"Ao Yao... we finally meet."
Feeling the exclusive snow pattern that had formed and condensed at her lower abdomen, a hint of complexity flashed across the Snow Empress's face, but it was mostly replaced by a sense of relief.
Regardless, she was the one asking a favor of Ao Yao now. Furthermore, they had indeed obtained benefits from Ao Yao's body.
If not for Ao Yao, Bing'er wouldn't have been able to survive the Heavenly Tribulation at all, successfully breaking through the four-hundred-thousand-year mark; by now, she might have already become the Spirit of that human named Huo Yuhao.
"Regarding Bing'er's matter... thank you."
Seeing the Snow Empress proactively mention the Ice Empress, a hint of curiosity immediately surfaced in Ao Yao's eyes.
Facing the Snow Empress, Ao Yao actually didn't feel too much of a sense of oppression. Perhaps it was because of the confidence brought by having the Heavenly Demon Puppet by his side and the Starlight Unicorn King guarding him from the shadows, or perhaps it was because the Snow Empress had intentionally restrained her Aura.
"How is Huo Yuhao?"
Ao Yao didn't beat around the bush and directly asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Huo Yuhao?"
The corners of the Snow Empress's mouth curled up slightly, as if she had thought of something pleasant, while the Ice Empress spoke up from the side in a crisp voice: "That human and that damned stinking bug still wanted me to Sacrifice myself to become his Spirit? In their dreams!"
The Ice Empress's face was full of disdain.
The Snow Empress then took over the Ice Empress's words and explained softly: "In the Extreme North Land, there is a special creature called the Frost Velvet Ice Mite. After learning of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's plan from the diary book, I thought of a way to make the Frost Velvet Ice Mite become Huo Yuhao's Spirit."
As those words fell, Meng Hongchen's expression suddenly became strange.
Ao Yao, on the other hand, showed a look of confusion.
Frost Velvet Ice Mite?
What kind of Spirit Beast is that?
"Frost Velvet Ice Mites live in the Frozen Forest near the Extreme North Land. Although they possess the ice attribute, they are the weakest Spirit Beasts; even the Ice Silkworm clan can use Frost Velvet Ice Mites as food. Having this kind of Spirit as a Spirit can be considered retribution for that human's design to harm Bing'er."
The Snow Empress's tone was indifferent, but a flash of killing intent suddenly crossed her eyes.
If Ao Yao hadn't explained several times that Huo Yuhao was the child of destiny of the Douluo World and was also being watched by the Sea God Tang San, she would never have let this guy go so easily.
Just based on what this guy wanted to do, and the future fate of Bing'er and herself, even killing Huo Yuhao wouldn't be enough to vent her anger!
Ao Yao's expression also became strange.
To think he had been guessing for so long, wondering if Huo Yuhao would be crippled, only for Huo Yuhao's Spirit to actually turn into such trashy Frost Velvet Ice Mites?
Speaking of which, wouldn't this Frost Velvet Ice Mite Spirit be even worse than Xiao Gang's Luo San Pao?
"After designing for Huo Yuhao's Spirit to become the Frost Velvet Ice Mite, Bing'er and I left the Extreme North Land and came to Shrek City."
Saying this, the Snow Empress paused slightly and did not continue. But Ao Yao could completely guess the duo's intention; it was nothing more than wanting to obtain the diary book's rewards.
As for why the two would be so desperate as to leave the Extreme North Land and appear in the human World... it was actually quite easy to guess.
After all, one of them was stuck at three hundred and ninety thousand years, and the other at six hundred and ninety thousand years; both were about to face a cruel Heavenly Tribulation.
So here came the question.
What should he do to maximize his own interests?
Using the same method he used to demand things from Tang Ya to demand things from The Ice and Snow Two Sovereigns was absolutely out of the question. Ao Yao felt that if he really spoke like that, he would definitely infuriate the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress.
Ao Yao paused and didn't speak, but instead lowered his head to look at Xuan Zi, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog.
What a miserable Xuan Zi...
First, he was violently beaten by the Heavenly Demon Puppet, having no power to resist at all, and then he was thrashed by the suddenly appearing Snow Empress.
Speaking of which, would these two consecutive blows make Xuan Zi feel ashamed and then brave, starting to cultivate hard and then breaking through to Rank 99 to become a Limit Douluo in one go?
Probably not.
Setting aside whether Xuan Zi had that Heart-Nature, the barrier of Rank 99 alone was not something Xuan Zi could break through by relying on himself. In the original work, if not for the qiankun creation pill, Xuan Zi would likely have remained a Rank 98 Super Douluo until the day he died.
Ao Yao felt that the probability of Xuan Zi being devastated and then losing his Spirit, spending his days drowning his sorrows in wine, was much higher.
However... that was none of his business.
Xuan Zi was the one who came looking for trouble himself, after all~
"Ao Yao."
Seeing that the Snow Empress didn't speak, the Ice Empress bit her teeth and spoke with a bit of embarrassment: "You should know why we're here, so we'll just say it straight."
"What do you need to help Xue'er Breakthrough the Heavenly Tribulation and successfully become a seven-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast?"
Listening to the conversation between Ao Yao, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress, Ning Tian and Wu Feng glanced at each other and sensibly tugged on Ao Yao's sleeve: "The two of us are heading back to the academy first, see you tomorrow~"
Saying that, the two of them gave Meng Hongchen a look, intending to pull Meng Hongchen away with them.
But Meng Hongchen's expression seemed somewhat unwilling.
She felt as if the God Position of the Ice God was getting further and further away from her.
If she left now, wouldn't she be completely cut off from the Ice God's God Position?
Seeing this, Ning Tian hurriedly leaned close to Meng Hongchen's side and whispered a sentence, then immediately together with Wu Feng, dragged Meng Hongchen toward the direction of the academy gate.
Watching the figures of Ning Tian and Wu Feng dragging Meng Hongchen away, Ao Yao clicked his tongue, feeling somewhat moved for some reason.
This Ning Tian is just too obedient and sensible.
Mhm, it's decided.
Tomorrow I'll definitely mention Ning Tian a few more times so she can get more rewards!
It wasn't until the figures of Ning Tian's trio completely disappeared that Ao Yao turned back to look at the Snow Empress.
"How about... we make a deal?"
Hearing this, the Snow Empress's heart stirred slightly, her eyes inconspicuously lingering on the Heavenly Demon Puppet for a moment before she said softly: "What deal?"
The corners of Ao Yao's mouth tilted up slightly as his gaze swept over the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress: "No rush, I'm still hungry. How about... we go eat something together? We can talk while we eat."
"Okay."
The Snow Empress held back the somewhat anxious Ice Empress and directly followed Ao Yao, walking toward a nearby restaurant.
As for Xuan Zi, he was still slumped on the ground, unconscious.
Whether it was the trio of Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Meng Hongchen who had just left, or Ao Yao, they all subconsciously ignored him, leaving such an old man lying on the cold ground.
Who is Xuan Zi? Sorry, I really don't know him!
Could you, Xuan Zi, be more important than the tall and exceptionally elegant Snow Empress or the exquisite little loli Ice Empress? Stop joking, okay?
Besides, this is Shrek City.
A person as big as Xuan Zi wouldn't go unnoticed forever and freeze to death on the street, right?
If a dignified Super Douluo really died in such a manner, that would be too hilarious.