After Oscar consolidated his enhancement, he planned to go find the Titan Snow Demon King and Xiaobai for a spar, when he sensed a terrifying aura coming from outside Tianbing Ravine.
Two powerful beings were fighting, and Oscar was very familiar with both auras.
One belonged to Xiaobai, the other...
The spacetime soul core in Oscar's chest trembled slightly, and a spatial gate appeared before him. He stepped through it and in the next moment found himself outside Tianbing Ravine.
The Titan Snow Demon King, its body towering a hundred meters, stood quietly outside the ravine. Oscar walked out of the spatial gate and landed on its shoulder.
Sensing the terrifying spatial fluctuations and Oscar's sudden appearance, the Titan Snow Demon King was once again shocked.
How long had it been? The other's strength had increased so frighteningly again.
Looking down at Xiaobai and the teal dragon fighting below, Oscar's lips curved into a smile.
The Titan Snow Demon King turned its gaze to the battlefield. The teal dragon's body flashed with two yellow, one purple, three black, two red and eight terrifying soul rings in rapid succession, which made the Demon King raise an eyebrow.
"So this human is your woman, right? Yet a mere Douluo-level can contend with Xiaobai. Her talent may not match yours, but maybe in the human world she is extremely rare."
Oscar smiled slightly. "Of course. And my sister has not even used her full strength yet. Fighting is one of her strengths, but her best skill is poison."
"If she unleashed her abilities without restraint, aside from you and Xiaobai, I doubt anything living inside Tianbing Ravine would survive."
Hearing Oscar, the Titan Snow Demon King glanced again at the teal dragon.
The Demon King did not doubt Oscar's words. It simply felt a bit awed. Soul beasts have powerful bodies, but to reach such a realm requires tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation.
Humans are different. They are fragile, needing care from birth to adulthood, and accidents can happen if one is not careful.
Yet in a few hundred years they can achieve what soul beasts take hundreds of thousands of years to attain.
Some super prodigies like Oscar and Dugu Yan can do it in just decades.
Humans have always been the most uniquely favored existence among living beings.
On the snowy plain the teal dragon spat out a terrifying column of teal-purple light. Xiaobai raised its paw and slammed out ice pillars to block it.
The two quickly closed for hand-to-hand combat. The dragon's sharp teal claws seemed able to tear anything apart, while Xiaobai's thick fur bore a layer of solid ice armor for defense.
Its bear paw pushed forward like a fortress. Their attacks and strength were nearly equal.
But Dugu Yan was only level eighty-four, and this place was deep in the far north, where the environment enhanced Xiaobai's abilities by at least thirty percent.
Even a super Douluo around level ninety-five might not be able to match Xiaobai evenly here.
Why Dugu Yan could do so was not only because of her terrifying personal strength, but also because of three hundred-thousand-year soul bones, two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, her soul core, and other deep foundations that gave her such combat power.
Moreover, she had not used her specialty, poison, or Xiaobai might be in even worse shape.
Now the teal dragon and Xiaobai were locked in a stalemate.
Suddenly a space rift opened between the two beasts, and Oscar stepped out as if born from the heavens. Brilliant teal scales covered his body, a long teal scorpion tail whipped, and his arms became a pair of huge ice-teal claws.
The ice-teal claws seized both Xiaobai and the dragon, then with terrifying force pulled them apart.
Sensing Oscar's fearsome power, Xiaobai was even more shocked. The teal dragon transformed directly into a beautiful woman wearing a high-slit qipao and melted into Oscar's arms.
"Little Ao! I missed you so much!" Dugu Yan enthusiastically pressed her red lips to his.
Xiaobai's little face flushed with embarrassment, and it and the Titan Snow Demon King quickly disappeared across the icefield. They were soul beasts but not used to watching humans display affection.
Oscar withdrew the ice-teal claws and held Dugu Yan's full and rounded figure. The two kissed for an unknown length of time, and only when a blush appeared on Dugu Yan's face did they part.
Oscar asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
Dugu Yan smiled. "I wanted to surprise you. Besides, with my current strength I can come and go as I please."
Speaking of strength, Oscar was pleasantly surprised by Dugu Yan's improvement. With her current power she could match a Title Douluo.
In her spirit body form she could even go toe to toe with Xiaobai, which proved just how strong she had become.
Oscar and Dugu Yan cuddled as he showed her around the current Far North Alliance.
All the soul beasts paid almost no attention to the arrival of another human, which showed how great Oscar's status as grand leader was in the Far North.
Back in the luxurious palace inside Tianbing Ravine, Dugu Yan told Oscar about the Shura God's trial.
After hearing it, Oscar frowned. To reach level ninety within a year, meaning six levels of soul power in a single year.
Even a Soul Elder or Soul Sect realm could not normally achieve that. To reach this goal, aside from cheating, Oscar could not think of another possibility.
But Dugu Yan had few cheats left. She had taken the best fairy-grade herbs and soul bones and absorbed them all.
Even the newest pills developed by Ye Haitang and Yang Wudi would not help her much.
Her foundation was too deep. For others, a top-grade pill might raise them three levels, but for people with foundations as strong as Dugu Yan and Oscar, even a single level increase might be the limit.
Because their cups were simply not the same size.
Dugu Yan was philosophical about it, and she had her own idea.
"Oscar, don't forget my Eight-Spider Spear's devouring ability. Although the skill is evil, if used properly isn't that fine?"
Oscar nodded. His Evil God Hook was similar. Powers have no inherent moral alignment, it depends on how they are used.
After thinking for a moment Oscar's eyes lit up. "You mean use the Eight-Spider Spear's devouring power to raise cultivation?"
Dugu Yan nodded. "Now that the Far North and Star Dou Alliance have been established, although most soul beasts have awakened, some evil soul beasts will still harbor ill intentions. I can catch those bad ones."
Oscar nodded. "That is indeed a good method, but there is a place more suitable for you."
Dugu Yan thought for a moment. "You mean go back to the City of Slaughter?"
Oscar smiled slightly. "Since this is a trial from the Shura God, isn't it better to complete it on His territory?"
"There are so many evil soul masters in the City of Slaughter that they will provide you with enough advancement."
Dugu Yan's mind brightened instantly. "Right, I should have gone straight to the City of Slaughter. I am the Killing God of that city, who would dare stop me?"
Oscar pulled Dugu Yan into his arms. "But you must be careful. Everything must not damage your foundation and roots. If it cannot be helped, just take it as fate."
Dugu Yan nodded. "I understand. Don't worry."
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