Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

The light faded, revealing Hyotei's magnificent and complete form.

Under Tianmeng's deliberate control, those tough, luminous white threads receded like the tide, quickly shrinking back into Xiaowu's body and transforming back into that layer of shed skin that clung to her body.

As soon as Hyotei was freed, his body shone with a sudden surge of emerald light, and a terrifying aura of extreme cold spread out uncontrollably, instantly vaporizing the surrounding snow and revealing a smooth, mirror-like layer of ice beneath.

Her sapphire-like eyes were blazing with fury, fixed on the trembling phantom of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. Her sharp tail hooks were raised high, gleaming with a deadly silvery-white luster, as if she was about to tear this bastard insect that dared to imprison and desecrate her to pieces!

"Hyotei".

The Snow Emperor's clear, cold voice rang out. It wasn't loud, but it carried a strange, calming power, instantly quelling the restless ice elements in the area.

Hyotei's poised attack abruptly halted. It took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to strike immediately, and restrained its ferocious aura, but the killing intent in its eyes remained undiminished.

She turned to Xue Di, lowered her head slightly, and said in a tone that carried a hint of barely perceptible grievance and lingering fear: "Xue Di."

Snow Empress's icy blue eyes swept over Ice Empress, confirming that she was indeed unharmed and her aura was still strong and powerful, only her emotions were fluctuating wildly.

She felt a little relieved and her gaze returned to Xiao Wu, who was kneeling on the ground and dared not raise her head, as well as the spiritual projection of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

The situation is already very clear.

Ice Emperor was indeed trapped by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the transformed soul beast using some special means, but the other party did not seem to intend to kill him.

As for the so-called "path to godhood" and "good intentions" mentioned by Meng Bingcan that day, Xue Di was half-believing and half-doubting.

But she was certain that this cunning insect must have its own selfish motives and schemes.

She looked at Hyotei, "Hyotei, this matter started because of you. How to deal with them is up to you."

The meaning of this statement is very clear: the power of life and death has been completely handed over to Hyotei.

Whether Hyotei chooses to crush the man and the insect to vent her anger immediately, or has other plans, she will support her.

Upon hearing this, Tianmeng Bingcan was terrified.

Should the decision be handed over to the furious Hyotei?

What's the difference between that and sentencing it to death?

"Hyotei! Lord Hyotei! Spare me!"

The projection of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm knelt down with a "plop." It wailed in an extremely pitiful voice, tinged with sobs.

"I know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! I shouldn't have asked you this way! I deserve to die!"

As it spoke, it vigorously "kowtowed," and although it was just a mental projection swaying up and down in the air, the posture was very convincing.

"But I really didn't hurt you! Look, not a single hair on your head was lost! If I had any malicious intent, I would have had plenty of opportunities to harm you when I trapped you, but I didn't! My heart for you is as clear as the sun and moon, and as stern as heaven and earth!"

Hyotei watched its performance coldly, letting out a very soft snort, its sapphire-like eyes full of mockery, as if to say, "Keep making things up."

Seeing that playing the victim wasn't working, Tianmeng Bingcan immediately changed tactics and started appealing to emotions, her voice becoming even more sorrowful:

"Lord Ice Emperor, please spare us, considering we are all soul beasts and cultivation is not easy! You are the noble Heavenly King of the Far North, and we are just mud on the ground. You would rather not dirty your feet by stepping on us!"

"You have no idea how miserable I've been all these years! I was chased by you back then, and I barely escaped with my life. But I ended up falling into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, where those greedy soul beasts treated me like nourishment, absorbing my soul power and spiritual energy for who knows how many years! It was a time of utter darkness, a living hell!"

Tianmeng Bingcan tearfully recounted her accusations, describing herself as utterly miserable.

"We finally managed to escape... we finally found a chance to run away and met this little girl. We depended on each other for survival and just wanted to cultivate in peace. We really never thought of provoking you! This time we were blinded by greed and lost our minds! Please be magnanimous and just let us go!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was truly terrified at this moment.

Of course, he still had a trump card to save his life: the ability to burn a large amount of spiritual and life essence to forcibly tear through space and perform random teleportation over extremely long distances.

However, given his current state, using it would consume a lot of his energy, which would be too much of a loss for him.

It is reluctant to use it unless it is a truly life-or-death situation.

So now, it can only abandon all dignity and, like the most humble insect, beg and plead, hoping that Ice Emperor will show mercy because it did not cause any actual harm and is also a soul beast.

Hyotei remained expressionless, its tail hook swaying gently, its sharp tip gleaming coldly, showing that its killing intent had not subsided.

To Tianmeng Bingcan, her pleas were nothing more than a cowardly excuse for clinging to life.

The thought of being trapped in that way by that disgusting insect and hearing those blasphemous words filled it with rage.

Let them go? Absolutely not!

Just as Hyotei's killing intent grew stronger, and she was about to deliver her verdict...

Tianmeng Bingcan felt her heart sink completely when she saw Bingdi's cold and resolute eyes.

He knew that begging for mercy was no longer an option.

Suddenly, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm abruptly raised its head, its voice becoming somewhat shrill with urgency:

"Wait! Lord Hyotei! Lord Yuki-tei! I have news! Huge news! In exchange for our two worthless lives!"

