Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 44 Deception

Seeing that Tianmeng was ready, Chiyuan was also ready to make a move at any time.

Ji Lin carefully opened the Conferred God Platform.

The moment the Conferred God Platform opened, the temperature inside the cave plummeted at an alarming rate. A wisp of white smoke-like air quietly escaped through the opened exit of the Conferred God Platform.

A cold, yet intensely angry female voice said, "Despicable humans, die! Die, all of you!"

Just then, Tianmeng made her move. The moment Xue Di appeared, a white light membrane enveloped the white airflow.

The temperature inside the cave stopped dropping.

The white aura surged and struggled within the white light membrane, but unable to break through it, it gradually solidified, transforming into a white figure.

Upon closer inspection, Ji Lin saw the white figure's appearance; it was clearly a little girl who looked only two or three years old. Her skin was fair and delicate, and a white gauze dress wrapped around her chubby body.

It kept letting out sharp screechs, trying to break through the blockade of the white light membrane.

This is the leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, with nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, ranked third among the Ten Ferocious Beasts, the Lady of Destiny of the Far North, born with unique advantages and destiny, and possessing life by receiving the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This should be the human embryo form of the Snow Empress after she was reborn as a human. Unfortunately, the Snow Empress's transformation was interrupted at the crucial moment, and it is no longer possible for her to transform.

She can only revert to her original form as a ferocious beast, but now she only has one-third of her full power, making it impossible for her to break through the million-year decay of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and she is no match for Chi Yuan.

Upon seeing the little girl enveloped in a white light membrane, Ji Lin's lips curled into a slight smile. "Is this the Snow Empress? She's quite cute."

Perhaps she heard Ji Lin's teasing, or perhaps she saw that she couldn't break through the white light barrier, so Xue Di calmed down.

Instead of attacking the white light membrane, they turned their attention to Ji Lin and the other two.

"Despicable humans, what exactly do you want? You can't keep me trapped forever. Once I'm out, I'll make you pay the price."

Seeing that Xue Di had calmed down and could be communicated with, Ji Lin stepped forward and came to Xue Di. Looking at the white-haired little girl in front of him, Ji Lin's eyes lit up. She was really too cute.

Perhaps sensing some kind of threat, Xue Di subconsciously took a step back, which made Ji Lin's eyes twitch. Was he really that scary?

Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, the little snow princess blushed bright red and stepped forward, staring intently at Ji Lin.

Ji Lin stopped teasing Xue Di. If this continued, Xue Di would turn red and warm. It was best to stop now.

"Snow Empress, with your cultivation level, even if you were trapped on the Conferred God Platform, you should still be able to sense the outside world, right? You should know that I was not the ninth-level Soul Master who attacked and sealed you when you were weak. He sold you to the Star Luo Empire, and in the end, you came into my hands."

"I want to make a deal with you. There is no direct hatred between us, and I think we should be able to coexist peacefully."

The Snow Empress remained noncommittal to Ji Lin's words, only coldly replying, "Don't even think about it. All humans deserve to die."

Ji Lin understood Xue Di's hatred for humans. The two races were originally hostile to each other. Humans often hunted soul beasts, and Xue Di was even ambushed and sealed by humans at the most crucial moment of her life, causing her to fail at the last moment, destroying all her hopes, and being bought and sold like commodities.

As proud as the Snow Emperor is, she probably already has the will to die, just waiting for someone to break the seal so she can drag the humans around her down with her.

He understood, but Ji Lin wouldn't just stand by and watch Xue Di seek death. He needed to give Xue Di hope, a hope for her to live.

Ji Lin pointed to Tianmeng beside him and introduced, "Snow Empress, you should know this person next to me, right?"

"Ahem, Hello, Snow Empress, do you still remember me?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm greeted Snow Empress somewhat awkwardly.

"Huh?" Xue Di was clearly taken aback. "There's still the aura of a soul beast here? You're a soul beast too?"

"This aura is familiar, a vast but not powerful spiritual force, what is it?" Xue Di clearly couldn't remember Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Tianmeng Bingcan looked embarrassed; he hadn't expected that Xue Di wouldn't remember him.

Ji Lin chuckled as he introduced Xue Di, "He is the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, a million-year-old soul beast, and was once a member of your far northern lands."

Snow Empress suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember now. You're that incredibly lucky Ice Silkworm, the one who kept advancing while asleep, breaking through bottleneck after bottleneck, and even surpassing me in overall cultivation."

"I remember Bing'er once chased after you. Didn't she say you were missing? How come you're with humans?"

Xue Di looked at Tianmeng Bingcan with a puzzled expression, clearly puzzled by his association with humans.

Tianmeng smiled wryly, "Don't even mention it. Back then, when I was being chased by Hyotei, I drifted downstream and ended up in a more southern region..."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm recounted its experiences over the past 100,000 years in what it considered the most tragic voice, which Ji Lin had already heard once.

"...You know how terrifying the lifespan limit is for us. You also know that there is no soul beast in this world that has lived longer than me. My energy has been basically drained by them, and I won't survive the next lifespan limit. But, I've lived for so long, I don't want to die! I believe you feel the same way, otherwise you wouldn't have risked transforming into a human, and you wouldn't be in this state now."

"Neither you nor I want to die. We've lived so long, how can we be content to become a pile of dust? So, I've thought of the best way."

The story of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm finally piqued the Snow Empress's interest, and she almost instinctively asked, "What method?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said in a deep voice: "Creating a god."

"Creating a god?" The Snow Empress was taken aback, then became even more curious. "What do you mean by creating a god?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said in a deep voice, "I think you also know that on our continent, humans are the race with the most potential."

Xue Di frowned. With her knowledge, she guessed what Tianmeng Ice Silkworm wanted to say. "You mean, help humanity become gods?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, it is indeed a human. Although some of us soul beasts are of noble birth like you, born with powerful physiques, we cannot deny that we are far inferior to humans in terms of potential. The human body is practically insignificant compared to the soul beast race. However, a human with exceptional talent, after only a few decades of cultivation, can rival the strength of a soul beast with tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of years of cultivation. Why is that? It's because of the difference in potential. Humans are physically fragile and have very short lifespans, but their potential is blessed by heaven, something we can never match. This is humanity's advantage, and what we lack."

(End of this chapter)