“Wait for me.” After saying this, the Ice Empress flashed away, flying towards the black-robed figure.
Lin Yaoyang hid behind an ice hill, poking out half of his head to watch.
He saw the Ice Empress fly above the black-robed figure, a brilliant emerald light suddenly erupting from her body.
That light was like a sun cast from jade, dyeing the wind and snow for miles around into an emerald hue.
Immediately after, her figure expanded rapidly within the light.
In the blink of an eye, the petite, twin-tailed loli disappeared.
Replacing her was a gigantic scorpion!
Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!
It was not Lin Yaoyang’s first time seeing the Ice Empress’s true form, but every time he saw it, he was stunned by that temperament where extreme beauty and killing intent coexisted.
The front half of her body was layered with four tiers of translucent, emerald-tinged armor, like ice sculptures, reflecting the surrounding wind and snow with a crystal-clear luster.
The six scorpion legs were long and sharp, like six cold, gleaming long blades, deeply piercing into the ice layer.
The twin pincers gleamed with a cold light, tearing the air with a slight movement.
The scorpion tail was raised high, with only five segments, the tail hook reflecting light like a mirror, shimmering with a chilling glow in the wind and snow.
The black-robed figure evidently sensed the danger and abruptly raised his head.
Lin Yaoyang could not see his face, but he could feel the aura on his body become violent in an instant.
The light of spirit tools lit up on his body one after another.
But it was too late.
“Domain of Eternal Freeze!”
The Ice Empress’s voice echoed between heaven and earth, carrying a majesty that did not belong to humans.
“Wrath of the Ice Empress!”
“Ice…”
Everything fell into silence.
The black-robed figure’s corpse fell from the sky, smashing onto the ice surface and splashing up fragments of ice.
The spirit tools on his body scattered everywhere, flickering with various lights under the gray sky.
The Ice Empress flashed with light, transforming back into the twin-tailed little loli in the emerald dress.
She clapped her hands and turned to wave at Lin Yaoyang.
“Done!
Come over!”
Lin Yaoyang trotted over, crouched down, and began searching the black-robed figure’s corpse.
The Ice Empress leaned over, curiously watching him search: “What are you looking for?”
“His storage soul tool!” Lin Yaoyang did not even lift his head, “A Level 9 Soul Engineer’s storage soul tool must contain many good things.”
He fumbled around the black-robed figure for a while and finally found the target on his left hand.
A pitch-black bracelet, of unknown material, but heavy in the hand, with faint silver patterns flowing on its surface.
A Level 9 Soul Engineer’s storage bracelet.
Lin Yaoyang’s eyes lit up; he deftly took off the bracelet and stuffed it into his pocket.
“Done?” the Ice Empress asked.
“Done.” Lin Yaoyang stood up and patted the ice shards off his knees.
“Then let’s go, time to head back.” The Ice Empress grabbed his hand, wrapped both of them in Soul Power, took off into the air, and flew towards the depths of the core area.
Snow Palace.
The Snow Empress stood at the palace entrance, her white dress fluttering gently in the wind, her snow-white long hair cascading down, and her sky-blue eyes reflecting the vast wind and snow.
Seeing the figures of the Ice Empress and Lin Yaoyang appear in her field of vision, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
The two landed, and the Snow Empress came forward to greet them.
She naturally reached out and patted Lin Yaoyang’s head, her movements as gentle as if she were stroking a fragile treasure: “Yaoyang, welcome back.”
Lin Yaoyang was already twelve years old, and his height was almost reaching the Snow Empress’s shoulders; he still felt a bit embarrassed being patted on the head like this.
He tilted his head slightly and said helplessly: “Sister Xueer, I’m already this big, and you still pat my head?”
The Snow Empress’s smile deepened.
Not only did she not stop, but she rubbed it twice more: “What?
You don’t let me pat your head now that you’ve grown up?
Or is it…
you dislike Sister Xueer?”
“How could that be?” Lin Yaoyang hurriedly grabbed her hand, held it gently, and said with a grin, “I like Sister Xueer the most, and I want to grow old together with Sister Xueer!”
As the words fell, the air suddenly went quiet for a moment.
The Ice Empress’s expression changed, and she raised her short leg to kick Lin Yaoyang’s calf: “Hey, hey, hey, that’s enough from you two!”
She put her hands on her hips and said indignantly: “You little pervert, I’m still here!
You dare to say these things in front of me?”
The Snow Empress also smiled and withdrew the hand Lin Yaoyang was holding, extending a jade finger to poke his forehead lightly: “Little guy, don’t think I don’t know what ‘grow old together’ means.”
Although she said that, her eyes were full of doting smiles.
The little guy she had raised for twelve years had actually started coveting them.
Truly…
he had been raised into a bad boy.
The Snow Empress thought to herself, but the curve of her mouth could not be suppressed.
After a while, the Snow Empress said seriously: “How long will you stay this time?”
In these six years, Lin Yaoyang spent most of his time Cultivating in the Douling Empire, returning to the Far North only once every so often.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress took turns accompanying him when he went out, with one accompanying him to Cultivate while the other remained in the Far North.
Lin Yaoyang put away his playful expression: “I’ll stay for two months.”
He paused, looked up at the Snow Empress, his gaze serious.
“Sister Xueer, afterwards…
I want to go and see the academy.”
The Snow Empress was slightly stunned.
The Ice Empress was also taken aback, the smile on her face stiffening for a moment.
“Academy?” both women spoke almost simultaneously.
“Why?” the Ice Empress pressed, her voice carrying a trace of imperceptible panic.
Over the years, they had become accustomed to Lin Yaoyang’s presence.
Although he had spent most of his time in the Douling Empire these past six years, at least one of them had been by his side.
If he went to the academy…
Then they certainly couldn’t follow.
There were too many eyes watching in the human World; if their identities were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Sister Xueer, Sister Binger,” Lin Yaoyang said earnestly, “People must eventually come into contact with the outside World.
Only by stepping out can one see more and become stronger faster.”
“Hmph!” The Ice Empress snorted, crossed her arms over her chest, and turned her head away, “Your Physique is so magical; you can increase your Soul Power just by basking in the sun.
Even if you do nothing, you can slowly become stronger.
Why must you go to some academy?”
Lin Yaoyang laughed: “Sister Binger, a magical Physique is one thing, but effort cannot be lacking either.
Basking in the sun cannot be eaten as a meal.”
“I don’t care!
I don’t care!” The Ice Empress turned around, her little face puffed up like a pufferfish, “Who will accompany us if you leave?
Who…”
Her voice suddenly cut off.
Lin Yaoyang stepped forward and gently held her small hand.
The Ice Empress’s hand was very small, very soft, with a hint of chill.
He held it tightly, as if wanting to pass his own warmth over.
“Sister Binger, there’s no need for that.” His voice was very soft, very gentle, “It’s not like I won’t come back when I leave.
Every time the academy has a holiday, I will come back to see you.
At least two or three times a year, okay?”
The Ice Empress looked up at the young man who was a head taller than her.
Twelve years.
From that wailing infant to this eloquent, confident young man today.
She watched him learn to walk, learn to speak, learn to call her “Sister Binger,” and learn to wield his first sword.
When he fell while walking for the first time, she was the first to rush over and pick him up.
When he first started talking, he didn’t call her “Sister Xueer,” but a garbled “Binger.”
That was because he couldn’t pronounce “Aunt” when he was little, and that was the strange sound he made.
She had been proud of that for a long time.
Twelve years of living together, he had long since become an indispensable part of her life.
But now, he said he wanted to leave.
“But…
but…
I…”
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