Chapter 261: The Snow Empress Appears – Queen of Ice and Snow
At the same time, somewhere else—Huo Yuhao had successfully obtained leave from the academy.
Under the guidance of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, he set off toward the Extreme North.
At just level 20, his speed had already grown impressive.
In this world without modern transportation, long-distance travel depended entirely on soul masters' physical strength or flight-type soul devices. For most, walking was the fastest, simplest, and cheapest choice—covering hundreds of kilometers with nothing more than a few dozen steamed buns as fuel.
For students of Shrek, trained through endless long-distance treks, this trip meant little to him.
Reaching the Extreme North would take him no more than ten days. If he obtained his next spirit ring and advanced to Grandmaster level, he could return even faster.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen had already teleported directly to the Extreme North with the Ice Empress perched on his shoulder.
Feeling the biting wind brush across her cheeks, the Ice Empress blinked in astonishment.
"W-wait… how is that possible? We just left Shrek City!" she stammered, rubbing her eyes as if doubting reality.
Shrek City was hundreds of kilometers away. Even her original body could never have crossed that distance in mere moments.
How on earth had Ye Chen done it?
"Just a little trick of mine."
He waved his hand casually, offering no further explanation.
By combining teleportation with his Heaven-and-Earth Sight, Ye Chen could appear at almost any point on the planet within minutes. And since the Ice Empress was his spirit, she could travel seamlessly with him—completely unaffected.
Before the stunned Ice Empress could react further, Ye Chen's figure flickered again.
The world twisted around them; light bent, the air hissed, and colors blurred into a spinning tunnel.
"Ugh…"
Dizzy, the Ice Empress shook her head. When her vision cleared, the overwhelming cold of her homeland greeted her like a crushing wave.
Before them lay a sprawling mountain range stretching for hundreds of kilometers. The tallest peaks soared over four thousand meters, every ridge buried beneath layers of ancient ice.
Even from several thousand meters away, Ye Chen could feel its grandeur and the pure chill radiating from its very core.
"This… this is—!"
The Ice Empress snapped her head up, her crystal-yellow eyes widening in excitement.
"The Snow Empress! I can feel her! She's here—inside that mountain!"
Her voice trembled with elation, and she almost bounced on Ye Chen's shoulder, pointing eagerly toward the highest peak that loomed silent and magnificent amidst the roaring blizzard.
The mountain emitted a timeless, divine cold, one that resonated deep in her soul. That aura—majestic, sacred, and familiar—could only belong to the Snow Empress.
Though now a spirit bound to Ye Chen, she shared part of his perception, amplifying her ability to sense her former companion.
Even after all these years, she could never forget that energy.
Unable to contain her joy, she urged him to hurry forward.
At this range, Ye Chen could already have used the Soul Spirit Contract Scroll to forcibly bind the Snow Empress as a spirit.
But he held back. Such a proud being deserved a chance to yield willingly.
If the Ice Empress could persuade her, sealing the contract afterward would be much easier.
If not… well, Ye Chen had other ways.
"Let's go take a look," he said softly, stepping toward the frozen mountain.
As they approached within a kilometer of the mountain's base, Ye Chen suddenly felt a surge of intense spiritual pressure sweep over him—laced with unmistakable killing intent.
Though the Ice Empress perched visibly on his shoulder, her essence was fused with Ye Chen's Ice Dragon King bloodline. Her aura was perfectly concealed.
The Snow Empress wouldn't recognize her immediately.
A moment later, power stirred deep within the mountain.
A monumental surge of icy energy erupted, filling the air like a storm-torn ocean.
BOOM!
A wave of overwhelming force swept outward, shaking the sky and ground alike.
The air trembled as terrible cold spread from the mountain, freezing the world into silence.
"Despicable human! How dare you trespass into the heart of my domain! Prepare to die!"
The voice that rang out was chillingly beautiful—clear, commanding, and brimming with killing frost.
The sound pierced through the storm like a thousand shards of ice, lodging straight into Ye Chen's mind.
Even the Ice Empress's spirit form shivered under the weight of that divine tone.
SWISH!
A flash of white light burst from the mountain's heart, streaking faster than sight itself.
Where it passed, the air crystallized, leaving faint fractures in space.
In the blink of an eye, that light halted above Ye Chen, hovering a hundred meters high.
The gales ceased around her presence—bowing in silent reverence.
She stood suspended in midair, her silver-white hair cascading down like moonlight, flowing smoothly even as the frigid wind circled her.
Her beauty defied description.
Her hair shimmered with icy brilliance, long as a waterfall, streaming down to her waist. Her skin was whiter, purer, than the snow beneath her feet, as if carved from the finest glacier crystal.
She wore the simplest of white garments—little more than translucent silk draped across her elegant form. It revealed more than it hid: smooth shoulders and collarbones bare in the frost-laden air, a flawless chest curving softly beneath sheer fabric.
Her slender waist seemed just one hand-span wide, flaring into graceful hips and long, divine legs that gleamed like sculpted jade beneath the whipping hem of her skirt.
Barefoot, she hovered above the freezing air, her toes untouched by the frost.
Her face—cold, exquisite, and inhumanly perfect—radiated an untouchable majesty.
Her chilling aura and her dangerously alluring appearance combined into a beauty that could only be described as divine corruption—both sacred and impossible to look away from.
Her ice-blue eyes locked onto Ye Chen, sharp enough to freeze the soul itself.
Even a Title Douluo would have his mind shattered under that gaze.
"Foolish mortal," she intoned, each word resonating like a frozen decree. "Did no one tell you this is forbidden ground—the heart of the Extreme North?"
Before Ye Chen could respond, she raised one slender hand.
CRACK—CRACK!
Space splintered. The entire sky seemed to collapse toward him, her aura crushing down with divine authority.
The immense pressure immobilized Ye Chen where he stood—body locked, unable to move.
But he didn't panic. With teleportation and formidable mental strength, one strike wouldn't harm him. Instead, curiosity sparked in his eyes.
It was the first time he'd faced such a worthy opponent.
Against the Ice Empress, he'd felt almost bored. But now, before the Snow Empress at full power, even his blood stirred.
The weight pressing down on him was immense—sheer physical, mental, and elemental might—but it was exhilarating.
He could sense that her blow alone was strong enough to annihilate a Title Douluo, though not enough yet to rival a Super Douluo in full.
Having grown immensely himself, Ye Chen's divine bloodline and cultivation made him more than capable of resisting such power.
Just as he prepared to release his martial soul and test her strength directly, the Ice Empress couldn't stay silent any longer.
Terrified she might strike again, she transformed into her original form—a small, glittering Ice Jade Scorpion—and darted in front of him.
"Snow Empress! Stop! Please stop!"
Flailing her claws frantically, she cried out at the top of her voice, "It's me, Snow Empress! It's Bing'er! Don't attack him, he's a good human!"
(END CHAPTER)
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