APTnovel Chapter 184 I'm still your mother, after all.
Chapter 184 I'm still your mother, after all.
Chapter 184 I'm still your mother, after all.
"What kind of expression is that? Actually, compared to now, I still feel more comfortable with the old you."
Su Yu looked at the trembling Liehuo Xingjiaoshu and sighed with dissatisfaction. Wasn't she so arrogant before? How come she has become so willful now?
Don't give in to me just because Xue Di is standing behind me, really, I mean it.
"You, you..." Even with Yangquan's assistance, Liehuo Xingjiaoshu's aura had greatly diminished. Moreover, under the oppressive aura of Xuedi, as a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it was completely unable to unleash its full power due to the absolute difference in strength.
"W-What are you going to do? Don't do anything rash! This isn't me trying to make things difficult for him... It's a test. A test left behind by that person. You can't touch me, or you'll be punished by heaven!" Lie Huoxing's delicate voice trembled slightly.
Snow Empress hovered quietly behind Su Yu, watching the fiery apricot blossoms with interest. "Oh, really?"
"Of course, how could I possibly lie to you..." Liehuo Xingjiao never expected that Su Yu would bring Xue Di along as well. Now she felt that her decision to let Su Yu finish fighting and go back early was a ridiculous one.
Once the game is over, it'll probably need to go back and relearn the basics soon...
"Divine retribution? If those gods really cared about me, they wouldn't have sent down seven divine retributions, forcing me to rebuild my human form and endure so many hardships. Do you think I would believe your words?" The Snow Empress's voice suddenly turned icy cold, and even her gaze towards Liehuo Xingjiao Shu was filled with murderous intent.
"Wait a minute, I have something to say." Su Yu interrupted, noticing the tense atmosphere.
"explain."
Xue Di spoke calmly, her gaze still coldly fixed on Lie Huoxing Jiaoshu.
"My purpose in coming here is to obtain something to save people, and also for this Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. I'll put the specifics aside for now. Snow Empress, come back first; I have something I need to discuss with you."
Looking at the fiery apricot blossoms that were almost shrunk to the ground, Su Yu decided to put his plan into action.
"Alright." Xue Di didn't say anything more, and transformed into a white light, returning to Su Yu's spiritual sea.
After Xue Di returned, Lie Huo Xing Jiao Shu instinctively tried to run away. Seeing that Lie Huo Xing Jiao Shu was about to escape, Su Yu quickly said, "If you run away now, and Xue Di catches you later, I can't guarantee that you will continue to live."
"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving, I'm just looking around..." Lie Huoxing shook her head guiltily.
"Alright, you stay here. If you disappear, I doubt any soul beast in this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well can withstand the Snow Empress's wrath," Su Yu said casually, looking at the fiery apricot blossom.
Lie Huoxing nodded, still shaken, "I know, I know..."
He immersed his mind once more in his spiritual sea, and seeing the Snow Empress's exquisite face slightly flushed, Su Yu smiled calmly.
"It seems you've recovered quite well, but with my current physical strength, I simply can't withstand the power you'll have after you've fully recovered. I estimate it will take some more time," Su Yu said, sitting down opposite Xue Di and expressing his agreement.
"Well, I think we need to have a proper talk about my problem." Xue Di suppressed the jumbled thoughts in her mind.
"You say so, and I will respect your opinion." Su Yu nodded. Although Xue Di is currently considered his soul spirit, she is essentially still an independent individual because her power has not yet fully merged with Su Yu.
"I always thought you were just like those humans, that you came here to get my soul ring and soul bone. So, for many reasons, there were many things I couldn't discuss with you," Xue Di said after thinking for a moment.
Su Yu noticed Xue Di's somewhat strange expression, as if she had remembered something. "If it's about something else, you can bring it up. I'll do whatever it takes to help you within my capabilities."
"Um, Su Yu, before I discuss my matters, may I ask you a question?" Xue Di looked at Su Yu, a hint of surprise flashing in her bright eyes.
The human before them was arguably the first person in history to be able to speak so calmly and at such close range with the Snow Empress, who possessed 700,000 soul beasts and was the leader of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
"Go ahead, of course, as long as it doesn't involve anything too private, I can answer." Although he could roughly guess what Xue Di was going to ask, Su Yu really couldn't figure out what she was up to given her demeanor.
"Why did you choose to help the soul beasts?" Xue Di asked the question that had been on her mind. This question was not only the question of the many ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, but also the question in Xue Di's mind.
