Douluo: The Rebirth of the Supreme King Dong'er

"Alas." Snow Empress sighed. "After all, I raised it with my own hands. I don't want to see it turned to ashes by heavenly lightning during its final tribulation. At the very least, letting him survive under you would mean he is following both you and me."

"This ice bear's lifespan shouldn't be ending in just a few years, right?" Wang Dong'er asked.

"Like us, it has less than a hundred years left to live," Snow Empress said.

The ice bear she had raised also had less than a hundred years of lifespan remaining. Yet compared to Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao's ages, less than a hundred years was neither particularly long nor particularly short.

Spirit Beasts could not Become Gods. Even the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape from ten thousand years ago had only been revived in the God Realm after their sacrifices.

Even Xiao Wu had only entered the God Realm by becoming the Shura Sword Sheath.

Naturally, Snow Empress did not know about what happened afterward. But after becoming a Soul Spirit and experiencing the differences herself, she was still more inclined to let the ice bear become a Soul Spirit.

As for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, she felt there was more bragging than substance in what he said.

Wang Dong'er had truly demonstrated the power of a god—or at least power close to that of a god. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's plan to create a god was merely a plan.

Though after Huo Yuhao became Wang Dong'er's subordinate, that plan did seem somewhat feasible.

For some reason, Snow Empress suddenly thought of the Titan Snow Demon King again.

Just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had once courted Ice Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King had once courted her too. She had beaten him so badly that he nearly fled in pieces.

The Titan Snow Demon King was also nearing the end of his lifespan. Should she let the Titan Snow Demon King become Huo Yuhao's martial soul?

No, no. She was the common sovereign of the Spirit Beasts in the Extreme North. Even if the Titan Snow Demon King had once provoked her, she could not bully him like this.

Besides, after she chose to become Wang Dong'er's Soul Spirit and abandoned her responsibilities toward the Extreme North, only the Titan Snow Demon King remained capable of holding the situation together there.

Though there was hardly any grand situation to speak of in the Extreme North. Letting the Titan Snow Demon King take charge of everything... perhaps that was overestimating that brute a little too much.

Snow Empress was somewhat conflicted.

At the same time, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm outside was also conflicted.

Ice Empress becoming a martial soul was no longer possible, so he could only set his sights on the third-ranked Titan Snow Demon King.

If Snow Empress were not here, he could imitate how he had lured Ice Empress before and draw over the Titan Snow Demon King, who ranked third among the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, then negotiate with him... Of course, the negotiations might break down. The most likely outcome would be for him to erase the Titan Snow Demon King's intelligence before turning him into Huo Yuhao's martial soul and soul ring.

But if he did that, Snow Empress would definitely stop him.

Don't be fooled by the grudge between Snow Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King. Snow Empress would not stand by and watch him erase the Titan Snow Demon King's intelligence just because of that grudge.

Snow Empress did not concern herself with the survival-of-the-fittest struggles between low-level Spirit Beasts, but she usually intervened when it came to Spirit Beasts above a hundred thousand years. That was why the Extreme North was relatively peaceful.

"Alas, what a headache." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sighed gloomily.

"Sky Dream Ice Silkworm." Snow Empress reappeared and looked at Huo Yuhao, though the one she was really questioning was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"How certain are you that your method will succeed? If it fails, can he still survive?"

"It will definitely succeed," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm declared confidently. "This is the perfect method I spent hundreds of years devising."

Before Snow Empress, he did not dare call himself Brother Sky Dream. He only dared promote his method and try his best to leave a good impression on her.

He had already bragged so much to Huo Yuhao. It would be one thing if he failed to deliver, but he could not possibly let Huo Yuhao pick up some ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast as his martial soul. How humiliating would that be?

Titan Snow Demon King, Ice Bear King Xiaobai

"Definitely succeed?" Snow Empress did not quite believe Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's boasting.

The main issue was that apart from being a million-year Spirit Beast himself, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had never displayed any other remarkable traits.

Snow Empress governed the Extreme North. Though she had chosen to become a Soul Spirit for her own selfish reasons, that did not mean she intended to completely abandon the Extreme North.

But as Snow Empress pondered this, the ground began to thud and tremble.

An enormous shadow fell over them.

"Snow Empress? Humans?" An incomparably deep voice came from above.

"A-Tai?" Snow Empress looked up. The one casting that enormous shadow was the Titan Snow Demon King.

However, she vaguely sensed that although the Titan Snow Demon King appeared fine on the surface, he seemed to have suffered serious injuries that had yet to heal.

Wang Dong'er had plenty to say about why the Titan Snow Demon King was injured, but she was also wondering why he had suddenly come here.

"Snow Empress, why are you associating with human insects?" A trace of displeasure was hidden in the Titan Snow Demon King's tone.

