Chapter 149: Taking the Snow Empress to the Human World
Although this milky-white cold spring water from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was rare, it didn't have that great of an effect on the Snow Empress. At best, it was something novel.
If injected directly into the body, this spring water could cause tremendous damage, making it a specialized counter against sea soul beasts.
But if it couldn't enter the body, its power might not even compare to some of the Snow Empress's own powerful skills.
Qi Tian was really just looking for a topic—an excuse to chat with the Snow Empress.
The Snow Empress took the spring water. Even without having consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, this spring water posed no threat to her.
"Does this spring water also come from human territory? Are there many springs like this there?" the Snow Empress asked.
Qi Tian nodded and explained the situation of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to her.
After thinking for a while, the Snow Empress said, "Ice Empress, can you take me there to have a look?"
"I think cultivating there would bring us considerable benefits!"
She was born in the Extreme North, and the environment there could be said to be the most suitable place for her cultivation.
However, compared to the source of the milky-white spring water Qi Tian had taken out, the heaven-and-earth vitality of the Extreme North simply wasn't rich enough.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was a place where vital energy gathered. For the Snow Empress, it was much like the treasure land filled with Manifold Mysterious Ice Essences that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had once stumbled into by accident.
The Snow Empress's cultivation had already reached six hundred and ninety thousand years. She felt that she might be able to find an opportunity there to prepare for the heavenly tribulation ten thousand years in the future.
"Huh?" Qi Tian froze. He had never considered this possibility at all.
But the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the Sunset Forest should currently be under Bibi Dong's control.
Previously, Qi Tian had suggested to Bibi Dong that she arrange for Chrysanthemum Douluo or Dugu Bo to go there to plant medicinal herbs, making full use of the place.
Although those two might not stay there permanently, if the Snow Empress wanted to cultivate there, wouldn't she inevitably run into them?
"What's wrong?" the Snow Empress asked.
Qi Tian looked at the Snow Empress's expressionless face and confirmed, "Snow Empress, would that place really be that useful to you?"
The Snow Empress replied, "I'll only know after I go and see it for myself."
"But that place is within human territory. If your identity is discovered, humans might band together to hunt you down!"
Although the Snow Empress was powerful and ordinary Titled Douluo were no match for her, she still wasn't invincible.
If the two Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joined forces with Ning Fengzhi, they might be able to force the Snow Empress into retreat.
And if those few Worship Elders of the Spirit Hall made a move, the Snow Empress might even face mortal danger.
The Snow Empress fell silent for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.
"Ice Empress, if the two of us join forces, it won't be that easy for humans to keep us there, even if they want to," the Snow Empress said.
Seeing that the Snow Empress had made up her mind, Qi Tian nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll take you there."
"But you must promise me this—if we encounter danger, don't try to force it. Just run, no matter what," Qi Tian said with concern.
Sensing Qi Tian's concern, the Snow Empress felt a warmth rise in her heart—a feeling she had never experienced before.
Or rather, the Ice Empress, a cold-blooded scorpion by nature, would never casually show concern like this.
"Alright, I promise you. Let's set off," the Snow Empress said.
Qi Tian frowned slightly. The Snow Emperor was too impatient; he wasn't ready yet.
He planned to take the Snow Emperor to take a look at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
In Qi Tian's sea calming pearl's small World, a nascent Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had also formed by absorbing the terrain there
If that place truly suited the Snow Empress's cultivation, Qi Tian planned to take her into the Sea Calming Pearl instead.
That way, she wouldn't encounter any danger—but Qi Tian would need to transfer the immortal herbs and medicinal plants in advance.
Otherwise, letting the Ice Empress and Snow Empress—two soul beasts—enter would be no different from letting mice loose in a granary.
"Alright, then let's set off right away!" Qi Tian said.
The Snow Empress nodded and let Qi Tian lead the way. The two of them headed south toward the Frozen Forest.
"Huh? We're going to human territory again?" The Ice Empress finally reacted, feeling a little nervous.
After all, the last time she had gone to the human world, she had encountered powerful human soul masters.
"You don't want to go?" Qi Tian asked.
"No. If the Snow Empress is going, then of course I'm going too! Even if we run into danger, I'm not afraid. Worst case, we just fight it out!" the Ice Empress said.
She had finally gotten a chance to be close to the Snow Empress—how could she possibly give that up?
Listening to the Ice Empress's words, Qi Tian suddenly wondered if he could use a self-injury ploy on the Snow Emperor.
If the Ice Empress were to get seriously injured for the Snow Empress's sake, would that instantly max out their relationship and allow Qi Tian to directly complete his mission?
'Forget it. I'll just take things one step at a time.'
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Although the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress were extremely fast, the core region of the Extreme North was simply too far from the human world.
They set out before dawn, and by the time they reached the border of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom, it was already quite late.
Qi Tian would have to end his possession that night, so he didn't dare let the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress continue traveling.
"Snow Empress, this should be your first time in the human world, right? How about I take you around a bit?" Qi Tian suggested.
"Alright," the Snow Empress replied. As a homebody who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she felt somewhat unaccustomed upon entering the human world.
Having long grown used to solitude, she felt a little helpless upon seeing such a lively town and could only follow Qi Tian's arrangements.
Qi Tian took hold of the Snow Empress's icy-cold hand and led her through the streets.
Being held by Qi Tian made the Snow Empress feel a little more at ease. Not only did she not let go, she even tightened her grip.
In Qi Tian's mind, the Ice Empress felt a surge of intense jealousy yet again.
"Qi Tian, can you teach me how I can hold hands with the Snow Empress every single day?"
Qi Tian ignored her, treating the Snow Empress almost like a grown daughter as he led her around.
This was an unnamed supply town outside the Frozen Forest, gathering many ice-attribute human soul masters and mercenary groups.
With so many soul masters gathered here, it naturally attracted all kinds of merchants, doing every sort of business imaginable.
You could even see certain 'chicken' and 'duck' establishments—places that provided one-stop services to help male and female mercenary soul masters relieve stress.
The town could truly be described as small but fully equipped—sparrow-sized, yet with all its organs intact.
The appearances of the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress could be considered peerless beauties in this world, naturally drawing many gazes as they walked through the streets.
However, in this icy, snow-covered land, Qi Tian held the Snow Empress's hand while the two of them wore only simple white and emerald-green dresses, looking not the least bit cold.
The pinker the outfit, the fiercer the hit; the stranger the outfit, the faster the kill.
Their attire made them look like powerful experts and experienced Soul Masters, and mercenaries dared not easily provoke them.
Qi Tian also noticed something else. Lowering his head, he realized that both he and the Snow Empress were barefoot.
"Snow Empress, I'll take you to buy a few sets of clothes," Qi Tian said.
The Snow Empress glanced at the people around them and saw that most were dressed in thick padded coats, completely different from herself.
She also knew that they stood out too much, so she nodded and said, "Alright."
Holding the Snow Empress's hand, Qi Tian headed toward the clothing shops in town to pick out clothes and shoes for the two of them.
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