After hesitating for a moment, Shui Bing'er still nodded and said:
"Yes... Senior, my martial soul is the Ice Phoenix."
Of course, this form of address had also been carefully considered by Shui Bing'er. Calling her "sister" would be too familiar, given the time, calling her "aunt" or "madam" would probably get her slapped to death directly. Calling her "senior" was the most appropriate.
"That bad guy's luck is actually pretty good. Ultimate Ice... even in the Far North, not many soul beasts possess it..."
The Ice Empress muttered in a low voice, genuinely feeling a bit dissatisfied.
Humans had only appeared for such a short period of time, yet not only had they produced powerhouses who could rival soul beasts that had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years, but even becoming gods was much easier for them than for soul beasts. Whether this was the arrangement of fate or the unfairness of the heavens, no one could verify it anymore.
Shui Bing'er wisely did not respond. She could see that the short-statured being in front of her was in a rather bad mood. Without understanding the other party, she didn't dare take any risks.
...
Night slowly descended, daylight was gradually swallowed by darkness, and then the sky filled with brilliant stars, which appeared as a magnificent sight that could not be seen in the human world.
The Ice Empress had more or less accepted reality. Since even the Snow Empress had chosen to follow Shen Hanyu, she didn't have many better options, unless she chose to struggle on in the Far North for another ten thousand years and eventually die under the heavenly tribulation.
After giving Tianmeng a good beating to vent her anger, she returned to her clan to make arrangements. Although the royal bloodline of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan was scarce, under the Ice Empress's protection, a hundred-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion King had still been born. Although it had just broken through to a hundred thousand years recently, it was more than enough to protect the Ice Jade Scorpion clan. Moreover, Ice Jade Scorpions themselves were an extremely powerful species of soul beast.
The Snow Empress was the ruler of the Far North, but she didn't make any special arrangements and didn't gather the soul beasts to announce the matter.
Perhaps for her, disappearing like this directly was more appropriate than openly declaring that she was leaving the Far North.
At least humans had not yet grown strong enough to threaten the Far North. They still had time. Once she accompanied Shen Hanyu and successfully stepped into that level, then everything would have a final solution...
...
Above the sky, stars twinkled. In the night sky, the flickering starlight complemented the aurora, like diamonds inlaid on red velvet.
The Snow Empress's figure appeared on the snowy mountain behind the palace, cold and aloof, like an immortal.
Shen Hanyu's wings slowly fanned a gentle breeze behind him as he landed beside the Snow Empress.
"You seem to be in a bad mood," Shen Hanyu said softly.
The Snow Empress glanced lightly at Shen Hanyu, then said:
"I am a being of the Far North, the acknowledged ruler of countless creatures in the Far North. Yet now, for the so-called path to godhood and eternal life, I must leave this land..."
Shen Hanyu smiled slightly and asked with some curiosity:
"You can't let go of everything here, but I'm very curious, according to the speed of human development, even with you here, how much longer can you hold back their footsteps? Let me tell you: ten thousand years at most."
"The faster humans develop, the more compressed the living space of soul beasts becomes. For so many years, countless beast tides have failed to defeat humans, and in the future, it will be even more impossible."
The Snow Empress fell silent. She could not deny Shen Hanyu's words, nor was she willing to believe them.
"There's no need to be so worried. Anything is possible. Who knows, maybe in the future we will meet someone who can solve this problem."
Shen Hanyu smiled and offered a word of comfort.
The Snow Empress did not respond, simply gazing quietly at the night sky.
Under the vast and boundless night sky, with stars shining and beast cries sounding continuously, the Snow Empress and Shen Hanyu stood there quietly for a very long time, so long that the nearby Ice Silkworm, who had been smiling slyly, actually fell asleep. The scene ended here.
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The next morning.
With a resounding phoenix cry that soared into the sky, the phantom of the Luan bird behind Shui Ningbing slowly transformed; it had clearly completed a significant evolution.
As Shui Ningbing slowly descended from the air, the Snow Empress and Shen Hanyu, who had disappeared for the entire night, appeared at just the right moment. On Shen Hanyu's shoulder lay Tianmeng, who had been beaten until his face was bruised and swollen.
This guy had been eavesdropping again and was caught by the Snow Empress. When he was caught, he even had a lewd expression on his face, so naturally, he received a brutal beating from the Snow Empress.
The specific process was somewhat cruel, so it won't be described here.
"Aunt Ningbing, congratulations."
Shen Hanyu said with a smile.
Shui Bing'er and the other two girls also hurriedly rushed forward to express their concern and congratulations. The joy and envy in their eyes could not be concealed at all.
Shui Ningbing smiled and embraced the three of them in her arms, then nodded smilingly toward Shen Hanyu.
Shen Hanyu was not surprised at all. These past few days, he had given the Origin Energy Immortal Grass to Shui Ningbing. It was only a matter of time before she broke through.
The Origin Energy Immortal Grass was something Shen Hanyu had found while collecting herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Unlike other immortal grasses, this one grew among a cluster of very common medicinal herbs. Only because of the faint Primordial Chaos aura it emitted around it did Shen Hanyu recognize it.
Especially since he could hardly use this kind of immortal grass that increased soul power anymore, he had sealed it in a jade box.
In the tens of thousands of years that followed, due to the advancement and perfection of the cultivation system, the characteristic of the Origin Energy Immortal Grass, compressing soul power to form soul rings, was almost perfect. Although this particular immortal grass had not yet developed intelligence, it remained the immortal grass with the most significant effect in increasing soul power.
Now it had finally come in handy, successfully allowing Shui Ningbing to break through to the Titled Douluo realm.
The Snow Empress glanced at Shui Ningbing, then at Shen Hanyu, who was smiling, and was just about to walk into the palace when Shen Hanyu grabbed her arm.
"Snow Empress, I want to ask, in the Far North, which soul beasts do not obey your rule and like to cause chaos in the Far North... or rather, which powerful enemy soul beasts does the Ice Jade Scorpion clan have?"
Shen Hanyu asked with a beaming smile.
The Snow Empress instantly understood what Shen Hanyu meant. Her beautiful eyes glared at him. She gave a cold laugh, then turned and left. Her figure quickly disappeared without a trace.
Shen Hanyu smiled, then called everyone to enter the palace.
Shui Ningbing hesitated for a long while before saying:
"Little Yu, this... is it really okay?"
Shen Hanyu smiled and said:
"Don't worry. The Snow Empress has ruled the Far North for so long that there are plenty of soul beasts who have grudges against her. Even if she doesn't have any, I refuse to believe that the entire Ice Jade Scorpion clan can't find even one enemy. What might be very difficult for us is, in the Snow Empress's eyes, merely reducing a potential threat to the Far North."
"Mainly, it's inconvenient for me to take action. After all, this is someone else's territory, you understand, Aunt Ningbing..."
Shui Ningbing nodded, but still felt it was a bit strange. If it succeeded, she could go out and loudly proclaim that her ninth soul ring was obtained with the help of a soul beast in hunting...
If anyone actually believed that, it would truly become one of the strangest anecdotes in Douluo history.
...
Less than an hour later.
A huge flying bird was thrown onto the snowy ground not far from the palace. After struggling twice, it lay motionless. Its venomous gaze was fixed dead on the snow-white figure not far away...
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