In an instant, Snow Empress was horrified to discover that she had completely lost control of her body!
An invisible yet powerful force gently enveloped her, drawing her forward involuntarily, as light as a snowflake, drifting towards Lin Hao.
The next moment, she was firmly pulled into a pair of strong arms.
"...!"
Snow Empress's icy blue eyes widened suddenly. The unprecedented intimacy made her stiffen, and a thin blush uncontrollably spread across her cheeks, all the way to the tips of her glistening ears.
The warmth and scent of someone else emanated from her thin clothing, so clearly that it made her heart race.
She instinctively tried to break free, but found that the seemingly casual embrace contained an unshakeable power, gently and absolutely imprisoning her within a small space.
Her cheek was almost touching his shoulder and neck. At such a close distance, she could feel his steady breathing and even smell the cool and vast aura emanating from him.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
The Snow Empress spoke, trying to persuade Lin Hao to let go.
but...
"Be quiet, I need to look at something."
As Lin Hao spoke, he touched her lips with his finger, and Snow Empress found herself unable to speak.
"Waaaaah..."
Ultimately, she was unable to move, unable to say anything, and could only slightly turn her head, trying to create a little distance.
Those usually aloof and proud eyes were now filled with obvious panic and helplessness, as well as a hint of shyness that was being forced to remain calm.
Lin Hao's arms quietly encircled her, completely embracing this ' Saint Spirit ' in his embrace.
His gaze fell calmly down, from her reddened earlobes to her slightly trembling eyelashes, and then to her lips pursed in nervousness, as if admiring a rare treasure that had suddenly fallen into his arms, or as if examining some unique existence worth exploring.
Lin Hao's divine sense had already silently penetrated every corner of Snow Empress's body.
Flesh and blood, meridians, bones, Soul Core —no, it should now be called the " Saint Spirit Origin Core."
Lin Hao "saw" the ice-type Saint Spirit Dao Patterns that had just condensed and was still somewhat immature, and he also "saw" the slow but steady Spiritual Power transformation process taking place within her body.
But what concerned him even more was the essence of Snow Empress's life.
"Really..."
A sense of understanding flashed through Lin Hao's mind.
In his divine sense, the Snow Empress's physical body was a "spiritual body" formed over hundreds of thousands of years by the purest power of heaven and earth's Ice Spirit, mixed with a trace of the primordial laws of the Douluo World.
Her soul was Perfect World integrated with this body; she was a " Saint Spirit " born of heaven and earth, essentially no different from the Saint Spirit Race of this world.
No, it's even purer.
Most of the Saint Spirit in the Shrouding the Heavens World" are spiritually connected by some kind of divine metal or immortal material, or are conceived in special terrains. Although they are favored by heaven and earth, they often also bear certain characteristics and limitations of the raw materials.
But the Snow Empress is different. She was directly nurtured by the most primordial laws of ice and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She is the darling of the Great Dao of Ice and a true " Elemental Saint Spirit."
Such talent, such background...
"If one is born into this world and does not die young, Quasi-Emperor is within reach."
Lin Hao mentally assessed, "With suitable cultivation techniques and resources, Great Emperor is not out of reach."
It can be said that the Snow Empress in his arms is a true gem in the rough.
With just a little polishing, it can radiate an astonishing brilliance.
At the same time, because she comes from another world, she bears the mark of the laws of that other world.
If nurtured properly, they may forge a unique path in the future amidst the collision and fusion of the laws of the two realms.
With a thought, Lin Hao withdrew his vast, ocean-like divine sense.
The binding force quietly dissipated, but he did not immediately release his grip.
Snow Empress felt the probing sensation recede like the tide, and she regained control of her body and mouth, but she was still trapped in Lin Hao's arms and unable to move.
She struggled slightly, which resulted in a barely perceptible tightening of her arms.
Lin Hao lowered his eyes, looking at the rare shyness of the ice and snow elf in his arms, and a very faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on his face.
He lowered his head slightly, a barely perceptible hint of amusement seemingly lurking in his cool voice:
"The spiritual body, formed from the Ultimate Ice, did not feel as cold to the touch as one might have imagined."
His gaze swept over her flushed ears, and he stated calmly, "Your heart is beating incredibly fast. Is this... shyness?"
"!!!"
"I... I'm not..."
Snow Empress tried to explain, but her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and her icy blue eyes were veiled with moisture, a mixture of shyness and embarrassment.
After all, it was the first time she had ever been held by a man, but...
She was pleasantly surprised; it wasn't bad at all.
"I'm going crazy, I must be going crazy! I've only met this Heavenly Emperor a few times, how could this be..."
But when she thought of the space within that jade slip, where Lin Hao personally taught her day and night, she was finally able to comprehend the cultivation technique...
She subconsciously felt a sense of closeness to Lin Hao.
After a few breaths, Lin Hao slowly released his arm. Snow Empress immediately took a small step back, her steps slightly unsteady. Her originally snow-white face was now as radiant as if dyed with rosy clouds, and even her slender neck was tinged with a faint pink.
Her eyes were lowered, her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and her hands were unconsciously clasped in front of her, her fingertips icy cold, completely unlike the majesty and arrogance of the ruler of the Far North she once was.
Lin Hao took in her unprecedented shyness, and the faint smile on his face seemed to deepen by an almost imperceptible crease.
"His physical constitution is acceptable."
Before Snow Empress could recover from her embarrassment, she heard Lin Hao's calm and composed voice.
"From this day forward, you will remain by my side as a concubine and also as my disciple."
???
In the Douluo Continent, watching everything unfold in the Heavenly Screen, countless people were instantly stunned.
Shrek Academy.
"Puff--!"
Ma Hongjun spat out a mouthful of water, choking and turning his face red. "Concubines?! And they even take on apprentices?!"
While Boss Dai was still breaking through to power by eating steamed buns in the Heavenly Prison, and Zhu Zhuqing was still a maid, how did Snow Empress become the Heavenly Emperor's... bedmate?!
Oscar dropped the sausage he was holding with a "thud," his mouth agape. "Isn't this development... a little too fast?"
"The Snow Empress's aura and strength were just... taken away like that?"
He imitated Lin Hao's gesture of raising his hand to embrace someone in the Heavenly Screen, but Xiao Wu kicked him in the shin.
Stop gesturing wildly!
Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips, but her rabbit ears were sticking up curiously. "But... when Senior Snow Empress was hugged, her face was so red."
Was she... not so resistant?
Ning Rongrong cupped her face in her hands, her eyes sparkling. "That's the Heavenly Emperor! He can suppress gods with a wave of his hand and see through the laws of nature with a single glance... Although he's a bit domineering, if it were me, I wouldn't refuse either!"
" Rongrong, you..." Oscar's face fell.
Tang San frowned, "Didn't you notice?"