Shen Lian's words were like a massive boulder cast into a still lake, stirring towering waves in the hearts of the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
The Snow Empress looked at Shen Lian and saw not the slightest trace of jest in his eyes.
She knew that the heir of the God King of Destruction had made a promise.
If she could truly receive his protection, her path to godhood would become much smoother, and she would no longer need to fear persecution from the Asura God.
The Ice God's phantom also looked at Shen Lian, a hint of gratification flashing through his ice-blue eyes.
The reason he had asked the Snow Empress to submit to Shen Lian was because he valued Shen Lian's status as the heir of the God King of Destruction and hoped to use it to give the Snow Empress a safe future.
Now that Shen Lian had made such a promise, his wish had been fulfilled as well.
"Thank you."
The Ice God's phantom gave Shen Lian a slight nod, then turned his gaze back to the Snow Empress and Ice Empress and said to them,
"You both heard him. This is an opportunity—an opportunity to allow the Far North to endure and give you a better future. And once you become a god, Snow Empress, you can bring the Ice Empress with you to the God Realm."
Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress took a deep breath and suppressed the struggle in her heart.
Then she glanced at the Ice Empress beside her, then at the Ice God's phantom, which was gradually becoming transparent, and finally made her decision.
The Snow Empress then slowly walked before Shen Lian and gave him a deep bow. Her voice was still somewhat stiff, but it carried a