My Life Is Over

The white airflow within the God Sealing Altar momentarily froze. Even in its airflow state, the terrifying shock contained within could be clearly felt.

A moment later, that clear, ethereal voice, yet imbued with absolute arrogance, finally rang out. "Human, what business do you have with me?"

"Snow Empress," Bao Liang smiled faintly, "I'm here to discuss cooperation, of course."

"Cooperation?" Snow Empress scoffed. "If you want me to Sacrifice myself for you, then shut up."

"Though I yearn to become a god, I will never be content to become a vassal of others."

"Your arrogance hasn't changed a bit." Bao Liang wasn't offended; instead, his smile widened. "But don't misunderstand, I never intended for you to Sacrifice for me."

"Oh? Then who do you intend for me to Sacrifice?"

"My Sister Meng," Bao Liang said bluntly, "I intend to help Sister Meng become a goddess."

"Becoming a god..." The Snow Empress paused for a moment, then her tone suddenly turned icy, "Human, are you insulting me? I believe you can become a god, but that girl has absolutely no chance—"

"I know where the Ice God's legacy is located," Bao Liang interrupted her before she could finish.

The airflow within the God Sealing Altar instantly froze completely.

"How... how did you know?" Snow Empress finally lost her voice.

Bao Liang brushed aside the strands of hair from his forehead, revealing two intertwined Divine Trial marks on his forehead, formed by the fusion of the Divine Seal of Destruction and the Divine Seal of Life.

"I'm not stupid. If I don't know, can't I ask?"

"Since we've decided to take this path, we naturally need to figure out the most crucial things first. The Seven Elemental Gods of the Divine Realm and the Ice God aren't exactly sworn enemies."

"Besides, I'm securing a divine position for my own family."

"The gods who have their eyes on me aren't stupid. I'm building my own team, and they're all talented people with the potential to become gods. I'm not exploiting any loopholes in the Divine Realm."

"Bringing you in is just an extra layer of protection."

"Labendi joined... just to provide that girl with more protection?" Snow Empress muttered to herself, clearly thinking rapidly.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, her voice less cold and more solemn. "If you can guarantee that you will help that girl ascend to the position of Ice God, and that after she becomes Ice God, you will be willing to protect the Far North and safeguard the survival of the Far North Soul Beast... then I am willing to Sacrifice for her."

"Even..." The Snow Empress paused, her tone slightly moved, "I am willing to Sacrifice Bing'er and the others along with me!"

"Tsk, you're playing pretty big." Bao Liang was taken aback, but then couldn't help but chuckle. "What a pity, Snow Empress, you probably don't know that your Bing'er has already Sacrifice to someone else."

"What?!!" The Snow Empress roared in fury, "Bing'er Sacrifice?! Who did it?! I will tear them to pieces!!"

Bao Liang didn't hide anything and recounted in detail what the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was in the original novel, and how it led Huo Yuhao to the Far North to deceive the Ice Empress.

Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress's breath surged violently with rage, and a chilling frost seemed to rise from the entire God Sealing Altar: "Damn it! That despicable villain! That lowly insect! How dare he scheme against Bing'er like this!"

"Alright, stop getting angry." Bao Liang picked at his ear impatiently. "It's not like there's no way to bring your Bing'er back."

"Once I've settled things with you, are you worried about not being able to find Bing'er?"

"Are you sure?" Snow Empress asked doubtfully.

"It's a sure thing," Bao Liang smiled confidently. "You'll see when the time comes."

"Alright." The Snow Empress finally agreed in a deep voice, "I trust you."

Bao Liang nodded, put the God Sealing Altar back into his Storage Soul Tool, and turned to Electrolux, saying, "Master, let's go, let's go see them."

"Let's go." Electrolux nodded.

The two pushed open the door to the secret room and stepped out.

Bao Liang couldn't help but stretch, "Ugh--being in seclusion for so many days is really killing me!"

However, the moment he stepped out the door, Bao Liang suddenly froze.

"Oh, right, Master..." he hesitated before speaking, "How long were we in seclusion in the secret chamber...?"

Electrolux was startled for a moment, and then he closed his eyes and sensed the flow of heaven and earth energy in the outside world, as well as the subtle breath of life in Mingde Hall, and his expression couldn't help but change slightly.

"... About three months, I guess?"

"Taking away the young master?!"

Bao Liang froze abruptly, almost losing his composure.

"Three months?!"

Bao Liang could hardly believe it.

He felt that he had only endured the excruciating pain of heart reconstruction in the secret room, a pain so intense it could shatter one's soul, and that he would only wake up a day or two later.

But to everyone's surprise, a full three months had already passed in the outside world.

"Hiss..." He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, "I'm in big trouble now."

"Terrible?" Electrolux turned to look at him with interest. "How terrible?"

"My Sister Meng must be going crazy with worry!" Bao Liang rubbed his temples, his head aching. "Sister Meng is always very meticulous. If I'm away for even half a day, she'll send people everywhere to look for me."

"Now it's been three months, and there's still no news... Alas, I'm doomed... I don't know if I can hold on any longer."

Electrolux chuckled, "Your apprentice is quite the coward."

"Coward? That's called having self-awareness!" Bao Liang said righteously, "Who told me that what I can't do with her most is her teary eyes? When she cries, I really can't bear it."

Without further ado, he exerted a little force with his feet, and his whole body transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the Mingde Hall.

After this incident, there's definitely no one left in the Hongchen Clan, since Xu Tianran has people with him.

At least Mingde Hall was still managed by Jing Hongchen, which was safer than staying at the Hongchen Clan.

At this point, Mingde Hall had been filled with unease for three whole months.

Ever since Bao Liang suddenly disappeared that day, Meng Hongchen immediately sensed that something was wrong. Bao Liang always had the habit of returning to his room on time, and even when he was busy, he would always find time to go and say hello to her.

But after he returned to his room that day, he never showed up again.

At first, she thought Bao Liang had secretly gone off to research some new Soul Tool again, but after waiting all night and not seeing him return, she finally couldn't sit still any longer.

That very night, a search was launched throughout the Mingde Hall. However, after turning over every room and every secret chamber in the Mingde Hall, no trace of Bao Liang could be found.

Even his presence vanished completely, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Meng Hongchen almost broke down on the spot.

If Jing Hongchen hadn't held her back so tightly, she probably would have personally searched the entire city of Sun Moon that very night.

Jing Hongchen, Ye Yulin, Xiao Hongchen, and the others were equally anxious.

They searched for a full half month, but couldn't find a single clue.

Bao Liang seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

A suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere hung over Mingde Hall.

Meng Hongchen, in particular, has barely slept in the past three months.

Every day, she forced herself to go to class at the academy, and after returning, she would sit alone in Bao Liang's room for the entire night, staring blankly at the empty bed, her eyes filled with tears but refusing to let them fall.

Even though Xiao Hongchen is usually quite boisterous, he was much more well-behaved at this moment.

Every time I see Meng Hongchen's forced composure, I can't quite describe the feeling in my heart.

Ji Juechen, Ma Rulong, and the other members of the Sun Moon Team also felt heavy-hearted.

The sudden disappearance of Bao Liang, their pillar of support, was more painful for them than losing anything else.

For once, Jing Ziyan put aside her usual teasing of Ji Juechen and quietly talked to Meng Hongchen, trying her best to comfort her.

But she herself knew in her heart that no one could explain this to her.

How could Bao Liang have suddenly vanished into thin air?