80: Chapter 80 80: Snow Emperor!

No one knew how far they had run, but not until the aura of the core area of the Far North had completely vanished did Tian Meng Ice Silkworm manipulate Lu Jing's body to a stop.

This was an empty ice plain, some distance away from the Ice Empress's palace. Aside from the howling cold wind and endless white snow, there was no other movement in the surroundings.

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm returned control of the body to Lu Jing. Its slightly exhausted voice echoed within the Mental Energy ocean: "We are temporarily safe."

Lu Jing took a deep breath, feeling the sensation of regaining control over his body, and then looked at the Ice Empress, who was restrained to the side by Mental Energy.

At this moment, the Ice Empress still maintained her human form. Her face was covered in frost, and her gaze towards Lu Jing carried vigilance and confusion.

To be precise, it was the gaze directed at the Tian Meng Ice Silkworm within him.

"Bingbing, we finally meet again." Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's voice sounded from Lu Jing's mouth, carrying a hint of familiar amusement, as if the forced abduction just now was merely a joke.

Hearing this, the Ice Empress let out a cold snort. She struggled, only to find that her body still could not move, and her tone grew even colder: "Tian Meng, what exactly do you want to do? Is playing with me very fun?"

She truly could not understand. The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm had always hidden in some corner of the Far North, terrified of being eaten by some powerful Spirit Beast.

Yet today, it had suddenly broken into the Far North and brought her out in this near-kidnapping manner. It was truly very strange.

"Don't be angry."

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's voice carried a few traces of a cheeky smile as it replied: "I came this time because I brought you a good opportunity."

"Opportunity?"

The Ice Empress raised an eyebrow, her face showing suspicion, but a trace of curiosity flashed in her eyes as she asked: "What kind of opportunity could make you go to such great lengths?"

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm did not answer directly but instead changed the subject: "How much longer until your 400,000-year tribulation?"

The Ice Empress's expression changed slightly, clearly not expecting Tian Meng Ice Silkworm to suddenly bring this up.

She paused, feigning composure, her tone carrying a hint of disdain: "There are still several thousand, maybe ten thousand years left. Why, are you starting to care about me?"

"Several thousand, ten thousand years—it passes in the blink of an eye."

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's voice deepened as it asked: "I ask you, can you survive that tribulation?"

The Ice Empress's eyes flickered, then she lifted her chin, pretending to be relaxed: "Of course I can! I, the Ice Empress, have roamed the Far North for hundreds of thousands of years; what kind of storms have I not seen? A mere heavenly tribulation cannot stump me. You look down on me too much."

"Heh, stop bragging."

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm mercilessly exposed her: "If you aren't confident, don't force it. If I hadn't come, were you planning to take a desperate risk when the time came and use those crooked paths to forcefully overcome the tribulation?"

It came from ten thousand years in the future, so it naturally knew clearly that the Ice Empress was not confident in surviving the 400,000-year tribulation.

The Ice Empress was struck to the heart, her face instantly flushed red, then turned livid: "You..."

"Don't 'you' me."

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm interrupted her, saying: "Since I came to find you, it is naturally to help you pass this hurdle."

The Ice Empress's heart stirred. Despite remaining vigilant, she couldn't help but press: "Do you really have a way?"

She truly couldn't understand. Aside from having powerful Mental Energy, the Tian Meng Ice Silkworm had almost no combat power; how could it have a way to resist a heavenly tribulation?

Moreover, it dared to break into the Far North alone—was it not afraid of being kept behind by her and the Snow Empress working together?

"I wouldn't take on this job if I didn't have the skills to back it up."

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm laughed mysteriously and tempted her: "The method is very simple; it just depends on whether you are willing or not."

"What exactly is it?" the Ice Empress pressed, her heartbeat involuntarily accelerating.

The shadow of the heavenly tribulation was like a sword hanging over her head, troubling her for too long. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she did not want to let it go.

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm said word by word: "Sacrifice."

"Sacrifice?"

The Ice Empress subconsciously blinked, then as if she understood something, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she gasped in shock: "You mean... let me sacrifice? Sacrifice to whom? Could it be..."

Her gaze suddenly fell on Lu Jing, her expression extremely complex.

Let her, one of the dignified Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, sacrifice to a human boy?

This was even more absurd than letting her face the heavenly tribulation directly!

"You guessed right."

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm nodded, not hiding it, and frankly admitted: "I have already sacrificed to him. If you are willing to follow this path, not only can you avoid the heavenly tribulation, but in the future, you can also ascend to the Divine Realm with him and achieve a God Position. It is much better than being trapped in this Far North ice plain waiting for death."

The Ice Empress was completely stunned, unable to speak for a moment.

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm sacrificed to a human? And talked about ascending to the Divine Realm?

This information was too shocking, leaving her mind blank.

Just at this moment, an extremely terrifying chill swept over from afar without any warning!

That chill was a hundred times more biting than the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice, as if it could freeze the soul. Wherever it passed, wind and snow suddenly rose, and the snow filling the sky whistled like blades, even freezing the air into ice crystals.

"How bold, daring to come to my Far North to cause trouble!"

A cold and pleasant, yet emotionless voice rang out between heaven and earth, like ice shattering from the nine heavens, carrying unquestionable majesty.

Lu Jing and the Ice Empress both subconsciously looked up, only to see a white figure appear out of thin air in mid-air.

It was an incomparably beautiful woman, wearing a pure white dress, the hem of which was like ice-sculpted petals, fluttering in the wind.

A head of snow-white long hair fell like a waterfall, reaching her waist, with tiny ice crystals condensing on the tips of her hair.

Her face was noble and elegant, like an ice and snow fairy who did not eat the food of mortals. Every contour seemed to have been painstakingly carved by the heavens, without a single flaw.

She had a tall and perfect figure with exquisite curves. She stepped on a pair of crystal-clear white high heels, standing steadily in mid-air, with an aura of reigning over the world radiating from her entire body, as if the entire Far North ice plain was under her control.

The ruler of the Far North, the head of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, the Ice Heaven Snow Girl—Snow Empress!

The Snow Empress's gaze slowly swept across the area below. When it landed on the Ice Empress, who was restrained by Mental Energy, a trace of cold anger flashed in those ice-blue eyes: "Tian Meng, you are very bold, actually daring to abduct my people in my Far North!"

Her voice was not loud, but it carried a heart-palpitating pressure, making even the Tian Meng Ice Silkworm inside Lu Jing's body unable to help but tense its nerves.

"Snow... Snow Empress..."

Seeing the person who arrived, the Ice Empress revealed a trace of excitement on her face, which then turned into grievance as she said: "Snow Empress, save me! Tian Meng has gone crazy. Not only did it sacrifice itself to this human, but it also wants to force me to do the same!"

The Snow Empress's gaze landed on Lu Jing, her ice-blue eyes filled with scrutiny and coldness: "Human? It's you greedy guys again. This time, you even dare to covet the core power of my Far North!"

She slowly raised her right hand, and an even more terrifying chill began to condense. The wind and snow in the sky became even more violent, as if a heavenly punishment would descend at any moment.

Lu Jing's heart tightened. He subconsciously channeled his Soul Power, and the aura of the World-Destroying Black Lotus quietly released, intertwining with Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's Mental Energy to form a solid barrier.

Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's voice sounded in his mind, carrying unprecedented gravity: "We're in big trouble... How did the Snow Empress come so quickly!"

The thing it worried about most had happened.

Given the Snow Empress's strength and character, she would never tolerate anyone acting recklessly in the Far North, let alone having designs on the Ice Empress.