Chapter 75 Ice Emperor Makes a Furious Appearance, Red King, How Dare You Touch My People?
That soul power came quickly and fiercely, without any concealment.
Dai Huabin's back hairs stood on end instantly, and he sprang up from his position leaning against the tree.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still curled up beside the fire, its golden body rising and falling slightly, fast asleep.
Before he could think any further, a massive, fiery red figure burst out from among the trees.
Three heads.
Each head was over a meter in diameter, its canines gleamed with a reddish-gold luster, and its size was more than twice that of an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast.
A body over five meters long cast a huge shadow under the moonlight, and three pairs of eyes simultaneously locked onto Dai Huabin.
Red King.
The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, the eighth of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the gatekeeper of the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, and the guardian of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Dai Huabin's mind raced three times in a fraction of a second.
The Red King appeared here for only one reason: the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had escaped the core area, and the Red King had caught up with it.
And he, a human Soul Master, was staying beside the auspicious beast.
Any guardian would attack first upon seeing this scene.
The Red King indeed made the first move.
The middle head let out a deep roar, and a scorching wave of air swept over, instantly curling and charring the withered leaves on the ground.
The next moment, the Red King's right forepaw, wreathed in crimson-gold flames, slammed down toward Dai Huabin's head.
The wind pressure generated by that claw strike was enough to uproot a mature tree.
Dai Huabin did not retreat, because retreating was meaningless.
Given the Red King's speed and size, a level 40 Soul Master trying to escape from a 300,000-year ferocious beast was no different from standing still.
"Ice Soul White Tiger, Possession!"
Platinum tiger stripes emerged from beneath Dai Huabin's skin, and a phantom of his martial spirit, covered with pale blue ice crystal patterns, enveloped his entire body.
At the same time, he suddenly drew upon the power the Ice Emperor had stored within him through the Blood Pact.
The azure halo in his meridians suddenly expanded, and ice-attribute soul power surged from his dantian, spreading along his limbs and bones, condensing into a layer of azure frost on the surface of his body.
Dai Huabin pushed both palms outward.
"Realm of Eternal Freeze!"
A burst of azure light erupted from his body and spread outward.
Within a radius of fifteen meters, the moisture in the air instantly condensed, the ground was covered with a layer of ice three inches thick, and even the campfire was extinguished in an instant by the freezing cold.
The temperature plummeted, and the crimson-gold flames were suppressed the moment the Red King's claws touched the ice.
The Red King's claws froze in mid-air.
The three heads simultaneously let out confused growls.
Something was wrong.
The extreme icy aura emanating from this human was not something a human should possess. Moreover, he had sensed this aura before in the far north—from the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
The Red King's middle head jerked back, and both the left and right heads simultaneously sniffed the air.
That's right, it was the scent of the Ice Emperor.
How could a level 40 human Soul Master possess the power of one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North?
The Red King was uncertain and halted his attack.
Dai Huabin's expression was also unpleasant.
Although the Realm of Eternal Freeze was successfully released, the cost was that more than 70% of his soul power was directly drained.
This was not his own power; he merely borrowed the ice-attribute energy the Ice Emperor possessed within him through the Blood Pact.
It could be released, but after one use, it would almost completely exhaust him.
However, the desired effect was achieved.
Dai Huabin's true purpose was to use the Ice Emperor's power.
It should be known that in The Throne of Seal, after Long Haochen formed a Blood Pact with Haoyue, Haoyue could not only enhance Long Haochen's abilities, but also transform into armor and weapons and merge with Long Haochen.
Dai Huabin had this intention from the moment he asked Elder Yi to help him form a contract with the Ice Emperor.
If the Ice Emperor could merge with him in the future and become part of his power, then his strength would rise tremendously.
At the same time, Dai Huabin's mental state suddenly trembled violently.
An extremely volatile emotional fluctuation came from the other end of the Blood Pact.
The Ice Emperor had awakened.
When Dai Huabin used the Realm of Eternal Freeze just now, he directly drew upon the power the Ice Emperor had stored within him.
This energy transfer was relayed through the Blood Pact to the Ice Emperor, who was refining the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow in the undead demiplane.
The refining process was abruptly interrupted, and the Ice Emperor's anger surged almost tangibly through the bond.
Dai Huabin inwardly cried out, "This is bad."
The next moment, the air three meters in front of him suddenly distorted.
