Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 145 Princess Hug

"it is good."

Yin Chen didn't ask any further questions and nodded obediently.

He took out a warm jade box that he had prepared beforehand to store rare and precious materials, and carefully took out the Snow Pill containing the Snow Emperor's essence and put it into the jade box.

Fortunately, the Snow Empress had contained all her outward power and aura before falling asleep. Otherwise, with the material of this ordinary jade box, it would have been impossible for it to contain the core of a 700,000-year-old soul beast. It would have been frozen and even burst by the unintentionally dissipated extreme ice and snow power.

After carefully putting away the jade box, Yin Chen looked at the dying Ice Emperor and the still pale-faced Zhang Lexuan, his brows furrowed, and said in a deep voice:
"The integration process must be extremely difficult and dangerous. We need to find a place that is absolutely safe and undisturbed."

This area is clearly not an ideal place.

"I know a safe place. I'll take you there."

Hyotei responded immediately.

As one of the true rulers of the far north, her familiarity with this vast ice plain is unparalleled. She knows which hidden corners can be avoided from the spying of soul beasts and the search of the Hall of Rebirth.

She forced herself to stand up and fulfill her duty of leading the way.

However, she was too weak. As soon as her body left the ice stone she was leaning on, her legs went weak and she fell forward uncontrollably.

Just when she thought she was about to fall awkwardly onto the ice, an arm caught her just in time and firmly.

Yin Chen had appeared beside her without her noticing and supported her swaying body.

He looked down at the petite yet stubborn green-haired girl in his arms, sighed helplessly, and spoke with a hint of gentleness:
"Since things have come to this, stop being stubborn. It's perfectly fine to rely on me occasionally. After all, we've been partners since the moment you proposed the deal, haven't we?"

Before he finished speaking, Yin Chen exerted a little force with his arms and easily lifted Bingdi's light and delicate body into a princess carry.

"you……!"

Hyotei froze instantly, his emerald green vertical pupils contracting slightly in shock.

As one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, a supreme being who commands billions of soul beasts, how could she have ever suffered such... such humiliating treatment?!
To be picked up by a human boy in such a protective yet ambiguous way?
This was an unprecedented experience in her hundreds of thousands of years of life. The enormous shock left her mind blank, and a faint blush involuntarily rose on her pale cheeks.

Overwhelmed with shame and indignation, she instinctively wanted to struggle, but Yin Chen's words and the strength from his arm forced her to suppress the impulse.

He's right. Now is not the time to save face or put on a show of strength. The most important thing is to safely complete the integration.

She could only try her best to keep her delicate yet cold face straight, using a frosty expression to hide her inner embarrassment and that... indescribable strange feeling.

Yin Chen, holding the now docile Ice Emperor, walked to Zhang Lexuan, who was sitting against the ice wall. He winked at her and asked with a playful smile:

"Senior Sister, what about you? Do you want to switch places with Hyotei, or should I carry you?"

Zhang Lexuan glanced at Bingdi, who was being held in Yin Chen's arms in such an embarrassing position. Just imagining herself taking Bingdi's place made her shudder, and a strong sense of shame rushed to her head.

She shook her head vigorously, her voice becoming increasingly urgent:

"No, no need to change, just carry me, thank you, Yin Chen."

To let her be held like that too? It would be better to just let her die.

Although Yin Chen managed to stabilize her injuries and prevent them from threatening her life, it was still wishful thinking for her to walk independently or even move quickly. At this moment, she could only rely on Yin Chen.

Thus, a peculiar scene appeared on this vast, desolate Arctic ice plain. A white-haired boy carried a petite girl with delicate features, green hair, and blue eyes, yet a frosty expression, in a princess carry. On his back was a woman in a moon-white dress with a cool demeanor and stunning beauty, whose cheeks were slightly flushed due to injuries and embarrassment.

He walked steadily, guided by the whispered instructions of Hyotei in his arms, toward a hidden place unknown to anyone in the far north.

The direction Hyotei pointed to became increasingly remote, and the surrounding environment grew more and more treacherous and desolate.

Finally, they arrived at an inconspicuous crevice covered by huge icicles and thick snow.

"This is it, let's go in," Hyotei said softly.

Yin Chen turned sideways, carefully carrying Bing Di and Zhang Lexuan on his back, and squeezed into the narrow ice crevice that could only accommodate one person at a time.

At the beginning it was extremely narrow, and then he became enlightened. After taking dozens of steps, he suddenly became enlightened.

Beyond the ice crevice lies a naturally formed underground ice cave. The cave is not particularly spacious, but it is large enough to accommodate several people.

The surrounding walls were made of eternal ice that had never melted, emitting a faint blue light that provided some illumination.

The top was covered with icicles that looked like sharp swords, but the ground was relatively flat and dry.

Most importantly, the atmosphere here is almost completely isolated from the outside world, and it is exceptionally quiet. Only a faint trace of extremely cold energy flows slowly, making it an excellent place for ice-attribute beings to recuperate.

"This is a place where I used to occasionally come for meditation. It's very safe."

Hyotei explained, his voice carrying a barely perceptible hint of nostalgia.

Yin Chen gently put the two down and let Zhang Lexuan rest by leaning against a relatively flat ice wall.

He carefully sensed his surroundings and, after confirming that there were no other signs of life or lurking danger, he finally felt completely at ease.

"Alright, we're safe now."

Yin Chen looked at Bing Di, his golden eyes gleaming.

"can we start?"

Hyotei leaned against the cold wall, gazing at the human boy who had pulled her back from the brink of despair and whose fate was about to be intertwined with hers. She took a deep breath of the frigid air from the ice cave and nodded solemnly.
"Okay, let's begin. Get ready... This might be the most painful test you've ever experienced."

Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan forced herself to stay alert, her gaze complex as she watched the impending fusion that was destined to shake the continent.

Inside the ice cave, time seemed to be frozen, with only the chill surging like a tide.

Guided by Bingdi, Yin Chen did not hesitate at all and put the 100,000-year-old snow lotus, which exuded a hazy halo and a vast life essence, into his mouth.

The snow lotus melted instantly upon entering his mouth, not as icy and piercing as he had imagined. Instead, it transformed into a warm and mellow current that slid down his throat and then, like a volcano that had been accumulating for millions of years, erupted within him with a thunderous roar.

"Well--!"

The massive torrent of energy instantly overwhelmed Yin Chen's soul power defenses, surging and crashing wildly through his limbs and bones.

This is not pure destruction, but a domineering force of expansion with extreme cold.

(End of this chapter)