Tianmeng Bingcan's earth-shattering shout caused Bingdi, who was about to make a decision, to pause slightly.

Snow Empress's icy blue eyes fell on it again, with a hint of scrutiny that was barely perceptible.

The Snow Queen stood silently to one side, her azure eyes as calm as a still lake, revealing no emotion.

Seeing that she had finally attracted attention, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm dared not keep them in suspense any longer and quickly blurted out her words like beans pouring from a bamboo tube, at an astonishing speed:

"It's about a place! A cave filled with millennia-old, mysterious ice marrow! A huge cave!"

He was afraid the other person wouldn't believe him, so he gestured vigorously. Although it was just a blur, his excited expression didn't seem fake.

"The millennia-old ice marrow inside is countless! It's like a mountain! I survived by consuming that ice marrow and eventually managed to cultivate to a million years of cultivation!"

Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow!

Chapter 238 Authentic

Upon hearing the words "Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow," even the Snow Emperor, who had been expressionless, slightly shifted her gaze.

Hyotei's sapphire-like eyes suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and the tail hook unconsciously lowered slightly.

For ice-attribute soul beasts, the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow is a divine object that is more tempting than any rare and precious material.

It contains the purest and most primal ice-attribute energy, which can not only greatly enhance cultivation, but also nourish one's origin, and even has a certain chance of helping a soul beast break through the shackles of its bloodline.

Although the far north is vast, there are very few places where ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow can be formed. Every place is occupied by powerful soul beasts or hidden in a secret place that is extremely difficult to find.

The sheer number of ice marrow caves, as described by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, is simply unheard of.

Are you telling the truth?

Hyotei's voice remained cold, but the resolute killing intent had clearly softened, replaced by a burning curiosity.

She is currently at the level of over 300,000 years of cultivation. If she can obtain a large amount of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow for nourishment, her chances of breaking through the four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation will increase by at least 20%!

No, even more!

The temptation is too great!

"Absolutely true! I would swear on my life!" Seeing that there was hope, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately pointed to the sky and swore an oath, his tone extremely sincere.

"That place is extremely well hidden. The entrance is covered by millennia-old ice and there's a natural energy barrier that makes it very difficult to detect even with spiritual power. If I hadn't stumbled in there by accident back then, I would never have found it!"

He carefully observed the expressions on Hyotei and Yukiteri's faces, and continued to escalate the situation:

"We are willing to tell you the exact location of that cave! We only beg you to spare us this time, for the sake of this information! We promise to leave the far north immediately and never set foot there again! We beg you, sirs!"

As Tianmeng Bingcan spoke, she began to kowtow again.

This time, Hyotei did not immediately reprimand them.

She remained silent, her sapphire-like eyes gleaming as she weighed her options.

Killing this insect and this transformed soul beast would certainly relieve my hatred, but apart from venting my anger, there would be no real benefit. On the contrary, it would completely destroy the information about the cave that might exist and be filled with ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow.

And if the news is true...

That value far exceeds those two worthless lives.

Snow Empress remained silent, simply watching Ice Empress and awaiting her final decision.

She respects Hyotei's choice.

The Ice Queen's gaze also fell on the Ice Emperor. The space around them, sealed by the power of the rules, remained stable, but the chilling killing intent seemed to be quietly dissipating.

Kneeling in the snow, Xiao Wu felt the pressure on her body seem to have lessened a bit. Her heart was still pounding, but a faint glimmer of hope finally emerged from her despair.

She held her breath, afraid to make a sound, lest she disturb the silence that would decide their fate.

Time slipped by, each second feeling like an eternity.

Finally, Hyotei raised her head and looked at Yuki-tei.

Snow Emperor nodded slightly, indicating that it should make the decision itself.

Ice Emperor turned his gaze back to the humble phantom of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and then glanced at Xiao Wu, who was kneeling on the ground trembling.

In her sapphire-like eyes, struggle, anger, and deliberation were ultimately replaced by a cold rationality.

"explain."

Hyotei's voice remained cold, but his killing intent had dissipated.

“Tell me the exact location of the cave. If you utter even a single falsehood, I will show you what it means to wish for death but be unable to die.”

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm felt as if it had been granted a pardon; the immense joy caused its illusory form to tremble, almost losing its shape.

"Thank you, Hyotei-sama! Thank you, Yuki-sama! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He thanked them repeatedly, his voice choked with emotion, as if he had survived a close call.

"I'll tell you right away! I'll tell you right away!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm dared not conceal anything and immediately began to describe in detail the topographical features of the cave, the surrounding environment, and the subtle fluctuations of the natural energy barrier.

It even used its memory and mental power to sketch a simple yet clear map in the air, marking the precise location of the entrance.

In order to gain the trust of the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, he described the situation in great detail, even mentioning the distribution characteristics of some ice marrow inside the cave, all of which were memories he had retained from when he ate them years ago.

Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor listened carefully, comparing the map drawn by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with the terrain of the far north in their memories.

Some parts do match up, and the descriptions of the energy barrier and internal details don't seem to be made up out of thin air.

It seems this insect has really pulled out all the stops to survive.

When Meng Bingcan finished speaking the last word and looked expectantly at Bingdi, both Bingdi and Xuedi turned their gazes toward the Ice Queen.