"Pfft!"
Snow Empress couldn't help laughing.
She had no idea whether that "squeak, squeak" really meant "Mama."
Yet she still felt something gently poke a corner of her heart.
Back when Ice Empress chased her all over the Extreme North, she had only found it annoying.
Now, with this little creature lying in her palm, looking up and squeaking at her, she actually thought it was rather nice?
Snow Empress placed the little Ice Jade Scorpion on her shoulder.
The little Ice Jade Scorpion immediately clung to her collar, held her two pincers in front of herself, and settled into a steady crouch.
"Squeak, squeak!"
Snow Empress reached up and poked her little head, saying nothing more.
Lu Yuan shook his head as he watched.
Though he, too, wanted to slip through the opening, loot a burning house, take advantage of someone in distress...
And trick Little Ice Empress into calling him Daddy or something...
"Snow Empress, take Ice Empress aside and play with her. I have some serious business to attend to."
Snow Empress looked up. "What serious business?"
"I want to condense my second soul core."
Snow Empress raised a delicate eyebrow, her expression turning serious.
"A second soul core? Are you sure?"
Of course she knew what condensing a second soul core meant.
Ordinary Soul Masters only condensed their first soul core upon reaching Titled Douluo.
A second soul core was something they would only consider after becoming a Super Douluo, when attempting to reach Limit Douluo.
Lu Yuan already had one soul core. He could easily "cheat" and make a smooth breakthrough simply by absorbing a soul ring.
"Aren't you rushing things?"
Snow Empress frowned, a hint of concern in her voice.
"I watched over you when you condensed your first soul core, and it went