The Crimson Hun Empire, the Imperial Palace, Dudu's Bedchamber.

Xiaoman stretched and smiled, "The Emperor's bed is so comfortable to sleep in."

Dudu rolled her eyes at her. "Sis, are you teasing me too?"

She smiled faintly, then stopped smiling. "Dudu, the Crimson Hun Empire is now on the right track. I should leave."

"Sis, you're telling me this first thing in the morning? Are you trying to stop me from attending the morning court session?" Dudu looked resentful, pouting and puffing out her cheeks.

"All good things must come to an end, sister."

"Sigh, you still have to leave me in the end. I can't bear to part with you, sister!" Dudu's eyes reddened.

"How could I bear to part with it?" Xiaoman's eyes flashed with helplessness. "There are many things we have to do. When you grow up, you will understand my good intentions."

Dudu nodded emphatically, took her hand, and said, "Sister, come with me to the last morning court session!"

"Um!"

The two sisters held hands and walked towards the main hall.

The court officials had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing the two arrive, they immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Greetings, Princess!"

"Rise!" Dudu and Xiaoman sat down.

"Speak if you have something to report, otherwise the court may adjourn." — The young female eunuch.

Everyone fell silent.

Just as the eunuch was about to ask a question, a hurried figure rushed in from outside the hall, holding a star projector in his hand.

"Urgent report from the border!"

Xiaoman and Dudu were startled and stood up.

The projection activated, and the Scorpion King appeared, bowing deeply to the two of them. "The Scorpion King greets the Great Emperor."

After a pause, he continued, "Yesterday, I received news from the border that what appears to be the Ghost Beast race had been spotted near a desolate planet. I immediately sent my men to investigate, but they found no clues. I believe this is a very serious matter, so I am reporting it to the authorities."

"My lords, what do you think?" Dudu's gaze swept over the crowd.

The old matriarch, Mo'erna, frowned and slowly stepped forward. "Your Majesty, I believe that rumors may not be entirely baseless. We should investigate immediately."

"That's what I think too." Turning to Xiaoman, he said, "Sister, weren't you going to leave?"

Xiaoman nodded, a bitter smile appearing on her lips.

"It doesn't matter which way you go, just go check out the Scorpion King's territory for me." Dudu appeared calm, but was secretly quite pleased with herself. "I don't believe you can just sit idly by when you get there."

"Okay, I'll leave right away." Xiaoman turned around, a strange smile playing on her lips, and pointed at Dudu, "You!"

Dudu chuckled sheepishly.

After leaving the palace, he immediately piloted the most advanced fighter jet into space.

After entering the coordinates of the Scorpion King's territory, you can travel at the speed of light...

The Scorpion King's territory, a desolate star field, at its very edge.

A fleeting shadow appeared and disappeared, but a strange, unsettling power lingered around it.

As time goes by, its power diminishes.

A patrol aircraft landed on the planet, and several Scorpion Clan warriors stepped out.

"Wang Ye is really something, insisting on bringing us to this godforsaken planet, I don't know what he was thinking." Soldier A said with a displeased expression.

"Do more and talk less." The squad leader glared at him fiercely. "Inspect immediately, and don't miss any spots."

No matter how unwilling the soldiers were, they had no choice but to carry out the orders.

"No abnormalities to the east!"

"No abnormalities to the west!"

"No abnormalities to the north!"

Just as the person on the south side was about to speak, the detector beeped, startling them, and they looked over.

In the far distance, a shadow flashed by.

"Captain, Captain!" The soldier was so frightened that he trembled and could barely speak.

The squad leader immediately rushed over and looked in the direction he was pointing, but didn't see anything suspicious. "Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

"Even if my eyesight is failing me, the detector can't be giving false alarms, right?"

"Prepare for battle!"

Everyone was on edge, forming a battle formation as they explored forward.

The closer I got, the stronger that feeling of unease became.

For safety reasons, the squad leader secretly activated the communication with higher-ups and broadcast the message in real time.

Before they knew it, they had arrived in front of a pile of black sand.

Gesture: Let's go take a look!

The soldier closest to it moved forward slowly, his heart pounding with tension, his legs almost uncontrollable.

The moment my foot touched the sand, an incredibly cold sensation rushed into my body. Just as I tried to pull my foot out, my entire leg froze.

"Yes, that's strange!"

The moment the last word was uttered, frost spread to his throat.

Soon, he was frozen into an ice sculpture.

The squad leader and his team members panicked and retreated in unison.

Suddenly, the shadows that had appeared before reappeared, circled around them, and immediately covered everyone's feet with frost.

"Help! Help!"

"What the hell is this? Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Several people were almost in tears, but the squad leader remained calm and shouted into the communication system: "Reinforcements! Reinforcements!"

The frost spread rapidly, quickly freezing them.

The scene abruptly ended.

The higher-ups were on tenterhooks and immediately contacted a general-level person, then relayed the message to Scorpion King Ao Canglong.

Who is closest to the desolate star field?

Ao Jia's voice came: "This subordinate is nearby."

"Lead the troops to the rescue immediately, quickly."

"I obey!"

Gather your troops and set off at full speed for the desolate star field.

Not long after entering, I saw an extremely fast fighter jet streak across the screen.

