Chapter 1 The Strange Timeline

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Douluo Continent, the core of the far north.

On the icy plains where the cold winds howl year-round, stands a magnificent palace naturally formed from millennia-old ice.

Inside the hall, a "warm" scene, completely different from the frigid outside, is unfolding.

"Bing'er, don't move around. I can't do this properly if you're like this."

"Um, I'm sorry, Yuki-tei, it's just too itchy."

"This is my first time doing something like this, so I'm a little clumsy and nervous."

"Hmph!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Bing'er, did I hurt you?"

No, no.

The Ice and Snow Maiden, the leader of the three kings in the far north, is playing cards passionately with the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the very large Ice Bear King, Little White.

Uh... don't get me wrong, it's just playing cards in the literal sense.

"Let me see... four identical cards... a bomb!"

Four cards made of ice crystals were thrown out. Hyotei stood up excitedly, the last card in his hand was crushed and deformed.

"Xue Di only has one card left, and she can't control this bomb no matter what. Finally, I can draw a turtle on her face..."

Thinking this to himself, Hyotei's lips curled up, his eyes filled with joy, and his nervous heart began to beat faster.

"Sigh, it seems I've lost." Looking at the only card left in her hand, Xue Di shook her head helplessly.

"Hehe, good that you admit defeat, here I come!"

A flash of green light appeared, and Ice Emperor arrived beside Snow Emperor. Just as he was about to paint on her flawless face, Little White raised its paw and scratched its round head.

"Wait a minute, sis, get the cigarette brand!"

"Hmm?" Hyotei paused, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

Just as he was about to destroy the playing cards formed from ice crystals, Xue Di raised her hand to stop him.

"Bing'er, what do you want to do?"

"N-nothing." Hyotei stammered, looking flustered. She turned her head and glared fiercely at Shiro, which made Shiro's huge body tremble for a moment.

Xue Di was even more puzzled and said to Xiao Bai, "What's wrong, Xiao Bai? Don't be afraid, you can tell me what's wrong."

"Okay, Mom."

Little White spread the cards on its paws on the ice, pointing at one of the cards with its sharp claws, while scratching its head with its other hand.

"Mom said that only four cards in a set should be the same, so why do I have an extra one?"

Upon hearing this, Hyotei shrank back guiltily. Before Yuki-tei could react, she flashed forward and bullied Shiro.

"Well, Xiaobai, all you do all day is eat and sleep. I never knew you were so clever and had learned to cheat! I'll beat you up!"

"Oh dear, Mother! It's my sister who framed me for theft!"

"You've only been reading human books for two days and you've even learned some idioms? Well, I'll beat you up too!"

"Oh, you two..." Xue Di shook her head, her face full of affection.

Xiaobai is tough, so she didn't stop them and let them continue their tantrum, since such leisurely days were numbered.

As they left the palace, a cold wind mixed with snow rushed towards them. Exhaling a breath of cold air, the Snow Emperor's expression became complicated.

Xue Di was a time traveler.

In his previous life, he was a model youth of the new century who stumbled upon great fortune due to an accident.

When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent. Not only had he lost the Great Dragon, but he had also been reborn as the Snow Empress in the Peerless Tang Sect.

"Are we really going to follow the storyline obediently and sacrifice ourselves for the chosen one...?"

"A peerless ferocious beast with a history of 700,000 years, forced to rely on others just to survive... and even calling the grilled fish boy 'Dad' after losing its memory..."

"How frustrating!"

Xue Di clenched her fists tightly until her fingertips turned white, feeling extremely unlucky.

Other transmigrators are blessed by the great god of transmigration, granted legendary cheat codes, but she has nothing...

"To say that one must transform into human form and cultivate in order to avoid the 700,000-year heavenly tribulation and escape the fate of sacrifice," the Snow Emperor murmured softly, shaking her head slightly.

"In this timeline almost entirely controlled by the Tang God-King, a super ferocious beast like me, during my transformation and rebirth, would inevitably be schemed against by the 'kind-hearted Tang God-King.'"

Meanwhile, two huge questions remained buried in Xue Di's heart.

As mentioned in the original work, Xue Di's primordial power was severely damaged when she condensed her second soul core.

However, when Xue Di transmigrated, this body not only lacked a soul core, but its primordial power was also intact, showing no signs of serious injury.

Could it be... that the energy she generated during her transmigration healed her injuries?

Furthermore, Xue Di was unable to sense the 700,000-year-old tribulation, which seemed to be a long time away. This made her wonder if there was something wrong with the timeline she had traveled through.

"I'll go out into the human world later to check," Xue Di thought to herself, raising her hands to shield her eyes from the hazy sun, then clenching them tightly. "No matter what, I won't follow the old path of sacrifice; I'm determined to change this fate."

"Xue Di, what are you doing? Why aren't you happy even though you won the game?"

Pulling her thoughts back, Xue Di turned her head and bumped into a straight, slender, jade-like leg, which, to make matters worse, was not wearing socks.

"I admit I cheated just now. You can draw a turtle on my leg, there's no room left on my face."

As the words fell, a cold wind suddenly rose, making the Snow Emperor's white hair disheveled and the Ice Emperor's long skirt flutter and rustle, as if spring had just appeared.

Snow Empress paused for a moment. Ice Empress was still capable, but there was still a certain gap between her and herself.

Coming to my senses, I looked at Hyotei and saw that he had a row of white teeth. I couldn't see his expression because his beautiful face was covered with "turtles".

"Bing'er, stop playing these childish tricks." The Snow Empress said very seriously as she slapped away the jade-like leg.

"whee…"

Hyotei smiled, stood up straight again, and secretly made a mental note of it.

"Xue'er paused for three seconds—an opportunity!"

"Speaking of Xue Di, how did you come up with this card game? It's so much fun! The only problem is I can't remember the cards, and my head gets itchy when I play."

After wiping the "turtle" off her face, Hyotei asked in confusion. Before Yuki-tei could answer, she explained herself.

"You are a natural-born spirit of ice and snow, possessing extraordinary wisdom. It's only natural that you could come up with such an interesting card game."

"It's not as exaggerated as you say," Xue Di explained calmly. "I learned this from humans when I was traveling through the human world. I was quite young then, about a hundred thousand years old. Back then, humans didn't have a concept of soul power."

There are many types of card games, but we're playing the simplest one.

"Huh? Humans can be this smart?" Hyotei said in astonishment and disbelief. "I thought they were just stupid and only knew about love and romance."