Chapter 419: Yu Tianlin's Scheme
After capturing the Ice Jade Scorpion alive, Yu Tianlin directly bypassed the three Titan Snow Demons who still had combat power and flashed to appear beside the invisible Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Speaking of which, while Yu Tianlin had been fighting the Titan Snow Demons just now, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had still wanted to sneak away amidst the chaos. However, his plan was destined to fail.
Yu Tianlin had previously used his first Spirit Ring to cover the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's aura, which had also left a mark on him. With this mark, even if the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm really ran away, Yu Tianlin could still find him.
Flipping the Dragon Slaying Saber onto his back, Yu Tianlin held the Ice Jade Scorpion in his left hand and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in his right, then swaggered away under the angry gazes of the three Titan Snow Demons.
The reason he did not kill this Ice Jade Scorpion directly was because Yu Tianlin felt it might play a role later, so he simply took it hostage and left with it.
Not long after Yu Tianlin left, the sky and ice surface where he had just fought the Titan Snow Demons suddenly turned emerald green. An Ice Jade Scorpion with only five tail segments appeared there. It was the Ice Empress.
The Ice Empress's gaze swept over the somewhat miserable looking Titan Snow Demons, and she quickly asked, "Was Ice Burst used here just now? What exactly happened?"
The three Titan Snow Demons in better condition exchanged glances, then the strongest among them reported the situation to the Ice Empress.
"A human captured one of my clansmen?"
After roughly understanding what had happened, the Ice Empress's eyes immediately turned cold.
"Why didn't you stop him? Useless!"
The three Titan Snow Demons simply lowered their heads and accepted the Ice Empress's scolding, not daring to retort.
The Ice Empress only cursed them once before ignoring them. After identifying the human's departure traces, she quickly gave chase.
Ice Jade Scorpions capable of using Ice Burst were elites of their race, blessed by nature, and could not be lost. Therefore, when one was merely taken hostage and possibly not yet dead, the Ice Empress naturally would not give up on it. If possible, she would do everything she could to rescue it.
Yu Tianlin actually knew this. Taking the Ice Jade Scorpion hostage might draw out the Ice Empress, but he was not afraid of her. Moreover, he happened to want to use this method to exploit the Ice Empress.
Quickly traversing the Frozen Forest, Yu Tianlin could already vaguely see Northern Frontier City of the Heaven Dou Empire not far away. It was at this moment that he stopped.
"Hmm, I've caught an Ice Jade Scorpion that can use Ice Burst. As long as the Ice Empress learns of this, she should pursue it, right?"
Yu Tianlin glanced at Northern Frontier City.
"And Gold Crocodile Douluo, who lost me half a year ago, probably won't return empty-handed. He will most likely be lying in wait for me in Northern Frontier City."
This was Yu Tianlin's plan, to lure the Ice Empress into dealing with Gold Crocodile Douluo, thereby making it easier for him to escape.
If Yu Tianlin's prediction was wrong and Gold Crocodile Douluo was not there, he was not afraid to face the Ice Empress alone. And if the Ice Empress did not pursue him, then he would directly confront Gold Crocodile Douluo.
In any case, for Yu Tianlin, the situation would not get worse, and it might even become beneficial to him. Since that was the case, he naturally had to try it.
Yu Tianlin's guess was correct.
Because he did not deliberately conceal himself, the moment he appeared at the edge of the Frozen Forest, a firework signal suddenly shot into the sky near Northern Frontier City.
Clearly, this was a signal sent by the personnel of Spirit Hall's Northern Frontier City branch.
The moment the signal was sent, the two old men meditating in the secret chamber of the Spirit Hall branch simultaneously opened their eyes and quickly rushed toward the source of the signal.
These two old men were Spirit Hall's Second Consecrated Elder, Gold Crocodile Douluo, and Sixth Consecrated Elder, Thousand Jun Douluo.
Initially, the mission to capture Yu Tianlin alive had been assigned to Gold Crocodile Douluo alone. However, after Yu Tianlin escaped from him half a year ago, Gold Crocodile Douluo felt it would be difficult to take Yu Tianlin down by himself, so he specifically requested Thousand Jun Douluo from Qian Daoliu to come and assist him.
Gold Crocodile Douluo felt that Yu Tianlin relied entirely on that strange saber, and that saber seemed to have an extremely strong suppressive effect on Beast Martial Souls, but not necessarily on Tool Martial Souls. That was why he asked Thousand Jun Douluo, whose Martial Soul was the Coiling Dragon Rod, to come.
Just as these two Consecrated Elders came to trouble Yu Tianlin, the Ice Empress also arrived.
As a flash of emerald light passed by, Yu Tianlin felt a chill on his neck. Knowing it was a sneak attack, he quickly retreated several steps.
The Ice Empress appeared where he had just been standing. If Yu Tianlin had not been prepared and reacted quickly, his neck would have been directly snapped by the Ice Empress's large pincers in that instant.
After dodging the Ice Empress's fatal sneak attack, Yu Tianlin held the Ice Jade Scorpion in front of him and said, "Ice Empress, you'd best calm down. Otherwise, this little fellow might be in trouble."
"You know I am the Ice Empress, yet you still dare use it to threaten me?"
The Ice Empress's clear voice carried a chill.
"Do you think I would be restrained by a low cultivation clansman?"
"Stop pretending. The fact that you chased this little fellow all the way here already shows your attitude," Yu Tianlin said directly. "As far as I know, every Ice Jade Scorpion that masters Ice Burst is very important to your race, isn't it?"
Damn it!
The Ice Empress cursed fiercely in her heart.
The Ice Empress actually knew that if she had failed to take Yu Tianlin's life in that sneak attack just now, she would inevitably fall into a passive position.
"If you release it, I will let you go this time as well."
Looking coldly at Yu Tianlin, the Ice Empress said, "I guarantee it in the name of the Ice Empress of the Extreme North Land."
Hearing the Ice Empress's words, Yu Tianlin suddenly revealed a mocking expression.
"I need you to let me go? My clan senior has already arrived. Whether you can retreat unscathed is still questionable, let alone letting me go."
The Ice Empress's eyes were quickly covered with killing intent.
Indeed, she had already sensed two powerful auras rushing toward them without any concealment.
Knowing that negotiation was impossible, the Ice Empress directly launched a preemptive strike. Her tail hook and pair of giant pincers attacked simultaneously, aiming at Yu Tianlin from three directions.
The pair of giant pincers shimmered with cold light and were instantly covered by a layer of diamond ice crystals, giving off a sense of both power and defense. Meanwhile, her tail hook glowed with continuous emerald light, making it obvious at a glance that being pierced by it would definitely end badly.
Although the Ice Empress attacked with full force, Yu Tianlin did not engage her. He directly retreated while shouting, "Senior Gold Crocodile, I have already captured the Ice Jade Scorpion that can use Ice Burst for you!"
After saying that, Yu Tianlin directly flung the Ice Jade Scorpion in his hand toward Gold Crocodile Douluo.
Gold Crocodile Douluo was not aware of the specific situation. When he saw Yu Tianlin suddenly throw an Ice Jade Scorpion at him, he subconsciously smashed it into pieces.
With the death of the Ice Jade Scorpion, the atmosphere in the field froze for a moment.
The next moment, an incomparably fierce aura erupted from the Ice Empress.
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