Ice Empress withdrew her gaze and tried hard to keep herself from looking at Qin Yue again. Her voice was exceptionally calm:
"If it truly is Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, I can agree to your terms."
"It is merely ten short years. Trading ten years of freedom for a successful Heavenly Tribulation is indeed worthwhile, but..." Ice Empress abruptly changed the subject. "How will you prove that the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow truly exists, and that you will truly give it to me?"
Ice Empress stopped moving and quietly turned her gaze toward Qin Yue, who stood atop Scarlet King's shoulder. If Qin Yue could not give her a satisfactory answer, she would have no choice but to fight Scarlet King, seize Qin Yue first, and interrogate him slowly.
With the advantages of time and terrain she possessed as the local ruler of the Far North, coupled with a cultivation far stronger than Scarlet King's, Ice Empress was extremely confident that she could successfully snatch Qin Yue from Scarlet King. Even if doing so offended the Beast God, it would be worth it!
It was fine to be polite over trivial matters in ordinary times, but when it came to something as vital as life and death, she did not care about any Beast God. If he was unhappy, he could fly over from the Star Dou Forest to the Far North and fight her!
"Roar~~~"
Scarlet King sensed Ice Empress's intentions. His three canine heads simultaneously opened their bloody maws, and deep growls rumbled from his throats, warning Ice Empress not to seek death. Yet inwardly, he was already prepared to turn tail and run at once.
He had long learned the art of enduring humiliation under Bear Lord. Naturally, he would not stupidly fight Ice Empress to the