Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 77 Target Dragon City, the Ruthless Bandit Ice Emperor, and His New Favorite

Later that evening, Hyotei leaned against an ancient tree, looking at the disheveled Shu Yan, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xue Di also turned her head away with a little reluctance. To be honest, she rarely saw Shu Yan in such a disheveled state, but today, she had indeed seen it enough.

Shu Yan helplessly shook the grass off his head, looked at Xu Jiujiu who had regained her gentle demeanor, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Xu Jiujiu's image in front of him has always been that of a gentle yet slightly domineering older sister. But if she's really in a bad mood or gets jealous, then Shu Yan isn't facing Xu Jiujiu anymore, but rather the high and mighty princess of the Star Luo Empire, his own wife. Shu Yan is somewhat helpless about this...

But then again, if Xu Jiujiu bullies him during the day, he can just bully her back tenfold or a hundredfold at night, right? Shu Yan is quite open-minded about this kind of thing; after all, in the end, it's always Xu Jiujiu who suffers...

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This incident did not affect the atmosphere between the group. Shu Yan opened the map again and pointed to a city marked with a red circle in the northeast of the Heavenly Soul Empire, saying:

"Dragon City is located in the northeast of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and it is also the largest city in the entire northeast of the Heavenly Soul Empire. In fact, it is quite obvious from the map that Dragon City is not very far from the far north. The most famous sects there are the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect. Among them, the Heavenly Dragon Sect is a first-class sect in the entire Heavenly Soul Empire. Its sect leader is a titled Douluo. They are a branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family from ten thousand years ago. They inherited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, a top-level true dragon martial soul, and their strength is barely qualified."

"As for the Earth Dragon Sect, although it can't be considered a top-tier sect, its sect leader is a Soul Douluo. The sect's direct lineage inherits a very special dragon-type martial soul—the Crimson Dragon. This martial soul possesses an extremely rare and unique annihilation attribute, which can achieve a destructive effect by decomposing the opponent's attribute abilities."

"And the ancient ice cave that I know of is located inside their sect."

Hyotei rubbed their hands together excitedly, then said with shining eyes:

"That's easy. A mere Title Douluo and a Soul Douluo, I can take them both down with a single move. Then, the Eternal Profound Ice Cave will be ours—"

Two black lines appeared on Shu Yan's forehead. He gently slapped Hyotei on the head, then whispered:

"Do the four of us look like bandits?"

Hyotei rubbed his head, glared at Shu Yan with some displeasure, and then said:

"Do you really intend to share the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave with them? How come I didn't know you, the great philanthropist Shu, would be so generous one day..."

Shu Yan raised an eyebrow. Share? What nonsense is that? Does he look like a kind and generous young man?

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. How could I possibly share such a treasure as the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave with outsiders? Besides, even if I had that thought, would they dare to take it? They'd probably be frozen solid before they even got inside. The Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave is undoubtedly a treasure for us ice-attribute soul masters, but for soul masters of other attributes, it would be a miracle if it didn't become a disaster."

Hyotei grunted twice, then said with satisfaction:

"For the sake of the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Cave, I will not be angry with you these days. Quickly determine the location, and then we will set off at full speed and try to reach the so-called Dragon City by tomorrow. I am already itching to go."

Unexpectedly, Xue Di nodded in agreement this time, and then said softly:

"Although I hate to admit it, the Eternal Ice Cave also holds a fatal attraction for this emperor..."

Shu Yan glanced at the sky, then said with a hint of helplessness:

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off..."

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress exchanged a glance, both with smiles in their eyes. After a long while, they sighed helplessly, feeling that their presence had diminished even further...

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Once we were completely outside the Jialing Pass area, the scenery here changed dramatically.

White clouds dotted the azure sky, and below were mostly forests and mountains rarely visited by humans. Various spirit beasts swept past in everyone's sight, the most eye-catching of which was probably a Flame Lion King seen when passing by a small mountain range.

As a top-tier fire-attribute soul beast, the Flame Lion King has always been an extremely rare existence. The Flame Lion King that the four encountered was over six meters long, and its fur was as dazzling as a blazing fire. From a distance, it looked like a star in the forest.

It has to be said that the Flame Lion King's appearance is absolutely outstanding even in the entire world of soul beasts. Especially since this Flame Lion King's cultivation has reached more than 50,000 years, every move it makes exudes a kingly demeanor, making it even more divine and majestic. Of course, if it hadn't roared that time, it probably could have lived a peaceful life as the king of the mountain. But it was that roar that successfully turned it into an obedient little kitten under the Ice Emperor's command. Subsequently, the Ice Emperor took it into the soul tool that she obtained from Shu Yan, which could store living creatures...

See? It only takes a moment for a mountain king to turn into a kitten. Since Ice Emperor is interested, Shu Yan naturally has nothing to say. Raising a Flame Lion King with a cultivation of around 50,000 years is almost no burden for them. It's not bad to keep it as a source of amusement. After all, this big cat seems to have sensed the terror of the group. Its strong sense of crisis made it quickly abandon its dignity as a lion king and automatically learn the tricks of a regular kitten to whine and roll around...

All I can say is that this is a wise and shrewd big cat who knows how to adapt to the times!

During the journey, Hyotei always led the way alone, and it was clear that she was very excited and in a hurry.

Xue Di followed not far behind with Shu Yan and the other two. The sky had already darkened, and the stars were high in the sky. Under the moonlight and starlight, Xu Jiujiu took out a small, exquisitely designed soul tool from his soul tool. After injecting soul power into it, the golden shell of the soul tool slowly opened, revealing a small piece of strange silver ore inside.

After activating it, Xu Jiujiu let it float in her hand. Seemingly sensing Shu Yan's probing gaze, Xu Jiujiu finished everything and then spoke softly:

"This is a level seven soul tool, the Star Box. The ore inside is a Star-Attracting Stone, a rare ore that is only found in the islands of the southern sea of ​​the Empire. This ore needs to be bathed in starlight for at least a thousand years to be formed, so it also has a certain starlight attribute. Moreover, after special forging, it can absorb and store a large amount of star power at night. The one I have is only a level seven soul tool, but the size of the Star-Attracting Stone inside is comparable to that of my brother."

"I can't cultivate while traveling, so I'll just let it absorb some of the power of the stars, which I can use later..."

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(End of this chapter)