A Bite of Douluo Continent

"This is the innate ability it awakened during its transformation: Iron Hoof. With this innate ability protecting it, the hooves of Chasing Clouds will not be harmed." Ruyi gave a simple explanation, and Qi Han suddenly understood.

As expected, there is a significant difference between spirit beasts and ordinary horses.

After riding the Chasing Clouds for a while, there were almost no pedestrians in the surrounding area. At this moment, Qi Han and his group had reached the outskirts between cities, a place where people rarely went and there was no order whatsoever.

But for Qi Han, this was actually a good thing. He looked around and, after confirming that no one had noticed him, chuckled and gently patted Zhuiyun's back with one hand.

"Chase the clouds, fly!"

He longed for it; he had never experienced the freedom of soaring through the skies before.

The feeling of riding an airplane in my past life is completely incomparable to actually flying.

"Hiss!"

Gu responded to Qi Han with another hiss. Zhuiyun seemed quite excited as well, since it had never tested its power since its transformation and now it finally had the chance.

The blood-red patterns on its back lit up instantly, transforming into wings over ten meters long that unfurled instantly. Qi Han moved forward, making room for Zhuiyun's wings.

The Cloud Chaser beneath him grew even taller, and a layer of blood-red scales naturally appeared on his body, as if he were wearing armor, making him look even more majestic and imposing.

With a stomp of its hind hooves, the speed of the Cloud Chaser exploded once more, leaping into the air. Before it even landed, its wings flapped violently, whipping up a gale with their length of over ten meters, propelling it into the sky with the help of inertia.

Feeling the even stronger shockwave rushing towards him, Qi Han tightened his grip on Gulu, while supporting Zhuiyun's nape with his other hand, his face filled with excitement.

The speed of the cloud-chasing flight is several times faster than the previous full-speed run. At this speed, it won't be long before we reach the far northern snowfield.

As he watched the scenery on the ground slowly shrink until it became completely indistinct, a satisfied smile appeared on Qi Han's face.

Another advantage of flying is that it ignores terrain limitations, can travel in a straight line, and can reach its destination in the shortest time.

With Zhuiyun, traveling will be much more convenient in the future.

very nice.

...

After flying for about four hours on the back of the Chasing Cloud, Qi Han finally saw the true face of the far northern snowfield.

From afar, it was a vast expanse of white.

The far northern snowfield is a plateau with crisscrossing mountain ranges, somewhat similar to the Himalayas of my previous life, but at a much lower altitude.

Despite its lower altitude, the extreme cold is far more terrifying than the Himalayas of my previous life. This situation, which defies the laws of physics, is related to the legend of the birth of the far northern snowfield.

Legend has it that this was once the place where the god of ice and snow fell. The god's power changed the celestial phenomena of this place, causing it to be swept by extreme cold all year round and covered with ice and snow that can never melt.

This place is sparsely populated and a forbidden zone for human soul masters, but it is a paradise for countless ice-type soul beasts.

Before they had even truly reached the far north snowfield, a blast of cold air hit them, causing Qi Han to shiver involuntarily.

He patted Zhuiyun on the shoulder and back. "Zhuiyun, let's go down first."

Flying in the air, the wind constantly lashed his face. Qi Han had been able to resist it relatively easily by using his soul power, but the temperature here was too low, and he could hardly bear it anymore.

Even a few kilometers away from the far northern snowfield, the cold wind already felt like minus ten degrees Celsius, stinging my face.

"Hiss!"

With a flap of its wings, the Cloud Chaser slowly slowed down and landed near the edge of the far northern snowfield. Even it couldn't help but shudder.

The Crimson Unicorn has great endurance, but it cannot withstand low temperatures.

"You've worked hard. Go back to your small world now." Qi Han patted Zhuiyun's head to comfort him, then had Ruyi put Zhuiyun into his small world.

It probably won't be able to accompany them on the rest of the journey; only Gulu and Qi Han will go.

The location where Zhuiyun landed was quite secluded, with no one around. Qi Han simply took off his outer garment and put on the windproof and cold-proof suit provided by Ruyi.

Although it was very cold, with his cultivation level, he could hold out for a while without any problem.

After getting dressed, feeling the warmth and comfort inside the suit after activating the force field, Qi Han felt much more at ease. He tucked Gulu into his arms, leaving only the cat's head peeking out from the collar, and then strode towards the vast snowfield before him.

Here I come, to the far north snowfield!

Chapter 336 Ice Jade Scorpion

"Shh!"

Qi Hanyou's first black spirit ring lit up, and a blade of light as long as thirty meters flashed by, instantly splitting a hundred-year-old snow wolf that was pouncing on him in two. Soon, a faint yellow light emerged from the snow wolf's body and condensed into a yellow spirit ring.

Without lingering on the snow wolf's corpse, Qi Han glanced around at the other snow wolves that had gathered around him and said indifferently, "Get lost."

Under the intimidation of the ten-thousand-year soul ring and the ferocity of Qi Han's swift and decisive killing of his companion, the snow wolf pack had long lost its initial smugness. Their eyes were filled with fear, and after Qi Han spoke, they tucked their tails between their legs and fled in panic.

