While Ma Hongjun was thinking of the Snow Empress, she was also on her way to him!
Deep in the far north, on the extreme ice layer!
The snowflakes here are beautiful!
Unlike the blizzards in the frost forests and other places on the outskirts of the far north, where the snow lacks any beauty and is simply an extreme natural environment.
Not only humans, but even soul beasts would find it difficult to survive in such an environment.
Blizzards cover the sky, snow blankets the earth, and everything is shrouded in gloom.
But here, on the extreme ice layer, it's different. The snowflakes aren't scarce, but they are incredibly beautiful, each one like a plum blossom petal, drifting in the air.
It truly looks like a rain of flowers falling from the sky.
Sunlight shines through the snowflakes, reflecting beautiful light from the pure white snow.
The ground isn't covered in snow, but a layer of ice crystals, flawless white ice crystals, where snowflakes automatically freeze upon landing.
This area was extremely silent; no soul beast dared to trespass. This was not only because the ruler of the far north resided here, but also because the extreme ice power here was beyond the capacity of any soul beast to withstand. Even ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts could not linger here for long.
At this moment, on the ice crystals of the extreme ice layer, a group of soul beasts were walking on the ice.
Two ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpions led the way, running at full speed, their short scorpion legs moving rapidly. They
led the way like two servants.
Behind the Ice Jade Scorpions was a huge ice bear, extremely majestic and handsome.
Its entire body was covered in snow-white bear fur. Compared to the ruggedness of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it was like a gentle gentleman among bears.
It looked very noble, spotless.
Its four strong, powerful legs moved steadily and lightly across the ice crystals. Compared to the short-legged Ice Jade Scorpions' hurried pace, it walked very elegantly, each step like gliding, leaping a long distance.
And each time it passed, it left a cute bear paw print on the ice crystal.
Its nobility doesn't stop there,
for atop its back sits the Ice and
Snow Goddess!
Yes, the Ice and Snow Goddess—only this title can describe her.
Beautiful, incredibly beautiful!
It's difficult to describe her in worldly language.
Her beauty is a beauty that reaches the very soul, incomparable to any ordinary beauty, so pure that even beasts feel admiration.
She sits quietly on the Ice Bear King's back, and despite the Ice Bear King's swift movement, not a single breeze can stir her beautiful face and snow-white hair.
Snowflakes dance around her like sprites, never landing on her jade-white shoulders.
A short, V-neck white fleece dress covers her, revealing her long, jade-like arms.
Her delicate hands dance in the air, her slender fingers moving swiftly, snowflakes following her movements. Her
slender, jade-like legs rest casually on the Ice Bear King's back, her adorable little feet swinging freely.
She wears no shoes; her jade-like feet are exquisitely small!
It seemed that every aspect of her was perfect and sacred.
She was the darling of creation, the ice and snow goddess of the mortal realm, the elven princess of the far north, the only humanoid soul beast, the second most ferocious beast on the continent, the ruler of the north,
the Snow Empress!
Under the Ice Empress's arrangement, the Ice Jade Scorpions came to the extreme ice layer to find the Snow Empress and rescue her.
Three months had passed, and the two Ice Jade Scorpions had finally found the Snow Empress after countless hardships.
Now they were leading the Snow Empress towards the Phoenix Ice Cave.
Soon, they reached the border of the far north.
Leaving the extreme ice layer, the four beasts didn't stop, heading south!
However, the Snow Empress glanced back.
Just as they passed, a snow mountain near the border suddenly moved.
The mountain slowly rose, resembling a giant, yet also somewhat like a monkey.
It was incredibly tall; even when seated, it was already a small mountain, and now, standing, it was like a snow demon.
It looked at the backs of the four beasts, or more precisely, at the exquisitely beautiful woman atop the Ice Bear King.
"Snow Emperor, you've finally come out!"
Its voice was soft, but its excitement was palpable. Its enormous eyes were fixed on the four figures receding into the distance, unwavering and completely captivated.
After a moment's hesitation, it took a stride.
Each step covered a thousand meters.
The commotion it caused was immense; within a hundred meters of its footprints, it was like a small earthquake.
This enormous figure ran across the snow like a lovesick fool.
The Ice Bear King frowned, glancing back as it ran, its eyes filled with fury.
The commotion behind it was too great; it was following without any attempt to conceal its actions.
The Ice Bear King loathed the creature behind it; they had fought countless times over tens of thousands of years.
Although it wasn't as strong as the creature, this didn't diminish the Ice Bear King's determination to utterly defeat it.
This massive being was the Titan Snow Demon King, the third-ranked of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
The Ice Bear King was a pet of the Snow Empress, and under her care, it had acquired many ice-attribute treasures, growing rapidly.
In fact, the Ice Bear King and the Titan Snow Demon King had once been good friends, their cultivation levels similar, almost becoming sworn brothers.
However, one day, the Ice Bear King discovered that the Titan Snow Demon King had fallen in love with its mother, the Snow Empress!
This was unacceptable to the Ice Bear King. The Snow Empress held a place in its heart not only in the maternal love that had raised it, but also in a divine being who could not be defiled.
The Titan Snow Demon King,
such an ugly and brutish creature, liking its mother was a desecration.
Moreover, it had even considered becoming brothers with this creature.
But this huge creature, its interaction with Titan Snow Demon King was solely for the purpose of getting closer to its mother; it had no intention of becoming its brother.
It wanted to be its father!
How could the Ice Bear King possibly tolerate such an outrage?
In the Ice Bear King's eyes, Titan Snow Demon King's very thought was a sin, but not only did it have such thoughts, it even more despicably acted on them,
boldly professing its love to its mother .
Fortunately,
its mother, Snow Empress, couldn't tolerate this despicable creature either. She not only rejected its confession but also beat it half to death.
That was the Ice Bear King's most satisfying moment.
Except for its skull, all of Titan Snow Demon King's bones were shattered by Snow Empress. It was severely injured, and Titan Snow Demon King took nearly a thousand years to recover.
The reason for such a long recovery was that the Ice Bear King repeatedly challenged it during its recovery period.
In terms of strength, the Ice Bear King was no match for Titan Snow Demon King, but after being severely injured by Snow Empress, Titan Snow Demon King was practically at the Ice Bear King's mercy.
That thousand-year period was a beautiful and unforgettable memory for the Ice Bear King.
However, this giant didn't give up!
It truly fell in love with the Snow Empress, and deeply so! It
often waited outside the polar ice layer like a watchdog, hoping to catch a glimpse of her.
But reality was cruel; the end of a simp is tragic,
and for an ugly, self-aware simp like the Titan Snow Demon King, no one even gave it a chance to lick her boots. Only
it suffered its unrequited love and indulged in wishful thinking!
"Mom, I'll go chase it away!"
the Ice Bear King said angrily.
"No need, let it come along; perhaps it will be useful,"
the Snow Empress said softly in her sweet, melodious voice.
"Hmph!"
The Ice Bear King snorted heavily and continued running.
It silently thought to itself,
"To be my father, you'd at least have to be more handsome than me!"
(End of Chapter)