Far North, Outer Area.
Nearly two years had passed since he had last set foot in the Far North, and this time, Ye An's mood was somewhat different.
The last time he had come to the Far North, he had accompanied Zhang Lexuan to absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. This time, however, he himself would be absorbing one. Naturally, the feeling and mood were different.
He just did not know... what kind of Soul Ring he would absorb.
After waiting in the Outer Area of the Far North for only a short while, Snow Empress and Ice Empress appeared within Ye An's sight. What surprised Ye An, however, was that Ice Empress had not arrived in her true form this time. Instead, she had assumed a human form—a little girl with twin ponytails.
In truth, Ice Empress's manifested form was not particularly short, but compared to Snow Empress, she looked just like a little girl—one with a cold expression and the prideful air of a tsundere.
Sensing the aura emanating from Ice Empress, a flicker of surprise appeared in Du Busi's eyes. "I never expected Ice Empress's cultivation to have broken through so smoothly."
Broken through?
Ye An's heart stirred slightly.
Ice Empress was a super Ferocious Beast with three hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation. Another breakthrough meant that she had now officially crossed the four-hundred-thousand-year threshold and become a genuine Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Ferocious Beast.
This... was rather interesting.
In Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's plan, the reason he had been confident that he could persuade—or even threaten—Ice Empress was because her three-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year cultivation was on the verge of facing the four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation. If he could not persuade her, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could also use his shed shell to forcibly trap her, then rely on his immense spiritual