Chapter 11: Mutual Longing, Star Crown, Unexpected Guest

After truly reaching an alliance with the Snow Emperor, life in this palace became much easier, no longer as restrained as in the beginning.

Although the Snow Emperor's attitude toward him was extremely cold at first, she couldn't stand the mutual affinity and traction of the bloodlines in their bodies. Even if the Snow Emperor hated humans again, she was generally okay with him.

Until now, the Snow Emperor's attitude has changed significantly again, but there is one thing that the Snow Emperor has not changed to this day.

That is, she still does not allow Shu Yan to step out of this ice palace. The specific reason is unknown. Shu Yan is also a bit helpless about this. Fortunately, most of his thoughts are on cultivation. If it were a person with a lively and active mind, I am afraid he would really be anxious to death in this palace.

Since he was brought to the core area, more than half a year has passed. Shu Yan looked at the unchanging scenery in the distance, but his heart couldn't help but think of that golden-haired figure.

Just as he said, Xu Jiujiu accompanied him for nearly seven years, which is almost half of his current life, and left the deepest mark in his heart. He has been taken away by the Snow Emperor for half a year, I am afraid that the other party...

Thinking of this, an obvious guilt appeared in Shu Yan's eyes. The aurora in the sky in the distance was incomparably gorgeous, but the longing and worry in his heart were too heavy, woven into a large net pressing on his heart, and he had long lost interest in appreciating the scenery...

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At the same time, in Star Luo City, thousands of miles away.

The luxurious and exquisite Princess Mansion no longer has the warmth and gentleness of the past, but is shrouded in a layer of invisible low pressure.

Xu Jiujiu sat alone on the Star Platform specially built for her. This Star Platform is built with a special kind of mineral, which can gather the power of the starry sky to a certain extent. As a royal princess and also a direct descendant of the Star Crown Sect, Xu Jiujiu naturally inherited the pure Star Crown martial soul.

The strength of the Star Crown martial soul is unquestionable. As an auxiliary system martial soul, the Star Crown martial soul possesses powerful combat and control capabilities while having powerful auxiliary capabilities.

If the auxiliary capability of the world's number one auxiliary system martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, is biased toward the all-around type, then the auxiliary capability of the Star Crown martial soul is completely biased toward combat. This is completely different from the comprehensiveness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile.

From some aspects, the Star Crown martial soul is completely born for combat. This is why the number of soul masters with the Star Crown martial soul is so rare, but the inheritance of the Star Crown Sect is still long-lasting, and even the Star Crown martial soul can occupy a place among all top-tier martial souls.

Judging from the above, the power of the Star Crown martial soul far exceeds that of ordinary martial souls, and even some top-tier martial souls cannot compare to it. However, behind the powerful martial soul, what Star Crown soul masters pay is more arduous cultivation and torment than ordinary soul masters.

The cultivation of Star Crown soul masters can only be carried out at night, and they must absorb the power of the starry sky to enhance their own cultivation. Even the soul skills obtained through soul rings need to be cast by using the star power stored after absorbing the power of the starry sky.

This is undoubtedly a huge drawback for the Star Crown martial soul, but after many years, the Star Crown Sect has explored some solutions through long-term research.

And this Star Platform is one of the most successful items.

It has been said before that the minerals required to cast the Star Platform are extremely special. Its characteristic of being able to gather the power of the starry sky to assist soul masters in cultivation made it a treasure that all soul masters with the Star Crown martial soul dreamed of. But since the Xu family took control of the Star Luo Empire, they have spent the power of the whole country, and until now, they have only built two Star Platforms.

And one of them is in Xu Jiujiu's Princess Mansion. The rich power of the starry sky circled around Xu Jiujiu, and points of starlight flickered. Then these starry sky powers slowly merged into her skin, and Xu Jiujiu's aura also slowly rose.

After a long time, accompanied by a burst of soul power spreading out, the Star Cloud Douluo, Manyi, who was guarding Xu Jiujiu on top of a building, suddenly opened her eyes. Looking at the back of Xu Jiujiu, who was obviously much thinner, a touch of heartache appeared in her eyes. This is the girl she watched grow up, and to her, she is no different from her own granddaughter. Now that she has encountered a huge change, she is both heartbroken and helpless.

And on the other side, Xu Jiujiu also slowly opened her eyes.

Tonight's night sky is very clear, dotted with points of clouds, and the stars are flickering, a scene of beauty and peace.

But Xu Jiujiu only felt a rich sense of desolation and loneliness from such a beautiful scene.

In the past, whenever she opened her eyes, she could see that familiar figure within her line of sight, but now, only she is left...

Starting from the little follower when she was young and ignorant, to the lover who secretly promised her heart when she first fell in love, Xu Jiujiu had long regarded Shu Yan as the most important part of her life, but now...

Thinking of Shu Yan's last whisper and the eyes full of comfort and encouragement, Xu Jiujiu's eyes were bloodshot. She had shed a lot of tears, but perhaps she also realized that tears couldn't solve any problems. What she needed was strong strength, strength enough to change the status quo. She didn't dare to think about those bad results, because any one of them was something she couldn't accept...

Xu Jiujiu recalled Shu Yan's appearance and smile, and then quickly entered the cultivation state again, but the tear that slid from the corner of her eye proved that her state at this time was not good.

The Star Cloud Douluo in the distance sighed low. While feeling sorry for Xu Jiujiu, she was also silently praying for Shu Yan. In just half a year, the princess seemed to have completely changed. In the first period of time, the princess seemed to have lost her soul and didn't answer anyone who called her. Later, the Medical Immortal Douluo came forward to persuade her, and the princess's situation improved a little.

But as the Medical Immortal Douluo said, she could only heal the suffering of the body, but could not heal the pain of the soul. The cause of all this was Shu Yan, so the result could only be Shu Yan. Otherwise, even she would be helpless...

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After another night of meditation, Shu Yan slowly opened his eyes on an ice bed, his thoughts flowing in his eyes, and then he walked straight to the main hall. Perhaps, it was necessary to discuss some things with the Snow Emperor again.

But before he walked into the hall, he bumped into a small figure head-on.

A dull sound rang out, and the small figure collided with Shu Yan head-on. Both retreated two steps at the same time. When Shu Yan saw who was in front of him, his pupils shrank uncontrollably again.

In front of him was a little girl in a emerald green long dress, about 1.6 meters tall. Her appearance was pretty, but she had less arrogance than the Snow Emperor, but more coldness. Her skin was as white as ice and snow, and even had a transparent texture. Her dark green long hair behind her was tied into twin tails, and her whole body exuded a cold aura. Although there was a slight discrepancy with her dress and height, it was undeniable that this girl was definitely a qualified beautiful little potato...

But Shu Yan knew very well that besides him, a human, where could there be any other humans in the core area of the Extreme North Land? The identity of this pretty little potato was self-evident. She was the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, the second-ranked among the three great kings of the Extreme North, the Ice Emperor...!

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