Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 169 Returning to the Far North
This is the far north!
The extreme cold and the unpredictable environment around them could not stop Ding Quan and his companions.

Looking at the terrifying storm sweeping up in the distance, the scene was very similar to the change in the celestial phenomena that occurred after Ling released his enormous soul power.

"What kind of spirit beast is that?"

Amidst the icy storm, an enormous phantom appeared and disappeared. It was a shadow that resembled the Titan Ape in appearance, but was far larger.

“Titan Snow Demons are one of the two overlord soul beast races in the far north. Like the Titan Giant Ape, they are a different species. They possess the bloodline of the Ice God and are no weaker than the Titan Giant Ape,” Ding Quan explained to Ning Rongrong beside him.

"This Titan Snow Demon should be around 80,000 to 90,000 years old, but its strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast."

"The bloodline of the Ice God, I never expected there to be such a powerful soul beast in the far north." Although this soul beast is only 80,000 to 90,000 years old, the scene it created has already changed the celestial phenomena. Even some super Douluo cannot achieve such power.

With such a massive size, the noise it makes when it moves is practically a natural disaster.

"This soul beast seems to be?"

“That’s right, my sixth soul ring comes from the Titan Snow Demon clan, and she was a Titan Snow Demon who survived two Heavenly Tribulations. Unfortunately, although she successfully survived the tribulation, she was also severely injured and didn’t have much time left. In the end, at Quan’s urging, she sacrificed herself to me.” Noticing that Zhu Zhuqing was looking at him, Ling maintained his Ice Soul Domain and said.

Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, the soul of the Titan Snow Demon appeared in Ling's Sea of ​​Spirit, though she did not transform into a human when she first appeared.

Everyone knew that Ling's sixth soul ring came from a ferocious beast that had existed for 200,000 years, but seeing that enormous figure, if a being that had existed for less than 100,000 years possessed such terrifying power, what kind of strength would a being that had existed for 200,000 years have?

So, does that mean Ling has a soul bone that's over 200,000 years old?

Ning Rongrong thought that Ling had told Erming not to rush to increase his soul power, but to enhance the quality of his soul power. She figured that Ling's 200,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone should have the same effect.

Such a massive improvement indicates an incredibly vast amount of soul power, surpassing even that of the Azure Bull Python.

This should also be the reason why Wei'er's strength increased by six levels after absorbing the Azure Bull Python's soul ring. No wonder Ling and Wei were at the same level before, but Ling broke through to Soul Saint much earlier.

"Next, we're going to enter the core area of ​​the far north, where the temperature is extremely cold. You need to be mentally prepared," Ding Quan said to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. This was their first time in the far north, and their martial spirits didn't have much resistance to the cold.

Ding Quan and the others all possess extreme attributes. Although the cold of the far north has some effect on them, it is not significant. In fact, Shui Bing'er and Ling can accelerate their cultivation in such an environment.

"We know." Although they were wearing the ice silk garments they had bought in the Northern Ice City, the two still felt a bit cold. If it weren't for Ling's release of his domain to help them adapt, it would probably have taken them a long time to reach the far north.

"Let's go." Ding Quan pulled Ning Rongrong aside, and then headed deeper into the far north.

Although Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing have become Soul Saints, their soul power has not reached the level of Title Douluo, so they cannot fly through the air.

"I didn't expect to be back here so soon." Above the sky, a snow-white figure flew out from between Ding Quan's eyebrows. The swirling snowflakes around them seemed to sense something and all avoided Ding Quan and the others.

Ning Rongrong, who was holding Ding Quan's hand, looked at the stunningly beautiful woman in front of her with a mixture of respect and curiosity in her eyes.

This woman is a ferocious beast that has lived for over 700,000 years. According to Ding Quan, her strength had already surpassed that of an ordinary 99-level expert, and she could be said to have reached the realm of a demigod.

A being capable of cultivating for 700,000 years! This is absolutely an incredibly terrifying soul beast.

"Don't overthink it. This is the Snow Empress. This is her original appearance. She didn't transform into a human." Ding Quan explained, seeing Ning Rongrong's strange expression.

"The original appearance?" This being, whose original appearance was human, was actually a soul beast. Not only Ning Rongrong was surprised, but the other two, except Ling Wei, were also taken aback.

"Senior Snow Empress is an ice and snow maiden born from the pure primordial energy of heaven and earth in the far north, and her appearance is no different from that of a human."

Soul beasts that look just like humans?

