Chapter 114: Leaving the Extreme North, Ice Emperor's Little Tsundere Side

Qianran raised his hand, delivering light, playful slaps to the Ice Emperor's backside, finding the sensation oddly satisfying.

Although the pain was minimal for the Ice Emperor, the embarrassment and the tingling sensation coursing through her left her blushing furiously.

"Do you dare try anything again?" Qianran asked with a smug grin, looking down at the Ice Emperor, who had lost her fierce demeanor and seemed more like a docile kitten.

"I… won't dare," the Ice Emperor replied reluctantly, biting her lip.

Now, she truly dared not harbor rebellious thoughts. This scoundrel took every opportunity to take advantage of her.

Curse him, her backside still hurt.

"Here, this is for you." Qianran gave her a lollipop, not before giving her a final affectionate pat. He figured pushing her too far wouldn't be good; though in the Ice Emperor's eyes, he was already pushing it.

"Hmph." The Ice Emperor snatched the lollipop from his hand and popped it into her mouth.

She actually enjoyed human food quite a bit.

With her cheeks puffed out as she sucked on the candy, she looked just like a certain tsundere little sister from an anime. The only difference was that her hair was a cool, jade green.

This lollipop had been blessed with Qianran's third soul skill, granting it a healing effect.

Qianran had discovered that his powerful healing skill also had a unique blessing attribute, especially when applied to food, making it tastier and energizing those who ate it for the entire day.

"Don't think you can win me over with this."

"You pervert! Pervert!" the Ice Emperor glared at Qianran, stomping her foot.

The lingering tingling sensation made her cheeks remain flushed. Her sore backside felt like it was still being poked by Qianran.

If she ever regained her powers, she wouldn't let him off! She vowed silently.

But that would have to wait until they rescued the Snow Emperor. Afterward, with the Snow Emperor's help, she'd ensure Qianran knew what it felt like to be frozen solid.

Seeing the Ice Emperor still pouting, Qianran chuckled. She was such a classic tsundere, saying the harshest things while doing the silliest. In the original story, she'd been all talk about taking down Tianmeng Iceworm but never followed through, even after chasing him across the extreme north.

Classic case of a soft heart hidden behind a sharp tongue.

If she'd truly wanted to kill Tianmeng, he would have had no chance of escape.

As for Tianmeng's later survival in the Great Star Dou Forest, that had been orchestrated by Tang San.

Tianmeng and Electrolux were Tang San's gifts to Huo Yuhao, but Tang San never anticipated Qianran would intercept those gifts.

"Alright, time to go. We're heading back today. Once we're in the human world, you'll have to listen to me, got it?"

"Otherwise, don't come crying to me when someone tricks you and sells you off."

The Ice Emperor felt a twinge of defiance but knew how deceitful humans could be. Entering the human world with her strength restricted, she understood that she'd be helpless if captured.

"Hmph, fine." The Ice Emperor huffed, turning her head away from Qianran.

This scoundrel, this pervert.

In truth, she was a bit excited at the thought of visiting the human world. After tens of thousands of years in the extreme north, she was eager for a change of scenery. She'd heard the human world had evolved significantly over the last millennia and was curious about how it looked now.

…

By the afternoon, the three had left the extreme north.

While there were many valuable items in the extreme north, Qianran only took a few decent spirit bones from the Ice Emperor to fund the Snow Emperor's rescue. Buying her back at auction would be no small expense.

Entering the human world, the Ice Emperor was filled with curiosity about everything around her.

Seeing the bustling human world, she understood why humans had risen to prominence so quickly.

The northern nations near the extreme north were the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, both former parts of the Heaven Dou Empire.

A thousand years ago, the Heaven Dou Empire was stronger than the Star Luo Empire, with the top three sects within its borders. However, after splitting into two weaker nations, their influence was less than that of the Star Luo Empire.

The three traveled through the Heavenly Soul Empire toward the Sun and Moon Empire.

Qian Renxue planned to return to the Holy Spirit Cult rather than accompany Qianran to Shrek Academy.

After millennia, the soul master profession had evolved, introducing new concepts like soul cores.

In the original Douluo Continent, Titled Douluo were the peak of power, and advancing from Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo was a difficult hurdle that many geniuses failed to overcome. In Peerless Tang Sect, the Titled Douluo were more powerful largely due to soul cores.

In Peerless Tang Sect, Soul Douluo converted their liquid soul power to solid form, creating a soul core in their dantian, which could absorb external soul power while spinning.

Soul cores were game-changing.

Most Titled Douluo only possessed a single soul core, but those with two, like Di Tian with his Yin-Yang dual cores, were the continent's strongest. In the original, Huo Yuhao had three soul cores: a spiritual soul core, an Ultimate Ice soul core, and a spatial soul core. This setup allowed him to draw three different types of energy simultaneously.

Di Tian, despite not reaching godhood, wielded semi-divine power due to his dual soul cores and mastery of dark arts. His dual cores surpassed those of other Ultimate Douluo.

If Qian Renxue formed soul cores, she would likely have at least two, given her numerous innate powers.

Qianran considered that he could likely form four soul cores in the future—one each for spirit, ice, light, and death.

Generally, Titled Douluo formed their first core upon breaking through, with a second core achievable at the Ultimate Douluo level. Huo Yuhao had managed to form a spiritual core as a Soul Sage due to his powerful spiritual force.

Currently, Qianran's spiritual power had reached the Titled Douluo level, meaning he could begin forming his own spiritual soul core. Having this core would significantly enhance his cultivation speed. Until now, his level had been too low to consider a soul core, but after reaching Soul Elder, he was now intrigued by the possibility.

(End of Chapter)

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