As Ice Empress and Snow Empress raced toward Zi Ji,
the pretty face of the woman holding Gu An changed.
She had sensed those two unrestrained, icy auras hurtling toward them at incredible speed.
One was sharp as a blade, the other vast as the sea. Both were Ferocious Beasts!
And one of them was far stronger than she was.
She lowered her head and looked at Gu An in her arms, the corner of her mouth curving in a helpless smile.
"Xiao An, they're coming. They're fast. They'll be here in ten breaths at most."
Gu An nodded, his expression calm.
What was there to fear?
His trump cards were more than enough to subdue these two women.
Of course, if Ice Empress and Snow Empress knew what was good for them and obediently listened, there'd be no trouble.
If they didn't, he'd just have to pluck these flowers with a ruthless hand.
No matter what, he couldn't let these two women become Huo Yuhao's allies again.
Everything Huo Yuhao was destined to come across should belong to him!
The problem was that Zi Ji had no idea where Gu An got all that confidence!
Looking at Gu An's unruffled little face, she found herself growing anxious instead.
Snow Empress, the 690,000-year-old Heavenly Snow Woman, was the absolute ruler of the Far North. Even Di Tian treated her with deference.
But there was no time for her thoughts to churn.
Two streaks of light cut across the sky, one emerald green and the other pure white. In the blink of an eye, they landed in front of the pair.
The emerald light faded first, revealing a petite girl.
Her dark green hair didn't stir in the biting wind, and her face was charming.
On each side of her lovely, fair cheeks were four emerald-green demonic markings.
Rather than spoiling her beauty, they gave her an unusual allure!
Dressed in a green gown, she watched them warily with wide eyes.
There was no need to ask. This green-haired loli was Ice Empress, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!
The second-strongest Ferocious Beast in the Far North, after Snow Empress.
The pure white light faded right after, revealing a tall woman.
Her snow-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
Her features were exquisite beyond compare, and her skin was even clearer and fairer than the ice and snow beneath her feet.
Her sky-blue eyes were deep and cool.
She wore a long dress formed entirely from ice and snow.
Noble and peerlessly beautiful! She inspired no desire for desecration.
Snow Empress, the Heavenly Snow Woman, the true ruler of the Far North!
A super Ferocious Beast with a cultivation of 690,000 years.
The green-haired loli and the white-haired beauty both radiated a suffocating chill.
Ice Empress and Snow Empress had thought Zi Ji was the only Ferocious Beast coming to the Far North.
They hadn't expected her to be carrying a human child as well.
The child was nestled in Zi Ji's arms, watching them with a pair of bright black eyes.
Both their expressions turned strange. They instinctively exchanged a glance.
Could the Dragon Clan... give birth to humans?
Why didn't this kid look the least bit like a member of the Dragon Clan?
Ice Empress shook her head, banishing the ridiculous thought.
Whether they could give birth to humans wasn't important.
What mattered was why a Ferocious Beast had brought a human child to the Far North.
She stared at Zi Ji and spoke first, her voice clear but her tone somewhat hostile.
"Zi Ji! Why aren't you staying in your Star Dou Great Forest? What are you doing in my Far North?"
"The Far North doesn't welcome outsiders. You know the rules, don't you?"
Snow Empress said nothing. She only narrowed her eyes slightly and let her gaze slowly pass over Zi Ji.
Faced with their questions, Zi Ji didn't answer.
She simply lowered her head and looked at Gu An in her arms.
The meaning couldn't have been clearer: I'm not the one who came looking for you. He did.
Ice Empress and Snow Empress followed Zi Ji's gaze toward Gu An, then exchanged another look.
What was going on here?
The mighty Hell Demon Dragon King, one of the foremost Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, was actually taking orders from a human child?
Who was this kid?
Gu An knew it was his turn to speak. If he could persuade them with words, all the better.
"I'm here to save you."
His voice wasn't loud, but it rang out clearly across the silent ice field.
Hearing this, Ice Empress and Snow Empress were both dumbfounded.
Never mind that this human child was incredibly weak, his Soul Power not even reaching the third ring.
Even Zi Ji, a Ferocious Beast, had a lower cultivation than the two of them. Ice Empress herself had cultivated for over 300,000 years, while Snow Empress had reached 690,000.
The aura Zi Ji gave off was stronger than they remembered, but she was still at the level of a Ferocious Beast with over 300,000 years of cultivation.
She was about on par with Ice Empress, but no match for Snow Empress!
How could this guy have the nerve to brazenly declare, "I'm here to save you"?
Had the cold frozen his brain?
Snow Empress's brows drew together slightly as she was about to speak.
"Zi Ji! How did your cultivation suddenly increase so much?"
Ice Empress's eyes were wide as saucers.
"When we met before, you'd only cultivated for a little over 200,000 years. How did you suddenly reach over 300,000?"
"Only a few hundred years have passed. That's way too fast!"
Snow Empress paused, then looked at Zi Ji again.
Ferocious Beasts didn't advance their cultivation this quickly!
After all, they weren't a naturally gifted race like humans.
Each additional 10,000 years of cultivation took a Ferocious Beast an incredibly long time, and the leap from 200,000 to 300,000 years involved a lightning tribulation as well.
There hadn't been any lightning tribulations in the Star Dou Great Forest in the past few hundred years!
Besides, how could her cultivation have surged by more than 100,000 years in only a few hundred years apart?
"That's why Xiao An said he came to save you."
Zi Ji's voice was calm and steady.
"I'm not the Zi Ji of this era."
The moment her words reached Ice Empress and Snow Empress, she had thoroughly piqued their curiosity.
"What do you mean? What does it mean that you're not the Zi Ji of this era?"
Ice Empress blinked her wide eyes and studied Zi Ji closely.
Now that she took a good look, she really could spot some differences. This Zi Ji looked much more mature than the one she remembered.
Her features were more defined, and the cool beauty between her brows was even more pronounced.
And that figure...
Ice Empress's gaze drifted down to the pair of enormous fruits on Zi Ji's chest.
Then she looked down at her own flat chest, a trace of envy and jealousy flashing through her eyes.
How come they were both Ferocious Beasts, yet the difference was so huge?
Snow Empress paid no attention to Ice Empress's little thoughts.
She kept her eyes fixed on Zi Ji, waiting for her to continue.
Looking at the two women's expressions, Gu An knew they were hooked.
He smiled faintly and picked up the thread.
"The Zi Ji standing before you isn't the Zi Ji of this world. She's Hell Demon Dragon King Zi Ji, the Demon Empress, from Douluo Planet ten thousand years in the future!"
He paused, speaking at an unhurried pace.
"And I said I came to save you because you're about to be manipulated by a human and a Soul Beast."
"Ice Empress will be fooled by a Soul Beast. You should know the one I mean: Sky Dream Ice Silkworm."
"As for the human who plots against Snow Empress, he'll show up in the Far North before long."