Xiao Bai scratched his head, looking slightly confused, but he still nodded.
"I'll listen to Uncle."
A burst of white light suddenly erupted from his body. Within just a few breaths, the light rapidly shrank. From within it, a round-shaped human figure slowly stepped out.
His body was strong but somewhat chubby, and his skin was incredibly pale—perhaps even paler than the Snow Empress herself. Even after transforming, Xiao Bai still looked rather simple and naive. There was an almost comically innocent foolishness in his expression.
The more Shu Yan looked at him, the stranger it felt. For some reason, Xiao Bai reminded him of a chubby college roommate from his previous life.
Especially that particular aura… it definitely wasn't something an ordinary person possessed.
Noticing everyone staring at him, Xiao Bai smiled shyly and then turned to the Snow Empress.
"Mom, you asked me to stay. Is there something you wanted to tell me privately?"
Hearing this, the Ice Empress looked slightly surprised and said,
"Xiao Bai, we were only gone for a short while, yet you've become smarter. You're not as single-minded as before…"
Xiao Bai chuckled but didn't respond.
While the Snow Empress explained the situation to Xiao Bai, Shu Yan also began explaining to Xu Jiujiu why Xiao Bai called the Snow Empress "Mom." After quite a long explanation, Xu Jiujiu finally understood.
After a moment of silence, she softly said,
"So Xiao Bai was a bear cub raised by the Snow Empress… and now he's also only one step away from the three-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, right?"
Shu Yan nodded.
Xu Jiujiu frowned slightly and continued,
"Then with Xiao Bai's cultivation—two hundred ninety thousand years, nearly three hundred thousand—and his powerful race, why isn't he on the Top Ten Ferocious Beasts of the Continent list? If I remember correctly, the ninth-ranked entity["fictional_character","Hell Dragon King Ziji","Douluo Dalu character"] only recently entered the ferocious beast level…"
Before Shu Yan could answer, the Ice Empress spoke first.
"I've heard about that human list of the Top Ten Ferocious Beasts. The reason Xiao Bai isn't on it is because the Snow Empress ordered him long ago not to compete for such things. Besides, most humans outside only know of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North and have no idea that Xiao Bai even exists."
"The real reason is that Xiao Bai never wanted to share the Snow Empress's fame. And of course, there were also other arrangements made by the Snow Empress."
"Besides, Ziji is a pure-blooded dragon on par with entity["fictional_character","Di Tian","Douluo Dalu character"]. The two of them are known as the twin Dragon Kings of the ferocious beast world. If they truly fought, Xiao Bai might not necessarily win. After all, the power and terror of the dragon race have long been legendary. Very few soul beasts of the same level can defeat them."
"Also, that human ranking list isn't entirely accurate or complete—at least, from what I know."
The Ice Empress's explanation was quite thorough. Xu Jiujiu nodded in surprise. Thinking back to the time she met Di Tian, she still felt a chill.
Beast God.
A title acknowledged by almost all soul beasts.
In this era, Di Tian's strength was nearly unsolvable—his power was infinitely close to that of a god, enough to suppress the entire world.
Moreover, from the few words spoken by Shu Yan and the others, Xu Jiujiu gradually realized an even more terrifying fact.
Behind the Beast God Di Tian, deep within the Great Star Dou Forest—in that forbidden land few dared to enter—there lurked an even more terrifying force…
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