Getting Beaten Up by His Little Aunt While She Had the Chance

Ice Empress spoke fiercely, but a flicker of panic flashed through her jade-green eyes.

She had never expected it.

That little burden from not long ago.

That little thing who could not even walk steadily and needed her and Snow Emperor to take turns feeding him had now surpassed her in every way.

Not just in height.

But in cultivation as well.

Ling Xiao had surpassed her across the board.

For the proud and tsundere Ice Empress, that was truly hard to accept.

What was more...

Ling Xiao was clearly just a junior! Yet he was patting her head like some grown-up!

"Y-you-you!"

Ice Empress pointed at him furiously, the twin ponytails atop her head trembling from anger.

She stammered for a long while, yet in the end, she could not even get out a single sentence.

Seeing Ice Empress bristle like that, Ling Xiao could no longer suppress the smile at the corners of his lips.

He teased her, "Little Aunt, you really are adorable like this."

"Who are you calling adorable?!!!"

Ice Empress immediately retorted, her voice nearly cracking as she did.

Snow Emperor watched the scene from the side, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

She said nothing, merely watching Ling Xiao and Ice Empress bicker quietly.

As specks of sunlight fell over her, her ice-blue hair drifted gently in the breeze.

Snow Emperor's gaze rested on Ling Xiao, and she could not help sighing inwardly.

"Yes. It no longer suits him to be called a little thing. The little thing has grown up now."

After successfully overcoming the tribulation.

Everyone returned to consolidate their foundations.

Snow Emperor returned to Ice Crystal Palace and entered seclusion, beginning to absorb the transformation brought about by breaking through the heavenly tribulation.

Ice Empress also returned to the territory of the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, beginning to consolidate her four-hundred-thousand-year foundation.

A-Tai and Xiaobai returned to their territory as well, using the remaining Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow to stabilize their cultivation.

As for Ling Xiao...

He returned to Ice Crystal Palace with Snow Emperor and began his own seclusion.

Before setting out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ling Xiao still needed to make thorough preparations.

Because Ling Xiao knew very well that place was already Tang God-King's private garden.

Not only were large quantities of immortal herbs planted there, but it was also possible that a trace of Tang God-King's divine consciousness remained there.

A power belonging to a god.

Though it was not Tang God-King's true body, it was still the divine consciousness of a God-King-level expert.

With Ling Xiao's current cultivation, he was likely still far from being able to confront it head-on.

Therefore, during this period, he had to make absolutely foolproof preparations.

Even if he could not fight it, he at least had to return safely.

During his seclusion.

The first thing Ling Xiao did was sort through his cultivation.

His cultivation had risen very quickly.

From nothing to four hundred and thirty thousand years, it had taken only a little over half a year.

On anyone else, such a pace would have been enough to cause an unstable foundation and an unsteady realm.

But Ling Xiao did not have that problem.

He fed on the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning.

Heavenly lightning was the purest energy in the world, containing almost no impurities.

As Ling Xiao absorbed the heavenly lightning, his body would also compress and refine it.

After repeated compression and purification, only the purest lightning essence remained.

Therefore, there was not the slightest hint of instability in Ling Xiao's four-hundred-and-thirty-thousand-year cultivation.

Every bit of it was solid and real, lightning essence that had undergone repeated refinement.

However, Ling Xiao knew very well that he still had one fatal weakness.

A lack of combat experience.

Though his cultivation was high, the number of times he had fought others could be counted on one hand.

When he killed that ninth-level soul engineer, he had succeeded in killing his opponent, but he had also been severely injured and nearly died.

If heavenly lightning had not sustained his life, Ling Xiao would likely have died long ago.

The Ice and Snow Emperors were also well aware of this weakness of Ling Xiao's.

Thus, Ice Empress made a suggestion.

"Come on! Little burden, let your Little Aunt give you a proper beating."

Ice Empress planted her hands on her hips, her jade-green eyes glittering with eagerness.

Ling Xiao was slightly stunned upon hearing that.

"Huh? Fight Little Aunt?"

"That's right."

Ice Empress said it as if it were only natural.

"Your cultivation may have risen, but your fighting skills are still far from good enough."

"Surely you do not want to go out there only to get beaten until you are crawling around looking for your teeth?"

Even after Ice Empress put it that way, Ling Xiao still sounded hesitant.

"Little Aunt, this... isn't that a bad idea?"

Ling Xiao sounded troubled.

"You're my Little Aunt. How could I possibly lay a hand on you?"

Ice Empress snorted coldly upon hearing that.

"You still remember I'm your Little Aunt? Why didn't you remember that when you were rubbing my head?"

Ling Xiao fell silent for a while. Wasn't that because Little Aunt was too adorable?

Of course, Ling Xiao only dared to think that to himself for now.

The reason Ice Empress made this suggestion was naturally not simply to teach Ling Xiao a lesson.

Ice Empress knew very clearly that Ling Xiao's cultivation had already surpassed hers.

Once Ling Xiao's combat experience caught up, she would never be able to beat him again.

If she did not take this chance to beat Ling Xiao up now, it would be difficult to find another opportunity in the future.

Ice Empress's calculations were loud and clear, and Ling Xiao had seen through them long ago.

Still, he refused Ice Empress.

"Little Aunt, I really can't fight you. What if I hurt you?"

In the end, Ice Empress pretended to be angry.

"Ling Xiao! Your wings have grown stiff, have they? You won't even listen to your Little Aunt anymore!"

Ice Empress's voice suddenly rose several notches, and the twin ponytails atop her head stood on end.

Seeing Ice Empress bristle like that, Ling Xiao could only sigh helplessly.

"Fine, fine, Little Aunt. I'll agree, all right..."

"Now that's more like it."

Ice Empress's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a smug smile.

At the beginning.

Because of his lack of combat experience, Ling Xiao remained in a passive state and could only take blows.

Relying on her rich combat experience, Ice Empress overwhelmingly suppressed Ling Xiao and gave him a thorough beating.

Ling Xiao learned bit by bit.

After gradually figuring out Ice Empress's attack patterns, Ling Xiao began trying to counterattack.

Lightning shot from Ling Xiao's fingertips, narrowly grazing past Ice Empress's ponytail.

That bolt of lightning had nearly sliced off Ice Empress's ponytail.

"Well, well!"

"You actually dare fight back!"

Thus, Ice Empress's attacks became even fiercer, and Ling Xiao once again fell into a state of being beaten.

Upon the ice plains.

Ling Xiao and Ice Empress traded blows, and the days passed one by one.

Several days later.

Ice Empress gradually realized that if they kept fighting, she would fall into a disadvantage.

Ling Xiao learned very quickly.

If he were given a few more days, Ling Xiao would completely surpass her.

Thus, Ice Empress decisively called a stop.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Ice Empress took several steps back, the twin ponytails atop her head slightly disheveled.

"No more, no more! Little Aunt can only teach you this much."

Ice Empress still spoke stubbornly.

Seeing Ice Empress pretend to be calm, the corners of Ling Xiao's lips could not help but rise slightly.

Ling Xiao smiled at Ice Empress. "Little Aunt, is it because you can't beat me anymore?"

"Who says so!"

Ice Empress's voice suddenly rose.

"I'm just not in good condition! Next time, I'll definitely beat you until you're crawling around looking for your teeth!"

Ling Xiao merely smiled and shook his head, choosing not to expose Ice Empress.