142: Chapter 142: Wang Dong'er, Heartbroken

However, her screams were sealed by the power of space, and her tears froze into ice beads in the solidified air.

She could only watch helplessly as that silver-haired figure and the person she loved most vanished together into the spatial rift.

Immediately, the rift closed rapidly and disappeared, as if it had never appeared at all.

Between heaven and earth, the presence of the Silver Dragon King and Lu Jing was lost, leaving behind only the deathly silence of survival, and the figure of Wang Donger, solidified and filled with endless sorrow.

"Hum—!"

At the very moment Lu Jing was taken away by the Silver Dragon King and the spatial rift completely closed.

Above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Snow Empress, who had been struggling to hold on despite her injuries and waning aura, suddenly erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant ice-blue divine light!

A vast aura, several times stronger than before, erupted from her delicate body like a sleeping Ice Age fully awakening, sweeping in all directions!

The terrifying injuries on her body caused by the heavenly tribulation and the battle, whether they were cracks on her skin or internal tremors, were rapidly healing and recovering at a visible speed under the washing of this new, even purer and more majestic force of ultimate ice!

Her tattered long dress fluttered without wind, her silver hair danced wildly, and within those ice-blue eyes, divine light shimmered, as if thousands of ice and snow Worlds were being born and dying within them.

Seven hundred thousand years!

After experiencing a brush with life and death, and receiving the final gift and protection from the remnant soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, the Snow Empress finally completely broke through that shackle and truly stepped into the realm of seven hundred thousand years!

Her strength, her understanding of the laws of ice, and the origin of her life had all undergone a qualitative leap!

At this moment, although her aura had not yet fully stabilized, that pressure was already far beyond what it had been before, enough to make ordinary Titled Douluo feel suffocated.

However, the joy of breaking through in cultivation did not linger in her heart for even a moment.

She almost immediately cast her gaze toward Wang Donger, a flash of anxiety appearing in her icy eyes.

Seeing Wang Donger suppressed in mid-air by a single glance from the Silver Dragon King, her face streaming with tears but unable to move, the Snow Empress felt a pang of pain in her heart.

Her figure flashed, and she appeared beside Wang Donger. With a light wave of her jade hand, a gentle yet majestic force of extreme cold surged out, attempting to dissolve the space force that had solidified Wang Donger.

However, the spatial confinement left behind by the Silver Dragon King was extremely exquisite, containing the God King-level understanding of spatial laws.

Although the Snow Empress had broken through to seven hundred thousand years and her strength had greatly increased, she was still unable to break it instantly.

She tried several times in succession before finally managing to crack the invisible spatial shackles.

Of course, this was also partly because the Silver Dragon King had left, causing her Divine Power to dissipate on its own.

"Crack..."

A moment later, a faint cracking sound rang out, and the spatial confinement around Wang Donger finally shattered.

Losing support, her delicate body went limp, and she fell powerlessly from mid-air.

The Snow Empress hurriedly reached out, caught her steadily, and pulled her into her arms.

"Donger, Donger! Are you okay?" There was a rare sense of urgency in the Snow Empress's cold voice.

She could feel that the girl in her arms was cold and still trembling slightly. Those azure eyes, having lost their luster, stared blankly in the direction where the Silver Dragon King and Lu Jing had vanished, tears still streaming down incessantly.

"Lu Jing... Lu Jing... He... He was taken away... Taken away by that silver-haired woman..." Wang Donger's voice was hoarse and intermittent, filled with endless panic and helplessness, like a fledgling that had lost all support.

The Snow Empress's heart tightened, but she had to remain calm at this moment.

She held Wang Donger tightly and comforted her with as steady a voice as possible: "Donger, calm down! Don't panic! Xiao Jing... he might not necessarily be in danger!"

She forced herself to analyze: "That silver-haired woman's strength is unfathomable, far beyond our understanding. If she truly wanted to kill Xiao Jing, she could have done it with a flick of her finger just now; why bother taking him away? She took Xiao Jing away, perhaps... just to ask him some questions, or perhaps there is something on Xiao Jing that interests her. Before she gets the answers or the item, Xiao Jing should be safe for the time being."

