he had already boasted in the Diary that the Heavenly Emperor was his little brother.

Probably no one would be foolish enough to act without thinking.

"It's just that I can't openly confront a Diary holder; that feeling... isn't great."

At this moment, above the Star Dou Great Forest.

The once vibrant, lush forest was now shrouded in a layer of deathly, chilling cold.

Crystalline ice formed on the treetops, and the moisture in the air instantly condensed into dense ice crystals.

"Whoosh—!"

A terrifying icy wind swept through, freezing everything in its path.

Heaven and earth, all things, congealed!

"Roar—!"

Deep within the forest's core, the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, let out an uneasy low growl. Its mountain-like body was actually trembling slightly.

Beside it, the Tianqing Bull Python, Da Ming, wore a grave expression, its massive bull eyes fixed dead on the northern sky.

As the surface rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest, They could sense it—within that sky-filling wind and snow, an extreme cold and terrifying pressure was descending.

"What a fearsome existence. How could it possess such a horrifying Soul Eater..."

The Tianqing Bull Python was terrified.

That level... was a realm it could never hope to reach even after tens of thousands of years of cultivation!

Under the gaze of the Forest Monarch, the countless snowflakes coalesced into a massive ice lotus, and a woman of breathtaking beauty, enough to make one hold their breath, descended through the air.

With each step she took, an ice flower bloomed beneath her feet.

The master of the Extreme North, the Ice Empress!

"Fairy realm, huh. Better than the Extreme North, at least—not so damn cold and desolate."

The Ice Empress murmured to herself.

"I've already sensed the aura of the Emperor Heaven..."

She suspected that the Soul Devouring Master might also possess a similar diary, which was why she was so eager to obtain the diary's owner's shared memories.

She hadn't come in vain—

Arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, now she finally had a chance.

"Ice Empress, you've crossed the line."

A deep, majestic voice echoed from the core, space twisted, and the Emperor Heaven, with black scales and golden pupils, materialized in full form.

The Tianqing Bull Python and the Titan Ape watched this scene.

They were about to piss themselves.

Ling Tian stared at the stunning Ice Empress, a flicker of doubt flashing in his eyes.

The Extreme North and the Star Dou Great Forest had always been separate rivers, but the Ice Empress's sudden intrusion was no small matter.

"Emperor Heaven."

The Ice Empress's expression was calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Not long ago, I sensed an ancient divine dragon's might awakening. That aura threatened the safety of the Extreme North. As the master of the Extreme North, I must verify—whether that lord has already fallen?"

She wasn't entirely sure—

Whether the Soul Devouring Master truly existed. Now, through the diary, she could only guess a little.

After all—

Before that terrifying aura awakened, she had sensed it.

Ling Tian's heart stirred, realization dawning.

"You're quite perceptive."

"The lord does exist and is currently resting."

The Ice Empress's heart tightened, knowing she might have come at the right time.

"I request an audience with the lord."

The Ice Empress spoke directly. Her strength was no match for the Emperor Heaven, but this pride of hers was not inferior to Ling Tian's.

Thus, she would never bow to the Emperor Heaven.

At this moment, You Ruo, deep in slumber within the Lake of Life, also opened her eyes. She vaguely guessed something.

"Emperor Heaven, let her come see me."

You Ruo's ethereal voice echoed in the Emperor Heaven's sea of consciousness.

Ling Tian nodded slightly. Since the lord had spoken, he could only obey.

He waved a hand toward the Ice Empress, his voice firm: "Since the lord has summoned you, follow me."

The Ice Empress nodded slightly and followed the Emperor Heaven into the true core of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Lord... does he truly possess that diary, the shared path of the diary's owners, and what kind of power does it grant?"

"Big brother... those two beings just now, what exactly were they? Were they soul beasts?" the Titan Ape asked cautiously, his voice trembling.

He suddenly remembered the terrifying aura that had flashed by that night—it was Ling Tian's aura!

"Can't be wrong, they're both even more powerful soul beasts..."

The Tianqing Bull Python could only force himself to stay calm, avoiding the ten-thousand-year cultivation gap between soul beasts.

There existed beings even more terrifying than ten-thousand-year cultivations?

"Big brother... then what are we supposed to be..."

"I guess... it depends on the big shots..."

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