'I was right about this young man.
We better keep him close at all costs!'
Ice Queen thought to herself as she watched Austin avoiding the Thunderstroke Doom in the distance.
While she was thinking about how she could do this, she turned around and looked at the five ice
ladies who had been standing behind her.
When her eyes landed on Isis, she finally came up with something.
"Isis, I need to talk to you in private."
Ice Queen secretly sent Isis a message through the spiritual sense.
"All right.
What is it?" Isis promptly replied.
She was stunned at the invitation. She was curious why the Ice Queen sounded so mysterious and
even wanted to talk in secret.
"Tell me the truth. What is your relationship with Austin?
I mean, are you really just friends? You're close with him, right?
Is there any chance of your relationship going further?"
Ice Queen bombarded her with questions.
"W-what? Um..."
Isis was dumbfounded and almost cried out in surprise.
She didn't expect to hear such questions from Ice Queen.
The questions were quite personal and she felt like she was being interrogated.
While she was caught in a daze, her delicate face flushed in embarrassment.
"Ah. I see," Ice Queen muttered upon seeing Isis' reaction.
She was amused to see her reticence.
Judging by her reaction, it was obvious that Isis liked Austin.
Ice Queen was sophisticated enough to know at just a glance that Isis had feelings for him.
"Um. With all due respect, My Queen, those are some really awkward questions. May I know why you
ask?"
Isis tried to dodge all the questions.
It was true that she had some special feelings for Austin.
However, for so many years, she had kept it hidden in the bottom of her heart and made sure that it
stayed that way.
This was her own closed book she never revealed to anyone.
Now that she was put on the spot, she had no idea how to get out of answering those questions.
"You don't have to be shy nor hide anything from me. You can tell me the truth.
This is an important matter, Isis. The future of the Ice Palace depends on it."
Ice Queen couldn't conceal how serious this concern was when she urged Isis to come clean about her
feelings for Austin.
"Wait. This is for the Ice Palace? I'm sorry, but I don't think I understanding what you're talking about,
My Queen," Isis exclaimed.
She was in great shock.
When she thought of everything the Ice Queen said, her confusion intensified. 'What does my
relationship with Austin have to do with the fate of the Ice Palace?'
"That's all right, Isis.
Anyway, I'll be honest with you.
It's my hope that you and Austin get together.
That way, he will officially become one of us. When that happens, he would have a fair share of looking
after the Ice Palace.
I know this is some selfish thinking, but you have to understand. You're one of the ice ladies, Isis.
The interests of the Ice Palace just happen to be aligned with yours.
Besides, Austin is a perfect match for you.
I can see that you really like him. Maybe you even love him. Why don't you go for it?
I know you'll live a happy life with him," Ice Queen said, persuading her.
"Um. N-no, it's not like that. I don't..."
Isis tried her best to retort even though she struggled to finish her sentences. Her anxiety worsened
when she felt like Ice Queen had caught on.
"Besides, he already has three wives. Not only are they excellent, but they're all so beautiful. They
really deserve to be with Austin.
How can I compete with them?"
Isis sighed in frustration. Her voice sounded so flat and plain when she uttered those words.
Although she never said anything, she had always liked Austin.
However, she knew it didn't matter since he already had Caroline, Ivy, and Sue.
'I doubt he would accept me, ' she thought to herself.
"Isis, you silly girl.
You don't actually have to compete with them. Don't you know that the emperors in the mortal world
could have more than one wife?
It's the same for the men in the martial world.
Divine gods are allowed to have as many wives as they please.
It's normal. In the Sea of Chaos, some powerful divine gods could easily have even millions of wives if
they wanted to.
Now, Austin just has three. It's not a big deal if that's what you're worried about.
Austin is an exceptional man. He will definitely have many outstanding women by his side.
Isis, I don't know how to put this more nicely, but you can't expect him to love only you with all his heart.
If you truly like him, I hope you don't mind sharing him.
I'm sure his wives are nice, anyway.
I know this is hard to accept, but that's the truth."
Ice Queen didn't mince any words.
Now, Isis didn't know how to respond.
She couldn't deny that Ice Queen was right.
As she pondered the truth, she stared blankly ahead where Austin was and heaved a sigh.
"Isis, I hope you let him know how you feel. You only have to worry about making him like you back and
eventually become his woman. Remember, this is for your sake and the Ice Palace's.
Well, then. That's it. I'm counting on you. Don't think too much and just focus on this task, all right?
That's an order!"
Ice Queen didn't beat around the bush and made sure she got her intentions across Isis clearly.
"B-but..."
Isis wanted to say something more, but she lost all her courage when she saw how stern the Ice
Queen's gaze was towards her.
'What should I do? Does she even realize she's forcing me to chase a man? Why did she have to give
me such an embarrassing order? This is so frustrating!'
Isis felt so agitated that she wanted to scream. She stole a glance at Austin who was trying hard to
dodge the Thunderstroke Doom in the distance, and immediately averted her eyes, not daring to look
at him again.
It almost seemed like she had done something wrong.
Nonetheless, she understood why Ice Queen wanted her to be with Austin.
Isis knew it was because the Ice Queen had taken a fancy to his talents, strength, and astonishing
potential.
That was also the reason why she wanted Austin to have a deeper and closer connection with the Ice
Palace.
'I know what she wants me to do, but I don't know if I can do it.
Is she right, though? Do I love him?
Will he like me back? Do I even have the slightest chance with him?'
Troubled and anxious, Isis stole another glance at Austin, lost in various fancies and conjectures.
For a moment, she was even more conflicted, unsure if she was happy or sad.
Crack! Boom!
In the distance, the dark clouds in the sky hadn't yet dispersed. Thick thunderbolts scattered and
rumbled everywhere, emitting an aura of destruction.
Meanwhile, Austin nonchalantly sat on the ground beneath those thunderbolts with his legs crossed.
The Thunderstroke Doom in the sky had been eagerly searching for its target.
However, it found nothing.
After half a day, the dark clouds in the sky started to disappear.
The space nearby slowly returned to peace.
Austin stretched his arms and sighed in relief, "Nice!
I managed to avoid another one.
It's a good thing that my master taught me a whole set of secret skills to dodge these tribulations."
"He appears to have succeeded!"
The people from the Ice Palace and the divine gods from the Blue Ocean Universe Community rejoiced
when they saw Austin finally get up.
However, just when Austin was about to walk back, he felt a foreboding atmosphere.
"Well, I'll be damned!
Another Thunderstroke Doom is coming!"
When he sensed this, Austin couldn't help but shake his head. He waited with a wry smile on his face.
Crack! Boom! Boom!
Sure enough, a sea of thick, dark clouds that stretched to hundreds of millions of miles quickly covered
the sky.
What was more, streaks of thick lightning danced among the clouds.
Terrible destructive aura permeated every inch of the space.
This Thunderstroke Doom was obviously much stronger than the previous one.
'Oh well. I feel like I've accumulated enough energy from earlier, so I guess that triggers the
Thunderstroke Doom twice in a row!
Killing those eight genuine preliminary-grade divine gods from the beast race alone helped improve my
state of mind, experiences, soul, comprehension abilities, and much more.
I'm sure it's not really that surprising, '
Austin reckoned.
After all his contemplation, he then sat on the ground with his legs crossed and readied himself for the
second doom.
"Wait. What's our leader doing? What's happening?" "Look! Is that—"
"Another Thunderstroke Doom is coming!"
The divine gods of the Blue Ocean Community and the people from the Ice Palace all clamored when
they saw the thick, dark clouds in the distance, again.
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