Snow Empress Meets Venti! Wind God's Bestowal! Alliance!

Bai Chenxiang immediately withdrew her energy, her figure flickering as she appeared before Venti as if by teleportation.

This speed was more than twice as fast as before.

"Your Excellency!"

The young girl's small face was filled with adoration and awe.

Ever since she awakened her second martial soul, she felt as though the entire world had changed.

The wind was no longer a resistance, but her eyes and ears, her very limbs.

"Don't be so formal."

Venti waved his hand, smiling as he said:

"We have guests, right at the North Gate."

"Two ladies, and their tempers might be a bit fiery."

"Could you go and greet them for me?"

Bai Chenxiang was stunned for a moment.

Guests?

And ladies with fiery tempers?

"I understand, Your Excellency."

Bai Chenxiang did not ask further.

As she was now, she obeyed Venti's commands absolutely.

The pair of transparent wind wings behind her back snapped open, and she transformed into a streak of cyan light, darting toward the North Gate.

Godwind City, outside the North Gate.

The air, originally warm and humid, suddenly plummeted by dozens of degrees.

The Wind Sword Sect disciples responsible for guarding the gate shivered uncontrollably, looking at the sky in terror.

There.

Two breathtaking figures were descending slowly.

They did not deliberately release any pressure, but that aura of superiority and the bone-chilling cold were impossible to conceal.

"So this is Godwind City?"

Ice Empress hovered in mid-air, arms crossed over her chest, eyeing the city with a critical gaze.

"Doesn't look like much."

"Not even a decent ice sculpture; it's all just stone and wood."

Snow Empress looked at her younger sister helplessly.

"This is the human world; naturally, it lacks the scenery of the Far North."

Just then.

A gentle voice drifted from the city gate.

"Your arrival from afar brings great honor to Godwind City."

Bi Ji, dressed in a long emerald-green gown, walked out gracefully.

She held no weapon in her hands, carrying instead a pot with a newly sprouted plant.

On her chest, the Vision emitting a cyan glow appeared particularly eye-catching.

The moment they saw Bi Ji.

The pupils of both Snow Empress and Ice Empress constricted simultaneously.

As fellow Great Beasts, they were all too familiar with each other's auras.

"Emerald Swan?"

Ice Empress widened her eyes, as if she had seen something inconceivable.

"Bi Ji? How are you actually here?"

"And..."

Ice Empress's gaze fell upon the Vision on Bi Ji's chest.

"Why has your aura changed?"

"Besides life force, why is there also a... scent of wind?"

Bi Ji smiled slightly, unbothered by Ice Empress's rudeness.

She was also a Great Beast of several hundred thousand years; in terms of seniority, she was no lower than Ice Empress.

"This is a gift from the Wind God."

Bi Ji extended her hand, her fingertip tapping lightly.

A wisp of gentle wind, entwined with life energy, danced upon her fingertip.

"Ice Empress, Snow Empress."

"It seems you have also made your choice."

Snow Empress looked at Bi Ji, a flash of relief crossing her ice-blue eyes.

Since even Bi Ji, the core of the Star Dou Forest, was here—and appeared to be doing quite well, even having gained new power—it meant that this Wind God was indeed, as the Sky Curtain had claimed, free of prejudice against soul beasts.

"We have come to form an alliance."

Snow Empress spoke, her voice cold and firm.

"At the same time, we are here to thank His Excellency the Wind God for his gift."

Just then, a cyan figure sped over from within the city.

Bai Chenxiang landed, folded her wings, and bowed to the two Far North sovereigns.

"Seniors, His Excellency requests your presence."

Although Bai Chenxiang did not know who these two were, she could sense that terrifying chill and knew they were certainly no ordinary people.

Besides, weren't these two women just too beautiful?

One was as aloof as a fairy, while the smaller one was as cute as a porcelain doll.

Ice Empress glanced at Bai Chenxiang.

"Is this the little bird ranked fourteenth on that list?"

"Her speed is not bad, at least."

"Lead the way."

City Lord Mansion, main hall.

Venti was not sitting on the throne that symbolized power.

Instead, he sat casually on the steps, holding a half-eaten apple in his hand.

When Snow Empress and Ice Empress walked into the hall, this was what they saw...

A youth who appeared to have no majesty whatsoever.

This was the Wind God?

The powerhouse who shattered stars with a single arrow?

The deity who had bestowed countless miracles?

Ice Empress raised an eyebrow, a trace of doubt appearing on her small face.

But Snow Empress was more cautious.

Because she discovered that she could not see through this youth at all.

He was like a wisp of wind.

Although he was right before her eyes, he seemed to be everywhere at once, impossible to pin down.

"Far North Ice Plains, Snow Empress."

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Wind God."

Snow Empress bowed slightly, performing a noble etiquette belonging to humans.

She flipped her palm.

A box carved entirely from ten-thousand-year black ice appeared in her hand.

The temperature in the hall dropped a few degrees instantly.

"This is a specialty of my Far North, 100,000-Year Ice Marrow."

"Consuming it can cleanse the soul and enhance spiritual power, and it can also be used to forge divine weapons."

"A small gift, please do not take offense."

Venti's eyes lit up.

He beckoned with his hand, and an invisible breeze swept over, causing the box to drift lightly into his grasp.

He opened it to take a look.

Inside lay a crystal-clear blue crystal, radiating a mesmerizing halo.

"Whoa."

"This thing looks like it would be perfect for chilling apple cider."

Venti said with a grin.

Hearing this, the corners of the Snow Empress's mouth twitched slightly.

100,000-Year Ice Marrow.

Used to chill apple cider?

That is simply too much of a waste!

The Ice Empress standing to the side finally couldn't hold back anymore.

She stepped forward, hands on her hips, her emerald-green eyes staring straight at Venti.

"Hey!"

"You're that Barbatos?"

"Aside from being a bit good-looking, I don't see anything special about you."

"Even though you gave me a benefit, and I am grateful for it."

"But!"

The Ice Empress lifted her chin, revealing two cute little fangs.

"In our Far North, we have always revered the strong."

"If we are to pledge our loyalty to you, we have to see if you have the ability to protect us!"

"That guy with the hammer from earlier looked quite fierce."

"With those thin arms and legs of yours, can you really handle it?"

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

Bai Chenxiang turned pale with fright.

Has this little girl gone mad? How dare she question a god?

The Snow Empress did not stop her.

In truth, she harbored the same thoughts.

Hearing is believing, but seeing is reality.

Although the images on the Sky Curtain were shocking, they were separated by a barrier after all.

If they were to stake the fate of the entire Far North on one person, they had to confirm his strength with their own eyes.

Venti took a crunching bite of his apple.

Not only was he not angry, but he smiled even more happily.

"Full of spirit, aren't you."

"I like children with personality."

"However..."

Venti swallowed the fruit in his mouth, his gaze turning somewhat playful.

"You want to test my strength?"

"I'm afraid you aren't quite qualified for that yet."