Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

The lake covers a vast area, and with a little wind and snow, it stretches as far as the eye can see.

Wu Qi's mental power is indeed strong, but without a reference point, if he uses it over too wide an area, he might exhaust his mental power. After all, he is not a mental-type Soul Master, and his control over mental power is somewhat crude without the aid of his headgear.

It is clearly not worthwhile to waste a lot of mental energy to activate the headgear during peacetime.

His exploration range was limited to an area within a radius of twenty miles, and he did not discover any heritage.

However, Qian Renxue had said that when one's mental strength reaches a certain level, one will have a strong premonition before encountering danger. At this moment, the investigation results did not match the premonition, so Wu Qi had no choice but to expand the search area.

Hu Liena was a Spiritual Soul Saint, whose spiritual power was comparable to that of some peak Soul Douluos, and she also had a premonition.

"No, there's definitely something wrong around here. Let's get Yan on board first."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yue quickly pulled the rope. It was unclear how deep Yan had swum in the lake; after pulling the rope for a long time, there was still no sign of him.

Wu Qi's expression changed drastically. He grabbed the rope with one hand and pulled hard, quickly pulling Yan out of the water.

The sudden force startled Yan; if his body hadn't been strong enough, it would have been enough to take half his life.

Once back on the ice, he looked completely innocent and said, "What happened? I just caught two fish, and they came out of my body?"

"Oh, by the way, the lake water below isn't cold at all; it's warm water, and there are lots of fish down there."

Wu Qi said in a deep voice, "You almost died. I told you, if you rashly release your flame aura, your position will be extremely conspicuous in the eyes of an ice-attribute soul beast, making it difficult for them not to notice you."

Just now, he sensed the surrounding ice field but found nothing. However, when his senses penetrated deeper into the frozen lake, he discovered something unusual, which is why he sped up and pulled Yan up.

Upon hearing this, the group became alert, activated their martial spirits, and kept a close eye on their surroundings.

Wu Qi looked toward the frozen lake and, relying on his own flying ability as a Title Douluo, slowly floated into the air.

“We mean no harm; we are just passing through and need to rest for a while. If you are willing to coexist peacefully, you do not need to show yourself. We will leave after a short rest.”

Before he could continue, a crack appeared in the frozen lake, and a strangely shaped toad covered in thick ice armor emerged from beneath the ice.

Upon closer inspection, the skin beneath the ice armor is not smooth; it has multiple uneven nodules of varying colors.

"This is a toad, but judging by its size, it must be at least 100,000 years old, right?"

The toad in front of us, covered in ice armor, is ten meters long and more than five meters high when it lies on the ground.

Toad-like spirit beasts are not uncommon, and their cultivation level is usually determined by their size.

Looking at the huge creature before him, Wu Qi's expression turned solemn. He told everyone in a deep voice, "This is not an ordinary toad, but a special soul beast called the Zhu Qing Ice Toad."

The eyes of the Crimson Ice Toad are of the fire attribute, and the gentle lake water below may have been created by this Crimson Ice Toad, which has cultivated for 100,000 years. In addition, its entire body is of the ice attribute, and the alternation of the ice and fire attributes can produce a very special cold poison.

This kind of cold poison, when it appears on a soul beast, will not harm itself. However, if it appears on a human soul master in the form of a martial soul, it will be a deadly poison that damages the self, similar to the situation of Dugu Bo back then.

Furthermore, this cold poison is a poison of the martial soul, which can inadvertently attach itself to the martial soul of a soul master, eventually causing the soul master to die from the poison.

The place was already cold, and the cold poison would only be harder to avoid, which is why Wu Qi did not choose to take direct action.

He was not afraid of 100,000-year-old soul beasts, but if Qian Gu Chang Kong and the others were poisoned, they would surely die without a burial place.

Upon hearing this, the four members of the Eternal Sky hurriedly withdrew their martial spirits, fearing they might be contaminated by the cold poison. The 100,000-year-old soul beast could already speak human language. Hearing Wu Qi's words, Zhu Qingbingchan suddenly smiled and said, "Humans, you seem to be overreacting."

Few Soul Masters venture into the far northern ice plains. Human Soul Masters are a rarity to the Soul Beasts of this land. Unless they commit serious acts such as trespassing, Soul Beasts generally will not attack Soul Masters.

Just now, if Zhu Qingbingchan had really made a move, Yan would have been dead before Wu Qi could react. The fact that she let Yan go means there is still room for maneuver.

"What advice do you have for me?"

This 100,000-year-old Zhu Qingbing toad is female, and her voice is incredibly melodious. She smiled and said, "Give me some pointers? You humans are truly fascinating."

She paused, then her tone became much more serious, "Don't go any further. If you disturb that person, you'll be in trouble."

"After you finish this meal, just return the way you came, and nothing will happen to you. If you're thinking of making a move on that person, you'd better forget about it."

"Young man, I can sense that your strength is far above mine, but it is still somewhat inferior to that lord. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices."

grown ups?

Are there still humans in the far north?

The four members of the group, Qian Gu Chang Kong, were somewhat puzzled by this title.

Wu Qi was slightly taken aback, then asked in return, "Is it the Snow Woman?"

The Snow Woman is an ice and snow spirit born in the far north. Although she is not human, she looks very similar to a human.

Zhu Qingbing chuckled lightly, "Good to know. I can let you catch some fish here to fill your stomachs; of course, I won't stop you from moving forward. As for whether you live or die afterward, you'd better think it through carefully."

After saying that, Zhu Qingbingchan suddenly exerted force with her hind legs and leaped towards the snow-capped mountains surrounding the ice lake, quickly disappearing from sight.

With the crisis averted, everyone's eyes turned to Wu Qi.

Hu Liena said with a solemn expression, "I have been to the Ice Plains before and heard the legend of the Snow Maiden. I heard that ten thousand years ago, the number one Soul Master at the time went to challenge the Snow Maiden and never returned."

"Wu Qi, this journey is far too dangerous. Should we..."

Wu Qi shook his head and said with a smile, "The Snow Maiden is both a disaster and an opportunity. For those with ill intentions, the Snow Maiden is their nightmare; let me ask you, since we came to the far north ice plains, have we done anything destructive or indiscriminately killed any soul beasts?"

Along the way, whenever they encountered a soul beast, they avoided it and never clashed with it.

Therefore, they made a very good first impression on the Snow Woman.

Furthermore, the Snow Maiden is an elf born from this world, and is particularly sensitive to divine power. She has probably already sensed the appearance of Wu Qi and the Eternal Sky.

If they don't stop it, doesn't that mean they agree to it?

Before entering the far north ice plains, Xie Yue and his two companions had already made their choice.

Having confirmed the opportunity with Wu Qi, there's no reason to back down now.

Yan's attitude had changed considerably. He knelt down on one knee and said earnestly, "Elder Wu, if there is any danger this time, please prioritize protecting Nana. I beg you." (End of Chapter)