Lin Xiao’s words stung the Ice Empress deeply.
The laughing Ice Empress immediately stopped her pincers and glared fiercely at Lin Xiao.
Her deep pupils radiated a terrifying killing intent.
Lin Xiao subconsciously took a few steps back as an ultimate coldness rushed toward him; clearly, the Ice Empress was enraged.
“Tell the person behind you to come out.”
“I want to see if you all can actually kill me.”
The Ice Empress sneered, having already sentenced Lin Xiao to death in her heart.
Since they wanted her spirit ring, she’d see if they had the ability.
The Ice Empress was certain someone was backing Lin Xiao; otherwise, how would a Level 15 brat have the guts to come to the Far North alone?
And their purpose was to turn her into a spirit ring.
Becoming a god?
What a ridiculous notion.
Do they really think my intelligence as a Spirit Beast is that low?
Lin Xiao sighed helplessly.
“Teacher, you should be the one to speak.
My strength is too low; she won’t believe me.”
In this World, strength truly is respected.
If he had the strength of a Titled Douluo now, the Ice Empress might believe half of what he said about becoming a god.
With a bit more persuasion, it might even be ninety percent.
With his current strength, the Ice Empress didn’t believe a single word.
It was like a beggar telling a Prime Minister: ‘My Lord, I can help you become the Emperor.’
If it were you, would you believe it?
Cough, of course, if that beggar was Zhu Yuanzhang, I’d believe it!!
But right now, the Ice Empress wouldn’t believe Lin Xiao no matter what.
“Hehe, as I thought, there is someone behind you.
Humans truly are cunning!!”
The Ice Empress snorted.
She wanted to see exactly how many Titled Douluo were backing this fellow.
Lin Xiao ignored her.
From his ring, a white mist emerged, and the sage-like Yao Lao appeared before Lin Xiao and the Ice Empress.
Strong!
So strong.
A hint of retreat arose in the Ice Empress’s heart.
Even if the person before her was just a soul body, the aura he radiated, that appearance…
…everything suggested this person possessed profound depths.
Not to mention the terrifying soul pressure this soul body emitted—a pressure that didn’t seem like something a Titled Douluo could possess.
Lin Xiao looked at the Ice Empress again.
“Now, can you listen to me properly?
Ice Empress!!”
With Yao Lao present, Lin Xiao felt much more confident.
The feeling of borrowing someone else’s authority was truly great.
The Ice Empress remained silent, looking at Lin Xiao and then at Yao Lao.
For some reason, she really wanted to hear what they intended to do.
Seeing the Ice Empress’s receptive state, Lin Xiao continued, “This person beside me is my teacher.
You can consider him an existence beyond the Titled Douluo level.
As for exactly how strong he is, even I don’t know.”
“With my teacher here, my becoming a god is a certainty.”
“That’s why I came to find you.
I want you to become my Soul Spirit.”
Hearing this, the Ice Empress snorted disdainfully.
“In the end, don’t you still want me as a spirit ring?”
“Hypocritical human, how laughable!!”
Lin Xiao:…
No one said the Ice Empress would be so sharp-tongued.
“It’s a Soul Spirit, a Soul Spirit, not a spirit ring!!!”
Lin Xiao shouted.
“Is there a difference?” The Ice Empress snorted.
“The difference is huge!
By becoming a Soul Spirit, you won’t die.
You’ll become a unique soul body, and after I become a god, I will reshape your physical body.”
“Allowing you to leave your Spirit Beast body.”
“Also, you can be a guest with my teacher and another senior, which will also help your future development.”
“Of course, the most important point is that Spirit Beasts cannot become gods.”
“Even that Skydream Ice Worm who has always been pining for you has already chosen a human.”
Lin Xiao laid out the benefits concisely, hitting the key points.
The Ice Empress was stunned as she listened.
“You’re saying you have another teacher like this one?”
“Spirit Beasts cannot become gods?”
“That idiot Skydream Ice Worm has already chosen someone?”
The Ice Empress’s mind was spinning; she was a bit dazed.
If it were just Lin Xiao, she might not believe it, but the sage-like elder beside him didn’t object.
Which meant what he said was true.
The Ice Empress took a long time to process before quickly understanding the key points.
Just as he said, she might not be able to overcome the 400,000-year lightning tribulation.
Even if she did, what about 500,000 years?
600,000 years?
Even if she overcame them all, Spirit Beasts still couldn’t become gods.
“What…
what do you have to make me believe you!!!”
The Ice Empress lightly exhaled a puff of ice mist.
Before it could touch Lin Xiao, it turned into ice crystals and fell to the ground.
A forest-white flame appeared in Yao Lao’s hand.
The flame was extremely powerful, radiating a bone-chilling cold.
It was fire, yet didn’t seem like fire!
“Little scorpion, is your ice as cold as my fire!!”
Yao Lao spoke softly, and a wisp of flame drifted toward the Ice Empress.
Before the Bone Chilling Flame even touched her, the Ice Empress’s entire body began to tremble.
Even her soul shuddered; she seemed to fear this flame greatly.
The Ice Empress was shocked.
“I believe you, I believe you!!!”
Yao Lao smiled faintly and withdrew the Bone Chilling Flame.
The Ice Empress had already guessed that this flame was not of the mortal World.
No flame on this continent could make her feel fear.
But against this forest-white flame, she didn’t even have the courage to face it.
She felt like her Ultimate Ice couldn’t even compare to a single strand of the other’s hair.
Lin Xiao smiled faintly; she certainly changed her tune quickly.
Still, this was a good thing.
Watching the Bone Chilling Flame being withdrawn, the Ice Empress slumped to the ground.
Just now was too terrifying.
How could such a terrifying flame exist in this World?
“This…
this…” For a moment, the Ice Empress didn’t know what to call Yao Lao.
“Old Grandpa.”
The Ice Empress thought for a moment and finally called out those words.
Lin Xiao burst out laughing.
The Ice Empress glared at Lin Xiao.
She couldn’t beat the Old Grandpa, but couldn’t she deal with him?
“Old Grandpa, are you…
are you really a god?”
The Ice Empress already believed Yao Lao was a god, but she still wanted to hear a definite answer from him.
Yao Lao gently stroked his beard and gave an answer that shocked the Ice Empress: “I am not a god.”
“I do not know how strong a god is.”
Ice Empress: “Ah??”
“Old Grandpa, are you telling the truth?”
The Ice Empress was skeptical, but there was no reason for him to lie.
With his strength, power, and terrifying pressure…
No matter how she looked at it, he should be a god.
Even without a physical body, he must be a god…
The Ice Empress was losing her confidence.
She had believed it, but now she was left feeling a bit lost.
“Truly, I am not a god.”
“But once, a god said: I am stronger than he is!”
Yao Lao said this very pretentious line in a nonchalant manner.
Lin Xiao: “??”
Teacher, you’ve learned bad habits from Elder Yi…
Ice Empress: “??”
Are powerful people always so unpretentious?
I am not a god, but a god said I am stronger than him.
The Ice Empress was momentarily stunned.
So that’s what ‘not a god’ meant.