Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Chapter 36 Eva and Snow White

"It's no use, I know my body."

Arou's weak voice was like a candle flickering in the wind. She looked at the little deer in front of her, which exuded a pure and auspicious aura, and her eyes were filled with gratitude.

She turned her head with difficulty, her gaze tender yet filled with despair as she looked at Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, my daughter..."

"Mommy! No! There must be a way, Mommy, hang in there!" Xiao Wu cried out, clutching A Rou's cold hand.

"My mother said..."

Using her last bit of strength, Arou grabbed Xiaowu's hand. A gentle yet immense energy, mixed with the purest primordial soul power of a 100,000-year-old soul beast and the primordial soul ring representing her life mark, surged forth like a burst dam, forcefully pouring into Xiaowu's young body.

"what!"

Xiao Wu let out a painful scream. Her young body was suddenly subjected to an energy impact far exceeding her limits, but in an instant she was enveloped in a layer of soft light.

"Live on, live well, and take good care of yourself."

Arou's voice grew weaker and weaker, and her eyes began to glaze over.

In her final moments, she looked at Xiao Wu with boundless longing, then gazed gratefully at the nine-colored deer beside her, which was anxiously urging forth auspicious light.

The next second, the massive energy fluctuation vanished abruptly. Arou's body, enveloped in the auspicious light of the Nine-Colored Deer, rapidly shrank and transformed, eventually becoming a pure white rabbit with a faint aura, lying quietly in Xiaowu's arms.

Her complete energy merged into Xiao Wu's body at the end of her life.

"Mommy!" Xiaowu cried out in anguish, clutching the little white rabbit.

As the nine-colored deer watched this scene, a trace of sadness appeared in its clear eyes.

It stopped its healing light, silently lowered its head, gently rubbed its warm nose against Xiao Wu's hand, and then tenderly touched the little white rabbit, carefully transferring a trace of its pure and auspicious aura to maintain that fragile life.

At that moment, two enormous figures crashed to the ground.

The Azure Bull Python Daming and the Titan Giant Ape first glanced respectfully at the Crimson King and the Nine-Colored Deer before turning their attention to Xiao Wu.

As the two gatekeepers of the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, they naturally knew about the appearance of the Lake of Life and the auspicious beast.

The Azure Bull Python lowered its head, looking at the weak little white rabbit in Xiao Wu's arms and her heart-wrenching cries. Its huge snake eyes were filled with endless sorrow and anger.

Titan Ape Erming slammed his fists into the ground, letting out a deafening roar, his violent aura filled with pain and ferocious killing intent.

It wanted to rush out and hunt down those humans, but it dared not leave Xiao Wu's side, who was now heartbroken.

The Red King looked at the scene before him, and all three heads fell silent.

His massive body lowered slightly, guarding the nine-colored deer warily to prevent any possible accidents.

……

Lake of Life.

The Crimson King stood by the lake, respectfully reporting everything to Emperor Tian, ​​who was suspended above the lake's surface.

He recounted in detail to Di Tian the events surrounding the Nine-Colored Deer's encounter with Xiao Wu, its insistence on going to the rescue, its encounter with powerful humans, A Rou's death, and the encounters with the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

"Di Tian, ​​that's how it happened. The auspicious beast is unharmed, but we are saddened by the fate of the two transformed soul beasts," the Crimson King added at the end.

Di Tian was silent for a moment before speaking: "Humans have always been like this."

Emperor Tian didn't care about Arou's death; he had always looked down on soul beasts that could transform into human form.

However, the fact that humans ventured deep into the edge of the core area to hunt down 100,000-year-old soul beasts, and even nearly affected auspicious beasts, is undoubtedly a serious provocation against the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Red King. The auspicious beast is pure and kind-hearted; you must stay by its side at all times and protect it well. As for that little rabbit..."

Di Tian's gaze seemed to pierce through space, and he saw Xiao Wu nestled beside the Nine-Colored Deer by the lake, sleeping soundly with her little white rabbit in her arms.

"Since they were brought back by auspicious beasts and have a close relationship with those two 100,000-year-old soul beasts, let them stay on the outer edge of the lake for the time being."

"Yes, sir." The Crimson King respectfully accepted the order.

Di Tian slowly sank into the depths of the Lake of Life once again, and the lake surface returned to calm.

……

Time flies, and soon it was time for Eva to give birth.

The outer hall of the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, the Floating Green Palace.

Emperor Xueye paced anxiously back and forth outside the palace, while Qianrenxue stood calmly to the side.

Qian Renxue originally didn't want to come, but then she thought that the child in Eva's belly might be hers.

After much hesitation, she finally arrived outside the Floating Green Palace.

He rubbed his hands together on the snowy night, glancing occasionally at the tightly closed bedroom door, his cloudy eyes reflecting worry for Eva.

Qian Renxue stood quietly to the side, her posture respectful and her face calm as still water, but only she knew that her heart was pounding wildly.

The unborn baby was like a sword hanging over her head, ready to cut off everything she had at any moment.

The inner hall of Fucui Palace.

