Snow Empress's Fury

Honestly, I've always felt that the situation of Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent was absurd beyond belief.

The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, was still sleeping beneath the Lake of Life and would not awaken for another ten thousand years, so naturally she could not stand up for the Soul Beast Clan.

Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts might have had high cultivation, but they could not withstand the sheer numbers of human Soul Masters. Suppressed by top-tier human powerhouses, they had no way to resist or change the Soul Beasts' situation. That much was understandable.

But Xiao Wu was truly indefensible.

She had originally been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft-Boned Rabbit in human form, a Soul Beast by nature. She had entered the human world alone to avenge her mother and seek revenge against Bibi Dong.

And what happened? After meeting Tang San, she became completely love-struck. Her mother's murder, the suffering of her kind—she forgot it all. In her eyes, only her Third Brother remained.

Those Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Forest who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years—any one of them could take human form.

Yet most of them still chose to walk in their true forms, because deep down, they acknowledged their identity as Soul Beasts.

But Xiao Wu? Once she took human form, she cast aside her Soul Beast roots entirely, as if the words "Soul Beast" had nothing whatsoever to do with her.

It would be one thing if she lacked the ability to do anything. But she ascended to the God Realm with Tang San, became the Sea God's wife, and even became the Asura God's sword sheath. Even if she had no authority to interfere directly in mortal affairs, she could at least whisper in Tang San's ear, couldn't she?

If she had merely asked Tang San to leave the Soul Beasts a way to survive, if Tang San had merely said a word, the Soul Beast Clan would never have ended up in such a miserable state.

And what did she do? She acted like an accessory the entire time. Forget speaking up for the Soul Beasts—she never even mentioned them.

So after ascending to the God Realm and living the good life, she just forgot all the kin still suffering on the Douluo Continent? This move earned her the title of the Soul Beast world's ultimate traitor.

And then there were those two from the Haotian Sect, Da Ming and Er Ming. They were top-tier Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Forest, after all, and had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.

Yet after taking human form, they became the Haotian Sect's sect master and deputy sect master, upheld the rules of a human sect, and watched human Soul Masters hunt their own kind for Soul Rings without daring to utter a word.

I feel embarrassed for them. They would have been better off staying in the Star Dou Forest, where they could at least protect some of their own kind.

To put it bluntly, this whole family climbed step by step on the backs of Soul Beasts. Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline came from his mother, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor.

Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft-Boned Rabbit and sacrificed herself for him twice. Da Ming and Er Ming sacrificed themselves for him as well. Even his future child would need Soul Beasts to increase their strength.

Yet after draining the Soul Beasts dry, they turned around and cast the Soul Beasts' fate aside. That was an awfully ugly way to eat.

All the female leads who possessed Diary Copies were shaken to the core by the sharp criticism filling the diary.

Star Dou Forest, beneath the Lake of Life.

The dragon's might around Gu Yuena surged once more. This time, however, there was far less anger in it, replaced by deep agreement.

Every word Lin Ye wrote struck straight at her heart.

Having lived for so long, what she despised most were those who betrayed their own kind and forgot their roots.

The actions of Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming in the diary had touched her reverse scale.

Had that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft-Boned Rabbit not set out with a blood-deep grudge, intending to seek revenge against Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall?

Bibi Dong had killed her mother and destroyed her home. Xiao Wu should have been the one who hated humans most and understood the suffering of Soul Beasts best.

But after meeting Tang San and growing ever closer to him, her mother's vengeance and the boundary between Soul Beasts and humans were all thrown beyond the clouds, as if her world contained nothing but her Third Brother.

Her sacrifice and abandonment of her Soul Beast identity could be set aside for now.

But she had clearly become a god alongside Tang San and become the Asura Sword Sheath of the God Realm. Even if she had merely whispered a few pillow words into Tang San's ear, perhaps she could have stirred a trace of compassion in the Sea God and left the Soul Beasts of the Douluo Continent a path to survival.

Even if she could not completely change the reality of Soul Beasts being hunted, she could at least have made life much easier for her own kind.

But what was the result? Ever since Xiao Wu had been resurrected, she had clung to Tang San like an accessory growing from his side. Forget speaking up for the Soul Beast Clan—she likely never mentioned the words "Soul Beast" again.

"Uh... although I shouldn't be thinking this way as a human, what Xiao Wu did was simply ungrateful."

Xiao Xiao tilted her little head. She was still just a young girl and did not understand lofty ideals, but from the most basic perspective, Xiao Wu truly had gone too far.

She had begun with revenge in mind, yet after going through a few things, she no longer sought revenge.

She no longer cared about her own kind either. How was that any different from betraying one's sect or abandoning one's family?

Ma Xiaotao lowered her head, her brows furrowing.

If she set aside her human identity and viewed the matter from a Soul Beast's perspective, then Xiao Wu was practically the greatest spy and traitor among Soul Beasts.

And the Haotian Sect's two sect masters were actually Soul Beasts.

Only now did Ma Xiaotao notice something from the earlier entries. Her attention had been focused on Lin Ye, and she had not read the diary carefully. Now that she had met Lin Ye, her thoughts had settled enough for her to look through it properly.

She had not known until she looked, but she had missed such enormous information.

Although the Haotian Sect was a reclusive sect, this was no secret to the major powers.

As a core disciple like her, she knew of every famous faction on the continent.

What she had not expected was that the current rulers of the Haotian Sect were actually two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in human form.

If this information spread, the entire Douluo Continent would be thrown into an uproar.

Human Soul Masters risked their lives hunting Soul Beasts for Soul Rings, yet the leaders of a top sect were Soul Beasts themselves. It was the greatest irony imaginable.

Far North.

Snow Empress was truly enraged this time.

She could remain calm and indifferent in the face of anything, but when it came to Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming, she was furious.

The moment Snow Empress grew angry, a raging blizzard swept through the Far North, from the core region to the inner region and then the outer region.

Goose-feather snowflakes blotted out the sky. The biting wind carried extreme frost, sweeping across the ice plains like countless ice blades. Even ice lakes that never froze year-round were instantly sealed beneath several zhang of ice.

Countless low-level Soul Beasts huddled deep in their nests in terror, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Snow Empress's long white dress fluttered without wind. The usual gentle detachment had vanished from her breathtaking face, leaving only bone-chilling frost and fury.

Xiao Wu had clearly reached a height countless Soul Beasts dreamed of. She clearly possessed the ability to change her people's circumstances, yet she chose to turn a blind eye, chose to betray her origins, and cared only for her own wealth and glory.