msmithbooks Chapter 442 Tang Chuan Becomes a Father?
Chapter 442 Tang Chuan Becomes a Father?
The Snow Empress seemed to see through his thoughts and said calmly, "Don't let its usual laziness fool you, it's not weak at all. The Ice Bear clan is known for its strong physique, and Little White is the one with the purest bloodline among them. In terms of defense and strength, there aren't many in the far north that can surpass it."
Tang Chuan nodded.
"Would it be willing to offer a sacrifice?"
After a moment of silence, Xue Di said, "I will tell it about your situation later."
Tang Chuan glanced at her but didn't say anything more.
He knew that the relationship between Xue Di and Ice Bear King Xiao Bai was not ordinary.
In the original far north, the Snow Empress was the supreme ruler of the far north, while the Ice Bear King, Xiaobai, was practically the child she raised herself.
For Xue Di, asking Xiao Bai to sacrifice herself was not a casual suggestion.
The two continued forward.
The closer one gets to the glacier valley, the more intense the chill becomes. The snow here is no longer ordinary snowflakes, but rather ice crystals condensed from extreme cold spiritual energy; each flake makes a subtle, crisp sound as it falls to the ground. In the distance, towering ice walls resemble endless white fortresses, blocking the even more violent blizzards from the depths of the far north.
After passing through a cratered canyon, a huge valley finally appeared ahead.
In the middle of the valley, a "snow mountain" lies.
The snow-capped mountains were still rising and falling together.
Each undulation caused the surrounding snow to tremble slightly.
Immediately afterwards, a deafening snoring sound rang out.
"Snoring—"
"Snoring—"
Tang Chuan paused, staring at the enormous ice bear sleeping sprawled out on its back, speechless for a moment.
The ice bear was extremely large, with snow-white fur, thick limbs, and huge claws. Even just lying there, it exuded an extremely heavy aura of a soul beast.
The problem is, it was sleeping so soundly.
A string of icy saliva still clung to the corner of his mouth.
Tang Chuan looked at Xue Di.
Xue Di said expressionlessly, "It is indeed still sleeping."
Tang Chuan paused for a moment, then said, "I can see that."
The Snow Empress raised her hand, and a wisp of extreme cold condensed into ice crystals at her fingertips, which she then flicked gently.
The ice crystal landed precisely on the tip of Ice Bear King Xiaobai's nose.
The next moment, the Ice Bear King suddenly sneezed.
"Achoo!"
boom!
A blast of cold air spewed from its mouth and nostrils, blowing away the snow that was several dozen feet thick in front of it, revealing the hard blue ice layer underneath.
The Ice Bear King groggily raised his head, his big eyes not yet fully open, his voice filled with drowsiness.
"Who is it...?"
"Who dares to disturb my sleep?"
"Is that big oaf Titan Snow Demon King here again?"
It muttered something as it raised its enormous paw and rubbed its eyes.
But when it saw Xue Di standing at the entrance of the valley, the bear froze instantly.
The next instant, its big eyes widened suddenly.
"Mother?!"
That shout was earth-shattering.
The entire glacier valley seemed to tremble.
Tang Chuan's lips twitched slightly.
Although he already knew that Xiaobai called Xue Di "Mom," hearing a ferocious beast that was over 200,000 years old call out in such a surprised and excited tone still made him feel that something was off.
The massive body of Ice Bear King Xiaobai suddenly sprang up from the snow pit, stirring up a flurry of snow, and then pounced towards Snow Emperor like a moving snow mountain.
"Mom! It really is you!"
"You're back!"
"I knew I wasn't still half asleep!"
It rushed up to the Snow Emperor and was about to nuzzle against her with its head when the Snow Emperor gave it a dismissive glance.
"noob."
The Ice Bear King stopped abruptly. Its massive bear head was still half a zhang away from the Snow Emperor when it was abruptly stopped in mid-air. Then it obediently shrank back a little.
"hey-hey……"
"Mom, I was just too excited."
Xue Di looked at it, a hint of gentleness appearing in her eyes.
"Little Bai, long time no see."
The Ice Bear King immediately felt aggrieved.
"Mom, you still remember it's been a long time."
"After you left, the far north was so boring. Titan Snow Demon King isn't very bright, and other soul beasts run away when they see me. I don't know what to do except sleep."
Tang Chuan almost laughed when he heard this; it didn't sound like something a king of ferocious beasts from the far north should say.
As the Ice Bear King was speaking, it suddenly noticed Tang Chuan standing next to the Snow Emperor, and its big eyes immediately became alert.
"Humans?"
It suddenly blocked Xue Di's path, baring its teeth and saying, "Mom, get out of the way, I'll kill him first!"
Tang Chuan: "..."
Xue Di's tone was slightly cold.
"noob."
The Ice Bear King shuddered and immediately sat down obediently, placing its two paws in front of it, looking as docile as a white dumpling magnified countless times.
"I'm not filming anymore."
"Mom, you say it."
Xue Di turned to look at Tang Chuan, then said to Xiao Bai:
"His name is Tang Chuan, and he is my host."
