While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

The ninth-rank martial arts master from the Giant Bear Kingdom, who had been blasted away, returned to the scene and landed amidst the chaos, not daring to approach.

He stared in disbelief at Brienne, who was unharmed at the entrance of the ice house.

"Who's inside? Is there a Grandmaster of Water Element?"

His men kept a close eye on the oak forest the whole time, but they didn't see anyone go in. Did they use spatial teleportation?

My mother has already seized the throne and has spoken with the other Grandmasters. There shouldn't be anyone who dares to save Empress Malena.

This woman is a traitor, using her marriage to Jinglong's regent to secure a future position for Juxiong, which has already aroused public outrage.

Brienne was unaware that she had just died once, but she was still terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

"General Nikolai, do you know who's inside?"

"My mother has rebelled, and the Empress is now a stray dog. Don't try to scare me with that. If you're willing to submit to me, perhaps there's still room for negotiation."

Yang Ding accompanied Malena out and looked at General Nikolai.

"With your pathetic skills, you dare to make a move on me? Not to mention you, you little turtle grandson, even your father or grandfather are not qualified to marry me."

Women with thin lips are skilled with words, quick-witted and sharp-tongued, and Nikolai, a mere warrior, certainly couldn't win an argument with them.

He looked at Yang Ding beside him and asked suspiciously, "And who are you?"

"I'm just a little soldier from Jinglong Kingdom who happened to be passing by. I saw something interesting happening here, so I came over to take a look."

It was obvious that Nikolai knew that a large number of Jinglong Kingdom warriors were passing through here today, so he was not surprised.

"You ungrateful wretch! What level of cultivation do you have that you dare to meddle in this matter? Get back to your mission!"

Yang Ding chuckled, "Looks like you know about the Holy Stone Lake hunting operation. The Xiong family told you about it, didn't they?"

Nikolai realized he had let something slip, so he could only say, "Looks like you're tired of living!"

Then he clasped his hands and shouted into the ice house, "Senior Water Element, I am the son of the new Empress of the Giant Bear Empire. I hope you will not interfere in this matter, otherwise the Giant Bear Empire will be enraged, and even a Grandmaster family cannot withstand it."

No one answered from inside the igloo.

Nikolai repeated his original words.

There was still no answer from inside the igloo.

"Your silence is an agreement. When you come to my Giant Bear Empire in the future, you will certainly be treated as an honored guest."

Yang Ding patted the snowflakes off his head and asked with a smile, "What are you doing? You're not thinking of killing me to cover your tracks, are you?"

"As long as the seniors in the house don't make a move, crushing a nobody like you is a piece of cake."

The people of the Giant Bear Empire all share a common trait: they are incredibly fragile yet ambitious, and extremely confident.

Or rather, they have no self-awareness.

"Okay, I can guarantee that the seniors inside won't make a move," Yang Ding said.

General Nikolai glanced around and saw more and more Jinglong warriors moving in his direction. He had to eliminate Empress Malena quickly.

"Rest assured, no Grandmaster wants to oppose the Giant Bear Empire."

After saying that, Nikolai leaped into the air, unleashing a force of 1 million tons, shouting, "Prepare to die!"

What does 1 million tons of force mean? It's equivalent to the explosive power of 250 tons of TNT.

Yang Ding stood with his hands behind his back and let out a cold laugh.

A colossal frost dragon, its head hundreds of meters in diameter, opened its chilling maw and lunged at Nikolai.

Nikolai was startled. This kid was actually the water elemental grandmaster from earlier?

That's impossible. He's met all the Grandmasters of Water Systems on the entire planet Earth.

The only one I've never seen is Yang Ding, the one who caused such a ruckus in Jinglong Royal City.

The Ninth Element Yang Ding?

By the time he realized what had happened, the frost dragon had already devoured him, leaving only a huge crater tens of meters deep on the ground, even scooping up the frozen soil into its mouth.

Nikolai used all his strength, a punch of 500 million tons, to relentlessly bombard and smash the dragon inside its mouth.

Unfortunately, it was of no use.

The space inside his mouth suddenly shrank, squeezing him until he burst, leaving only a pool of blood and flesh scraps.

Brienne looked at Yang Ding with a horrified expression.

Holy crap, this Nikolai is a ninth-grade upper realm expert! He's the strongest below the Grandmaster level.

The Giant Bear General, whose cultivation resources amounted to 30 billion.

Even a grandmaster would have to expend considerable effort to kill him.

He's equivalent to a quarter of a Grandmaster.

"What exactly is your cultivation level?"

"Bear-slaying level".

"How dare you disrespect my Great Bear Empire!"

Malena quickly scolded, "Brennie, kneel before your new master! Do not be rude!"

"He is a Jinglong person, how can he be the master of us Juxiong people?"

Although the Giant Bear People's homeland was destroyed and they became parasites in Jinglong's territory, their pride was ingrained in their bones.

Malena looked at her trusted general and said coldly, "From now on, there will only be the Blue Star Empire, not the Giant Bear Empire."

Although she was unwilling to accept it, the Empress had repeatedly discussed with Brienne the possibility that humanity would either be wiped out or venture into space.

To reach the universe, one must have the protection of God.

All time-traveling superhumans are either wives of God or, in other words, fuel for God.

Brienne, leaning on her longsword and with her right hand on her chest, led her twelve female Bear Guard soldiers to kneel on one knee.

"Brenée, Commander of the Royal Guard, pays her respects to the Regent! Long live the Regent!"

This is the highest military salute of the Xiongwei Imperial Guard.

"Get up. Now take off your armor and join us in Operation Holy Stone Lake."

"yes!"

Ye Ke quickly entered the ice house. She was smart and didn't bring any other members of the scout camp with her.

"This is my sixth wife, Ye Ke."

Malena looked at her face. "Ye Jian and Zeng Qian's daughter?"

"Do you know my parents?" Ye Ke asked curiously.

"Of course, I am Empress Malena of the Great Bear Empire, and I fought alongside your father during the Cataclysmic War."

Ye Ke quickly clasped her hands in greeting and said, "Ye Ke pays respects to the Empress!"

"From now on, we're all family, so please call me Sister Na."

"No, it's Na-mei," Yang Ding added.

Malena was speechless. "I'm over a hundred years old. What kind of rules do you Jinglong have?"

"For us who are practically immortal, age is meaningless based on the time we entered the door."

Malena pouted helplessly.

Ye Ke was unmoved by this. This dog of a husband really wanted to bring home any beautiful woman he saw, and now he was even eating Western food.

"I'm continuing towards Sacred Stone Lake. The main force has already bypassed it, and it might be dangerous," Ye Ke said.

"Take Brienne with you. She rose through the ranks of the Night Watch and knows the area very well," Malena said.

Brienne nodded to Ye Ke, "Greetings, Sixth Madam."

Yang Ding also told Ye Ke about the next plan.

"You'd better find the location of those giant lizards first, then we'll force them towards the gates of the Giant Bear Kingdom."

Although Ye Ke did not approve of this method, she could guess that the Giant Bear Empress's exile to the borderlands must have been due to the loss of her throne.

Yang Ding would never let go of this opportunity to annex the Giant Bear Empire.

"Okay, I'm off!"

Brienne was still a little worried, so she clasped her hands in a fist and said, "I trouble the Regent to take good care of the Empress."