Still, the beating Snow Empress had given him after he courted her had truly frightened him. Though his tone contained dissatisfaction, he did not directly make a move.

Back then, aside from his skull, every bone in his body had been smashed to pieces by Snow Empress. He had spent nearly a thousand years recuperating before recovering.

Since then, the Titan Snow Demon King had never entertained any improper thoughts again. At least, whenever Snow Empress was present, he did not dare.

Snow Empress frowned. Human insects clearly referred to Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was one thing, but Wang Dong'er was now one with her. They shared glory and disgrace.

The Titan Snow Demon King looking down on Wang Dong'er was no different from looking down on Snow Empress herself.

"A-Tai, do not be disrespectful!" Snow Empress lightly rebuked.

The Titan Snow Demon King reached up and scratched his head. But since it was Snow Empress's command, he could not disobey.

Still, why exactly was Snow Empress mingling with humans?

This fool still had not noticed Snow Empress's unusual state.

"A-Tai, how did you find your way here?" Snow Empress asked.

"Uh, well..." When Snow Empress asked this, the Titan Snow Demon King temporarily stopped worrying about Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao, stammering awkwardly.

Snow Empress furrowed her brows. The Titan Snow Demon King's territory was very far from here. For him to arrive so quickly, he must have sensed the aura of her that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had simulated from nearby.

So the Titan Snow Demon King had been wandering near her home all along?

At that moment, the snowfield shook once more. An enormous snow-white furred bear, like a small mountain, came bounding over. It bared its fangs fiercely at the Titan Snow Demon King, as if warning him away.

"Xiaobai?" A faint smile appeared on Snow Empress's face.

This enormous snow-white bear was the ice bear Snow Empress had adopted as a child, named Xiaobai.

The current Xiaobai was also the king of the ice bear clan in the Extreme North. Its strength was not weak either, possessing cultivation of two hundred and ninety thousand years. Yet like Ice Empress and Snow Empress, it also had less than a hundred years of lifespan remaining.

Because of what the Titan Snow Demon King had once done, Xiaobai had always been at odds with him. Every time it saw the Titan Snow Demon King, it would display open hostility and might even start fighting.

However, because of Snow Empress, no matter how fiercely Xiaobai and the Titan Snow Demon King fought, they would never truly battle to the death.

Xiaobai refrained purely because Snow Empress did not want it to be overly competitive or violent, while the Titan Snow Demon King was simply intimidated by Snow Empress's strength.

Hearing Snow Empress call it, Xiaobai bared its fangs at the Titan Snow Demon King once more before crawling over to Snow Empress. Its huge head gently rubbed against her.

Standing to one side, Huo Yuhao felt that even a sneeze from this massive ice bear could create a gale. He could tell that Xiaobai was clearly at least on the same level as the Titan Snow Demon King, so he asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm curiously in his heart, "Brother Sky Dream, didn't you say there were Three Heavenly Kings in the Extreme North? Doesn't this giant white bear qualify?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was at a loss for words.

He knew Snow Empress had an ice bear pet, but he had not known it possessed such formidable cultivation.

Unable to get an answer from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao could not help looking down on him. "Brother Sky Dream, and here you are, a million-year Spirit Beast from the Extreme North. You don't even know this."

"You brat, what do you know?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm bared his teeth and claws within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness. "Just because I came from the Extreme North doesn't mean I know everything!"

Snow Empress reached out and stroked Xiaobai's huge head. At that moment, she had already made her decision.

"Since both of you are here, I will announce something," Snow Empress said.

Almost no one in the Extreme North dared challenge Snow Empress's authority. Hearing this, the Titan Snow Demon King stopped caring about Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao, the two humans, and sat down on the spot.

Ice Bear King Xiaobai also plopped down on the ground, quietly waiting for Snow Empress to continue.

"A-Tai, Ice Empress and I will be entering seclusion for some time. It will not be long, at most a hundred years. During that time, you must protect the peace of the Extreme North in my stead," Snow Empress first instructed the Titan Snow Demon King.

"Huh?" The Titan Snow Demon King was stunned.

He could guess what Snow Empress's so-called seclusion was actually for, but he only understood it as Snow Empress and Ice Empress attempting to break through their lifespan limits. He could never have imagined that they had embarked on a path toward Becoming Gods.

Snow Empress ignored the Titan Snow Demon King's daze and gave several more instructions.

"That is all I have to say. A hundred years is but the flick of a finger to you. Guard the Extreme North well for me. A-Tai, you may leave now. I still have some matters to explain to Xiaobai."

"Snow Empress..." The Titan Snow Demon King wanted to say something, but he ultimately kept quiet and nodded to show that he understood. Still, he looked questioningly at Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao.

Snow Empress knew what the Titan Snow Demon King wanted to ask, so she said directly, "If you see her again in the future, you are not allowed to attack. Treat seeing her as seeing me."

