After settling everything in Elemental City, Shen Hanyu hadn't even had time to breathe a sigh of relief before another problem plagued him.
That was the issue of where to settle his parents.
Staying in Four Seasons City or Elemental City was basically impossible. Both places were probably crawling with spies from all major powers right now; nowhere was truly safe.
Having Shui Ningbing watch over them in Elemental City also wasn't realistic. If the attackers included another Title Douluo, Shui Ningbing still had an entire academy to protect. She couldn't possibly keep all her attention on his parents forever. The more people one had to protect, the higher the chance of a mistake, and any mistake would lead to total collapse. That was something Shen Hanyu absolutely would not allow.
This was one of the mixed blessings and curses of being a transmigrator who came here as a child, unlike other transmigrators who were free and without attachments.
Ning Fengzhi's proposal had undoubtedly solved his most urgent problem, but getting involved with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan wasn't necessarily a good thing either.
With his participation, the continent's situation had already undergone many changes significant enough to alter history. The blade of the Spirit Hall was now inevitably hanging over the heads of all the continent's major powers.
Shen Hanyu couldn't be bothered with these so-called power struggles. He didn't care how many people died, nor did he care who ultimately controlled the continent. All he feared was trouble.
And currently, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was firmly standing on the side of the Heaven Dou Empire. One wrong political step meant the difference between life and death.
Ning Fengzhi required that Shen Hanyu not stand against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan in the future.
But Shen Hanyu had always been a neutral spectator. He had no real stance. Everything he did was simply to maximize the interests of himself and the people he cared about.
...
Shen Hanyu didn't want to dwell on it. Fortunately, Ning Fengzhi and the others hadn't left Elemental City yet, so he went straight to the hotel where they were temporarily staying.
Seeing Shen Hanyu take the initiative to come to them, both of them were clearly surprised, but they also realized he must have come with a purpose.
Shen Hanyu didn't hesitate either. He directly stated all his thoughts and opinions.
After he finished, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo both fell silent. Shen Hanyu wasn't in a hurry and quietly waited for their response.
After a long while.
Ning Fengzhi finally asked seriously:
"Can the blade of Spirit Hall really not be resisted even if the two great empires join forces?"
Shen Hanyu shook his head and said:
"Even if the two great empires join forces, they can't gather five Title Douluo. Even if that group of cowards from the Haotian Sect jumped out now, they would just be sending themselves to death. The two true demigods are not something they can resist, not to mention Spirit Hall has a considerable number of Title Douluo and controls nearly seventy percent of the soul masters on the entire continent."
Shen Hanyu stated his view plainly.
Without the participation of the Shrek Seven Devils, Spirit Hall was basically unstoppable.
"Demigod…?"
Sword Douluo murmured, as if he thought of something.
"Limit Douluo are also called Peerless Douluo, but after that, there are distinctions: quasi-demigod, demigod, and quasi-god. The two at Spirit Hall aren't exactly nice people either — they're not easy to provoke."
Shen Hanyu paused for a moment before continuing:
"I'm not telling you all this because I want to. I have no political stance. You could even say I have no clear position at all, and I don't want to get involved in any kind of struggle."
Ning Fengzhi was silent for a moment, trying his best to digest this seemingly simple information. After a while, he finally said:
"I'll think about it carefully."
Shen Hanyu nodded lightly and said:
"Then I'll take my leave."
...
In the end, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo still left.
Actually, they came to find Shen Hanyu once more in the middle, but their choice had already determined that they and Shen Hanyu were not meant to walk the same path.
A wrong political stance would bring the entire building crashing down into the sea of fire and vanish completely.
Shen Hanyu watched the carriage carrying the two of them gradually disappear into the distance and shook his head slightly. Then he turned around without the slightest hesitation and left.
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In the end, it was the Snow Emperor who solved this problem.
Early one morning, the Snow Emperor brought a tall, burly man with a rather honest-looking face to the small courtyard.
Shen Hanyu could sense that the big man in front of him was also a soul beast — and at the very least, a ferocious beast who had already survived one heavenly tribulation.
After the Snow Emperor's introduction, Shen Hanyu finally remembered.
Ice Bear King Xiaobai, the little bear cub the Snow Emperor had raised, who called the Snow Emperor "Mommy," was one of the soul beasts closest to the Snow Emperor.
What made the corner of Shen Hanyu's mouth twitch was that this somewhat scary-looking big man, upon seeing him for the first time, gave a silly smile, scratched his head, and called him… "Daddy…"
The Snow Emperor didn't stop him either.
Shen Hanyu had a rather strange feeling; had he somehow inexplicably become a father?
After some discussion, Ice Bear King Xiaobai, whose strength was comparable to a human-level 97 or even 98 Title Douluo, would stay in Elemental City to assist Shui Ningbing in protecting Tianshui Academy and Shen Hanyu's parents.
Shen Hanyu finally felt a little relieved.
With Xiaobai and Shui Ningbing's strength, as long as it wasn't Qian Daoliu or Bibi Dong personally coming, nothing major should happen.
Like the Ice Empress, Xiaobai instantly fell in love with human world food the moment he tasted it.
Shen Hanyu's parents also very much understood his situation and voluntarily decided to stay at Tianshui Academy. They even "sponsored" Xiaobai with five hundred thousand gold soul coins for expenses.
Xiaobai's favorability skyrocketed. Shen Hanyu even suspected that it wouldn't be long before this big guy voluntarily started calling them Grandpa and Grandma…
He just hoped his parents could handle it when the time came…
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With his worries finally settled, Shen Hanyu said goodbye to everyone.
Then, together with the Snow Emperor, he set off on their journey.
Their plan was very simple: first go obtain his last ice-attribute soul ring, then travel across the continent searching for fire-attribute soul beasts to have some "friendly exchanges" while also sightseeing and nurturing their relationship. Simply perfect.
As for the last ice-attribute soul ring, the Snow Emperor gave Shen Hanyu several choices.
First was the 100,000-year Destruction Ice Devil, a variant of the Ice Devil Titan. Its powerful physical strength had degenerated, but instead, it evolved the attribute of Ultimate Ice.
The only problem was that this one had rather low intelligence. It had already been expelled from the Ice Devil Titan tribe and had caused quite a lot of trouble in the Extreme North.
The second choice was the 180,000-year Ice Demon Tiger. This one's position in the Extreme North was similar to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's position in the Star Dou Forest; there was nothing good about it except trouble. But because of its special dual attributes of space and ice, it had repeatedly escaped from the Snow Emperor's hands.
Shen Hanyu was very interested in this soul beast. Space-attribute soul beasts had always been extremely rare, let alone one with both Ultimate Ice and space attributes, a super soul beast. Even though its age was a bit lacking, its attributes could completely make up for it.
The third choice was a sea soul beast that the Snow Emperor didn't particularly care about, the ferocious beast-level Mermaid Queen. This soul beast held a very high position in the ocean and was extremely powerful. Back when the Snow Emperor had just passed 500,000 years of cultivation, she once clashed with the Mermaid Queen and slapped her away several times. From then on, they formed a grudge…
Shen Hanyu thought for a long time. Finally, he looked at the graceful and charming Snow Emperor, smiled lightly, and said:
"Can I have all of them?"
Snow Emperor: "...You deserve a beating!"
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