The Snow Empress's words were like cold spring water, slightly extinguishing a portion of the flames of despair in Wang Donger's heart, allowing her to regain a sliver of rationality.

That's right, that woman is so strong, killing Lu Jing would be as easy as flipping her hand, so why would she take him away?

"But... but where was he taken to? And how are we supposed to find him?" Wang Donger grabbed the Snow Empress's arm as if clutching at a last straw, her voice still laced with a sobbing tone.

The Snow Empress was silent for a moment, then slowly shook her head: "I don't know. That woman's methods involve spatial travel, which is beyond our ability to track. But... I believe in Xiao Jing. He is sharp-witted and possesses a Divinity inheritance; he is definitely not someone to be slaughtered at will. What we need to do now is not to panic blindly, but to leave this place first and discuss a long-term plan."

Just as she finished speaking, several sounds of wind breaking came from nearby.

Qian Renxue, accompanied by Porcupinefish Douluo, Chen Xin and Gu Rong protecting Ning Fengzhi, Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen, and some scouts from other factions who had arrived upon hearing the news but dared not approach, all flew over cautiously and landed in mid-air not far from them.

Everyone's gaze was filled with shock, confusion, lingering fear, and undisguised curiosity, focusing on the Snow Empress, who had just broken through with an earth-shattering aura, and Wang Donger in her arms, who was soul-lost and still tear-stained.

Qian Renxue quickly recovered from her shock. Her beautiful face wore an unprecedented gravity and a hint of imperceptible panic. She looked at the Snow Empress, then at Wang Donger, and asked urgently: "Senior Snow Empress, Donger! What just happened?! Who was that silver-haired woman? Where... where did she take Xiao Jing?!"

Her question also voiced the doubts in everyone's hearts present.

The Snow Empress lifted those ice-blue eyes and coldly swept them over Qian Renxue, then over Ning Fengzhi, Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen, and the other outsiders. The chill in her gaze made several Titled Douluo feel a shiver in their hearts.

She did not answer Qian Renxue's question, only saying briefly in a cold and unquestionable tone:

"We will talk when we get back."

After speaking, she no longer looked at anyone. Her arms tightened slightly, holding Wang Donger, who was still immersed in grief and confusion, more securely. Then, with a movement of her figure, she transformed into an ice-blue stream of light and sped away toward the direction of Heaven Dou City, vanishing into the sky in an instant.

This place had too many eyes and ears, and with outsiders from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan present, it was definitely not the place to talk.

Moreover, she actually already had a terrifying guess about the identity of that silver-haired woman in her heart, but that guess was too shocking; until it was fully confirmed and safety was ensured, it must not be easily leaked.

Qian Renxue watched the direction in which the Snow Empress had departed, bit her red lips, and a glimmer flashed in her violet eyes.

She no longer hesitated and waved to Porcupinefish Douluo: "Let's go!"

Two figures also transformed into streams of light and chased after the Snow Empress.

Leaving Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen, and others behind, looking at each other in dismay, standing on the spot.

Looking at the core area of the Sunset Forest, which was gradually returning to calm but was already devastated, and the lingering, heart-palpitating dragon might, Divinity, and spatial fluctuations in the air, their hearts were filled with mixed feelings, unable to calm down for a long time.

Everything that happened today was truly too inconceivable and subverted their understanding.

A beast far exceeding one hundred thousand years undergoing tribulation, the remnant soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King manifesting to defeat the heavenly punishment, and then the appearance of a mysterious, immensely powerful silver-haired woman who forcibly took away that equally mysterious and powerful black-clad youth...

All of this indicated that the Douluo Continent was likely about to face an unprecedented, earth-shattering storm that would sweep through all factions.

And the center of the storm, it seemed... was precisely the youth who had been taken away, Lu Jing.