"What are you trying to do, you little old lady?"
Xu Qing held the Ice Empress's face back with one hand as she pressed close, while his other hand refined Mystic Ice Marrow with six fused rings.
"O-old lady!?" The Ice Empress's mind instantly cleared. Her little mouth parted slightly as she stared blankly at Xu Qing.
By old lady, did he mean... me?
Old...
Lady...
Those words spun through the Ice Empress's mind.
"Mm-hmm~ A several-tens-of-thousands-year-old lady harboring improper intentions toward a pure, handsome young man."
Xu Qing completely turned the tables, waving the freshly formed Mystic Ice Marrow Popsicle in his left hand by the Ice Empress's lips.
The instant she subconsciously opened her mouth to bite it, he abruptly pulled it away, then finally put it into his own mouth.
"Crunch, crunch..."
Xu Qing savored his own handiwork with great relish.
He had to admit, with every additional soul ring, the Mystic Ice Marrow made after using Ring Fusion not only rose in energy density, its flavor also expanded.
They were clearly all soul rings from the Titan Snow Demon, yet the taste each ring produced was utterly different.
This piece, for example, carried a faint bitterness, but the moment it entered his mouth, it was covered by a sweetness that spread out.
It was a bit like a Chocola-Z with half the chocolate missing.
"I want some too!" The Ice Empress got anxious. The delicacy that had been right by her mouth had been eaten.
She still wanted to use "Scratch" to catch Xu Qing, but unfortunately, the moment Xu Qing bent at the waist, the Ice Empress pounced at empty air.
"Hah!" The little cat hissed.
Damn it. Not only had Xu Qing mocked her as an old lady, he had gone back on his