Chapter 50 Oath
Although she had no particular affection for humans, distinct gratitude and resentment were her principles.
After a moment of silence, Ice Empress finally spoke. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, yet carried an unquestionable majesty.
"Human, in consideration of you saving my clansmen, I will not kill you. Leave the Far North immediately; this is not a place where you should come."
Although her tone was icy, the content was already considered "merciful." Given Ice Empress’s personality and strength, ordinary humans who dared to set foot in her territory would have long since been frozen into ice sculptures.
Jiang Bai’s heart stirred.
He withdrew the possession state of the Earth Dragon, Wind Dragon, and Ice Dragon, retaining only the amplification of the Fire Dragon.
Then, he looked at Ice Empress, a clear smile appearing on his face.
"Senior, I would like to make a deal with you. How about it?"
"A deal?" Ice Empress raised an eyebrow, a disdainful sneer appearing on her exquisite face. "A small human Spirit Ancestor, what kind of deal can you make with me?"
Her tone was filled with condescending contempt. Indeed, with her cultivation of nearly four hundred thousand years, she did not even hold human Titled Douluo in high regard, let alone a Spirit Ancestor.
Jiang Bai did not mind her attitude and continued, "If this Junior dares to trifle with you, Senior, I am willing to pay any price."
He paused, lowering his voice a few degrees, yet it became even clearer: "Senior, you are of the ice attribute; surely you are familiar with the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow, right?"
The ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow?!
Ice Empress’s originally disdainful expression instantly froze.
The ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow ———— that was a supreme treasure comparable to a divine object for ice-attribute Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters!
The Far North did indeed once have a Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave, but ———— long ago, it had been eaten clean by a damned ice silkworm!
For this reason, she had hunted that ice silkworm for many years, but in the end, it had escaped and disappeared without a trace.
If ———— if there really was another Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave ————
Ice Empress’s heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.
She was now already thirty-eight thousand years old, and the four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation was like a sharp sword hanging over her head, likely to fall at any moment.
Regarding the four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation, although she had Snow Empress’s help, she still did not have much confidence.
Therefore, her Cultivation speed had slowed down significantly over these years, all to find a secure method.
If she had the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow to assist ————
No, not just her.
The figure that was cold and peerlessly beautiful appeared in Ice Empress’s mind.
Snow Empress, the Ice Sky Snow Maiden with nearly seven hundred thousand years of cultivation, the true ruler of the Far North.
Snow Empress’s next Heavenly Tribulation was the seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation, which would be an unprecedented and terrifying heavenly might.
If there was enough ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow ————
And, if she could present such a precious treasure to Snow Empress, would Xue’er ———— would she ———— hehe ————
Hehehe ————
Thinking of this, the corners of Ice Empress’s mouth lifted involuntarily, and a trace of infatuation and anticipation flashed in her beautiful eyes, even her gaze at Jiang Bai softened significantly.
"You ———— know where the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave is?" Ice Empress’s voice was still cold, but it had lost some of the contempt and gained a bit of urgency.
"I do know." Jiang Bai nodded. Ice Empress took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
The temptation of the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow was too great, but as a Vicious Beast that had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she would not easily trust a human.
"What do you want?" She asked straightforwardly.
Jiang Bai had long prepared the answer: "It is very simple. First, if there is indeed ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow in the Ice Cave, I need you, Senior, to ———— protect me for ten years."
"Protect you for ten years?" Ice Empress frowned again. "Let us Spirit Beasts act as bodyguards for a human, to Cultivate a human powerhouse?"
"It is merely each taking what they need." Jiang Bai said calmly. "Senior needs the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow for Undergoing Tribulation, and I need a powerful protector to survive. This is very fair."
Ice Empress was silent. Indeed, for her, ten years was but the snap of a finger.
If she could trade ten years of a "bodyguard" career for the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow, this deal was too worthwhile.
"And the second?"
"Second, regarding the distribution of the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow." Jiang Bai continued, "If the quantity of ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow in the Ice Cave exceeds thirty, you take thirty, and the rest belong to me. If it is less than thirty, then all of it belongs to you. How about it?"
Thirty pieces of ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow?
That would be enough for her and Snow Empress to use.
If there was any remaining, giving this human a few pieces was fine, after all, he was the one who provided the clue.
But Ice Empress did not agree immediately.
She looked at Jiang Bai, a sharp glint flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"Are you not afraid that after we get the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow, we will turn against you, or even ———— kill you?"
"Therefore, I need you, Senior, to swear an oath in the name of the Ice God."
