Douluo Continent: The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? A Soul Beast Pagoda!

Chapter 45 Frozen Forest

Two and a half months passed quietly as I devoted myself to cultivation.

Early morning, Dragon City, Cedar Hotel.

On the bed, Jiang Bai sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed.

In the sea of ​​spirit, the phantom of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda floated silently, its three layers shimmering with crimson, earthy yellow, and cyan light respectively.

Beneath the tower base, the soul power swirled slowly like a vortex, reaching a critical point of overflowing.

Suddenly, Jiang Bai's tightly closed eyes snapped open!

A glint of light seemed to flash in the depths of his pupils.

At the same time, the invisible barrier inside his body shattered!

"Buzz—"

Jiang Bai's aura rose and solidified at a visible speed, finally stabilizing at a new level: "Finally—level 40."

Jiang Bai murmured to himself, his tone carrying a hint of relief, but even more so, anticipation.

Two and a half months of arduous training, coupled with the transformation of his physique by the Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue, enabled him to cultivate at a speed far exceeding expectations.

He got out of bed and stretched his body, which was stiff from sitting in meditation for a long time.

A crisp snapping sound came from the joints, and every inch of muscle was filled with explosive power.

He walked to the dressing mirror in the corner of the room. The boy in the mirror had grown taller than he had two months ago, with a more upright posture and a handsome face.

But the composure between his brows grew deeper, and his eyes became sharper and brighter.

After a quick wash, Jiang Bai changed into a dark blue fur coat and went downstairs to the hotel lobby.

Several tables of guests were already seated in the hall, mostly adventurers preparing to go hunting in the mountains or head to the far north. They were chatting quietly about their plans over hot porridge and flatbread.

The firewood crackled in the fireplace, warming the entire hall.

Jiang Bai found a seat by the window and ordered a bowl of hot meat soup noodles, two baked flatbreads, and a plate of pickled vegetables.

Northern cuisine is hearty and hearty, with hot soup dispelling the morning chill.

Jiang Bai finished his breakfast quietly, packed some dry food that could be stored for a long time, paid the bill, and left the hotel.

When I stepped out of the Cedar Hotel, it was already broad daylight.

There were more pedestrians on the streets of Longcheng, but it was still not as lively as southern cities.

Jiang Bai did not linger in the city and headed straight for the south gate.

He planned to try his luck in the Frozen Forest first, and if he couldn't find a suitable soul beast, he would head north to the far north.

After leaving the city, he found a secluded place and summoned the wind dragon.

"Let's go to the Frozen Forest."

The wind dragon spread its wings, carrying him soaring into the sky and flying south.

After flying for about half an hour, a snow-covered forest came into view.

It was a sight quite different from the forests of the south.

Most of the trees are cold-resistant coniferous trees, with thick snow covering their crowns and ice crystals encasing their branches.

The forest floor was also covered with a layer of white snow, with thin ice in some places, reflecting a cool light.

Frozen forest.

This forest is not as vast as the Star Dou Great Forest, but its cold and harsh environment has made it a natural habitat for ice-attribute soul beasts.

For the same reason, only a few Soul Masters who possess cold-attribute Martial Souls or need ice-attribute Soul Rings will risk entering this place.

The wind dragon landed in a relatively open clearing in the forest.

Jiang Bai jumped off the dragon's back and stepped onto the snow, making a "crunch" sound.

A chill instantly enveloped my entire body.

The temperature here is much lower than in Longcheng. Your breath instantly turns into white mist, and a fine layer of frost quickly forms on your eyelashes and hair.

But Jiang Bai didn't care.

After being tempered by whale glue for thousands of years, its cold resistance has been greatly enhanced.

He looked around.

The forest was quiet, with only the whistling of the wind rustling through the treetops and the occasional calls of unknown birds in the distance.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of snow and pine needles, but one could also faintly smell the faint traces left by some soul beasts.

"Eldest brother, second brother."

Jiang Bai called out softly.

Crimson and earthy yellow light flew out from his body and landed on the ground.

"Master!" the two dragons responded in unison.

"We'll split up and search," Jiang Bai said. "Our target is a pure-blooded sub-dragon ice-attribute soul beast, preferably over 5,000 years old but under 10,000 years old. If we encounter a particularly suitable hybrid dragon, keep an eye out for its location as well."

Once the target is spotted, do not act rashly; return and regroup first.

"Understood!" The three dragons nodded, then each chose a direction and disappeared silently into the depths of the dense forest.

Jiang Bai also chose a direction and began his search on foot.

The terrain of the frozen forest is more complex than I imagined.

Beneath the snow cover lie hidden ravines and ice caves; a slight misstep could lead to danger.

He walked slowly, carefully sensing the atmosphere around him as he went.

There are indeed quite a few spirit beasts in the forest.

He hadn't gone far when he spotted a herd of elk foraging for food in the snow.

A herbivorous spirit beast that takes anywhere from ten to a hundred years to be born, with a pure white body and antlers as clear as ice.

They sensed Jiang Bai's presence, raised their heads alertly, but quickly lowered them again to continue foraging.

As you delve deeper, the level of the spirit beasts you encounter gradually increases.

On the edge of a frozen lake, Jiang Bai spotted a giant ice python hunting its prey.

Jiang Bai glanced at it from afar and judged that the giant python was about two thousand years old and not a dragon, so he quietly went around it.

The following afternoon, he discovered the first soul beast with dragon blood in an icy valley: the Frost Dragon Lizard.

It was a creature whose appearance was somewhere between a lizard and a dragon, about three meters long, with short, thick limbs, a row of ice crystal-like bone spurs on its back, and a hammer-shaped tail.

Jiang Bai lay in ambush behind a snowdrift a hundred meters away, observing carefully.

The Frost Dragon Lizard has a very thin bloodline; it can only be considered a mixed bloodline.

Moreover, this one is only about two thousand years old, which is still far from his ideal of more than five thousand years.

He silently noted down the location and continued forward.

For the next two and a half days, Jiang Bai and the three-headed dragon beast conducted a thorough search of the frozen forest.

They discovered more soul beasts with dragon bloodlines.

An Ice Soul Dragon Turtle, a type of turtle-like soul beast, with a thick, rock-like shell and fine dragon scales covering its limbs and head. It excels at defense and breathing icy breath.

It dates back to around three thousand years ago.

A swarm of Frostwing Bats, small flying spirit beasts with bat-like fleshy wings and dragon-like heads, move in groups and breathe frost that can freeze their prey.

A single one may only live for a few decades, but when they live in groups, they pose a significant threat.

We also encountered some non-dragon type but high-quality ice-attribute soul beasts, such as the Snow Shadow Leopard and the Aurora Fox.

One evening, Jiang Bai even spotted a Mirror Beast in the distance.

It is an extremely rare and magical soul beast capable of replicating the abilities and appearance of its target.

In the original work, Oscar's sixth spirit ring came from a ten-thousand-year-old Mirror Beast, which gave him the "Mirror Sausage" ability to copy other people's martial spirits and spirit skills.

Jiang Bai stood there and stared for a long time.

The spirit rings of the Mirror Beast are indeed rare and powerful. If one can absorb them, one might gain some kind of replication or mimicry ability, which would be extremely valuable to a support-type spirit master.

But in the end, he shook his head and quietly left.

His target is the Ice Dragon.