Douluo Continent: I possess astonishing wisdom as I control energy!

Her long, snow-white hair cascaded down her back, making her icy blue eyes appear even more clear and cold.

Her face remained expressionless, but a faint blush graced her cheeks, adding a touch of gentleness to her refined and elegant demeanor.

Kong Ming'an unconsciously admired it for a moment, then turned his body to the side.

The next moment, Xue Di nestled against him with perfect ease, her beautiful curves pressed tightly against his, as if it were her birthright.

She shifted slightly in his arms, finding a more comfortable position, wrapped her arms around his waist, pressed her cheek against his neck, and gently touched his nose to his, displaying a strangely clingy demeanor.

Kong Ming'an's hand gently landed on her beautifully shaped back.

Perhaps it was due to the Snow Empress's unique constitution, but even through her clothes, Kong Ming'an could feel the refreshing coolness emanating from most of her skin.

Holding each other so tightly, Kong Ming'an felt as if he were holding a piece of soft, cold jade. The chill seeped through his clothes, which actually cleared his muddled mind a bit.

They hugged for a while before Xue Di slightly raised her head, her icy blue eyes meeting his gaze.

"What are you thinking about?"

She asked, her voice as clear and calm as ever, without much emotion.

Kong Ming'an lowered his eyes, looking at the face so close to his, and calmly said:

"I'm wondering if you've calmed down."

Xue Di paused for a moment, then said calmly, "I was never angry."

"Do not believe."

Kong Ming'an said, "If he wasn't really angry, why wouldn't he be allowed to rest? He even threw in a jab every now and then."

"Is it the same for you and her?"

That's really scary!

Zhang Lexuan's personality was already giving him a headache, and he didn't want Xue Di to be like that, otherwise it would be a horror story.

Xue Di blinked, didn't answer, but lowered her head and then bit his shoulder.

The force wasn't light, but it wasn't very hard either; it was just a small bite, then the pressure was released, leaving a clear tooth mark on his shoulder.

Xue Di raised her head again and said, "I'm not angry anymore."

Does taking a bite even things out?

Kong Ming'an was speechless for a moment, then sighed softly. He decided to put that issue aside for the time being, paused briefly, and then asked an even more important question:

What should we do about Hyotei?

Xue Di shook her head and said, "This problem depends more on you."

"So that's why you let Hyotei listen outside the ice wall for five hours?"

Kong Ming'an was speechless.

The thought of Hyotei eavesdropping outside and Yukiteru pressing him down inside, giving him no time to rest, made his mind inexplicably chaotic.

What's the matter?

"That ice wall is not an obstacle for Bing'er. If she wanted to come in, it would not be difficult, it would be very simple. It's just that Bing'er herself doesn't want to, or rather, doesn't dare to."

Xue Di spoke calmly. Having lived with her sister for tens of thousands of years, she knew Bing Di's personality far too well; there was no possibility of her misjudging her.

Kong Ming'an was even more troubled: "What if Hyotei had really come in back then?"

"Then let's go together."

Xue Di, expressionless, uttered some rather remarkable words. She looked at Kong Ming'an, her gaze calm.

"Bing'er can't escape; it's only a matter of time before she's caught up with you. Or perhaps..." Xue Di paused, tilting her head, a hint of doubt in her clear, icy blue eyes.

"Do you want to bring other people along? Miss Meng? Miss Xu? I don't mind, as long as they agree."

"Absolutely not!"

Kong Ming'an immediately retorted, feeling that his reputation with Xue Di was somewhat precarious and he had to salvage it.

Xue Di glanced at Kong Ming'an, then stopped arguing. She simply hugged him gently, nestled in his arms, took a deep breath, and proposed another plan:

"Bing'er probably thinks we don't know she's been staying outside the ice wall. If we see her again, she'll probably pretend she knows nothing."

"As long as we pretend we don't know anything, Bing'er will also act as if nothing happened. This will give her some time to process things, and at least she probably won't have any thoughts of hunting you down or silencing you."

"It's something she's capable of doing," Kong Ming'an sighed.

