Lao Yao had no idea what Xiao Xiao was thinking.
The light fell upon the ice-blue scorpions all around them. Lao Yao raised a hand, and a majesty like that of a god descending upon the world crashed down from the heavens.
Boom!
In an instant, just one instant!
Lao Yao put down the hand he had just raised, and the swarms of ice-blue scorpions were all reduced to Soul Crystals in that moment.
The previously snow-white ground was now covered in gray, with traces of purple mixed throughout.
The ice-blue scorpions that had survived saw this scene and fled in terror, moving so fast that they practically grew extra legs.
Even the scorpions that had been struck were not as fast as those fleeing.
Lin lay on the ground, listening to the dead silence around him. He could only sigh that his master had made a move.
He had not seen exactly how the other party had acted, but it must have been incredibly terrifying.
"Master, that was awesome!"
Lin gasped in admiration. He had no idea when he would be able to reach his master's level.
"Old scorpion, your Soul Power isn't weak either."
Igor had seen through it. Lao Yao had used Soul Power to crush those scorpions to death directly, simple and efficient.
They had died quite naturally.
"Heh, you're not bad yourself."
Lao Yao smiled faintly, then released a terrifying force that gathered all the surrounding Soul Crystals into his storage ring.
Rumble!
Before Lao Yao could finish speaking, the ground began to shake.
Lin's expression changed. He scrambled to his feet and saw the vegetation on the mountain beginning to sway.
"Kid, eat that pill of yours. Save your strength and run."
Lao Yao glanced at the rapidly collapsing mountain and hurriedly reminded him.
Lin swiftly swallowed the pill he had been carrying. Though it was only an ordinary recovery pill, it was better than nothing.
Fortunately, it was still a pill. The moment it entered his stomach, Lin's Soul Power recovered by thirty percent.
Channeling his Soul Power, Xiao Xiao immediately ran.
"To the left. There's a mountain cave there. We can hide inside."
Following Lao Yao's directions, Lin rushed toward the cave.
In the blink of an eye, the avalanche came crashing down with a deafening roar, shaking the earth.
Lin, hidden inside the cave, finally let out a long breath and leaned against the wall to rest.
"Master, that was really close."
Lin still felt lingering fear. Next time, he absolutely could not act recklessly again. If he had been caught beneath that mountain, he might not have had the chance to be reborn.
"Heh, cultivation is like that. Be more cautious and steady, and you won't go wrong."
Lao Yao emerged from the storage ring and pointed at Xiao Xiao.
Lin nodded deeply. He understood now—his foundation was still insufficient, and he had been too reckless.
After a while, the avalanche outside gradually came to a stop.
Lin had recovered somewhat as well. He stepped out of the cave and, aside from the piled snow, the sky had cleared.
The cold wind struck his face, making Lin shiver.
It seemed the North Pole was even colder now.
Rumble!
The ground shook once more.
"Kid, this time, we're in serious trouble."
Lao Yao's voice trembled. Even when facing all those scorpions earlier, he had not been this frightened.
Other than when they had encountered the Ice Red King, this was only the second time Lin had heard such fear in Lao Yao's voice.
"Master..."
Before Lin could finish, the ground split open. A massive ice-blue claw tore through the earth and reached out from the deep ravine.
Lin retreated two steps. In the next instant, an enormous ice-blue scorpion crawled out.
"Human, you've got some nerve."
"You dare slaughter my people!"
The ice-blue scorpion spoke human words. Its thunderous voice was filled with rage as it glared venomously at Xiao Xiao.
Its dangerous scorpion tail swayed before Lin's eyes.
Before such a colossal creature, Lin was like an ant.
Lin subconsciously swallowed.
At the North Pole, an ice-blue scorpion that could speak human language.
A name that made him tremble quickly surfaced in Lin's mind: the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor, the Ice Emperor.
One of the North Pole's Three Heavenly Kings, the Ice Emperor.
"Kid, get back. I'll need to sleep for a few months this time."
Lao Yao had already sensed the Ice Emperor's strength. That terrifying chill could not compare to his Bone Chilling Cold Fire, but it was not something Lin could contend with yet.
If he did not make a move, things would become very troublesome this time.
Hearing this, Lin suppressed the fear in his heart. "Master, don't rush. Let me negotiate first."
Lao Yao frowned. "Is now really the time for that?"
"Master, don't panic. Negotiation is exactly why I came here."
Lin calmed himself and spoke.
Lao Yao froze, then seemed to think of something and did not stop him again.
"One of the North Pole's Three Heavenly Kings, the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor—the Ice Emperor!"
Lin looked into the other party's eyes, took a deep breath, and spoke.
"Heh, a fifteen-year-old Soul Master actually knows about the North Pole's Three Heavenly Kings."
"Human, your nerve truly isn't small."
The Ice Emperor merely spoke a few words, yet Lin was already frozen stiff.
In the icy North Pole, even Lin, dressed warmly, felt cold.
"Ice Emperor, I came here this time to find you."
"I did not kill your people. Here, I offer you my apologies."
After speaking, Lin bowed deeply to the Ice Emperor.
It was too cold.
The Ice Emperor was startled. It had not expected the other party to be like this.
At first, it had wanted to kill him outright.
But seeing that Lin was merely a fifteen-year-old Soul Master, how could someone with that level of strength have killed so many of its people?
Yet Lin undeniably carried the aura of an Ice Jade Scorpion, making the Ice Emperor suspicious.
For a moment, neither of them spoke first.
Those who lived that long were no fools, and the Ice Emperor was extremely cautious.
If Lin had a powerful backer behind him, killing him would bring endless trouble.
But now, Lin had directly apologized and explained the reason, which piqued the Ice Emperor's interest.
What could a fifteen-year-old Soul Master possibly want from it? Perhaps the person behind him was the one who wanted something.
Could it be that he wanted its Soul Crystal?
Heh, if that was the case, then today, the Ice Emperor would begin a massacre.
The moment that thought arose in the Ice Emperor's mind, Lin's voice reached its ears. "I'm here to help you become a god!!"
For a moment, everything fell silent. Then the Ice Emperor burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha!!"
Its two massive claws continuously slapped the ground. Lin felt himself swaying back and forth before he fell flat onto the ground.
"Even I can't withstand a single claw strike from you, human, yet you dare boast so shamelessly. I admire your courage."
"Hahahaha!"
The Ice Emperor seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. A fifteen-year-old Soul Master wanted to help it become a god.
How amusing.
Lin was speechless. But looking at things now, what he had said really did sound ridiculous.
If he did not show something convincing, the other party would never believe him.
"Ice Emperor, as far as I know, you only have forty thousand years of heavenly tribulation left, right?"
"You! How do you know?!"
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