Chapter 108 Ice Emperor Makes the List.
Her gaze turned to Hu Liena: "Nana, what do you think?"
Hu Liena pondered for a moment, then respectfully replied, "Teacher, this person has a firm Dao heart and a clear goal. What she seeks is the 'Dao,' not 'power.' The power of the Spirit Hall might actually be a hindrance to her. Forcibly winning her over might backfire."
"However, since she is a teacher at the academy, perhaps... we could try to make contact from the perspective of 'academic exchange' or 'Spirit Hall research'? Her reward mentioned 'Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow' to solidify her foundation and 'Immaculate Ice Heart' to enhance her comprehension. Perhaps she has some insights into higher levels of cultivation, which is exactly what we urgently need."
A hint of approval flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes: "Excellent. Under the guise of research, send an elder skilled in communication and with extensive knowledge, carrying some ancient books and rare materials, to 'visit and seek guidance.' The attitude must be extremely humble."
"Don't mention recruitment, just focus on academics. Establishing contact would be best; if not, don't offend her. As for her academy… have Salas 'take good care' of it, but don't use force. Give it the best treatment and resources, and build a good relationship."
"Yes!" Chrysanthemum Douluo replied.
"Furthermore," Bibi Dong looked at Ghost Douluo, "Investigate! Use all available resources to find out the details of the 'Red Dust Family'! A family capable of cultivating such figures and hiding so deeply is no ordinary family. I need to know their origins, their lineage, and how much hidden power they possess!"
"Yes, sir!" Ghost Douluo's figure quietly faded away.
Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Palace.
After a brief moment of shock, Emperor Xue Ye was overjoyed!
"Heaven bless Heaven Dou! Heaven bless Heaven Dou!"
He paced back and forth in his study, excited. "Senior Meng Hongchen is actually teaching at an academy within Heaven Dou's borders! This is a great fortune for the nation!"
The Prime Minister's face was also beaming with joy: "Your Majesty, a Super Douluo, especially one with such a terrifying domain, is stationed in the eastern part of our country. This is of great significance, both in deterring the Star Luo Empire and balancing the Spirit Hall! What's even more remarkable is that this senior is of a tranquil nature, uninvolved in disputes, making him the ideal 'national protector'!"
"Immediately draft an edict!" Emperor Xue Ye waved his hand, "Improve Tianxing Academy to be a 'First-Class Imperial Academy,' granting it the highest allocation of royal resources; designate the area within a hundred miles of Ice Toad Valley as a royal forbidden garden, where no one may enter without Senior Meng's permission."
"Rewards...reward all the ice-attribute and poison-attribute natural treasures, ancient books, and secret manuals treasured in the palace, in the name of the Imperial Royal Family, to congratulate Senior Meng on making the list! Remember, be humble and sincere! Only express respect and support, and never mention recruitment or demands!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
In the Star Luo Empire, Dai Tianfeng's face was much more somber.
"Tian Dou...it actually has such a foundation!" He felt a strong sense of crisis. The Star Luo and Heavenly Dou armies are locked in a stalemate, with high-end combat power being a crucial balancing point.
Now, with the sudden appearance of such a terrifying Super Douluo within the opposing territory, even if she declares she will not participate in the conflict, her very existence is a huge deterrent.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo are speechless.
After a long while, Ning Fengzhi finally smiles bitterly: "First a ferocious beast, then the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, and now a reclusive Super Douluo… this ranking list truly doesn't give one a moment's respite."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin grips the Seven Kill Sword tightly: "Level ninety-three, dual extreme attributes, quasi-god level martial soul… I really want to spar with her."
In the far north, eternal cold reigns over this snow-covered wasteland.
Above the far north, the sky changed.
It wasn't a gentle halo, nor an interwoven blend of icy blue and emerald green, but a pure, domineering, absolute chill that seemed to drag the entire world into eternal ice!
"Crack—Boom!"
The sky wasn't dimmed; it was completely dominated by a chilling emerald light!
That light was not gentle; it was like billions of emerald ice blades being unsheathed simultaneously, slicing through the heavens and tearing apart space!
The sky of the far north, already perpetually gloomy, was now completely transformed into a swirling, bottomless emerald vortex!
At the center of the vortex, massive, mountain-like emerald lightning bolts silently struck down. These weren't thunderbolts, but "ice strikes" formed from the ultimate condensation of ice!
With each "ice strike," the ice plains of the far north trembled violently, easily piercing through the thousand-meter-thick ice layer, revealing the ancient, inky blue seawater below, which was instantly re-frozen, forming even harder, millennia-old black ice.
The temperature was plummeting!
The core region of the far north, already below -100 degrees Celsius, was now dropping at an unbelievable rate!
-150 degrees, -200 degrees, -250 degrees… The air was no longer gas, but solidified into tiny, shimmering, emerald-green ice crystals, falling in a soft patter.
Light was frozen and distorted, sound was swallowed, and even time seemed to slow down in this extreme cold.
"Roar—!"
A roar, utterly inhuman, filled with supreme majesty and icy ferocity, erupted from the deepest part of the far north, from the "absolute zero forbidden zone" never before trodden by humans!
The roar didn't travel through the air; it directly shook space, the laws of nature, and even the very souls of all ice-attribute beings!
At the center of the emerald vortex, countless ice crystals, cold currents, and freezing air converged wildly, outlining the unimaginably enormous phantom of a beast!
It was a scorpion!
Its entire body resembled a piece of the purest emerald, crystal clear yet radiating a cold, metallic luster.
Over a hundred meters long, its high-raised scorpion stinger gleamed with a deep, chilling emerald light that seemed to freeze the soul; a single, eerie glint at the tip seemed capable of shattering and sucking away even the most direct gaze.
Most terrifying were its eyes—like two emerald suns, hanging in the sky, mercilessly surveying the far north and the continents beyond. Their eyes held no emotion, only absolute coldness, an absolute will to dominate, and an innate indifference and hostility towards all attributes other than ice.
The emerald scorpion phantom roared silently to the sky, beneath it, the boundless ice plains resonated, and ancient glaciers bowed in submission!
A verdant list, naturally condensed from the ultimate laws of ice and bordered by countless ice crystals, slowly unfolded before the scorpion phantom.
The text on the list was no longer in any known font, but rather a stream of information directly imprinted into the viewer's consciousness by the purest laws of ice—cold, direct, and unquestionable:
[Goddess Ranking #12: Ice Emperor]
[Cultivation: 470,000-year-old ferocious beast (comparable to a level 98 peak Douluo in humans)]
[True Form: Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion]
[Territory: Core area of the far north, Absolute Zero Forbidden Zone]
(End of Chapter)