Chapter 31: Jiang Li — "I'm just after your body!" (1/1)
"How… how is that possible?"
The cloaked man's face was full of disbelief. He could not understand how Jiang Li had survived the Titan Snow Demon, an eighty-thousand-year soul beast.
Seeing his shocked expression, Jiang Li suddenly thought of something.
He smiled lightly. "Me not dead—is that surprising? Don't worry, you'll be even more shocked soon."
The moment those words fell, the cloaked man instantly sensed danger and hurriedly attempted to activate his martial soul and remaining soul power.
But Jiang Li was faster.
Tian Nimu, linked with the "Ten Thousand Li Lock," appeared instantly before him.
Puchi——!
A flash of blood.
The blade pierced the cloaked man's shoulder, instantly breaking his martial soul possession.
Before he could react, a flying knee struck his face.
Bang——!
A dull impact. The cloaked man was sent flying, crashing hard into the ice wall of the cavern.
Before he could recover, Jiang Li was already upon him.
Bang——!
Another heavy impact.
Jiang Li withdrew his blood-stained fist.
The cloaked man had already become a headless corpse.
After finishing him off, Jiang Li turned toward the Seal God Platform and grinned.
"Now for the main course~"
He walked directly up to it.
Inside, a chaotic white mass of energy could be seen.
It was undoubtedly Snow Empress.
Jiang Li spoke lightly. "So the famous leader of the Far North Three Heavenly Kings has been sealed by a human."
The white energy inside the Seal God Platform became noticeably more agitated.
Jiang Li chuckled and sat down in front of it.
"I know you're anxious, but don't be."
Snow Empress only became more restless.
Then Jiang Li suddenly said something shocking.
"I can release you—and let you keep your peak strength while completing your transformation into a human."
The white energy inside paused for a split second… then became even more chaotic.
Jiang Li tapped the Seal God Platform. "Fine, fine, I know you don't believe me. But don't you want to take a gamble?"
He continued, "How about this—if you want to come out and talk properly, knock three times. I'll release you."
Inside, Snow Empress hesitated.
Then—
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Jiang Li immediately struck the outer shell of the Seal God Platform.
Crack——!
The surface filled with cracks.
Snow Empress instantly sensed the change and burst out without hesitation.
The moment she appeared, the temperature of the entire ice cavern dropped again.
A cold, ethereal voice echoed.
"Human, what do you want?"
Jiang Li looked at her.
Because her transformation had been interrupted, her condition was extremely unstable.
Snow Empress also studied him carefully.
Then she realized—this human had no soul power at all.
That fact made even her, a being who had lived for tens of thousands of years, feel a hint of shock.
"How did a human with no soul power reach this place?" she thought.
Jiang Li spoke first. "Snow Empress, forget what I want. I'll ask you one thing—do you want to live?"
Snow Empress fell silent briefly.
Jiang Li continued without giving her time. "Your origin is unstable. You could explode at any moment, right?"
Snow Empress's eyes dimmed slightly. "Correct."
"Then that settles it," Jiang Li said. "Let me ask again—do you want to live as a human?"
Silence filled the cavern.
Then Snow Empress spoke slowly. "I do. But what is your purpose?"
Jiang Li smiled without hiding anything. "For you, of course."
Her eyes narrowed sharply, killing intent rising slightly.
Then Jiang Li added, casually stepping forward.
"To be precise…"
His gaze fell on her flawless face, a teasing smile forming.
"I'm just after your body."
Boom——!
It felt like a thunderclap exploded inside the ice cavern.
Snow Empress froze, her cold, emotionless expression breaking into rare shock.
She instinctively stepped back, ice shards trembling around her.
"You… impudent!"
After a long pause, she finally spoke, but there was a trace of rare panic in her voice.
She raised her hand, forming a three-foot ice sword, pointing it at Jiang Li.
Yet deep in her eyes, there was confusion.
She had seen countless humans driven by greed—but never one this direct.
Jiang Li didn't care at all. He even flicked the tip of the ice sword lightly.
Clink.
It shattered instantly.
"Don't rush," he said lazily. "If I wanted to harm you, I would've done it already."
Snow Empress's expression darkened.
She knew he was right—her condition really was unstable.
But this human was too strange.
No soul power, yet immune to the extreme cold. Able to shatter her ice sword so casually.
Most importantly—his gaze carried no greed, no fear. Only curiosity.
As if she were not an emperor… but a rare treasure.
"You human…" she began coldly.
But Jiang Li interrupted again.
"What matters now is simple—you want to live, and I can let you live. Not only that, I can let you live as a human."
He paused.
"As for the price—you follow me."
Then he added with a grin.
"Of course, if you want to offer yourself instead, I don't mind either."
Snow Empress's cheeks faintly flushed for the first time in her life.
She quickly turned away. "Dream on…"
Jiang Li tilted his head. "Then forget it. It makes no difference to me anyway."
"After you explode, I'll just take a few crystal fragments as souvenirs."
Snow Empress stiffened.
For the first time in tens of thousands of years, she felt… anger directed at a single human.