[Extreme North, Forbidden Zone for Humans. Danger, Danger, Danger!]
The eye-catching warning sign made this desolate land even more chilling.
After staying for half a month in the outer town of the Frozen Forest, Yang Fan finally arrived at the northernmost part of the Douluo Continent.
During this period…
He refined several Sixth-Tier pills to combat the icy cold zone, and successfully became a proper Sixth-Tier Alchemist.
"Damn it!"
"Damn it!"
"Damn it!"
At this moment…
A colossal white beast was chasing him relentlessly from behind.
Ice Devil Titan!
It was said that this race was a species hybridized from the ancient Ice God and Titan Giants. As long as they gathered together, they were the most powerful species in the Extreme North.
Ice Devil Titans were over ten meters tall at birth, and adultIce Devil Titans would exceed fifty meters in height.
Yang Fan was no longer interested in researching why the ancient Ice God would mate with Titan Giants, because at this moment, the giant beast less than a thousand meters away from him was already over a hundred meters tall.
An Ice Devil Titan of this size could only mean one thing...
The Ice Devil Titan King, known as one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North!
"I'm going to die!"
"I'm going to die!"
"Master!"
"Are you really not planning to help?"
Yang Fan felt his luck was at rock bottom.
He had only entered the Extreme North for a few short days and had already encountered the Ice Devil Titan King in battle.
This guy was not to be trifled with!
In Douluo II, it was said to have broken through the 200,000-year threshold. Working backwards, it was now a colossal azure beast that had lived on the Douluo Continent for 190,000 years.
190,000 years of strength…
This was no longer something an ordinary soul master could casually challenge.
The terrifying pressure created by the Ice Devil Titan King made him feel his steps becoming noticeably heavy even from a thousand meters away.
"You're not dead yet."
Yao Lao looked relaxed, his tone seemingly dissatisfied that the Ice Devil Titan King was useless.
"???"
Yang Fan knew that unless the Ice Devil Titan King beat the shit out of him, there was absolutely no possibility of assistance.
At this moment…
He suddenly stopped.
Before entering the Extreme North, he had done one thing: compressed all his soul power into his soul power mass.
Then used the Sixth-Tier Fire Heart Pill he refined to resist the Extreme North's severe cold.
The purpose of doing this was singular: preserve strength!
To prevent the Extreme North's cold from excessively consuming the Dou Qi and soul power in his body.
However, at this moment…
He released all the soul power compressed in his body.
Just this brief stagnation had allowed the Ice Devil Titan King, over a hundred meters tall, to close the distance to less than two hundred meters.
The Ice Devil Titan King took steps of over thirty meters each, with every footprint being five meters long and two meters wide.
If stepped on, it would at least be half-dead!
Soul power began surging in Yang Fan's body. The Gravity Control Domain and Slowing Domain were released simultaneously.
The strength of these two domain skills completely depended on Yang Fan's own control.
He wasn't polite at this moment!
Fully displaying his quasi-Titled Douluo strength.
This was when the drawback of the Ice Devil Titan's weight became apparent.
The sudden increase in gravity caused this colossal beast's body to sink at a speed visible to the naked eye, with cracks appearing one after another in the hard ice surface due to compression.
Not only that!
Under the blessing of the Slowing Domain, the Ice Devil Titan King now found it extremely difficult to even take a step forward.
"Roar—"
The Ice Devil Titan King let out a sky-shaking roar.
Both fists raised high above its head then smashed down heavily.
Instantly…
An invisible yet powerful energy aura erupted from its massive body. The cold air became thick, and under its control, it forcibly pushed away all the broken ice and accumulated snow beneath its feet.
The Ice Devil Titan King could survive 190,000 years in the Extreme North naturally because of its own methods.
Ice and Snow Divine Power!
This was precisely the unique skill of the 190,000-year Ice Devil Titan King.
Only after breaking through 100,000 years could the Ice Devil Titan race gradually begin to comprehend this skill.
Under the blessing of Ice and Snow Divine Power, the Ice Devil Titan King's strength instantly skyrocketed. The Gravity Control Domain and Slowing Domain that had been affecting it instantly became ineffective.
The Ice Devil Titan King let out another sky-shaking roar, causing the entire sky to tremble.
Amidst the roar, an invisible force enveloped Yang Fan and everything around him.
"Domain?"
Yang Fan judged immediately.
The 100,000-year Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python both had domain skills, let alone the Ice Devil Titan King that had now reached 190,000 years.
The difference was!
The Ice Devil Titan King's domain skill was clearly more than one grade stronger than the Sky Azure Bull Python's.
