Forced Contract! (Don't hoard the book!)

The Far North is located at the northernmost reaches of the Heaven Dou Empire. To reach the Far North, one must first traverse a belt of coniferous forest known as the Ice-Sealed Forest.

The Ice-Sealed Forest is also a forest of spirit beasts, but due to its harsh environment and extremely low temperatures, only spirit masters with ice-attribute affinities venture here to hunt the spirit beasts they desire.

Passing through the Ice-Sealed Forest, the view ahead becomes a vast expanse of white, devoid of any other color.

Unlike the Far North in the Douluo II timeline, the Far North in the Douluo I timeline is rarely trodden by humans, let alone visited by the three great kings of the Far North.

Di Tian feels quite speechless. They could have reached the Far North at top speed, but Lan Yu refused, spouting nonsense about wanting to become a true "Dragon Knight" sooner or later!

Although he does not understand why this human has suddenly developed such delusions, Di Tian chooses to respect them.

"So this is the Far North? The ice elemental aura is indeed very rich." Lan Yu takes a deep breath, feeling the ice and fire element stars becoming extremely active.

"Di Tian, did the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm mention the specific location of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave?" Lan Yu asks.

Di Tian nods slightly. "He said it is in the deepest part of the core area of the Far North, but that bug cannot remember the exact location."

"Forget it, let's not count on that fat bug; we will find it ourselves when the time comes." Lan Yu walks forward, the crunching sound of his footsteps on the snow echoing incessantly.

Fortunately, he possesses the origin of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, otherwise, Lan Yu would have already been frozen into an icicle by now.

Di Tian walks behind Lan Yu, acting entirely as a background presence.

With Di Tian's presence, no spirit beast with eyes dares to come and cause trouble along the way. They catch the scent of Di Tian from afar and then grease their feet, running away as fast as they can.

Just as they are a thousand miles away from the core area of the Far North, a layer of emerald green light suddenly spreads across the distant horizon.

The pitch-black sky turns emerald green in an instant—a transparent and alluring green. That moving hue seems intent on turning the entire sky into a massive piece of imperial jade.

"Di Tian, why have you come to the Far North?!" A crisp voice rings out from all directions.

The appearance of this voice is accompanied by a terrifying sonic shockwave. The snow on the ground is instantly lifted three meters high, but to Di Tian, this is merely a petty trick.

"Hmm? There is actually a human? Di Tian, since when has the Star Dou Forest been associated with humans?"

"Ice Empress, it is not you we are looking for, but the Snow Empress." Di Tian speaks in a deep voice. His voice also transforms into a terrifying sonic shockwave, rebounding the Ice Empress's show of force.

"What do you want with Xue'er?" A sense of foreboding suddenly rises in the Ice Empress's heart.

"You will know when you see the Snow Empress," Lan Yu says.

The Ice Empress does not speak; she clearly notices something different about Lan Yu.

Immediately, a beam of emerald light flashes across the sky, and a small, bratty girl appears in the field of vision of Lan Yu and Di Tian.

The Ice Empress is tiny, five feet tall, and very cute, bearing the features of an Ice Jade Empress Scorpion. Compared to the Silver Dragon Gu Yuena, one can only say that each has her own charms.

She stands with her arms crossed over her chest, her face full of vigilance.

Among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, the Ice Empress ranks tenth. Facing Di Tian, who ranks first, she is clearly no match for him.

"Di Tian, what is your purpose in bringing a human to my Far North?" At this moment, an ethereal and beautiful voice rings out in this icy world.

Di Tian raises an eyebrow. "Snow Empress, you have finally appeared."

The next second, a stronger force of ice and snow approaches from afar at an extremely high speed.

Feeling the extreme cold in the wind and snow that seems capable of freezing space itself, Di Tian's dragon eyes are filled with caution.

After all, this is someone else's home turf; Di Tian cannot guarantee he can defeat the Snow Empress.

If they cannot reach an agreement and a battle breaks out, he will have no time to look after Lan Yu, this weak human.

Soon, a stunning white and blue figure lands gently beside the Ice Empress, carried by the ice and snow.

A force of extreme cold lingers around her, and only now does Lan Yu feel a hint of discomfort.

Interesting! The Ice Dragon King, in a half-asleep, half-awake state, feels this extreme icy power and cannot help but offer an evaluation.

The Snow Empress's sky-blue eyes gaze at Lan Yu and Di Tian, who is shielding him, her expression calm and waveless.

Her snow-white hair falls to her ankles, and a snow-white dress wraps around her perfect body, setting her off as noble and ethereal, like a plum blossom in the cold snow—sacred and inviolable.

"Di Tian, and a human?" The Snow Empress parts her cherry lips, her cold, ethereal voice echoing in the icy world. "What is your intent in seeking me out?"

Di Tian does not speak, instead turning his head to look at Lan Yu, who has shielded him.

"Why look at me? As the ruler of the Far North, if I were to speak directly, I fear I would be frozen into an icicle immediately," Lan Yu says.

Sighing imperceptibly, Di Tian does not understand why the two uncles, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, would take a fancy to this human who suffers from delusions from time to time.

These past few days, he has been driven nearly mad.

"Snow Empress, we have come to you for no other reason than to have you become his contract beast." Di Tian looks at Lan Yu and says.

In an instant, the surrounding power of ice and snow surges, becoming sharper and more bone-chilling.

"What did you say?!" The Ice Empress's pretty face is full of rage. "Impossible! Xue'er can only be mine; she can never be some so-called contract beast, and even less can she submit to a human!"

As these words fall, Di Tian feels he has discovered a shocking secret, while the Snow Empress's body trembles slightly, her face turning gloomy as she glares at Di Tian and Lan Yu.

"Don't even think about it!" the Snow Empress shouts.

"Then we shall have to fight!" The spirit power within Di Tian surges like a floodgate opening.

However, Lan Yu, hiding behind Di Tian, is quietly sketching out a Summoning Element star map.

The moon-white radiance is masked by the surging ice and snow, and the magical energy fluctuations are well-concealed by Di Tian.

In no time at all, the star map was complete, and the magic manifested!

The moon-white energy drifted straight toward the Snow Empress, and by the time she and the Ice Empress realized it, it was already too late.

The radiance, resembling moonlight, instantly enveloped the Snow Empress, causing her to let out a miserable shriek.

"Damn it!!!" the Ice Empress roared in fury. "If you dare harm Xue'er, I will surely incite a beast tide! Even if it leaves the Far North severely crippled, I will fight your human cities and the Star Dou Forest to the death!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she attempted to shatter the wall of moon-white light, yet even with the Ice Empress's power, it was difficult to break through the barrier formed by this "Summoning Element."

"Abominable!" the Snow Empress gritted her teeth. "Damned humans..."

"Don't even think about escaping this contract, Snow Empress!"