"Re... refuse?"
"Ice Empress, you're joking, right?"
"Don't you want an endless lifespan? Don't you want to become a god?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared at the Ice Empress in disbelief.
Given what he knew about her,
the promise of an endless lifespan and godhood alone should have been impossible for her to refuse.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know was this.
Before undergoing her tribulation, the Ice Empress really would have accepted those terms.
Back then, she had no other choice.
But now, Chen Mo's appearance
had given her a new direction.
The Ice Empress pointed at Huo Yuhao. "Tian Meng, do you think I'm that easy to fool? All you're after is my Four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, along with a Soul Bone."
"As for your so-called God-Making Plan, let's set aside how feasible it actually is."
"Look at the person you've chosen to turn into a god. Even with your help, he's still only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster after all this cultivation."
"That's more than enough to prove how poor his talent is!"
"Why should I believe in him?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was left speechless by her retort.
After a long silence, he said, "Ice Empress, talent can be improved later on. With my help, Yuhao's talent will definitely grow."
"You know as well as I do that talent plays only a small part on the road to godhood. What matters most is character..."
The Ice Empress cut him off. "If that's the case, why can't I find someone with both exceptional talent and character right from the start?"
"Ice Empress, stop joking. Someone like that can only be encountered by chance, not sought out. They practically don't exist," the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, waving his hand.
In his eyes,
Huo Yuhao was