Shaking his head, Qi Han's face showed a hint of helplessness.

At this moment, he was still some distance from the nearest Snowfield Ice Pheasant hunting area. Other soul beasts were fine; in this outer area where there were only ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts, his display of his ten-thousand-year soul ring was enough to intimidate and scare them away.

These snow wolves were a bit reckless, insisting on pestering him.

but…

After completing the Wensi Tofu and achieving a perfect level in knife skills, his first soul skill, One Cut in Two, was also upgraded to a ten-thousand-year soul skill. This was the first time he had used this soul skill since it transformed into a ten-thousand-year soul skill, which brought him quite a surprise.

Not only did the blade's aura increase from ten meters to thirty meters, but the power of the soul skill also greatly improved.

With the added bonus from the passive skill "Refining Power Like Silk" and the increase in his own soul power level, he can now use only his first soul skill and its power is comparable to the combined power of using the first and second soul skills at the same time.

Qi Han glanced at the snow wolf carcass, which had completely cooled down and whose blood had seeped into the snow, staining a patch of ice and snow red, and shook his head.

Unfortunately, snow wolf meat doesn't taste good.

Otherwise, just throw it into the storage space, and you can use it to grill meat later.

With his mind racing, Qi Han continued his journey deeper into the far northern snowfield.

It was already dusk when we arrived, and now the sky is getting darker and darker. It seems impossible to kill the Snowfield Ice Pheasant today.

However... we need to at least get close to the other side's hunting area.

He didn't want to continue his journey early the next morning.

Thinking of this, Qi Han quickened his pace.

After a harrowing hour, before nightfall completely enveloped the area, Qi Han, guided by Ruyi, arrived at the hunting grounds of the Snowfield Ice Pheasant. Looking at the rare flat snowfield in the far north, he nodded.

Such a flat area is indeed very suitable for the hunting methods of the snowfield pheasant.

That's all for now. I'll come back tomorrow morning to get closer to the adorable Snowfield Pheasant.

Qi Han's figure flashed and he disappeared from the spot, taking Gulu with him into the system space.

...

When Qi Han reappeared from the system space, it was already the morning of the next day.

One night, roughly twelve hours, becomes two full months with a 120x time acceleration.

Two months is enough to get a lot done.

For example, complete the practice of Dinghu Shangsu.

The training at Dinghu Shangsu was delayed for various reasons, but it has finally been completed.

However, now is not the right time to try it.

Therefore, Qi Han's eagerness to see what strange phenomena were occurring on Dinghu Lake had to be temporarily put aside.

Try it again after you've completely completed the ingredient acquisition and intermediate advancement tasks and returned to Hanshi.

Now, it's time to play with the adorable Snowfield Pheasant.

But... how do we find each other?

Qi Han was somewhat perplexed.

He looked at the vast white snowfield before him, realizing that finding the Snowfield Ice Pheasant was far too difficult.

Most creatures in the far northern snowfields are white, and this camouflage allows them to perfectly conceal themselves on the snowfields.

Last night, while traveling, Qi Han suffered quite a bit. Several times, he was only discovered by the sudden attacks of soul beasts that were very close to him. Fortunately, those soul beasts were not very strong, so he was able to deal with them.

But now, actively seeking out a soul beast has become significantly more difficult.

Gu Qihan controlled the flow of soul power through the meridians around his eyes to further enhance his vision, but he still couldn't find any movement in the vast snowstorm.

I really envy the snowfield pheasant's eyesight...

As Qi Han walked in, he carefully looked around, and suddenly his steps faltered slightly.

It seems... I just saw a slightly different color?

On a snow-white field, any other color would stand out, so Qi Han immediately became interested and headed in the direction he had just come from.

This was the first time he had ever seen other colors on the snowfield.

Is it a soul beast? Or something else entirely?

After taking only a couple of steps, Qi Han's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

Gan!

As a wisp of emerald green came into view, the shape of a creature came into being, and Qi Han instantly knew what that color, dozens of meters away from him, was.

The Ice Jade Scorpion is one of the top races located in the far northern snowfields.

A king born with the power to control the ultimate ice.

This doesn't seem to be the habitat of the Ice Jade Scorpion, so why is there an Ice Jade Scorpion here?

Qi Han crouched down slightly, intending to observe the other party for a while longer without disturbing them.

Upon closer observation, Qi Han discovered even more details.

The ice-green scorpion in front of me is about one meter long. Its body is covered with beautiful hexagonal ice crystal protrusions. Similar ice crystals are present on its six long scorpion legs and its two huge pincers, making it as exquisite as a work of art carved from ice crystals.

Behind the Ice Jade Scorpion, its long, upturned tail gleams with a jade-green sheen. At the end of the tail, the stinger sparkles like a diamond, which is the origin of the Ice Jade Scorpion's name.

The Ice Jade Scorpion is non-venomous, but its powerful tail is also a means of attack that it relies on for survival.

The tail of this Ice Jade Scorpion in front of me has twelve joints. Although it is not large, it looks extremely fierce.

However, this discovery did bring Qi Han a slight sense of relief.