She lightly waved her left hand, sending pale ripples through space. Soon, before two sticks of incense could burn out, a streak of green light flashed across the sky.
Boom!
The figure slammed heavily into the ground, kicking up a cloud of snow.
"Xue'er~ What did you call me for? Did you miss me~?"
She was a mature, green-haired beauty dressed in a blue battle dress. Yet whether it was her tone or the way she was currently nuzzling wildly in the Snow Empress's arms...
Ye Yan could see none of the dignity befitting the sovereign of the Ice Jade Scorpions. His image of an Iceberg Queen shattered all over the ground.
The Snow Empress was helpless against her too. Holding her by the shoulders, she shouted, "Idiot, there are other people here!"
"Huh? Other people?"
The Ice Empress looked back. Sure enough, four unfamiliar humans stood there. She instantly turned into a hissing kitten, glaring fiercely at them.
"Who are you? No humans are welcome here... mmph."
The Snow Empress covered her mouth and pulled her aside, introducing Ye Yan and the others and explaining her earlier agreement to follow him.
"Huh?"
The Ice Empress stared at Ye Yan in disbelief. This human, who barely met her standards, was actually the successor to the Sea God Inheritance. And the Rakshasa God's successor beside him had already reached her eighth exam; godhood was just around the corner.
"Ohohoho!"
The Ice Empress revealed a wicked grin. She had nearly worried herself sick over her next heavenly tribulation, yet who would have thought? Two Divine Exam Candidates had delivered themselves right to her doorstep.
Folks, who understands the feeling of getting a guaranteed ticket to the Divine Realm?
And without heavenly tribulations getting in the way, I can work on winning Xue'er over every single day. What a life that'll be, tsk, tsk~
"All right, stop grinning like an idiot. We still have to help him obtain soul rings later. No slacking off."
The Snow Empress lightly tapped her forehead. She knew this silly sister of hers all too well. Not only was she always scheming to win her over, she also loved sleeping in. What a naughty, fat scorpion.
"Oh, come on, we're just getting soul rings. What's the big deal? With us working together, even Di Tian couldn't stir up a single wave."
The Ice Empress waved dismissively. It wasn't as though she knew nothing about humans. Even their strongest only obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for their ninth soul ring. How could trash like that pose any difficulty for her?
Then the Ice Empress strode casually up to Ye Yan and leaned forward slightly. He really was the most beautiful human she had ever seen. Even the Snow Empress fell far short of him.
His aura is just too weak. By the human world's classifications... is it called a Soul Elder?
As she tried to move closer to Ye Yan, a silver scepter blocked her path. Looking up, the Ice Empress found that it was the Rakshasa God's successor.
So protective of your food?
I'm not trying to steal him. I only wanted a look.
But after Bibi Dong's interference, she lost interest in examining Ye Yan and returned to the Snow Empress's side to whisper with her.
Another seven or eight sticks of incense later, the ground began to shake violently, and two mountain-sized white figures slowly approached.
The Snow Empress smiled at the enormous white bear.
"Xiao Bai, you've gotten fat again."
The giant bear gave a low growl and obediently lay down, letting the Snow Empress stroke her fur.
Meanwhile, the Titan Snow Demon King noticed the four humans beside the Ice Empress, and his gaze grew solemn. If they were invading enemies, the two sides could hardly be getting along so peacefully.
But if they weren't enemies, and yet the two of them had been summoned here, that gave a beast something to chew over.
Just as he expected, the Snow Empress then introduced Ye Yan to the two beasts as the Sea God's successor. She wanted them to offer themselves in sacrifice, promising that he would resurrect them after becoming a god.
When the obedient Xiao Bai heard that her godmother would be following him, she immediately bowed down and agreed to sacrifice herself for him.
The Titan Snow Demon King, also known as A-Tai, however, said that his next heavenly tribulation was still far off, and he had an enormous clan to manage. He asked to be excused from sacrificing himself for Ye Yan.
Ye Yan wasn't an unreasonable person, either. Since he wasn't willing, then...
Then he hugged Bibi Dong's right arm and shook it gently, blinking his starry eyes as he gazed pitifully at her.
"Teacher~ He said he wants a taste of your Rakshasa Demon Scythe. Give him a few slashes and teach him that the Supreme Pontiff's disciple cannot be insulted."
Bibi Dong raised her other hand and lightly tapped the corner of her mouth. Her meaning couldn't have been clearer.
Dong'er is so naughty~
There are still so many people here (ˆつ⩊⊂ˆ)੭
Still, for the sake of his soul ring, Ye Yan rose onto his tiptoes, wrapped his arms around her neck, and kissed her vivid red lips.
Bibi Dong embraced his slender waist, which seemed small enough to encircle with a single hand, and quickly seized the initiative, returning the kiss with an offensive of her own. Lychee-flavored~
Naturally, the Snow Empress had heard his whispered exchange with Bibi Dong. But Xiao Bai had already agreed, and as for A-Tai, well, that was none of her concern. So long as it was "voluntary."
The Ice Empress, on the other hand, felt a little tempted as she watched the pair kiss. She stole a sideways glance at the Snow Empress's soft lips. Speaking of which, what does Xue'er taste like?
Back on Ye Yan's side, Bibi Dong only slowly released him after kissing him until his body went limp. She wiped away the glistening moisture on his lips with her fingertip, then swept her right arm out, and the dark purple Rakshasa Demon Scythe appeared in her hand.
"Titan Snow Demon King, I suggest you obediently sacrifice yourself for my dear Xu Xiaoyan. Otherwise, killing you and taking your soul ring and soul bone will work just as well!"
Killing intent far more piercing than the icy wind, along with abyss-dark soul power, forced A-Tai several steps back. Plainly visible shock appeared on his hammer-shaped face.
How can such a powerful being exist among humans? She feels no weaker than the Snow Empress. Am I really doomed to die here today?
When he still failed to respond, Bibi Dong tightened her grip on the scythe and swung it diagonally. Hum! A curved slash hundreds of meters long shot out, spanning heaven and earth.
Wherever the slash passed, the void shattered like a mirror, exposing the pitch-black spatial turbulence beyond.
No, I can't block it. I'll definitely die!
The overwhelming terror between life and death made him cry out, "Don't kill me! I'm willing to sacrifice myself!"
Bibi Dong cast him a contemptuous glance. Hmph. Wouldn't it have been better to agree from the start? Ungrateful creature.
She swung her hand again. A second curved slash overtook the first, levering it upward from below and knocking it off its original course.
Whoosh!
The two slashes skimmed past the Titan Snow Demon King's head, giving him a mohawk and drenching his back in cold sweat. Had they veered just a little farther, his mind would have been opened up quite literally.
"Teacher~ Which soul bones are you still missing?"
Once the Titan Snow Demon King had learned to behave, Ye Yan began considering how to distribute the two soul bones. He certainly didn't want them himself.
The reason was simple: his remaining left arm, right arm, head, and torso bones would be generously supplied by Xiong Jun, Di Tian, Tian Meng, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
If he equipped these two beasts' bones now, what would he do later?
Cut off his limbs to remove the bones?
What a joke. Ye Yan was made of flesh and blood. Even a little bullying from Bibi Dong hurt enough to make him complain. How could he endure that kind of torment for two soul bones he clearly wouldn't use for long?
"I'm still missing a Torso Bone and a Right Leg Bone. Why, Xu Xiaoyan? Don't you want these two soul bones?"
Bibi Dong was visibly surprised. Both beasts before them were ferocious beasts over two hundred thousand years old. If Xu Xiaoyan hadn't brought her to the Far North, she would have thought a hundred thousand years was the limit for soul beasts.
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