The Snow Empress's Cold Sternness, Xiao Wu's Path to Survival

After hearing Xiao Wu's tearful and heart-wrenching accusation, a long, deathly silence fell over the small grove.

Xue Bingchen crossed his arms over his chest, watching Xiao Wu quietly without saying a word.

As a transmigrator who knew the plot well, he naturally knew who Xiao Wu's enemy was—the current Pope of Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong!

And Snow Empress, after hearing about Xiao Wu's ordeal, also remained silent for a long time.

After a good while, Snow Empress's cold, clear voice finally rang out again.

"So that is how it is. I understand."

Snow Empress looked at Xiao Wu, her eyes revealing not a shred of sympathy, but rather a trace of extremely rational coldness:

"I can understand your choice to avenge your mother, but..."

"Clearly, this behavior of yours is extremely foolish and highly unwise."

Snow Empress poured a bucket of cold water without the slightest mercy:

"The human world is thousands of times more sinister than you imagine.

In your current transformed state, completely devoid of any ability to protect yourself, you dared to come to the human world. In all likelihood, before you could even grow up, you would be discovered by other human powerhouses and turned into their spirit rings and spirit bones."

"By coming out so recklessly, you will never be able to take your revenge in your entire life; in fact, you will throw your own life away for nothing."

Having said this, Snow Empress even let out a cold laugh:

"It is fortunate that you still have a bit of conscience, and were not foolish enough to call that Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to transform with you.

Otherwise, you would only have implicated them, causing them to become spirit rings and spirit bones for human powerhouses as well."

Snow Empress's words were incredibly heartless, even somewhat grating to the ear.

But this was Snow Empress.

As the peerless hegemon who had ruled the Far North for seven hundred thousand years, she had seen too much life, death, and cruelty.

Her tenderness and patience were extremely limited, reserved only for the very few she truly held close.

Xue Bingchen was one, and Ice Empress, far away in the Far North, was another.

Even when dealing with the other hegemon of the Far North—the Ice Bear King Xiaobai—Snow Empress had always been extremely stern and unyielding.

Therefore, after hearing Xiao Wu's tragic encounter, it was naturally impossible for Snow Empress to show any tears of sympathy or pity like those human saints.

The only reason she had bothered to ask was simply because, as a high-level spirit beast who had lived for seven hundred thousand years, she felt a sliver of pure curiosity toward the "bizarre" behavior of Xiao Wu, who had dared to choose transformation the moment she reached one hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Now that her curiosity was satisfied, she naturally had to give the most objective and cold-blooded evaluation.

And at this moment.

Xiao Wu, who had already honestly confessed everything, listened to Snow Empress's merciless critique. Although she felt very resentful inside, she did not dare to utter a single word of rebuttal.

She could only stand trembling in place, secretly sizing up Snow Empress and Xue Bingchen before her with eyes full of awe, confusion, and even a sense of impending collapse.

Xiao Wu's little head was filled with a hundred thousand "whys" at this moment!

I just can't wrap my head around this!

Xiao Wu roared frantically in her heart:

Why? Why on earth is this happening?!

I only transformed a few days ago! I only just arrived in this remote, godforsaken Notting City!

Why would I run into the supreme hegemon of the Far North—Lady Snow Empress—here?!

This is a terrifying existence who, according to legend, could take on Daming and Erming combined with just one hand! Why would a big shot of this caliber appear in a tiny place like this newbie village?!

And...

Xiao Wu glanced at Xue Bingchen, who was stifling a laugh nearby, and felt her worldview completely collapse:

Why would the dignified Lady Snow Empress emerge from the body of a human male?!

Shouldn't she be staying high and mighty in the Far North, patrolling her territory? Does she not want the massive estate of the Far North anymore? All those underlings? Is she really just... just acting as a bodyguard for this human?!

Xiao Wu felt that this world was truly insane; she, a little one-hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit, simply could not understand it!

Meanwhile.

Tens of thousands of miles away, in the core area of the Far North, which was covered in ice and snow year-round and where temperatures were low enough to freeze even a soul.

A petite creature, looking as if it had been carved from the purest icy jade and radiating an aura of extreme cold, was lying listlessly on a massive iceberg.

It was none other than the second-ranked of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North—the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, Ice Empress!

Suddenly.

"Achoo!"

Ice Empress let out an incredibly loud sneeze, causing the surrounding ice and snow to shower down with a rustle.

She rubbed her crystal-clear nose in confusion, a trace of bewilderment flashing in those large, emerald-like eyes.

"Strange..."

The Ice Empress muttered:

"This Empress is a dignified Ice Jade Empress Scorpion with four hundred thousand years of cultivation; how could I possibly sneeze? Could it be... who, who is whispering about me behind my back?!"

On the other side.

As the Snow Empress withdrew that terrifying pressure belonging to the seven-hundred-thousand-year Ruler of the Far North, Xiao Wu felt the mountain that had been crushing her heart vanish instantly.

She gasped for air, her pale little face finally regaining a hint of color.

This meant that the Snow Empress's aura was no longer locked onto her, and she would not be killing her for the time being.

However, Xiao Wu could not feel happy at all; she did not even feel the joy of having survived a disaster.

Because...

Standing before her was the Snow Empress!

That was the most powerful and cold-blooded woman in the entire Far North!

Let alone the fact that Xiao Wu was currently just a Soul Master who had transformed from a soul beast, possessing no combat power—she couldn't even beat that flat-headed Yu Xiaogang who only knew how to spout nonsense.

Even if she were still in her true form as a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit, she would absolutely not be able to withstand a single finger from the Snow Empress!

What should I do? How can I survive? I still need to keep this life to avenge my mother!

Xiao Wu screamed frantically in her heart, anxious as an ant on a hot pan, her gaze darting between the Snow Empress and Xue Bingchen as she tried to find a glimmer of hope.

Suddenly!

When Xiao Wu's gaze fell upon Xue Bingchen, who stood to the side with his arms crossed, watching her with great interest, a flash of inspiration struck her mind!

Wait a minute!

Xiao Wu widened those ruby-like eyes, her heart surging with stormy waves:

This human Soul Master... this white-haired big brother who looks like he isn't much older than me, was actually able to call Lady Snow Empress... Mother, without the slightest hint of awkwardness?!

Moreover, not only was Lady Snow Empress not angry, but she even acknowledged his identity as the Young Master of the Far North?!

What does this mean? It means that this human's status in Lady Snow Empress's heart is absolutely extraordinary!

Thinking of this, the cunning and survival instinct belonging to a hundred-thousand-year rogue rabbit instantly overcame her fear!