Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 262 Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring Choice: Nine Thousand Years! The Four Titan Snow Demon Brothers

The mainland is bitterly cold, in the far north.

We haven't even reached the true core of the far north yet, but the snow on the ground is already more than half a meter thick. Because of the extremely low temperature, the light on the horizon is slightly distorted, displaying a dazzling seven-colored halo.

In a place like this, even a Soul Master with a cultivation level below the third ring would turn into an ice sculpture in no more than ten minutes.

However, deep within this forbidden zone of life, two figures were quietly crouching amidst a vast expanse of white snow, intently observing the distance.

One of the men was about fifty years old, with white hair standing on end like steel needles, looking somewhat weathered, but his physique was still extremely robust, his solid muscles not loosened at all due to age, as if sculpted from granite, and he was at least 2.2 meters tall, with not a single wrinkle on his face.

His bronze skin shimmered with a cold, metallic sheen under the snow's light, and he exuded a rich aura unique to metal and soul tools.

Right now, he was fiddling with a complex, mirror-like soul tool, adjusting the gauges on it as he aimed it at four snow-white hills in the distance, muttering something under his breath: "Hiss, this godforsaken place, even the snow particles are like knives, and when the wind blows, it's practically the same as a soul skill. Yuhao, your Extreme Ice Martial Soul is really useful, you're completely unaffected."

"Dean Qian, how is it? My mental detection was correct, wasn't it? Look—" the young man beside him asked eagerly.

Their conversation revealed that the two were Huo Yuhao and his group, who had come to the far north to hunt souls. Accompanying him this time was Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department and a level 94 defensive titled Douluo.

The dangers of the far north are self-evident. In terms of overall strength, even with the resources of the Star Dou Great Forest, victory is not guaranteed.

The far north.

In terms of the number of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, the Extreme Land is even better, and it also has an extremely harsh weather environment. Therefore, Shrek Academy ultimately sent such an elder of the Sea God Pavilion.

"That's true, but Yuhao, are you sure you want to choose them as your second spirit rings? Although I can't determine their exact age, they don't seem to have a cultivation level of ten thousand years! Yuhao, you need to think this through."

Qian Duoduo frowned deeply as he examined the results from the soul tool in his hand.

Those four small hills were actually four enormous and terrifying soul beasts. Each of them was over fifty meters tall, resembling ancient giants with unusually long arms and their entire bodies covered with thick, long, snow-white fur.

Its face resembles that of a human, but its forehead is covered with thick wrinkles, and its skin is a cold, bluish-gray. In particular, its two huge fangs protruding from its lips highlight its ferocious nature as a soul beast.

They clung tightly together, slowly wriggling. Due to their enormous size and the harsh environment of the far north, even Huo Yuhao's mental detection couldn't quite figure out what they were doing.

However, neither of them would be wrong about their race.

Titan Snow Demon, the largest beast in the Douluo Continent and the overlord of the far north.

With such an astonishing size, Qian Duoduo's soul tool detection and experience assessment showed that it had less than ten thousand years of cultivation, which shows that the title of the largest creature on the continent was not unfounded.

Titan Snow Demon cubs are born ten meters tall, and adult individuals generally exceed fifty meters. The legendary Titan Snow Demon King, who rules the race, is over a hundred meters tall, towering like a mountain.

Even in the vast ocean, there are very few creatures that can rival them in size.

"Yes, Dean Qian. I have given it careful consideration."

Huo Yuhao nodded firmly, but his voice carried a strange undertone.

Back when he first arrived here, he was as weak as an ant compared to the extreme northern ice plains. If it weren't for the help of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the environment alone would have killed him countless times.

Years later, when he returned, he was now capable of facing the harsh environment on his own. However, having mastered power many times greater than before, the challenges and choices he faced seemed even more difficult.

Seeing Qian Duoduo's questioning gaze, Huo Yuhao continued to explain, "You see, even in the far north, there aren't many soul beasts that are particularly suitable for me! But the Titan Snow Demon is undoubtedly one of them, and the most suitable for me. They not only have powerful ice attributes, but also a certain degree of mental attributes. To be honest, even without considering that Titan Snow Demon King, it would be almost impossible to hunt such a super soul beast that lives in groups under normal circumstances. To encounter four Titan Snow Demons that have broken away from their packs is already incredibly lucky for us."