Even though the pursuit wasn't a real pursuit, and the silencing wasn't a real silencing, given Hyotei's personality, she'd probably just hide and ignore him.

The two unconsciously exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of understanding and helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Let Bing'er think about it some more. We have plenty of time, and Bing'er will eventually give in."

Xue Di calmly drew her conclusion, but as soon as she finished speaking, she looked up again to meet Kong Ming'an's eyes. Her icy blue eyes blinked, and as if stating a fact, she offered a suggestion in a light tone.

"Perhaps, if we do this a few more times, Bing'er will eventually be unable to resist coming in."

Kong Ming'an: "..."

He felt that strengthening "physical cultivation" was urgent and could not be delayed any longer.

……

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The thought of Hyotei being brutally bullied by Yuki-tei and the protagonist together later on is quite amusing.

P.S.: I'll push Qiu'er's storyline a bit further later, and also improve her "body cultivation" in that way, otherwise the protagonist really won't be able to withstand Xue Di later on.

P.S.: Because she was constantly being bullied by Xue Di, she finally decided to improve her "body cultivation." Doesn't that mean that Sese is the primary driving force behind her progress? (Just kidding)

Chapter 169 The Empress of the Far North

After a short while, Kong Ming'an got up and changed into a complete set of clothes.

Behind her, Xue Di had also taken off the shirt that belonged to Kong Ming'an and changed back into her usual white dress, regaining her usual aloofness.

Xue Di approached and naturally took Kong Ming'an's hand, and the two left the ice cave together.

The ice wall that once separated the inside from the outside has long since melted away silently, and the ground is so clean, except for a few remaining pieces of ice, that it seems as if nothing had ever happened.

Not long after stepping out of the ice cave, the Snow Empress's aura stirred slightly, and an invisible yet supremely majestic aura emanated from her and instantly spread throughout the core area of ​​the far north.

However, in the next moment, dozens of powerful auras appeared from all directions, like shooting stars rapidly approaching from the horizon and quickly descending.

Without uttering a word, the soul beasts moved in perfect unison, kneeling on the ground in a respectful posture.

This is the absolute prestige unique to the Snow Emperor in the far north.

In the face of her, all the creatures of the far north felt only the purest respect and submission.

This is the emperor of the far north.

Kong Ming'an watched intently, and it must be said that this scene was extremely intimidating.

The number of 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the far north far exceeded his expectations, and judging from their aura, most of them had solid foundations, formidable strength, and were generally of higher quality than the 100,000-year-old soul beasts he had encountered in other places.

However, upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense. After all, there are no mediocre individuals among those who would attempt to break through the 100,000-year barrier in the far north.

Except for Tianmeng, that relies too much on luck.

At that moment, a stream of emerald green soul energy flowed down gracefully, revealing a girl in a white and green dress who had arrived late.

She crossed her arms, her delicate face cold and aloof, giving off an unapproachable air, just like always.

Kong Ming'an's gaze fell on Hyotei, but the moment their eyes met, Hyotei's expression visibly stiffened, and she quickly turned her head away.

But then, as if she had just thought of something, she suddenly turned her head, raised her little face, and tried to put on a defiant "What are you looking at?" expression.

Kong Ming'an chuckled slightly and returned a gentle smile.

Hyotei's expression froze unnaturally once again, and she turned her head away, a barely perceptible blush rising to her ears.

Hmm. Hyotei is like that, low attack and low defense, looks like they're easy to bully.

The numerous 100,000-year-old soul beasts that had gathered did not linger there, after all, the Snow Empress's purpose in summoning them was quite simple, with one overt and one covert objective.

Clearly, she announced her successful breakthrough. She understood her significance in the far north; her breakthrough bolstered the far north's confidence and proved that she had not gone astray.

Meanwhile, she secretly announced Kong Ming'an's identity to them. This was a small personal motive of the Snow Empress, so she hadn't let go of Kong Ming'an's hand since they left the ice cave.

Many soul beasts lingered on Kong Ming'an, their gazes filled with scrutiny and curiosity, before finally settling on his clasped hands with Xue Di's. They exchanged a knowing look, then respectfully withdrew.