The Ice Bear King blinked.
"Host?"
Xue Di nodded.
"I chose to become his intelligence spirit ring back then, and now my origin is connected to his second spirit. In a sense, my life has become intertwined with his. He is neither an enemy nor an ordinary human..."
The Ice Bear King listened attentively.
As it listened, its big eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"In other words..."
"Mom, are you living inside his body now?"
Tang Chuan suddenly felt that there was something strange about that sentence.
The Snow Empress remained calm, nodded slightly, and said:
"That's one way to understand it."
The Ice Bear King then asked, "Will you continue to follow him from now on?"
Xue Di nodded.
"Um."
The Ice Bear King looked down at the Snow Empress, then at Tang Chuan, a look of sudden realization dawning on its face. The next moment, it suddenly grinned at Tang Chuan and said in a loud voice:
"dad!"
Tang Chuan: "???"
Snow Emperor: "..."
The wind and snow in the valley seemed to pause for a moment.
Tang Chuan looked at the Ice Bear King with a rare loss of composure.
"What did you call me?"
The Ice Bear King declared matter-of-factly, "My father."
Tang Chuan's eyes twitched slightly.
Why?
The Ice Bear King said in a serious tone, "Mom said that she now shares your life and will always be with you. So aren't you Dad?"
Tang Chuan was momentarily at a loss for words to refute.
The Snow Empress's expression finally showed a subtle change.
"Little White, don't make those noises."
The Ice Bear King immediately felt wronged.
"But Mom, didn't you always say that a family should live together?"
Xue Di fell silent.
The Ice Bear King continued:
"You're living inside Daddy's body now, so what's wrong with me calling him Daddy?"
Tang Chuan: "..."
Snow Emperor: "..."
Tang Chuan coughed lightly and said, "Actually, you can call me Tang Chuan."
The Ice Bear King immediately shook his head.
"no."
"The person Mom chose is definitely not an ordinary person."
"Calling someone by their name is disrespectful."
Tang Chuan said, "Then you can call me Lord Tang Chuan."
The Ice Bear King thought for a moment and said seriously, "Not as affectionate as Dad."
Tang Chuan's lips twitched.
Xue Di finally couldn't help but say, "Little White."
The Ice Bear King immediately lowered his head.
"Mom, I was wrong."
But it had only lowered its head for a short while when it secretly glanced at Tang Chuan again and whispered something:
"Then should I call him privately?"
Tang Chuan raised his hand and pressed his temples. He suddenly felt that his trip to the far north had become a bit unconventional ever since he met the Ice Bear King.
Xue Di also seemed to have a headache, so she simply changed the subject.
"Xiao Bai, I'm back this time because I have important business to discuss."
The Ice Bear King immediately sat up straight.
"Mom, you say it."
Snow Emperor said:
"Tang Chuan is currently receiving the inheritance of the Sea God. He has already completed the seventh trial of the Sea God and pulled out the Sea God's Trident. The next eighth trial requires him to complete the soul rings of both of his martial souls."
The Ice Bear King looked at Tang Chuan, his eyes lighting up.
"Is Dad going to become a god?"
Tang Chuan corrected him, "Call me Tang Chuan."
The Ice Bear King nodded.
"Okay, Dad."
Tang Chuan: "..."
Xue Di pretended not to hear and continued, "His first martial soul, Blue Silver Emperor, is already full of soul rings, but his second martial soul, the ultimate ice martial soul based on me, is still missing soul rings."
Upon hearing this, the Ice Bear King finally understood.
It looked down at its own bear paw, then at Tang Chuan.
"So, Mom, you want me to be sacrificed to Dad?"
Tang Chuan wanted to correct him again, but looking at the Ice Bear King's perfectly natural bear face, he ultimately remained silent. Oh well, as long as it's happy.
Xue Di did not give a direct order, but looked at Xiao Bai and softened her voice.
"I'm not saying this so that you have to make a sacrifice."
"Little White, this is your own destiny."
"I won't make the decision for you."
"Tang Chuan needs a spirit ring, but he won't force you. If you're unwilling, we'll leave and look for other solutions."
The Ice Bear King was stunned for a moment, then lowered its head and remained silent for a while.
The wind and snow blew slowly through the valley, and its snow-white fur swayed gently in the wind. After a long while, it finally looked up at Tang Chuan.
"dad."
Tang Chuan: "...You go ahead."
The Ice Bear King said seriously:
"If I offer myself as a sacrifice to you, can I stay inside your body like my mother?"
Tang Chuan nodded.
"I will do my best to preserve your consciousness and make you part of the intelligent soul ring. You will not truly disappear, you will only lose your original physical body."
The Ice Bear King's eyes lit up immediately.
"So, does that mean I can stay with my mom from now on?"
Xue Di said softly, "Mm."
The Ice Bear King asked again, "Can I still go out and fight with Daddy?"
Tang Chuan said, "Okay."
The Ice Bear King continued, "If I encounter a bad guy, can I beat him up?"
