Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapters 216-212213—The "True Fragrance Law"—Interdimensional Traveler Huo Zhan, simply because...

After traveling more than fifty miles north, the group keenly sensed an incredibly terrifying aura from behind them. The moment this aura appeared, everyone was on high alert and immediately revealed their spirit rings.

Seeing this, Qian Lingyun calmly smoothed her wind-blown hair and reassured her, "Don't worry, we're waiting for him."

"Ah!" Shangguan Wei'er was slightly taken aback, and murmured, "Are you sure it's this guy? This aura... it seems to be a ferocious beast!"

Yes, in her perception, the newcomer was enormous, and its aura was exceptionally terrifying, like a moving small mountain.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thunderous footsteps echoed from afar, and a colossal beast, as large as a small mountain, suddenly appeared in their sight.

Roar! ! !

Titan Snow Demon King roared to the sky, crouched slightly, and then suddenly leaped up. His massive body charged towards Qian Lingyun and the others like a cannonball.

Its height was at least 120 meters. This was the largest soul beast Qian Lingyun had ever seen.

Even the Beast God Di Tian, ​​if he did not enter his form in the Sunset Forest, would not reach such a height.

Moreover, the Beast God has always been depicted in human form.

"Humans, cultivation is not easy; get out of the far north!"

Seemingly realizing that these humans were not weak, Titan Snow Demon King stopped his sprint.

He stood still, making no threatening moves, and simply stared coldly at Qian Lingyun and the others.

Correspondingly, Qian Lingyun and the others also got a clear look at the Titan Snow Demon King's appearance.

This terrifying, enormous soul beast was remarkably similar in appearance to a human. It had long, slender arms and its entire body was covered in long, snow-white fur.

Even its face is very similar to a human's, except that it has many wrinkles on its forehead, bluish-gray skin, and two huge fangs, which show its true nature as a soul beast.

"May I ask if you are the Titan Snow Demon King of the far north? I have a deal I'd like to discuss with you." Qian Lingyun waved to the Titan Snow Demon King in a very friendly manner, but the Titan Snow Demon King scoffed at her.

He burst into laughter, pointed at Qian Lingyun, and growled:

"Humans, let me tell you, I, Titan Snow Demon King, am one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North. Even if I die out there, even if I perish right here, I will never abandon my pride as one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North to make a deal with you!"

"..."

Qian Lingyun waved her right hand in the air and pointed. A deep blue ice crystal appeared and floated in front of Titan Snow Demon King.

"Fine! Everyone has their own ambitions, and we can't force them. If you're not willing to do business with me, then I'll go find someone else. I believe other 100,000-year-old soul beasts would be happy to oblige."

Titan Snow Demon King was stunned. When it saw clearly what was before it, its eyes widened instantly, and it exclaimed, "This...this is...Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow?"

"Yes, yes! It's a pity you don't want it, then I'll have to find someone else!" Qian Lingyun sighed, turned around and was about to leave when the Titan Blood Demon King leaped in front of her, raised his hand to block her path, and shouted, "Please wait, Your Excellency!"

As expected, the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow is an irresistible treasure for ice-type soul beasts.

A fleeting smile crossed Qian Lingyun's eyes. Feigning surprise, she said in a coquettish voice, "Oh dear, didn't you say you wouldn't do anything with me? What are you up to?"

"I admit my voice was a bit loud just now. I hope you can give me a chance to listen to your deal!" Titan Snow Demon King squatted upright in front of Qian Lingyun, looking amusingly flustered and begging for forgiveness.

"Alright, I'll get straight to the point then," Qian Lingyun cleared her throat and held up two slender fingers. "Two thousand Ice Silkworm Soul Beasts over a hundred years old, in exchange for the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow I possess!"

"Huh!?" Titan Snow Demon King was slightly taken aback. He stared at Qian Lingyun with his big eyes, which were bigger than lanterns, in disbelief.

Seeing Titan Snow Demon King's expression, Qian Lingyun wasn't entirely confident either. She lowered her voice and nervously tried to lower the price:

"Is my request unreasonable? Or should I..."

"Why don't you order something else? This request is practically useless; it makes me uneasy!"

Titan Snow Demon King looked at Qian Lingyun with tears in his eyes. At this moment, Qian Lingyun's image in his heart was incredibly noble, like a great innocent girl who had been given a fortune for free...

"Huh!" Qian Lingyun stared blankly at Titan Snow Demon King, thinking that there was something wrong with her ears.

She took a deep breath and repeated, word by word, "Well, you just thought my requirements were low, right?"

