Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 200 Lord of the Far North Ice Plains

Titan Snow Demon King trotted over to Snow Emperor and sat down cross-legged right next to Ice Bear King Little White. The two giants, Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King, were so enormous that Ji Lin felt as if two small mountains had appeared in front of him.

Even in front of the Snow Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King dared not act recklessly. However, as he sat down, he clearly made physical contact with the Ice Bear King. Neither of the two behemoths gave way, and they squeezed each other hard, neither gaining the upper hand. But the solid ice on the ground emitted a series of cracking sounds.

Whether it was the Ice Bear King Xiaobai or the Titan Snow Demon King Atai, although they were both at the top of the food chain in the far north, they dared not be presumptuous in front of the Snow Emperor and completely obeyed her.

Xue Di said calmly, "Alright, since everyone is almost here, let's begin. It's been a long time since I've seen you all; it's a pleasure to see you all."

Although her face remained expressionless and cold, her words immediately triggered a chorus of cheers from all the beasts. The thunderous roar tore through the fierce winds of the far north ice plains. Every soul beast instantly became excited, as if they had been subjected to a collective berserk mode.

The Snow Empress slowly raised her right hand, making a pressing motion. Instantly, the cacophony of roars from the beasts ceased, and everything returned to silence.

Snow Empress glanced at Titan Snow Demon King beside her. Sensing her gaze, Titan Snow Demon King quickly lowered his head in a fawning manner.

The Snow Emperor said, "In recent years, I have been in seclusion, striving to break through the next bottleneck. As you all know, my next tribulation is approaching. We have lived in this world for far too long. Whether it is me, or Emperor Tian and the Evil Emperor, we are all nearing the end. The future world will belong to you."

"My far north is a pure land. For me, the most satisfying thing in my life is to bring peace to the far north. There are two main reasons why I have gathered you all here. First, I want to announce that I will be going into seclusion again to prepare for the heavenly tribulation. After this meeting, I don't know if I will have the chance to see you again, so I have come to say goodbye. It is very likely that this is the last time I will see you all. Second, I want to determine my successor."

Upon hearing Xue Di's words, the numerous soul beasts of the far northern ice plains immediately erupted in uproar.

To them, the Snow Empress was the guardian deity of the entire Arctic Ice Plains! The fact that the Snow Empress was not confident of surviving this heavenly tribulation was too shocking to their hearts, and this news terrified them.

In Ji Lin's view, although the Snow Empress did not tell the truth to these soul beasts, it was indeed difficult for her to return to the far north. Choosing a successor was necessary. The Snow Empress, who became Ji Lin's Holy Mark, was destined to have a hard time returning to the far north. Unless Ji Lin set foot in the far north again, she would either ascend to the God Realm with Ji Lin, or fail to become a god and stay in the human world with Ji Lin to spend the last days of her life.

"Roar—" A powerful roar suddenly rang out. The Titan Snow Demon King, who was sitting cross-legged next to the Snow Emperor, suddenly stood up and pounded his broad chest with both hands. The angry roar exploded and suppressed the noise of all the soul beasts.

A powerful aura, mixed with boundless killing intent, suddenly spread out, quickly silencing the previously noisy soul beasts, who all lowered their heads in fear once more. But this did not calm their emotions.

For them, is the far north without the Snow Emperor still the same far north?

After coldly surveying the area, the Titan Snow Demon King sat down again beside the Snow Empress.

The Snow Emperor said calmly, "I hereby declare that from this moment on, Atai will succeed me as the Lord of the Far North Ice Plains. You must respect it as you respect me, obey its commands, and assist it in maintaining peace in the Far North Ice Plains. Although Atai is somewhat rough around the edges, it is kind-hearted, very righteous, and never uses its power to oppress other races. It is a very good candidate for successor."

Upon hearing this, the entire arena fell silent. The soul beasts all looked at the Snow Empress in shock, then turned their gazes to the Ice Empress. Even the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King Xiaobai were extremely shocked, looking at the Snow Empress as if she had misspoke. In the eyes of all the soul beasts, only the Ice Empress was capable of inheriting the Snow Empress's position! Moreover, all the soul beasts in the far north knew that the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were of the same lineage and had an extremely good relationship.

The fact that the Snow Empress was willing to give up her position as the ruler of the far north ice plains was already surprising enough, but the fact that she would pass her throne to the Titan Snow Demon King instead of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was even more unbelievable to them.

Snow Empress also looked at Titan Snow Demon King, nodded to it, and confirmed her meaning.

"Snow Empress, you..." Titan Snow Demon King's voice trembled slightly, not with excitement, but with sorrow.

As a ferocious beast, Titan Snow Demon King certainly knew what Snow Emperor was facing. Snow Emperor's arrangement was likely due to a lack of confidence in surviving the Heavenly Tribulation. Ice Emperor, like Snow Emperor, was likely about to face the next Heavenly Tribulation. This might also be the reason why Snow Emperor passed on the position of Lord of the Far North Ice Plains to it. Otherwise, given the relationship between the Ice and Snow Emperors, Snow Emperor would not have passed the throne to it.

The Snow Empress smiled faintly: "Atai, over the years, you've followed me and made many contributions. You've truly grown. I've been watching your every move. I'm glad you've done so well. You were more suitable for this position than Bing'er. Bing'er's personality is too strong, and her tribe isn't as powerful as your Titan Snow Demon tribe; their overall strength is weaker. So, in my heart, you've long been my successor. Remember, even if I'm gone, the Arctic Ice Plains will still be the Arctic Ice Plains. You must treat all tribes well and uphold my aspirations. Only when our Arctic Ice Plains are united can we avoid being invaded and bullied by external enemies."

"Yes." Titan Snow Demon King hadn't expected Snow Empress to say these things to it. Snow Empress had given it the throne of the Lord of the Far North Ice Plains, which showed her trust in it. It was already very devoted to Snow Empress, and now, thinking that Snow Empress might be approaching the end of her life, it was overwhelmed with grief, and large tears streamed down its face.

The Ice Bear King, who was lying prostrate beside the Snow Emperor, had now reopened his eyes and looked at the Titan Snow Demon King with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)