As the two delved deeper into the canyon, the Soul Beasts in the vicinity became increasingly scarce, as if a great terror lay further within. However, the two knew this was due to the God of Death.
Several minutes later, Ning Bei controlled the ice bird to slowly land before a patch of gray mist.
"This should be the place, right?"
"Yes, Second Young Master."
The reason Ning Bei was so certain that the God of Death Test location was within the mist was because he had been scanning the surroundings with his spiritual power. Yet, even with his cultivation as a Level 99 Limit Douluo, his spiritual power could not extend more than three meters into the mist. Aside from a god, he couldn't think of anyone else who could achieve this.
"Do you need me to go in with you?"
A'Dai pointed to the mark on his forehead and said objectively,
"No need, Second Young Master. I've been in once before, and with the mark on my forehead, I don't think there will be any danger. I can't guarantee the same for you."
Although Ning Bei was very strong, this was a god's territory after all. It wouldn't matter if something happened to him, as it was his own choice. But if he implicated Ning Bei, he would be very remorseful.
"Alright, then you go in. If the test takes too long, I'll go back first. Be careful."
"I understand, Second Young Master. If it truly requires a long time, you should go back first and don't wait for me."
A'Dai nodded, not feeling anything was amiss. Holding the Demon Scythe, he slowly stepped into the gray mist. Ning Bei also extended his spiritual power into it again, but the result was the same as before; his spiritual power was like a stone sinking into the sea.
After a while, Tian Meng in his mind was the first to exclaim,
"What a lucky kid! This should be the God of Death's territory, right?"
"Yeah, sometimes the gap between people is bigger than the gap between people and dogs. Some people have lived for a million years and haven't even touched the hem of a god's robe, while others get hit on the head by a divine position as soon as they go out. It's pathetic."
Ning Bei sighed dramatically, but he couldn't hide the mischievous smile at the corner of his mouth. His words almost made Tian Meng break down. Not only had he not touched the hem of a god's robe for a million years, but he had also been treated as food countless times.
"Your words are truly pleasant to hear!"
"Not bad, not bad. Otherwise, how could I have two girlfriends? Some people have lived for a million years and are still treated as food by girls!"
"Pfft!"
Tian Meng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood into Ning Bei's Sea of Consciousness. Life as an insect was already so difficult, couldn't some things just be left unsaid?
Just as Tian Meng was gasping for breath in anger and Ice Emperor was secretly snickering beside him, Snow Emperor's surprised cry suddenly reached their ears.
"Ice God, look what that is!"
"Hmm?"
The three followed the direction Snow Emperor pointed and saw a small, milky white, earthworm-like insect. The little insect poked its head out for a moment, seemed to sense Ning Bei's gaze, and after being startled, quickly burrowed back into the ground. If not for the pit left behind, the little insect would have seemed as if it had never appeared.
"Isn't that just a Far North Ice Worm? These things are everywhere in the Far North..."
Tian Meng was about to complain about Snow Emperor, because the Far North Ice Worm could be said to be a more useless species than the Ice Silkworm in the Far North Land. Tian Meng's species had a spiritual attribute talent, while the Far North Ice Worm truly only had the advantage of being resistant to cold.
But thinking about their current location, Tian Meng immediately swallowed the rest of his sentence.
"Wait, what? Why are there Far North Ice Worms here?"
With Tian Meng's exclamation, Ning Bei also understood where the problem lay. The Far North Ice Worm was a Soul Beast that only lived beneath the ice layer. Leaving the ice meant certain death for them. Therefore, the appearance of this species could only indicate one thing: there was an ice layer here or not far from here.
"Let's go see what's going on."
Something was out of the ordinary, and Ning Bei, including the Three Giants of the Far North, were instantly intrigued. They went to the hole where the Far North Ice Worm had just poked its head out and looked inside. Wisps of cold air were seeping out, indicating that there was definitely ice present underground.
In other places, if Ning Bei were to extend his spiritual power downwards to investigate, he could easily know what was beneath his feet. However, this place was right next to the God of Death Test area, and everything seemed to be suppressed. Therefore, the few of them could only rely on their naked eyes to discern the presence of an ice layer below.
"Brother Ning Bei, what do you say we do?"
After a moment of contemplation, Ning Bei decided to go down and investigate.
"Let's go down and take a look. It's adjacent to the God of Death Test area. If there's truly something hidden underground, it won't be simple."
"Alright, leave it to me."
Before Tian Meng could reply, the Ice Emperor on the side couldn't hold back. If one were to talk about the king of digging, then the Ice Emperor, being a scorpion-type Soul Beast, would definitely be among the top contenders. Her spiritual power emerged from Ning Bei's Sea of Consciousness and gradually solidified into her true form. The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, measuring 1.5 meters in length, quickly used her two crystal pincers to dig a huge deep hole at the location where the ice worm had just poked its head out.
"It really is an ice layer."
Looking at the ice exposed beneath the soil, everyone seemed very excited. And with the results showing, the Ice Emperor worked even harder at her digging, starting to furiously dig downwards at a speed of ten meters per second.
A moment later, an ice cave leading directly underground appeared before Ning Bei's eyes. Without hesitation, he leaped into it. Upon reaching the end of the pit dug by the Ice Emperor, Ning Bei's heart suddenly felt a tremor.
"Ice God, come quickly and see, it's so big in here!"
The Ice Emperor's exclamation attracted Ning Bei, who was observing his surroundings. He quickly moved towards the direction of the sound. Upon reaching the Ice Emperor's side and looking around, it was clearly an underground cave. The ice cave was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see, and the ceiling was covered in sharp ice shards. The ice shards were nearly twenty meters long, indicating that this place had been formed for quite some time.
"Brother Ning Bei, I have a feeling there's a great secret buried here. We can't miss any spot."
"Okay, you guys come out too. This place is too big. Let's split up and investigate to see if there are any mysteries."
Nodding in agreement with Tian Meng's words, Ning Bei had the Snow Emperor come out of his Sea of Consciousness with him to solidify into physical forms and investigate the situation separately.
The two had no objections. A fat silkworm and a woman with snow-white hair slowly solidified before them.
"Then this great hero will go over there to investigate."
Tian Meng pointed towards the north and directly began to wriggle in that direction, while the Snow Emperor did not compete with him, turning her head and drifting towards the south.
Ning Bei looked at the Ice Emperor and said:
"I'll take the east, you go west."
"Alright."
Due to the vast area, splitting up was the best and most time-saving option to avoid missing any details.
Ning Bei, who set off towards the east, found the ice path beneath his feet to be very rugged, indicating that this was not a place intentionally created by humans. However, the sudden tremor in his heart since reaching the underground wouldn't lie. Ning Bei even suspected that this place was related to the former Ice God.
This made him even more unwilling to miss any detail, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings hoping to find something.
After walking for several kilometers, Ning Bei finally discovered something unusual on an ice wall, or rather, the corpse of some kind of creature.
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