There are all sorts of soul beasts on this continent. I never expected to find such creatures in the far north.

As the group sped through the sky, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were secretly shocked by the sights of the far north. It seemed that there was more than one 100,000-year-old soul beast here, a rare sight on the continent. Along the way, there were several creatures that appeared to be 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

However, seeing the immense power emanating from that 80,000-90,000-year-old Titan Snow Demon made the group somewhat uncertain.

As they drew closer to the core region of the far north, Xue Di's expression grew increasingly surprised, eventually turning somber.

"Go directly to see Bing'er and Xiaobai; I sensed something was wrong with them."

"Something's not right?" Ding Quan was somewhat surprised. The Ice Emperor and the Ice Bear King were nearly 400,000 years old and close to 300,000 years old, respectively. Given that they were in the far north, what could possibly affect them?

"They may be trying to break through; their aura is much stronger now than when I left!"

"Hmm?" Ding Quan's expression changed upon hearing this. The next tribulation was very close for soul beasts, but it would still take about ten thousand years.

Ding Quan nodded to everyone, then suddenly increased his speed. At the same time, Xue Di also released her spiritual power.

Bing'er and Xiaobai?
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Shui Bing'er beside them, clearly realizing that this Bing'er was not her.

The Bing'er and Xiaobai mentioned by the Snow Emperor are probably powerful soul beasts, just like Daming and Erming from the Star Dou Great Forest.

And it might not be just 100,000 years old, but an even more powerful ferocious beast!
A moment later, Ding Quan watched as a ball of emerald-green soul power appeared deep in the far north, dyeing the sky emerald green.

At the same time, a terrifying aura emanated from this turquoise color.

Ning Rongrong looked at the soul power that had dyed the sky azure. This scene and the powerful soul power over there were no weaker than the aura released by Ding Quan and that Martial Spirit Hall elder in Sunset Forest.

That was someone whose strength reached level 98, so the owner of that azure soul power was probably no weaker than that Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Sure enough, Bing'er's aura is much stronger than before." Xue Di looked at the aura rapidly approaching from afar, a heavy look appearing on her face.

Her origin was severely damaged during the last Heavenly Tribulation, and she has not recovered since. If she accelerates her cultivation now, she will probably face the Heavenly Tribulation soon.

Given Hyotei's current state, if she were to face a heavenly tribulation, she would almost certainly die, with no chance of survival whatsoever.

Xiao Bai might have a chance to survive the tribulation, but the probability isn't very high.

Was this caused by Bing'er?
This was definitely a ferocious beast, and an incredibly terrifying one at that. Ning Rongrong had never seen or heard of any soul beast capable of causing such a sight.

Seeing the expression on Xue Di's face and Ding Quan's thoughtful sigh, Ning Rongrong also put aside her desire to ask questions.

As the azure soul power drew ever closer, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing looked up at the sky.

"Snow Empress! And Ding Quan, you're back so soon." A clear voice rang out, and Ning Rongrong looked towards the source of the voice, her eyes widening.

This is a tiny soul beast, it's actually a little scorpion, but it's really beautiful!

"Senior Hyotei, if we hadn't been slow to return, would you have already been planning to undergo your tribulation?" Ding Quan landed directly in front of Hyotei and looked at the 1.5-meter-long, emerald-green scorpion before him.

"Tribulation won't happen so quickly!" Ice Emperor noticed Snow Emperor's soul staring at him, then his yellow eyes turned to Ning Rongrong and the others who appeared afterward. "You brat actually brought so many people with you?"

She had never met Shui Bing'er, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing before, but after looking at their soul power, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Although these people are not as strong as Ding Quan and Ling Wei, they are still extremely outstanding.

That Shui Bing'er is actually the ultimate ice, and her martial soul is actually a super existence like the Ice Phoenix.

Shui Bing'er has now released her martial soul for flight; the Ice Phoenix is ​​a flying soul beast.

"Bing'er, what are you planning to do?" Xue Di stared at Bing Di for a while, then relaxed, and finally looked at Bing Di with a serious expression and said.

“That’s right! Snow Empress, I know I can’t survive the next Heavenly Tribulation. It makes no difference whether it’s ten thousand years earlier or later. Besides, Ding Quan is right. If anyone in this era can become a god, the most likely candidate is them.” Ice Empress, who had been meeting Snow Empress’s evasive gaze, stared directly at the illusory Snow Empress and forcefully touched her two front claws together.