"Moreover, because of my Martial Soul, I have a fairly good understanding of the Soul Beasts in the far north. These four Titan Snow Demons are indeed less than ten thousand years old, but they have at least nine thousand years of cultivation. The age of a Soul Ring is important, but its quality will also determine the upper limit of a Soul Skill."

"Even if we continue deeper, will we really be able to find a more suitable spirit ring?"

Huo Yuhao's middle sentences were obviously nonsense. After the arrival of the two veterans from the far north, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor, he basically didn't learn much about the far north. The detailed age of Titan Snow Demon was naturally learned from them.

Moreover, it was Hyotei who told him this personally.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion reacted strongly to Huo Yuhao's idea of ​​using it to hunt other Ice Jade Scorpions, but it showed no mercy to its old enemy, the Titan Snow Demon.

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Qian Duoduo frowned even more deeply. Of course, he knew how rare the Titan Snow Demon was.

Don't underestimate the Titan Snow Demon King just because it's only the last of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North. The Titan Snow Demons themselves are undoubtedly the most powerful ferocious beast race in the Far North.

none of them.

As descendants of the Titan giants favored by the ancient Ice God, they possess terrifying power. Normally, a few hundred members gathered together, including many beings of tens of thousands of years old, are practically invincible on this icy plain. He had never heard of anyone on the continent absorbing the soul ring of a Titan Snow Demon.

Huo Yuhao said they were incredibly lucky, and that was true. But unfortunately, the lifespan of these four heads was stuck at the awkward position of nine thousand years.

Seeing that Qian Duoduo seemed interested, Huo Yuhao quickly pressed his advantage: "How about this, Dean Qian, I'll just absorb one of them, and we can continue searching for the other three spirit rings. Is that alright?"

"Sigh—alright," Qian Duoduo finally sighed, his burly body rising from the snow. Amidst the surge of black light, a giant shield appeared in his hand.

The giant shield was square, adorned with a black dragon pattern. The dragon was barely visible, but its eyes were not the gold of the Dark Holy Dragon or the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King; instead, they were red. On the surface of the shield, it was as if two rubies were inlaid.

Qian Duoduo's martial spirit is the Black Dragon Shield.

As he released his martial soul, he made no attempt to conceal the overwhelming aura befitting a Title Douluo. If he needed to resort to stealth and ambush to deal with a few thousand-year-old soul beasts, he wouldn't deserve the title of Title Douluo.

A powerful surge of soul energy swept out like a storm, immediately startling the four closely adjacent snow-capped mountains in the distance. They let out a deep, thunderous roar, and their massive bodies began to struggle and rise.

When they stood up completely, revealing their full form, Qian Duoduo's eyes widened in shock, and Huo Yuhao was also stunned by the images transmitted through his mental detection.

Huo Yuhao felt his mind go blank for a moment.

"I'll die!"

Qian Duoduo, still a virgin, couldn't stand all this. His blood pressure spiked instantly, and he couldn't help but swear. His sixth spirit ring shone brightly, and he angrily hurled the Black Dragon Shield in his hand!

The Black Dragon Shield expanded rapidly in the air, then split into four, charging towards the four Titan Snow Demons with a dragon's roar.

Huo Yuhao immediately recognized that this was a purely offensive soul skill, and he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

As a defensive-type Soul Master, why did Dean Qian choose such an aggressive offensive skill for his sixth Soul Ring?

He didn't know that back then, Qian Duoduo, Cai Meier, Xian Lin'er, and Yan Shaozhe were known as the Shrek Golden Generation. However, the others were all offensive or control types, while he was assigned to the defensive type. He could only watch helplessly as his beloved Xian Lin'er was hurt by Yan Shaozhe. It was because he desperately wanted to attack that he made such a choice of spirit rings.

Seeing Qian Duoduo make a move, Huo Yuhao, who thought that the few Titan Snow Demons were doomed, was about to step forward to absorb the soul rings. However, what happened next was completely unexpected.

The four Titan Snow Demons roared in unison, and the ice-blue patterns under their skin, resembling blood vessels and veins, suddenly lit up, bursting with dazzling light!

Their muscles bulged terrifyingly, as if inflated, and instead of dodging or avoiding, they raised their arms, which were as large as giant pillars, and used their bare flesh to directly confront Qian Duoduo's furious attack!

"Four muffled booms, like giant hammers pounding a mountain, rang out in succession. The violent shockwaves violently ripped up the surrounding snow, forming four huge snowball fireworks."

