"Ice Empress, I'm sorry..."
Snow Empress composed herself and rose with an apologetic expression.
"I merely encountered a mishap in my cultivation and lost focus for a moment."
Only then did Ice Empress let out a sigh of relief and hurried forward.
"Xue'er, you really scared me just now!"
"What went wrong with your cultivation? Let me take a look!!"
As she spoke, she brazenly began feeling Snow Empress all over.
She had always admired Snow Empress. Now that she had an opportunity, naturally, she had to seize it!
"Mm~"
Snow Empress's exquisite, breathtaking face flushed crimson from her touch.
Under normal circumstances, she would have stopped Ice Empress without hesitation.
But since she had inexplicably scolded her earlier, it was awkward to do so now.
She could only endure Ice Empress's advances...
(Any darlings shipping Ice Empress and Snow Empress?)
(What do you think Ice Empress would do if Snow Empress ran off with the protagonist later on?)
(One wife, one husband...)
After a long while, Ice Empress finally stopped in satisfaction, her tone full of concern.
"Xue'er, you must be careful when cultivating from now on, all right?!"
Snow Empress's throat moved, but in the end, she did not speak of those new memories.
Telling her would only create more confusion.
Since she had been given another life, she would change that ending with her own hands.
Then Snow Empress recalled the Myriad-Year Ice Cave from her memories and suddenly spoke.
"Ice Empress, do you still remember the Myriad-Year Ice Cave?"
"Of course I do!"
The mention of it immediately infuriated Ice Empress.
"We finally found it back then, only for those bastards from the Dream Silkworm Clan to eat it all!"
"And after they ate it, they vanished without a trace. I've searched for them for so many years and found nothing. It infuriates me!"
Snow Empress calmly dropped a bombshell.
"There is actually a second Myriad-Year Ice Cave in the Far North!"
"And it is accompanied by Extreme Ice Divine Crystal! Its value far surpasses that first cave!"
"What? A second one?!"
Ice Empress's eyes widened at once, her face filled with disbelief.
"How is that possible?! Finding one was already a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence. How could there be a second one?!"
"And it even has Extreme Ice Divine Crystal growing alongside it? You know where it is? Where?!!"
Even Snow Empress could not confirm its precise location.
"I only know the general area. It is at the Extreme North Border!"
Amid her delight, Ice Empress was filled with even greater confusion.
"Xue'er, where exactly did you learn this?!!"
Snow Empress found it difficult to explain, so her tone returned to the majesty of the Far North's ruler as she changed the subject.
"Ice Empress, immediately gather every Soul Beast skilled in surveying ley lines and have them search the Extreme North Border!"
She raised her eyes toward the howling snowstorm beyond the hall, her gaze resolute.
Ten thousand years had passed, and the terrain had changed. Finding it would surely be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
But to change the fate of her fall—and for that human boy!
No matter how arduous or difficult the process became, she had to find it!
If one year was not enough, then ten years! If ten years were not enough, then a hundred years!
And if a hundred years still were not enough, then a thousand years, ten thousand years! She would search until she found it!
In this life, she would never allow the tragedy to repeat itself!
At the same time.
Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life's separate dimension.
The Silver-White Divine Palace, silent for several days, suddenly trembled.
Elemental power surged for a moment before rapidly withdrawing completely.
A slender figure emerged, her silver-violet hair falling to her waist.
Her violet eyes were cold, and an innate noble pressure radiated from her body.
It was the freebie dragon... Pah!
The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena!
"Lord!!"
The six Ferocious Beasts led by Di Tian had long been waiting respectfully outside.
"Rise."
Gu Yuena sensed the power within her body and declared with certainty.
"This King has completed the sealing of my origin. I will depart for the human world at once!"
After two and a half days, her origin power had been completely sealed.
She had transformed into a human form with a Soul Power Level of 91 and simulated Twin Martial Souls.
Her first Martial Soul was Elemental Envoy, a weakened version created by compressing her seven elements!
Her second Martial Soul was the Silver Dragon Spear, a weakened version created by compressing her divine artifact, the Silver Dragon Spear!
