Chapter 186: At Least I Am Your Mother

"What is that expression on your face? Actually, compared to now, I still feel that the previous you was more accustomed to me."

Su Yu looked at the shivering Blazing Apricot Delicate, sighing with great dissatisfaction. Wasn't it just using a high-and-mighty tone earlier? Why had it become so timid now?

Do not accommodate me just because Xue Di is standing behind me. Really, I am being serious.

"You, you..." Even with the assistance of the Yang Spring, the Blazing Apricot Delicate's aura had plummeted at this moment. Furthermore, under the pressure of Xue Di's aura, as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, its strength could not be fully unleashed in the face of such an absolute gap in power.

"What, what are you doing? Don't mess around. It wasn't me who wanted to make things difficult for him... That was a trial. A trial left behind by that person. You cannot touch me. Otherwise, you will suffer divine retribution!" The voice of the Blazing Apricot Delicate was actually trembling.

Xue Di floated quietly behind Su Yu, looking at the Blazing Apricot Delicate with interest. "Oh, is that so?"

"Of, of course, how could I, could I possibly lie to you..." The Blazing Apricot Delicate would never have imagined that Su Yu would actually bring Xue Di along. Now, it felt how absurd its previous decision to tell Su Yu to finish up and leave early had been.

If he really finished, it would probably have to go back and start its cultivation over early...

"Divine retribution? If those gods truly cared about me, they wouldn't have sent down seven divine retributions, forcing me to re-cultivate into human form and endure so many hardships. Do you think I would believe your words?" Xue Di's voice suddenly turned icy, and even her gaze toward the Blazing Apricot Delicate carried killing intent.

"Wait a moment, I have something to say." Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Su Yu spoke up to interrupt.

"Speak."

Xue Di spoke indifferently, her gaze still coldly fixed on the Blazing Apricot Delicate.

"The purpose of my trip is to obtain something to save someone, and it is also for this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Let's put the specific matters aside for now. Xue Di, come back first; I have something I need to discuss with you."

Su Yu looked at the Blazing Apricot Delicate, which was almost shrinking into the ground, and decided to start executing his plan.

"Fine." Xue Di did not say anything more, turning into a streak of white light and returning to Su Yu's Spirit Sea.

After Xue Di returned, the Blazing Apricot Delicate subconsciously wanted to flee. Seeing this, Su Yu hurriedly spoke: "I think if you run away now, and get caught by Xue Di later, I cannot guarantee that you will continue to live."

"I'm not leaving, not leaving, just looking around, just looking..." The Blazing Apricot Delicate shook its head guiltily.

"That's good. You stay here. If you disappear, I reckon no Soul Beast in this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well will be able to withstand Xue Di's fury." Su Yu looked at the Blazing Apricot Delicate and said nonchalantly.

The Blazing Apricot Delicate nodded in lingering fear. "I know, I know..."

Sinking his consciousness back into his Spirit Sea and seeing Xue Di's peerless, beautiful face slightly flushed, Su Yu smiled calmly.

"It seems you are recovering well. However, with my current physical strength, I cannot bear the power you possess after a full recovery. I reckon we still need to wait for some time." Su Yu sat down opposite Xue Di and stated his assessment.

"That, I feel we should have a good talk about my situation." Xue Di suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her heart.

"Go ahead, I will respect your opinion." Su Yu nodded. Although Xue Di was currently considered his Soul Spirit, she was essentially still an independent individual because her power had not yet fully merged with Su Yu's.

"Before, I always felt that you were like those other humans, coming only to obtain my Soul Ring and soul bone. So, due to many reasons, there were many things I could not discuss with you." Xue Di thought for a moment, then spoke.

Su Yu looked at Xue Di's unusual expression, as if she had recalled something. "If it is about other matters, you can feel free to bring them up. Within the scope of my ability, I can help you achieve them."

"That, Su Yu, before I discuss my affairs, may I ask you a question?" Xue Di looked at Su Yu, a flash of surprise appearing in her bright eyes.

The human before her could be considered the first in history to be able to converse so calmly at such close range with a seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, the head of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, Xue Di.

"Speak. Of course, as long as it does not involve anything too private, I can answer." Although he could roughly guess what Xue Di wanted to ask, given her posture, Su Yu really couldn't grasp what she was actually planning.

"Why do you choose to help Soul Beasts?" Xue Di asked the question in her heart. This question was not only the doubt of the many Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, but also the doubt in Xue Di's own heart.

