Huo Qiu'er stared blankly at the Snow Empress. The news struck her like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. She was certain Di Tian would fly into a rage if he heard it.
Yet beneath her shock, she did not find it entirely unexpected. It seemed only reasonable that the Snow Empress would make such a choice on behalf of the Far North.
Huo Qiu'er soon calmed down and shook her head self-mockingly.
The Far North had never really had a reason to worship the Dragon God in the first place.
"Has the Ice God you worship... ever sent down an oracle?" Huo Qiu'er asked.
After ascending to the Divine Realm, gods could not descend to the mortal world at will, but they could still leave oracles there to inform their followers of their intentions.
The Snow Empress answered gravely, "No. We have never seen an oracle from the Ice God. For a million years, the creatures of the Far North have called out to him, but he has never appeared to spare his subjects even a glance."
The Ice Empress and Tian Meng listened quietly.
The Ice God was the shared object of worship throughout the Far North. From the weakest ice silkworm to the mighty Ice Jade Scorpion, all held him in the highest reverence.
The Snow Empress's gaze sharpened, and she suddenly said coldly, "But Bing'er, Tian Meng, I have an unsettling suspicion. There may be no Ice God in the Divine Realm at all."
At those words, the Ice Empress and Tian Meng both froze before exclaiming, "How is that possible?"
Naturally, neither she nor he could accept that the being they had worshipped for hundreds of thousands, even a million years might not exist at all.
The Snow Empress gave a faint smile and said