She cast her gaze through the palace's thick ice walls toward the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi's dwelling, far beyond the reach of sight.
Then she withdrew her gaze and closed her eyes again, continuing to absorb the bitterly cold energy to advance her cultivation.
She had long since sensed the two humans approaching the ice lake where the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi lived.
She merely assumed that two unlucky human Soul Masters had wandered into the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi's ice lake.
She paid them no mind at all.
Human Soul Masters often entered the Far North, and occasionally some even strayed into areas closer to its heart.
She had only taken notice just now because the place these two humans had entered happened to be the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi's dwelling.
But even that warranted only a single glance.
Getting her to spare them another glance after that was impossible.
The reason was simple.
Although the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi was nearing the end of its lifespan,
it was still a top-tier Soul Beast with draconic blood that had surpassed ninety thousand years. Its actual combat strength exceeded that of most Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with ordinary racial bloodlines.
Unless the humans sent a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, no one could hope to take it down easily.
As for Soul Masters below the rank of Titled Douluo intruding, there was even less reason to worry. They would probably only become food for the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi.
Yet the Snow Empress could not hold on to that assumption for even a few seconds.
Suddenly, at the edge of her perception, she sensed an aura of weakness and panic.
That aura came from the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi.
How was that possible?
The Snow Empress abruptly opened her eyes and rose from her mystic ice throne. The hem