Fortunately, this child's heart was soft after all; as long as he was treated with sincerity later on, there was still room for reconciliation. This was likely because, apart from his mother, he had rarely felt warmth in the world since childhood; he was a child who desperately craved love and yet desperately lacked a sense of security.
But it was also because of this that he would be played like a puppet by Tang San. Alas... the kindhearted are bullied, and the gentle are ridden like horses!
And Electrolux, hidden in the shadows, took in Furina's actions, nodding slightly and praising in his heart: "This girl's ability to perceive hearts and soothe emotions is quite extraordinary..."
Meanwhile, although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pushed his mental force to the limit to sense the Ice Empress's movements with all his focus, he did not notice the brief exchange between Huo Yuhao and Furina.
After hearing Tianmeng's words that struck directly at her core, the Ice Empress fell into a brief silence.
Tianmeng's words undoubtedly hit her deepest hidden worry—the Heavenly Tribulation that was drawing closer by the day, yet which she seemed powerless to resist. She needed time to weigh this sudden "path to life."
Seeing this, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke with a hint of undetectable tension, striking while the iron was hot: "I have returned, Ice Empress. We are reunited after ten thousand years; are you still unwilling to show yourself and meet with me?"
The Ice Empress's cold voice rang out again, carrying the arrogance innate to a natural predator: "Tianmeng, you know very well that my race is to your race a natural predator to its prey."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm smiled indifferently, his smile holding a bit of open-mindedness and sorrow: "Of course I know. But in this world, who says one cannot fall for their natural enemy? It is precisely because of this that this admiration, which defies instinct, is all the more sincere and mad."
The Ice Empress snorted disdainfully, her voice bone-chilling: "Unfortunately, for someone as weak as you, even having the qualification for such admiration seems laughable. However, I am quite moved that you are willing to deliver yourself as food to 'fuse' with me. Since that's the case, how can I not fulfill this 'deep affection' of yours?"
Her voice carried a cruel mockery, "You should be able to feel that I am approaching you. Wait for me; within fifteen minutes, I will surely arrive at your side. I will 'cherish' you well, chewing your body finely and slowly absorbing your energy, making you completely a part of me."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed long accustomed to the Ice Empress's thorny words, saying with helplessness and doting: "Can't you be a bit more gentle? You are always so cold and overbearing. No wonder you are still all alone."
His tone suddenly shifted, carrying a bit of cunning testing, "By the way, I've always been curious if that rumor circulating widely in the Extreme North Land... is actually true? Back then, did you really once fall for the Snow Empress?"
Furina, listening from the side, thought to herself: Truly, there are yuri fans among all things in the world!
"Tianmeng! I will tear your body into ten thousand pieces!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words were like sharp thorns, accurately stabbing the Ice Empress's most hidden and painful spot. Her voice instantly became shrill and piercing, filled with hysterical rage.
The ink-green in the sky suddenly deepened, turning into a profound darkness that swallowed light, as if even the wind and snow were frozen by this fury.
The meaningful smile on the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's lips never dissipated. He seemed to be intentionally provoking the Ice Empress to disturb her mind and weaken her vigilance.
At the same time, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice quietly rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind, carrying an unprecedented solemnity: "Yuhao, get ready. The moment I shout'start,' you must do your best to resist the bitter cold. Hold on; this is the most critical step!"
"I will." Huo Yuhao took a deep breath of the freezing air and responded firmly in his heart.
However, in the next moment, a sudden change occurred! The Ice Empress, who had previously claimed she needed fifteen minutes to appear, unexpectedly tore through space and appeared suddenly without any warning!
The dark canopy was once again tainted by emerald light, and a beam of emerald light sliced through the sky like a sharp blade, arriving in an instant. Opposite the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, there was now an exquisitely beautiful yet terrifyingly powerful Soul Beast.