Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 486 Returning to the Far North

Thanks to the hard work of the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Team's Soul Masters, seven or eight metal pillars were driven into the ground, each penetrating more than thirty meters deep, leaving only twelve meters exposed.

Next, the Sun Moon Empire's army began to build some machinery around these metal pillars as a foundation.

These machines are highly sophisticated and have a complex structure that Ji Lin cannot understand at all. He can only guess that they are a kind of soul tool based on the soul power fluctuations emanating from them.

However, none of this mattered to Ji Lin. All he needed to do was confirm that the super-large metal vein was located there. Next, he only needed to make a trip to the far north ice plains, borrow the Snow Emperor's prestige, and command the far north ice plains soul beasts to charge into the Sun Moon Empire's army. That would be all.

Soon, night fell. After several hours of work, the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire returned to their tents. At night, the temperature in the far north ice plains would drop even further. Working in such harsh conditions would be unbearable for even the Soul Masters!

The sky had completely darkened, and in the biting wind, the snow on the ground was blown up and turned into large flakes of ice powder. These ice powders were not only extremely cold, but when mixed with the cold wind, they were like steel needles that could penetrate anywhere. If an ordinary person's skin was exposed to the cold, it would crack and become frostbitten in just a short time.

Ji Lin wasn't in a hurry to go to the far north ice plains. He needed to confirm that this was indeed a super-large metal vein, so he didn't mind waiting a couple more days. After all, he had already spent so much time, and he didn't want to ruin things because of a lack of patience. What if those metal pillars weren't for mining ore? What if he had misunderstood and made a mistake? He needed to observe for a couple more days.

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When Ji Lin stopped meditating, it was already the next morning. The sky was just beginning to lighten, and a cold wind howled, bringing with it a chilling cold. The frost on the ice shimmered with a cold light in the morning light, like a silent silver world.

Unlike inland areas, the days in the far north are relatively short. Although it is light now, the sky still appears gloomy.

Ji Lin looked at the Sun Moon Empire's military camp from a distance of five kilometers. Early in the morning, the Sun Moon Empire's soul masters and soldiers had already started working, much more diligently than Ji Lin. They were still building something based on the foundation laid yesterday.

Ji Lin stood bored in the snow, observing the military camp, and spent the whole day doing so.

On the Sun Moon Empire's side, thanks to the participation of numerous Soul Masters, the machines were completed quickly; in just one day, a simple base covering an area of ​​500 square meters was erected. Among them, a massive machine caught Ji Lin's attention.

Beneath this enormous soul-guided machine is a drill-like structure, over five meters in diameter, which is hoisted up. The machine itself is quite massive, and the metal pillars that were previously there form its infrastructure, with some of its fixing devices relying on the metal pillar framework.

Upon seeing this soul-guided machine, Ji Lin's eyes lit up. It was worth the wait. Ji Lin couldn't believe that such a large drilling machine wasn't used for digging and mining.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin did not stay in the same place to observe, but ran to a farther place, took off, and flew into the air.

Intelligence indicates that this metal vein was originally discovered jointly by the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire on the eve of the war. However, due to the war, the Heavenly Soul Empire was unable to send a mining team or had the resources to mine it.

Although the Heavenly Soul Empire is short of resources, the Douling Empire, whose territory has been invaded by the Sun Moon Empire, is not as busy as it is now! As long as the Douling Empire's mining sites are found nearby, Ji Lin can confirm his target and begin his operation.

Flying into the air, the field of vision widened, making it easier for Ji Lin to locate mining sites in the Douling Empire.

The air was filled with a biting wind and the temperature was even lower, but none of this posed a problem for Ji Lin. With his ability to manipulate ice and snow, he could completely block out the cold wind.

As he soared into the sky, Ji Lin looked down and quickly spotted his target.

About fifty kilometers away from the Sun Moon Empire's army, within the territory of the Douling Empire, there was also a group of barracks. Having found his target, Ji Lin turned around and headed towards the Douling Empire. He was afraid of being discovered by the Sun Moon Empire's high-altitude detection soul guide devices and dared not approach. However, he had no worries about the Douling Empire. With the Douling Empire's soul guide technology, it would be difficult for them to detect him.

The distance of tens of kilometers was covered in an instant.

On the Douling Empire's side, they were clearly still unaware that the Sun Moon Empire's army had arrived. After all, marching in this icy and snowy land was difficult, not to mention that the Sun Moon Empire's army was stationed within the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The Douling Empire never expected that the Sun Moon Empire's army would be on the other side.

The Sun Moon Empire's chosen location was also excellent, just outside the Douling Empire's warning range. If they had gotten any closer, they might have been discovered by the Douling Empire's scouts.

