"Tian Meng, is this the human world? Why does it seem different from what Sister Snow described?" Looking down at the city filled with steel beneath her feet, Ice Empress asked in confusion.
With a little manipulation from Tian Meng, Ice Empress had become a little girl with twin ponytails, which would also be her human form from now on. She looked only twelve or thirteen, but she could return to her original form at any time and retain her original fighting strength.
Although she had kept insisting on the way here that nothing about humans interested her, now that she was actually here, she still looked around like a curious child.
"Of course it's different. When Snow Empress came here, this place was probably utterly lifeless, so whenever she appeared, she mostly treated those impoverished slaves' injuries. Given her personality, there wasn't much else she could do. After all, she couldn't possibly take the initiative to kill people and interfere in the human world."
"But things are different now. Look, those slaves, whose circumstances were almost identical to ours when we were young, were saved by Xiyue and became free citizens. Everyone's face is brimming with smiles, and they're willingly contributing their strength to this city."
"So that's how it is. It seems neither humans nor Soul Beasts can escape that fundamental nature." Recalling the past, Ice Empress immediately understood what kind of transformation had taken place here.
Having heard Tian Meng mention the past so often, Leng Xiyue couldn't help asking curiously, "Speaking of which, Tian Meng, how exactly did you two get together back then?"
"That's a long story." Tian Meng glanced at Ice Empress, but she turned her head away.
"Host, you know the standing of our Ice Silkworm Clan. In the Far North, we were