Ice and Snow Two Emperors!

A two-meter-long Thousand-Year Ice Tiger had been leisurely strolling across the ice plains when, a second later, it collapsed to the ground. No matter how hard it thought, it could never have imagined that someone would fall from the sky.

The shell formed from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Molted Skin softened, and Huo Yuhao dragged the unconscious Bei Bei out of it.

Looking at the Thousand-Year Ice Tiger that had not yet breathed its last, Huo Yuhao rebuked it, "Be more careful in your next life. Don't wander around outside for no reason. See? You hit the jackpot this time."

Its waist shattered from the impact, the Thousand-Year Ice Tiger let out a feeble roar. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm helpfully translated, "Brother Hao, it's cursing you!"

Unable to bear watching the Thousand-Year Ice Tiger suffer any longer, Huo Yuhao finished it with one punch. "I'm such a kind person. I can't stand seeing life suffer. I'm just too kind."

A Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly floated up from the Thousand-Year Ice Tiger's body.

Unfortunately, there was no Soul Bone.

"Brother Hao, check on that kid named Bei Bei first. He's about to freeze stiff."

Huo Yuhao turned to look at Bei Bei and found that Bei Bei, exposed to the frigid wind, was already nearly frozen stiff.

This was the terror of the Far North Core Region.

It frightened Huo Yuhao into hurriedly tightening the Molted Skin around himself.

Only then did he start checking Bei Bei's condition. Unfortunately, Bei Bei was merely unconscious, so there was no way to loot him yet.

Being blasted away by the Titan Snow Demon King's verbal cannon was a development Huo Yuhao had never anticipated. Fortunately, Xuan Zi's Soul Power Shield had temporarily protected Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei.

Unfortunately, Bei Bei had the bad luck of being knocked unconscious by the shockwave.

Protected by the Molted Skin, Huo Yuhao had not passed out.

However, the Soul Power Shield had its limits. Once they left the range of the verbal cannon's attack, it quickly dissipated as well.

With no other choice, Huo Yuhao had Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spread out the Molted Skin, wrap it around himself and Bei Bei, then harden it. Only thanks to the Molted Skin's special properties did Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei avoid being smashed into meat paste.

Crouching in front of Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao examined him once over. After confirming that Bei Bei would not wake up anytime soon, he casually took Bei Bei's Storage Soul Tool as well.

Bei Bei's Storage Soul Tool was a ring, embossed with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. It looked high-end at a glance.

Huo Yuhao had coveted a Storage Soul Tool for a long time, but unfortunately, even the lowest-grade Storage Soul Tool was beyond his reach right now.

Fortunately, he could use Bei Bei's.

Bei Bei was Huo Yuhao's big brother. Big brother's things were little brother's things, and little brother's things were still little brother's things.

Injecting soul power into the Storage Soul Tool, Huo Yuhao was surprised to find that Bei Bei's Storage Soul Tool actually had a full twenty cubic meters of space. Medicine, clothes, Gold Soul Coins, and various other items were neatly sorted inside.

For the Storage Soul Tool's sake, Huo Yuhao had Sky Dream Ice Silkworm control the Molted Skin again, rolling Bei Bei into a cocoon and strapping him to his back. The remaining Molted Skin clung to Huo Yuhao's body, helping him ward off the cold.

The Molted Skin was breathable, so there was no need to worry about suffocating Bei Bei.

"For now, a living Bei Bei is more useful than a dead one. At least he can keep providing me with Fortune."

Just in the short while it took to take Bei Bei's Storage Soul Tool, Huo Yuhao had drawn quite a bit of Fortune from him. Seeing his own Fortune grow, Huo Yuhao felt much more at ease.

The World Auspicious Cloud was fluctuating, proving that Huo Yuhao was about to encounter a major event. The more Fortune he had now, the more benefits he might gain later.

As for whether he would continue protecting Bei Bei and spare his life afterward... that would depend on how things developed.

"Mm, I'm starting to feel a bit like Gaara." Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection to inspect his current look.

After dealing with Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao went over to the Thousand-Year Ice Tiger and stored away its corpse.

Huo Yuhao could use the Thousand-Year Ice Tiger's blood vitality for cultivation, and it could also be of some help to the White Tiger Cub in his Spiritual Sea. Unfortunately, the Ice Tiger was not of the White Tiger lineage. Otherwise, it could have helped the White Tiger Cub grow rapidly.

However, Huo Yuhao discovered that this Thousand-Year Ice Tiger was male. He wondered whether that Ice Attribute tiger penis of its might have some special effect.

"Brother Hao, where do we go next?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked Huo Yuhao.

"Of course, we get away from the battlefield and find a place to fish for the Ice Empress." Huo Yuhao smiled.

The battlefield where Xuan Zi and the Titan Snow Demon King were fighting was not far away, and Huo Yuhao could still hear the sounds of their battle. Their fight had also set the core region's snowstorm raging once more.

But Huo Yuhao would not return now. While he had the chance to act alone, finding the Ice Empress was more important.