A six-pointed star magic circle appeared out of thin air, with countless ancient runes spinning rapidly on its surface, and azure light gushing out from the center of the formation.
The Ice Emperor stepped out of the magic circle and landed on the ice.
Her dark green twin ponytails swayed slightly in the cold air, and the white skirt with green trim was the same one she bought in Long City.
The outline of the scorpion-claw-shaped hair ornament and the small crown on her forehead were faintly visible in the turquoise light.
The girl, who was just over 1.5 meters tall, stood there with an expression that could be described in four words: murderous intent overflowing.
The Ice Emperor did not look at Dai Huabin.
Her attention was entirely focused on the Red King.
More precisely, it was fixed on the Red King's right forepaw, which was still hovering in mid-air with traces of lingering crimson-gold flames.
She sensed it.
Through the Blood Pact, she could clearly sense Dai Huabin's fear, tension, and weakness after his soul power had been greatly depleted.
This thing had attacked him.
Behind the Ice Emperor, a burst of emerald light erupted.
The enormous phantom of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion took shape behind her, with silvery-white mandibles, six long legs, a four-layered body structure, pincers over a meter long, and a five-segmented emerald-green tail, the tip of which gleamed with a silvery-white mirror-like luster.
Although the phantom was not the real body, the pressure it released was no less formidable.
"You dare touch my people!"
The Ice Emperor's voice wasn't loud, but every word was crystal clear, carrying the oppressive aura of 400,000 years of cultivation.
The surrounding temperature plummeted again.
The ice layer covering the frozen zone instantly doubled in thickness.
Several nearby large trees crackled as ice crystals spread across their trunks, filling the bark patterns and turning the entire trees into ice sculptures.
The Red King's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Ice Emperor?" the middle head blurted out. "How is it you?!"
Then he added, "Weren't you in the far north? How did you end up in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
At that moment, the Ice Emperor also saw the soul beast before her clearly.
"Red King."
The Ice Emperor's tone softened slightly, changing from murderous to coldly scrutinizing.
She recognized him. He was the eighth of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the guardian of the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
In terms of strength, the Red King, who had lived for 300,000 years, was no match for her, but he was not someone easy to deal with either.
The key point was that the Red King was not her enemy. At least not before.
"You attacked him just now?" The Ice Emperor tilted her head, her tone indifferent.
The Red King's three heads simultaneously leaned back slightly.
It wasn't afraid of the Ice Emperor, but the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's ultimate ice naturally restrained fire-type beasts, so it would not gain any advantage in a real fight.
"I came to find Your Highness."
The Red King's middle head answered in a deep voice.
"Your Highness left the inner circle. I tracked the aura here and found a human beside it. Naturally, I had to strike first."
That statement carried absolute confidence.
The Ice Emperor put her hands behind her back. Her tiny figure, barely over 1.5 meters tall, stood in front of the Red King's five-meter-long body, creating a stark contrast.
"He is one of my people and will not harm the auspicious beast."
The Red King remained silent for a few seconds.
Its mind was in turmoil. The Ice Emperor was one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North and had never associated with humans. In fact, in its memory, the Ice Emperor had always maintained a contemptuous attitude toward humans.
How did "her person" suddenly appear?
However, the oppressive aura the Ice Emperor had just released was not fake, and the aura on Dai Huabin's body was indeed that of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion herself.
"When did you start associating with humans?" the Red King's left head asked in a low voice.
"That's none of your business," the Ice Emperor replied crisply.
The right head of the Red King tried to ask another question, but the middle head nudged it with its neck, forcing it to shut up.
The Red King was not a fool.
A ferocious beast that could survive for 300,000 years in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest was definitely not stupid. It understood one thing very clearly: if the Ice Emperor did not want to talk about something, continuing to ask would be meaningless.
If things truly escalated into a fight, it might not gain the upper hand.
However, it could not completely lower its guard because of a single sentence from the Ice Emperor.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the soul beast it guarded; the safety of this imperial auspicious beast could not be taken lightly.
The Red King slowly withdrew its right forepaw that had been suspended in mid-air, and the crimson-gold flames gradually died down.
"I can let bygones be bygones regarding what just happened."
The Red King's middle head stared at Dai Huabin.
"But if this human harbors any designs on Your Highness, I will not stand idly by."
Dai Huabin breathed a sigh of relief, though he didn't show it on his face.
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