Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 47 Snow Empress, Queen of the Far North

"What did you say?!"

When Xiao Qiang mentioned Xue Di, Bing Di, who had originally planned to go to sleep, immediately opened her eyes wide, completely losing her sleepiness.

"Waaaah... I wish Bingbing cared about me this much."

"Shut up! I'm not in the mood to talk to you right now!" Ice Emperor said, casually giving Tianmeng a slap with her tail.

"Xiao Qiang, what's wrong with Xue Di?" Bing Di's heart jumped to his throat at Xiao Qiang's words. As Xue Di's secret admirer, his feelings for Xue Di were almost the same as Tian Meng's feelings for him.

However, compared to her attitude towards Tianmeng, Xue Di's attitude towards her was significantly better. If it weren't for the fear that the Titan Snow Demon Ape had his bones shattered by Xue Di after confessing his feelings to her, Bing Di might even have confessed to Xue Di.

"Ice Emperor, I know you're anxious, but don't worry. Snow Emperor's matter isn't something that can be resolved in a day or two. We still have time," Xiao Qiang comforted Ice Emperor in his spiritual sea.

Hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Bingdi, who knew some of Xue Di's situation, calmed down a bit. "What exactly happened? What are you trying to say?"

"That's right. As I told you before, my Sharingan can occasionally see some fates that I can't quite explain."

"Hmm, I remember, you mean you also saw the Snow Empress's fate? You haven't seen it yet, have you?"

"Indeed, but I can occasionally see things that are to my advantage. Before you and I merged, I only saw something that could greatly increase my lifespan, and I had some vague and ethereal feelings about it."

"But as you merged with me, that vague feeling from before gradually became clear. Now I can confirm that it is a treasure that can allow me to reach the Title Douluo level in a not-too-long time."

"A treasure that can allow you to reach the Title Douluo level in a relatively short time?" Ice Emperor thought for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise. "Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow!"

"It should be. Although I have never actually seen the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, and what I saw was not very clear, the thing that might have been useful to me before but was not necessarily useful to me suddenly became extremely useful to me after we merged. At present, apart from the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, I can't think of anything else."

"Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, if I had Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, I..."

"You don't need to think about Ice Emperor. I feel that if you were given that Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, you could definitely break through to the four hundred thousand year level. But the luck of a soul beast under normal circumstances is not even ten thousand years. Putting aside everything else, that Titan Snow Demon Ape will definitely be made into a soul ring and soul bone. Moreover, without my senses, you wouldn't be able to find that place."

Hyotei sighed. "You're right. I haven't found the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow in nearly four hundred thousand years. And when I finally came across it, it was all eaten clean by some wretched giant insect. It's really..."

Hyotei looked at Tenmu, then raised his foot and stomped on Tenmu's face.

"Hyotei, take it easy. What's done is done, there's no point in saying anything now..."

"Ah, Bingbing stepped on me! Bingbing's feet smell so...so good!"

Xiao Qiang: "..."

"Tch, damn guy, never mind him, let's continue."

Seeing Hyotei kick Tenmeng away, Xiao Qiang, who originally wanted to say something for Tenmeng, couldn't bring himself to speak.

Where were we?

"It doesn't matter where we're talking. I'm thinking about something else right now. Ice Emperor, if I help Snow Emperor successfully break through the 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, could I ask him to protect me until I become a Limit Douluo?"

"Of course not. Xue Di is different from me. She is the true uncrowned empress of this far north, the absolute ruler of this far north. With her arrogance, it is impossible for her to become a protector of humanity."

Xiao Qiang: "..."

Xiao Qiang had already breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the first two words, but Bingdi's next words completely shattered that relief.

Judging from Hyotei's words, Xiao Qiang's worst fears have finally come true.

Xiao Qiang will not be facing the Snow Empress from the mid-to-late stages; he will be facing the Snow Empress from the very beginning, as set up in the early stages.

In the original work, when Xue Di first made her official appearance, she was in the form of a gentle older sister after transforming into human form. At that time, Xue Di was in a weak period and was facing her benefactor who had saved her. Anyone with a normal mind would not do anything that would make them seem arrogant.

Even after her soul was nearly killed by the Haotian Sect and transformed into an infant form, Xue Di still seemed so gentle.

But all of that is based on the premise that you are facing your benefactor, who is also the chosen one of the world.

When the Snow Empress's consciousness truly awakens, the one who almost killed Liehuo Xingjiaoshu at the slightest disagreement is the real Snow Empress.

The Snow Emperor of later times, especially the Snow Emperor in the legends of the divine realm, is almost a completely different person from the Snow Emperor of today.

Xiao Qiang could understand this situation. The thoughts of his childhood self, his adult self, and his old self were completely different.

This is especially evident in novels. Zhou Weiqing, the protagonist of The Heavenly Jewel Change, is a prime example. As the protagonist written by Tang Jia San Shao before his career collapsed, even if he wasn't exactly a paragon of virtue, he at least wouldn't betray his benefactor. However, after experiencing the fear of death, he betrayed his benefactor without the slightest hesitation.

The Snow Empress in the later stages of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect and the Snow Empress in the Legend of the Gods cannot be used as references. If Xiao Qiang were to go to find the Snow Empress, he would only be facing the Snow Empress who existed in the early settings, the far-northern empress who would not tolerate any infringement on her dignity.

Perhaps she liked Hyotei back then, but Xiao Qiang had no idea to what extent she liked it.

"Xiao Qiang, maybe we shouldn't go looking for Xue Di. She's not someone to mess with. We might end up with a nine-out-of-ten chance of dying," Tian Meng whispered in her spiritual sea.

Xiao Qiang: "..."

Why not go find Xue Di? What will I do without bodyguards after that?

If Mu En were dead, there wouldn't be much of a problem. However, given Mu En's strength in the early stages and his astonishing mobility, Xiao Qiang's martial soul might not be able to hide it from Mu En. Once Mu En saw it, Xiao Qiang would be certain that he was doomed.

Even if Mu En were to follow the established, righteous and noble character of the enemy, Xiao Qiang, a native of the Sun Moon Empire, would still face certain death against an enemy genius. There is nothing more to say about a confirmed enemy; killing him requires no reason whatsoever.

If we hide now and develop slowly...

Not to mention what will happen to Xiao Qiang's family and friends in the Sun Moon Empire, a level nine Soul Master might inexplicably appear here in half a year. Xiao Qiang hopes to be safe, but this is a chaotic world. Who knows where some evil Soul Master or something might pop up? Hiding for a lifetime has a high success rate, but if there is even the slightest mistake, everything will be lost.

In order to survive, he ran away without caring about anything. He was lucky enough to live to adulthood, but when he looked back on his past, all he felt was regret. That was not the life Xiao Qiang wanted.

Thinking this through, Xiao Qiang rejected Tianmeng's suggestion. "We have to go to Xue Di's place." If they can't negotiate the best terms, they can always lower their standards. But if they really run into Mu En, they won't even have the right to negotiate.

(End of this chapter)