The Young Master of the Far North, The Ice Empress's Scare

On the other side.

After accepting the bizarre reality that he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, been born in the Far North—a forbidden zone for humans—and been taken in and raised by the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, Xue Bingchen's adaptability proved surprisingly strong; he soon came to terms with it all.

Or rather, he had no reason not to accept it; in fact, he should probably be hiding under his covers and snickering.

After all, looking at the entire army of transmigrators, who could have a more dreamlike, heaven-defying start than him?

From the moment he was born, he had been kept by the Snow Empress, one of the absolute ceilings of combat power on the Douluo Continent, and raised as if he were her own flesh and blood.

Every little detail from the past three years played back in his mind like scenes from a movie.

He clearly remembered that whenever the most violent Nirvana Gale swept through the Far North, it was the Snow Empress's seemingly delicate yet indestructible embrace that shielded him from all the bitter cold and danger.

He clearly remembered how, in order to ensure his fragile meridians could withstand the energy of heavenly treasures, the Ice Empress would disregard her dignity as a 400,000-year-old fierce beast, acting like a doting nanny in the frozen wasteland as she carefully brewed pot after pot of priceless medicinal baths for him.

He remembered even more clearly that whenever he cried from hunger, a flash of helplessness and doting would cross the Snow Empress's stunning face, and she would unhesitatingly venture deep into the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Ice Abyss to retrieve the most precious Millennium Ice Marrow Milk.

To prevent him from getting frostbite, the Snow Empress would always hold the Ice Marrow Milk in her own mouth first, using her 700,000-year-old origin power to warm it to the perfect temperature before passing it into his mouth, mouth-to-mouth, with infinite gentleness...

Thinking of this, Xue Bingchen's old face flushed, and he hurriedly shook his head.

"Regardless, my current status, in a sense, makes me the 'Young Master' of this Far North!"

Xue Bingchen felt smug inside.

The two top-tier big shots among the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North were not only his "mother" and "aunt," but also his most solid backing.

The countless heavenly treasures of the Far North, the Millennium Ice Marrow, and even those Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts all had to take a detour when they saw him.

Here, he could have anything he wanted from the Far North; this was a hundred times more arrogant than the young masters born into the Martial Soul Hall or the Upper Three Sects!

Just as Xue Bingchen was immersed in his beautiful fantasy of being the "Young Master of the Far North," his mouth stretching almost to his ears, a bucket of cold water was suddenly poured over his head.

"Hey, brat, what are you giggling about all by yourself? You're almost drooling!"

The Ice Empress had appeared in front of him at some point, her cute, petite face currently wearing an extremely mischievous "bad smile."

She reached out with her fair, delicate hands and unceremoniously pinched Xue Bingchen's chubby cheeks, pulling them to both sides.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Aunt Ice Empress, let go!" Xue Bingchen protested incoherently.

The Ice Empress let go, placed her hands on her slender waist, and looked down at him. She deliberately stiffened her face and used a chilling tone to scare him:

"Little Bingchen, don't think that just because the Snow Empress protects you, you can run wild in this Far North.

Let me tell you, all the treatment you're enjoying right now comes with conditions!"

The Ice Empress leaned in closer, a dangerous glint flickering in her emerald eyes:

"For these past three years, in order to build your foundation, I've scavenged every treasure I could find in the Far North for you.

The condition for all of this is that when you turn six, you must awaken the 'Heavenly Snow Woman' martial soul for this Empress!"

The Ice Empress fiercely waved her small fist and said viciously:

"If you reach six and fail to awaken the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul, or if you awaken some trash martial soul... hmph hmph, then it proves you are a human waste with no value for cultivation! When that time comes, not only will I take back every heavenly treasure you've eaten over these three years with interest, but I'll also throw you into the Ice Bear King's cave and let you see what it means to be 'dealt with'! Do you hear me?!"

"Ah?!"

Although he knew in his heart that the Ice Empress was most likely joking, seeing her realistic, fierce expression and the faint, terrifying pressure of a 400,000-year-old fierce beast radiating from her, Xue Bingchen was still startled and instinctively shrank into the Snow Empress's arms.

"Bing'er! Don't talk nonsense!"

Before Xue Bingchen could even beg for mercy, a cold yet majestic rebuke rang out in the Ice Empress's ears.

The Snow Empress's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she glared at the Ice Empress with dissatisfaction. She then reached out with her jade hand and pulled Xue Bingchen tightly into her arms, like a mother lion protecting her cub.

Her ice-blue eyes were filled with determination, and her tone was stern:

"What do you mean by 'dealt with'? Chen'er is my child. Even if he reaches six and truly doesn't awaken the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul, even if he is just an ordinary person unable to cultivate, I will never do anything to him. I will protect him for his entire life and let him spend his days in this Far North without a care in the world. Whoever dares to touch a single hair on his head will be an enemy of this Heavenly Snow Woman!"

Hearing this, the Ice Empress's large, emerald-like eyes went round, her face full of disbelief.

She pointed at the Snow Empress, her mouth agape, wanting to retort loudly:

"That's not what you said at all when you decided to adopt him! You clearly said that if he failed to awaken the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul, you'd let him fend for himself and he'd be in for a rough time!"

This frantic retort, stuck in the Ice Empress's throat, was just a hair's breadth away from spilling out.

One had to remember that during the "adoption meeting" in the Extreme North Core Zone three years ago, the Snow Empress's cold, ruthless, and strictly professional demeanor as the ruler of the Far North was something the Ice Empress remembered clearly.

How could it be that in just three short years, the dignified, 700,000-year-cultivation, decisive Heavenly Snow Woman had completely turned into a doting, unprincipled "human-style old mother"?!

The contrast was just too great! Was this still the same Snow Empress who made countless fierce beasts tremble in fear?

However, the Ice Empress's bellyful of complaints and shock were forced back down before they could erupt into words.

Because the Snow Empress had turned her head and cast a light glance at her.

It was a pair of eyes that were stunningly beautiful yet filled with immense pressure.

In those deep, ice-blue pupils, the cold, murderous intent that used to freeze the world for ten thousand miles was gone, replaced by a look that was one-third warning, one-third reproach, and four-fifths the majesty of "just try undermining me and see what happens."