After walking for about another day, the Tianmeng Iceworm suddenly shouted:
"Stop! This is far enough."
Huo Yuhao obediently stopped and took a slight breath.
To be honest, traveling for so long in such a harsh environment, even with the Tianmeng Iceworm helping him block out the most deadly low temperatures, was still incredibly uncomfortable.
The main problem was the dry food; it would freeze solid as soon as he took it out of his storage soul tool, making it difficult for him to replenish energy.
After such a long time, he was exhausted.
The Tianmeng Iceworm appeared beside him and instructed:
"Alright, Yuhao, now build a temporary small snow shelter under this snow and bury yourself inside. Leave the rest to me."
"Okay."
Huo Yuhao didn't waste any words. He immediately pulled out a long knife from his storage soul tool and began digging.
The ice in the core region of the Far North was extremely hard. Even with the help of his soul tool, it took Huo Yuhao several hours to finish.
Seeing Huo Yuhao hide in the shelter with his own eyes, the Tianmeng Iceworm nodded in satisfaction and said seriously:
"Yuhao, next I'm going to negotiate with the Ice Empress. During this time, I will temporarily borrow the outer shell from your body. You must mobilize all the soul power in your body to resist the cold. Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time. You absolutely must not act rashly. No matter what happens, stay put in this snow shelter, understood?"
"Understood. I'll leave it all to you, Brother Tianmeng."
The Tianmeng Iceworm gave Huo Yuhao an appreciative look, then floated out of the snow and into the air.
At the same time, the pale gold in Huo Yuhao's eyes gradually began to change. His consciousness was clear, but his body lost control.
At this moment, he only felt his thoughts rapidly extending outwards, expanding far and wide. It felt like looking down at the earth from the sky, completely different from how he usually felt when using Spirit Detection.
The light in the vast core region of the Far North, spanning over ten thousand square kilometers, suddenly dimmed, as if transitioning instantly from day to night. An invisible majesty instantly expanded, accompanied by terrifyingly powerful spiritual energy radiating outwards from Huo Yuhao's body.
Huo Yuhao was shocked to discover that at this moment, he felt a sense of exhilaration, like reigning over the world. The earth and ice seemed to completely submit beneath his feet. This feeling of having everything under control was truly wonderful. It felt as though he could destroy everything with a flick of his hand and judge everything within his sight.
The color of his second soul ring gradually began to change, from its original white to pale gold, and then to brilliant gold. That golden radiance was absolutely incomparable to any soul ring color Huo Yuhao had ever seen.
Clusters of golden light began to emerge from between Huo Yuhao's eyebrows. Each time a cluster emerged, Huo Yuhao felt a sense of emptiness. When the ninth cluster of light emerged, he even felt a little shaky.
These nine clusters of light overlapped with each other, forming a golden figure. However, to Huo Yuhao's amusement, this figure looked exactly like him.
A powerful will spread out the moment the Tianmeng Iceworm's spiritual body formed.
"Ice Empress, I know you've sensed my presence. I, Tianmeng, have returned for revenge. Dare you meet me?"
As the Tianmeng Iceworm spoke, a spiritual power so powerful that Huo Yuhao couldn't imagine instantly covered his body, completely shielding all his aura within the ice shelter.
In terms of total spiritual power, the Tianmeng Iceworm dared to say that no soul beast on the entire Douluo Continent could surpass him, not even the Evil Eye Tyrant Master, ranked second among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.
The main reason for his weak combat power was that he didn't have powerful innate skills like other soul beasts. He had immense cultivation but couldn't utilize it properly.
But the aura he released at this moment didn't resemble that of a soul beast that couldn't fight, because the aura he was using wasn't his own at all, but the aura of the Snow Empress, the leader of the Three Great Kings of the Far North.
At the same time, after releasing his spiritual power, his mood also calmed down considerably.
At least within the range of his spiritual detection, he could find the Ice Empress's figure, but he couldn't see any trace of the Snow Empress or the Titan Snow Demon King.
As long as only one fierce beast came, he was confident he could subdue the opponent.
Before long, Tianmeng felt the surrounding air change.
The originally pitch-black dark clouds suddenly fluctuated violently. Immediately after, a layer of emerald green light instantly spread from the distant northern horizon.
"Tianmeng, you're actually still alive. As expected of the longest-lived fellow in our Far North."
A clear voice rang out. On the surface, it was praising the Tianmeng Iceworm, but in reality, it was filled with strong disdain.
"Ice Empress, you haven't died yet, so why shouldn't I be alive? Do you remember what I said back then? If I don't die, one day, I will become your mate."
The Tianmeng Iceworm's voice suddenly became very gentle, a voice so sweet and clingy that it sent shivers down Huo Yuhao's spine.
The Ice Empress was clearly disgusted as well. Her voice instantly turned cold.
"Tianmeng, you're looking for death!"
The vast green light instantly pressed down, as if trying to crush the Tianmeng Iceworm's phantom.
However, if it was just a contest of spiritual power, the Tianmeng Iceworm wouldn't fear the Ice Empress at all. He continued to speak with a smile:
"Come on, Ice Empress. It's been a long time since we reunited. I don't want to wait any longer."
"Alright, you wait for me. I'll be by your side in less than a quarter of an hour. See how I completely devour you!"
After the Ice Empress finished speaking, she stopped talking, clearly starting to travel at full speed.
Tianmeng slightly relaxed and nervously contacted Huo Yuhao through spiritual power, asking:
"How is it, Yuhao? Are you still listening?"
"I'm listening."
Huo Yuhao asked helplessly:
"Brother Tianmeng, what did you mean by what you just said? You like the Ice Empress? I remember she's an Ice Jade Scorpion, right? You, a worm, like a scorpion?"
"What's wrong? Can't I?"
The Tianmeng Iceworm's tone suddenly became serious, and he earnestly instructed:
"Yuhao, you shouldn't be limited by species. Love can blossom even between different races."
Huo Yuhao retorted:
"I believe love can blossom between different races, but I don't believe a chicken leg would fall in love with the human who wants to eat it."
"You..."
The Tianmeng Iceworm was momentarily choked and speechless. He could only stiffly change the subject:
"In short, the plan is about to begin. Get ready, you must endure the cold and act according to my instructions!"
"Understood."
After this exchange, both of them fell silent again.
Time passed by second by second. Finally, accompanied by a wave of extreme cold, the king of ice and snow appeared.