"I feel like the beasts chasing me have decreased... Is it just my imagination?"
At a certain spot in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, the ground suddenly cracked open, revealing faint platinum light shining from within.
As the cracks appeared, a cold chill spread out, and a round body struggled to emerge from the fissure.
It was a giant worm, completely white and crystalline, over seven meters long, with a golden glow on its surface and a pair of golden eyes on its head, looking particularly cunning.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, the first Million-Year Spirit Beast in history to achieve its status through sleep.
Having finally escaped from the clutches of Emperor Tian, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm began a life of hiding, always on guard against the terrifying beings in the Life Qi searching for it.
It knew that to them, it was a movable super blood pack, and they would never let it go easily.
But what it didn't expect was that today, the beasts searching for it seemed to have... decreased?
"Is it just my imagination? Or is this some strategy to confuse me?"
With that, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm wriggled its body and struggled back into the crack.
"No matter what, being cautious won't hurt. Next, I just need to wait patiently for a Spirit Master with a mental attribute, and then I can start my grand plan!"
"The plan to become a god!"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's cunning eyes gleamed with anticipation.
With it as a wisdom spirit ring and an additional second Spirit, becoming a god would be a breeze!
After hiding in the crack, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm carefully reviewed its plan and nodded confidently.
"That's right, the only difficulty in my plan is the Snow Empress. As long as I can convince her, becoming a god will be no problem! Snow Empress~ We will be together forever soon~ Hehehe~"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm started daydreaming again, grinning foolishly.
At the mere thought of the Snow Empress, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm turned into a lovesick fool, its thoughts racing uncontrollably.
But the next moment, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's plump body involuntarily shivered.
"Why do I suddenly have an ominous feeling? This... this doesn't seem right. My plan shouldn't have any flaws, so why do I feel so uneasy?"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm hid its body completely, its eyes filled with confusion.
"Could it be that Emperor Tian and those beasts are still searching for me? No, no... I really can't sense their Qi anymore, and besides, I've already escaped, so there's no way they can catch me again."
"So what could it be?"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm racked its brain but couldn't figure it out, so it stopped thinking. The crack on the ground gradually closed and disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.
.Extreme North Land.
In the great hall, the Snow Empress's Aura dissipated, but the Ice Empress standing beside her showed no sign of panic; instead, she revealed a hint of joy.
Xue'er is angry because of the contents of that diary book?
I knew it, Xue'er cares about me!
She is angry because of me!
The Ice Empress suddenly felt a surge of sweetness, and even the anger from seeing the diary book's contents dissipated greatly.
However, the Ice Empress's silent demeanor made the Snow Empress think she was worried about the diary's contents. Without any hesitation, the Snow Empress spoke up to comfort her:
"For the next period, I will stay by your side."
With that, the Snow Empress's voice turned cold: "If that damned worm dares to set foot in the Extreme North Land, I will annihilate it!"
Just as she finished speaking, a notification sound suddenly rang out.
[Today's diary recording has ended, System calculating...]
[Congratulations to the Ice Empress for appearing the most times in the diary, reward: one million years of cultivation, Breakthrough of the Heavenly Tribulation. Reward distribution in progress... Reward distributed.]
[Today's group chat activity was insufficient, and no water-spouting dragon king was generated. Please keep up the good work, group members.]
The System's notification sound suddenly rang out, catching the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress off guard.
Before they could react, a surge of pure energy instantly flooded into the Ice Empress's body.
This pure energy... was actually one million years of cultivation!
"What..."
The Ice Empress couldn't even speak before this energy rapidly transformed into her cultivation. This one million years of cultivation boosted the Ice Empress's cultivation age to four hundred thousand years.
The four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation suddenly descended!
The already snow-filled sky of the Extreme North Land darkened further, and massive tribulation clouds surged and gathered, casting a shadow over the entire Extreme North Land. Within the clouds, lightning flickered.
Seeing this, the Snow Empress's face showed a trace of worry.
She knew that with Xue'er's strength, it would be difficult to overcome the four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. More importantly, this one million years of cultivation and the Heavenly Tribulation came too suddenly, and they had no time to prepare!
Moreover, this Heavenly Tribulation was Xue'er's destined calamity, and she couldn't help at all.
In the sky, thunder rumbled as if a terrible punishment could strike at any moment. The terrifying sound of thunder made all the Spirit Beasts in the Extreme North Land, except for the three great Spirit Kings, tremble in fear. Even the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai could only occasionally glance up, terrified of the horrifying tribulation clouds.
Meanwhile, the Ice Empress, targeted by the Heavenly Tribulation, bore all the pressure.
Nine waves of thunder tribulation—with her strength, she might not even survive half of them!
This one million years of cultivation came at the worst time!
The Ice Empress couldn't help but curse in her heart.
But strangely, although the tribulation clouds and thunder rumbled continuously in the sky, they never struck down, as if they had... lost their target.
After a while, a bolt of lightning finally struck down.
But the target was not the Ice Empress in the Ice Palace, but an open ice field.
This lightning strike seemed to be venting its frustration.
Immediately afterward, the rolling thunder in the sky suddenly disappeared, and the gathering tribulation clouds gradually dissipated.
In an instant, the shadow cast over the Extreme North Land vanished completely.
Was this... over?
The Ice Empress looked blankly with her green eyes, her initial panic replaced by a surge of joy.
She had truly broken through to four hundred thousand years of cultivation!
She had truly overcome the Heavenly Tribulation!
"Xue'er... I really broke through! That magical diary book can really help us overcome the Heavenly Tribulation!"