Catching the Future Ice Empress

The oppressive aura vanished abruptly, and the hair that had been whipped about by the force gradually settled.

"Calm down, calm down..."

Xu Qing slowed his speech, and after soothing Ice Empress's emotions, he whispered:

"Snow Empress's current situation is somewhat unsatisfactory. To put it simply, it's much like your own predicament, only she is in a more miserable state—she cannot even move."

"How about that? I'm generous, aren't I? Giving you this precious information for free."

"You're lying! You made all of this up! This Empress doesn't believe you!"

Haji Ice was about to strike again!

Her pupils suddenly constricted into vertical slits, and she prepared to unleash her racial innate skill to bite Xu Qing.

Bending her knees, pushing off with her legs, opening her mouth...

That was a close one!

Heaven knows how much it would hurt to be bitten by those two terrifying little fangs?

"You despicable Xu!"

Xu Qing lifted her by the back of her collar with one hand, a look of contemplation on his face.

Sigh... the combative desires of a fierce beast truly make things difficult for me...

If it's difficult, then don't bother!

He suppressed her with the force of a thunderbolt!

He utilized the room's exclusive items to seal Scorpion King's physical strength.

At the same time, to prevent any sonic attacks, he generated a piece of Mystic Ice Marrow that fit her mouth perfectly.

It plugged her mouth just right.

"Mmph, mmph... mmph!!"

"Mmph..."

Quiet at last.

Delicious food can make small animals feel happy and forget the unpleasantness in their lives.

As a veteran veterinarian, he naturally understood this well!

"You eat that first. If you understand, nod your head; if you don't, shake it."

Xu Qing looked at the fragile, quiet girl sitting on the chair like a hamster, and he actually curled the corners of his lips!

This man was utterly wicked!!

"It seems Mystic Ice Marrow isn't entirely useless to you. At the very least, you seem to quite like it."

Ice Empress felt the slowly melting ice marrow uncontrollably stimulating her taste buds.

The familiar, fresh, sweet texture enveloped her mouth.

Her agitated emotions were somewhat relieved; of course, it was mainly because she had soul power to use again.

It definitely wasn't because it tasted good or anything...

She turned her head away, chewing faster, not wanting to see those intriguing eyes.

But her ears remained pricked.

Xu Qing returned to the main topic:

"Snow Empress went into seclusion to attempt to transcend her tribulation, but she failed."

Boom--!

Ice Empress's mind buzzed, going completely blank. It was like a bolt from the blue.

You actually know that Xue'er went into seclusion?

She slowly turned her head, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Mmph... cough, cough..."

She choked on the ice marrow... In her current body, which was no better than a mortal's, she even shed tears physiologically.

It was quite pathetic.

Yet Xu Qing didn't care at all, acting as if he hadn't seen it.

His tone was no longer as casual as before; it had become unprecedentedly serious.

"You know that Snow Empress was aware of the location of a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus. To increase her chances of surviving the heavenly tribulation, she chose to consume this precious herb."

"But a seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation is far too terrifying. Without a heaven-defying stroke of luck, it can be called a certain death."

"So, naturally, she failed. But fortunately, she did not lose her life, so she attempted to forcibly transform into a human form to preserve herself."

"But at this crucial juncture!!"

Xu Qing paused, looked at Ice Empress—who was stunned and suffering from a system crash due to the flood of information—and revealed the truth.

"It was all those detestable human soul masters!! They used despicable means to forcibly seal the Snow Empress!!"

"Sigh... that is the general sequence of events."

At this moment, the Ice Empress had already consumed all the Mystic Ice Marrow, yet she still remained silent.

Her eyes gradually lost their luster.

Snow lotus... a snow lotus that only Xue'er and I knew about, how could you possibly know of it?

Xu Qing, how do you know everything, as if you had seen it with your own eyes?

The Ice Empress still tried to convince herself otherwise, but she could not find a single shred of evidence to refute him.

Her heart was swept away by boundless sorrow and despair.

And what hurt more than the truth were the memories of the time spent with Xue'er.

Xue'er... was captured by humans. Hehehe... the same ending as me.

Waiting for death, is this the fate of a soul beast?

How... unfair.

"However," Xu Qing changed his tone, guiding her step by step, "I can rescue the Snow Empress, and even help her return to her prime, or perhaps go even further!"

"And all of this depends on you, Ice Empress."

"I want you!"

Xu Qing's voice rose a notch.

"I will use infinite Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow to help you break through to a million years of cultivation! And at that realm, you will become my soul ring in a special way!"

"I want you to help me become a god!! Just like that million-year spiritual soul beast, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm."

As he spoke, the silver figure behind Xu Qing appeared once more, and the golden ring standing behind its head flared brightly!

A golden soul ring that did not fall within any color-coded age classification!

Immediately after, Xu Qing took out those black gloves and channeled a trace of soul power into them, releasing an aura that made her feel both enraged and disgusted.

Once again, the Ice Empress's unsettled heart surged with even greater turbulence!

Rumble!!

It was as if a thunderclap had appeared out of thin air!

The Ice Empress stood there, her small mouth agape, unable to speak.

Yet Xu Qing continued to press on, regardless of whether the Ice Empress could withstand the shock!!

"Hehehe, Ice Empress, you have cultivated for tens of thousands of years, but have you ever seen a soul beast reach level one hundred and become a god?"

"The true use of this Mystic Ice Marrow is that it holds immense benefits for ice-attribute soul beasts."

"Heh... let's not talk about the future. Ice Empress, let's talk about your present. You, too, are about to face your heavenly tribulation, aren't you?"

"Do you want to live? Do you want to become a million-year soul beast? Do you want to break through the blockade of the God Realm and attain godhood?"

"And, do you want to reunite with the Snow Empress?"

Xu Qing stepped forward, expressionless, and extended his left hand toward the Ice Empress.

"The future is right here."

The Ice Empress did not respond for a long time, and Xu Qing felt a bit puzzled.

Damn it, I've made it so clear: save the Snow Empress, break through to a million years, become a god, and live forever... isn't that everything she wants?

This is a complete win-win situation!

Tsk...

"Xu... Qing..."

The Ice Empress's voice was somewhat dry as she slightly raised her head to gaze into those deep eyes.

"Did you forget that my hands are tied up by you?"

"..."

"My apologies..."

Fortunately, Xu Qing was thick-skinned.

Snap!

A soft, slightly cool little hand rested upon a firm, scorching large hand.

An invisible understanding was formed right then and there.

"Uh, are you not letting go yet? Scorpion King, how long do you intend to keep touching me?"

Xu Qing continued with his low-EQ remarks.

"Tch..."

"This Emperor has a name."

And I am no ordinary scorpion!

The Ice Empress curled her lip, rolled her eyes at him, and withdrew her hand.

How is this man serious one moment and unserious the next?

Hmph! Don't think that this Emperor has actually agreed to you!! Rambling on and on to yourself, not even caring if anyone understood a word.

Tsk... and that bug, to think it actually sacrificed itself for Xu Qing?