Unless she personally undid the seal, even a God King descending in person would be unable to see through the disguise.
The price was that she could not use her origin power while it remained sealed, and undoing the seal would require more time.
But it was more than enough for infiltrating the human world!
"Lord..."
Di Tian originally wanted to persuade her again.
But recalling her earlier determination, he could only change his approach.
"Lord, should we dispatch several Ferocious Beasts to protect you in secret?"
Gu Yuena's violet eyes narrowed as she answered coldly.
"No need! This King alone is enough!!"
"Di Tian, I leave all matters of Star Dou in your care for now!"
Di Tian said no more and bowed deeply.
"By your command! This subordinate will not fail your trust, Lord!"
Gu Yuena said nothing further and flashed away.
With her personally taking action, she would surely subdue that human with the Dragon God Bloodline!
The day of the Soul Beast Clan's revival was not far off!!!
The Ferocious Beasts watched her depart and respectfully called out their farewell.
"Farewell, Lord!!"
For some reason, Di Tian could not shake his unease.
Could their lord truly make that human with the Dragon God Bloodline submit?!
Hopefully, nothing unexpected would happen...
(Asking you darlings, do you want Gu Yuena to be turned into this by the protagonist...)
Meanwhile.
The southern outskirts of Suotuo City.
Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San with him.
After a journey lasting a full three days.
They finally arrived outside the gates of Shrek Academy.
From here, the entire academy appeared utterly dilapidated.
The few crude wooden houses inside looked no different from an abandoned village.
"Teacher, this is the Shrek Academy you mentioned?!"
Tang San looked disdainful as he turned toward Yu Xiaogang.
"It's so shabby, like a garbage dump. Can it really produce any good students?!"
Yu Xiaogang was about to begin lecturing him after hearing that.
However, at that moment.
An angry roar suddenly exploded behind them.
"How dare you insult Shrek before its gates! You're courting death!!"
The speaker was none other than Shrek's headmaster, Flender.
He had taken Ma Hongjun to the city center for treatment today and had just returned.
He happened to hear Tang San's slander!
The anger from being crippled by Ye Han a few days ago had nowhere to vent, and it erupted completely on the spot.
"Four-Eyed Cat Eagle, possess me!!"
Flender's Four-Eyed Cat Eagle Martial Soul instantly possessed him, and seven Soul Rings rose in unison.
"Die!!"
With a furious roar, he beat his wings and pounced toward the backs of the two men, carried by a fierce gale!
Seeing someone courting death, Tang San suddenly turned around, intending to kill him in return.
But the instant he saw those seven Soul Rings, his face went deathly pale.
"Seven rings! A Soul Saint expert!!!"
The master had said that Soul Saint experts were rare existences even across the entire world!
He was merely a Soul Grandmaster with a dozen-odd levels. How could he block this attack? He was finished!
Yu Xiaogang had also panicked when he first sensed the killing intent.
But once he turned around and saw that it was Flender, he immediately put on airs again.
"What? You don't even recognize this master?!"
"Xiao Gang?!!"
Flender abruptly stopped, both shocked and delighted.
Tang San was instantly dumbfounded.
"This expert actually knows Teacher?!"
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang wore the smug expression of a petty man who had successfully shown off.
"That's right! It is this master!"
Yu Xiaogang had originally intended to introduce Flender to Tang San and show off his connections.
But before he could speak, he noticed what was different about Flender first!
One eye was blind!
One arm was gone!
"Flender, what happened?!"
Yu Xiaogang was immediately shocked and hurriedly asked.
"What is going on? Who reduced you to such a miserable state?!"
Anyone capable of injuring Flender like this had to be at least a Soul Douluo!
The reason he had come to Shrek was to rely on Flender for protection.
If Flender had provoked some powerful expert, would he not get dragged into it as well?!
"It's a long story..."
At the mention of it, Flender's face filled with barely concealed humiliation and fury.
Seeing this, Ma Hongjun, who stood behind him clutching the painful spot where his root had been severed, rushed forward and shouted furiously.
"All of this was done by that damned Spirit Hall!!!"
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