Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 4, Fourth Soul Ring, Soul Bone

The howling of the wind and snow drowned out the frenzied roars of the three giant beasts.

The mere aura emanating from these three colossal beasts was enough to terrify all other soul beasts within a ten-mile radius, causing them to scatter and flee. The snowstorm seemed to slow its descent due to the somber atmosphere.

Nebula Douluo transformed into a fleeting afterimage shimmering with faint starlight, swiftly traversing the air. Her martial soul was the Nebula Fan, a top-tier weapon martial soul that fell between the control and power attack types. It possessed an extremely unique starlight attribute, which was extremely rare even in the world today. Nebula Douluo's fame was also related to this.

Now that Nebula Douluo has passed the age of eighty, his soul power level is ninety-two. Among all the titled Douluo, this is not considered high, and he can even be considered to be at the bottom. As he gets older, his cultivation limit is almost fixed. Unless Nebula Douluo obtains a great opportunity in his remaining life, he will almost certainly never reach the Super Douluo realm.

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Seeing that Nebula Douluo had finally led the three berserk Titan Snow Demons out of the mixed zone, Shattered Star Douluo's speed increased slightly.

The cold wind blew against the three of them. After a long while, she couldn't help but tighten her grip on Shu Yan's hand. As a princess, this was the first time she had faced a normal soul hunting scene so directly. After all, as the most noble princess of the Star Luo Empire, the soul beasts she needed for each breakthrough were prepared by someone. After completely controlling the opponent, she only needed to kill the opponent to obtain the soul ring. When had she ever taken such a big risk?

Shattered Star Douluo looked at the backs of the three giant beasts, his expression slightly darkening, and then said:

"Your Highness, Shu, please keep a distance from them later. The fur of these beasts is strong enough to defend against metal. I will use my soul skill with Nebula to kill the two Titan Snow Demons that came later. The one that just broke through ten thousand years will also be rendered unable to move, which Shu will deal with. Keeping a distance will also prevent you from being accidentally injured by the aftershocks."

Shu Yan gave a soft "hmm," and after Shattered Star Douluo lowered the height slightly, he directly picked up Xu Jiujiu and jumped down, landing straight into the snow that was deeper than his knees.

She exhaled a long breath, held Shu Yan's hand tightly, and after a long while said:

"Ayan, sometimes I really feel that you are so mature that you are not like a teenager. Even though I am already very good, I still feel a little ashamed when I am next to you."

Shu Yan chuckled and gently pinched Xu Jiujiu's cheek, saying softly:

"There's no need to deny yourself. You are Princess Jiujiu, one of the most noble women in the world. Compared to you, I seem rather ordinary..."

"Um……"

"A gigolo who lives off a princess? What do you think?"

Shu Yan said half-jokingly.

She couldn't help but burst out laughing after a long time. In front of Shu Yan, she could always let go of the burden and pressure of being a princess and show her cute side.

bang——

Just as the two were enjoying their sweet moment in the snow, several screams and a loud bang from afar shattered their blissful moment.

Shu Yan changed his expression in a second, then picked up Xu Jiujiu again. In a few leaps, he advanced more than a hundred meters. Xu Jiujiu hadn't even come to her senses before they arrived at the edge of the battlefield. At this moment, Shattered Star Douluo was firmly controlling the Titan Snow Demon that had just broken through ten thousand years in the ground. Seeing Shu Yan come over, Shattered Star Douluo nodded, then kicked down, and the Titan Snow Demon immediately fainted, leaving it to Shu Yan's disposal.

Shu Yan patted the back of his hand after a long pause, then walked straight toward the Titan Snow Demon.

Three spirit rings, far exceeding the normal ratio, appeared beneath his feet. A long halberd condensed from extreme ice suddenly appeared in Shu Yan's hand. Without hesitation, he ended the life of this ten-thousand-year-old Titan Snow Demon.

As a powerful and icy surge of energy flowed into Shu Yan's body, the three of them breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

The three of them were not worried at all about whether Shu Yan could absorb this powerful ten-thousand-year soul ring. Shu Yan had been consuming all kinds of rare and precious herbs since childhood, and his physical strength far surpassed that of other soul masters of the same level. In addition, with his Ice and Snow Maiden martial soul, absorbing the Titan Snow Demon soul ring, which was a life-or-death hurdle in the eyes of ordinary ice-attribute soul masters, was not even a test for Shu Yan.

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While Shu Yan absorbed the spirit ring, Nebula Douluo carefully examined the other two Titan Snow Demon corpses, whose heads had been directly severed.

While examining the severed head of one of the Titan Snow Demons, Nebula Douluo's somewhat aged hand trembled slightly. Then, under her control of her soul power, a crystal-clear head soul bone radiating a silvery-white soul power aura slowly floated out from the pile of shredded flesh.

"It's actually a head bone..."

Shattered Star Douluo and Xu Jiujiu noticed something was wrong and quickly came over, both of them with a hint of undisguised astonishment in their eyes.

Among the six soul bones in the human body, the torso soul bone is the most precious and rare. After the torso soul bone, the head soul bone ranks second in rarity and preciousness.

Even the vast Star Luo Empire's treasury contains only a handful of head soul bones. A good head soul bone can provide a soul master with a boost that almost surpasses that of a good soul ring. This demonstrates just how important head soul bones are to soul masters.

Everyone has already witnessed the power of the Titan Snow Demon, and this soul bone is over ten thousand years old. Its value is so high that it would definitely be a treasure that would attract the attention of various forces on the continent.

"Such luck..."

After a long, bitter laugh, he accepted the extremely valuable soul bone from Nebula Douluo.

Shattered Star Douluo's eyes were somewhat complicated. As a Super Douluo who had been famous for a long time, his talent was more than enough to absorb a 100,000-year soul ring. However, he had to give up for various reasons. With his status, he had been operating in the Star Luo Empire for so many years, but he had only found two soul bones that were suitable for him. Moreover, he had paid a considerable price to obtain these two soul bones.

After a long pause, her gaze became complicated, and her expression showed a slight struggle. Finally, she sighed softly and said:

"The value of this soul bone is self-evident, but in terms of ownership, Ayan is the most suitable. Grandma Manyi, Senior Suixing, do you have any objections?"

Nebula Douluo and his companion exchanged a glance, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Xu Jiujiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She wasn't worried that Nebula Douluo or Shattered Star Douluo had any ill intentions towards the soul bone; she was just worried that Shattered Star Douluo would be dissatisfied with her decisive decision.

Nebula Douluo had watched her grow up since she was a child, and was the person Xu Jiujiu trusted most besides Shu Yan and her own brother. Naturally, Xu Jiujiu wouldn't worry that he had any improper thoughts about this soul bone. Compared to Shattered Star Douluo...

Well, it wasn't that Shattered Star Douluo had any problems. Everyone had witnessed Shattered Star Douluo's loyalty to the Empire. She had already expressed her concerns before, and now it seemed that she, the historically intelligent princess, had been overthinking things...

As her thoughts turned, Xu Jiujiu suddenly spoke:

"Senior Suixing, I meant no harm, I was just a little impatient, please forgive me..."

Shattered Star Douluo simply smiled indifferently, then waved his hand and said:

"I've practically watched Shu grow up, and I've long regarded him as half a junior. Your Highness, there's no need to worry. I've been around for most of my life; such a trivial matter is not worth taking to heart..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu finally smiled, a hint of amusement in her eyes as she looked at Shu Yan, as if she were hoping for Shu Yan to wake up soon...

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