"Let's go." Tian Meng shook his head, his eyes filled with pity.
"By your human standards, that guy over there is at least a Titled Douluo-level existence; he's not someone we can deal with. However, it's quite surprising that the ruler of the Far North would actually choose the path of transformation. And I really didn't expect your mouth to be so…vicious."
As things stand, the only path is to retreat.
After all, even if the two of them took a huge risk and saved the Snow Empress, they would still have to face a crazed Vicious Beast; the cost would outweigh the gain.
"Run? Heh—" Lu Cheng's lips curled, his eyes filled with excitement.
"I'm going to save her!"
"You're crazy!" Tian Meng was full of disbelief: "This is the Far North. Even if you repelled that human, you would still have to control the nearly crazed Snow Empress. Even if you managed that, to leave the Far North with the Snow Empress, you would at least have to get past the Ice Empress and perhaps even A-Tai! If the Snow Empress's aura leaks even the slightest bit, both you and I will have no place to be buried!"
"Not to mention—a crazed spirit beast filled with hatred for humans; with your cultivation, wanting to absorb her is no different from digging your own grave."
Tian Meng's face was full of resistance.
"Digging up a few hundred- or thousand-year-old snow lotuses won't be enough to nourish her."
"I don't even have any hope for the Ice Empress."
"Trust me, Brother Tian Meng, just go all in!" Lu Cheng smiled. "If we're any slower, it'll be too late!"
Having said that, a fiery wing behind him suddenly vibrated, kicking up waves of snow in the surrounding area, and then he transformed into a dazzling crimson streak of light, taking off from the ground and speeding toward where the Snow Empress was.
Tian Meng "…"
"Damn human, I won't let you succeed even if I die!"
The Snow Empress roared, nearly self-destructing.
She coldly sized up the white-haired old human man opposite her, who was still pacing leisurely. If it weren't for the fact that she was currently undergoing transformation, which was her weakest period, she could have crushed this ant, who only knew how to take advantage of others, into blood foam with a single finger.
But now—
Her aura was growing increasingly dim, and she had no way to escape this guy's entanglement. Furthermore, the Ice Empress and the others were too far away to provide timely support—
The next moment, the white-haired old man's eyes flickered, and the cover he was holding in his hand suddenly slammed down over her. At the same time, an indescribable sense of loneliness and suffocation descended. She felt as if the flow of time around her had slowed down, and the figure of the white-haired old man outside the transparent cover became increasingly blurred.
She angrily slammed against the transparent glass but despairingly discovered that she didn't know what material was used inside, but it had a significant restraining and weakening effect on her in her soul state. A sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.
Is it—ending just like this?
The dignified Snow Empress is actually going to be captured and humiliated by humans?
"…" But just in the next moment.
A booming explosion sounded in her ears.
The glass cover she was in shattered completely, and the precise machinery beneath the cover was exposed to everyone's view. The Snow Empress looked toward the other side with some astonishment and confusion.
A handsome human youth was holding a crimson curved bow, which emitted an indescribable might, and his other hand was slowly lowered.
His entire body emitted the lingering heat of a terrifying flame.
Clearly, it was he who had saved her—
No!
The Snow Empress's eyes narrowed slightly. There isn't a single good thing among humans. This rescue was likely just to fight over her.
However, this was her chance; she might even be able to escape in the chaos.
"Your Excellency is being a bit excessive, aren't you—"
The white-haired old man's expression was gloomy. After all, no matter who it was, they wouldn't feel happy if their prey, which was already in their hands, was coveted by someone else.
However, the moment he saw the youth's face, he was also somewhat astonished.
He was clearly just a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old youth, but this strength was enough to rival a Soul Emperor, or even someone stronger. This weird and unpredictable fire attribute, the bow martial soul—when did such a prodigy appear on the continent?
What made his heart sink even more was that a lone youth would likely not dare to enter the Far North alone; there was a high probability that a powerful figure was protecting him.
"If that's the case, it's going to be tricky."
"I am Master Wei, a Ninth-Grade Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire's Mingde Hall. If Your Excellency is willing to retreat, I can prepare another generous gift."
"Let's hear it." Lu Cheng crossed his arms over his chest, looking completely unconcerned.
Master Wei's eye twitched, suppressing his anger.
A smile was squeezed onto his face.
Gritting his teeth, his finger gently brushed across his stored spirit tool ring. He opened his palm, and an emerald-green wrist guard appeared on it: "This is a ninth-grade spirit tool that I personally developed, the Emerald Proof. It is a combination of a baby bottle and a defensive spirit tool. As long as it is filled with soul power, it can withstand the full-force attack of a Titled Douluo powerhouse, and it can also serve as a baby bottle to replenish one's own soul power when it is lacking."
"Master Wei—"
Lu Cheng pondered for a moment. In the simulator's memory, he didn't seem to have seen this person, but that didn't matter.
He waved his hand, and the Emerald Proof in the old man's palm fell into his hand in an instant.
He played with it for a few seconds and nodded slightly.
There were no hidden dangers left—or rather, in these few short seconds, even if he were a ninth-grade soul engineer, it would be almost impossible to tamper with it.
No one could have predicted that today's scene would happen.
Therefore, this ninth-grade spirit tool was reliable.
"So, Your Excellency can leave now, right?" Master Wei gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words.
"When did I say I was going to leave?" Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow, saying it with great interest.
"You!!!" Master Wei's face instantly went cold.
Killing intent spread and swept through his eyes.
For so many years, someone who dared to play him—and a young brat at that—did he really think that he, Master Wei, wouldn't dare to kill?!!!
"Go to hell!"
Just as the old man's eyes turned red, his titled Douluo might be hard to conceal, and he brandished a long spirit tool blade as he charged straight at Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng curled his lips into a smile.
He looked at the Snow Empress in the distance with concerned eyes.
"Snow Empress, are you alright?"
The scene suddenly went quiet.
The white-haired old man's body, holding the blade, froze in place, his eyes filled with astonishment and confusion. The Snow Empress in the distance, who had intended to flee, also stiffened. She had actually been seen through by a youth?
How is that possible?!!!
Even that human powerhouse at the Titled Douluo realm hadn't managed to do it; what right did he have—
And even more bizarrely, the youth's tone and demeanor were quite natural. Not only did he lack the fear and unease that other human powerhouses showed when seeing her, he was even excessively calm and normal, as if they were old friends who hadn't met for many years.
"Who are you?" The Snow Empress's eyes narrowed slightly.
She didn't feel any familiar spirit beast aura on the latter. Clearly, the other party was not a transformed spirit beast, and if he were just a young human, it would be even more impossible for him to have any connection with her.
"I just admire the Snow Empress's great name and came to the Far North wanting to make a friend. I hope you won't misunderstand." Lu Cheng smiled, holding his long bow, his figure tall and straight, and spoke in a clear voice.
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