"This question is quite complicated, but generally speaking, there's probably only one answer: it's because what I pursue is different from what's common in the world?"
The crisis of the soul beasts is also an opportunity for me. Everything has two sides. At least in some aspects, the soul beasts are countless times more reliable than humans. When I ascend to the God Realm in the future, I will definitely meet that one.
He didn't want to follow in Huo Gua's footsteps, nor did he want to live such a pathetic life.
"Pursuing something different from the world?" Xue Di was puzzled. Why was this the answer she received?
Su Yu didn't give her a complete answer. After all, if he really mentioned the gods to her, Xue Di would probably just think Su Yu was crazy. "Time will tell, but before that, there will be a long process."
Xue Di felt that she and Su Yu were on completely different levels. She couldn't understand the deeper meaning behind Su Yu's words. "Alright, let's talk about my matter. If you have time, I'd like to take me to the far north."
"The far north, are you sure you want to go back to the far north?" Su Yu looked at Xue Di, not expecting this day to come so soon.
Xue Di paused for a moment, then asked, "What's wrong, Su Yu? Are you unwilling? Or do you have some other reason?"
Su Yu replied, "No, I just didn't expect it to come so quickly. I thought you would tell me after your cultivation had recovered for a while, or when I reached the Soul Emperor or Soul Saint level. Now it seems you really care about the safety of the far north."
"If you feel it's not appropriate, you can go later. However, you will need to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a while. The ice spring here will help my recovery." Xue Di looked at Su Yu, her words revealing an unquestionable tone.
"What do you plan to do with those immortal herbs and soul beasts in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire? Eat them, or release them?" Su Yu asked calmly, looking at Xue Di's serious expression.
"Suit yourself. I think you might need my help. After all, I don't think you'll just obediently go back empty-handed." As she said this, Xue Di seemed to have thought of something, and a shy blush flashed across her peerless face.
"Ahem, it seems you're not entirely asleep after all; you're starting to look human." Even Su Yu, who prided himself on having his composure honed to an astonishing degree by Wang Dong'er, was momentarily distracted by Xue Di's fleeting shyness and coughed awkwardly a few times.
"Where exactly is Hyotei? I think I sensed Hyotei's power before, and it seems that she also..." Seeing Su Yu's slightly embarrassed appearance, Yuki-tei changed the subject and asked about Hyotei.
Su Yu habitually stroked his chin and said, "About five years ago, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm escaped from the Star Dou Great Forest and became a human's intelligent soul ring. As the first million-year soul beast in history, the benefits it bestowed upon humans were unparalleled. This caused the human who voluntarily became the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's soul ring to transform from a spirit-type martial soul into a dual martial soul of god and ice."
"And then what?" Xue Di knew that what happened next must be related to Bing Di, because she also remembered that dead insect. After all, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had said that it would be with Bing Di forever.
"The story begins at this point. Later, that human entered Shrek Academy and studied there for half a year. Under the guidance of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, he arrived in the far north. Due to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's deliberate exposure, he attracted Ice Emperor. I don't need to tell you what happened next. Ice Emperor was also tricked by that guy Tianmeng into becoming that person's Wisdom Soul Ring, and together with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, she existed in that human's spiritual sea in the form of a spiritual body."
"Is this why you were able to obtain the power of Hyotei?" Yuki-tei couldn't help but recall that Su Yu had also used the power of Hyotei back then; otherwise, the Yuki-tei would never have attached itself to Su Yu's body.
"Not entirely, but it was precisely because Hyotei once used that human to demonstrate their power that I was able to replicate them. You wouldn't know who that human is even if I told you, but I can tell you who it is the next time I see them. After all, that's what I promised you, isn't it?"
Su Yu felt that the butterfly effect would cause more and more things to deviate from their intended course, such as the problems of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, the Sun Moon Empire's current second experimental subject, and Huo Yuhao becoming a disciple of the Body Sect...
"You still remember that incident?" Xue Di found it somewhat unbelievable. At the time, she thought Su Yu was just making it up, but she didn't expect to find out today that it was actually true.
Seeing Xue Di's somewhat surprised expression, Su Yu felt that it would be more appropriate to pat Xue Di's head right now, but in the end, courage could not overcome reality.
"What else did you think? When have I ever lied to you? How can you not trust me at all? I'm still your mom..."
A series to be completed in one's lifetime.
Just popping in to update you and let you know I'm still alive.
(End of this chapter)