He naturally knew that the Ice Empress would be taken away by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and then become Huo Yuhao's second martial soul, or rather, his second soul spirit.
Yet he had no mind to care about such matters at this moment, or rather, he no longer paid much attention to them.
He did not care whether the Ice Empress would become Huo Yuhao's soul spirit, as that had nothing to do with him.
He only cared about the Snow Empress, and he would only take the Snow Empress away.
Coming to the Far North this time was simply to take a look at the Snow Empress's residence, to see what had happened there, or rather, to retrieve an item.
At this thought, Li Qingming let out a long sigh.
As his figure drew close, countless Ice Jade Scorpions instantly opened their eyes, and pairs of ruby-like eyes locked onto him.
Li Qingming simply raised his hand, and extreme divine power spread around his body.
Sensing this aura, the leading Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion at the very front did not move.
Its ruby-like eyes looked at Li Qingming with some doubt, clearly finding this aura somewhat familiar.
"Senior, I am a guest of the Snow Empress. I visited here ten thousand years ago, and you personally led me to find the Ice Empress back then, so I must once again trouble you to take me to her."
Li Qingming spoke very earnestly.
The leading Ice Jade Scorpion gazed at Li Qingming, its eyes deep in thought for a moment.
Ten thousand years was not considered very long ago to them, so they still remembered the events of that time.
Comparing the skinny, tattered little boy of only ten years old to the valiant and extraordinary youth before it, a look of doubt also crossed the Ice Jade Scorpion's expression.
Without stopping its pace, it silently signaled to Li Qingming and then led him toward the nest of the Ice Jade Scorpions.
Many of the older Ice Jade Scorpions had impressions of this youth when looking at him, and thus these Ice Jade Scorpions did not block his way.
Upon arriving at a huge glacial cave deep inside, an aura of extreme cold drifted out from within.
Immediately, the leader of the Ice Jade Scorpions appeared.
Looking at this massive Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion whose entire body was emerald green, Li Qingming hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his fists.
"Senior Ice Empress, I am Li Qingming. I visited you ten thousand years ago, and I have awakened early this time due to certain unexpected events."
"According to my observations, an accident may have befallen the Snow Empress, so I ask that you please take me to see her."
Li Qingming spoke with utmost sincerity and directness.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were true sisters, their bond as close as best friends.
Yet regarding her seven-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, the Snow Empress would never mention it to the Ice Empress, for she herself remained the master of the entire Far North.
Therefore, under these circumstances, the Ice Empress naturally knew nothing about the Snow Empress's situation.
Hearing that an accident might have befallen the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress initially refused to believe it.
Yet looking at Li Qingming standing right there, the Ice Empress's eyes flickered.
"You truly are that human from ten thousand years ago. The Snow Empress also spoke to me about you, saying she had completely frozen you and that you wished to reappear two tens of thousands of years later."
"Yet since you have appeared early, it may indeed indicate that an accident has occurred on the Snow Empress's end."
The Ice Empress's voice was ethereal, but her tone was laden with anxiety.
At the mere thought that an accident might have befallen her good friend, the Ice Empress's gaze flickered for a mere second.
Instantly, a ball of extreme ice energy enveloped Li Qingming, whisking him away rapidly toward another direction.
As the two of them departed swiftly, the spot returned to peace.
Then, three or four days after their departure, an aura of extreme richness arrived.
Several hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Emperor Scorpions exchanged glances, and the form of one Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion suddenly leaped up, speeding off into the distance. ...
Meanwhile, inside the Snow Empress's residence, gazing at the extremely familiar cave, the Ice Empress rushed inside, carrying Li Qingming along.
In the middle of the cave, a huge ice bear lay sprawled, sleeping soundly.
As the ice bear opened its eyes, its gaze looked at the Ice Empress with pleasant surprise, and then fell upon Li Qingming.
Upon seeing Li Qingming, the ice bear was clearly stunned, a trace of astonishment flashing in its eyes, followed immediately by wild joy.
"This human didn't die! Goodness, you scared me to death. When he went missing back then, I thought old mom would beat me up when she came back. It's good he's not dead! Goodness, it's good he's not dead!"
Little White said this and let out a deep breath, looking at Li Qingming with a sense of relief.
Li Qingming's gaze remained fixed firmly on Little White, sensing the other's emotional fluctuations.
Although this was also a powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, its emotional shifts could not escape Li Qingming's notice.
Sensing that the other's emotions were indeed free of any issues, Li Qingming stood quietly to the side.
Hearing Little White's words, the Ice Empress glared straight at him.
Feeling the chill within the Ice Empress's gaze, Little White rubbed his head, a trace of grievance lingering on his face.
"Some time ago, a few powerful humans came looking for us. Their strength was formidable, carrying a very powerful momentum around their bodies, and they could even launch something resembling artillery fire."
"They directly attacked old mom's residence at the time, and I could only block them with all my might."
"Another companion of theirs went inside, and besides taking away a portion of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, he also took the coffin here away."
Little White felt rather aggrieved as he spoke.
Although he was also a powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, he was just so-so; facing four or five Titled Douluo, he could only be said to have barely resisted.
Later on, it was only because his power called out, forcibly pulling in the strength of the Titan Snow Demon King and the Titan Clan, that he managed to forcibly slay two Titled Douluo.
Driving the remaining few away was already quite an achievement; naturally, he dared not pursue them, let alone chase after Li Qingming to bring him back.
After all, while he felt some curiosity toward Li Qingming, Little White did not owe him anything, so naturally he wouldn't bother rescuing him.
Listening to Little White's explanation and sensing his spiritual fluctuations, the Ice Empress fell silent for a moment.
"What on earth is the Snow Empress's situation? Why hasn't she come over? Or why is there only you here?"
"Mother said she had matters to attend to and had to go out for a while; she didn't say when she'd be back. But according to her, at most a few hundred or a thousand years from now, she will return."
Little White yawned as he spoke.
He naturally harbored no worries regarding the Snow Empress, for she was, after all, a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul beast and the ruler of the Extreme Northern Snowfield.
Against such a terrifying soul beast to the extreme, who on earth could possibly do anything to her?
Hearing Little White's words, the Ice Empress's expression gradually relaxed, and her gaze shifted to Li Qingming.
Li Qingming offered a wry smile as he exchanged a few words with Little White, then stated that he needed to go inside.
Little White trusted Li Qingming well enough, so he merely waved his hand, and Li Qingming stepped within.
When he emerged, an orb glowing entirely in gold rested in his palm.
Seeing this orb return once more, Li Qingming let out a long breath.
This was no ordinary treasure, nor was it some useless trinket—it was a Godhood.
The complete Godhood of the Angel God's inheritance.
Furthermore, this Godhood had been modified by the previous-generation Angel God.
The previous-generation Angel God likely understood that an Angel God would forever remain capped at a First-Level God, unable to enter the realm of God Kings, or rather, remaining too far away from a God King.
Therefore, that generation's Angel God had continuously modified this Godhood.
At that time, this Godhood had already been mostly modified, and he had passed it down to Qian Renxue back then, preparing for her to continue the modifications.
Yet Qian Renxue had died not long after accepting the Godhood, and following her death, this item had accompanied her and wound up with him.
Seeing this object return to his hands once more, Li Qingming let out another long sigh of relief.
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