Chapter 580: Snow Period Arrives

"Yuan Yao, why are you saying these words to me today?" As she spoke, Quan Li frowned again, tilting her head, her sharp gaze sweeping toward Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao said in a low voice, "There will come a day when we leave the Abyss; I do not wish to meet you on the battlefield then. Quan Li, although our races walk different paths, I still hope that we can remain allies."

Quan Li was slightly startled by the words, then let out a light snort, "Save these pretentious words for deceiving others."

"You don't trust me?"

"Why should I trust you?" Quan Li's mouth curled into a cold arc. "You are human, I am demon. Between us there is only a fleeting pact; how could there be an eternal ally?"

Yuan Yao glared at her coldly: "If that's the case, then stop dreaming of becoming Demon Emperor."

Quan Li's deep violet pupils suddenly contracted, the smile on her face vanishing completely, and a flash of unmasked murderous intent flickered in her gaze at Yuan Yao.

That chilling murderous intent was instantly sensed by Xie Yan, Ying Wuji and the others.

They shifted slightly, ready to step forward.

Yuan Yao raised her hand slightly, signaling them to hold their positions.

She then whispered telepathically, "Quan Li, before we leave the Abyss you may take your time to consider; give me an answer then."

Quan Li suppressed the murderous feeling in her heart, her voice icy as she asked, "Just now you told me not to dream of becoming Demon Emperor—what does that mean? Do you intend for my two useless younger brothers to inherit the throne?"

"That's not it," Yuan Yao replied.

"Then what does it mean?"

"When you make your choice, I'll tell you what it means."

After speaking, Yuan Yao quickened her pace toward the location of the seventh‑tier peak abyss beast.

Quan Li narrowed her eyes, a hint of curiosity flashing in her gaze.

At the same time, the seventh‑tier peak abyss beast seemed to sense their presence, immediately emerging from the cave and fleeing in the opposite direction!

"Hurry, it's about to run!" Yuan Yao called out.

Immediately after, she sprinted at top speed toward the beast.

Yet in an instant she left most of the Sky‑prides far behind.

Only Xie Yan, Quan Li and the others could keep up with her speed.

The three tribes' Sky‑prides saw this and their faces darkened.

Yuan Yao always ran extremely fast, faster than lightning.

A moment later.

Yuan Yao successfully intercepted the beast; she raised her hand and said, "We don't intend to take your life today, nor to spar with you; we only wish to ask you about the Abyss. If you cooperate, that's best. If you don't, you'll be the one who gets beaten."

If these words were spread, they would surely invite ridicule.

For a person at the late‑peak of the Void Refinement Realm to say that to a beast wielding late‑peak Body Integration Realm power is truly audacious.

Yet the beast turned out to be cowardly.

When the three tribes' Sky‑prides arrived, they saw the beast sitting obediently, like a watchdog, and they were no longer surprised.

Yuan Yao stared at the beast: "You mean the Abyss is about to enter the beasts' slumber period, and then the Abyss will snow?"

The beast nodded.

"How long is the slumber?" Xie Xu's expression darkened slightly as he asked.

Yuan Yao's expression grew solemn, "It said thirty years."

Qian Yun Zhou spoke, "The Abyss's environment is already harsh; if a frozen snow period arrives, we may not survive the thirty years."

"Could it be that we really have to die here?" a Sky‑pride said dejectedly.

"No," Yuan Yao lifted her head, scanning their faces, "We must not die in the Abyss; the outside world still has many things and people waiting for us. When all of us reach the Void Refinement Realm, that will be the time we confront the Abyss Beast Lord together."

"Void Refinement Realm..." a small portion of the Sky‑prides showed difficulty; their cultivated talents could not compare to Yuan Yao's group, and reaching the Void Refinement Realm would still take several years.

Xie Xu frowned, "Does everyone have to advance to the Void Refinement Realm?"

Yuan Yao saw their concerns and said, "If the time comes, those who haven't advanced to the Void Refinement Realm can serve as rear support."

At this moment, Quan Xiu slowly spoke, "The Abyss is about to enter the snow period; will we still continue to spar with each other then?"

"Of course!" Quan Li sneered, "Just because the environment gets a bit harsher, do you intend to slack off?"

"Naturally not," Quan Xiu lowered his eyes slightly.

Yuan Yao said, "We will proceed as usual for now; if the environment during the snow period proves too severe, we can discuss it later."

"Fine, it's settled," Quan Li lifted her gaze, staring at Yuan Yao.

At this moment Ying Wuhuan had no say at all; even if he wanted to speak, neither the demon nor the human side would listen to him.

Ying Wuhuan lowered his eyes, concealing the dark, fierce glint within them.

He felt unwilling.

The Sky‑pride team members seemed to realize he was unreliable, repeatedly showing goodwill toward the Abyss‑clearing squad, and they certainly would not oppose Yuan Yao any longer.

He suddenly harbored some resentment toward Lu Xiangxiang.

Resentful that she didn't take him away from here.

【Target character Ying Wuhuan, Awakening Value has reached 30.】

Yuan Yao suddenly heard a broadcast and, without showing any reaction, glanced at Ying Wuhuan.

Over the past two years, Ying Wuhuan's Awakening Value has been rising and falling, and no one knows what he is actually thinking.

In fact, Yuan Yao privately had Yu Jing watch Ying Wuhuan's every move, checking whether he had contacted anyone outside.

But there was none.

Days spent in the Abyss sometimes felt slow, sometimes fast.

Half a month later.

The Abyss unexpectedly began to snow gray, the cold piercing to the bone.

The gray snow almost covered everything in the Realm Abyss.

All the Abyss Beasts were already hibernating inside the cave.

On the day it snowed, Yuan Yao let the Abyss Squad skip sparring practice and instead had them observe changes in the environment near the camp.

The temperature in the Realm Abyss made one feel as if plunged into an ice cellar; if they were ordinary people, they would likely have died by now.

Yuan Yao raised her hand and caught the gray snow.

The snow was also bitterly cold.

"Third Senior Brother, I want to eat roasted bird eggs."

Cang Li, standing nearby, hearing this, showed a difficult expression: "There are no bird eggs here; even if there were, they couldn't be eaten."

Song Yan draped his cloak over her.

He whispered, "Wear it; it'll be warmer."

"Do you miss the Master?" Xue Jin brushed the stray snow from her hair.

Yuan Yao said, "I miss the Master, I miss the people of the Carefree Sect, I miss the plants and trees of the Carefree Sect, I miss the weather of our Ninth Province, which is like eternal spring and summer."

Finally, she lowered her eyes and said, "Today… is still… the Master's birthday."

Song Yan and the others naturally remembered as well.

Ying Wuji took out a Memory Stone and said, "Then let's celebrate the Master's birthday here."

Xiao Lingwei reached out and rubbed her head, smiling: "Yao Yao, we'll use the Memory Stone to record our blessings for the Master; once we leave the Realm Abyss, we'll give this Memory Stone to the Master. The Master will surely like it!"