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

Hyotei became increasingly convinced of its possibility, and they were so anxious they were practically jumping up and down:

"It's all over! Having one brain is bad enough, but if it grows a second one, it'll become a monster! No, this is too serious! Even the mighty Ice and Snow Emperors can't solve the problem of a second brain! This is definitely not something that rare treasures can fix. I must immediately capture that healing-type Title Douluo—no, I must capture every healing-type Soul Master in the human world and bring them to the far north!"

Seeing the Ice Emperor's imminent threat and the posture of someone about to destroy the world, Xue Bingchen was speechless for a moment.

He opened his mouth, wanting to explain that it was just a metaphor, but looking at Hyotei's extremely serious eyes, he suddenly felt that his three-year-old vocabulary was probably not enough to explain to this "antique" who had lived for 400,000 years what it meant to "have a brain".

"Pfft..."

Just when the atmosphere was at its most tense, a soft laugh, like ice melting or a hundred flowers blooming, suddenly rang out atop the snow-capped mountain.

The one who laughed was Xue Di, who was holding Xue Bingchen.

At this moment, the Snow Empress's once beautiful face, which was filled with tension and worry, now bloomed with a gentle smile that could eclipse the world.

She gently shook her head, her deep eyes, which seemed to see through the essence of all things, gleaming with wisdom.

She could tell that Xue Bingchen was not only physically unharmed, but that her three meticulous examinations had also been accurate.

The reason this little guy suddenly had a headache and fainted was not because he was sick or "had a second brain".

"Bing'er, that's enough. Stop having such terrible thoughts. Don't worry, Chen'er is fine."

Snow Empress reached out a hand and gently stopped Ice Empress, who was still on the verge of going berserk. Then she lowered her head, looking at Xue Bingchen in her arms with tender eyes, a proud smile curving her lips, and said softly:

"If I'm not mistaken, Chen'er must have just watched my 'Dance of the Ice and Snow Maiden' and was touched by the ultimate ice law deep in his soul, which led to a sudden enlightenment and a feeling. The massive amount of information about the law instantly flooded into his brain, and his young mental strength couldn't handle it for a while, which is why he felt dizzy and lightheaded."

At this point, Xue Di extended her slender index finger and gently stroked Xue Bingchen's pert little nose, smiling indulgently:

"This little guy is truly a genius. He was able to resonate with the laws after just one look. What he calls 'developing a brain,' in the words of human soul masters, should be a breakthrough in his mental power, or... a premature awakening of some kind of bloodline."

"Sudden enlightenment?! Resonance with the laws?!"

Upon hearing Xue Di's explanation, Bing Di's anxious expression froze instantly, and then, a surge of joy erupted from her eyes like a volcanic eruption.

She whirled around, staring intently at Xue Bingchen, her voice trembling with excitement:

"Snow Empress, are you saying... this little guy's physique is truly a perfect match for the essence of our far north? He's only three years old, hasn't even awakened his martial spirit, yet he can understand your Ice and Snow Maiden Dance?!"

Hyotei rubbed their hands together excitedly, pacing back and forth, their eyes gleaming with fanaticism.

"Excellent! Excellent! I knew all those rare and precious materials I found for him over the past three years hadn't been in vain! Could it be... that Xiao Bingchen really awakened the legendary 'Ice and Snow Maiden' martial soul at the age of six?! If that's true, wouldn't our far north be about to give birth to an unprecedented super genius?!"

Seeing Hyotei's overjoyed and delighted expression, Yuki's smile gradually faded.

She gently stroked Xue Bingchen's soft white hair, her eyes becoming somewhat complicated.

A barely perceptible hint of resentment and sigh flickered deep within those profound, icy blue eyes.

Xue Di sighed silently in her heart.

She glanced at Xue Bingchen, who was still scratching his head and looking completely innocent, with a hint of resentment.

"If... Chen'er weren't human, but like me, a snow maiden born of the unique beauty of this far north, how wonderful that would be..."

This thought had swirled in Xue Di's mind countless times over the past three years.

As Xue Di spent more and more time with Xue Bingchen, she was shocked to discover that this human child's constitution was so special that it was simply unbelievable.

He seemed to be a perfect vessel born for the ultimate ice, able to accept and perfectly integrate both the immense vitality of the millennium ice marrow milk and the domineering coldness of the polar snow lotus.

If Xue Bingchen is a soul beast and a descendant of the Ice and Snow Maiden clan, the Snow Emperor has absolute confidence that even if she fails to break through to the elusive God-level realm in the future, even if she perishes before surviving the terrifying seven hundred thousand-year tribulation.

Xue Bingchen is absolutely qualified and capable of perfectly taking over the entire far north, becoming the new ruler of the far north, and continuing to protect the thousands of people in the far north.

But reality is incredibly cruel.

He is a human being.

Human lifespan is far too short compared to the tens or hundreds of thousands of years that soul beasts live.

A mere century is nothing more than a slightly longer slumber for the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor.

If Xue Bingchen cannot break free from the shackles of humanity and become a god, then hundreds of years later, no matter how brilliant and invincible he is, he will ultimately succumb to the relentless erosion of time and turn into a handful of yellow earth on this far northern ice plain.

The thought that hundreds of years from now, she might have to watch the child who grew up in her arms and called her "Mom" countless times grow old and die would cause Xue Di's rock-hard, icy heart to ache with a pain that made it hard to breathe.

"No... I absolutely will not allow this to happen!"

Xue Di's eyes instantly became incredibly firm, even revealing a resolute determination to defy the heavens.

Looking at Xue Bingchen in her arms, she secretly made a vow:

Since you carry all of Bing'er's and my hopes, and since you have already enjoyed the most core and largest resources in the entire far north without even awakening your martial soul, then your future absolutely cannot stop at the limits of mortals!

The Snow Empress hoped that this human child, whom she regarded as her own son, could break the ironclad rule that had prevailed in the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years and embark on the legendary path to godhood!

"If that day truly comes, and Chen'er can reach level 100 and become a god, breaking the shackles of lifespan and gaining eternal life..."

The image flashed through Xue Di's mind: she and Bing Di stood side by side atop the far north, watching Xue Bingchen, adorned with a divine halo, reign supreme over the world.

At that time, she and Bing'er will proudly proclaim to the entire Douluo Continent, and even to the lofty God Realm:

"Look, this is a god that we, the Two Emperors of Ice and Snow, have personally nurtured, using all the resources of the far north!"

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