Chapter 18: The Far North is Exposed, and Yu Xiaogang Has Gone Mad Again!
[Power Ranking, 8th Place: The Far North]
[Representative of the Ruler: Ice and Snow Maiden, Snow Empress]
[The strongest fighter: Ice Queen, Snow Emperor]
[Evaluation: One of the three major habitats of soul beasts in Douluo Continent, located at the northernmost point of the continent. The area of frozen land is vast and is shrouded in blizzards and cold winds all year round, hence the name "the far north".]
Tens of thousands of soul beasts inhabit this place, mostly of ice and cold attributes. Although their numbers are not large, they were once visited by the god of the divine realm, the 'Ice God,' in ancient times. The soul beasts worshipped the Ice God and were blessed, which made them generally of high quality. Coupled with the uniquely cold environment, they can almost fight beyond their level and take on multiple opponents at once, making this place a dreaded "forbidden zone" in the soul master world!
The most powerful soul beast here is the "Ice and Snow Maiden, Snow Emperor." She was not born from ordinary soul beasts, but rather a being formed from the purest ice-attribute elemental energy of the far north. With a cultivation level of 680,000 years, she is the undisputed ruler of the far north. Besides her, there are three other top-tier ice-attribute soul beasts with cultivation levels far exceeding 100,000 years. Some of them possess a trace of the Ice God's bloodline because their ancestors received the favor of the ancient Ice God.
Most importantly, this place is extremely rich in mineral resources. Because it was once blessed by the "Ice God," two hidden, unparalleled treasure basins, the "Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Caves," were born. These caves contain two supreme treasures: the "Ice Extreme Divine Crystal" and the "Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow," capable of instantly transforming any ice-attribute soul beast or soul master into an unparalleled powerhouse! However, currently only one of the "Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Caves" remains!
[Intermediate Reward: Each of the two representatives' cultivation years will increase by 30,000 years, and each will receive a Tribulation Transcending Pill (if a representative is duplicated, it will be replaced with a 40,000-year cultivation pill)!]
The release of the new Sky Curtain Power Ranking has once again set the entire continent ablaze with excitement!
"Another soul beast force is on the list, the third in a row! And this time it's from the far north?!"
"This doesn't even deserve to be on the list? The last Demon Forest had a 780,000-year-old soul beast. How can this be compared to them?!"
When the 'far north' was listed, everyone's first reaction was one of skepticism.
After all, this place is the least noticeable of the three major habitats of spirit beasts on the continent.
They almost universally attributed the designation of this place as a "restricted area" to its harsh environment, which is unsuitable for hunting souls.
What makes them deserve such a high ranking?!
But after reading the reviews, all doubts froze instantly, melting into an overwhelming sense of awe!
No one could have imagined that the far north, which they had always overlooked, actually harbored such a terrifying secret!
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Wuhun City, Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong's delicate face was filled with barely suppressed shock.
"The far north is actually a place where gods linger and bestow blessings. I never would have imagined it. No wonder it possesses so many astonishing treasures!"
"Hehe...hahahaha, great, very good!!"
Gradually, Bibi Dong smiled, her laughter filled with chilling intent and an ambition to win at all costs.
"Everything in the far north, whether it be soul beasts or treasure basins, I, the Pope, am determined to possess! Especially you, Ice and Snow Maiden!"
"When the time is right, I, the Pope, will personally go to the far north, first to take your lives, then to absorb your soul rings, and finally to dig out your soul bones!"
"While we're still alive, let's enjoy our last moments in the far north!"
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Offering Hall.
"The far north was once visited by the ancient deity, the Ice God?!"
The six chief priests of the Golden Crocodile Temple cried out in unison, their voices echoing throughout the hall:
"No wonder it has such a terrifying foundation, and even gave birth to a heaven-defying soul beast of 680,000 years!"
"We once thought we stood at the pinnacle of this continent, but now it seems we were truly arrogant!"
"It truly lives up to the saying, 'There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.' The Sky Screen has given us so many amazing experiences!"
