Snow Empress's hand stopped in midair. A hint of surprise appeared on her exquisite face.
She had actually found the Ice Marrow!
Snow Empress's voice grew urgent in an instant. "You really know where the Ice Marrow is?"
Yu Daoyun nodded. "If my guess is right, you're facing your seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation and can't survive it. Other than taking human form, you have no way out."
"Not a bad guess. You know quite a lot." Snow Empress nodded.
She no longer cared how this human knew so many secrets. All she wanted was the location of the Ice Marrow.
She truly couldn't refuse this human's offer.
Snow Empress put away her killing intent and gazed at Yu Daoyun with her beautiful eyes. "What sort of deal do you want to make with me? Let's hear it."
Yu Daoyun first glanced at the sky, then said, "I'm too weak. I was born into a golden age, and I'm afraid of dying. I don't want anyone pulling my strings, either. But I need time to grow stronger, so I want to trade the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow for the friendship of the Far North."
"You want me to protect you?" Snow Empress furrowed her brows.
Yu Daoyun nodded.
In truth, he wasn't short on protectors, but an extra trump card meant another way out. And having another big-sister figure looking out for him was even better.
One wasn't enough. He wanted double.
At that moment,
Snow Empress fell into thought, considering whether his secret was true.
But after only a few seconds, she nodded and accepted Yu Daoyun's terms. She tapped her brow, imprinting the mark of the Ice God onto him.
Both Bing'er and she needed the Ice Marrow. She couldn't refuse this deal.
Snow Empress then said, "With my mark on you, you're our friend in the Far North. Through the Ice God's mark, I can also sense whether you're safe. The deal is done."
Seeing how readily Snow Empress agreed, Yu Daoyun couldn't help asking, "Aren't you worried I'm deceiving you?"
Snow Empress replied coolly, "Our Soul Beast Clan has always kept its word. If you deceive me, you'll die a horrible death."
Yu Daoyun smiled.
Now he understood why the Tang family all adored Soul Beasts.
Compared to cunning women, Snow Empress was practically guileless—a woman one could only dream of finding.
A goddess like her had charm to spare.
Yu Daoyun then said, "The Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow is in an ancient well in the backyard of the Earth Dragon Sect in Dragon City, where the Heaven Dou Empire borders the Far North. I can disguise myself and lead you there. My identity is sensitive, and I can't let anyone recognize me."
At the same time, he silently added: If they do recognize me, it'll be an Inner Court disciple of Shrek conspiring with Soul Beasts to harm the continent.
"Fine. Come with me. I'll lock onto Dragon City using a projection technique."
Snow Empress gave Yu Daoyun a long, searching look, then raised her hand. A violent wave of frigid power erupted, shattering the sky above the Far North as she headed for Dragon City.
The Earth Dragon Sect.
Sect Master Nan Shuishui and her daughter, Nan Qiuqiu, were busy in the courtyard when they suddenly sensed themselves being locked onto by a terrifying wave of Soul Power.
This power was astonishingly strong, far beyond that of any Limit Douluo.
The next moment, a fearsome pillar of ice and snow descended from the sky. Snow Empress, her long white hair billowing, strode through the air with Yu Daoyun beside her.
Snow Empress's emotionless gaze swept over Nan Shuishui.
Nan Shuishui felt as if she'd just brushed shoulders with death.
So strong. What a terrifying Ferocious Beast!
Nan Shuishui swallowed and cupped her hands. "Senior, what brings you to the Earth Dragon Sect?"
Snow Empress didn't reply. She simply froze everyone in the Earth Dragon Sect in place with her overwhelming presence.
Yu Daoyun put on a higher-pitched voice. "The ancient well in the backyard."
Snow Empress raised her hand and struck. The ground shattered in an instant. Sensing the aura of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, her beautiful eyes lit up.
This human hadn't lied to her. It really was the Ice Marrow.
