Ning Fengzhi forced himself to take a deep breath, trying to clear his confused mind.
He knew that panicking at this moment would not solve anything.
"Immediately contact the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Star Luo Empire! No, in my name, simultaneously send the highest-level secret messages to the emperors of Great Emperor!"
Having clarified the stakes, we must unite and confront this unknown threat that could destroy everything!
They should understand the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold"!
He turned to Gu Rong and spoke rapidly, " Uncle Gu, put aside all matters within the sect for now! Activate the highest level of defense plan immediately!"
All sect resources will be prioritized for the comprehensive strengthening and upgrading of the sect's protective formation and all defensive formations!
Hurry! We don't have much time left!
Ning Fengzhi made almost the same decision as Bibi Dong.
The Far North, the Core Circle.
" Douluo Continent... how... how did he know about it?"
Ice Empress sat blankly on her Ice Seal throne, staring at her sister Snow Empress's terrified expression in the Heavenly Screen, her mind completely empty.
Her icy blue eyes, similar to Snow Empress's, were filled with confusion, fear, and helplessness.
She paced anxiously in the cold palace, crying, "It's all over! It's all over!"
He knows about the Douluo Continent! Will he come to attack us?
My sister is still in his hands! What should I do? What should I do?!
Beside him, the colossal Titan Snow Demon King A-Tai, whose body was as large as a mountain, was also completely panicked. His massive body shifted uneasily, making a creaking sound as he stepped on the ice. He asked in a muffled voice:
"Hyotei... Ice Empress, does that mean we have to prepare for war? My... my fists are really hard!"
"Screw you!"
Ice Empress turned around abruptly and cried out to A-Tai, completely devoid of the majesty of one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
"What are you going to use to hit him? Your head against his fingers? Besides, your sister is in his hands..."
Ice Empress collapsed weakly to the ground.
A-Tai watched this scene, his huge fist clenched and unclenched, and in the end he could only hang his head in despair and let out a deep sigh.
The Shrouding the Heavens World ".
Inside the Star-Picking Tower, there was a deathly silence.
Snow Empress suppressed the turbulent waves surging within her heart, her silver teeth almost grinding to powder.
A casual remark from the other party not only shattered her psychological defenses but also plunged her homeland into an abyss of no return.
She couldn't imagine what would happen next.
Lin Hao's gaze remained fixed on Snow Empress, his gaze so calm it was unsettling, as if it could pierce through her feigned composure and see into the deepest fear in her soul.
"So," Lin Hao finally spoke again, his voice still calm, yet carrying an undeniable air of authority, "Answer me, how did you get here?"
Snow Empress bit her lower lip so hard it almost bled. She turned her head to the side, avoiding Lin Hao's gaze, using silence as her last act of resistance.
"I... I won't tell." Her voice trembled slightly, yet remained unusually firm.
Seeing her like this, Lin Hao's calm and composed expression finally changed slightly. He smiled gently, a knowing and playful smile in his eyes.
"You don't know how to get back either, do you? It seems the force that sent you here isn't something you can control."
The Snow Empress was once again deeply shaken!
They even guessed that!
She truly didn't know why or how she came into this world; the Heavenly Screen power that had swept her there was vast and unfathomable, completely beyond her comprehension.
Lin Hao seemed to want to ask something more, perhaps about the specifics of the Douluo Continent, or perhaps about the mysterious power that had sent her there.
But Snow Empress interrupted him, "Stop asking! Please stop asking! I won't say anything! I don't want the Douluo Continent to be devastated because of me!"
She held her neck stiffly, resigned to her fate, her icy blue eyes burning with a final, defiant spirit.
"Kill me or torture me, do as you please! I would never betray Douluo Continent! Absolutely not!"
She was resigned to her fate, only hoping to use her silence and life to fight for a sliver of hope for the Douluo Continent.
Lin Hao looked at her, a strange smile on his face. That smile contained a hint of scrutiny, a hint of curiosity, and even... a barely perceptible trace of admiration?
He spoke slowly, his voice still calm, yet it made Snow Empress's heart sink:
Do you think I'm the kind of tyrant?
Snow Empress blurted out instinctively, her tone accusatory and questioning. "Otherwise what? You killed seven out of ten members of the Primordial Ancient Mine Clan..."
Lin Hao nodded, a knowing look on his face, as if everything was within his expectations:
"Looks like you weren't the only one here; you knew that too."
Snow Empress was completely convinced.
The stubborn flame that once burned in her icy blue eyes has now been replaced by bewilderment and frustration at being seen through.
Looking at Lin Hao, who sat upright at the head of the table, one could only feel that his calm and unwavering gaze was more profound than the millennia-old ice of the Far North.
In his presence, I felt as if I had been stripped naked.
"Really, please don't ask anymore..."
Snow Empress's voice carried a hint of dejection she herself was unaware of, a sense of helplessness that came from the complete collapse of her psychological defenses. "I won't say anything."
All she could do was hold onto that last line of defense—silence.
Lin Hao looked at the ice queen who came from the Far North, who now resembled a frightened little beast.
The strange smile on his face deepened, carrying a hint of knowing amusement. "Alright, I won't ask anymore."
Lin Hao finally spoke, his voice still calm, yet it sounded like a pardon, causing the tense air to suddenly relax, "You know enough."
Snow Empress suddenly looked up, her icy blue eyes filled with disbelief.
Aren't you going to ask anymore?
Is that all?
He went to great lengths to corner himself, wasn't it all to extract information about the Douluo Continent?
"You can go now."
Lin Hao waved his hand, his tone as casual as if he were instructing an ordinary maid.
Snow Empress stood there, stunned, her mind blank. She had imagined countless possible outcomes—torture, mental control, even being killed on the spot—but she never imagined that the other party would let her go so easily.
"You... you don't want to invade Douluo Continent?"
She blurted it out almost without thinking, her voice trembling with shock.
This was completely contrary to her perception of a powerful, ruthless " Heavenly Emperor " who would slaughter an entire clan at the drop of a hat.
Upon hearing this, Lin Hao chuckled softly, his laughter ringing out clearly in the quiet Star-Picking Tower.
He leaned forward slightly, his gaze returning to Snow Empress with a condescending scrutiny.
"Then let me ask you," Lin Hao said with a hint of mockery, "Was it useful?"
"What?" Snow Empress didn't react for a moment.