Chapter 107: The Ice Emperor Gets Angry, Stomping Her Feet

The oppressive aura of a top-tier beast emanated from the Azure Bull Python.

Niu Tian's eyes were filled with murderous intent, undoubtedly provoked by Qian Ran.

"Hmph."

"If you want a fight here, I can accompany you."

Qian Renxue stepped forward, shielding Qian Ran behind her. Pure, deadly energy radiated out from her, centering around Qian Renxue and dispersing to the surroundings.

Surprisingly, Qian Renxue's aura was nearly as strong as Niu Tian's.

"What did you mean by your words just now?" The Azure Bull Python's face darkened. With Qian Renxue here, killing Qian Ran was impossible.

"Right. What ancestor of soul beasts are you talking about?"

"That's the Dragon God. The Dragon God was the ancestor of the dragon race, the leader of soul beasts, the first soul beast to ascend to the God King level. The creator of the Divine Dragon Domain. Even God Kings couldn't rival the Dragon God. But later, the five God Kings joined forces and slew the Dragon God, splitting it in two. One part was even killed by the master of a certain soul beast."

"The leader of the soul beasts, the Dragon God, was killed, and the soul beast race was on the brink of extinction. Haven't you fierce beasts on the Douluo Continent realized this?" Qian Ran said coldly.

Niu Tian and the Ice Emperor keenly sensed that the soul beast race was increasingly becoming weaker, while humanity was rising swiftly.

However, they hadn't thought so deeply, merely believing that humans were getting stronger.

They hadn't anticipated such a complex backstory.

"The decline of soul beasts is a matter of the last ten thousand years. During the era of the Spirit Hall, no one dared venture so deep into the Extreme North. Powerful soul beasts became increasingly rare over these ten thousand years. This seems to be connected to a certain individual's ascension to godhood ten thousand years ago."

"It was Tang San who drove the soul beast race to extinction. If this trend continues, the soul beast race will completely vanish from the universe within twenty or thirty thousand years." Qian Ran didn't mince words; at this rate, there would be far fewer soul beasts than needed for human hunters.

On Earth in his previous life, many species went extinct since industrialization. And that wasn't even with intentional hunting. But in Douluo Continent, soul masters had to hunt soul beasts to grow stronger—how many more years could they continue this?

"Is Tang San the culprit behind all this?" The Ice Emperor was furious, stomping her foot so hard that her ice throne shattered into powder. She then reformed the throne effortlessly.

Soul beasts lacked a strong sense of racial identity.

Even the Ice Emperor and all soul beasts, including the Dragon God and Gu Yuena, failed to realize this point. Soul beasts did not possess a deep-rooted sense of kinship or racial consciousness, unlike humans. If they had, Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu wouldn't have made the choices they did.

However, after Qian Ran revealed the crisis they faced, these two fierce beasts were thoroughly shocked, their faces pale.

"Hmph. Fearmongering," Niu Tian still refused to believe. He couldn't accept that Tang San could be that kind of person. How could Tang San possibly do such things?

"Whether what I said is true, think about the last ten thousand years. Haven't thousand-year-old soul beasts become fewer? The Extreme North might be better off, but Star Dou Forest has shrunk in size by half. Who knows how much the soul beast population has dwindled?"

"The soul beast race helped Tang San ascend to godhood, yet he showed no mercy, even attempting to exterminate the soul beast race. Such a treacherous scoundrel—Ice Emperor, do you still want to be associated with him?" Qian Ran shouted loudly.

The Ice Emperor shook her head vehemently, now only wanting to tear Tang San apart with her own hands.

The Ice Emperor never had a racial consciousness, but after Qian Ran's persuasion, she transformed into a fierce soul beast filled with resentment toward Tang San. She even blamed her inability to transcend the forty-thousand-year calamity on Tang San.

She now looked at Niu Tian with open disdain.

Thinking back, the Ice Emperor realized that humans in the Extreme North had been increasing in both numbers and strength.

Although not all of it was Tang San's fault, Tang San and his family had wiped out most of the powerful soul beasts on Douluo Continent. Only a few small fry were left to be bullied by humans. Tang San should definitely bear the blame. Soul beasts had blessed him, but instead of repaying the favor, he turned against them. That's our so-called hero, Tang San.

"Are you still not leaving?"

The Ice Emperor looked at Niu Tian and Huo Yuhao with a cold expression, her disdain clear. To her, Niu Tian was the shame of the beast race, a traitor. If she were stronger, she'd keep him here. If it hadn't been for them, Tang San might not have won ten thousand years ago, and the soul beasts would have lived much better lives.

After hearing Qian Ran's words, Niu Tian became dazed and unfocused.

He even felt a sense of guilt weighing on him. He had always taken pride in Tang San, only to realize that Tang San might be this despicable person.

Faced with the Ice Emperor's ruthless dismissal, Niu Tian didn't resist. If Qian Ran was right, then he truly was a sinner.

"Great Uncle, what happened?"

Huo Yuhao had been shielded outside and didn't know what had happened.

He could only see Niu Tian's grim expression and poor state. Moreover, the Ice Emperor seemed hostile toward them.

Clearly…clearly, the Ice Emperor had almost been moved just a moment ago. She was so close to becoming his second martial soul. But then, Qian Ran appeared at the worst possible moment.

"Let's go. The Ice Emperor will never agree."

Niu Tian sighed.

The Ice Emperor was now filled with hostility toward Tang San. There was no way she'd offer herself to Huo Yuhao, whom Tang San valued.

Besides, Niu Tian himself was in turmoil. He had to go back and find out the truth.

If Tang San was really like that, he'd never serve him again.

"No, I won't leave. Ice Emperor, you are mine."

"You jerk! What have you done to steal my chance? Do you have a grudge against me?" Huo Yuhao clenched his teeth in rage. He'd never been so furious in his life, not even with Dai Huabin.

"Humans should know their limits. Do you really think you deserve someone as beautiful, powerful, and exceptional as the Ice Emperor?" Flattered by Qian Ran's compliment, the Ice Emperor's fondness for him increased.

"Get lost," Qian Ran showed his contempt for Huo Yuhao with a fierce kick to his stomach, sending him flying. His unresolved feelings for Orange and Qiu'er only fueled his disdain for Huo Yuhao, who he thought wasn't even on par with Tang San.

"Ah!" Huo Yuhao clutched his stomach in agony.

"Sigh." Niu Tian gave Qian Ran a long, solemn look, strangely without anger, before taking Huo Yuhao away.

Inspiration struck suddenly. Da Ming and Er Ming confront Tang San, leading to a fallout and are subsequently killed by Tang San to boost Huo Yuhao's strength. This results in Wang Dong'er and Xiao Wu resenting Tang San—a reasonable development.

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