Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 180 Seeing Through the Heart, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo
The Star Forest is not peaceful at night.

Various sporadic noises continued to be heard from the dense forests around. This place was originally the territory of the 80,000-year-old Sky Frost Centipede. Other soul beasts would never set foot here unless they had no choice or were confident in their own strength.

But today, the Sky Frost Centipede made quite a noise, and the surrounding soul beasts noticed the unusual movement. Many powerful soul beasts that were amplified in the dark could not suppress their curiosity, and they hid in the darkness one by one. Of course, all this did not escape the mental power of Shu Yan and the other two.

The Ice Emperor released a trace of the ancient aura of a ferocious beast. Suddenly, countless figures froze abruptly. Amid the sound of slightly hurried footsteps, the surroundings soon became quiet. Only fireflies flying out from the cold pond circled in the sky and finally landed around the tent.

“Tsk, a bunch of little guys under 100,000 years old want to join in the fun. They should be thankful that most of the soul hunters we need this time, except for Jiujiu, are of ice attribute. Otherwise, they would probably be corpses now.”

Bing Di said with a hint of disdain that with Xue Di by her side, she even dared to challenge Di Tian. Of course, Di Tian was usually too lazy to argue with her, and in some ways it was giving face to Xue Di.

Su Tong was still absorbing soul rings, and her Ice and Snow Girl martial soul showed signs of a second awakening. The reason was that the Snow Empress had given her a drop of blood essence before, and this drop of blood essence stimulated the blood in her body. However, the time of the second awakening is still uncertain, but according to experience, it is very likely after breaking through the Soul Saint realm.

It was late at night, the full moon in the sky was blocked by clouds, and the light became dimmer. Many self-luminous plants grew around the cold pond, which were like a bright light in the dark night, but also like an isolated island in the ocean, helpless and as if it would be swallowed up at any time.

Only remnants were left of the blazing bonfire, with sporadic sparks emitting a faint red light. This period of time was when people were the most tired and relaxed. Shu Yan leaned against a smooth boulder with his eyes closed to rest. Suddenly, a rumbling sound from afar made him frown slightly.

The curtain of the tent next to them was lifted, and Xue Di walked out, followed by the sleepy Bing Di.

"Someone is being chased by a group of soul beasts."

Snow Emperor leaped into the air, followed closely by Shu Yan. Although Ice Emperor was a little reluctant, he still kept up with the two.

The three of them were suspended about a hundred meters above the tent. Snow Emperor's eyes, which seemed extremely bright in the darkness, were staring into the distance. Ice Emperor also sensed it, then yawned and said:
"The herd is not heading in our direction. Let's go back to sleep. Xue'er, Shu Yan, you two are making a fuss."

Shu Yan carefully sensed the situation in the distance. He felt that the flash of gold and silver light was familiar, but the distance was too far, and the speed of the beasts was very fast, so he couldn't sense it clearly. But for some reason, he wanted to go and find out what was going on.

"Sister Xue, you guys stay and protect Jiujiu and the others. I always feel that the aura just now is somewhat familiar. I don't know why, I feel that I have to go and take a look to feel at ease."

Shu Yan spoke, and then, ignoring Bingdi's attempts to keep him, he turned into a stream of light and fled into the distance.

"Hey, Shu Yan! Are you stupid? Wait for me..."

Bingdi looked at his empty hand, stomped his feet anxiously in the air, cursed Shu Yan inwardly, and prepared to follow him. Xuedi looked at Shu Yan's receding back and smiled and shook his head, then reached out and grabbed Bingdi, who looked anxious, and sighed helplessly, and said softly:
"Bing'er, you're overreacting..." Bingdi's breathing stagnated, and a dull and confused look flashed in her eyes. She held Xuedi's hand, hesitating for a long time, but still didn't utter a word.

There was a hint of bitterness and smile in Xue Di's eyes. Bing Di's reaction had made her see some things clearly. The boundaries between friendship and love are completely different. Sometimes the forms of expression may be similar, but the emotions revealed are still different.

Seeing that Bingdi kept her head down and didn't speak, Xuedi reached out and rubbed her head, then said:

"Don't worry about him. We can't protect him forever. We will even have to rely on him for protection in the future. You have to have confidence in him, no matter what it's based on, understand?"

Bingdi held Xuedi's hand, hesitated for a while, and then spoke softly:

"Xue'er... did I make you sad..."

Xue Di chuckled and shook his head, then said:
"I am happy for you because I can see that you understand your own heart. I have never doubted your feelings for me. Don't think too much. Perhaps this can be considered another kind of perfection for us?"

Bingdi suddenly raised her head and looked into Xuedi's smiling eyes. She was silent for a moment, and then she whispered:

"Why is that guy so greedy..."

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Two figures quickly shuttled between the dense ancient trees. Zhang Lexuan was in front, and Han Ruoruo followed closely behind her. Both of them looked a little disheveled, and not far behind them were clusters of blood-red mist.

Wherever the blood-red fog passed, countless trees and vegetation turned into ashes and disappeared. The buzzing sound was so deafening that it hurt people's cochleas. In the Starry Forest shrouded in the night, such movement attracted the attention of countless soul beasts, but when they saw clearly the guys chasing the two, they all took the initiative to stay away from the vicinity for fear of being affected.

Eight soul rings were circling and flickering under Zhang Lexuan's feet, and the eighth-ranked blood-colored soul ring was shining with an intoxicating red light. As the eldest sister of Shrek's inner courtyard, even though she was only an eight-ring soul douluo now, she possessed a combat power infinitely close to that of a Titled Douluo. Han Ruoruo, the Soul Saint of the Golden Rope, was known as the inner courtyard's number one controller. When the two of them joined forces, ordinary Titled Douluos of level 91 or 92 were no match for them. However, facing the blood-colored fog behind them that was like taffy and could not be shaken off, the two were forced to this point.

After flying over a small hill, the blood-colored mist behind them was briefly thrown away. Before the two could breathe a sigh of relief, a thunder suddenly exploded out of nowhere, and then, several thunderbolts as thick as bowls suddenly rushed towards the two women from the forest below. Zhang Lexuan was quick-witted and pulled Han Ruoruo behind her. Then, the third soul ring under her feet lit up, and a bright silver moon suddenly appeared behind her. Rays of moonlight spewed out from the silver moon, and then collided with the thunderbolt. The terrifying aftermath spread to the surroundings. When the two saw the soul beasts in the forest below, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air...

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(End of this chapter)