"Yes!" Titan Snow Demon King nodded in agreement.

Looking into his frank eyes, which revealed a clear naiveté, Qian Lingyun fell into deep thought. She lowered her head and remained silent for a while before tentatively raising the price: "Then the three thousand ice silkworms that are over a hundred years old?"

"Fine, in addition to the three thousand ice silkworms that are over a hundred years old, I'll give you an extra three thousand that are ten years old!" Titan Snow Demon King said decisively, his domineering tone revealing an unquestionable majesty.

"!"

"There's a reverse bidding process?" With a cough, Qian Lingyun finally couldn't hold back any longer. She asked in a low voice, her expression complex:

"Tell me honestly, is this ice silkworm worthless to you?"

"In your human terms, eating this stuff is like eating candy. It's hard to find something that's been around for thousands or tens of thousands of years, but it's everywhere if it's been around for ten or a hundred years." Titan Snow Demon King scratched his head and chuckled, it was hard to tell whether he was laughing at himself for getting a good deal or at Qian Lingyun for being an ignorant fool.

Seeing Titan Snow Demon King in this state, Qian Lingyun gained a new understanding of the status of the Ice Silkworm species—it was a weakling, a high-level soul beast from the far north!

"Then it's settled. Prepare six thousand ice silkworms that are a hundred or ten years old. If conditions permit, it would be best to also send me a few that are a thousand or ten thousand years old to play with."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Qian Lingyun grasped the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, split it in two, and generously handed it to Titan Snow Demon King: "This half is a deposit, and the other half is cash on delivery!"

Upon receiving the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, the Titan Snow Demon King nodded repeatedly, giving Qian Lingyun a thumbs-up and praising, "Good, generous! Give me a delivery address and seven days to prepare. After seven days, the marrow and silkworm will be settled!"

"Great!" Qian Lingyun pondered for a moment, then pointed in the direction she had come from and said softly, "Five hundred miles south of here. See you in seven days!"

"Hmm." Having obtained half of the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Jade Marrow, the Titan Snow Demon King was in high spirits. After leaving behind the words "See you later," he strode off into the distance, occasionally letting out a joyful roar.

Looking at the twenty-meter-long footprints on the ground①, Qian Lingyun smiled and lazily waved to the people around her: "The matter is settled, let's go back! We can inspect the goods in seven days!"

Seven days later, on a plain in the far north, a huge figure appeared in Qian Lingyun's sight.

As this enormous figure arrived, a vast array of massive figures also appeared behind it.

Behind the Titan Snow Demon King were at least a hundred Titan Snow Demons of varying sizes. Although none of them were as tall as the Titan Snow Demon King, their average height was still over eighty meters.

Among them were more than a dozen particularly powerful ones, each over a hundred meters tall. Their imposing bodies seemed to support the very sky.

As they approached, they took turns squatting down and placing the group of plump, white insects they were holding on the ground.

Soon, the vast snowfield was teeming with these fat worms that were of no use except to be eaten.

"Let's check the quantity!" Titan Snow Demon King walked up to Qian Lingyun, slowly squatted down, opened his palm, revealing several even fatter ice silkworms inside.

"No need. I trust the guarantee of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North!"

Curious, Qian Lingyun poked the biggest fat worm in Titan Snow Demon King's palm and readily handed over the remaining half of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.

After Titan Snow Demon King left, Qian Lingyun opened the gate to the undead demiplane and summoned a group of death knights. Like a herdsman driving his flock of sheep, she drove these money-making machines into the undead demiplane.

Just then, Shangguan Wei'er finally couldn't hold back any longer. She poked Qian Lingyun's back and asked疑惑地问道, "Since you have this, why don't you just raise the soul beasts inside? Why buy land and open a breeding farm instead!"

"Ah! That makes sense," Qian Lingyun said, her face twitching slightly, somewhat embarrassed. "If I said I forgot, would you believe me!?"

"Put your fist down, I believe you, really!" Shangguan Wei'er glanced at Qian Lingyun's clenched fist, forced a very unnatural smile, and said perfunctorily, "I'm not lying to you!"

"Oh well, never mind."

"We've already bought it, so let's just make do!" Qian Lingyun hesitated several times before finally rubbing her forehead and saying, "You guys go back to the Holy Spirit Sect first, I'm going to catch rabbits in the Star Dou Great Forest!"

While I'm at it, I'll give the Three-Eyed Golden Lion a haircut and borrow some of its golden fur to hang in the breeding farm so the other spirit beasts will grow faster...

