Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Her expression was calmer than Hyotei's, but that was only on the surface.

Deep within those icy blue eyes, an undisguised shock also surged.

"The power of the gods," the Snow Emperor spoke, her voice as clear and cold as ice striking stone.

"Only the power of God can bring about such a celestial phenomenon."

Hyotei suddenly turned his head and looked at Yuki-tei.

"The power of God? You mean..."

Xue Di didn't look at her; her gaze remained fixed on the dazzling aurora.

"It's that ruin. Next to the Ice God Ruins, the ruins of that ancient god who was once sealed away."

Hyotei's pupils suddenly contracted.

Of course she knew about that ruin.

The Ice Queen found two ancient ruins in the far north: one was the place where the Ice God fell, and the other was on the other side of the Ice Crystal Mountains, separated by a bottomless ice abyss.

The Ice Queen gained the approval of the Ice God's Ruins, and they also tried another place, but were blocked from entering.

Now, that ruin has been opened.

It wasn't them, it was someone else.

An unknown Soul Master, whose origins are unknown, took away the divine position hidden in the far north right under their noses.

A complex mix of emotions welled up within Hyotei.

There was resentment, disappointment, and a hint of jealousy that she herself was unwilling to admit.

But those emotions were fleeting and she quickly suppressed them.

It's a fact that they can't enter that ruin. No matter how strong they are, their attributes don't match, so they just can't get in.

Rather than letting that divine position remain forever slumbering beneath the icy abyss, it is better to let it be inherited by a destined person.

Hyotei took a deep breath, suppressing those surging thoughts back into his heart.

"Let's go." She turned and walked towards the direction of the Ice and Snow Palace.

"Where to?" Xue Di asked.

"Find the Ice Queen." The Ice Emperor said without turning his head. "She should know what's going on."

Xue Di watched Bing Di's retreating figure, remained silent for a moment, and then followed after her.

The two walked one after the other through the long corridor of the Ice Palace and stopped in front of the Ice Crystal Throne at the end.

The Snow Queen sat on her throne, her ice-blue dress trailing on the ground, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, her deep blue eyes slightly closed, as if she were dozing or deep in thought.

She was surrounded by an extremely dense ice-blue halo, which spread outwards in concentric circles from her and then slowly receded, as if the ice and snow of the entire far north were pulsating with her breath.

Hearing footsteps, she slowly opened her eyes.

"You've come." Her voice was calm, as if she had expected them to come.

Hyotei stepped forward and stood below the throne.

"Did you see the aurora outside?"

"I saw it."

"What happened?" Hyotei pressed, her voice tinged with urgency. "Is it that ruin? That ancient god's ruin that was sealed away?"

The Snow Queen nodded.

"Yes."

Hyotei took a deep breath.

"who is it?"

“A destined one.” The Ice Queen shook her head, a complex light flashing in her deep blue eyes.

"She triggered a divine trial in that ruin."

"The fact that she was able to trigger the divine test of that ruin means that her attributes are perfectly compatible with that divine position."

Snow Empress stood beside Ice Empress, remaining silent.

As she listened to the conversation between the Ice Queen and the Ice Emperor, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she were deep in thought.

After a moment of silence, she spoke, her voice not loud, but it made both the Ice Emperor and the Snow Queen look at her at the same time.

"Will the appearance of that divine position affect your divine examination?"

Xue Di's tone was calm, but there was a hint of worry in her icy blue eyes.

The Snow Queen looked at her and remained silent for a moment.

Then she smiled.

The smile was faint, the corners of her mouth only slightly turned up, yet it made both the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor breathe a sigh of relief.

"No." The Ice Queen's voice was calm and firm.

"That divine position does not conflict with the Ice God. It is the God of Aurora, who mainly controls the laws of light. The Ice God controls the laws of ice and snow. Although both can exert their greatest power in the far north, they belong to different realms in essence."

She paused, raised her hand, and a wisp of icy blue light swirled around her fingertips.

"My divine trials are nearing their end. In a few years at most, no, perhaps sooner, I will be able to officially inherit the position of Ice God."

Hyotei's pupils suddenly contracted.

"What did you say?" Her voice rose several decibels, filled with barely suppressed surprise, "You're about to become a god?"

The Snow Queen nodded.

"Just in the last few years."

Hyotei stared wide-eyed, speechless.

She simply stood there, looking at the Snow Queen, at her calm, almost indifferent face, and at the wisp of icy blue light swirling around her fingertips.

She suddenly remembered the first time she met the Snow Queen in the far north many years ago.

At that time, she was just a 100,000-year-old soul beast with low cultivation and was unfamiliar with this icy plain.

Chapter 533 Spying

Hyotei remembers it clearly: the snow was heavy that day, so heavy that even she, an old-timer beast who had lived in the far north for countless millennia, was getting impatient.

She had intended to retreat back into her ice cave and take a nap until the blizzard passed.

But when she passed the ice cliff where the Snow Emperor often resided, she stopped.

It wasn't because she sensed any powerful aura, but because she saw a soul beast.

A strange figure, never before seen in the far north.

The person stood beside the Snow Emperor, enveloped in an icy blue light. His long hair flowed like moonlight, his skin was so white it was almost transparent, and his features were so exquisite they seemed to have been sculpted from ice and snow.

She lowered her head slightly, as if listening to what Xue Di was saying, her profile soft and serene.

Hyotei stopped in their tracks.

She didn't go over immediately, but stood at a distance, squinting her eyes as she carefully examined the unfamiliar figure.

To be able to stand beside the Snow Emperor and elicit an expression from her that wasn't a cold, aloof politeness, but rather a kind of cautious eagerness.

This unfamiliar soul beast is no ordinary creature.

Hyotei's heart sank slightly.

Having lived in the far north for so many years, she has seen countless beings trying to get close to the Snow Emperor.

There are challengers, followers, admirers, and those who covet.

But none of them could elicit that kind of expression from Xue Di.

Hyotei lowered her eyes, suppressing the emotions that surged within her, and then strode towards Yuki-tei.

She walked slowly, but her steps were very steady.

The ice beneath my feet made a soft cracking sound, which was particularly clear on the vast ice field.

Hearing footsteps, Xue Di turned around, and her icy blue eyes lit up the moment she saw Bing Di.

"Hyotei." Yuki-tei's voice remained cold, but there was a hint of eagerness in her tone that she herself didn't even realize.

"You've arrived."

Hyo-tei nodded, her gaze passing over Yuki-tei and landing on the unfamiliar figure beside her.

"Who is this?"

He stepped aside, making room for half a body, and pointed at the figure.

"Ice Emperor, this is a fellow member of my kind that I discovered in the far north. She is called the Snow Queen, and like me, she is a soul beast born from ice and snow."

Hyotei's pupils contracted slightly.

A soul beast born from ice and snow. Like the Snow Empress.

She knew all too well what this meant.

The far north is vast and boundless, with ice and snow elements so concentrated that they are extremely dense. However, over the years, only the Snow Empress has been able to give birth to intelligence and take the form of a soul beast from it.

Now, a second one has appeared.

Hyotei's gaze lingered on the Snow Queen for a long time.

The unfamiliar soul beast stood quietly beside the Snow Empress, its head slightly bowed.

Her appearance was extremely beautiful, with delicate features that looked as if they were sculpted from ice and snow. Her long hair flowed like moonlight, and her skin was so white that it was almost transparent. A faint ice-blue halo surrounded her.

She stood there, doing nothing, yet she seemed to have become one with the icy plain.

Hyotei withdrew her gaze and looked at Yuki-tei.

Have you spoken to her?

Xue Di nodded.