The Ice Empress pinned Tian Meng firmly against the wall with both hands. Even with less than a tenth of her strength at her peak remaining, she was still far beyond his ability to resist.
The scorpion and the silkworm stared into each other's golden eyes, one pair icy, the other filled with terror.
The Ice Empress's voice was cold. "You said you would take me to Godhood back then, but what have you been doing every day? Using Ultimate Ice for those pointless things?"
"Did you hear what that human just called me? A kind little girl? Hahaha, to think a weak human would praise me like that."
Some of the terror faded from Tian Meng's eyes. After a moment of silence, he said, "But you really did help her just now. That means you're actually kind at heart too, doesn't it?"
"Kind? Don't make me laugh! Do you know how many humans I've killed for forcing their way into the Far North? If not a thousand, then at least eight hundred."
The Ice Empress leaned a little closer, and Tian Meng could clearly see the killing intent in her eyes.
"But now? I have to do everything I can to hide my strength at all times, afraid I'll accidentally kill these humans who can't withstand a single blow."
"And now these weak humans actually see me as one of their own. Hahaha."
Tian Meng was less frightened now. He said hesitantly, "But... I don't think being human is so bad."
The Ice Empress froze at his words, then tightened her grip. "Have you really started thinking of yourself as human? Have you? You million-year Soul Beast."
Tian Meng fell silent for a while before saying, "Isn't being human happier than being a Soul Beast? Bingbing, you actually think