The things he'd stolen were useful—and immensely so,
which slightly eased Huo Yuhao's guilt. Compared to harming others without benefiting himself, he could at least accept harming others for his own gain.
He'd already stolen them,
so at least he hadn't wasted all these good things.
They continued onward,
not knowing how far they had traveled,
when a distant ice peak entered their view.
It stood out sharply against the flat ice field,
and the howling, freezing winds that had raged for who knew how many millions of years had failed to smooth away any of its sharp edges.
It wasn't exactly sharp,
but its angles were unmistakable.
Huo Yuhao, under Tian Meng's control, wore a solemn expression
as he gazed at the ice peak.
Such a strange sight naturally suggested that the Ice Empress might be there.
He took a deep breath, and the bone-piercing cold stabbed into his lungs.
The pain made him even more alert.
A faint smile tugged at Tian Meng's lips. He stopped restraining his aura and revealed the cultivation of a million-year Soul Beast, instantly overpowering the howling gale.
His voice rang out:
"Ice Empress!"
"Come out and meet me!"
"..."
"..."
"Boom!"
A few breaths later, heaven and earth trembled.
A layer of emerald-green light spread across the horizon in an instant,
blanketing everything.
From sky to snowfield, the entire world became a vast, translucent emerald gemstone.
"Tian Meng, you actually dare to come here?!"
A cold, clear voice echoed across heaven and earth. Accompanied by terrifying sound waves, it sent the snow on the ground surging three meters into the air like waves suddenly whipped up,
"Rumble!"
The surge rolled all the way to within a hundred meters of Huo Yuhao,
then abruptly fell still,
unable to stir up even the slightest