"Ice..."
Tian Meng was about to say something else, but Huo Yutong reacted quickly and immediately recalled him into her body.
She knew that if she let Tian Meng keep butting in and provoking Xiao Yi, it would end badly for him.
Inside the sealed Martial Soul space, Tian Meng shouted, "Waaah! Yu Tong, let me out! Bing'er is mine! Xiao Yi, if you've got the guts, come at me!"
But Tian Meng's cries went unanswered.
"Then let's go."
Xiao Yi said no more and decided to inspect Snow Empress's condition himself. At his words, Ice Empress's face finally broke into a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart. The taut string of her nerves relaxed slightly, and she immediately took the lead, hurrying everyone toward Snow Empress's hiding place.
Xiao Yi and Ice Empress entered the cave where Snow Empress was hiding alone. At the far end of his vision, an Ice Cocoon floated quietly inside, coming into view.
It only took one glance to see that the thing was in poor condition. Cracks and damage covered its surface. It was battered and on the verge of collapse, as if it might completely fall apart at any moment.
Xiao Yi exchanged a glance with Ice Empress, then stepped forward and laid a hand on it. He did not use the Life Spirit Flame. Instead, he carefully tried to send a wisp of pure Living Gold wrapped in Bone Spirit Cold Flame into the Ice Cocoon, hoping to replenish the life force it had lost.
But after only a moment, Xiao Yi's brows knitted tightly. He turned toward Ice Empress, who stood beside him, barely daring to breathe, and gently shook his head.
"No. The moment the life force goes in, it flows right back out."
Those words