Chapter 2 Ice Emperor: So cute!
In the giant pit, a tiny human baby was curled up, its chubby face giving it an adorable look.
A human?
The Snow Emperor was completely stunned!
The auspicious beast was actually a human?
No, that's not right!
She approached the baby and sensed a familiar aura emanating from it—a unique aura possessed only by soul beasts.
Could it be that this baby had already completed the transformation from soul beast to human form from the moment it was born?
"Huh, how come it's a human cub? He, he couldn't possibly be the auspicious beast, could he?" At this moment, the Ice Emperor and the other soul beasts also approached. When they saw this tiny figure, they, like the Snow Emperor, were all astonished.
A complex expression crossed the Snow Empress's exquisite face. After a long silence, she spoke softly, "Regardless, he is our auspicious beast, a precious gift from the far north. From now on, our greatest responsibility is to protect him and accompany him as he grows up."
As she spoke, a cold glint flashed in the Snow Empress's clear eyes. "Anyone who dares to harm him, whether a soul beast or a human, will be killed without mercy!"
The soul beasts remained silent, but they all understood the weight of the Snow Empress's words.
"Um, Xue'er," the Ice Empress leaned closer to the Snow Empress, looking at the tiny cub, "Do you know how to raise him?"
The Snow Empress was taken aback. She was truly stumped.
After all, everyone present was a soul beast! Soul beasts and humans have completely different ways of living and behaving!
If this little guy were raised like a soul beast cub, would it be a human or a soul beast being raised?
Xue Di glanced at the child with a slight headache. "Let's take him back first."
With that, she walked to the little one's side, extending her arms, white as fresh lotus roots, and gently cradled him in her embrace.
He was soft, with a pleasant fragrance, and holding him, Xue Di felt an indescribable sense of comfort and joy coursing through her body.
She knew this was because the auspicious beast, like herself, was born from the power of heaven and earth; in other words, in this world, she and this little one were actually the closest.
Looking at the little one's expression, a gentle smile appeared on Xue Di's pretty face.
He was indeed quite adorable!
How come she hadn't realized humans could be so cute before?
"Mmm~"
Despite Xue Di's gentle movements, it seemed to affect the little one; he let out a few soft sounds and groggily opened his eyes.
Suddenly, two beams of blue light burst forth.
The baby was very small, extremely small; Xue Di could even hold him in one hand.
But his eyes were so beautiful, a deep, clear blue, like a pair of stars.
The little one seemed a bit confused, dazed for a moment, then, gazing at the Snow Empress's perfect face, a look of amazement flashed in its blue eyes.
It was hard to imagine that a newborn baby would show such a look.
The Snow Empress naturally saw it too. She looked at the little one in her arms with some curiosity, raised her jade-like hand, and gently touched the little one's face with her snow-white fingers
. The little one giggled, reaching out its chubby little hands to hug the Snow Empress's outstretched fingers.
"So cute!"
The Ice Empress, seeing this, immediately brightened up. "Snow Empress, Snow Empress, let me hold you too!"
the Ice Empress said, reaching out to grab it.
The little one, enjoying the Snow Empress's soft embrace and the teasing touch, glanced out of the corner of its eye and saw a scorpion radiating a bright green light approaching. It was so close that its mouthparts and tail were clearly visible.
The little one was startled and burst into tears, burrowing deeper into the Snow Empress's arms.
The Ice Empress, "..."
Damn it! "Am I really that scary?!
Don't all the humans outside say that we Ice Jade Scorpions are incredibly beautiful soul beasts?!"
The Snow Empress watched helplessly as the little creature snuggled into her arms, feeling its trembling against her chest. A doting smile appeared on her face.
That smile seemed capable of melting the ice and snow of the far north.
"Alright, let's go back now," the Snow Empress whispered to the resentful Ice Empress, then vanished in a flash into the swirling snow. Seeing this, the Ice Emperor quickly transformed into a streak of emerald light and vanished. "
Hmph, just because Xue'er looks like a human? I'll transform into a human later and see if you'll still let your older sister hug you!"
