Chapter 540: What the Prophecy Told Us

News regarding everything that had happened in the Imperial Capital had already reached She Qiqi’s camp.

Facing this news from the rear, She Qiqi was already prepared in her heart.

For She Qiqi, everything that had occurred was within her expectations, without the slightest deviation.

However, what surprised She Qiqi slightly was that she hadn’t expected Chu Yaoyao to fight so smoothly, capturing so many cities in one go.

She knew that over the years, Chu Yaoyao had undergone a significant transformation and was no longer the naive little girl she once was.

But even with her pulling strings from the rear and creating various conditions and advantages for her,

the frontline generals of the Imperial Family were no pushovers either.

After all, many of those generals were veterans who had participated in the attack on the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan’s Imperial Family back then.

They possessed extremely rich experience in warfare.

Yet Chu Yaoyao was indeed able to defeat them with unstoppable momentum.

“It seems our Princess Highness of the former Dynasty has had it quite hard as well.

Or perhaps as she grows in the future, our Seventh Princess will also pose somewhat of a threat.”

She Qiqi smiled as she threw the letters into the fire, burning them.

“Pass down my military orders: continue to increase our forces and attack Dragon Valley Pass.

Don’t give my father any time to catch his breath; show an attitude that we won’t stop until we’ve conquered them.

Additionally, send a message to Chu Yaoyao, telling her to also continue increasing her forces and concentrate her troops on a single point.

Furthermore, send all the information regarding the defending generals of the Ten Thousand Demon Country to Chu Yaoyao.

After all, knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is the key to a hundred victories.

Our Princess Highness of the former Dynasty still has a bit of capability.”

“Yes!”

With She Qiqi’s command, everyone nearby went to relay her orders.

After the orders were relayed, She Qiqi’s army began to increase their stakes further to capture Dragon Valley Pass, their Aura appearing extremely powerful.

On the Imperial Family’s side, the Demon Emperor showed no panic regarding She Qiqi’s increased troop numbers.

The forces he brought were sufficient to exhaust She Qiqi’s army.

Once She Qiqi’s forces showed signs of fatigue, the Demon Emperor would launch a direct attack and capture his daughter.

As for Chu Yaoyao’s side, it was indeed impossible not to worry.

After all, with himself absent and many people causing trouble in the rear, it felt as if his momentum was fading.

But if his daughter thought he hadn’t left any hidden cards, she was severely underestimating him.

In short, the Demon Emperor believed that that person would certainly handle the matters in the rear.

As long as he repelled his daughter, everything would be reversed.

Thus, the Demon Emperor donned his armor and personally led the campaign.

The Demon Emperor led his army in a proactive strike to meet She Qiqi’s forces.

For a moment, the morale of the army reached a high point.

Seeing this, She Qiqi only smiled faintly.

Immediately after, She Qiqi vanished from her spot and appeared on the battlefield.

In this battle, both She Qiqi and the Demon Emperor committed nearly all their forces for a decisive showdown.

It was as if this battle would determine the final direction of victory.

While everything in the Ten Thousand Demon Country was undergoing earth-shattering changes,

Lin Xun had already arrived in the Extreme Cold Province.

As soon as he stepped onto the extreme cold, Lin Xun and Goudan felt the biting cold wind blowing against them.

Goudan excitedly jumped down from Lin Xun’s arms and stood on the ice and snow.

But hit by the massive blizzard, Goudan’s whole body shivered and he tried to burrow back into Lin Xun’s arms.

However, Lin Xun directly slapped him away.

Goudan bounced several times on the ground like a ball of flesh before finally lying flat on the ice.

Lin Xun ignored him and continued walking forward.

By now, Goudan was following obediently behind Lin Xun.

Walking through the extreme ice and snow, the endless cold wind scraped against Lin Xun’s face like ice blades, making him feel uncomfortable.

However, after Lin Xun used his spiritual power to create a slight barrier, it felt much better.