"This question is very complicated if I really have to explain it. To sum it up, there is probably only one answer: because what I pursue is different from the secular world?"

The crisis of the Soul Beasts is also his own opportunity; everything has two sides. At the very least, Soul Beasts are infinitely more reliable than humans in certain aspects. When he ascends to the God Realm in the future, Su will inevitably meet that person.

He does not want to follow Huo Gua's old path, nor does he want to live so spinelessly.

"Pursuing something different from the secular world??" Xue Di was puzzled. Why was this the answer she received?

Su Yu did not give her a complete answer. After all, if he really mentioned gods to her, Xue Di would probably just think Su Yu was crazy. "Time will provide the answer, but before that, there will be a long process."

Xue Di felt that she and Su Yu were not on the same level at all; she could not understand the deep meaning hidden in Su Yu's words. "Fine, let's discuss my affairs then. I would like you to take me to the Extreme North if you have time."

"The Extreme North? Are you sure you want to return to the Extreme North?" Su Yu looked at Xue Di, not expecting this day to come so quickly.

Xue Di paused and 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 soon. I thought you would say this after your cultivation had recovered for a while, or when I reached the level of Soul Emperor or Soul Saint. It seems you care quite a lot about the safety of the Extreme North."

"If you feel it is inappropriate, we can go later. However, you will need to stay in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for a while; the ice spring here is helpful for my recovery." Xue Di looked at Su Yu, her words revealing an unquestionable tone.

"What do you plan to do with those immortal herb Soul Beasts in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? Eat them, or let them go?" Seeing Xue Di's serious expression, Su Yu smiled calmly.

"Up to you. I think you might need my help; after all, I don't think you would just return empty-handed so obediently." Speaking of this, as if Xue Di had thought of something, a touch of shyness flashed across her peerless face.

"Cough, cough, cough. It seems you aren't entirely in a deep sleep after all; you've gained a bit of a human appearance." Even Su Yu, who prided himself on having his willpower tempered to an astonishing degree by Wang Dong'er, had his mind momentarily thrown into disarray by the fleeting shyness of Xue Di, and he coughed in embarrassment.

"Where exactly is Ice Empress? I felt Ice Empress's power earlier; it seems she also..." Looking at Su Yu's slightly embarrassed appearance, Xue Di changed the subject and asked about Ice Empress.

Su Yu habitually rubbed his chin and said: "About five years ago, Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm escaped from the Star Dou Great Forest and became a human's wisdom Soul Ring. As the first million-year Soul Beast in history, the benefits he bestowed upon that human were unparalleled. This allowed that human, who willingly accepted Tian Meng as a Soul Ring, to transform from a Spirit Martial Soul into a dual martial soul of Spirit and Ice."

"And then?" Xue Di knew the subsequent events must be related to Ice Empress, because she also remembered that dead bug; after all, at the time, Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm kept saying he wanted to be with Ice Empress forever.

"The story began at that moment. Later, that human entered Shrek. After studying at Shrek for half a year, he came to the Extreme North under the guidance of Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm. Through Tian Meng's deliberate exposure, he lured Ice Empress. I don't need to tell you what happened next; Ice Empress was also tricked by that guy Tian Meng into becoming that person's wisdom Soul Ring, existing alongside Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm in the form of a spirit body within that human's Spirit Sea."

"Is this the reason you were able to obtain Ice Empress's power?" Xue Di couldn't help but recall that Su Yu had also used Ice Empress's power at that time; otherwise, the Xue Di of that time would never have attached herself to Su Yu's body.

"Not entirely, but it was precisely because Ice Empress had once manifested power through that human that I was able to replicate it. You wouldn't know who that human is even if I told you, but the next time I see him, I can tell you who he is. After all, this was something I promised you back then, wasn't it?"

Su Yu felt that the butterfly effect might cause more and more things to deviate, such as the issues with the Star Luo Empire's royal family, the current Number Two Experimental Subject of the Sun Moon Empire, and Huo Yuhao becoming a disciple of the Body Sect...

"You still remember that?" Xue Di felt it was somewhat unbelievable. She had thought Su Yu was just spouting nonsense at the time, and never expected to find out today that it was actually true.

Looking at Xue Di's surprised expression, Su Yu felt that it would be fitting if he could rub Xue Di's head right now, but his courage was ultimately no match for reality.

"What else did you think? Speaking of which, when have I ever lied to you? How can you not trust me? I am, after all, your mo..."

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