Immortal Ice Empress: Path to Vengeance

"Oh? It looks like I found myself a little foxy. How surprising!" An amused voice of a male came from behind Mira, but she had already known he was there. Unfortunately, it seems the difference in strength was a bit too large, making her unable to escape, at least at the moment.

She was a bit worried about this whole situation, but she didn't panic or feel nervous at all. She's been in situations similar to this most of her life! In her previous lives, she was always fighting against seemingly stronger opponents! In those other reincarnations that she experienced in the F.LD.I.L, many of her opponents were stronger than her.

During the item trials when she was born a fox, nearly every opponent she faced was stronger than her!

How could she possibly despair when she's been in a similar situation many times before?

Although Mira thought that way, she also knew that there was probably very little hope in her actually killing this person. Just based on his aura alone, Mira can confidently say he's in the Nascent Soul Realm.

She's not sure what stage, but it doesn't really matter. Fighting an entire Major Realm above her own, at least in her current state, is nearly impossible. She'd probably have to pull out every one of her trump cards if she wanted any chance of escaping here alive.

Mira calmly turned around and faced the young man who seemed to be in his mid-twenties. He had dark hair, hazel eyes, and a handsome appearance, combined with an amused smile on his face.

Underneath her mask, she kept a neutral expression on her face, but underneath it all, she still felt an overwhelming amount of disgust.

Throughout the last few years and with all she's experienced, Mira's matured a bit, but despite that, she still can't get rid of her hate towards the male gender. It's almost like she has an innate dislike towards them.

This man is no different, and although he might not be looking at her with lust in his eyes, she can still feel it within the depths of his soul.

No, instead of it not being there, Mira felt it was more plausible that he came here for a specific purpose, which doesn't include using her body to satisfy his desires. If it weren't for that purpose, he would definitely try to do something to her body…

"There's no need to be nervous, little foxy. I'm only here to kill you. You see, I'll even make your death quick and painless. Be grateful! Hahaha!" The man said lightly before chuckling, but Mira just stayed silent. She had an idea as to why this asshole showed up, but it's too early to make any conjectures, and it's not like the reason matters. He's still here to kill her…

"Hehe~ Not gonna say anything? Well, based on your reaction, it seems you aren't too surprised as to why I'm here to kill you. It seems fate really does want you to die! But don't worry, I'll make sure to make good use of the treasure in your possession!" The man said as he stretched his limbs a bit, and Mira was thankful that he was such a blabbermouth.

She was preparing something, and she wasn't quite ready as she didn't know if she could even do it.

'Ah! So it really was because of that.' Mira thought calmly to herself. She remembered what the Guardian said when she became the successor to the F.LD.I.L.

***

"Hmmm… I also forgot to mention that you may or may not receive enemies regularly chasing after you in hopes of being the next Successor of the F.LD.I.L. Luckily, you won't receive enemies that you have no chance of winning against. It'll just be a tough fight where you'll have to put your life on the line. We can't have the Successor getting lazy, now can we?"

"However, rejoice! As there are also prizes for defeating these kinds of enemies! You'll have the chance to unlock any item or function for free at or slightly above your Abyssal Torment Steps level!"

***

That's what the Guardian said after she became the successor, and it seems he wasn't lying. This man is clearly here to kill her and snatch away the F.LD.I.L.

Though Mira doubted he actually knew what he was looking for. He probably only knew that he needed to kill her, and he'll gain something that could change his fate.

"Alright, I guess that's enough talking for now since you don't seem very interested in a strong and handsome man like me. Well then… Please, DIE!!"

After the man said that, he disappeared from his position, and although Mira could still sense his position, she was unable to move her body fast enough to dodge.

*BAM*

The man's fist collided with her stomach and sent her flying! Mira could tell that most of her ribs were broken and a few of her internal organs were damaged, but she was still alive!

Thankfully, her body evolved after breaking through to the Core Formation Realm, so even such an injury wouldn't kill her.

The man seemed to know that Mira wouldn't go down with just that, so he immediately charged at her again.

Fortunately, this time, Mira used her turquoise tail to perceive his movements faster, which allowed her to narrowly dodge his attack!

*BOOOM!!*

The man's fist crashed into the ground, and he realized that Mira had somehow dodged his attack, despite the huge cultivation difference.

"Is this the benefit of having that treasure? Now I must get it! I guess it's time I start taking this a bit more seriously." The amused smile on the man's face was replaced with seriousness as he felt that dealing with the woman in front of him might be more trouble than he initially thought.

Besides that, he's also technically not supposed to be here, and if anyone from the Battle Maiden Sect were to find him…

Well, let's just say that would be extremely bad.

While Mira didn't know what he was thinking, she felt the change in atmosphere and knew that if she didn't act fast, she'd definitely die today!

Suddenly, Mira's instincts warned her of extreme danger, but it didn't matter as they were too close to each other.

Luckily, her back was facing the direction of the man, and as if on instinct, her silvery-white tail released all the strands of hair on her tail, shotgunning them toward the man at extreme speeds!

It used up all the energy within the tail, but that didn't matter to Mira. If she didn't use that much, then she'd never be able to damage him!

The man obviously wasn't expected such an attack and was left unprepared despite resolving himself to take this situation seriously.

He never thought he'd have to defend himself against someone so much weaker than him!

Unfortunately, the two were just too close to each other, so he was unable to defend against Mira's needle-like hairs completely and could only raise his arms to defend his face and vitals.

*SWISH!**SWISH!**SWISH!*

*Puchi!**Puchi!**Puchi!*

Hundreds of tiny needle-like hairs embedded themselves into his skin, making him grunt in pain. No, it's not that the needles themselves hurt, but Mira was able to imbue them with her Ice and Yin Fire right before they shot out.

One must remember that these two abilities of Mira's are nothing to scoff at, especially after Mira broke through while also helping Elenei undergo her Nirvana. While they probably aren't enough to deal with this man, she should be able to injure him if she can catch him by surprise.

And to her joy, it seems like she was able to do so!

However, Mira didn't waste this split second of extra life that she'd taken for herself! While she was still preparing for an overwhelmingly powerful attack, she first had to live long enough to use it!

So, without hesitation, she activated her white tail, forming a blizzard domain around her. This probably wouldn't be enough to block his perception as the difference in strength completely is quite large. That's not what she needed.

What she needed from the blizzard domain was the ability to meld with the snow and instantly teleport to another location.

Based on her estimates, this should give her a bit of extra time and an extra life should she play her cards right.

Hopefully, preparations for her attack will be finished by then!

Seeing Mira being surrounded by a blizzard made the man furrow his eyebrows, but he was still able to see and sense Mira clearly. He wondered what sort of other tricks she had up her sleeve, but he couldn't care about that right now.

Even though he only attacked her a few times, the man understood that Mira was a troublesome opponent. From how calm she is to her ability to assess the situation at a moment's notice, one can see that Mira's talent in combat is overwhelmingly high. High enough that she can even survive against his attacks! Something that ought to be impossible with how much stronger he is!

His furrowed eyebrows deepened, and he decided to go all out in order to prevent her from escaping!