Moreover, if the Ice Empress made a Sacrifice, it would cause an enormous disturbance. Huo Yuhao therefore needed to stay far from the battlefield and avoid drawing Xuan Zi and the Titan Snow Demon King's attention.

With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm assisting him in activating Mental Detection, Huo Yuhao chose a direction and began advancing through the blizzard.

However, a sudden change came quickly.

Huo Yuhao had barely gone any distance when he suddenly felt that the wind and snow ahead had weakened somewhat.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm immediately cried out in alarm, warning Huo Yuhao.

"Why is she here?! Brother Hao, this is bad! Hide, quickly!"

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The wind and snow abruptly ceased. A ray of brilliant sunlight shone down from above, falling over Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao raised his head, squinting into the sunlight as he looked overhead.

An incomparably beautiful figure stood in the sky above, backlit by the sun as she looked down upon him.

She appeared human. Her long, snow-white hair cascaded down her back all the way to her feet, while her sky-blue eyes were ethereal and clear, as though they could see through everything in the world. Her slender, graceful body was flawless. Though her white gown bore not a single adornment, it made her appear so pure and breathtakingly beautiful. Immaculate and meticulous, she was like a plum blossom in winter snow—exceptional, proud against the frost and snow.

Yet her icy expression and frigid eyes made her seem like the goddess of winter. It was as though one glance too many would freeze one stiff, while drawing a fraction closer would bring death.

"It's the Snow Empress! It's the Snow Empress!!!!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shrieked in Huo Yuhao's mind.

The figure was none other than the leader of the Far North Land's Three Great Heavenly Kings—the Heavenly Snow Woman, Snow Empress!

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had kept his Mental Detection active, and the moment he spotted Snow Empress, he warned Huo Yuhao. Unfortunately, Snow Empress moved far too quickly within the wind and snow.

In the blink of an eye, she arrived before Huo Yuhao.

The Molted Skin could indeed conceal Huo Yuhao's aura, but Snow Empress was not blind.

A person that large, carrying something like a cocoon on his back and walking through the Core Region without being affected—how could Snow Empress not be curious?

The blizzard could obscure human eyes, but it could also become Snow Empress's eyes.

Huo Yuhao looked at Snow Empress, his eyes shining as he shouted inwardly, "Brother Sky Dream, catch her!"

Whether it was Snow Empress or Ice Empress, all they had to do was catch her!

And wasn't Snow Empress in human form more appealing than Ice Empress in her giant scorpion form?

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm came to his senses as well.

That was right. No matter how powerful Snow Empress was, she had already entered his capture range. All he had to do was catch her!

But before Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could act, a voice sounded from behind Snow Empress.

"Snow Empress, why are you walking so fast? Wait for me."

Then, a giant scorpion appeared in the sights of Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

It was one and a half meters long and had two colors across its body—one the color of ice, the other emerald green. Both of its front pincers were a meter long, covered in hexagonal protrusions like diamonds. Only the foremost claws and mouthparts were a mirror-like silver-white. Its eyes were yellow and hexagonal as well.

It was the second-ranked of the Far North Land's Three Great Heavenly Kings—the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, Ice Empress!

The two Ferocious Beasts had appeared together.

Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm both fell silent.

Ice Empress noticed Huo Yuhao as well and asked coldly in confusion, "Hm? A human?"

Huo Yuhao asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm inwardly, "Brother Sky Dream, can you catch two at once?"

"Uh... if they don't resist, then yes. But in this situation, if I catch one first, the other can escape my capture range. And after that, we'll have to face the attack of one of them."

"Then do you think there's a good chance they won't resist?"

"..."

Silence. Nothing but silence.

Ice Empress, however, did not have that much patience. Looking at the silent Huo Yuhao, she said directly, "Human, you dared trespass into the Far North Land. Then be buried here!"

No matter why he had come, a human deserved to die!

As she spoke, Ice Empress prepared to attack. Soul Power surged from her body, and frost spread outward.

"Brother Sky Dream, quickly use that once-in-a-lifetime teleportation of yours to escape!" Huo Yuhao was extremely decisive.

"But..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hesitated before continuing, "Brother Hao, I want to try persuading Bing Bing. But don't worry, I'm already prepared to run. We can leave at any time."

Though the situation was dire, Huo Yuhao did not refuse.

"Brother Sky Dream, I'll gamble with you!"

What if it worked?

More importantly, through his connection to the Beast Control Seal, Huo Yuhao could tell that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was not lying.

They really could teleport away at any time.

Thus, just as Ice Empress was about to attack, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stopped hiding. He flew out from Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea, revealing his figure and aura.

"Wait! I have something to say. Please hear me out, you two!"

Ice Empress did indeed halt her attack and exclaimed in shock, "You are... Sky Dream Ice Silkworm?!"

She still had not forgotten that chunk of fat that had escaped from her mouth.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, however, was incomparably moved.

"Bing Bing, you still remember me! That's wonderful! Sob, sob, you have me in your heart!"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Snow Empress's eyes flickered slightly as she stared at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, still saying nothing.

Snow Empress had noticed that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's current state was somewhat unusual.

She was a little curious.