Mu Jinyu looked at the Little Ice Silkworm, feeling quite uncomfortable but didn't know how to comfort the little creature.
"Da da da..."
At this moment, the sound of slow, gentle footsteps came.
Mu Jinyu turned his head and saw a purple Kirin as large as an ox, slowly emerging from around the corner.
"Crackle pop!"
The Purple Kirin's scales seemed carved from purple jade, exceptionally beautiful, marked with Taoist Patterns. Purple Qi was faintly rising, intermixed with crackling purple lightning, strikingly mystical.
Seeing the appearance of the Purple Lightning Kirin, Mu Jinyu's expression showed no surprise, for he had seen it before.
The people who besieged him, in the end, three of them tried to escape from the depths of the Ice Cave but directly ran into this Kirin beast, one was even devoured by it.
So seeing it again, Mu Jinyu was not surprised.
"Princess, you shouldn't have returned..."
The Purple Lightning Kirin glanced at Mu Jinyu, then spoke to the Little Ice Silkworm.
"Uncle..."
The Little Ice Silkworm turned, looking pitifully at the Purple Lightning Kirin, speaking in a sorrowful tone.
They spoke in an ancient language, which Mu Jinyu could not originally understand but after being empowered by the Silkworm King, he could now comprehend these words.
'Uncle?'
Mu Jinyu thought about how the Divine Silkworm Princess referred to the Purple Lightning Kirin, surprised in his heart, could it be that this Purple Lightning Kirin was the brother of the Silkworm King?
No, it shouldn't be, and it wouldn't be a subordinate who followed the Silkworm King; it should be their descendant! Otherwise, it couldn't have survived till now.
However, the other party likely contains some Divine Silkworm Bloodline; otherwise, it wouldn't have a similar aura to the Little Ice Silkworm.
Then, Mu Jinyu thought of the Nine Divine Silkworm Transformations, could this Purple Lightning Kirin eventually transform into a Divine Dragon?
While Mu Jinyu was contemplating, the Purple Lightning Kirin continued advising the Little Ice Silkworm, "This place is already filled with curses and grievances because of the Divine King's failure; it's long unsuitable for cultivation anymore. Even I can't leave. If I try to leave, I will certainly be reduced to ashes."
"But Princess, you are different because the purest Divine Blood of the Divine King flows within you. Leaving here is not dangerous for you, but if you linger here too long, entangled by the curse, there may be no way for you to leave in the future."
The Purple Lightning Kirin advised earnestly.
Back when the Divine Silkworm Princess was in a frozen state, because of the special nature of the layer of ice, the Curse Force of the Extremely Cold Hell couldn't erode the Divine Silkworm Princess.
But now that she has broken free, due to the special nature of her bloodline, staying temporarily in the Extremely Cold Hell is fine, but staying too long would lead to big trouble.
Otherwise, considering her noble status as the only bloodline of the Silkworm King, the Purple Lightning Kirin wouldn't let her leave with Mu Jinyu.
When Mu Jinyu first came to the Extremely Cold Hell, he could never have let the other party leave alive.
"Uncle, I just want to look here once more..."
The Little Ice Silkworm's young voice carried the weight of sadness but weakly said.
This time, because she already knew the answer in her heart, she simply didn't want to accept it temporarily, so when she discovered the Silkworm King had truly perished, she wasn't overwhelmed by grief.
"Alright, but this will be the last time. Once the Princess leaves, I will completely close the entrance here."
Facing the Little Ice Silkworm's pitifully sorrowful expression, the Purple Lightning Kirin finally sighed, still agreeing to let the Little Ice Silkworm linger in the Extremely Cold Hell for a while longer. After saying this, it retreated and disappeared.
The Little Ice Silkworm lifted its head, lingered eyewear glancing at the broken ice wall in front of it, realizing it wouldn't see its father again. Suddenly, its gaze became much stronger.
She then shook off her tears and started wandering around the Ice Cave.
Mu Jinyu naturally followed.
Afterward, Mu Jinyu, circling around, saw many creatures frozen in solid ice.
There were purely beast-shaped beings like Kirins, Flood Dragons, Fire Phoenixes, Xuanwu, White Tigers, and there were some Half-Beast Spirit tribe members similar to the dragon humans in the central passageway.
Mu Jinyu already knew that the Half-Beast Spirit tribe were some followers of the Silkworm King, though their strength was not comparable to the true Spirit Clan or the Divine Silkworm Clan, they were still terrifying.
Due to the gap in bloodline, most of the Half-Beast Spirit tribe could not survive the frightening cold wave when the Silkworm King fell. Only a small portion of the Half-Beast Spirit tribe luckily got encased in ice, and under the Curse Force, those dead Half-Beast Spirit tribe members could not leave this place, existing in a lost soul state within.
However, the Little Ice Silkworm viewed them impartially, with no discrimination against the Half-Beast Spirit tribe, nor did she favor those Spirit Clan members in the forms of Divine beasts, she addressed all visible souls as uncles or aunts, bidding farewell to each.
And at the Little Ice Silkworm's request, Mu Jinyu played Soul Soothing Melodies, allowing some lost soul-state Half-Beast Spirit tribe members they encountered along the way to be liberated and leave.
Eventually, they left the left passage and arrived at the central passage, bidding farewell to the dragon humans encased within.
Exiting the central passage, the Little Ice Silkworm lay on Mu Jinyu's shoulder, saying earnestly with her young voice, "One day, I will become strong, return, and help them lift the curse so they can see the daylight again."
"Mm, you can do it." Mu Jinyu nodded, also feeling relieved by the little one's high spirits.
Then, he saw that the Little Ice Silkworm didn't go to the right passage but intended to leave the Extremely Cold Hell altogether.
He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why not go to the right passage?"
The Little Ice Silkworm shook her head, "There is no one there, it's an absolute zone, there's no need to go."
Hearing the Little Ice Silkworm's words, Mu Jinyu was shocked, then felt a surge of relief.
Thankfully, when he and the Barbarian King came to the Extremely Cold Hell, they chose the middle passage instead of the right one; otherwise, he might have been in serious trouble.
At last, they left the Extremely Cold Hell, leaping out of the Ice Cave.
As they left, it seemed under the control of the Purple Lightning Kirin, the entrance of the Extremely Cold Hell started freezing over with an ice wall.
In no time, the entrance was completely sealed off, preventing anyone from entering.
Although Mu Jinyu did not attempt it, he felt that the ice layer was probably too strong for even a Void Breaking Realm expert like his master, Mu Shao'ai, to break.
After all, the Silkworm King's cultivation was extremely high, and his Unity Realm was just the most basic low-level realm in the other's eyes; even a level higher than Unity Realm, what could a Void Breaking Realm be considered?
And the Purple Lightning Kirin was the only living being that survived in the Extremely Cold Hell, and although it couldn't leave, it was still terrifying to know its capability.
The Little Ice Silkworm turned her head, taking a deep look at the now ice-sealed entrance, a lingering look of attachment fleeting past her eyes, turning to resolve, then burrowed into Mu Jinyu's embrace, murmuring, "I need to focus on cultivation now, you go handle your affairs, if it becomes unmanageable, then call for me."
"Alright."
Mu Jinyu found the Little Ice Silkworm's actions somewhat amusing.
Afterward, he sensed the marks left on the Barbarian King and others, heading east to meet up with them to resolve the Blood Witch calamity.