In stark contrast to the anxiety outside, the atmosphere deep within the palace, in a space isolated by layers of magical barriers, was remarkably leisurely.

Eva leaned back on the soft velvet cushions, her posture languid, showing no sign of the pain of a woman about to give birth.

A small magical water mirror floated in front of her, perfectly reflecting the anxious figures of Emperor Xueye pacing in the outer hall and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe trying to remain calm.

"Heh, what adorable fools." Eva scoffed lightly, elegantly picking up a crystal grape with her fingertips and putting it into her mouth.

Beside her, in a delicate little cradle, lay a beautifully sculpted baby girl.

She had jet-black, lustrous hair and snow-white, translucent skin. At this moment, she was looking at Eva with a pair of large, pure, obsidian-like eyes, filled with a wariness and complex emotions that did not belong to an infant.

This is Snow White, who came to Douluo Continent from the world of fairy tales.

“Little Snow White,” Eva said, reaching out her finger to gently poke Snow White’s rosy cheek, her tone carrying a feigned intimacy, “you must be a good girl and listen to your mother, okay? There are still many days ahead of you.”

Snow White in the cradle turned her head slightly, trying to avoid Eva's touch. Her brows furrowed, expressing her silent resistance.

Snow White didn't want to talk to this wicked woman; in the fairy tale world, she was her wicked stepmother.

Now that she has arrived in a new world, she never expected that she would still become Eva's mother.

Eva paid no attention to Snow White's reaction, as if she were looking at a pet throwing a tantrum.

With a flick of her wrist, the magic mirror appeared out of thin air. A faint light flashed on the mirror's surface, and a small crystal bottle containing a few drops of liquid shimmering with a pale golden, holy aura was taken out.

The liquid was pure and clear, radiating a heart-warming aura; it was a magical potion made from Qian Renxue's sacred blood.

Eva gently yet irresistibly lifted Snow White into her arms, and with her other hand, she uncorked the crystal bottle, instantly releasing an aura of sacred majesty.

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"What is this?" Snow White asked Eva.

She could sense the powerful force contained in the liquid, but her experience in the fairy tale world made her extremely wary of Eva.

"Shh..."

Eva wore a perfect and kind smile, but her voice was as cold as frost, "Things that are good to you will give you greater power and a more noble status, my dear daughter."

"I don't want it! You drink it yourself!" Snow White resolutely refused.

After all, the words were too familiar; Eva had said the same thing when she made her eat the poisoned apple, and she instinctively felt extreme danger and resistance.

“No, not at all.” Eva’s smile deepened, tinged with a hint of mockery.

"Have you forgotten the rules between us? We cannot harm each other; this is bound by the power of the rules."

As Eva spoke, she brought the bottle opening close to Snow White's little mouth.

Snow White felt a sense of helplessness.

Rules, yes, there are indeed rules binding them that prevent her from directly harming Eva, and vice versa.

But she still didn't trust Eva. They couldn't hurt each other, but she didn't say they couldn't trip each other up!

This thing was definitely not a good thing in Snow White's eyes.

She didn't believe her wicked stepmother would turn into a good person.

She used all her strength to turn her head away, tightly closing her lips, trying to cry out loud and attract the attention of those outside.

But she forgot that she was now just a vulnerable baby.

No matter how strong her will was, she could not rouse this young body to put up an effective resistance.

Snow White's tiny limbs twitched in vain, and in the end, she could only watch helplessly as Eva forcibly poured those few drops of pale golden liquid, which exuded a sacred aura yet made her soul uneasy, into her mouth.

The liquid entered her throat and instantly transformed into a warm, scalding current. It was not painful; instead, it brought a strange sense of comfort and a powerful life force that surged through her limbs and even penetrated her soul.

Snow White felt as if some kind of mark had been forcibly branded onto her body, and a power of the same origin as that pale golden blood began to quietly grow and merge within her.

"That's a good boy."

Eva watched with satisfaction as a faint, pale golden halo appeared on the baby's body before disappearing.

She knew that the potion was beginning to take effect, and the seed of divine bloodline had been planted, waiting to awaken in the future.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Eva quickly put away the magic mirror and the crystal bottle.

She gracefully lay back on the bed, waved her hand to remove the magical barrier of the inner sanctuary, and activated the mirror magic at the same time.

Instantly, the entire scene in the bedchamber was replaced by an illusion of Eva, covered in sweat and in pain, struggling to give birth with the help of a midwife.

"what!"

A vivid scream of pain rang out from inside the bedchamber, piercing through the tightly closed doors.

The outer hall of Fucui Palace.

The cry of pain startled Emperor Xueye, making him even more anxious.

Qian Renxue's heart leaped into her throat, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

Time seemed to pass for a long time, and finally, accompanied by a loud cry of a baby, the door to the bedroom was suddenly pushed open.

A midwife rushed out carrying a swaddled baby, a joyful smile on her face.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations! Your Majesty has given birth to a healthy little princess!"

"Princess?" The joy on Emperor Xueye's face faded slightly. He preferred princes to princesses, since men had a greater chance of inheriting the royal Swan Martial Soul.