Douluo Continent: A Fallen Immortal Descends to Earth, Slaying Gods with a Drunken Sword

Chapter 179 A terrifying beast over 100,000 years old! The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Marrow Appears!

early morning.

The frost is thick.

The town of Linren was bustling with activity.

Mercenary groups, though separated, continued to traverse the frozen forest and surge towards the forbidden lands of the far north.

The hissing sound of snowboards rubbing against each other and the occasional clang of weapons clashing were all swallowed up by the howling wind and snow.

When this seemingly massive procession of a thousand people...

As they surged into the boundless white territory deep in the far north.

A suffocating sense of insignificance gripped everyone.

The snow-capped peaks stretching for thousands of meters are no longer just a distant view; they stand silently at the edge of the horizon, like the spines of giants supporting the sky.

The howling of the wind and snow was like the roar of gods, the ice underfoot made a heart-palpitating groan, and the rumbling of the glacier breaking in the distance was like muffled thunder rolling across the frozen earth.

The journey took no more than an hour.

Even with hundreds or thousands of fellow mercenaries by his side.

But the boundless paleness still brought an indescribable sense of unease.

Li Zhexian wrapped his black fur cloak tighter around himself.

He pulled his hat brim down low.

He revealed a pair of cold, sharp eyes.

Observing this desolate, icy world.

"The most likely location for the appearance of the millennium-old ice marrow..."

The snow bear gripped its battle axe tightly at its waist, scanning its surroundings warily as it spoke:

"The temperature needs to be extremely low."

"Ordinary ice and snow environments simply cannot nurture such things."

"Where it appears, the concentration of ice element soul power is extremely high, and it may even form an ice element vein."

Li Zhexian looked at the few figures leading the way at the very front of the group.

"The few remaining members of the Ice Blade Mercenary Group said..."

"The ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow is at the foot of that avalanche-stricken mountain."

"This does not seem to meet the conditions for its occurrence."

A hint of doubt flashed across the snow bear's stubble-covered face, which was covered in frost.

"I'm also puzzled. How could the millennia-old ice marrow be exposed on the snow?"

"Moreover, according to the survivors of Bingfeng, there were no warning signs before the avalanche occurred. They did not encounter any soul beasts, and the avalanche just happened inexplicably."

"More than ninety people, including their Soul Saint leader, were all buried in the avalanche."

Li Zhexian's expression grew increasingly solemn.

something wrong.

And it's a big problem.

The appearance of this ancient ice marrow was too coincidental.

It was as if it had been deliberately placed there to lure greedy mercenaries into fighting over it.

He looked up.

In the wind and snow, beneath each rugged face lay an undisguised fervor.

The unintelligent mercenaries are all dead.

None of those who are here are fools.

Many people definitely sensed a trap.

but……

A thousand pieces of gold can buy life, but life is as fragile as paper; before the King of Hell, one must fight tooth and nail to determine who prevails.

The allure of the millennia-old ice marrow is simply too great.

For Li Bai, the banished immortal.

Equally irresistible.

"I am determined to obtain the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow."

"I want to obtain both the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow and the Yellow Spring Dew within five years."

The raging snowstorm couldn't bend the boy's spine; only his gaze remained astonishingly sharp.

……

The so-called Wangshan race to death.

The avalanche-prone mountain seemed to be right in front of us.

However, due to the need to be constantly vigilant about the hidden dangers in the wind and snow, the team of a thousand people trekked for almost half a day.

They killed three thousand-year-old soul beasts and a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast along the way before finally reaching the foot of Avalanche Mountain.

An avalanche occurred just last night.

This makes the snow in this area exceptionally deep and soft.

The group had to float their soul power beneath their feet to barely avoid sinking deeper.

"Where is the ancient ice marrow you were looking for?!"

Snow Bear, along with the two leaders of Frost Fang and Eternal Frozen Rose, forced their way to the few survivors of the Ice Blade Mercenary Group.

The faces of those men were a mixture of humiliation and fear.

They originally intended to take advantage of the chaos and fish in troubled waters.

It seems now.

In the eyes of this pack of wolves and tigers, they were nothing more than discarded bait that still had some value.

They gritted their teeth.

Pointing to an area at the southeast corner of the mountain peak.

"It's probably around there."

"The avalanche happened before we even got close."

"We don't know the exact location either."

Three regimental commanders.

The three most powerful people in this area.

