The Ice Empress's breathing stopped for a moment.
She looked at Gu Linyuan, then at the enormous golden body.
She knew exactly how valuable Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's corpse was.
The energy contained within the flesh and bones of a million-year Soul Beast was enough to directly raise any ferocious beast's cultivation by an entire level, perhaps even giving it a chance to break through to a higher realm.
Even though the soul ring had already been extracted from this body, the remaining energy was still vast enough to make her heart race.
Yet Gu Linyuan had casually pushed it right in front of them.
"Brother Linyuan—you—you're so generous?"
"Do you know what this means to Soul Beasts?"
Her voice carried a complicated emotion that even she had not fully processed. Her emerald eyes sparkled, as though layers of light were building within them.
"I know."
Gu Linyuan merely nodded slightly.
"Then why—"
"I have no use for it."
"You need it more than I do."
The Ice Empress said nothing more.
She stood there, looking at Gu Linyuan's calm, unchanged expression, as if something within her chest were rapidly swelling.
A million-year Soul Beast's corpse—only Gu Linyuan would say he had no use for it.
That was outrageously extravagant!
What was a priceless treasure in their eyes was nothing more than ordinary to Gu Linyuan.
That extravagance instantly set the Ice Empress's heart aflutter.
She had already gained so many benefits before even confirming her relationship with Gu Linyuan. If she slept with Gu Linyuan, wouldn't there be even more benefits?
At that thought, the Ice Empress took a large step forward, rose onto her toes, hooked her arms around Gu Linyuan's neck, and planted a hard kiss on his lips.
The kiss came swift and urgent, overwhelming all