Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

"Wow! The houses here look so big! I wonder what they're like inside!" Hyotei said, holding Ye Chen's hand, her big, bright yellow eyes filled with curiosity.

Clearly, this was the first time Hyotei had ever seen such a strange building.

Snow Empress was also looking around aimlessly. Although she appeared much calmer than Ice Empress, she was actually quite shocked inside.

Building is far more difficult than destroying.

She has the ability to easily destroy such a massive building, but she could never build one.

She wouldn't deny that humans, though small and short-lived, possess immense creativity and insight.

"Let's go, I'll show you some of the delicacies of the Sun Moon Empire~"

Ye Chen patted Hyotei's head and said with a smile.

Although the purpose of this trip was to obtain a spirit ring, they couldn't give up enjoying life, especially since they were accompanied by two beautiful women, so they naturally wanted to have a proper honeymoon.

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Time flies.

Half a month passed quietly.

Ye Chen, along with Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, like three curious travelers, traversed between cities with distinct styles.

They rode in a smooth soul-guided carriage, strolled along wide streets illuminated by soul-guided lights, and sampled the unique foods of various cities along the way.

Ye Chen also took Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor to Mingdu to experience what it is like to be the most technologically advanced city in the world.

However, Ye Chen was only experiencing it; he did not go to play with Meng Hongchen.

Ye Chen had more important things to do, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Ye Chen also frequently used the Eye of Boundless Heaven and Earth to check on the other party's recent situation, but he did not find anything unusual.

Because of the great distance, the current Wanxiang Communicator cannot contact Ye Chen across borders, but it can still leave messages.

Once a signal is available, all messages will be transmitted to Ye Chen's communication soul tool.

When the night is still and quiet, Meng Hongchen would talk to herself on the All-Encompassing Communicator that Ye Chen had given her, as if telling herself something...

When Ye Chen entered Mingdu, a large number of messages were transmitted to his Universal Communicator.

Ye Chen knew that Meng Hongchen was thinking of him, and Ye Chen also missed Meng Hongchen, but Ye Chen was a little busy right now, after all, he also had Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor with him...

Therefore, Ye Chen planned to spend more time with Meng Hongchen after settling Bingdi and Xuedi in and after Meng Hongchen advanced to Soul Douluo, and also meet her parents.

Presumably, Jing Hongchen wouldn't object to him being with Meng Hongchen.

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Of course, Ye Chen's trip wasn't just about sightseeing.

Because his steps always had a clear direction—heading westward.

The further west you go, the more the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the core area of ​​the Sun and Moon Empire recedes like the tide.

Soul-guided chariots gradually became rarer, tall buildings were replaced by low-lying villages, and roads became rugged and muddy.

The unique metallic and energetic scent in the air faded, replaced by a primal, natural aroma.

After Ye Chen and his two companions left the last inhabited village, they entered a desolate wasteland.

Ye Chen's destination was clear—the Demon Forest.

As Ye Chen knew, the area within a radius of two hundred kilometers of the Demon Forest was already a forbidden zone rarely visited by humans.

The scattered villages have completely disappeared, leaving only a vast and boundless primeval forest.

The distant sky seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force, shrouded in a layer of gray-purple haze year-round, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, resulting in a dim and oppressive atmosphere inside the forest.

Even at noon, it felt like dusk.

Ye Chen led Bingdi and Xuedi closer to the Demon Forest. A strong smell of dampness and decaying plants hit them, making them instinctively uncomfortable.

At the entrance to the forest, the trees present a strange, twisted posture. The ancient, towering trunks are astonishingly thick, with bark that is a deep purplish-black, covered with bumps and nodular protrusions, which, from a distance, vaguely form patterns of hollow and eerie eyes.

Thick vines coiled around the tree trunk like giant pythons, their deep purple or dark green leaves layered upon layer, obscuring the sky even more completely.

Beneath our feet lies a layer of humus accumulated over countless years, soft and spongy to the touch, emitting a pungent musty smell.

"The trees here are really ugly..."

Hyotei wrinkled its small nose and waved its hand dismissively, as if trying to dispel the unpleasant smell.

"Don't worry, I'll kill the Evil Emperor and leave. It'll be over soon," Ye Chen said with a smile, trying to reassure him.

"Ye Chen, the Evil Emperor is very strong. You'd better be careful and not be careless. The Evil Emperor is a soul beast with the most powerful spiritual energy. Even Di Tian's spiritual energy is not as strong as itss."

The Snow Empress frowned slightly and warned in a deep voice, clearly not wanting Ye Chen to perish due to carelessness.

Many geniuses are arrogant, or to put it bluntly, conceited, which can easily lead to their premature demise.

She didn't want Ye Chen to perish because of his arrogance, after all, her and Bingdi's lives were tied to Ye Chen's.

She acknowledged that Ye Chen possessed the strength to confront the Evil Emperor.

However, the Evil Emperor is not to be underestimated. If Ye Chen underestimates the Evil Emperor, he could easily suffer a setback.

"Don't worry, I won't be careless. You know I have the ability to teleport long distances. As soon as I sense something is wrong, I can escape instantly."

"Moreover, this is also my offensive tactic. I will teleport you directly to the Evil Emperor's lair to ambush him, and we should be able to kill him instantly."

Ye Chen explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xue Di felt slightly relieved.

After all, she had indeed witnessed Ye Chen's methods, which were truly miraculous and didn't seem to be a soul skill... but she was too embarrassed to ask...

The three stepped into the Demon Forest.

The light inside the forest was even dimmer, with only scattered spots of light filtering through the dense canopy and casting swaying beams of light.

A visible gray mist floated in the air, and inhaling it brought a chill to the lungs.

The surroundings were eerily quiet; even the most common bird songs and insect chirps were almost nonexistent. Only the "whooshing" sound of the wind blowing through the twisted branches added to the eerie atmosphere.

After traveling for about half an hour, we had penetrated less than ten kilometers into the forest.

Dozens of eerie green lights suddenly appeared in the bushes ahead, accompanied by a low growl.

A dozen or so burly Ironclaw wolves slowly strode out. Their fur was dark gray, their claws and teeth gleamed with a cold light, their eyes were green, and saliva dripped from their sharp fangs. They clearly regarded Ye Chen and his companions as prey who had intruded into their territory.

"Ouch——!"

The alpha wolf let out a long howl.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

The wolf pack pounced like arrows released from a bow, bringing a stench with them, moving with incredible speed, their claws tearing through the air.

"Hmph, a bunch of scumbags, disgusting!!"

With a sharp cry, Hyotei didn't even need Ye Chen's prompting; her petite figure didn't even leave her spot.

With a casual wave of her fair, jade-like hands, her fingertips traced mysterious trajectories in the air.

In an instant, an extreme chill erupted!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Dozens of crystal-clear ice cones materialized out of thin air, each only half a foot long, yet containing terrifying sharpness and freezing power.

The ice spikes shot out with unparalleled precision, moving at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive, leaving pale blue afterimages in the dim forest.

At the level of Ice Emperor, even a casual ordinary attack is enough to easily crush a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, let alone this group of ordinary soul beasts that are only a hundred or ten years old.

Most of the soul beasts in the Demon Forest possess an extremely strong bloodlust and are very ferocious.

The Ice Emperor had already released her powerful aura to intimidate, but some brainless soul beasts still deliberately sought death, so she naturally wouldn't show any mercy.

(End of this chapter)