Although Tian Meng looked as though he was forcing a smile no matter how one looked at him, Leng Xiyue did not particularly care.
After all, if a male Soul Beast had stolen her away, Leng Xiyue felt that some sadness and anger would have been warranted, and she would even have helped him go settle the score. The problem was that the two sisters had gotten together, which meant the Ice Empress's thoughts had never been on him. What was there to agonize over? In any case, she herself was having a wonderful time shipping them.
The bodies Xiao Bai had reconstructed for the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were both at Soul King strength: level fifty-eight for the Snow Empress and level fifty-two for the Ice Empress. Essentially, all their skills had been preserved as weakened versions appropriate to their current levels, and their domains were still there too. It was easy to foresee that they would have a glorious killing spree when the tournament came around.
Just as Leng Xiyue was about to drag them off to keep slacking, a Probe sent her a signal over the Spirit Network.
The Probe was stationed at the mountain pass outside Black Demon Valley. Leng Xiyue connected to its view, and a woman in uniform appeared before her.
"You are...?"
"Your Majesty, I am the captain of the Royal Guard's First Battalion. Delegations from the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall have recently arrived in Extreme Ice City. His Excellency the Consul cannot handle these matters entirely on his own, so please return, Your Majesty."
Leng Xiyue considered it. Matters here were more or less settled, and she could leave things to run on their own from here, so she said, "Understood. I'll return to Extreme Ice City in