Previously, when a 780,000-year-old soul beast appeared on an unfamiliar continent, they couldn't come into contact with it and didn't take it seriously.
But now that such an incredibly powerful and terrifying existence has appeared on their own mainland, none of them can remain calm anymore.
"The Ice God... how does he compare to the angel god I worship?!"
Qian Daoliu was equally surprised that the far north had been visited by a deity, but he was not too surprised by the Ice and Snow Maiden.
After all, he had been to Poseidon Island and knew about the existence of the nearly million-year-old soul beast 'Deep Sea Demon Whale King' from Poseidon.
He only kept it a secret because he had promised Poseidon to keep it a secret, and he didn't even tell the priests.
Since there are soul beasts in this world that are close to a million years old, it is not surprising that there are also several soul beasts that are more than 100,000 years old.
Unless... the numbers reach a level that overturns the existing power structure of the Spirit Hall!
Just as the hearts of the other elders were heavy, the fifth elder, 'Light Feather Douluo,' inappropriately laughed:
"Wow, 680,000 years is that high, then the spirit rings and spirit bones must be very strong."
Upon hearing this, all the worshippers fixed their gazes on his smiling face.
"Hahaha..."
Guangling, feeling everyone's gaze, awkwardly scratched his head and laughed:
Why are you all staring at me? Should I not be laughing at a time like this?
The worshippers shook their heads:
"No, keep laughing. We just think you're right, this soul beast's soul rings and soul bones must be very strong!"
At this point, a dark look appeared on Golden Crocodile's rugged face, and he said coldly:
"What do you think about locking this soul beast into Xiaoxue's future ninth soul ring?"
The chief priests exchanged glances and nodded in agreement:
"Although we don't know just how strong this soul beast is, if we join forces, we will definitely be able to take it down!"
It is only natural for Soul Masters to hunt Soul Beasts.
Qian Daoliu neither objected nor affirmed, and said in a heavy tone:
"We can take another look. There are still seven undisclosed spots on the list, and there may be even more powerful soul beasts that are more suitable for Xiaoxue."
Upon hearing this, the urgent expressions on the faces of the golden crocodile and other worshippers eased slightly, and they all nodded in agreement:
"Alright, let's take a good look at just how many terrifying things are still hidden in this world that we don't know about!"
Suddenly, Guangling asked again, seemingly out of place:
"And what about the treasure basin 'Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice Cave'? Why didn't you mention it at all? Is it because you're not ice-attribute soul masters that you ignored it???"
The worshippers had completely overlooked this, and exchanged an awkward glance.
Golden Crocodile glanced in the direction of the Papal Palace and sneered:
"Fifth Brother, don't worry. With Bibi Dong's ambition, she will definitely send people to search for it. Once she finds it, I will 'retrieve' it for you. You can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of her labor!"
Guangling was overjoyed and rushed forward to hug Jin'e's arm, jumping for joy like a child.
"Great! Second brother, you're so resourceful! You're the best!"
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Soto City, Shrek Academy.
Everyone was stunned to see the number of soul beast forces appearing on the list one after another, and the number of soul beasts exceeding 100,000 appearing frequently.
"Hahahaha, finally, finally I've found a real flaw!"
Only Yu Xiaogang laughed, his laughter breaking the crowd's surprised murmurs. He pointed at the sky and cursed loudly:
"As everyone knows, once a soul beast reaches the 100,000-year level, it can only live for another 1,000 years at most! There's absolutely no way that some 600,000 or 700,000-year soul beast could exist!"
"This list is indeed a fabricated, misleading, and worthless arbitrary ranking!!"
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PS:
I didn't intentionally smear the "master," haha, I admire the "master" very much!
The image below shows the original plot, where Tang Hao is talking nonsense to Tang San, saying that 100,100 years is the limit for soul beasts.
So it's normal for even a "learned" "master" to spout nonsense, right? The next chapter will prove him wrong!
(End of chapter)