Just then.
The azure water curtain that had covered the city gates quietly dissipated.
With a low, grinding sound, the massive gates slowly swung open.
A woman dressed in black, her bearing cool and reserved, stood silently behind them.
She folded her hands in front of her, bent her knees slightly, and offered an elegant, dignified bow.
"Her Excellency, Gu Yuena."
Ye Lingling raised her head, her voice soft.
"The City Lord has been waiting for you. Please, come in."
Gu Yuena was slightly taken aback.
He's been waiting for me?
It seemed that Neuvillette knew everything about her every move.
She put aside her pride, nodded, and stepped into Skywater City, where countless powerful figures had met defeat.
The moment Gu Yuena stepped through the city gates,
the enormous screen in the sky shimmered once more. Golden light spilled down, illuminating all of Skywater City until it looked like a divine realm.
A new ranking was announced.
[Power Ranking, Twelfth Place: Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, Ice Empress]
[Race: Soul Beast (one of the rulers of the Far North)]
[ cultivation: 399,900 years (original) → 590,000 years (after enhancement from the Sky Screen's reward)]
The scene unfolded.
An endless expanse of ice stretched as far as the eye could see.
A jade-green, crystalline scorpion stood proudly amid the snow and wind, its long stinger gleaming with a chilling light that pierced the soul.
But the scene shifted in the next instant.
The terrifying scorpion bathed in a gentle glow of water.
As the light faded, a petite young woman in a jade-green dress stepped forward.
She had twin ponytails and skin as fair as snow. Her bright, lively eyes shone with spirit, and there was not the slightest trace of a Soul Beast about her. She looked completely human.
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