Undoubtedly, with the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Corps present, the Sun Moon Empire could easily wipe out the Douling Empire's army. However, doing so would inevitably alert the Douling Empire, which would then send a large army to attack. In that case, the Sun Moon Empire would have no resources left to mine the vein, making it a losing proposition and contrary to their objectives. For the Sun Moon Empire, the later it is exposed, the better. This super-large metal vein is large enough that there is no need to worry about running into the Douling Empire's mining team in the short term.

Quietly landing around the Douling Empire's barracks, Ji Lin's mental probe immediately spread out like a large net, probing the barracks in this direction.

Soon, he discovered what he wanted to know.

The barracks on the Douling Empire's side have obviously been there for quite some time. Next to the barracks, there is an army of two thousand men stationed, and in addition, there are a large number of workers busy at work.

The ground is freezing cold, but the temperature is much higher underground. That's right, these workers are working underground, mining some minerals.

Rare metal!

We finally saw the destination of our trip.

The distance between the Douling Empire and the Sun Moon Empire is more than 50 kilometers. This super-large metal mine spans at least 50 kilometers. How much metal must there be here! No wonder the Sun Moon Empire went so far as to send a national guard to mine the mine.

In the midst of war, this mine would be a tremendous asset to whichever empire obtained it. Originally, this mine was located at the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire, and it was to be divided between the two sides. The Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire had nothing to do with it. But now, the Heavenly Soul Empire has been crippled, and the Sun Moon Empire has replaced it. Ji Lin is also preparing to snatch the mine from the tiger's mouth, representing the Star Luo Empire to get involved.

Even without demand, Ji Lin did not intend to let the Sun Moon Empire obtain this mine. If the Sun Moon Empire obtained a large amount of rare metals here, who knows how many soul tools they could produce to deal with the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent.

The Sun Moon Empire is already strong enough. As the hidden pawn, Ji Lin has to cut it down and weaken it.

However, Ji Lin is no longer in a hurry. The reason is simple: mining such a vein also requires a lot of manpower and resources, and it is by no means something that can be achieved in a day or two. The Sun Moon Empire also needs to carry out sustained mining. Judging from the current situation of the Sun Moon Empire, it should first establish a mining base, and then start mining as soon as possible and transport the minerals back to the Sun Moon Empire.

Since that's the case, Ji Lin simply waited for the Sun Moon Empire to mine a portion of the ore, and then intercepted it directly. After all, even with the help of the soul beasts of the far north ice plains, he couldn't compare to the Sun Moon Empire, which had professional personnel and specialized soul guidance equipment, when it came to mining the ore.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin revealed a wicked smile. "You've been eating and drinking well while I've been eating dry rations all this way, so I have to give you a surprise. Otherwise, how can I justify the dry rations I've been eating these past few days?"

"Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor." Ji Lin moved his mind slightly and summoned the two Snow and Ice Emperors who were sleeping in this Sacred Mark space.

Two beams of light flashed, and the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor emerged from his body at the same time.

Because of the nurturing of the Sacred Mark Space and the improvement of Ji Lin's cultivation, the origins of the Ice and Snow Emperors have been greatly enhanced. If the Snow Emperor still had her original body, she would be confident enough to survive the seventh Heavenly Tribulation.

"What? We've returned to the far north?"

As soon as the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor appeared, they found that the environment they were in was very familiar, giving them a sense of warmth. They instantly understood where Ji Lin was.

Ji Lin told the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor about his purpose in coming to the far north, and pointed to the Sun Moon Empire's camp in the distance, saying, "The Sun Moon Empire has already started mining the rare metals here, and I want to seize these resources."

Hyotei crossed his arms and said casually, "That's easy. We'll go find Atai, drive them all away, and then we'll mine ourselves."

Xue Di nodded and said calmly, "Bing'er is right. This is our territory. They dare to come to our doorstep to scavenge for food. They're asking for death."

Ji Lin smiled. He liked the attitude of the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor. That's right, this was the Snow Emperor's territory, which was practically Ji Lin's territory. The Sun Moon Empire came to his territory to steal food, which was simply robbery. They had to be taught a lesson.

Xue Di pointed her right hand to the ground, and the surrounding ice and snow instantly turned into a large vortex. Snowflakes danced and swirled, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply. She chuckled and said, "I didn't expect to be back home so soon. It feels so good to be home."

Ice Emperor nodded and said, "Yes! I originally thought it would be a long time, or even that I would never have the chance to come back. I didn't expect to be back so soon. Let's go, Ji Lin, let's go to the core circle to find Atai. He is now the Lord of the Far North Ice Plain. To command the Far North Soul Beasts, we still need his permission. Let them do what they want here for now."

(End of this chapter)