Lin Xun hadn’t come to the Extreme Cold Province without a purpose.

If Lin Xun remembered correctly, there was a Forbidden Land in this Extreme Cold Province.

This Forbidden Land was controlled by the Ice Snow Country.

If Lin Xun wasn’t mistaken, this Forbidden Land should be one of the Seals for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan.

To go to that Forbidden Land, he first had to greet the ruler of the Ice Snow Country.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be right to barge in so abruptly.

As for whether the ruler of the Ice Snow Country would let him go to that Forbidden Land,

Lin Xun wasn’t too worried about that.

Because there wasn’t anything particularly important in that Forbidden Land to begin with.

In fact, no one even guarded that Forbidden Land.

The reason it was called a Forbidden Land was simply because the place was far too dangerous.

Basically, anyone who went there had no way of coming out alive.

Over time, the ruler of the Ice Snow Country forbade anyone from going to that place.

After asking around in a few nearby villages, Lin Xun brought Goudan to the Ice Snow Country.

The Ice Snow Country was the only kingdom in the Extreme Cold Province, having a history of hundreds of thousands of years there.

It could be said that in the hundreds of thousands of years of its existence,

the Ice Snow Country had never suffered any interference.

Because the Ice Snow Country was essentially like a chicken bone—too meager to be worth eating, yet a pity to throw away.

Whether in terms of geographical location, resources, or mineral veins,

there was basically nothing worth the trouble of a conquest.

Furthermore, the Queen of the Ice Snow Country was a Cultivator in the Ascension Realm.

In any case, sending troops to the Ice Snow Country would require paying a certain price, so no one felt the need to conquer it.

Arriving in the Imperial Capital of the Ice Snow Country, Lin Xun registered with the guards and then entered the city as a humble foreigner.

The moment he stepped onto the streets of the Ice Snow City’s Imperial Capital, the architecture of the Ice Snow Country caught his eye.

The buildings in the Ice Snow Country didn’t use wood or stone, as there was only a Thousand-Year Cold Forest in the country.

But this Thousand-Year Cold Forest was extremely precious and could not be cut down.

Let alone for building houses, so basically all the residents of the Ice Snow Country used special blocks of ice for construction.

These ice blocks were very peculiar and were called Fire Dragon Ice.

Ice and fire together—it sounded quite contradictory.

But in reality, this type of ice was unique to the Ice Snow Country.

It was by relying on this kind of ice that the people of the Ice Snow Country were able to live in this frigid region.

Ordinary commoners wouldn’t freeze to death.

Of course, this might also be related to the race of the Ice Snow Country.

Because the people in the Ice Snow Country could perhaps no longer be called ordinary commoners.

The race in the Ice Snow Country was called the Snow Spirit Race.

The Snow Spirit Race had a characteristic: they had pointed ears, extremely long lifespans, and on their backs, they had a pair of ice wings formed from ice and snow.

In other words, the image of the Snow Spirit Race was completely similar to, or even identical to, the image of elves in a fantasy world.

The Ice Snow Country was definitely a paradise for those who liked white hair, because every member of the Snow Spirit Race had long, silver-white hair.

Moreover, the Snow Spirit Race was very attractive; it could be said that their average appearance was the highest among all races known to humans, without exception.

Logically, a race that hadn’t suffered from any wars and had an average lifespan of thousands of years should have a very large population.

However, in the Extreme Cold Province, the total population didn’t even reach forty million.

Keep in mind that this was the entire Extreme Cold Province, not just a small Dynasty.

Even a medium-sized Dynasty in the mortal world would have a population of over a hundred million.

The reproductive capacity of the Snow Spirit Race wasn’t actually low; it was just that their concepts were different.

Perhaps because of their long lifespans, the Snow Spirit Race wasn’t in any hurry to produce offspring.

Furthermore, the Snow Spirit Race practiced elite education, to the point that now each household in the Snow Spirit Race had at most one child, and whether they would even have one was another matter.

