Inside the command room, Commander Ye watched Sophia’s ability test, and the corners of his mouth kept curling upward.
That reserve of spiritual power that exceeded the measurement limit, along with her special blessing ability—no wonder she was Xueji’s companion.
“Think again. What other lovers do you have? Just call them all over. Our organization can handle it.”
Commander Ye looked like a fly rubbing its hands together, his eyes shining.
“The organization can handle it, but my conscience can’t!”
Really, no more. Any more and I’ll be torn apart.
“You know what they say—those who are capable should do more. If you have this kind of ability, of course you should make good use of it.”
“What do you mean, ‘this kind of ability’?!” Xueji felt like she’d been subtly insulted, but she couldn’t tell exactly what was said.
“Isn’t that what you young people say? It’s not being unfaithful—it’s that your heart shattered into many pieces, and each piece loves a different person.” Commander Ye teased.
Xueji left the command room with a dark expression. After settling Sophia in, she still had many things to deal with.
The most urgent matter was liberating Ling Xiaoxiao, who was still suppressing the restricted zone, and Shaya, who was still fighting.
She’d leave the restricted zone to Young Master Yu and her master for now. Ling Xiaoxiao needed to find Shaya first.
Quanzhou, outside the Frost Great Wall, the frost giants were clearing away the piled-up corpses of sea monsters.
The mountain of bones formed a stark contrast with the four graceful figures.
Xueji greeted one of the giants—this giant was Zhao Cheng.
The frost giants were the rearguard unit from Quanzhou back then. Xueji had only told their families and former unit about this.
When she’d left the Frost Great Wall earlier, Xueji had also run into Shen Dai, who was stationed there. During this time, Shen Dai’s emotions had been on a rollercoaster ride.
Meeting again, she had become even stronger—strong enough to make one’s heart ache.
Xueji now carried a great deal on her shoulders: responsibility toward her loved ones, and the duty to protect humanity.
Along the way, Sophia just watched silently, saying nothing.
She roughly understood why Xueji had changed—from the introverted, shy girl she once was, to the mature, reliable person she was now. It was because she understood her own abilities, and then shouldered the responsibility that matched them.
Although the ocean had stopped, countless sleeping sea beasts blocked the sea routes. Xueji closed her eyes and let her perception spread along the network woven by fate.
Through this technique, she was able to personally witness the process of Shaya’s ascension.
Meanwhile, Sophia, who had nothing to do for the moment, looked displeased at the Pope and the receptionist lady who had followed along.
“You know, you really didn’t have to come.”
Aria felt bitter inside. She didn’t want to be a third wheel either, but Sophia was, after all, the saint of their Tribunal. She couldn’t just stand by.
“Saintess, don’t worry. I absolutely won’t disturb you.” She raised her right hand and swore.
“Um, Your Holiness the Pope, why did I have to come too?” The girl with wine-red eyes still looked confused. She’d only been dragged along because she’d taken Aria out for a meal.
“I think you’re exceptionally capable, so I wanted you to be my personal guard for this trip.” Aria said, feeling a bit guilty.
“Oh, okay…”
“Don’t worry, I’ll protect you!” Aria patted her chest confidently.
“It’s good that you have that awareness, but she might not necessarily need your protection~” Xueji said. “After all, she’s basically me and Ling Xiaoxiao’s student.”
“Huh?” Aria looked at the girl in disbelief.
“Your teachings, teachers—student Shen Moling keeps them firmly in mind.”
The girl’s serious expression, combined with her wine-red eyes, gave her an extra touch of allure.
“Hey, hey, hey, why are you spacing out?” Sophia waved her hand in front of Aria’s eyes.
“You can’t blame her. After all, Moling’s eyes are quite dangerous.”
“I’m sorry, teacher. I relaxed just now and wasn’t paying attention.”
Shen Moling had a special constitution—a natural cultivation physique, with the bloodline of a nine-tailed fox spirit.
This also meant that, without deliberately controlling it, she was basically a succubus.
Aria realized her own loss of composure. Just then, the fighter jet landed, and to avoid everyone’s gazes, she immediately boarded.
She, the great Pope of the Tribunal, had actually been charmed by a young girl. How embarrassing!
During the flight, the more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. Her whole face turned red.
Noticing her change, Sophia patted her on the shoulder.
“Here, a gift for you.” With that, her slender finger stopped in front of Aria’s forehead.
A flash of spiritual light passed, and Sophia flicked her on the forehead.
“Ouch! What are you doing!”
Just as she was about to get angry, Sophia’s next words cut her off.
“Try looking into Moling’s eyes again?”
With a spirit of exploration, Aria actually leaned her face over.
She froze again…
Xueji looked confused. She wasn’t being charmed, so why was she still like this?
Sophia squinted, understanding in her heart, and whispered to Xueji: “This one’s got lust on the brain!”
“That’s called love at first sight! Don’t misuse idioms.”
Though, well, it wasn’t entirely wrong either.
…
Center of the Pacific Ocean, a continent of ice shrouded in thick fog.
Over the past few years, Blue Star’s size had expanded considerably. Through perception, this ice continent should be about the size of North America, but on the satellite map it was only a tiny patch.
And this was Shaya’s battlefield—the battlefield between the Frost King and the Lord of Mist.
The ice armor covering Shaya’s entire body had become even more savage. The Fenrir Winter had completely merged into her body.
She stood alone in the mist, arms crossed, the cold air around her like blades.
The mist covering heaven and earth distorted the space here. Evil beings continuously attacked from all sides.
Drowned vengeful ghosts filled the sky, coming for her life.
Several ice blades swept across, and the overwhelming evil beings instantly dissipated.
The murderous winter was something even evil beings couldn’t withstand.
The severe cold around Shaya stabilized her own space. The spreading cold wind and the mist devoured each other.
The battle had continued until now, and both sides were trapped in a deadlock.
If the Lord of Mist gave up its siege on Shaya, the other could hunt it down and kill it.
If Shaya gave up resisting, she too would perish.
Both sides would grind on like this, and the final result might be mutual destruction, leaving behind an indelible disaster in this place.
【Ignorant young god! Abandon your authority at once and surrender to me!】
“Ridiculous. I think you’re the one who’s afraid. If you want to die, come out yourself. I’ll give you a quick end.”
This place was faintly developing in the direction of a human restricted zone. Over this past period, the danger level had been slowly rising.
The cold air began to tear open the mist’s blockade. In that instant, Xueji sensed Shaya’s direction.
The group jumped off the plane. Any further, and the cold wind would destroy the fighter jet.
“Winter is coming.” Xueji could feel the spiritual energy around being compressed.
“This feeling is familiar. It’s like that Fenrir.”
“Proud as He is, would He even acknowledge a junior?”
“Of course. On this trip, we will witness Fenrir’s continuation.”
Fenrir, the demon god from another world, once hunted winter with claws and fangs.
Frost was merely His spoils of war, and His power as a god-slayer still lay dormant.
When the temperature finally dropped to a certain limit, Shaya finally moved.
“The hunt begins!”