Tang Chuan nodded slightly.
"sure."
The Ice Bear King immediately grinned.
"Then what's there to consider?"
"I will sacrifice myself!"
This time, it was Xue Di's turn to be slightly taken aback.
"Xiaobai, think it through."
The Ice Bear King waved its enormous paw.
"Have you thought it through?"
"Anyway, I either sleep or just space out in this valley. That big oaf Titan Snow Demon King is always bothering me. Going out with Mom and Dad means I can fight bad guys, see the outside world, and not have to guard this wretched valley all by myself."
"No matter how you look at it, I'm the one who profited."
Tang Chuan couldn't help but say:
"The way you talk about sacrifices makes it sound like you're going on a vacation!"
Ice Bear King spoke with righteous indignation.
"Because I'm not afraid, because Mom is here, and Dad is here too."
"I'm not dead, I'm just moving."
Tang Chuan fell silent.
From a certain perspective, it doesn't seem wrong.
It was simply moved from an ice valley into his spiritual sea.
Xue Di looked at Xiao Bai, her gaze softening considerably.
"You're still the same as before."
The Ice Bear King chuckled.
"I've become smarter."
Xue Di said calmly, "I didn't see that coming."
Ice Bear King: "..."
Tang Chuan finally couldn't help but laugh.
The Ice Bear King immediately looked at him.
"Dad, are you laughing at me?"
Tang Chuan said, "No."
"You just smiled."
"I don't."
"You have."
Tang Chuan paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, I have it."
The Ice Bear King nodded in satisfaction.
"Dad is very honest."
Tang Chuan: "..."
As Xue Di looked at the man and the bear, a faint smile appeared in her eyes.
This feeling has been absent for a long time. The far north is too cold, and the Snow Emperor has not felt a sense of home like this for a long time.
The Ice Bear King suddenly stopped joking.
It looked down at Xue Di, its voice becoming much more serious.
"Mother."
"I know you won't come back to me easily."
"The fact that you brought your father here means something really serious has happened outside."
"If it's something you all take so seriously, it must be very dangerous."
"I may not be as smart as Hyotei's sister, but I know one thing."
"I will definitely help Mom with whatever she needs to do."
"I'll help Mom with the things Dad does."
Tang Chuan's eyes flickered slightly.
Looking at the seemingly honest and simple Ice Bear King in front of him, he felt a sense of solemnity.
Xiaobai isn't stupid; it's just innocent.
It trusts the Snow Emperor, and because of the Snow Emperor, it trusts itself.
This trust should not be betrayed.
Tang Chuan slowly raised his hand and said seriously:
"Little White, I promise you."
"If one day I truly become a god and have the power to reshape your physical body, I will definitely help you."
The Ice Bear King's eyes lit up.
"real?"
Tang Chuan nodded.
"real."
The Ice Bear King immediately became happy.
"Does that mean I'll be considered a son of God from now on?"
Tang Chuan was taken aback.
Xue Di silently turned her head away.
Tang Chuan said with some difficulty, "This... shouldn't be calculated like that."
The Ice Bear King was not convinced.
"You're the father, and the mother is the mother. If you become a god someday, and I follow you, wouldn't I be a second-generation god?"
Tang Chuan: "..."
He suddenly realized that if the Ice Bear King Xiaobai could live for more than 200,000 years, the other soul beasts in the far north must be very tolerant.
Xue Di finally spoke.
"Little White, prepare for the sacrifice."
The Ice Bear King immediately became serious.
"good!"
It stood up, its massive body resembling an ice and snow mountain, and a terrifying source of ice slowly emanated from its body.
The entire glacier valley began to tremble.
The snowstorm in the distance suddenly stopped.
All the northern spirit beasts seemed to sense something and lowered their heads in this direction.
Ice Bear King Xiaobai let out a long howl.
The howl was not sad, but rather carried a sense of relief and pride.
"Listen up, you little rascals of the far north!"
"From now on, I'm going out with Mom and Dad to do something big! If the Titan Snow Demon King ever tries to take my territory, tell him I'll beat him up when I get back!"
Tang Chuan: "..."
Snow Emperor: "..."
Outside the valley, several Ice Bear Clan Soul Beasts listened with blank expressions.
Mom and they understand.
Who is my father?
Looking at the questioning gazes coming from afar, Tang Chuan felt for the first time a desire to explain, yet not knowing where to begin.
But the Ice Bear King no longer cared about any of that.
It turned around and looked at Tang Chuan and Xue Di.
"Mom, Dad."
"I am coming."
As soon as it finished speaking, a dazzling ice-blue light suddenly burst forth from its body, and its massive form gradually transformed into countless ice crystals. The source of extreme cold surged toward Tang Chuan as if a river had flowed backward.
Tang Chuan immediately released his second martial soul, and the phantom of the Snow Empress appeared behind him.
Originally, four spirit rings slowly rose: three orange-gold spirit rings and one 100,000-year-old red spirit ring, radiating a powerful aura amidst the wind and snow. (End of Chapter)