Violent winds swept up a sky full of ice and snow…
The temperature plummeted, hurricanes howled, pressure multiplied.
The suddenly changing weather buried Yang Fan's body in ice and snow in the blink of an eye.
Yang Fan was shocked to discover that his legs seemed to have merged with the ice surface.
He couldn't move!
The Ice Devil Titan King's domain skill could not only manipulate the surrounding ice and snow weather—freezing and solidifying was the most terrifying effect of this domain skill.
Before Yang Fan could respond, the sky suddenly darkened.
For context!
It was currently summer, and the entire Extreme North was in a state of polar day.
Not good... it was the Ice Devil Titan King's foot.
Yang Fan had just reacted when he already enjoyed the Ice Devil Titan King's exclusive stepping massage.
At this moment!
Yang Fan felt as if the entire world was on his shoulders.
Under this pressure, the circulation speed of Dou Qi in his body was even more terrifying than when he had consumed the Spirit Ascension Pill before.
Heavy!
Too heavy!
The ice surface beneath Yang Fan's feet had completely shattered, and his entire body below the neck was stepped into the solid ice.
The Ice Devil Titan King not only showed no intention of stopping, but even pressed harder, wanting to finish him off directly.
At this moment...
Yang Fan erupted with his full strength and pushed up forcefully. It was this move that allowed Yang Fan to find a chance to survive in an instant.
Heavenly Flames appeared!
Yang Fan's palm made intimate contact with the Ice Devil Titan King's foot sole.
"Ow—"
The Ice Devil Titan King's strength was sufficiently powerful, but no matter how strong a physical body was, it couldn't withstand the dominance of the king of flames.
It directly cried out in pain!
Even the faint smell of burnt flesh was already drifting in the air under the burning of the Heavenly Flames.
The terror of the Heavenly Flames forced the Ice Devil Titan King to withdraw its big foot. When its foot sole once again touched the ice-cold surface of the Extreme North.
The sudden cold and heat instantly caused this colossal azure beast's massive body to retreat a hundred meters backward.
"Roar—"
The saliva splashing from its roaring mouth emitted a pungent fishy smell.
The Ice Devil Titan King was furious!
It had lived in the Extreme North for so many tens of thousands of years. Obviously, besides the other two Great Heavenly Kings, nothing else could make it feel so aggrieved.
Leaning down, it let out a roar at Yang Fan a hundred meters away…
Fists larger than water vats raised high above its head, then instantly smashed into the ground.
A terrifying energy aura surged into the shattered ice surface below. Yang Fan detected this energy aura traveling along the ground like lightning.
The next second... boom!
Invisible energy erupted beneath Yang Fan's feet, shooting up into the sky like a blowout from below the ice surface.
Even though Yang Fan had been prepared, he was still affected by the powerful shock wave over ten meters in diameter, instantly being blasted hundreds of meters into the high air.
Then...
The Ice Devil Titan King opened its bloody mouth wide, waiting for Yang Fan to fall freely into its mouth.
Obviously!
The Ice Devil Titan King, having survived 190,000 years, had used this move more than once.
This was probably the Ice Devil Titan King's most enjoyable hunting method!
But this time, Yang Fan didn't fulfill its wish.
Dou Qi surged!
The small amount of energy in the external space could also be mobilized by him.
Then...
Suspended in mid-air, an obvious heat appeared on his back, and with a bang, obvious changes occurred.
A pair of fire-red wings grew from his back!
Dou Qi forming wings!
The mark of a powerful expert finally appeared on Yang Fan at this moment.
Fluttering wings and soaring high!
Just one flap had already allowed him to successfully soar up a thousand meters.
Yes!
He had now thoroughly and completely become a Dou Wang.
Under the Ice Devil Titan King's foot just now, the Dou Qi mass in his body had evolved due to the pressure, creating a situation where he was just one step away from Dou Wang.
Yao Lao had said: Dou Qi users often need opportunities or chances when breaking through major levels.
This opportunity could be big or small!
And just now...
The momentum created by the Ice Devil Titan King's Ice Mountain Heavy Hammer had become his best opportunity.
Awesome!
Too awesome!
Ever since he first relied on Yao Lao's strength to form wings with Dou Qi, he had always hoped that one day he could soar through the sky relying on his own strength.
This wish was finally realized on this day.
"Roar—"
"Bastard!"
"Come back!"
Yang Fan felt even more pleased hearing the Ice Devil Titan King cursing below.