If they only had suspicions before, now it's concrete evidence.

An emperor and empress have been made in the far north!

The soul beasts slowly departed. After a short while, apart from Kong Ming'an and Xue Di, only Bing Di and another 100,000-year-old soul beast whose true form was an ice butterfly remained in the original location.

Compared to other spirit beasts, the Ice Butterfly clan is naturally intelligent and powerful. Because they feed on the Ice Spirit Flowers in the core area of ​​the far north, they have always been under the protection of the Snow Empress who resides there.

In gratitude to the Snow Empress, the Ice Butterfly Clan became her vassals, responsible for relaying her orders.

Because the Snow Empress focused on cultivation for many years, the Ice Butterfly clan gradually took on a role similar to that of stewards, handling affairs in the far north.

As for why Hyotei didn't do it for her, it would be too much of a burden for her to handle these trivial matters.

Hyotei glanced at Kongming'an, who was looking at Ice Butterfly, but said nothing and went straight to Snow Empress's side.

The movement was so fast, it looked like they were running away.

The ice butterfly stepped forward, first bowing respectfully to each of them, then looking at Kong Ming'an with a solemn tone.

"Emperor and Empress".

Kongming paused for a moment, then chuckled slightly. He didn't object to the somewhat strange title, but simply said gently:

"Give me the stuff."

Bingdie nodded, and then directly sent several documents to Kong Ming'an through "Ling Shu".

As Kong Ming'an gradually upgraded the "Spirit Pivot," many soul beasts in the far north had already become users of the "Spirit Pivot."

Incidentally, Kong Ming'an also compiled a set of teaching materials for them, which mainly covered many common-sense aspects of human society, to help them familiarize themselves with human society in advance.

Kong Ming'an had already quickly glanced through it.

The first document is a progress report on the "Enlightenment" program.

The plan utilizes the Enlightenment Array, specially created by Elder Yi for soul beasts, as its core, to help soul beasts in the far north awaken their intelligence more quickly, thus enabling them to transform into human form earlier and accelerate their cultivation through human form.

This is considered one of the solutions to the conflict between humans and soul beasts. Because the thoughts of the will of the dimensional beings must be taken into account, his approach to dealing with soul beasts is relatively lenient. For example...

By directly transforming soul beasts into humans, the conflict between soul beasts and humans can be eliminated.

Since they are all human, there is naturally no conflict between soul beasts and humans. And even if conflicts arise, they will only be between humans.

Once he successfully upgrades the "Spiritual Pivot," an ideal social structure built upon "order" and "judgment" will naturally emerge.

In order to avoid accumulating conflicts, the attention of many beings in the Douluo plane will be turned to things outside the plane in the future.

Of course, since this was an experiment being conducted in the far north, he consulted the Snow Empress's opinion before starting.

The Snow Empress didn't have much of an opinion on this. She didn't care about the spirit beasts in other places; all she cared about were the people of the far north.

Regardless of how the soul beasts of the far north may change their forms, to the Snow Empress, they will always be her people, and she will continue to protect them.

Thus, the plan was able to be implemented.

Besides "Enlightenment," he also has research data on the adaptability of the "Dharma Cultivation" and "Body Cultivation" systems among the soul beasts of the far north, as well as other related knowledge.

Kong Ming'an was primarily responsible for promoting these cultivation systems and addressing the problems encountered during their promotion.

Other documents, concerning the complexities of construction and resource allocation in the far north, were of little concern to him.

That was handled by Orange; Orange is an expert in this area.

Amidst the biting winds of the icy plains, Kong Ming'an and Bing Die swiftly processed these matters, exchanging questions and answers.

In the distance, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress sat quietly on a huge ice rock, observing silently.

Chapter 170 The Little Chu Girl of Hyotei is in Trouble

Hyotei and Yuki-tei didn't exchange any words. After all, Yuki-tei was naturally aloof and rarely spoke, while Hyotei, because of the incident of listening to the sounds outside the wall, didn't know what to say for a moment.

She was currently experiencing a strange mix of shame, indignation, guilt, and a strange sense of anticipation. It was so strange that it left her feeling completely confused.