The Ice Empress stopped when she saw the figure ahead. Her scorpion tail rose slightly as she looked the woman up and down. "Human, stop."
Bibi Dong gazed silently at the Soul Ring she had longed for, now standing before her in this form. Yet a bad feeling stirred in her heart.
She had hit a wall twice on the outskirts of the Far North and had come to try again. She had never expected to encounter the true King of the Far North this time.
"Perfect." The Ice Empress turned to the Snow Empress. "We need someone to tell us where the Earth Dragon Gate is. Few people come out here, and anyone who's made it this far must be strong. She should know plenty."
The Snow Empress said nothing. She merely studied Bibi Dong. Judging by her aura, the woman did not seem to be level ninety-nine, yet something about her felt strange.
The Ice Empress stepped forward, her tone blunt. "Human, tell me where the Earth Dragon Gate is."
Bibi Dong laughed. She clearly had no idea how outmatched she was. She raised her eyes, and a flash of frenzied crimson crossed the depths of her violet pupils.
"You're the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress!" she said, each word distinct. "The heavens are on my side. As for the Earth Dragon Gate—"
"Who knows? No such force exists in this era!"
The instant her words fell, purple-black light shot into the sky, its violet glow blazing across the ice plain.
The Death Spider Emperor possessed her. Eight Spider Spears tore through the snowstorm and spread behind her. Bibi Dong shot upward, her ninth Soul Ring lighting up.
With two Ferocious Beasts over two hundred thousand years old before her, any hesitation would mean death.
"You're courting