Ice Empress lowered his head with difficulty, his green eyes staring at Snow Core protected by layers of petals, where Snow Empress's final origin slept.
She knew her life was short.
Guang Ling Douluo The "Divine Punishment·Destruction" arrow containing the power of light not only penetrated her heart, but also seriously eroded the origin of her life.
If it hadn't been forcibly supported by her majestic vitality as the 390,000-year-old super Soul Beast, and the seal of the wound by Ultimate Ice, she would have died on the spot.
Her last wish was to find a relatively safe corner, and then pour all her remaining life essence into Snow Core without reservation.
At the cost of her Ice Empress's complete demise, Snow Empress had the possibility to reunite with her elements and gain new life.
This is the last thing she can do for Xue'er, and it is also her responsibility and redemption as the king of Far North and as a close friend.
However, fate played a cruel and absurd joke on her.
When she met these two humans on the way, she originally just wanted to vent her pent-up anger towards the Wangsheng Hall and humans, and crush two annoying bugs to death.
Who would have thought that one of the "bugs" turned out to be a monster like Yin Chen who acted completely unconventionally.
Ice Empress, one of the majestic Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme Norths, who has been in the world for countless years, is famous in the Soul Beast Realm, and is notorious in the human world, unexpectedly... was actually tricked by a mere Four-Ring Soul Ancestor human boy in such an unheard of and unseen way.
It can even be said that he was knocked to the ground without resistance, and the other party even poked his cheek with his finger and commented, "You are going to die."
This feeling of oppression was more uncomfortable for her than having her heart penetrated.
However, it was in this frustration and powerlessness that a faint flame called "hope" was ignited.
This human boy, the abilities he possesses... are too weird and too powerful.
The power that touches the underlying rules of the universe, if it were him, might be a good choice.
The instinct of survival and the worry about Snow Empress began to impact her inherent concepts.
However, her deep-rooted prejudice and disgust towards human beings firmly imprisoned her thoughts.
For hundreds of thousands of years, the scene of human Soul Master hunting Soul Beast to obtain Soul Ring Soul Bone was vivid in her mind. She had also seen too much cunning, greed, and betrayal among humans.
Place Snow Empress and your own hopes on a strange and weird human boy?
This made her extremely confused and hesitant.
Trust, or destruction?
Compromise, or go to the finish line with pride?
Ice Empress fell into an unprecedented and fierce inner struggle.
The light in her green eyes flickered violently, sometimes fiercely, sometimes confused, sometimes desperate, and sometimes flashing with a trace of unnoticeable desire.
And Yin Chen, standing in front of her, could see all the emotional changes of Ice Empress.
He did nothing, just waited quietly.
He has already done what needs to be done.
Yes, to a certain extent, this encounter with Ice Empress was not purely accidental.
In the story he and Istaroth jointly wrote, they anchored "encounter with Ice Empress carrying Snow Empress Origin" as an important plot point.
This is a tributary that they spent a lot of energy to forcibly guide out of countless chaotic possibilities.
But this "writing" is not the model of an omniscient and omnipotent God.
His and Istaroth's power can currently only control a general frame and direction.
Just like writing a story outline, you can set "where and who the protagonist will meet", but you can't accurately control every detail, every line of dialogue, and every heartbeat during the encounter.
Zhang Lexuan was severely injured in an instant by Ice Empress and almost killed instantly - this thrilling scene was completely beyond Yin Chen's expectation and control.
The power consumed in writing the future, especially the power of Istaroth, is huge.
To precisely control every detail requires mental strength and control over the laws of time, which are far beyond what they can achieve now.
Therefore, when it is impossible to fully control the details, information and psychology have become Yin Chen's most important weapons.
The reason why he so generously explained to Ice Empress about the effect of his fourth Soul Skill, which can be called a bug, was not just to satisfy the other party's desire to die, but also a calculation.
He is showing Ice Empress his specialness and his value.
This seemingly candid explanation was like placing a heavy chip on the scale in Ice Empress's heart.
He is waiting.
Waiting for the swinging scales in Ice Empress's heart, under the intertwining effects of multiple factors such as despair, pride, the desire to protect Snow Empress, and the fear and hope of his power, it finally... tilted towards the future he expected.
The wind and snow seemed to become more urgent at this moment, as if urging the final answer.
In Ice Empress's green vertical pupils, all kinds of complex emotions - anger, unwillingness, pride, despair - intertwined and collided like a storm, and finally returned to a deep, desperate calm.
Her character is very decisive.
Once she decides on a certain path, even if there is an abyss ahead, she will not hesitate to go for it.
She raised her head, no longer looking at Snow Lotus who gave her the last warmth in her arms, but looked straight at Yin Chen. Although her voice was weak, it carried a firmness:
"Human, do you want to make a deal?"
Hearing this, the corners of Yin Chen's mouth moved upward slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.
He knew that the future he had been waiting for, the future he had "written" with Istaroth, had finally arrived.
Although all this largely followed the "script" they set, when Ice Empress said these words himself, Yin Chen breathed a sigh of relief deep in his heart.
He knows better than anyone else what a noble and treacherous power time and fate are, which cannot be played with by his current meager behavior.
Istaroth once solemnly warned him.
Those who play with time and fate will eventually be played with by time and fate.
Therefore, Yin Chen is never blindly confident because of having "Here and Now".
He always had a deep sense of awe.
He wrote the beginning and direction of the script, but he was always ready for the script to go wild, deviate, or even be completely rewritten.
Stay in awe and move forward cautiously, this is the rule he set for himself.
"Deal?"
Yin Chen quickly suppressed that fleeting smile, and his face became cold and wary that suited the current situation, even with a hint of just the right amount of ridicule.
"You're almost dead, why do you want to make a deal with me? And don't forget, we are enemies. You just wanted to kill me and Senior Sister."
There is no missing step in the play that needs to be performed.