Great Mouth Escape Technique (Part 1)

"This isn't aura. It's merely the respect and admiration the people of the far north have for me, their Arctic Overlord. Di Tian certainly can't do that in the Star Dou Great Forest," Snow Empress said lightly, looking at Lin Yun in puzzlement.

"But you are...?"

Snow Empress looked at the human boy before her, who appeared to be barely ten years old, and a hint of wariness surfaced on her breathtakingly beautiful face.

She was no fool. Naturally, she would not think Lin Yun was truly human, even though he did not carry the slightest trace of a soul beast's aura.

She had just been considering how to take human form herself. If she truly transformed, she naturally had countless ways to ensure that her human body would not reveal any soul beast aura.

Could an ordinary human make Di Tian stand behind him with such a respectful expression?

What kind of backing was that? So outrageously overbearing.

Snow Empress's words made Di Tian somewhat displeased. This was in front of his idol—how could he show weakness?

"Hmph. I can likewise make all beasts worship me in the Star Dou Great Forest. Ordinary soul beasts simply aren't qualified to meet me," Di Tian snorted arrogantly. "What do you mean I can't do it in the Star Dou Great Forest? Of course I can!"

"Oh, really? Do they submit to your strength, or do they truly admire you from the bottom of their hearts?" Snow Empress looked at Di Tian with a faintly teasing smile, and even her cool voice carried a trace of amusement.

Fine, fine. I barely had any old friends in the far north, and you came right to my door to entertain me. If I didn't indulge you a little, wouldn't that disgrace my title as the Snow Empress?

Do not assume soul beasts did not feel loneliness. Over their long lives, even if they had grown accustomed to being alone, they were still willing to interact with peers of equal strength and standing.

They were soul beasts, not mindless wild animals driven only by instinct.

As long as one possessed intelligence, one possessed emotions, and naturally, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Di Tian wanted to retort, but Snow Empress waved her hand and directly interrupted his casting.

Don't make him lose his temper.

"Aren't you going to introduce him? Who is this?" Snow Empress looked again at the smiling, silent Lin Yun, her expression turning solemn.

"I have never heard of anyone who could make even you, the Star Dou Beast God, treat them with such respect. Could he be the one deep within Star Dou...?"

Snow Empress's thoughts moved quickly, and she immediately thought of the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts who had never shown himself.

"That's right. This lord is the incarnation of the Dragon God, Lord Golden Dragon King!" Di Tian's voice carried both reverence and pride. If one ignored his status as Beast God, he even seemed somewhat like a fawning lackey.

A perfect subordinate.

"You are the Heavenly Snow Woman, yes? I am the Golden Dragon King, one of the Dragon God's incarnations and the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts." The smile on Lin Yun's face slowly faded as a pure, immense Dragon's Might emanated from his body.

As Lin Yun fully activated the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, that golden mark—seen only by Gu Yuena—appeared once more between his brows.

It was a scythe-shaped mark resembling wings and a spine joined together.

Di Tian, standing behind Lin Yun, did not see the mark. But Snow Empress, who faced it directly, had her expression instantly turn to shock.

She was not of the dragon race and should not have been subject to so-called bloodline suppression, yet before Lin Yun, she sincerely felt an urge to submit deep within her bloodline.

As the strongest being ever born on Douluo Continent, the Dragon God's bloodline held absolute suppression over all creatures born of Douluo. Lin Yun could not reach the Dragon God's level, but with the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, he could still impose a certain degree of suppression upon Snow Empress.

Of course, with Lin Yun's current cultivation, he could not sustain fully activating his bloodline and releasing Dragon's Might for long.

After giving Snow Empress a show of force, Lin Yun casually withdrew his Dragon's Might.

Mm, he had perfectly concealed the awkward fact that he lacked the strength to continue.

"So it is Lord Co-master. Forgive my disrespect." Snow Empress quickly concealed the shock on her face, returning to calm as she placed her right hand over her chest and bowed slightly.

"May I ask what orders bring Lord Co-master to my far north?"

With Di Tian vouching for him, Snow Empress did not doubt Lin Yun's identity. Di Tian's attitude could not be faked; Snow Empress could clearly sense the heartfelt respect he held for Lin Yun.

She could refuse Di Tian's orders. As rulers of their respective soul beast territories, her status was no lower than Di Tian's, and she was not his subordinate.

But the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts was different.

The Co-Lord of Soul Beasts represented all soul beasts and could command every soul beast.

Even if Lin Yun ordered her to exhaust all the far north's strength, she would have to carry it out.

Even if it meant launching a final battle against humanity and having every soul beast in the far north unleash a beast tide.

"I came to help you." Lin Yun smiled.

"What does Lord Co-master mean by that?" Snow Empress's heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained calm.

"Your concealment is meaningless before me. Everything about you is laid bare before my eyes." Lin Yun's brilliant golden eyes lit up slightly as they met Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes.

It was here again—that irresistible urge to submit.

Snow Empress lightly bit down on her teeth, resisting the strange sensation in her body, but her gaze involuntarily shifted away. She did not dare meet Lin Yun's eyes again.

She feared that if she looked a few moments longer, she would completely fall beneath Lin Yun's majesty.

"The feeling of your Soul Core cracking isn't pleasant, is it? The next Heavenly Tribulation is drawing near, isn't it?" Lin Yun spoke calmly, but his indifferent words stirred a raging storm in Snow Empress's heart.

"You... are about to die, aren't you?"

Even Di Tian looked at Snow Empress in shock. "Snow Empress, is your lifespan nearing its end?"

They were powerhouses of the same level. Even though Di Tian was stronger than Snow Empress, the cracking of her Soul Core was a condition within her own body. If she deliberately concealed it, how could Di Tian possibly see through it?

Now, Snow Empress was completely convinced.

Even Di Tian had failed to notice it, yet this Golden Dragon King, who appeared so incomparably weak, had seen through it.

It was as terrifying as changing your login password, only for someone else to effortlessly crack it anyway and freely browse through your study materials.

With the secret in her heart exposed by Lin Yun, Snow Empress could only smile bitterly and admit it. "Yes, Lord Co-master is correct. I truly do not have long to live. The next Heavenly Tribulation will be the moment I perish, body and soul."

Di Tian sighed sorrowfully. As he looked at Snow Empress, his eyes could not help but carry a trace of shared grief.

As the Beast God, he had witnessed too many soul beasts wail miserably beneath Heavenly Tribulations, struggle with all their strength, and still turn to ashes.

And now...

Was another old friend about to leave?

This world truly was becoming lonelier and more dull by the day...

"So, you intend to take human form?"