Snow Empress: Didn't You Want to Make Friends? Now We Are (Happy New Year!)

"Hehe, anyone can say nice things..." Snow Empress said indifferently.

She glanced at Lu Cheng with a hint of mockery, then pointed to the white-haired old man opposite her. "Since you're willing to befriend me, then either drive him away or save me, otherwise..."

"You are just like him, a despicable human being."

She had naturally seen through the man's clumsy acting long ago, his attempt to muddy the waters, but as the queen of the Far North, who had ruled this land for countless years, how could she not see through it?

"OK."

Just as Snow Empress was sneering, Lu Cheng laughed heartily.

"Brother Sky Dream, do me a favor, please call Ice Empress over..."

"I must have gone mad to follow a gambler like you." Tian Meng trembled, her entire insect body going limp. Snow Empress was one thing, after all, she hadn't fully transformed and her strength was less than a tenth of her peak, but... Ice Empress was at her peak.

If that guy came and saw this scene, he'd probably chop them all into minced meat.

"Fine, fine, I'll go crazy with you this once."

"Anyway, if you die, I won't live either." Tian Meng cursed under her breath, but she didn't hesitate at all. A vast aura surged out from Lu Cheng's body.

The entire sky seemed to have changed color.

His Spiritual Power spread outwards.

A voice boomed like thunder. "Ice Empress, I, Tian Meng, am here. Do you dare to show yourself?"

"..."

The scene gradually quieted down.

The white-haired old man stared at Lu Cheng, dumbfounded. "Are you crazy?! If you summon the other Heavenly Kings of the Far North, we'll all die!"

The Snow Empress also stood there, stunned.

She could sense that the person opposite her was Tian Meng, and she could also sense that this was definitely not a disguise; this aura almost permeated the entire core area of Far North.

Ice Empress can sense it as long as they are not blind or deaf.

Summoning Ice Empress... basically means that he will no longer be taken away by anyone. Whether he survives or not, at least he has a means to retaliate.

Given her relationship with Tian Meng, she definitely wouldn't reach that point.

but...

"As expected of someone I value."

In the Sea of Consciousness.

A large, fiery red flower emerged from the water, its eyes filled with pride and love. In her memory, he had the same upright character, which had completely won her over, making her willingly sacrifice herself for him and die for him.

And now.

He is radiating boundless light.

"You beast!" The Wei Shi's neck veins bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could devour him alive. He swung a long sword straight at Lu Cheng.

This is the Snow Empress!

The true ruler of the Far North, a figure from mythology. If he could control him, the Gold Soul Coin he could sell would probably be in the hundreds of millions. Even if he didn't sell them, keeping them for himself would be an immense opportunity.

But this kid messed everything up.

I'll kill you!

The power of Titled Douluo suddenly erupted, and the light blue longsword in his hand seemed to cut through frost and snow, radiating a powerful aura as it slashed towards Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng frowned slightly.

This was the first time he had directly faced Titled Douluo- level powerhouse, and the sheer terror of that aura was enough to make him unable to lift his head; the gap between them was simply too vast...

Just as he was contemplating how to escape, a pale blue figure suddenly blocked his way.

It was the Snow Empress.

"Boom!"

The two figures retreated.

The Snow Empress's body grew increasingly dim, while the Wei Shi grinned and sneered as he slowly walked over, stepping through the snow.

"Unexpectedly, a human and a Soul Beast have managed to come together. Today, this old man will..."

But before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed.

As the dark clouds shifted, she gave Lu Cheng a cold look.

"Kid, you better not get caught by me... or you're in for a world of trouble."

As soon as it spoke, a bionic wing appeared behind it, and it suddenly soared into the sky, fleeing somewhat frantically towards the horizon.

Lu Cheng looked at the increasingly gloomy Snow Empress, and hesitated to speak.

The Snow Empress's humanoid form, formed from snow mist, grew increasingly dim. She glanced sideways at the somewhat dazed boy and curled her beautiful lips into a smile. "Didn't you say we were friends?"

"Helping friends is the right thing to do..."

Tian Meng, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, filled with disbelief.

The next second, the surrounding snow trembled, the earth shook, and emerald green clouds pressed down from afar, a terrifying aura rising in the distance—a terrifying existence many times stronger than the previous Wei Shi.

