"I never expected it to develop like this!"
At the edge of the icy valley, the Snow Emperor watched the battle between Qing Mu and the Ice Emperor, a hint of surprise flickering in her icy blue eyes.
With her discerning eye, she could naturally see that Hyotei and Aomu were now locked in a stalemate. Although Aomu's trump card was powerful, it was unable to harm Hyotei under Hyotei's all-out counterattack.
Hyotei was unable to break through the overwhelming number of dark green vines, nor could they find any respite.
Because if she stops, under Qing Mu's fierce and relentless onslaught of vines, even the Ice Emperor, protected by the Ice Emperor, would most likely be severely injured within a second by dozens or even hundreds of attacks.
So much so that the duel between the two ultimately turned into a contest of their energy.
After a while, Xue Di calmed down and thought to herself, "But if that's the case, then Bing'er has already secured victory in the battle."
Because of their larger size, soul beasts are not only physically stronger, but also contain much more energy than humans. This stalemate is undoubtedly disadvantageous for humans.
This is one of the reasons why humans often need to be at a higher level to be confident in killing a spirit beast with a previous spirit ring age.
Not to mention that they are currently fighting in the core area of the far north, which is an excellent battleground for the Ice Emperor.
"However, I still have to be careful. Bing'er is too impulsive. She might hurt Qing Mu if she gets angry."
Xue Di focused her energy on the battlefield once again, circulating her full power, ready to strike at any moment.
However, the final outcome was beyond Xue Di's expectations, because after a moment, when those dark green vines, which resembled a forest, retreated into the ground, Bing Di's slightly miserable figure appeared before her.
Swish~
Almost instantly, the Snow Empress rushed to the Ice Empress's side, looking puzzled, and asked, "Ice Empress, what's going on?"
"It's nothing, I was just a little careless!"
After speaking, Hyotei transformed into human form, and a girl wearing a long emerald green dress and emerald green twin ponytails appeared in front of Yuki-tei. She had a slender and perfect figure, but her bruised and swollen face looked rather comical.
At this moment, Hyotei glanced at Qingmu and Ivysaur, whose faces were somewhat pale, and clenched her fists.
At first, she almost completely defended against Qing Mu's attacks with her special moves such as Ice Emperor's Wrath. However, as Qing Mu's attacks became faster and faster, the frequency of the attacks eventually exceeded her limit. Every now and then, several attacks would break through her defenses and hit her.
Although such an attack was merely a minor injury to her, insignificant and easily healed, the damage was minimal yet extremely humiliating. She, the Second King of the Far North, had been beaten up by a human who appeared out of nowhere. If word got out, would she lose all face?
Thinking of this, Hyotei glanced at Qingmu again. There were only the three of them here, so this human shouldn't get out, right?
Meanwhile, Qingmu was reflecting on the lessons learned from the battle.
"I still have 20% of my soul power left. After these months of refinement, the consumption of the Wood Realm Descent has decreased by about 30% compared to the last battle with the Crimson King."
The time Qing Mu spent casting Wood Realm Descent far exceeded the time spent fighting the Crimson King, yet he still had soul power remaining. This was certainly due to Qing Mu's increased level and soul power, but it also greatly contributed to the perfection of Wood Realm Descent.
If Qing Mu were to face the Crimson King again, as long as the king didn't flee immediately, Qing Mu would be 80% confident of killing him.
At the same time, Qingmu glanced at Ivysaur.
Although Ivysaur was panting a bit, he was in much better condition than when he fought Red King.
Ivysaur only needs a short rest to recover from this level of overload.
Moreover, even if it were to fight immediately, Ivysaur could still maintain 90% of its peak combat power, only its soul power would be slightly depleted.
Fortunately, casting Sunfire doesn't require much soul power.
"Ivysaur is in good condition, and I still have more than half of my spiritual power left. After my spiritual power is fully restored in about ten minutes, I can use Advent of Wood again."
Thinking of this, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Qing Mu's slightly pale face.
His efforts over the past few months have finally paid off. Now, even with all his might, he can only use Wood Realm Descent twice in a short period of time. However, he believes that as he continues to refine it and his cultivation level increases, Wood Realm Descent will eventually become a deadly move that can be used at will, just like the blazing sun.
At the same time, the Snow Empress explained everything to the Ice Empress. When the Ice Empress heard that Qing Mu had obtained the Snow Empress's promise with a 100,000-year-old snow lotus, the corner of the Ice Empress's mouth curled up slightly.
"Lucky humans."
As he spoke, Hyotei glanced at Qingmu, thinking to himself, "But he's quite capable."
After the battle just now, Hyotei has acknowledged Qingmu's strength. At least for now, Qingmu and Ivysaur hold a much higher place in Hyotei's heart than Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Of course, as food and a rare treasure, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is still number one in the Ice Emperor's heart.
"Hey, human! You want to find that guy Tianmeng?"
At that moment, Hyotei suddenly shouted at Aomu.
Qing Mu glanced at Bing Di. Although Bing Di's transformed girl form was absolutely stunning, the situation just now left him with little goodwill towards Bing Di.
However, Qingmu nodded and asked with a hint of hope, "Do you know where he is?"
"I don't know, but there's a high chance they're not in the far north anymore, and they might even be dead."
Hyo-tei shook his head, paused for a moment, and continued, "Tens of thousands of years ago, I tried to kill him, but unfortunately he escaped. After such a crisis, there is a high chance that he will not stay in the far north."
Moreover, he has lived for so long that no one knows his exact age; it wouldn't be surprising if he had died over these tens of thousands of years.
When he said this, Hyotei's tone carried a hint of regret, clearly still harboring resentment about not having captured the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm back then.
She had already reached her limit when she went through the great tribulation of 300,000 years, and even damaged her very essence.
If one could fuse the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which contains pure and powerful origins, into one, then it would be virtually impossible to survive the fourth great tribulation.
It should be noted that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm has existed for even longer than the Snow Emperor. Its advancement was entirely due to consuming the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Even the Heavenly Kings of the Far North did not possess such a treasure, yet the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had been consuming it for hundreds of thousands of years.