What on earth does the Snow Empress want to do?!
Dammit!
This isn't right!
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm roared frantically in his heart, but he could change nothing. He could only watch helplessly as the Frost Velvet Ice Mite, accompanied by the Snow Empress's power, entered Huo Yuhao's body, and then watch as it occupied the position of the second spirit that originally belonged to the Ice Empress.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm finally realized what the Snow Empress was doing.
She wanted to make the Frost Velvet Ice Mite Huo Yuhao's second spirit!
But... why?
The Ice Empress had already given her Spirit Bone to Yu Hao, which meant she had no way back and could no longer survive. This move by the Snow Empress undoubtedly severed all hope for the future of Yu Hao, himself, and the Ice Empress!
He and Yu Hao were slightly better off, but the Ice Empress's hope was completely extinguished!
Moreover, at the thought that the second spirit he had opened up for Huo Yuhao using his million-year cultivation had ultimately only resulted in a Frost Velvet Ice Mite Spirit, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt like he was having a breakdown.
Poor little Yu Hao didn't even know what had happened...
What the hell is the use of a Frost Velvet Ice Mite Spirit?!
Attack power, defense, speed, vitality—in every field, it was hard for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to find a Spirit Beast worse than a Frost Velvet Ice Mite!
Even a Ten-year Solitary Bamboo could at least provide a defense or a mobility-enhancing Spirit Ability like Pole Vault!
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was completely stunned.
Huo Yuhao's second spirit becoming a Frost Velvet Ice Mite meant the Ice Empress could no longer exist as a wisdom spirit ring, and her life could not be extended. She could only sacrifice herself and exist as an ordinary spirit ring.
A Frost Velvet Ice Mite Spirit using Spirit abilities from the Ice Empress's 400,000 years of cultivation... Tianmeng Ice Silkworm really couldn't imagine that scene.
More importantly, he could no longer face the Ice Empress, let alone be with Bing Bing forever.
The only good news was that when the Frost Velvet Ice Mite became Huo Yuhao's second spirit, it brought some of the Snow Empress's power. This gentle energy would remain in Huo Yuhao's body, and conservatively estimated, it could provide Yu Hao with a few levels of spirit power.
But the change in Spirit had undoubtedly lowered Yu Hao's upper limit.
While Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was in a daze, the Ice Empress's actions gradually came to an end.
An emerald-green light flashed by, and all the clothes on Huo Yuhao's body were instantly pulverized. His current body had become deathly pale, looking no different from the ice and snow on the ground.
Within that pallor, what was even more shocking was that streaks of emerald green were slowly being injected along his spine, spreading toward his torso.
Naturally, it first spread through the spine. As the liquid emerald green moved slowly upward, Huo Yuhao's ribs began to become emerald-green branches, extending further up.
Once the emerald green covered all the bones in Huo Yuhao's torso, the Ice Empress suddenly withdrew her hands and took two steps back, standing beside the Snow Empress.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who was still mentally rehearsing how to speak to the Ice Empress, was dumbfounded once again.
Hadn't the Ice Empress already replaced Huo Yuhao's Spirit Bone with her own? She shouldn't have been able to maintain her life signs anymore...
No!
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly woke up and immediately inspected Huo Yuhao's body.
There was indeed an extra Spirit Bone in Huo Yuhao's body, and it was indeed a torso bone, one of the more precious types a human could possess.
But this torso bone didn't come from the 400,000-year-old Ice Empress at all; it was just an ordinary 10,000-year Spirit Bone!
This is...
"It seems you've finally realized, you idiot."
The Ice Empress's voice was no longer gentle; instead, it carried unmasked malice and coldness. "Wasting a 10,000-year Spirit Bone produced by one of my clansmen is truly bad luck."
"However... without this Spirit Bone, you wouldn't have let your guard down so easily, and it would have been impossible for Xue'er to complete the most critical step. This Spirit Bone can be considered to have served its purpose."
Huo Yuhao was carefully experiencing this new torso bone and didn't notice the Ice Empress's words, but Tianmeng Ice Silkworm heard them clearly.
His manifested form became significantly more ethereal, and his face looked dejected.
"So... Bing Bing, you never intended to become Yu Hao's second spirit?"
"Dumbass."
The Ice Empress couldn't help but curse.
She hadn't cursed so vulgarly just now because she had to consider the overall situation for the sake of the Frost Velvet Ice Mite. Now, she could finally say what was on her mind.
"I have already broken through to the 400,000-year cultivation level. What makes you think I would agree to go with you to create some god?"
"Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, do you really think you and this trash human are worthy?"
"If it weren't for..."
The Ice Empress seemed to be wary of something and stopped her words, leaving Tianmeng Ice Silkworm only with a cold and contemptuous look.
As for the Snow Empress, she didn't spare Tianmeng Ice Silkworm another glance, only speaking softly, "Xiao Bai, get up."
Her ethereal and pleasant voice rang out, but Tianmeng Ice Silkworm only felt a wave of cold air surge into his heart.
All of this... was indeed their design!
Dammit... he hadn't noticed a thing!
At this moment, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was filled with regret.
But... the die was cast; the matter was settled.
Hearing the Snow Empress's voice, the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, who had been pretending to sleep and holding back any movement, finally leaped up.
After getting up, he immediately leaned in toward the Snow Empress, looking like he had done a great job and was seeking praise.
Although he didn't know what his Godmother was doing, he had followed her instructions perfectly!
Seeing this, the Snow Empress gently patted Xiao Bai's head and said softly, "You did a very good job, Xiao Bai. Let's go, back to the Ice Palace. I have some things to explain."
As she finished speaking, the figures of the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai suddenly moved far away.
Leaving behind only a dazed Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao, who was lying in the snow, still unaware of what had happened.
They're gone?
Just like that?
After realizing it was all their scheme, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't think he could survive today at all. Using the Frost Velvet Ice Mite as Huo Yuhao's second spirit was merely a means they used before dealing with him and Huo Yuhao.
But now, they had actually left?
But... what difference did it make whether they left or not?
Huo Yuhao's Spirit had become a trash Spirit comparable to Blue Silver Grass—the Frost Velvet Ice Mite... No, perhaps it was even more trash than Blue Silver Grass.
Even if Huo Yuhao obtained a small portion of pure energy left by the Snow Empress and a 10,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion torso bone.
Huo Yuhao... was ruined!