One of the Three Great Heavenly Kings at their peak in the Far North.

Ice Empress.

At the same time, another powerful aura also rose up, hundreds of meters high, like a giant whose body reached into the clouds, treading on the snow and rushing towards this place.

"It's over, it's all over..." Tian Meng trembled.

"Snow Empress! Who has caused you to be in this state?!" The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion erupted in fury the moment it appeared, causing the entire Far North to boil over.

"Is it this human?" Ice Empress glanced coldly at Lu Cheng, her scorpion tails poised to pierce his heart.

The latter's lips twitched, but he didn't look at them.

"It wasn't him..." Snow Empress grew increasingly weak.

She explained briefly that she had accidentally discovered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus. It was almost impossible for Soul Beast that was over 200,000 years old to transform into human form. In fact, the higher the cultivation level, the greater the difficulty. This was because the first step to transform into human form was to compress all the original power into the body. And if a soul beast was over 200,000 years old, it was very likely to self-destruct and die at this step.

But with that Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus, everything changed; she gained the confidence to transform.

But it was precisely because of this that they ran into that guy who suddenly barged into the heart of the Far North.

"So... he saved you?" Ice Empress's face was full of suspicion, especially as she looked at the Snow Silkworm on his shoulder. "This cowardly guy, would he save you? He wouldn't even take advantage of you, haha..."

"It's true," Snow Empress said softly.

She glanced at Lu Cheng with a complicated expression. "Whatever it was, he saved me. I'll consider him a friend."

"As for the future... Bing'er, I'm leaving the Far North in your care. I've failed to transform, and I'm afraid I'll never recover. I've managed to hold on for so long thanks to my profound cultivation, but even I will eventually run out of energy."

"Is there really no other way?!" The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's eyes were filled with tears as it clung to the Snow Empress, seemingly unwilling to let go.

"..."

Snow Empress shook her head helplessly.

She glanced longingly at the Far North, then gently opened her delicate hand, and a snowflake slowly drifted down onto it.

"I have a way!" Tian Meng suddenly said.

"Explain!"

A needle suddenly landed on Tian Meng's head.

Then came Ice Empress's anxious yet icy voice.

"Hoo... Sacrifice!" Tian Meng spoke rapidly, "Like me, sacrifice yourself to this boy. You've all seen his talent. Even among all of humanity, he's absolutely a top-tier individual. According to my prediction, he has a very high chance of advancing to become a god-like being."

"We Soul Beast cannot become gods. Even someone as powerful Snow Empress has had to take on the path of human form. But even if we do take human form, will we become gods? Heh... that's very difficult."

"So I have a plan: to create gods!"

"I've gone all in. If we have Snow Empress) again, our chances of success will increase dramatically."

"..."

As Tian Meng finished speaking, the scene became unusually quiet.

Ice Empress frowned, wanting to retort, but seeing Snow Empress's almost vanished appearance, she helplessly shut her mouth.

She wanted Snow Empress to live more than anyone else.

"I am willing to offer myself as a sacrifice..."

After a moment of contemplation, the Snow Empress nodded slightly.

"What Tian Meng said does indeed have its merits."

"How difficult it is for Soul Beast to become a god. To possess eternal life and no longer be troubled by heavenly tribulations, becoming a god is the only path. And if one is sacrificed to him, then in the future... one might not necessarily be unable to become a god."

"Actually, there's no need for a sacrifice." Lu Cheng shook his head.

He looked at Snow Empress with sincere eyes.

He will inevitably go to the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, and if he does, he will inevitably become estranged from the Snow Empress. If he knows this but hides it, then his so-called honesty is nothing but deception disguised as lies.

"I know of a place where Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow exists, and the amount within is enough for the Snow Empress to condense her physical body once more."

"What Tian Meng said is not the only option."

"..."

The scene was eerily quiet.

Tian Meng was filled with helplessness. How could this silly child be so honest? How could what he said at this moment be a lie? Although it didn't know where these things were either, but...

You should at least wait until the Snow Empress has completely sacrificed himself before revealing your identity.

Ice Empress's gaze was even more strange.

But at that moment, Snow Empress's usually calm and collected eyes flickered.

Friends...