"But is that also possible?"

"Then add me to the mix, and that will make it even more likely! And aren't you the same, Snow Empress? You could obviously do it ten thousand years later."

If the Snow Empress had suppressed her cultivation, the next tribulation should have been ten thousand years later. However, the Snow Empress accelerated her cultivation and successfully condensed a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, but her body could not withstand it, and she ultimately sacrificed herself to Ding Quan.

"I understand." Snow Empress looked at Ice Empress's aura and realized that there was no way out. It seemed that Ice Empress had accelerated her cultivation after she and Ding Quan left. During this time, the far north had released a lot of primordial energy because of her sacrifice, and many soul beasts had benefited from it, giving birth to many 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

"Besides me, Xiaobai also plans to..."

"I already know." The Snow Emperor looked toward the core area of ​​the far north, where a terrifying ice and snow storm pierced through the heavens and earth, with the surrounding ice-attribute energy surging wildly into it.

“However, we still need some time before we break through.” Hyotei turned her gaze to Ling, who was very familiar with her.

"Ice Emperor, I have some herbs here that might be able to help you." Ding Quan had already learned of her thoughts from the conversation between the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor. Now that things had come to this point, he could only help her improve.

It's really impossible to find a soul beast stronger than Ice Emperor, and even if you did find one, you probably wouldn't be able to absorb it.

If Hyotei really has this idea, it would definitely be a good thing for me, especially since I also have Ice Bear King Shiro, who has trained with me before.

"That's perfect."

Ice Emperor nodded. Ding Quan had given Snow Emperor a medicinal herb before, and the vital energy on it did help Snow Emperor a little, although the effect was not significant.

"Let's go, we'll need your help with the next steps, Hyotei."

"What kind of help?" Bingdi's eyes immediately became alert. When she first met Ding Quan, she noticed that one of Ding Quan's group had just reached a bottleneck and needed a soul ring to advance.

"My friend needs a spirit ring to advance to the level of a spirit saint, and now he needs a spirit beast."

"You mean...?" Ice Emperor's gaze turned to Snow Emperor beside her. Ordinary soul beasts naturally didn't need her help, but Snow Emperor hadn't objected. Did Snow Emperor think this person might also become a god?

However, the ultimate attribute, such as the Ice Phoenix martial soul, is indeed very likely.

"Bing'er, take us to find that spirit kite."

"The Spirit Kite? It's quite possible it could be sacrificed for her."

As expected, it was a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing understood. Shui Bing'er had obviously reached level 70 a long time ago, but she had not yet absorbed a soul ring. During her journey in the far north, she encountered many powerful soul beasts, some of which were suitable for Shui Bing'er.

Ding Quan did not linger but went directly to the core area of ​​this far north.

Sacrifice—this is an ability that only soul beasts over 100,000 years old can use. Clearly, the spirit kite they are talking about is a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

The emerald green scorpion in front of us can speak human language, so there is no doubt that it is a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Moreover, given the scene just now, it must be an extremely powerful ferocious beast.

Although the exact age is unknown, it should be above the 200,000-year-old Titan Snow Demon that Ling absorbed.

Ning Rongrong and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance. It seemed that this ferocious beast was also about to face its tribulation and might not be able to survive it.

Judging from its plans and the way it looked at Ling just now, it probably intends to sacrifice itself to Ling to help her become a god.

These people are so talented that these ferocious beasts are willing to become their spirit rings, helping them to become gods.

“The bloodline of the Spirit Kite is not strong, and it is not easy for it to break through 100,000 years. There is only one Spirit Kite in the far north that has reached 100,000 years. It broke through to 100,000 years, but unfortunately, although it survived its first tribulation, it was severely injured. Although it survived, its strength was greatly reduced due to the injury, and it is difficult to exert its original strength.” The Ice Emperor said as he led the way.

Spirit Kite.

This kind of soul beast is considered a powerful existence, but it is indeed extremely difficult to break through 100,000 years. The Azure Water Spirit Kite and the Blazing Fire Spirit Kite both belong to this category, but they have different attributes.

This kind of soul beast does indeed have the potential to become a 100,000-year soul beast. What Ice Emperor said about it not being easy is in terms of its own species.

This spirit beast is indeed suitable for Shui Bing'er. Shui Bing'er's family spirit is the Azure Water Spirit Kite, and her spirit evolved from it.

And the spirit kite in this far north must undoubtedly be of the ice element.

(End of this chapter)