Indeed, the fur of the Emperor Beast can also stimulate the rapid growth of Soul Beasts, but it only works on Soul Beasts below the thousand-year mark.

You asked how Qian Lingyun knew? It was the memories she received after being guided by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that told her.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is so easy to talk to (as Qian Lingyun thought), it definitely wouldn't refuse to let her pluck a few strands of her hair!

……

In an open space on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, a flash of light appeared, and a person suddenly materialized in the wilderness. Judging from his clothing, he did not seem to belong to this era.

Judging from his ecstatic expression, he seemed... not at all surprised to have come to this unfamiliar world.

But just as he was jumping around, a pale purple halo swept across his body.

The dimensional will, which had been dormant, stirred a few times and instinctively drew something from him without his knowledge.

"This seems to be the Star Dou Great Forest! I've actually returned here. Shouldn't I have been with them on the cosmic-level mission, the Divine Realm of Wonders, the Path to Godhood?"

"How did I end up back in the Star Dou Great Forest? This familiar feeling... Hmm... This should be the era of the rise of the Emotion God King."

The boy had black hair, but a strand of light blue hair hung down from his forehead.

He was extremely excited. Although he hadn't participated in the cosmic-level mission, this era was a magnificent and turbulent period in history, the era in which the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao rose to prominence.

Being able to join Huo Yuhao and the Shrek Seven Devils of this era in defeating the evil Sun Moon Empire was something he had always dreamed of.

However, all Huo Zhanji knew were the stories he had heard secondhand and the Douluo Continent history that had been embellished by others.

He had no idea what changes had taken place in the world.

"Huh, why can't I access information from the Douluo World this time in the main storyline? But thankfully the system shop still works. Wait, why has my soul power been reduced back to level 30? Even my attributes have been weakened!"

Huo Zhanji's pupils constricted as he was surprised to find that his three purple soul rings, which had been strengthened in the previous missions, were different from before.

The third-ranked Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Soul Ring turned a dull gray.

Fortunately, his first and second soul rings, which were attached by the Evil Eye of the Soul, were still purple.

To Huo Zhanzhi, this absurd situation was perfectly reasonable…

Having experienced a "Douluo World malfunction" once before, he actually felt that this was a very normal situation in the Douluo World.

After all, this Douluo World was created by a group of powerful figures. Those who can be called such in the Federation are at least god-level experts, so there is absolutely no way there will be any problems.

Indeed, he comes from tens of thousands of years in the future, to an era when the great gods ruled everything. In the distant future, the god-kings disregarded the balance of the world and established a virtual system simulating various eras called "Douluo World," intending to further control various planes.

He pondered for a moment, recalling the last time he came to the world of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect, there was a three-eyed golden lion, an imperial auspicious beast, in the Star Dou Forest.

She is one of the guardians of the Douluo World, and also one of the guardians of this world.

If he finds the guardian, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, wouldn't that mean he can find the cause of the Douluo World's malfunction through the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?

Huo Zhan couldn't help but get excited just thinking about the generous compensation and rewards from the Douluo World.

"Ding— Main quest: Set things right! Join Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, and without revealing your identity, help the Shrek Seven Devils, led by Huo Yuhao, win the Soul Master Tournament five years later."

"In this mission, spirits cannot be amplified; only the spirit skills they generate can be used. This mission must be accepted. Rewards will be calculated based on performance upon completion. Failure to complete the mission is not permitted."

"Ding, main quest side quest, Soul Ring. Please kill a suitable thousand-year-old soul beast with the spirit attribute to unlock your third soul ring. This quest must be accepted, otherwise you will be forever trapped in this world. Quest completion reward: enhanced spirit power. This quest cannot be failed."

After pondering for a while, Huo Zhanji determined his first goal: to hunt down a thousand-year-old soul beast and unlock his greatest trump card, which was his third soul skill, Appraisal.

As for what comes next! Naturally, I will join Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, fight alongside Lingbing Douluo, and defeat the evil Sun Moon Empire.

(①Original text from Dou Er: Each footprint was five meters long and more than two meters wide. The traces left by Huo Yuhao were not even a third as long as these footprints. It was clear that the huge footprints were heading into the distance.)

The Titan Snow Demon King is 120 meters tall, with legs that are 5 meters long. Are snow demons bound with their feet? Even bound feet wouldn't be bound to a quarter of their original size!

A male around 1.7 meters tall typically has a foot length of 24 to 27 centimeters, which roughly translates to a 6:1 ratio. Therefore, a Titan Snow Demon King of 120 meters tall would have a foot length of around 20 meters, which would be more reasonable.

(End of this chapter)