The Ice Devil Titan King probably never dreamed that its sure-kill move, the Ice Mountain Heavy Hammer, would actually help a human soul master escape.
"Not bad!"
"Not bad!"
"You, brat, have not disappointed this master's painstaking efforts."
Yao Lao was truly happy now!
Because he also hadn't expected Yang Fan's opportunity to come so quickly.
He had originally thought Yang Fan would need at least three to five months to break through to Dou Wang. Unexpectedly, in just one and a half months, he had undergone the transformation of a powerful expert.
"Stinky boy!"
"Isn't the feeling of soaring through the sky awesome?"
Yang Fan laughed heartily.
Did this even need to be said!
Countless Dou Qi users risked their lives to cultivate throughout their lives, all for the sake of completing the transformation of a powerful expert.
He had now achieved it!
But he finally understood why Dou Wang was said to be the watershed of powerful experts.
Absolutely not because of Dou Qi forming wings!
But because after becoming a Dou Wang, one could mobilize a small amount of external space energy.
And it was precisely because of being able to mobilize a small amount of surrounding space energy that one could soar through the sky.
...
For the first time with Dou Qi forming wings, Yang Fan continuously flew in the high sky of the Extreme North, trying to conquer the entire sky.
Still wanting more!
Looking back now at the Dou Ling period when he took one step at a time, he was clearly just a country bumpkin.
When he landed, half a day had already passed.
As for his current location, Yang Fan was completely lost in confusion. The only thing he could distinguish was direction.
After the excitement…
Yang Fan also gradually began to focus on proper matters.
He first took out a Fire Heart Pill from his storage spirit guide device and consumed it.
The effect of the Fire Heart Pill was very singular: after consumption, it could help him resist the Extreme North's cold, ensuring that in this extremely cold environment, his Dou Qi and soul power wouldn't be used up too quickly.
After consumption, the medicinal effect could last for a month!
Afterall, the Extreme North was not as safe as the Frozen Forest. He couldn't exactly use the extremely cold weather to help Dou Qi and soul power rapidly consume and regenerate this effect.
Yang Fan looked at the Fire Heart Pill in his palm...
In a daze!
He discovered that he had already entered the Extreme North for a month.
During this month, he had encountered several spirit beasts, but there was absolutely no news of the Bone Spirit Fruit he wanted to find.
"Discouraged already?"
Yao Lao detected Yang Fan's rapidly declining emotional change.
At this moment, he walked to his beloved disciple's side and said meaningfully: "The most important thing for a Alchemist is to have sufficient patience."
These words were not just for show!
On the Dou Qi Continent, many Alchemists would travel for months or even years to find medicinal materials for refining pills.
"Not at all!"
"I'm still quite steady. Isn't this just worrying that Master would be anxious?"
He would absolutely not be discouraged!
Even if Yao Lao gave up in his heart, he would choose to continue searching.
"Your Master has already waited for so many years, would I be anxious about this moment?"
Yao Lao suddenly smiled!
When he was first swept into the Douluo Continent by the space-time turbulence, he had indeed thought about returning to the Dou Qi Continent.
Dreamed of it even!
But after so many years passed, he found that there wasn't really anyone on the Dou Qi Continent that he couldn't rest assured about.
His heart had gradually settled down now...
Sometimes he even felt that staying on the Douluo Continent, watching Yang Fan grow step by step, and witnessing this stinky boy's constant talk of becoming a god didn't seem so bad.
"Master."
"Let's go!"
In a daze, he discovered Yang Fan had already walked out a hundred meters away.
Direction unknown!
But after the wind and snow weakened, a snow mountain at least two thousand meters high suddenly appeared before them.
Yang Fan looked at the hazy snow mountain appearing in his field of vision.
Hoped that the Bone Spirit Fruit he wanted to find would appear on this snow mountain.
Yang Fan took a deep breath, then fluttered his wings to fly. One flap had already lifted him a hundred meters.
This was the benefit of Dou Qi forming wings!
If it were a non-flying Titled Douluo, they would still need to glide for a period before low-altitude flight.
The so-called "mountains seem close when seen from afar"!
Although the snow mountain was right before his eyes, with his current flight speed with Dou Qi forming wings, it still took a full ten-plus minutes.
Arriving up close!
Yang Fan inexplicably felt even colder.
Even with the protection of the Sixth-Tier Fire Heart Pill, he still felt a bone-piercing chill.
Yes!
This snow mountain was truly colder than other places.
It gave him the feeling that the Extreme North's cold aura was all emanating from this snow mountain.
Could it be... that this was the core area of the Extreme North?
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