Ice Empress’s pupils constricted.
Swearing an oath in the name of the Ice God ———— for the Spirit Beasts of the Far North, this was the most solemn and inviolable oath.
The Ice God was the common belief of all ice-attribute Spirit Beasts in the Far North. If an oath made in the name of a deity was violated, the breaker would be spurned by the entire Far North and might even invite divine punishment.
Just as Ice Empress was weighing the options, a cold, ethereal female voice, as if formed from ice and snow, sounded in both their ears without warning.
"Bing’er, what is it?"
The moment the voice sounded, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few more degrees.
It was not a bone-piercing cold, but an extreme low temperature that was pure and seemed capable of freezing the Soul.
Jiang Bai looked up.
In the distant sky, a figure was slowly drifting down.
It was a woman about three meters tall, but her proportions were as perfect as if created by a god.
She wore a simple pale blue dress, and her slightly curly pale blue long hair flowed like a glacial waterfall, hanging down to her waist.
Her skin was snow-white and crystalline, as if carved from the purest ice and snow.
The most moving part was her eyes, pure ice-blue, calm and without waves.
Her appearance was peerlessly beautiful, carrying a sense of aloofness and holiness that looked down upon all living things.
The Ice Sky Snow Maiden, Snow Empress.
Snow Empress landed lightly, standing beside Ice Empress.
Her gaze first fell on Ice Empress, a trace of imperceptible gentleness flashing in her eyes, then turned to Jiang Bai, her ice-blue pupils calmly watching him.
"Xue’er!"
Seeing Snow Empress, Ice Empress immediately became jubilant. The cold and majestic appearance from just a moment ago instantly vanished, replaced by an excitement that was almost worshipful, like a little girl.
She wanted to hold Snow Empress’s hand, but the height difference was too great, so she could only hug Snow Empress’s thigh.
Jiang Bai suppressed the palpitation in his heart, remained calm, and cupped his hands again.
Snow Empress nodded slightly, acknowledging him.
She looked at Ice Empress, her voice still cold: "Bing’er, the avalanche just now made quite a commotion. I sensed your aura fluctuations, so I came over to take a look. Who is this human?"
"Xue’er, this human says he knows where there is a Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave! He wants to use this information to make a deal with us!"
Ice Empress explained at a rapid speed, looking up with her small face.
Snow Empress looked down at Ice Empress hanging on her leg, a trace of helplessness flashing in her eyes, but more was doting affection.
She reached out and gently rubbed Ice Empress’s dark green twin tails, then looked at Jiang Bai.
"The Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave ———— are you sure?"
Jiang Bai said, "Sure!"
Snow Empress was silent for a moment.
A thoughtful light flashed in her ice-blue eyes. The temptation of the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow was even greater for her than for Ice Empress. She did not have ten-tenths confidence in the seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. If there was enough ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow ————
"What do you want?" She asked the same question as Ice Empress.
Jiang Bai repeated the conditions from just before.
After listening, Snow Empress did not answer immediately. She watched Jiang Bai quietly, her gaze seemingly able to pierce through the Soul and see the deepest thoughts in his heart clearly.
After a long while, she slowly opened her mouth.
"Very well."
Two words, calm and affirmative.
Ice Empress did not expect Snow Empress to agree so quickly and was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Bai also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but for the sake of caution, he still said, "I ask both Seniors to swear an oath in the name of the Ice God. This Junior does not distrust you, Seniors, but this matter is of great importance and requires the most secure guarantee."
Snow Empress looked deeply at Jiang Bai. This human youth was not only courageous, but his mind was also sufficiently meticulous.
She did not hesitate, raised her right hand, palm facing upward, her voice solemn and grave.
"Ice God above, I, the Ice Sky Snow Maiden, hereby swear ———— "
Seeing this, Ice Empress also hurriedly followed to swear the oath.
At this point, the contract was formed!
After finishing the oath, Ice Empress glared at Jiang Bai indignantly.
She, the dignified Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, actually had to swear an oath to a human brat; just thinking about it made her unhappy. But for the sake of the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow, she endured it.
"Alright, the oath is made, where is the Ice Cave? Take us there quickly!" Ice Empress urged, her tone urgent.
Jiang Bai pointed to the south.
"Over there ———— "
Snow Empress nodded. She extended her right hand and waved it gently.
A layer of pale blue, translucent Soul Power shield appeared out of thin air, enveloping both Jiang Bai and Ice Empress, and slowly floated up.
They flew through the air in the direction Jiang Bai pointed!