After laying out the first choice, Snow Empress saw that even when facing herself with only three thousand years of cultivation, Qin Yun merely smiled, with no fear in his eyes.
Though she said nothing, Snow Empress did feel a trace of satisfaction.
That cowardly bastard Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was scared out of his wits himself, yet the successor he had chosen possessed some measure of poise.
Only such a temperament was worthy of her!
Still, temperament was temperament—these days, strength was what truly mattered.
Whether he was arrogant or genuinely confident would become clear the moment they clashed!
"Second, give up the challenge!
I will spare your life and allow you to leave the Extreme North.
But the only soul ring in your body is Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Sky Dream Molt must both remain here with me.
Don't worry. I will use an ice-element secret technique to preserve your life. Even if your soul ring is destroyed, you will not die.
At worst, you can start cultivating again from scratch after you return!"
Of the two paths, one gambled with his life, while the other sought survival.
It seemed as though Snow Empress was showing mercy, but in a sense, her test had already begun the moment she offered him the choice.
It was simply that, in the face of a life-or-death crisis, few people could realize it.
Just like Sky Dream Ice Silkworm...
The moment he heard it, his chubby body began to tremble.
He knew full well how terrifying Snow Empress was. Even if she suppressed herself to merely three thousand years of cultivation, the combat experience, understanding of the ice path, and accumulated techniques of a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul beast were far beyond what anyone of the same rank