Seeing the two emperors leave, the remaining soul beasts exchanged glances and returned to their respective territories.
They returned much faster than they had come; no choice, the closer one got to the auspicious beast, the more benefits they received. They
had to hurry and claim their territory!
Deep within the far north stood a deep blue palace, surrounded by perpetually drifting snow, forming a natural barrier.
The palace was enormous, and in front of it was a colossal humanoid ice sculpture, the faith of all the soul beasts of the far north, and the guardian deity of the land.
However, since a god ascended to heaven ten thousand years ago, the far north seemed to have lost its protection until today, when it seemed to be reborn.
Because the people of the far north finally had their own auspicious beast.
Since her birth, the Snow Empress had lived almost entirely within this palace. This place was not only the core of the Far North, but also the location with the most concentrated天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) in the entire Far North.
Her figure flashed into the palace, and the little one in her arms comfortably rolled over and continued sleeping.
The temperature dropped the deeper one went into the Far North, and the palace was located in the deepest part of the Far North.
However, upon entering the palace, there was no chill at all; instead, it was incredibly warm.
Holding the little one, the Snow Empress stood in the center of the palace, surveyed her surroundings, and then silently went to her cultivation area.
Before her eyes were pieces of ice crystals, each seemingly formed from the purest ice in the world.
Profound Ice Marrow, and so much of it! If this were outside, humans with ice-attribute martial souls would probably be fighting over it like crazy.
Unfortunately, this wasn't the extremely precious ten-thousand-year-old Profound Ice Marrow, but only a thousand-year-old one. But even so, the amount of Profound Ice Marrow piled up in a room of several hundred square meters was astonishing.
The Snow Empress glanced at the Xuanbing Marrow, raised her jade hand, and released invisible energy, controlling the Xuanbing Marrow to undergo various transformations.
Soon, a crib made of Xuanbing Marrow appeared before her.
Of course, calling it a crib was simply a small bed crafted by the Snow Empress according to the little one's current size. After all, the Snow Empress wasn't human and had never been to the human world, so she was completely ignorant of many common human facts. Just as
she was about to place the little one on the crib, the little one in her arms seemed to sense something, slightly opening his eyes and seeing the Snow Empress's actions.
While he was still stunned, the Snow Empress had already placed him on the crib.
"Wah—" The little one's little mouth twitched, and he immediately burst into tears.
The Snow Empress was taken aback, standing there somewhat helplessly, wondering what was wrong with the little one.
Seeing the little guy crying more and more sadly, his chubby cheeks all bunched up, Xue Di's heart ached. She quickly hugged him again. "Ah, good boy, good boy, don't cry, don't cry~"
The little guy's tears stopped immediately. He snuggled into Xue Di's arms, quite enjoying himself, finding a comfortable angle, a triumphant smile on his lips, and then peacefully fell asleep again.
Xue Di finally understood.
This little guy just wanted her to hold him.
"What a little devil." Gently shaking her head, Xue Di reached out and gently pinched the little guy's nose. Her movements were very light, afraid of accidentally waking him up again.
"Xue'er, Xue'er, where's the little auspicious beast? I want to hold him!"
At this moment, a beautiful figure suddenly flashed over.
The newcomer had exquisite features, a petite figure, and long emerald green hair tied into twin ponytails that fell over her shoulders. Her eyes were like emeralds, sparkling and very captivating.
This is what Hyotei looks like in her human form. Well, just to be able to properly pet the little guy, Hyotei didn't hesitate to transform into the human form she hates most, which shows how much she loves this little one.
It's not that Hyotei doesn't hate humans, it's just that this little guy is just so incredibly cute!
"Shh, keep your voice down, he's already asleep." Yuki-tei quickly stepped forward and covered Hyotei's little mouth.
Hyotei stared wide-eyed at the little guy.
Wow!
He's so incredibly cute!
I really want to pet him~
(End of Chapter)