Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 134 Pursuit and Split Operations

Behind Bingdi and the others, several powerful and unparalleled auras of Title Douluo were like leeches, relentlessly pursuing them and rapidly closing the distance.

The pursuers from the Hall of Rebirth have arrived.

Titan Snow Demon King Atai abruptly stopped his frantic run, his massive body carving deep furrows into the ice field.

He glanced back at the snow lotus, which was being held tightly in the arms of the Ice Emperor, and a resolute look flashed in his huge, icy blue eyes.

"ice King!"

His deep voice, like muffled thunder, remained clear even in the howling wind.

"You take Xue Di away, I'll distract them."

Before he finished speaking, his mountain-like body had already turned around. Instead of concealing his aura, he pushed his vast and boundless blood and soul power to its limit.

Like a suddenly erupting active volcano, it emits an extremely conspicuous signal in a pale world.

He took huge strides and thundered eastward, heading in a direction completely different from the escape route of the Ice Emperor. Every step he took shook the earth and deliberately left clear traces and powerful energy residue.

"Artest!"

Hyotei's delicate body trembled, and her steps involuntarily slowed for a moment.

How could she not know that Atai's actions were tantamount to putting himself in a deadly situation?
The pursuers from the Hall of Rebirth are not to be trifled with; once entangled with them... the odds are against you.

However, sensing the faint soul fluctuations emanating from Xue Dan in her arms, she gritted her teeth, forcibly suppressing the overwhelming sorrow and worry, and responded in a slightly trembling voice:
"...Please, Atai, please...don't die!"

"rest assured."

Atai's muffled response came from the other side of the wind and snow, carrying a kind of calm acceptance of death.

"I won't die that easily."

His figure gradually accelerated, carrying an indomitable momentum, and disappeared into the swirling snow.

However, Artest wasn't the only one sharing the firepower.

The Ice Bear King, Xiaobai, glanced deeply at the Ice Emperor and the snow lotus in her arms. His bear eyes, which were originally somewhat simple and honest, were now filled with complex emotions.

He let out a deep roar, no longer trying to conceal his violent aura. His massive body suddenly stood upright, and then he sprinted off in another direction—the northwest.

"Atai."

Xiao Bai's voice was slightly choked up, yet incredibly earnest.

“If we’re both still alive… I’ll never argue with you again, and I’ll never call you big but stupid again.”

His voice drifted away in the wind and snow, and his enormous figure soon became blurred.

He also wanted to use himself as bait to help Hyotei reduce the number of pursuers.

"noob……"

Hyotei watched Shiro's resolute departure and felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Crystalline tears mingled with the frost on her face and silently slid down, instantly freezing into ice.

As one of the three Heavenly Kings of the far north, she has roamed the far north for hundreds of thousands of years. When has she ever suffered such humiliation?
Why would her companions need to sacrifice themselves to save her life?

A strong urge to turn back and fight the enemy to the death almost overwhelmed her reason.

Even if I die, I'll take a few down with me. The dignity of the overlord of the far north cannot be trampled upon.

But... she looked down at the snow lotus in her arms, which was quietly emitting a faint light, and felt the familiar yet weak primal aura within it.

"Xue'er..." she murmured to herself, the madness and humiliation in her eyes gradually being replaced by a will called protection.

Compared to her personal dignity, the survival of the Snow Empress and the future hope of the far north are clearly more important.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, she and Xue Di both want to live.

She suddenly accelerated, pouring all her grief and power into her speed, transforming into a streak of emerald green light that almost blended into the wind and snow, fleeing desperately towards the far north.

...

Shortly after the three members of Hyotei split up, several powerful figures broke through the wind and snow and appeared in the area where they had just been.

Leading the group was none other than the Light Feather Douluo, who wielded the Light Feather Divine Bow. His long silver hair fluttered in the wind, and his handsome face held a hint of playful mockery, like a cat catching a mouse.

Beside him were the well-coordinated Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, as well as several other Title Douluos from the Hall of Rebirth with relatively minor injuries.

Guangling Douluo closed his eyes slightly, sensing the three powerful auras that remained in the air, clearly heading in different directions. A knowing smile appeared on his lips.

"Ha ha……"

He let out a light yet cold laugh.

"In the end, they are just soul beasts. When it comes to wisdom and strategy, they are still lacking. Their scattered escape may seem clever, but in reality, it weakens their own strength and gives us the opportunity to defeat them one by one."

His sharp eyes swept across the three directions, and he made a judgment in an instant.

"The Snow Empress is of utmost importance and cannot be entrusted to the weaker Titan Snow Demon King or Ice Bear King. Only the strongest Ice Empress has a sliver of hope of escaping our pursuit with the Snow Empress."

He was clear-headed and spoke with conviction.

"Moon Gate, Ghostly Beauty, come with me to chase after Ice Emperor; she is the key."

He then pointed to several other titled Douluos:
"You, go after the Titan Snow Demon King. It is huge, easy to spot, and relatively slow. Make sure to intercept or kill it."

Finally, he looked at Thousand-Pound Douluo and Demon-Slaying Douluo:

“Go and track down the Ice Bear King. Although it is strong, it can't cause much trouble on its own. If you can kill it, you can also cut off an arm of the far north.”

"Yes."

Everyone responded in unison, without any objection.

"action."

At Guangling Douluo's command, his figure transformed into a streak of silver light, chasing after the faint, yet perceptible, trace of extreme ice aura left behind by the Ice Emperor.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, their figures blending into the shadows and snow like ghosts, and followed closely behind.

The other titled Douluo also did not hesitate and gave chase in the direction that Atai and Xiaobai had fled.

A life-or-death chase concerning the last hope of the far north and the schemes of the Hall of Rebirth suddenly accelerates across this vast and cruel ice plain.

Leading the pursuit on Ice Emperor's side was one of the most troublesome beings in the Hall of Rebirth—the level 96 Super Douluo, Light Feather Douluo, who possessed beyond-visual-range attack and bizarre control abilities.

The biting wind, carrying ice shards, swept across the vast ice plain like countless sharp knives.

The emerald green light that the Ice Emperor had transformed into sped ahead, her face as cold as frost, tightly clutching the 100,000-year-old snow lotus that contained the Snow Emperor's essence.

However, a persistent, deadly sense of threat lingered in his mind.

Suddenly, a pure white streak of light, almost blending into the wind and snow, flashed away without warning from the distant horizon.

Its speed was so fast that it surpassed sound, as if it had directly traversed space.

(End of this chapter)