The communications soldier could hardly believe his eyes. He immediately tracked the source remotely and saw the exact same thing as before.

"Imperial warplanes?"

Ao Jia looked in the direction his subordinate was pointing and immediately recognized it as a Royal Navy fighter jet. He was shocked and said, "Contact the fighter jets ahead immediately, and be quick!"

The technician immediately made an online connection.

Xiaoman clicked on it, somewhat puzzled. "What is it?"

"Great, Great Princess!" Ao Jia's head was buzzing, and he immediately bowed, followed by his subordinates.

"What's going on?"

Ao Jia immediately sent the video over.

After watching the video, Xiaoman frowned and looked serious. "Judging from the video, he should be a powerful ice cultivator. I just don't know if he's friend or foe."

The more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became. He ordered, "You all stay at the edge of the planet and be ready to provide reinforcements at any time. I will go in alone."

"Is this really possible?" Ao Jia was sweating profusely, his face contorted with distress. "Your Highness is of noble birth, and even the slightest injury to you would result in the extermination of our entire family. Please, Your Highness, do not make things difficult for us."

"Nonsense!" Xiaoman exclaimed angrily. "Is this how Ao Canglong manages the Scorpion Territory? I gave orders long ago to treat all officers and soldiers equally and not to follow the imperial system, but you just wouldn't listen. I'll settle accounts with you after I've dealt with this matter."

The eldest princess was furious, and no matter how many reasons Ao Jia had, he dared not utter a single word and silently carried out the order.

He was clever enough to immediately pass the message on to Ao Zanglong.

"Wh-what?" Ao Zanglong stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief. "Are you sure it's the First Princess?"

"Sure!"

"Me, this?"

He never expected that an investigation would alarm the Grand Princess, who would even come in person.

"Order: All troops within the Scorpion Territory, immediately enter Level 1 combat readiness." Ao Canglong frowned deeply. "Wang Weijun, proceed to the Desolate Starfield immediately. If the Grand Commander is missing even a single hair, I'll kill your entire family."

After making the arrangements, Ao Canglong was still not at ease, so he took several experts and went there in person.

On the other side.

Xiaoman has found the frozen soldier.

"What a strange ice-type power. I can't break through it even with my current level of cultivation."

I tried again, but still couldn't break it open.

His expression turned serious. He looked around, his gaze shifting constantly, finally settling on a small hill in the far distance.

"So it was you who was behind this."

The Fish Intestine Sword unleashed a swift, sharp sword beam.

boom!

The small hill burst open, and a tall shadow rushed out from inside.

As soon as it appeared, frost appeared nearby, and half a second later, the frost spread in all directions, freezing the ground.

"A mid-level six-star expert?"

Xiaoman frowned slightly, focusing all her power into the Fish Gut Sword, "Shadow Seven-Hit Kill!"

Seven sword beams crisscrossed each other.

*Clang!*

After the freezing speed was slowed down, it radiated outwards.

Soon, Xiaoman found herself surrounded by frost in the center, and a strong sense of crisis welled up in her heart.

"Tsk tsk!" The shadow licked its lips greedily. "Exquisite, exquisite!"

"You inhuman, ghostly thing, you want to eat me?" Xiaoman's eyes flashed with disdain, flames ignited on the Fish Intestine Sword, and a high-pitched bird cry rang out.

The shadowy figure shuddered, a deep hatred flashing in its eyes. "A descendant of the old monster?"

When it mentioned the Crimson Tide, Xiaoman immediately understood what the thing in front of her was, and shouted sternly, "You escaped fish of the Ghost Beast Clan, I sentence you to death."

"Heh!" The icy shadow sneered. "Even the old monster couldn't do anything to me, what can a piece of trash like you do to me?"

Xiaoman was too lazy to waste words with him and focused all her energy on performing 'The Wildfire'.

A miniature fire phoenix appeared on the blade of the Fish Intestine Sword.

The phoenix flapped its wings, its body rapidly growing larger, and the surrounding temperature rising.

Click, click!

The nearby ice was cracking and then shattering.

"I really underestimated you." The icy shadow withdrew its disdain, formed hand seals, and the surrounding temperature dropped again, freezing nearby rubble to pieces. "Die!"

A cold glint flashed.

call out!

As the birdsong rang out, the little fire phoenix took flight, transforming into a fully grown fire phoenix over ten meters long, baring its fangs and claws as it charged toward the cold light.

The moment they touched each other, there were continuous explosions.

The icy shadow swayed, and Xiaoman took a half step back.

In their first encounter, they were evenly matched, and neither gained the upper hand.

Xiaoman sneered, gave a thumbs-up, and quickly pointed it downwards, "I thought you were something special, but is this all you've got?"

"You little brat, you've got a sharp tongue. I'll tear your mouth apart!" The Ice Shadow was furious, completely unaware that her voice had changed to a woman's.

"So he's a sissy. No wonder his abilities are so strange."

"You?" The icy shadow was furious, its breath unsteady. A large crater was dug in the ground, and its body plummeted rapidly, almost causing it to fall.

Xiaoman left a real afterimage in place, while her real body rushed forward at high speed.

"The clown the monkey hired, can you be any funnier?"

"Ah, I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

The icy shadow went completely berserk, attacking its surroundings indiscriminately, creating continuous explosions...