Chapter 33: Ice Empress — "Something's not right!" (1/1)
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Inside the ice cavern, a pure white giant cocoon trembled slightly.
Sensing this, Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes and looked at it.
The next second—
Crack.
The cocoon began to split.
In moments, a jade-white hand pierced through the shell.
Then the cocoon fully shattered, revealing an incomparably beautiful woman.
Snow Empress—fully human.
"The shackles of the heavenly tribulation are gone. Humans truly are favored by heaven and earth."
That was her first sentence after emerging.
Before she could say more, Jiang Li's voice rang out.
"Looks like the Creation Pill worked well. What level are you now? Stronger than your soul beast form, I assume?"
Only then did Snow Empress realize Jiang Li was still there.
She turned to him.
"The effect of the Creation Pill exceeded my expectations. I am now…"
Halfway through, she suddenly noticed Jiang Li staring at her without restraint.
Her expression froze.
She finally realized—she was completely naked after emerging from the cocoon.
Her fair jade-like skin glowed faintly under the icy light. Even her eyelashes carried a hint of embarrassment.
Snow Empress quickly raised her hand. Ice-blue soul power condensed into an ice crystal dress that wrapped around her body.
She glared at Jiang Li.
"Have you seen enough?"
Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "It's just a look. Besides, we've already signed a contract. You're my employee now."
"You!"
Snow Empress was speechless, biting her lip in anger and embarrassment.
But she could clearly feel the surging power inside her body.
The heavenly tribulation was gone, and her cultivation had even reached level 99—Peak Douluo.
All thanks to that Creation Pill.
She suppressed her embarrassment and said coldly:
"Thanks to you. I am now a level 99 offensive-type Peak Douluo."
Her soul rings slowly rose.
Six black, three red.
Jiang Li was slightly surprised and walked closer.
"Didn't expect it to be this effective. I should've added more conditions in the contract."
Snow Empress rolled her eyes.
"Greedy human. Don't push your luck."
She turned and flew out of the ice cavern first.
Outside, the blizzard was like knives.
Jiang Li followed calmly. Snow Empress noticed him and quietly released a strand of soul power, forming a thin barrier around him.
Jiang Li raised an eyebrow.
"Worried about me?"
Snow Empress turned away. "I just don't want you freezing."
But the barrier remained steady.
Jiang Li chuckled and followed her.
"Let's go find Ice Empress."
Snow Empress nodded.
——
Ice Jade Scorpion territory.
"Bing'er, come out."
Snow Empress's voice spread across the land.
A moment later—
A cheerful voice echoed back.
"Xue'er? Why are you here?"
A beautiful emerald figure flew in—the Ice Empress.
But halfway there, she noticed something was off.
Snow Empress had become human… and there was a man beside her with no soul power.
She landed.
"Xue'er, why did you become human? And who is this useless human?"
Before Snow Empress could respond, Jiang Li spoke first.
"Little scorpion, who are you calling useless?"
"You, of course," Ice Empress snorted. "No soul power—what else could you be?"
The temperature dropped.
Jiang Li tapped Snow Empress's shoulder.
"Your boss is unhappy. Teach her a lesson."
Ice Empress froze.
Snow Empress hesitated.
"…Do I really have to?"
"Of course," Jiang Li said. "If you refuse, you break the contract and die. Then Ice Empress dies in her tribulation."
Snow Empress's eyes trembled.
Finally—
"Bing'er… let's have a spar."
Ice Empress: "???"