Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion

Just as Qian Qizhou was enduring the torment of his taste buds and preparing for the next spoonful of porridge, a subtle fluctuation came from the spatial gate.

"It's me, Ning Fengzhi."

Qian Qizhou felt as if he had been granted a great amnesty. He immediately put down his spoon, and with a thought, opened the spatial passage: "Please come in."

After Ning Fengzhi walked over, Qian Qizhou noticed a trace of unconcealable solemnity between her brows.

Ning Fengzhi first glanced at Snow Empress, who was sitting beside him, and politely nodded in greeting.

Then, he turned his gaze to Qian Qizhou and handed him a letter: "This is an urgent battle report I just received, concerning the Clear Sky Sect."

Qian Qizhou nodded and took the letter.

After these years of interaction, while they couldn't say they trusted each other completely, they were familiar enough with their neighbors.

As his gaze swept across the words on the paper, his expression gradually grew heavy, and his brows furrowed tightly.

The content of the letter was concise: Spirit Hall had launched a fierce attack on the Clear Sky Sect, and a brutal bloody battle had erupted between the two sides.

The Great Elder of the Clear Sky Sect fought valiantly until he was exhausted and ultimately perished!

Sect Master Tang Wei was severely wounded and had sealed the sect. The Clear Sky Sect was greatly weakened, and the foremost sect in the land was now merely a name.

The Spirit Hall had also paid a price, with one Titled Douluo falling in the fierce battle.

It was suspected that he was taken down by the Clear Sky Sect Great Elder's dying counterattack. Several Titled Douluos were injured, and the casualties among the soul masters were not small.

Qian Qizhou slowly put down the letter and remained silent for a moment.

Although he had no dealings with the Clear Sky Sect, hearing that a behemoth, the leader of the Upper Three Sects, had been nearly annihilated in such a short period, with its top experts either dead or severely wounded, still sent a chill down his spine.

The iron-fisted methods and terrifying strength displayed by the Spirit Hall were enough to make the entire continent tremble.

Ning Fengzhi sighed: "The Clear Sky Sect will likely not recover from this."

"The Spirit Hall's swift and decisive actions far exceeded expectations. The continent's landscape is about to change completely."

Qian Qizhou remained silent for a long time, and finally, he just sighed softly, placing the battle report in his hand on the table: "It's happened now, there's nothing that can be done."

"This storm won't affect us for now, at least not for a long time. Relax."

His gaze swept over the bowl of porridge on the table, and a sly glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.

He picked up an empty bowl, scooped a full bowl of porridge from the pot, and then smiled as he handed it to Ning Fengzhi: "Sect Master Ning, you've come at the perfect time. Would you like to try some?"

"This is porridge personally cooked by Snow Empress, using the finest ingredients. It's very nourishing."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi's face immediately showed surprise, and his gaze flickered between Snow Empress and Qian Qizhou.

He truly hadn't expected that she would... cook porridge?

Although he found it a bit strange, out of politeness and respect for Snow Empress, he still smiled gently, reached out, and took the bowl: "Thank you, I won't refuse."

He picked up his spoon, scooped up a spoonful of the porridge, which looked crystal clear and quite appealing, and brought it to his mouth.

The next moment--

Ning Fengzhi's gentle and refined expression instantly froze.

His pupils contracted sharply, and the hand holding the spoon trembled slightly.

What kind of taste was that?!

It was as if countless conflicting flavors exploded in his mouth simultaneously, frantically assaulting his taste buds and nerves.

Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty... mixed together in a way that was completely incomprehensible, and there was even a hint of coldness???

It was almost entirely through his strong willpower and years of cultivated composure that he managed not to lose his composure and spit out the porridge, but instead swallowed it with difficulty.

"...Uh... as expected... extraordinary..." Ning Fengzhi put down his spoon, his smile becoming extremely strained: "Your Majesty Snow Empress... truly... has a unique touch."

To put it mildly, he felt his tongue had temporarily lost all sensation.

If he hadn't known Qian Qizhou's situation, Ning Fengzhi would have suspected that Qian Qizhou had been sent by the Spirit Hall to poison him.

Qian Qizhou looked at Ning Fengzhi's wonderfully expressive yet forcedly calm face and almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. He quickly picked up his own bowl to cover his reaction.

Although it was a bit unethical, he really couldn't drink it anymore, so he could only inconvenience Ning Fengzhi, the unsuspecting victim who had come to his door.

Ning Fengzhi was about to find a suitable excuse to politely take his leave and go back to rinse his mouth and calm his severely impacted taste buds.

Before he could even speak, the smile on Qian Qizhou's face instantly vanished, replaced by a solemn expression.

"Something's wrong. Someone is at the spatial teleportation gate. Their soul power fluctuations are very strong, and it's unfamiliar."

He stood up and said to Snow Empress: "Sister Snow, there's a situation. An unknown strong individual has intruded at the spatial gate, and their strength is not weak. Shall we go take a look?"

Then, he said to Ning Fengzhi, who looked bewildered: "Sect Master Ning, this is a sudden development, and you are not capable of fighting. Please wait here for a moment."

Snow Empress nodded and also stood up: "Let's go, let's go see."

The two passed through the teleportation gate and appeared outside the mountain gate of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.

However, the scene before them made Qian Qizhou freeze.

Outside the spatial gate, just beyond the mountain entrance of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, the atmosphere was heavy to the point of suffocation.

Every disciple guarding the gate had turned deathly pale, their eyes filled with terror they could not conceal.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo also wore grave expressions, standing on high alert.

And what had forced them into such a state of readiness was a scorpion!

It was a gargantuan scorpion, its entire body appearing as if it had been carved from the purest jade.

It lay quietly on the open ground outside the gate, its massive frame radiating a bone-chilling cold that made one's heart tremble.

Its aura was so powerful that it even overshadowed the two Title Douluo.

Magnificent golden patterns traced its emerald-green carapace, and the long, segmented tail, resembling polished jade, was arched high into the air.

"This is... an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?!" Qian Qizhou gasped, recognizing the legendary super soul beast.

Judging by the pressure it exerted, its cultivation base was undoubtedly well over one hundred thousand years.

Why would a soul beast that should have been living in the Far North suddenly appear outside the gates of a human sect?

When the Snow Empress saw the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion did not launch an attack; it merely scanned the people at the gate slowly, and in the end, its gaze seemed to fixate upon... the Snow Empress.

The Snow Empress sighed softly, "Bing'er, why have you come?"

As these words fell, not only was Qian Qizhou stunned, but even the battle-ready Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were left dumbfounded.

The disciples of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect exchanged bewildered glances, their faces etched with utter shock.

Noticing Qian Qizhou's confusion, the Snow Empress explained, "This is the Ice Emperor. She has come to find me and bears no ill will."

She glanced at the people standing on guard and said helplessly, "Tell them to stand down."