Walking through the Snow Spirit Imperial Capital, because Lin Xun’s appearance was so unique, many people of the Snow Spirit Race looked toward him.

However, it was only a bit of curiosity.

In fact, they had seen ordinary humans before.

It was just that ordinary humans rarely came to this place because they only knew about their own Extreme Cold Province.

Lacking everything, the Cultivators of the Human Race were basically out for personal gain, and even if they wanted to travel, they wouldn’t find their way to this place.

Moreover, this human was bringing a very strange pet.

This pet was red all over, with hair like a red-haired monster, but it was chubby, and with its large eyes showing, it had a bit of an odd cuteness amidst its strangeness.

Lin Xun asked a local resident for directions to the Imperial City.

After all, the Imperial Capital was large; if he searched aimlessly, he’d be wandering for a while.

The local resident very warmly guided Lin Xun on the path.

Half an hour later, Lin Xun arrived at the only Imperial Palace in the Extreme Cold Province.

This was a palace built of ice and snow, resembling a castle from a fairy tale.

Looking at the giant palace before him, Lin Xun even felt as if he had arrived in the Middle Ages.

After expressing his intention to visit to the guards, a guard politely asked Lin Xun to wait and then went inside to report.

Overall, whether it was the ordinary commoners or the guards,

their general quality was extremely high; they were all very polite and well-mannered.

After all, this elite education had lasted for hundreds of thousands of years; Lin Xun might randomly encounter a little girl on the street who was actually much older than him.

Before long, the guard came jogging back from the palace and handed Lin Xun a jade pendant, indicating that he could go see Her Majesty the Queen.

Lin Xun nodded in thanks and walked into the palace.

This Imperial Palace was divided into an Inner Palace and an Outer Palace.

The Outer Palace was guarded by various soldiers, while the Inner Palace was where the Queen resided.

In the Inner Palace, it was basically all women, without a single man.

As an outside guest and a man, Lin Xun could not enter the Queen’s Inner Palace.

So Lin Xun could only wait in the hall of the Outer Palace.

Drinking the tea served by the maids and eating the exquisitely made pastries,

Lin Xun felt more and more that the etiquette of the Ice Snow Country was extremely thorough.

However, Lin Xun was somewhat puzzled that he had only simply said he wanted to see Her Majesty the Queen without stating his identity.

Lin Xun had originally thought he wouldn’t be able to see her.

Or that a maid would come, ask what he wanted, and then he would just give her the letter.

But he hadn’t expected the Queen to want to see him directly?

This was indeed beyond Lin Xun’s expectations.

Could it be that this Queen personally received every commoner who came by?

Lin Xun shook his head and stopped thinking about these things.

Soon after, a chill slowly drifted from the hall.

When Lin Xun turned his head, he saw several palace maids walking in front, and behind them was the Queen of the Ice Snow Country.

The Queen of the Ice Snow Country wore an ice-white, form-fitting long dress that reached her feet.

The hem was perfectly held up by several maids; the Ice Snow Queen was very tall, between 1.8 and nearly 1.9 meters tall.

The Queen of the Ice Snow Country, like everyone else in the country, had a pair of pointed ears.

Her silver-white hair cascaded over her shoulders, and the Queen had phoenix eyes.

Beneath her white eyelashes, a pair of white eyes like ice and snow held a certain exotic beauty.

“Greetings, Your Majesty the Queen.”

When the Ice Snow Queen turned and sat on the main throne, Lin Xun also stood up and bowed.

Since the other party treated him with the etiquette for guests, he naturally couldn’t be impolite.

“Young Master Lin, in fact, we already knew that Young Master Lin would come here.”

“Hmm? Your Majesty already knew?”

Lin Xun was very surprised.

Because his decision to come to the Extreme Cold Province was just a whim, and he hadn’t told anyone about it.

How could the other party know?

“Yes.”

The Ice Snow Queen nodded.

“It was the prophecy from hundreds of thousands of years ago that told us.”