"This..."
"Heh heh, scared, aren't you, Su Yeye? Let me ask you! You've come to the Spirit Realm to cause trouble, do you have any ulterior motives?" Baili Qinyin asked.
Su Han immediately felt a pang of bitterness. If the previous Elder Sun was at the late Emperor Realm, then this woman's strength was definitely no less, and likely more. Elder Sun hadn't even been selected as one of the Ten Great Protectors, yet this woman was one of them!
It could be said that the current situation was extremely perilous!
"Motives? I'll be direct. I'm here for revenge! To be frank, a friend of mine died at the hands of one of your Holy Altar's protectors. My goal is simple: to get an explanation for my friend, and also, a life for a life! Of course, young lady, you are also one of the protectors, so you probably can't understand the helplessness my friend felt at the time..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the woman within the ice block seemed to fall into silence.
After a long while.
She continued to ask, "So, even if you die, you don't wish to turn enemies into friends?"
Su Han didn't want to lie, so he nodded.
"Indeed! To receive kindness is to repay it with a gushing spring. My friend's dying wish, how could I treat it as a trifle? To tell you the truth, the person I want revenge on..."
"I know."
"What... you know?"
Su Han was puzzled. The target of his revenge was also a protector, but how could the woman in this ice cave know!
At this moment, Baili Qinyin continued, "You might not believe this, but I am one of the Six Great Protectors of the Holy Altar. If it weren't for that person injuring me severely years ago, the Holy Altar wouldn't be in its current state. To be blunt, the person you want to kill has a grudge with me! And that flamboyant fox was one of my maids..."
Gulp.
Su Han froze on the spot at her words!
If anyone else had said this, he definitely wouldn't have believed it. But this woman spoke so detailedly, and her strength placed her among the protectors. Having a maid who was an Emperor Realm expert didn't seem far-fetched.
"Hiss... so, it's Wang Yanji!"
"Mm."
The woman recounted her story, and Su Han listened intently. Years ago, Wang Yanji had ambushed her, attempting to trick her, a heavenly prodigy, into becoming his dual cultivation partner. But how could Baili Qinyin agree to such a marriage? She absolutely refused.
Afterward, she was poisoned and nearly died!
It was only through a desperate struggle that she triggered a great battle among the Holy Altar's protectors. The original Six Great Protectors became the current Ten Great Protectors. With the change in power dynamics, she had been recuperating and extending her life here...
"No wonder, no wonder!" Su Han sighed. No wonder this girl was cultivating using such profound ice. On one hand, it was for cultivation, and on the other, it was for healing. He just didn't know if she had recovered her former strength.
"Su Yeye, let me ask you! If I were to marry you now, how much confidence would you have in fighting those people in the Holy Altar?"
Su Han was taken aback. He never expected to be so highly regarded!
After all, he was only at the mid-Emperor Realm now, the same level as Baili Hanbing, and even inferior to Baili Qinyin. As for how much confidence he had, Su Han could only say that if he had a hundred years, he might be able to uproot them completely, but right now, he had no confidence at all!
"This... young lady, you can see that my strength is only at the mid-Emperor Realm. I can't lie to you. Although I admire your peerless beauty, deeply appreciate your extraordinary perseverance, and lament your unfortunate circumstances, ultimately... I am not as powerful as you. Therefore..."
Hearing this, the woman within the ice wall seemed to frown slightly.
"Hmph! What a wimp. I didn't say now, I meant... after a thousand years!"
Gulp.
Su Han immediately swallowed. A thousand years later, time was practically free. For him, let alone a thousand years, even a hundred or several decades of growth was unimaginable. After a thousand years, Su Han didn't know if he would dominate the entire universe!
As for a mere Holy Altar, it would be nothing!
"Mm mm... I'll consider it!" Although excited, Su Han knew he had to be cautious at this moment. After all, some of his trump cards were not to be revealed. While this woman was extremely beautiful, she was still one of the former Six Great Protectors of the Holy Altar. Her strength and cunning were not to be underestimated. If he gave his all and she turned out to be a scumbag, it would be a huge pitfall.
"Consider? Do you mean to say that even with a thousand years, you still lack the confidence to defeat those old fellows?" The woman's brows furrowed, clearly displeased.
Su Han shook his head at this, "No, no. I mean, I'm just here for revenge, to kill one person, not to destroy the entire Holy Altar..."
"You!"
The woman was clearly extremely displeased, but she also seemed somewhat helpless with Su Han's answer!
"What if I'm willing to lend you a hand? Two thousand years, plus support from thirty percent of my clan's resources, can you do it!!!"
Clearly, Baili Qinyin was somewhat losing her composure. After all, she was eager for revenge, and this fellow Su Han was a complete old fox, only acting when there was a clear benefit.
And Baili Qinyin couldn't find a suitable candidate for the time being, so she could only see if this kid, under the temptation of immense profit and beauty, could muster up some courage!
As expected!
Su Han chuckled at this moment and then said, "Well... if you give me fifty percent, I'll consider it. But as for the time, a hundred years should suffice..."
At first, when Baili Qinyin heard this, she instantly wanted to drive Su Han away. Fifty percent of the family's profits, although she could forcefully decide, such a brazen demand was practically a recipe for bankruptcy for the Baili family.
However, the latter half of the sentence immediately piqued Qinyin's interest!
A hundred years!
For her, it was like the flick of a finger. And in a hundred years, Su Han had the confidence to accomplish the feat of overturning the Holy Altar. This sounded incredibly exciting.
However, just as Baili Qinyin thought Su Han was boasting, she saw Su Han chuckling again.
"If you agree to give up seventy percent of the Baili family's profits, then I think... ten years might not be impossible, perhaps even shorter!"
Gulp. The woman opposite was instantly shocked. Although she was encased in ice, her shock was almost visible. If it weren't for the ice, she would have jumped out.
And Su Han immediately saw that the beautiful woman before him, after hearing his words, immediately opened her eyes!
A pair of blue eyes stared intently at him!