The Red King Arrives, Wants to Take Xue Chen Away? (Brothers, we're going premium, please keep reading!)

"ROAR--!!!"

A deafening bear roar erupted not far away!

Immediately after, Xiao Bai came thundering toward them!

Its massive bear eyes were locked onto the conspicuous, plump, white figure beside Xue Chen—Brother Sky Dream!

In Xiao Bai's mind, this lazy worm that had vanished for tens of thousands of years had suddenly appeared beside the missing Xue Chen, and it definitely had ill intentions!

It must be this worm that had abducted or bewitched Little Chen!

A terrifying pressure bore down directly upon Brother Sky Dream!

Although Brother Sky Dream's mental power was unrivaled across the continent, its actual combat ability was a fatal weakness. Facing a top-tier fierce beast like Xiao Bai, which relied on pure strength, it felt its brain buzz and instantly go blank.

Its massive worm body stiffened in place, scared out of its wits by the sudden roar and pressure!

"Li... Little Bai! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!!!"

Seeing this, Xue Chen cried out in alarm. He lunged forward to block the path in front of the frozen Brother Sky Dream, waving his hands frantically at the charging Xiao Bai, his voice urgent.

Hearing Xue Chen's shout and seeing him actively shielding Brother Sky Dream, Xiao Bai's thundering charge came to an abrupt halt. Its massive bear paws plowed deep furrows into the ice, stopping just a few meters in front of Xue Chen.

A flicker of confusion crossed its fierce bear eyes, but the violent aura subsided slightly.

It lowered its massive head, ignoring the shivering fat worm beside them, its tone filled with lingering fear and concern:

"Little Chen! Where did you run off to? I've been looking for you for ages!

If anything had happened to you, Mother would have skinned me alive!"

It used its mental power to check Xue Chen's body, confirming he was completely unharmed.

Feeling the terrifying pressure dissipate, Brother Sky Dream finally caught its breath, its worm body visibly relaxing. It felt a lingering fear, but also muttered to itself:

"Damn... that scared the hell out of me... this big oaf is still as reckless as ever...

But, this human kid didn't seem to be bluffing; is he really that close to them?"

Xue Chen smiled and patted Xiao Bai's thick front leg, explaining:

"It's fine, it's fine. I was just swept into a deep ice crevice by that massive avalanche.

It's all thanks to Brother Sky Dream here. If it hadn't happened to be down there and brought me out, I might still be trapped inside."

He took the opportunity to credit Tian Meng, effectively putting in a good word for it.

Hearing this, Xiao Bai's massive bear eyes finally turned to the still-shaken Brother Sky Dream, its gaze remaining scrutinizing and somewhat puzzled:

"Such a coincidence?

Tian Meng, I haven't seen a trace of you for tens of thousands of years. What were you doing down in the Ice Abyss?

And..."

It carefully sensed Brother Sky Dream's aura, a look of obvious surprise appearing on its bear face:

"What's going on with your cultivation?"

Before it could finish its question, Xiao Bai's massive body suddenly spun around. The scrutinizing gaze it had directed at Brother Sky Dream instantly became incredibly sharp and vigilant, locked onto another direction!

A powerful pressure, filled with violence and scorching heat—the complete opposite of the bone-chilling cold of the Far North—was closing in on their position!

"Hmph!"

Xiao Bai let out a low, warning growl. Ice-blue light began to condense around its body, and waves of freezing soul power rippled outward:

"An outsider has broken into the core of the Far North!

This disgusting, scorching aura... it's those guys from the Star Dou Forest!"

Brother Sky Dream also instantly sensed the familiar aura that made its heart palpitate. Its heart, which had just settled, jumped back into its throat. Its fat face was filled with nervousness as it subconsciously shrank behind Xue Chen and Xiao Bai.

In the wind and snow in the distance, a dark red figure approached. Six eyes across three hideous heads burned with crimson light, and a silver scale on its chest emitted an incredibly dazzling lunar radiance, firmly locking onto Xue Chen's position!

Red King, carrying the orders of the Beast God Di Tian and the token of the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, had finally reached its target!

Wherever Red King passed, the eternal ice of the Far North hissed, its surface rapidly melting and vaporizing, rising into thick white mist.

The extreme cold of the Far North, in the face of the dark red flames that seemed to come from hell, was like meeting its nemesis; it could not penetrate even an inch, and was instead constantly pushed back by that scorching, violent aura.

It stepped along the path it had forcibly carved into the ice field, closing in step by step.

Its gaze was sharp, instantly sweeping over the three figures in the clearing.

It naturally recognized the Titan Snow Demon Bear, Xiao Bai, one of the overlords of the Far North.

That plump, white worm, whose aura wasn't weak but who was acting so timidly, seemed to be the Sky Dream Ice Worm it had seen once in the Far North many years ago?

But what caused the scale on its chest to react most violently was the human child, who looked no more than six or seven years old, hidden behind Xiao Bai!

"Titan Snow Demon King? Why would you be staying so closely with a human cub?"

The middle head of Red King spoke in a low, hoarse voice, tinged with confusion.

As it drew closer, the light from the silver dragon scale on its chest became as intense as a small moon, clearly pointing at Xue Chen!

"Could it be... this human child is the target the Lord sensed, the one for whom she would go so far as to wake me up to find?!"

This thought caused all three of Red King's pupils to constrict slightly, his heart filled with even greater suspicion.

A human? How could the one the Lord is searching for be a human child? Yet, the reaction of the dragon scale could not be false!

Just then, Xiao Bai's roar, filled with provocation and dissatisfaction, bellowed toward Red King:

"Red King! Why aren't you holed up in your Star Dou Forest instead of suddenly running to the core region of my Far North?!

This place does not welcome that stench of fire on you!"

Xiao Bai's massive body leaned forward slightly, assuming a defensive and offensive stance. Ice-blue light rippled across its fur, forming a sharp confrontation with the scene brought by Red King.

A fierce general under the Lord of the Far North, facing a beast king from the Star Dou Forest, showed not a hint of cowardice, only the toughness of one defending their territory.

Red King's three heads turned toward Xiao Bai in unison, flames dancing within his six crimson eyes. Clearly, he was not surprised by Xiao Bai's hostility, but he had no intention of backing down either.

His central head spoke once more, the voice booming with unquestionable majesty:

"Titan Snow Demon King, I have come under the orders of the Lord; I have no intention of offending the Far North."

His gaze bypassed Xiao Bai and locked onto Xue Chen once again:

"I am here for this child.

Hand him over to me, and I shall leave immediately, never to be an enemy of the Far North."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Bai's massive bear eyes widened instantly, and a violent aura erupted with a boom!

"Bullshit! You want to take Little Chen? You'll have to step over my dead body first!"

How could he possibly allow a beast from the Star Dou Forest to take away Xue Chen, whom he regarded as his own younger brother?

Especially not in such a high-handed and inexplicable manner!