"I've been waiting for you to say that."
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm excitedly did several somersaults in the air.
It rubbed its hands together, its face showing a mixture of anticipation and nervousness, and then cautiously said to Huo Yuhao, "Brother's coming in, Little Yuhao, bear with it, don't make a sound, it might hurt a little."
Huo Yuhao was already used to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's wicked sense of humor.
If one day the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly became serious, Huo Yuhao would feel uneasy, because that usually meant something big was about to happen.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's consciousness slowly merged into Huo Yuhao's body, as if a warm stream of water was seeping into every cell of his body.
Beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, a purplish-black spirit ring began to slowly emerge, and almost instantly, the color of the spirit ring began to change frame by frame.
At first, it was purplish-black, and then it turned into a pure black like ink.
Then, the color changed to a blood-red hue, followed by an orange-gold color, and finally, a dazzling golden yellow.
The instant the golden spirit ring appeared, Huo Yuhao's previously gentle spiritual sea began a rapid transformation.
The entire spiritual sea seemed to be infused with boundless power, boiling and expanding, ultimately becoming a bottomless ocean shimmering with brilliant golden light.
Within this ocean, waves surged and light radiated, and Huo Yuhao felt his spiritual power receive an unprecedented boost.
Spiritual Detection Sharing activated instantly, using the spiritual power accumulated over millions of years by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
Spiritual Detection Sharing instantly swept across the entire space. Its power was terrifying.
Centered on Huo Yuhao, the area covered by the spiritual pressure rapidly expanded, encompassing over ten thousand square kilometers, almost covering one-third of the core area.
Within this vast region, neither towering icebergs nor deep glacial crevasses escaped the coverage of this powerful spiritual force.
Under this oppressive aura, almost all creatures, from tiny fish to colossal ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, trembled in fear.
Their instincts told them that an irresistible force was scrutinizing them, filling them with an unprecedented terror.
Simultaneously, the aura of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion emanating from Huo Yuhao was also released by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
This aura, complementing the spiritual pressure, intensified the suffocating oppression felt by all creatures within its range.
The aura of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was like a blade of ice, cutting through every inch of air and causing the temperature of the entire space to drop several degrees.
The oppressive force lasted for a full five minutes, which felt like five centuries to the creatures enveloped by it.
Only after the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm confirmed that the Ice Emperor had sensed the situation did it emerge from Huo Yuhao's body again.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power receded like a tide.
As soon as the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power was withdrawn from Huo Yuhao's body, he immediately felt a spiritual emptiness, as if a part of his soul had been ripped away.
Exhaustion washed over him like a tidal wave, and his body began to tremble slightly, as if he might collapse at any moment.
However, Huo Yuhao's endurance was extremely strong; he endured it all without uttering a single groan.
"I can sense the Ice Emperor's aura,"
Huo Yuhao's voice was weak but filled with determination.
His gaze instantly turned to his northeast, the direction from which the Ice Emperor's aura emanated.
Sure enough, not long after, the entire horizon seemed to be dyed green, and then, an immense pressure, as vast as the abyss, instantly descended.
This pressure was almost tangible, making the surrounding air heavy, as if time itself had stopped.
Huo Yuhao felt his breathing become difficult, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping his throat.
Before Huo Yuhao could even see the Ice Emperor's face, her uniquely cold and arrogant voice entered his ears:
"Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, I didn't expect you to still be alive. But I'm curious, since you're alive, instead of staying far away, you dare to come up to me.
Who gave you your backing?"
The Ice Emperor's voice was as clear as ice crystals, yet it carried an undeniable majesty, causing an involuntary tremor from the depths of one's soul.
As the Ice Emperor finished speaking, she glanced at Huo Yuhao with a pointed look.
Although he hadn't seen the Ice Emperor yet, Huo Yuhao still felt her sharp gaze locked onto him.
The tiny human before her not only possessed his own aura, but even she couldn't see through him, which was why Ice Emperor had hesitated to show himself.
Moreover, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's current state was extremely strange, but Ice Emperor didn't pay too much attention.
After all, what ferocious beast, hundreds of thousands of years old, didn't have some means of self-preservation?
Although Ice Emperor was puzzled, it wasn't enough to make him wary.
After all, as the second-ranked of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, Ice Emperor possessed absolute confidence in this remote region.
Upon hearing Ice Emperor's voice, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's face immediately lit up with an almost obsessive expression.
His usually calm eyes now shone with an intensely fervent light as he said affectionately, "Bingbing, didn't I tell you before?
As long as I'm alive, no matter how far or how far, I will come to find you.
Because I love you, like the wind that travels eight thousand miles without asking when it will return."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words were filled with endless tenderness and determination.
However, at the very moment of his heartfelt confession, Huo Yuhao's eyelids began to twitch wildly.
He could clearly feel the surrounding temperature plummet, and a chilling killing intent almost solidified the air, locking onto Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao.
"Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, are you so tired of living?
Since you truly desire death, then I will grant your wish.
I will devour you piece by piece; you can only be mine!"
The Ice Emperor's voice was filled with rage and determination.
After the Ice Emperor's words fell, a scorpion about 1.5 meters long, as green as jade, landed on the ground.
Her golden eyes, like dazzling gemstones, flashed with a cold light, staring at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with murderous intent.
A faint green light surrounded her body.
"Human, although I don't know why you carry my aura, since you came here with this Heavenly Dream bastard, then you shall be buried with him."
The Ice Emperor's voice was cold and resolute. There was no pity in her eyes, only absolute ruthlessness towards her enemy.
As the queen of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion clan, the Ice Emperor's bloodthirstiness was arguably the most intense among the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ice Empress launched her attack, rushing towards Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm like a green lightning bolt.
Her speed was so great that she was almost impossible to catch, leaving only afterimages streaking through the air.
However, just as Ice Empress was about to touch Huo Yuhao, the surrounding space seemed to freeze.
The whistling wind stopped, the falling snowflakes ceased their descent, and Ice Empress's figure was permanently suspended in mid-air, unable to advance an inch.