Their eyes met briefly in the air.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, an invisible, chilling atmosphere quietly permeated the air. "You two..."

The Frostfang Battalion Commander was a thin man who had lost his right ear. He said with a forced smile:

"We had an agreement."

"Whoever finds it first, the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow belongs to them."

The leader of the Eternal Frozen Roses, with her short, silver hair standing on end, snorted coldly.

"I hope Commander Frostfang keeps his word!"

The snow bear sneered inwardly, but outwardly bowed and said:
"Regardless of what you two think, I, Snow Bear, will keep my promise."

A verbal agreement was made.

The three immediately called upon their respective mercenary groups to conduct a frantic search of the area.

Li Zhexian, leading his men, glanced at the gathering place of rogue soul masters and quietly moved closer to the location of Shui Bing'er and her group of seven.

He pondered the conditions under which the ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow was formed.

With a surge of spiritual power in his palm, he swept away the snow that was several meters deep.

Nearly a thousand Soul Masters churned up the snow inch by inch, like plowing a field.

The efficiency seems fast.

However, they had to be wary of disturbing the ferocious beasts of the far north, and were also limited by the vast snowfield and the limits of human strength.

This thorough search, digging deep into the ground, continued from dawn until nightfall.

A dark green crack was torn open in the night sky of the far north.

The aurora borealis shimmered like a living thing, turning the vast snowfield into a flowing emerald green.

This scene.

It was both beautiful and inexplicably unsettling.

Li Zhexian raised his head.

The aurora seems exceptionally bright tonight…

The light was so dense that one could clearly see wisps of purple light within the emerald band, like venomous snakes flicking their tongues, darting and licking the sky.

The mercenaries are still digging tirelessly.

Li Zhexian glanced at the positions of everyone and then continued his search.

Time passes silently.

I don’t know when...

The temperature here is slowly dropping even lower.

A muffled cracking sound came from beneath my feet, as if the entire snowfield was slowly tilting.

The white mist exhaled by Li Zhexian instantly condensed into frost, sticking to his eyelashes.

In the dark.

The sword intent that had been dormant for a year and a half surged within his body.

This was the Azure Lotus Sword warning him.

Li Zhexian suddenly looked up.

All that could be seen was the area where the Frostfang Mercenary Group was located.

A breathtakingly blue beam of light shot into the sky.

The azure light even overwhelmed the aurora borealis, and a surge of boundless primordial energy erupted, causing the surrounding energy concentration to skyrocket.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow!"

"It's ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow!"

"kill--!!!"

All promises vanished in an instant.

All the mercenaries, their eyes bloodshot, roared as they lunged toward the azure light source.

however.

Li Zhexian's eyebrows twitched wildly.

His stern shout rang out in the ears of Shui Bing'er and her six companions, Oscar, and his own men:

"retreat!"

"Go back!"

Shui Bing'er and her six companions, along with Oscar, paled and retreated without hesitation, following Li Zhexian.

But his mercenaries, their eyes bloodshot, roared and charged forward.

Just as a dense mass of people surged into the vicinity of the millennium-old ice marrow...

Boom boom boom——!
Boom boom boom——!
The snow exploded open for hundreds of meters.

A terrifying giant hand, as thick as a hill, covered with thick white mane, and ten meters long, burst forth from the snow and reached for the millennia-old ice marrow.

Bang-!
Pfft——!
The giant grasped the ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow.

They also managed to capture dozens of mercenaries.

Amidst the agonizing sounds of bones cracking and flesh being squeezed, large gushes of scalding blood gushed from between the fingers, splashing across the snow in a poignant display of crimson.

Li Zhexian's pupils contracted sharply, and he increased his speed by three points.

But the snow beneath their feet began to tremble and rise violently.

The mercenaries screamed in terror as they slid down the sloping "ground".

"Oscar!"

Li Zhexian shouted loudly.

Several ropes shot out from his hands, binding Shui Bing'er and her six companions, along with Oscar.

Oscar, who was prepared, immediately swallowed the high-speed flying sausage and, with Li Zhexian and the other eight, struggled to rise upwards.

As it rises higher and higher.

The view below gradually became clearer.

When you see clearly the enormous thing that stands up from the snow.

Li Zhexian, Shui Bing'er, and the others felt a chill explode from their hearts, and their blood almost froze.

It turns out that they had...

It's like digging snow while standing on the back of this unimaginably ferocious beast.

(End of this chapter)