The restrained Ice Empress panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down. She flew into a rage and said:
"Tian Meng, you actually colluded with humans to harm Soul Beasts!"
Tian Meng shook his head and said calmly:
"Bing'er, if I remember correctly, in another ten thousand years, you'll face your four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation. Your origin has already been damaged, and your chances of surviving that tribulation are almost zero..."
The Ice Empress snorted and said disdainfully:
"So what if I perish beneath the heavenly tribulation? Even that would be far better than becoming a traitor to my race like you. Tian Meng, there is no point talking any further. Do it. I believe the Soul Beasts of the Far North will avenge me."
Tian Meng sighed and said helplessly:
"Bing'er, why do you think I, Tian Meng, am that kind of Soul Beast? Everything I have done, from beginning to end, was so that we could become gods and live forever. If you see the process as betrayal, then I'll accept that. But no one can stop my obsession with taking you to godhood..."
The Ice Empress sneered.
"So this is how you intend to help me achieve godhood? By helping a human hunt me down? Your methods are certainly unique..."
Tian Meng was somewhat helpless. He could only turn to Shen Hanyu and say:
"Hanyu, I'll leave it to you. Your brother has done all he can."
Shen Hanyu nodded and said with a smile:
"Ice Empress, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Shen Hanyu. You could say I'm Tian Meng's... companion..."
"Heh. Human, kill me or torture me as you please. You are merely a Quasi-Titled Douluo. Do you truly think you can absorb my Soul Ring? Or perhaps, once I die, you think you