Chapter 40: Star Dou Great Forest, Opening

After the accident last night, the Snow Empress's attitude toward Shu Yan today seemed to return to the first time they met in an instant—cold and distant, which made Shu Yan somewhat at a loss for a moment.

Of course, if the Snow Empress's earlobes hidden under her hair didn't turn slightly red, everything would seem even more realistic.

The Snow Empress looked at Shu Yan's back from behind, her eyes somewhat complex. Honestly, after coming to her senses last night, apart from being a bit angry, she had no other discomfort. It was just that the indescribable strange feeling in her heart made her sit and stand uneasily. But until she saw Shu Yan, this feeling disappeared without a trace in an instant...

Shu Yan had always felt that there was a faint gaze staring at his back. He could guess who it was, but he didn't know how to talk. The two were like this—clearly both had things to say, but neither was willing to speak first.

Near noon, Xu Jiujiu returned from the palace, her face carrying a hint of fatigue, but she smiled quickly after seeing Shu Yan. She leaned in Shu Yan's arms, rubbed against him, and said: "The things you want are all in the dark prison. Senior Sui Xing sealed their soul power. By the way, I also told my Imperial Brother about our going to the Star Dou Great Forest. He couldn't beat me and finally agreed."

Shu Yan kissed Xu Jiujiu's forehead and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work, Jiujiu."

Xu Jiujiu snorted, looked at Shu Yan's lips, and swallowed. Obviously, she was not satisfied that Shu Yan only kissed her forehead. She liked the feeling of their mouths and teeth mingling, but now that there were "outsiders" beside them, Xu Jiujiu had to endure it forcibly.

The Ice Empress looked at the two being intimate with a curled lip, then tugged at the Snow Empress's hand and said full of expectation: "Xue'er, can we..."

"Don't think about it, no."

Alright, the Ice Empress knew it would be this result. The Snow Empress could accept being close and hugging like a girlfriend with her, but if she wanted to go further, she would definitely be severely rejected. There was no hope of a breakthrough at all.

On the other side, the Snow Empress looked at Shu Yan being intimate with Xu Jiujiu in his arms as if no one else was around, and suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. She snorted coldly, which instantly made Xu Jiujiu, who was still in sweetness, wake up. After coming to her senses, Xu Jiujiu hurriedly broke away from Shu Yan's arms, her blushing face slightly charming and shy. She was busy being shy, so naturally, she didn't notice the Snow Empress's somewhat strange expression.

"Now is not the time for you to be intimate. Go do what you should do first."

The Snow Empress said in a low voice.

Shu Yan coughed and said:

"Alright, since everything is ready, go and bring those guys, and we will set off immediately."

Xu Jiujiu nodded repeatedly, then took the three to the death row of the Star Luo Empire, and after the Snow Empress froze all those evil Soul Masters, they were put into the storage soul tool.

In this era, it is not difficult to find evil Soul Masters. Xu Jiujiu just sent people to a remote village a few hundred kilometers outside Star Luo City to spread the word that a genius with a natural evil martial soul and innate soul power as high as level 8 was born there. Those guys appeared that very night. Just as they were preparing to slaughter the village to search for the person, the imperial secret guards struck fiercely. After killing a few people, they detained this small group of evil Soul Masters. After completely sealing their soul power and martial soul, they were brought into Star Luo City.

On this trip, Xu Jiujiu did not bring Xingyun Douluo and refused the kindness of Sui Xing Douluo to follow and protect. Although the two Title Douluos were worried, looking at the Ice and Snow Dual Emperors, er... well, actually they didn't want to go that much. After all, standing beside these two really made one's heart jump. Since they weren't needed, they'd better not rush to join in, lest those two be dissatisfied and beat them up.......

The journey to the Star Dou Great Forest was not too far. The Star Luo Empire was generally located in the southeast of the continent, and a long stretch of its national border was close to the sea, which also caused most of the domestic areas to have a relatively mild and humid climate. Most of the world-famous Star Dou Great Forest was also located within the territory of the Star Luo Empire.

And after ten thousand years of evolution, the former Star Dou Great Forest had already shrunk quite a bit. Large areas of land on the periphery had been invaded by the original three Douluo countries, and the area of the entire Star Dou Great Forest was shrinking day by day. This was a fact and also a concrete manifestation of the contradiction between humans and soul beasts.

With the speed of the Ice and Snow Dual Emperors, even with Shu Yan and the other two, the four still arrived at the periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest on the morning of the second day.

In the lush forest, ancient trees towered into the sky, vines hung down from the treetops, winding around the branches of the trees, and the chirping sound was endless. The rich life aura was steaming. This was a huge and prosperous forest and also one of the forbidden areas that humans feared the most. But for powerhouses, there were countless opportunities and even treasures in this forest.

It seemed that it had just rained, and the ground of the forest was still a bit damp and muddy. The Snow Empress brought the three and landed on the periphery, frowning slightly, her gaze looking into the depths, seemingly feeling something in her heart.

"If you want to do something, do it quickly. I just seemed to feel the aura of that guy Di Tian. This is not the Extreme North Land. Facing him, I can only barely contend for a period of time, let alone those guys under Di Tian who are also extremely difficult to deal with."

The Snow Empress stood on a huge rock and said in a light voice.

Shu Yan had already said before that there was no need to enter the mixed circle, just on the periphery. She naturally was too lazy to go deeper. The deeper she went, the more dangerous it was. Not in the Extreme North Land, the combat power gap between her and Di Tian was pulled very large, and she didn't want to go deep into danger.

The Ice Empress brought Xu Jiujiu back a bit. Shu Yan's silver light flowed in his hand. The next moment, the 8th-level soul tool Yin Ming Zhi Duo slowly floated up. The silver-white metal was a bit dazzling under the sunlight. The other three also narrowed their eyes and watched this scene, not knowing what Shu Yan would do next.

After Yin Ming Zhi Duo rose to a certain height, Shu Yan's palm turned slightly. The next moment, those evil Soul Masters who had lost consciousness appeared on the ground.

These evil Soul Masters had about twenty people, the highest soul power level reached the Soul King level, and the lowest had the cultivation of a Great Soul Master. The combat power of evil Soul Masters was generally much higher than that of ordinary soul masters. These guys usually entrenched themselves in deep mountains and old forests, and the Star Luo Empire hated them to the bone. This time, they were lured out by the excuse of an "evil Soul Master genius," which could be considered as eliminating harm for the people.

A flash of sky-blue light flashed in Shu Yan's eyes. The next moment, countless sharp ice thorns suddenly rose from the ground. Blood splashed, and broken limbs and arms were scattered on the ground. These evil Soul Masters lost their lives while conscious. The rich smell of blood drifted into the distance with the breeze. Xu Jiujiu looked at this scene, her face turned slightly pale, and she turned her head slightly, no longer looking at this scene.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress just watched this scene quietly, like watching a play, without any emotional changes at all, just curious about what Shu Yan would do next......

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