Then, right in front of Nan Shuishui, Snow Empress tore open the ground and dug out all the Ice Marrow inside. She tossed the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, which was useless to her, to Yu Daoyun, then vanished before Nan Shuishui and the others' eyes.
Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu were utterly dumbfounded.
A white-haired woman who'd appeared out of nowhere had dug up everything their Earth Dragon Sect's ancestor had left behind.
And they were powerless to stop her.
Just then, Old Heavenly Dragon of the Heaven Dragon Sect sensed the crisis and hurried over. Seeing the Earth Dragon Sect in ruins, he couldn't help asking, "Shuishui, what happened to your sect? How did it end up like this in less than a minute?"
Nan Shuishui slowly sat down on a stool, her voice trembling. "A Ferocious Beast. A terrifying Ferocious Beast..."
Old Heavenly Dragon froze. "Where did it come from? Why didn't I sense it? Shuishui, tell me exactly what happened."
Recalling that terrifying figure, Nan Shuishui said, "A white-haired woman. A Ferocious Beast with extreme ice attributes."
A white-haired woman... Old Heavenly Dragon began going through the Ten Great Fierce Beasts one by one. At last, he stopped at the name of the overlord of the Far North, and his entire body turned icy cold.
The Snow Empress, ranked third among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts!
Old Heavenly Dragon was scared stiff.
This was far too terrifying. How had the Earth Dragon Sect managed to provoke her?
The Far North.
After returning with the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, Snow Empress was beaming with joy. She shared the news with Ice Empress.
Now, Snow Empress and Ice Empress gazed at the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow piled inside a cave, smiling.
With this, they'd have the confidence to face even a nine-hundred-thousand-year tribulation.
Ice Empress wouldn't have to wait for death, and neither would Snow Empress.
Ice Empress praised her. "Snow Woman, you're incredible. You actually found the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow."
Snow Empress pointed to Yu Daoyun beside her. "Daoyun gave me its location. Otherwise, I could've searched my whole life and never found it."
Ice Empress shifted her gaze to Yu Daoyun and put her hands on her hips. "I like you, human. Since you've made a deal with Snow Empress, you're my friend from now on, too. You're welcome in the Far North anytime."
I saved your life. The least you could do is call me Dad... Yu Daoyun silently grumbled, then gave her a polite smile.
Just then, Snow Empress turned around. A trace of warmth had entered her beautiful eyes as she looked at Yu Daoyun.
She owed this human thanks for bringing them such a treasure.
The Far North had come out far ahead in this deal.
Snow Empress then pulled Yu Daoyun into her arms and said, "Thank you. I didn't treat you very well before. You're a good person."
Yu Daoyun barely had time to react before he felt the suffocating affection of a big sister—and found himself a little short of breath...
Snow Empress noticed his body growing hotter and realized they were holding each other a little too close. She let him go.
She'd thought of Yu Daoyun as a child.
But when Snow Empress looked down again, she spotted blood on the white dress over her lower abdomen and grew a little annoyed.
Then she looked up and saw Yu Daoyun wiping away his nosebleed. She burst out laughing.
He really was just a little kid.
His big sister was two meters tall, and he only came up to her stomach. No wonder he got a nosebleed.
Snow Empress then summoned the hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beasts of the Far North, along with the three great clans, and introduced Yu Daoyun to all the Soul Beasts.
Yu Daoyun naturally became an honored guest of the Far North.
After the ceremony, Yu Daoyun said to Snow Empress, "Big Sis, I have to go..."
It was a new term of endearment between him and Snow Empress, and a special mark of affection.
A smile appeared on Snow Empress's cool face. "All right. If anything happens, you can contact me through spiritual communication anytime."
Ice Empress said, "Take care, little guy."
Yu Daoyun turned and left the Far North, feeling refreshed from head to toe.
He'd played emperor of the Far North for a while. It had felt pretty great.
Big sisters really were the best.
He wondered whether Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could persuade Ice Empress. Would he end up on the radar of Blue Silver Entanglement?
Oh, well. That was a problem for another day.
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