The Ice Silkworm Shows His Might and Traps the Ice Empress; an Oath of Ice Breaks Through Her Doubts

The bitter winds of the Far North swept fine shards of ice through the valley, whistling between the mountains and falling against the makeshift ice-crystal tents with a soft rustle.

Ice crystal wood crackled in the bonfire. Its dancing pale-blue flames illuminated everyone in the valley, lending an even gentler glow to the pale-gold soul power surrounding Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu lightly rubbed his fingertips together, and a wisp of holy soul power slipped silently into the bonfire. The flames suddenly leaped higher, driving away the surrounding chill.

He looked up at the Ice Empress, who had remained tense all this time, then cast Tian Meng a meaningful glance beside him. Ever since Tian Meng had become his soul spirit, the two had shared a bond that linked their minds. No words were needed; Tian Meng instantly understood Qian Daoliu's intent.

Only by letting the Ice Empress witness Tian Meng's current strength firsthand and shattering her ingrained impression of him as a "useless silkworm" could they dispel her reservations about the soul spirit contract completely and persuade her to join the God-Making Plan willingly.

Humm-

Tian Meng's ice-blue body suddenly shone with a gentle halo. His silkworm body, originally barely half a foot long, swelled in an instant, becoming an illusory ice silkworm several dozen feet in length.

Overlapping layers of ice-blue scales covered the apparition, while ten delicate golden patterns flowed across his entire body-the marks of a million-year soul beast's cultivation.

As the apparition stretched out, a vast surge of spiritual power spread from within him like a rising tide. Invisible ripples intertwined throughout the valley, eventually forming a translucent, pale-blue spiritual barrier that enveloped the entire valley.

"This is... a spiritual domain?"

The Ice Empress's body abruptly stiffened. Instinctively, she stirred the ice-attribute soul power within her,