The Future of the Far North Will Inevitably Be Trod Upon by Humanity and Tainted by Greed

The Far North.

In an Ice Cave hidden deep beneath a glacier, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress stood side by side.

Snow Empress arrived here as soon as she noticed the new member had joined the Chat Group.

She had a gut feeling.

The dynamics within this group are about to change.

As Lin Qingmo's messages popped up one by one, Ice Empress's expression gradually darkened.

"Creak!"

Her Scorpion Tail carved deep lines into the ice, an unconscious outflow of power.

She is one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.

Ice Empress had witnessed countless life-or-death battles, seen blizzards engulf entire groups of Soul Beast, and seen his own kind wail pitifully as they were hunted by human Soul Master.

But the cold words on the Light Screen at this moment chilled her to the bone more than a blizzard.

Finally, she slammed her tail hard against the ice wall beside her.

"Boom!"

Ice shards flew everywhere, and tiny ice crystals exploded in the air, reflecting a cold, sharp light.

Cracks spread outwards from the point of impact, and the entire Ice Cave trembled slightly from the blow.

"Two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast were hunted down and killed by humans just like that? Their Soul Bone and Spirit Ring were taken away like livestock!"

Ice Empress's voice was filled with suppressed rage.

That anger was like a volcano about to erupt, forcibly suppressed in his chest.

Her chest heaved violently, each breath carrying a chill that turned into thick white mist in the sub-zero icy Ice Cave.

In the Soul Beast Realm, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is at the very top of the pyramid.

Each one is a pillar of the Soul Beast clan, a product of countless years of accumulation, and a legend of struggling to survive in endless wind and snow.

They proved their strength through their long lifespans.

The existence of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is enough to allow a Soul Beast clan to survive in harsh environments.

Yet in that distant human world, there are people who can easily hunt down Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Hunting two at once?

As if hunting the lowest of Soul Beast, they effortlessly reaped the lives of two beings at the top of the food chain?

"Humans are truly despicable!"

Ice Empress gritted their teeth.

She had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and witnessed human greed and cruelty, but she had never felt such a chilling cold as she did at this moment.

Snow Empress's long, silvery-white hair fluttered slightly in the cold air, and her beautiful profile revealed eyes as deep as an icy pool.

The Ice Empress had known her for hundreds of thousands of years and had never seen this ruler of the Far North show such an expression.

It wasn't anger, nor fear, but something deeper—like seeing an abyss slowly cracking open, with the entire Soul Beast race standing on its edge.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, her voice chillingly calm.

"Bing'er, did you see it clearly?"

Ice Empress was taken aback. "What did you see clearly?"

"Realize that humanity has grown to a terrifying level."

Snow Empress's gaze was fixed on the Light Screen, and a deep worry surfaced in her eyes, which seemed to see through everything.

"Humans in the past were simply no match for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"How many years have passed? Humans are already able to kill two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast together."

"That human is called Bibi Dong, and she is the Pope of the Spirit Hall."

"Her ability to lead a group to hunt down two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast demonstrates that top human experts have become powerful enough to easily hunt down Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"This is neither accidental nor extreme."

"If she can kill two overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest today, more human powerhouses will follow suit tomorrow."

"Human desires will never be satisfied; the value of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone is enough to drive all the Titled Douluo on the continent mad."

She paused, her voice growing even colder.

"We lived in seclusion in the Far North, thinking that as long as we didn't set foot on human territory, we would be safe."

"But since His Holiness the Pope is able to hunt down Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, he will inevitably set his sights on us sooner or later."

"By then, no matter how thick the ice in the Far North, it will not be able to stop human greed."

"Bing'er, this is not an exaggeration."

"Humanity's footsteps will eventually shatter this icy plain."

"!!!"

Ice Empress's expression finally changed.

Anger was replaced by a deeper fear.

That fear stemmed from a sense of powerlessness that hadn't been felt in hundreds of thousands of years.

She always believed herself to be the supreme being of this icy plain.

She believed that as long as the Far North persisted, no human could truly threaten her survival.

