In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 261 You're not any better.

The following day, deep in the snow-covered ice plains, a dark shadow streaked across the sky.

From high above, a deep ice valley came into view. To the left was a towering ice peak, hundreds of meters high, with a jade-green scorpion, nearly 1.5 meters long, perched on its top. Beside it sat a stunningly beautiful woman with white hair and dressed in white, sitting on a block of ice.

The man and the beast silently watched the icy valley below, where many small, emerald-green scorpions were scattered.

"Boss, it's Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm shouted excitedly in the mental space.

Zhu Wu remained silent, flapped his wings, and transformed into a streak of light as he swooped down.

"Ha, what a stupid bird that mistook me for food." Sensing something, Hyotei looked up, her tone full of disdain.

"That's not right." Xue Di also looked up, but her brows furrowed slightly. "This soul beast does not belong to the far north."

Hyotei was taken aback, then realized that it was indeed strange that someone who did not belong to the far north could resist the cold air of the core area of ​​the far north.

"We'll know once we shoot it down." With that, he raised his scorpion tail, which shone with white light and instantly shot out a beam of freezing light.

Zhu Wu neither retreated nor dodged, allowing the chilling white light to strike him and envelop him.

The next second, the white light dissipated, leaving them completely unharmed, and they were already above the heads of the man and the beast.

"How is this possible!?" Hyotei was very surprised.

Then, a golden-tailed swift appeared on its head, its body shimmering with silver light, followed by the appearance of a man with silver hair and silver eyes, dressed in white.

"May I ask what brings you here?" Xue Di asked calmly and politely.

The fact that he withstood Hyotei's attack unscathed with his bare body is enough to demonstrate his strength.

"My name is Zhu Wu," Zhu Wu said calmly as he looked him over.

It must be said that Xue Di is indeed beautiful, with skin as white as snow, a flawless body, and an extraordinary temperament.

"You're Zhu Wu!?" Hyotei, clearly a straightforward person, immediately asked in surprise.

"You little brat, you're not here to persuade us to become your spirit rings, are you?" The thought involuntarily arose in his mind.

"Boss, let me out!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm cried out, "Let me talk to Bingbing."

"Do you have to be so obsequious?" Zhu Wu was speechless, but still had a thought. He released his mental shield and nodded, saying, "It seems that Di Tian has already come looking for you. Not bad, my cultivation has broken through level 70, and I need a soul ring now."

Bathed in white light, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm materialized in its spiritual form, its gaze fixed on the Ice Emperor in his beast form, filled with tenderness.

"My dearest Bingbing, I've finally met you."

Ugh, that's so cheesy. Even Zhu Wu, who usually whispers sweet nothings to his wife, couldn't help but get goosebumps.

"Tianmeng, it's you!" Ice Emperor gritted her teeth, her voice filled with resentment. "Wasn't it you who suggested Zhu Wu come to find me?"

"Bingbing, aren't I doing this for your own good?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said softly, "Bingbing, although you are already extremely powerful, with your aptitude, it's basically impossible for you to survive the next life-or-death period on your own. I'm sure you know that yourself. But sacrificing yourself to the boss is different. The boss is destined to become a god in the future, and then you can become a divine beast with me."

"Bingbing, this way, we can be together forever."

Hyotei felt a chill run down their spine. "Who wants to be with you? Stop being so conceited!"

Undeterred, Tianmeng Bingcan said, "Bingbing, time will tell. You'll see my true colors after we spend more time together."

"You're not any better." Ice Emperor snorted coldly, but he had to admit that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's suggestion was not bad.

"Hyotei, would you be willing?" Zhu Wu asked.

Hyotei fell silent for a moment, then glanced coldly at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, "Fine, but I have a condition."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly had a bad feeling.

"What are the conditions?" Zhu Wu asked.

"I don't want to be bothered by this guy in any way," Hyotei said bluntly.

Tianmeng Bingcan felt anxious and quickly said, "Bingbing, don't be so heartless."

"Get out!" Hyotei shouted.

"Okay." Zhu Wu nodded.

"Boss, please stop!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm cried out urgently.

"Tianmeng, matters of the heart require mutual consent and mutual commitment; they cannot be forced," Zhu Wu said calmly.

You've been following me for so long and haven't learned a single trick; you're really bad!

Tianmeng Bingcan had a bitter expression on her face, but the thought that she would be able to regain her physical body and move around independently after becoming a god meant that she would always have a chance to see Bingbing and pursue her.

His expression immediately hardened, and he solemnly said, "Bingbing, I will definitely prove myself to you."

Zhu Wu was too lazy to listen to this guy's licking his boots anymore, and with a thought, he sent Tianmeng back to his mental space.

"Xue'er." The Ice Emperor turned to look at the Snow Emperor. "I'll leave my people in your care for the time being."

"Alright." Xue Di nodded gently, then looked at Zhu Wu, "If you need anything again, you may come to me again."

"Xue'er, what's wrong?" Hyotei exclaimed in surprise.

"For the future of the Soul Beast race, this sacrifice is nothing," said the Snow Empress. "Besides, I have no other clansmen in this far north, and Little White has grown up and no longer needs my protection. It's good to take this opportunity to go out and broaden our horizons."

"Besides, isn't this also a golden opportunity for me to become a god?"

Hyotei remained silent.

Given Xue Di's talent, she should be able to overcome the next hurdle, but what about the one after that?

Zhu Wu fell into thought, then looked at Xue Di, "From a purely interest-based perspective, I actually prefer that you be the one to make the sacrifice this time."

"Because your cultivation level is higher, it allows me to accumulate more experience and take that step sooner. As for the eighth and ninth soul rings, I already have targets in mind. Their strength is no less than yours, and may even be far superior."

Rather than letting the Sea God benefit from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million-year cultivation, it's better for him to take it first.

"And with my current cultivation speed, I'm confident I can take that step within 10 years." He continued, "Given Hyotei's current condition, they can definitely hold out until that day."

"If you are willing, in return, I can give her preferential treatment and focus on cultivating her in the future."

"So that she can successfully cultivate herself into a god."

Why does Hyotei feel like they're being disliked? Hyotei opened their mouth.

"In that case, Bing'er, you should stay and continue to take care of the clan. Compared to me, the Ice Jade Scorpion clan needs your companionship and protection more." The Snow Empress turned her head and said, "By the way, please tell Xiao Bai for me not to worry about me."

"How could it have turned out like this?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt very aggrieved inside the mental space.

Why did they suddenly change the person?

However, with a quick glance, he straightened his back.

"In that case, I'll definitely become a god before Bingbing. Hehe, by then, Bingbing won't even be able to refuse."

While pondering this, seeing that the Ice Empress didn't say anything more, Zhu Wu spoke again, "Snow Empress, there's no need to condense a soul bone after the sacrifice. Use the life essence to strengthen your physical body as much as possible, retain the soul power in your soul rings as much as possible, and I will transfer the ice attribute energy elsewhere."

He usually cultivates his soul power quite quickly, so he doesn't care too much about improving his soul power in the short term. Laying a solid foundation is the most important thing.

In the current Douluo Continent, simply increasing soul power will most likely only allow him to break through to level 99 Peerless Douluo or even a demigod body, which is far from enough to become a true god.

Otherwise, the angel gods and sea gods of yesteryear wouldn't have needed to rely on collecting faith to become gods.

To achieve a qualitative leap, he needs to accumulate more, including not only his physical body (the most fundamental element) but also the expansion of the Dragon Realm.

Accumulation leads to the final explosion; the Dragon God's reminder has always been firmly in his mind.

(End of this chapter)