Douluo Continent: Martial Soul - Ice and Snow Maiden, Calls Snow Empress "Mom"

Douluo Continent, the far north.

This is a forbidden zone for humans, a death trap for life.

The vast land is covered with snow that never melts, and the biting wind rages like a blade. The temperature in the air has long been so low that even a Soul Emperor would be instantly frozen into an ice sculpture if he stepped into it.

There are no changing seasons here, only eternal day and night, and an extreme cold that seems to freeze the soul.

Within this core area, even soul beasts of the 100,000-year level must lie low with utmost caution, for here lies the supreme ruler who truly reigns over this icy world.

However, today, this timeless silence has been shattered.

"boom--!!!"

Without warning, in the deepest part of the core area of ​​the far north, an extremely dazzling ice-blue beam of light suddenly tore through the thick snow and wind, like a divine sword that opened up the world, shooting straight into the sky!

The blue light was so bright that it even overshadowed the aurora borealis that constantly twinkled on the horizon of the far north.

It illuminated the entire far north ice field, and the ice and snow within a radius of tens of thousands of miles seemed to be dyed with a sacred blue glow at this moment.

As the beam of light rose, the surrounding blizzard seemed to pause, and the raging ice elements trembled and submitted violently in the air, as if welcoming the arrival of some supreme being.

In this sacred moment when all is silent except for the blue light piercing the sky, a graceful figure slowly emerges from the depths of the swirling snow.

Her steps appeared slow, but with each step, the ice and snow beneath her feet would automatically condense into a crystal-clear ice lotus, gently lifting her jade-like feet. She was none other than the absolute overlord of this far north, the leader of the three great heavenly kings of the far north, possessing a terrifying cultivation of nearly seven hundred thousand years—

Ice and Snow Maiden, Snow Empress!

The beauty of Yukitei cannot be described with human language.

She had long, silver hair that cascaded down to her ankles like a waterfall, the strands swaying gently in the wind and shimmering with a luster purer than ice crystals.

Her skin was even more translucent than the purest first snow in the far north, seemingly delicate enough to break with a touch, yet containing a terrifying power capable of destroying the world.

She wore a pure white dress without any embellishment, which clung to her body, which could be described as the most perfect masterpiece of the Creator, outlining a breathtaking yet indecent curve.

Her eyes were a deep, icy blue, like two of the purest sapphires, but they held an extreme coldness and indifference that seemed to have seen through the vicissitudes of the world, as if nothing in the world was worthy of her gaze.

With her arrival, an indescribable sense of terror quietly spread.

That wasn't a deliberately released pressure, but rather a natural suppression emanating from the status of a spirit of heaven and earth and the ruler of the far north.

Under her aura, all the soul beasts within a hundred miles, even those at the hundred-thousand-year level, buried their heads deep in the snow, trembling all over, not daring to even breathe.

Snow Empress's cool gaze followed the gradually fading brilliant blue light and landed on a crater buried by wind and snow in front of her.

She slowly extended her right hand, which was as flawless as mutton fat jade, and slightly hooked her slender jade fingers.

"Buzz—"

A gentle yet irresistible surge of ultimate icy soul power emerged, gently brushing away the snow accumulated in the crater.

Immediately afterwards, a tiny swaddled baby, enveloped in a faint blue light, slowly flew out of the snow pit and hovered in front of her.

A rare ripple of surprise flickered in Xue Di's usually calm and aloof eyes.

"A...human baby?"

Her ethereal, clear voice, as melodious as an ice spring striking jade, gently rang out in the wind and snow.

This is simply unbelievable.

In the core area of ​​the far north, the absolute zero temperature is so extreme that even a newborn human infant with no cultivation would freeze to death, and their blood and meridians would shatter, if they stayed here for even a short time without special means of keeping warm.

But the boy in front of us completely defied common sense.

The faint blue light enveloping him seemed to have the effect of protecting him from the blizzard, but what puzzled the Snow Emperor even more was that the boy's body was directly exposed to the air that could freeze even the soul, yet he showed no signs of being frozen or turning purple. On the contrary, his fair and rosy face had a kind of comfort and enjoyment as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

His eyes were closed, his small mouth was slightly pursed, and his breathing was even and long.

Xue Di narrowed her eyes slightly, releasing a wisp of extremely weak and gentle primal power, like a spring breeze and gentle rain, carefully landing on the baby boy, trying to explore the secrets within him.

However, the moment her power touched the baby boy's body, the look of astonishment on Xue Di's beautiful face deepened.

"This aura..."

She sensed an extremely familiar and intimate aura emanating from this fragile human child!

This aura did not repel her power in the slightest. Instead, it was like a traveler who had been parched for a long time and was now receiving rain, greedily and instinctively absorbing and becoming close to her ultimate icy aura.

What Xue Di found even more incredible was that this sense of intimacy was not one-way.

Even her own cold heart, which had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, felt a strange tremor when it sensed this aura, making people want to protect it and get closer to it.

"This feeling... is somewhat like the blood ties between people of the same race." A storm raged in Xue Di's heart.

But reason told her that this was absolutely impossible.

Throughout the far north, and even the entire Douluo Continent, the Ice and Snow Maidens are a race of elemental spirits born with unique advantages and the favor of heaven and earth.

The Ice and Snow Maiden is neither born from a womb nor from an egg. Rather, she is born from the extreme ice and snow power of the far north, which has been condensed to its limit and nurtured for countless years.

She, the Snow Empress, is the only Ice and Snow Maiden in this world.

She had no parents, no brothers or sisters, and certainly no relatives.

If that's the case, why does this human baby possess a similar aura to the Ice and Snow Maiden's origin?

Xue Di stood there, letting the wind and snow blow through her silver hair, lost in thought for a long time.

Those beautiful, icy blue eyes gleamed, exploring various possibilities.

After a long while, the Snow Empress's cold gaze fell upon the baby boy once more. She suddenly thought of a very peculiar concept within the human soul master world—

Martial Spirit.

Human martial spirits are incredibly diverse, including weapon martial spirits, beast martial spirits, and even extremely rare body martial spirits and natural elemental martial spirits.