But now she suddenly realizes just how fragile that confidence is.

Humans have become stronger, even stronger than they realized.

It's not the rise of a single powerful individual, but the evolution of the entire human Soul Master system.

The Spirit Hall is cultivating powerful individuals, the various sects are cultivating powerful individuals, and independent cultivators are also relentlessly pursuing their path to becoming stronger.

Furthermore, humanity will continue to grow and develop.

Today, Bibi Dong is able to kill two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

If Tang San can kill Bibi Dong tomorrow, he might be able to kill three, four, or even more heads.

For Soul Beast, this kind of growth means annihilation.

Once humanity turns its gaze to the Far North —no, this "once" doesn't even exist.

Humanity will inevitably come, as unstoppable as the changing of the seasons!

The Far North to a vast number of Soul Beast. While the number of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast may not be as large as those in the Star Dou Great Forest, they are still enough to make humans drool.

"So what should we do?"

For the first time Ice Empress's voice carried a hint of uncertainty.

This Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, which has dominated the Far North for hundreds of thousands of years, now resembles a child lost in a blizzard.

Where else can we run to?

"The Far North is our last home. If we can't even defend this place—"

"..."

Snow Empress did not answer.

She simply stared quietly at the Chat Group's Light Screen.

She believed that the answer might be found here.

In the Chat Group.

Lin Qingmo was clearly not finished speaking.

[Daddy Douluo]: That was the first thing, now it's the second. Hu Liena indirectly caused Bibi Dong's great defeat.

[Daddy Douluo]: The heir whom His Holiness the Pope had devoted everything to nurturing ultimately became the knife that pierced the deepest part of her heart.

[Daddy Douluo]: Everyone in the Spirit Hall has witnessed how Bibi Dong treated Hu Liena.

[Daddy Douluo]: He devoted all his efforts to raising him, regarding him as the future heir of the Spirit Hall Empire, even treating him better than his own daughter.

Upon seeing this sentence, Qian Renxue's teacup finally shattered.

With a crisp "crack," shards of porcelain flew everywhere.

Scalding hot tea splashed onto the back of her hand, but she didn't even flinch.

That hand was trembling slightly.

It wasn't because of the heat, but because of the sudden, excruciating pain that felt like my chest was about to explode.

"Treats her even better than her own daughter... Hahaha, it turns out the whole world has seen it all, even A-Qing knows it perfectly well."

These words were like a rusty knife, stabbing her deeply into her chest and twisting it around.

The blade was stained with decades of resentment and bitterness, carving away at her already battered heart with each stroke.

Of course she knew.

How could I not know?

The entire Spirit Hall witnessed how good that woman was to Hu Liena.

He personally taught her cultivation, hunted Spirit Ring for her, and defied the opposition of the elders to establish her as his successor.

The woman flew into Thunder rage at the slightest injustice suffered by Hu Liena.

The woman was overjoyed whenever Hu Liena made even the slightest progress.

That's how a mother should treat her own daughter, but she showed it to outsiders!

And what about her biological daughter?

They don't even qualify for public recognition.

He was sent away at the age of nine and infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire for many years.

Alone and surrounded by enemies, with no one to whom he could tell the truth.

She had to play someone else.

We must always be vigilant to avoid revealing any weaknesses.

He must lick his wounds alone every night.

Every step was like walking on thin ice.

He wears a mask every day.

Did that woman ever ask her if she was tired?

Did you ever worry that she might be exposed, or that she might die in some unknown corner?

Did she ever think of her daughter, who was thousands of miles away, in the dead of night?

No! Not even once...

As Qian Renxue thought about the past, her breathing became rapid.

Before the sharp pain in my chest had subsided, an even stronger surge of bitterness welled up inside me.

That bitterness comes from years of pent-up grievances, like a boulder sunk to the bottom of the sea; once it's moved, it can never be put back down.

She thought she had long since become numb, that she had long since stopped caring.

But when these facts are laid bare on Light Screen by a stranger...

She then realized that the thorn had been stuck there all along and had never been pulled out.