Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 114 The Beginning of Turmoil in the Far North
In the long years that the Titan Snow Demon King had lived, he had never felt the Snow Emperor exude such a fierce, undisguised, murderous intent that seemed to want to freeze the entire world.

Even back then, when he overestimated himself and confessed his feelings to the Snow Emperor with admiration, the enraged Snow Emperor broke all his bones and lay on the verge of death for hundreds of years, the Snow Emperor's anger at that time was far less than it is now.

This is no ordinary conflict.

For the Snow Empress to act this way, it must be because something has crossed her bottom line, or... it must be a huge crisis that threatens the peace of the entire far north.

As one of the Three Kings of the Far North, it is his responsibility to protect this land, and the Snow Emperor is someone he reveres and must protect.

Without hesitation, Titan Snow Demon King Atai let out a low roar that shook the icy plains, and then he took a step with his giant legs that were like icicles.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With each step, the earth trembled, leaving behind huge footprints several meters deep on the ice field.

Ignoring the commotion of his tribe, his massive body strode toward the area where the Snow Emperor's aura was erupting with astonishing speed that belied his size.

He wanted to go and see who had such audacity and what had happened.

Meanwhile, in another, relatively warmer region, with numerous underground hot springs and solid ice caves, lies the territory of the Ice Bears.

Inside a spacious ice cave covered with soft, dry snow moss, a giant polar bear, unusually large and over twenty meters tall, was curled up and fast asleep.

Its fur is snow-white and fluffy, and it has a round head, making it look somewhat adorable.

However, the terrifying aura it occasionally emits unconsciously in its sleep reveals that it is by no means as harmless as it appears.

It is none other than the Ice Bear King Xiaobai, a powerful being from the far north, unknown to the outside world but whose strength is comparable to that of the Titan Snow Demon King.

It was adopted by Xue Di when it was a child. In its heart, Xue Di is the "mother" it is closest to, most respected, and willing to give everything to protect.

“Wu——?!”

In the instant the celestial phenomena changed dramatically, the Ice Bear King Xiaobai was jolted awake from his sleep. His massive bear head instantly rose, and his eyes, which had been somewhat dazed, widened in shock upon sensing the familiar yet strange, violent killing intent belonging to the Snow Emperor in the air. They were then replaced by boundless rage.

"Roar--!!!"

A deafening roar, filled with ferocity and anxiety, erupted from the ice cave, causing icicles to fall from the cave ceiling.

"Who dares to anger the Snow Emperor?! I'll tear him to pieces!!!"

Xiaobai's thinking is simple and direct.

Enraging the Snow Emperor = Unforgivable = Must be destroyed.

It didn't even bother to think about the reasons like the Titan Snow Demon King; its pure instinct to protect its master instantly took over its entire mind.

Its massive body suddenly stood upright, almost breaking through the dome of the ice cave. Then, it landed on all fours, like an out-of-control ice chariot, and with a violent momentum that could crush everything, it roared out of the cave.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wherever it goes, ice and rocks shatter, snow flies, and no terrain can hinder it in the slightest.

Its bear eyes burned with fierce rage, with only one goal—to reach the Snow Empress as quickly as possible and tear the one who had angered her to shreds. Thus, all three ferocious beasts of the far north were moved by the Snow Empress's fury.

The Snow Emperor's chilling killing intent, which triggered celestial phenomena, was like a decree, not only awakening several other ferocious beasts in the far north, but also stirring up an unprecedented frenzy in the core area of ​​the entire far north ice plain.

"Ouch——!"

"Roar--!"

"hiss--!"

Countless roars and howls, some high-pitched, some low, some sharp, rose from all directions of the far northern core region, one after another, intertwining with the howling wind and snow to create a violent symphony.

Beneath the glacier, in the deep ice sea, a massive shadow begins to rise.

On the snow-covered plains, a terrifying being lurking deep within a cave opened its scarlet eyes.

Amidst the continuous ice peaks, swift or heavy figures broke through the wind and snow, revealing their shapes.

Ice Jade Scorpion, Titan Snow Demon, Ice Bear, Arctic Ice Fox, Frost Jade Python, Frostwing Demon, Ice Snow Dragon... almost all powerful soul beasts with over ten thousand years of cultivation and the development of intelligence, whether they usually hunted each other or kept to themselves, seemed to be summoned by some kind of instinct deep within their bloodlines. They unanimously put aside their grudges and wariness towards each other, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, surging towards the same direction—the snow-capped peak where the Snow Emperor resided.

The figures of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are already enormous, while those that are tens of thousands of years old or even close to a hundred thousand years old are like small, moving mountains.

The shockwaves caused by their rushing movement cracked the ice sheet and triggered a series of avalanches.

In the sky, there were also many powerful ice-type soul beasts that were good at flying, spreading their giant wings that looked like they were carved from ice crystals, blocking out the already dim light.

This is a terrifying force capable of making any human empire tremble; it is a hidden fang belonging only to the far north.

And this was simply because their rulers revealed genuine murderous intent.

This is the might of the ruler of the far north; a single word can alter the celestial phenomena, and a single thought can summon all beasts to follow.

Faced with the massive changes that swept across the entire far north caused by her own single thought, the Snow Emperor's expression remained as cold as ever, as if it were all perfectly natural.

However, the blond middle-aged man opposite her, Qian Daoliu, finally had a hint of surprise replace his previously confident and gentle smile.

He looked up at the sky, where the wind and clouds were changing color and beasts were roaring, and gave a helpless, bitter smile, his tone carrying an unexpected sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection):
"It seems I underestimated the wisdom and...decisiveness of the Lord of the Far North."

Their original calculations were based on their understanding of the "arrogance" of a peak-level ferocious beast like the Snow Emperor.

They assumed that even if they were besieged, given the Snow Emperor's pride, she would not "condescend" to call for help in a short time. They could then use this time difference to defeat or even capture the other ferocious beasts in the far north before they could react, relying on their absolute strength advantage.

Once they lose Xue Di, their biggest obstacle, their plans for the "Hall of Rebirth" in the far north will proceed smoothly.

But who would have thought that Xue Di, on the surface, was extremely arrogant, saying, "I can kill a mere dozen or so titled Douluo," as if she would deal with them all by herself.

The words had barely left his lips when they triggered a dramatic change in the heavens and earth, which was tantamount to sounding the loudest war horn to the entire far north.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that countless terrifying soul beasts are surging towards this place like a tidal wave.

(End of this chapter)