The Titan Snow Demon's massive body staggered backward under the immense force, icy blue blood gushing from its wounds, freezing into a poignant blue crystal in mid-air before it even hit the ground. The crisp sound of bones cracking could be clearly heard in the wind and snow.

However, just moments later, the four giant beasts struggled to their feet again, letting out angry roars of defiance, and began to flee in different directions. Judging from their unsteady yet still swift movements, they clearly still possessed considerable fighting power.

"So powerful?!" Huo Yuhao was speechless.

Qian Duoduo was no less surprised than Huo Yuhao. Just as Huo Yuhao thought, his sixth soul skill was a pure offensive soul skill. In his anger and shock, he had not held back and was afraid that he would kill these thousand-year-old soul beasts directly. He did not expect that they would only be slightly injured.

Is the physical body of this Titan Snow Demon really that powerful? Then absorbing one of its spirit rings wouldn't be out of the question!

Qian Duoduo's eyes lit up immediately.

Huo Yuhao's eyes also gleamed. His desire for the Titan Snow Demon Soul Ring was already extremely strong, in addition to what he had previously stated to Qian Duoduo.

The most fundamental reason for those reasons lies in the terrifying physical body of the Titan Snow Demon, which is unparalleled on the continent.

The Titan Snow Demons' most formidable weapon and ability lies in their innate physical form. Their unparalleled strength and indestructible physique are the nightmare of all their opponents.

He had once heard the Ice Emperor say that the Titan Snow Demon King was known as having the strongest physique on the continent. Just how powerful was it? It had once tried to express its love to the Snow Emperor, but the enraged Snow Emperor shattered its entire skeleton, including its hardest skull, into pieces. However, this behemoth only needed a thousand years to recover before it was completely restored.

With such a powerful physique, the soul rings produced by a soul beast would inevitably greatly enhance the physical strength of the soul master. If he wants to defeat the monstrous Kong Tianxu in the future, the supreme martial arts of the Haotian Sect that Wang Dong'er once mentioned may be his only chance.

That kind of secret technique requires extremely high physical strength.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao was determined to obtain the Titan Snow Demon's spirit ring, even if it was a little younger.

On the other side, after his initial surprise, Qian Duoduo's expression returned to its usual coldness. The Black Dragon Shield seemed to come alive in his hands, transforming into streaks of black afterimages carrying shockwaves, crashing in succession with tremendous force.

Although these Titan Snow Demons possess immense power and sharp claws, they have not even accumulated ten thousand years of cultivation. How could they possibly contend with Qian Duoduo, a top-tier titled Douluo?

Once Qian Duoduo got serious, the battle became a one-sided, overwhelming affair. Finally, his seventh spirit ring shone brightly, black flames shot into the sky, and his figure merged perfectly with the Black Dragon Shield.

The true form of the Black Dragon Shield appeared, pressing down like a black mountain. Before long, the four giant beasts were on the verge of death, lying in pools of blood.

"Yuhao, make your move." Qian Duoduo's voice came from the opening and closing of the dragon's mouth on the Wulong Shield.

Huo Yuhao responded excitedly, deactivated his simulated soul skill, and unleashed a series of soul shocks, quickly killing the four Titan Snow Demons.

In this perilous far north, he dared not waste any time and immediately prepared to absorb the soul ring.

However, an accident still occurred.

When Huo Yuhao released his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul and issued a Soul Ring Summoning to a Titan Snow Demon, four intense purple energies rose simultaneously from the four enormous corpses, transforming into four purple-black Soul Rings that flew towards him.

This scene startled Huo Yuhao; he had clearly only activated one of the spirit rings!

Immediately, his powerful mental perception allowed him to react quickly.

He now possesses six spirit rings, including those of the hundred-thousand-year and million-year levels, giving him an immense pull on spirit rings. Add to that the domineering power of his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spirit. Although he only summoned the corpse of a Titan Snow Demon, the four corpses were very close together, their auras connected, and they reacted simultaneously to the powerful aura of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!

What should I do?

Watching the four spirit rings drift towards him, Huo Yuhao now only had two choices: one was to immediately give up these four extremely rare spirit rings, let them dissipate in the air, and then find a suitable spirit beast for himself.

Another method is to attach them to the second martial soul and absorb them simultaneously.

Thoughts raced through my mind, a battle raging between heaven and man.

As I searched for land, a secret that Wang Yan had once mentioned flashed through my mind like lightning.

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