Ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion!

In the Far North, inside the Ice Crystal Palace.

"Waaah, it's still so much more comfortable staying in the Far North! If it weren't for that Ice Dragon Pill Xiaoyang gave me, I'd feel like I was melting in human territory."

The moment Ice Empress returned to the Ice Crystal Palace, her entire person—

No, her entire scorpion self—seemed to shed all her defenses as she grabbed Beiming Lieyang and rolled around on the ice couch.

Snow Empress stood to the side. Watching them tumble into a heap on the ice couch, she could not help but chuckle. "Bing'er is becoming more and more like a child."

"Alright, Bing'er."

Snow Empress spoke at just the right moment. "Didn't you say you wanted to find Xiaoyang the best possible Spirit Ring? Don't you want to taste his Void Mysterious Ice after he adds another Spirit Ring?"

Ice Empress's rolling body came to a halt, but her eyes sparkled as though she had thought of some brilliant plan.

"That's right! Xiaoyang, Auntie Bing will get you the best Spirit Ring!"

"I know,"

Beiming Lieyang sighed, looking at the position where he was currently sprawled on top of Ice Empress. "But could you let me go first?"

"No!"

Ice Empress flipped over directly, pinned Beiming Lieyang to the ice couch, and plopped herself onto his stomach. Looking down at him smugly, she declared:

"No matter how delicious Xiaoyang's Void Mysterious Ice is, you'll never escape your little auntie's control for the rest of your life!"

"If I'm your little auntie for one day—"

"Then I'm your little auntie for life!"

Snow Empress watched her smug, self-satisfied expression and shook her head helplessly.

Beiming Lieyang gave up struggling. Who told her she was Ice Empress? Who told her she was his little auntie?

However, just as Ice Empress was feeling proud of herself, Beiming Lieyang suddenly counterattacked, pressing Ice Empress directly onto the ice couch. A brilliant smile spread across his face.

"Little Auntie, checkmate."

His smile was like the rare warm sun of the Far North—warm and bright.

At such close range, Ice Empress looked at that smiling face right before her eyes. Her cheeks actually reddened, and she turned her head away.

"You hateful little brat..."

Seeing that the two were about to start fooling around again, Snow Empress had no choice but to separate them. Her tone held a trace of helplessness. "Alright, business first."

Ice Empress gave a soft huff, glanced at Beiming Lieyang, and reached out to pinch his cheek. "You little rascal, Auntie Bing is going to find you a Soul Beast."

With that, she ran off in a flash.

Meanwhile, at Snow Empress's summons, Ice Bear King Xiaobai, who had been cultivating, and Titan Snow Demon King Uncle Tai both came rushing over from their respective territories.

Upon seeing Beiming Lieyang return, they hurriedly greeted him.

"Young Lord."

"Little brother."

Snow Empress looked at them, satisfaction appearing in her eyes. "Not bad. Your strength has both improved greatly. Xiaobai can even undergo his tribulation now."

By now, they had all absorbed the Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow.

Xiaobai had already reached nearly three hundred thousand years, but since Snow Empress and the others had not returned, he had kept his cultivation suppressed.

With Void Mysterious Ice capable of tripling his strength, along with the Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow strengthening his origin, overcoming the Lightning Tribulation for three hundred thousand years would have been easy for him.

But if he underwent the tribulation, there would not be many top-tier fighters in the Far North to keep watch. Unforeseeable consequences might arise, so he had suppressed his cultivation and waited for Snow Empress and the others to return before making further plans.

Titan Snow Demon King had also reached over two hundred and ninety thousand years.

Hearing Snow Empress's praise, neither dared take credit. They both said it was all thanks to the Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow Snow Empress had brought them. Otherwise, they could not have broken through so quickly.

However, when they sensed that Beiming Lieyang's aura had grown stronger again, Ice Bear King Xiaobai felt it out for a moment before voicing his surprise.

"Little brother... hm, level sixty?!"

Ice Empress said proudly, "Of course. Xiaoyang is going to become a god. He came back now to find the best Soul Beast to sacrifice itself for him."

Titan Snow Demon King sighed. "How long has he even been gone? Humans really grow quickly."

Then he shook his head.

"Actually, it should be the Young Lord who has grown the fastest."

Though he had lived in the Far North for a long time, he still knew the views of humans that had circulated for countless years.

Compared with the long lives of Soul Beasts, human lifespans were extremely brief, yet they grew quickly. But never had anyone grown as fast as the Young Lord.

Meanwhile, Ice Empress ran straight back to her territory, found a hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion, had a lengthy discussion with her, and then brought her over to sacrifice herself for Beiming Lieyang.

Looking at the Ice Jade Scorpion, beautiful as a precious jade, Beiming Lieyang finally realized that Ice Empress had found another member of her own clan to sacrifice herself for him.

"Hehe, my clanswoman Xiaobi has a cultivation of one hundred and thirty thousand years! On top of that, Xiaoyang's first two Spirit Rings were both Ice Jade Scorpions. Adding another Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Ring of the same kind will repeatedly temper his Martial Soul with energy from the same source. Maybe the effects of his earlier Spirit Abilities can improve even further too!"

Snow Empress now understood her plan as well. "Bing'er's idea is very good."

"Little Auntie, you truly are the theoretical master of the Far North." Beiming Lieyang gave Ice Empress a thumbs-up in praise.

Yu Xiaogang really ought to learn from her.

No, why was he bringing up that Yu Xiaogang at a time like this?

Disgusting. It lowered the tone.

Ice Empress's eyes spun, and she suddenly clapped her hands. "Ah! I've thought of an idea!"

Everyone looked at her.

Ice Empress said excitedly, "Since a sacrifice burns soul energy and one's own Soul Power, what if we first use Xiaoyang's Void Mysterious Ice to triple every attribute of this Ice Jade Scorpion? Her Soul Power would increase, and she would become stronger. After she sacrifices herself, wouldn't the Soul Power Xiaoyang gains also increase?"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

"A sacrifice can work like that?"

Beiming Lieyang pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Little Auntie makes sense. The stronger the Soul Beast is, the more Soul Power I can obtain after its sacrifice."

Snow Empress looked at Ice Empress with a smile in her eyes. "Bing'er is becoming smarter and smarter."

Ice Empress huffed. "What do you mean by that, Xue'er? I'm doing all this for Xiaoyang! After the sacrifice, he can obtain more Soul Power and raise his level."

"Yes, yes, yes. Bing'er is the most considerate person." Snow Empress reached out and patted Ice Empress's head.

Ice Empress's cheeks reddened. She gave a small huff and turned toward Beiming Lieyang. "Isn't that right, Xiaoyang?"

"Yes, yes. Little Auntie is the smartest."

"Why does it feel like you're humoring a child?" Ice Empress puffed out her cheeks.

"Definitely not. Little Auntie is the brains of the Far North." Beiming Lieyang smiled.

He truly had not expected Ice Empress to have so many ideas.

Afterward, Beiming Lieyang directly used all his Soul Power to condense an incomparably pure chunk of Void Mysterious Ice, then gave it to the hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion who was about to sacrifice herself.

After taking a bite, the Ice Jade Scorpion's aura abruptly surged threefold. Her entire body trembled.

"Waaah, Clan Chief, what is this?! How can there be something so delicious? It's so, so, so good! My soul trembles after eating it, as though I'm about to ascend to heaven! Clan Chief, can I eat this again in the future?"

The hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion felt that she had lived in vain before this. She had never tasted anything so exquisitely delicious.

Wuwuwu, what kind of miserable life had I been living before?