When the Titan Giant Ape had beaten up the Titan Snow Demon King, he had noticed Niu Tian and Wang Dong'er. But at this moment, he did not recognize Wang Dong'er as one of the people who had watched that battle.

Hearing Snow Empress's words, the Titan Snow Demon King could only nod sullenly.

Even if Ice Empress had said such a thing, he would have stood up to argue a little. But if Snow Empress did this, she surely had her reasons.

Watching the Titan Snow Demon King stomp away with heavy thuds, Snow Empress stroked Ice Bear King Xiaobai's huge head again and asked softly, "Xiaobai, I have temporarily handed the authority of the Extreme North to A-Tai. Does that make you uncomfortable?"

"Snow Empress!" Xiaobai called out. Though it looked adorable, it was still a fierce beast with two hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation. It possessed both the ability to transform directly into human form and the ability to speak.

Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul: Ice Bear King

"Everything I have was given by you. You raised me and made me the king of the ice bear clan. So what if that Titan Snow Demon King becomes the next ruler of the Extreme North? As long as you need me, even if you ask me to die, I will have no complaints."

Xiaobai whimpered and poured out all the thoughts in its heart.

Snow Empress smiled. "Silly child, how could I possibly let you die?"

"If I broke through my lifespan limit, perhaps I could still protect you as you broke through your third bottleneck. Unfortunately, I can no longer do that."

"So the only thing I can prepare for you is another path."

As she spoke, Snow Empress beckoned Huo Yuhao over.

Huo Yuhao obediently walked over.

Leaving aside Snow Empress's identity as a super fierce beast nearing eight hundred thousand years of cultivation, even without that, she was still Big Sis's Soul Spirit.

Though Huo Yuhao still did not fully understand what a Soul Spirit was, it was obvious that Snow Empress was at least similar to Brother Sky Dream. She possessed a complete soul, consciousness, and memories of her past.

Ice Empress also reappeared at that moment. Because of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, even she looked at Huo Yuhao with some disdain.

That made Huo Yuhao feel deeply wronged.

Still, Huo Yuhao was Wang Dong'er's subordinate, and blaming him because of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm truly made little sense. Ice Empress soon withdrew her gaze.

"Xiaobai, I did not tell A-Tai just now that the reason Ice Empress and I are entering seclusion is that we have chosen a path toward Becoming Gods. If we succeed, we will be able to escape this world's influence and threats and become supreme gods."

"Snow Empress, I do not understand these things." Xiaobai shook its enormous head. "But whatever you ask me to do, I will do."

Although Snow Empress had called Huo Yuhao over, she first turned to Wang Dong'er and introduced her to Xiaobai. "Xiaobai, this is your Aunt Dong'er."

Wang Dong'er: ???

She had been sitting in the snow, and suddenly a generation above her had descended from the heavens.

"No need for Aunt. I haven't lived for hundreds of thousands of years yet," Wang Dong'er said, waving her hand.

"Then call her Big Sister. Xiaobai can't call you little sister," Snow Empress said casually. "In short, Xiaobai, Ice Empress and I have now fused with her as one. When she becomes a god in the future, we will become true divine beasts as well."

"And this one." Snow Empress pointed at Huo Yuhao. "His name is Huo Yuhao, and he is your Sister Dong'er's subordinate."

"He also has the possibility of Becoming a God, though his chances are not as high as your Sister Dong'er's."

"The other path I have prepared for you is to become his second martial soul. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, get out here already!"

For Wang Dong'er's sake, Snow Empress could still speak normally to Huo Yuhao. But she was nowhere near as polite to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Hey, Snow Empress, I'm still the continent's first million-year Spirit Beast. Could you save me a little face?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm formed a golden humanoid figure beside Huo Yuhao, and his voice came from its mouth.

Snow Empress snorted and ignored him, saying directly, "Explain your plan for Becoming a God and the method for creating Huo Yuhao's second martial soul again."

"There's no need, Snow Empress." Xiaobai stopped her. "Without you, I never would have grown into what I am today. If you trust them, then I will trust them too."

Huo Yuhao could not help rolling his eyes at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Look at that trust!

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pretended not to see it. He simply said solemnly to Xiaobai, "To become Yuhao's second martial soul, you must trust me completely and offer no resistance whatsoever. Can you really do that?"

Xiaobai answered without hesitation, "I can."

"Don't worry, Xiaobai. If it dares pull any tricks, I will personally extract its soul and refine its spirit. I will never let it harm you." Snow Empress's voice was somewhat chilling.

The golden figure trembled. "Is that really necessary?"

The world was filled with malice toward Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

"Then lower your defenses and release your Spiritual Origin," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Xiaobai.

Just as Xiaobai had said, it trusted Snow Empress unconditionally and followed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's instructions completely.