Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 42 Beast God Emperor Tian

Xue Di's clear, icy voice echoed through the silent forest. Sometime later, the steady footsteps had vanished, and visible ripples appeared in the space before them, like surging ocean waves. The next moment, accompanied by a crisp crack, space slowly fractured from top to bottom, as if torn apart by a tremendous force. Dark and violent currents surged forth from within. The next moment, in the endless darkness, a pair of golden pupils suddenly appeared, and a faint dragon's roar rang in their ears. The next moment, the world before everyone's eyes abruptly shifted to a completely different scene.

In a world filled with gold and black, a massive black dragon coiled between heaven and earth, its golden pupils as dazzling as the sun, radiating an indescribable pressure and dominance. Xue Di snorted coldly, her icy blue soul power surging around her. The next moment, the three of them suddenly awoke, only to find that they were still in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Not far in front of the four, a middle-aged man with blond hair, dressed in a black robe, stood with his hands behind his back. His face was extremely handsome and resolute, and he exuded an indescribable aura of power. At this moment, his golden eyes were fixed on the four, and the next moment, his cold and indifferent voice suddenly exploded like thunder:

"Snow Emperor, it's been a long time. Nearly ten thousand years have passed, yet you haven't made any progress at all. You're still stuck at that step and can't move forward."

Xue Di also stared at Di Tian, ​​her voice equally indifferent, devoid of any emotion.

"This is the will of Heaven, Emperor Tian. In this respect, I am indeed inferior to you."

Ice Empress looked at Di Tian, ​​who was talking directly to Snow Empress and ignoring her, and a hint of annoyance appeared in her eyes. She immediately shouted:

"Di Tian, ​​you're ignoring me again!"

Upon hearing this, Di Tian merely glanced at the Ice Emperor with his eyes before returning his gaze to the Snow Emperor.

"Ice Emperor, if you were as powerful as the Snow Emperor, I wouldn't mind fighting you. But you... are still so weak that I have no desire to fight."

"you…!"

Ice Emperor gritted her teeth and looked at Emperor Tian. Long ago, Emperor Tian had visited the far north and fought with Snow Emperor in the core circle. In the end, due to various reasons, no real winner was determined.

When it was her turn, Di Tian merely glanced at her indifferently, just as he had now, and then said:

"Once you break through 400,000 years, I might still think more highly of you. But for now, you'd better not get involved."

These words were still fresh in Ice Emperor's memory. Accustomed to ruling as a queen in the far north, she had never suffered such humiliation. Immediately, she attacked Di Tian fiercely, but was ultimately sent flying by Di Tian's single-handed strike, crashing into three icebergs in the process. By the time she regained her senses, Di Tian had already left the far north. This incident etched her name into the pillar of shame. Had it not been for the few spirit beasts watching, Ice Emperor might have truly lost all face and could no longer remain in the far north…

Xue Di's expression remained unchanged. She looked at Di Tian and then said:

"We meant no offense, we were just looking for something here, and now that we have it, we will not bother you any longer."

Di Tian simply looked at the four of them quietly, then suddenly spoke:

"You chose humanity as your last resort, Snow Empress. I truly never imagined that this day would come for you."

The Snow Empress simply smiled faintly at this, and then said:

"Di Tian, ​​I am not as good as you. The 700,000-year heavenly tribulation is like an insurmountable chasm for me, and so is Bing'er. We are not afraid of death, but we also yearn for immortality. You know far more than we do, so you naturally understand more clearly what state our soul beast race has reached. Therefore, we can only try to cooperate with humans and combine the power of the two races to create a god. In that way, everything will change."

As Di Tian listened to Xue Di's words, his gaze also fell on Shu Yan.

Shu Yan slowly raised his eyes and met those golden pupils. In an instant, Shu Yan felt as if the heavens and earth were pressing down on him, the air was rapidly sucked away, his martial soul automatically released its protective power, and his five soul rings rose and fell violently, as if they were under great pressure.

Di Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly withdrew his hand, remained silent for a moment, and then looked at Shu Yan and said in a low voice:

"No wonder you found a human genius with the complete Ice and Snow Maiden Martial Soul. He's only thirteen years old and has the cultivation of a Soul King. It's no wonder you were able to come up with such a path. In this desperate situation, there is at least a glimmer of hope."

"You may leave. As the leaders of the continent's soul beasts, I understand your difficulties and do not wish to interfere with your fate and choices. As long as you do not regret it in the end, that is fine. Of course, do not come to wreak havoc on my Star Dou Great Forest, or I will show no mercy."

As he spoke, Di Tian glanced at the four people with a slightly threatening look in his eyes. Then, without looking at them again, he turned around and walked into the depths of the forest. In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared without a trace, and everything around him gradually returned to normal.

Seeing Di Tian leave, Xue Di breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief. Facing Di Tian in the far north, she was under considerable pressure.

Fortunately, Di Tian's attitude was surprisingly easy to talk to, and he didn't even ask why they had come.

But judging from the way Di Tian left at the end, it seemed like he was in a slightly hurried manner...?

Enough, Xue Di stopped thinking about these things. Long ago, she had great doubts and curiosity about the Star Dou Great Forest.

Aside from Di Tian, ​​there seems to be another, even more terrifying and powerful force hidden deep within the Star Dou Great Forest. Even Di Tian is merely serving this force. Of course, Xue Di has no evidence to prove her conjecture, and proving it would be meaningless to her anyway, so Xue Di simply stopped thinking about it.

Ice Emperor glared hatefully in the direction where Di Tian had left, but the moment she turned to face Snow Emperor, she changed into a pitiful expression as if performing a circus act.

"Xue'er..."

Snow Empress sighed and ruffled Ice Empress's hair, then said:

"Di Tian... never mind, that's just the kind of person he is. When you don't have strong power and sufficient confidence, he won't even bother to glance at you. This is the pride of the strong, and with Di Tian's strength, it's really not excessive..."

Hyotei was silent for a moment, then nodded with a pitiful expression.

On the other side, Xu Jiujiu was panting heavily, still shaken. She leaned against Shu Yan's chest, her legs trembling slightly, her eyes glazed over with a strong sense of disbelief.

The strongest being on the continent, the leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, and hailed as the Beast God, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, had actually appeared before him like this—how utterly astonishing!

Fortunately, Xu Jiujiu had already experienced this feeling once before, and in no time she had adjusted her state. Although her face was still a little pale, she was thankfully not so shocked that she lost her ability to think as she had last time...

Shu Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a deep look into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, and his thoughts began to wander...

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(End of this chapter)