The Extreme North Land has been a forbidden area for humanity since ancient times.
The Threat of the Soul Beasts
Thousands of years ago, humanity first discovered Soul Beasts and immediately recognized their immense power and terror. The Hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts were no longer the ultimate measure of a Soul Beast's strength; instead, a new list—the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts—began to circulate across the continent.
These beasts represent the absolute limit of land Soul Beast power. The top-ranked Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, is universally recognized as the strongest being on the Douluo Plane today, hailed as the Beast God.
The Extreme North Land itself is ruled by the Ice Sky Snow Woman, the Snow Empress, whose cultivation is nearly seven hundred thousand years. It is also home to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress, who ranks seventh among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.
Other powerful beasts like the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King, whose cultivation has also reached the formidable monster beast level, reside there. Humans are unsure if the Extreme North Land harbors even more powerful monster beasts.
However, the known strength of its inhabitants is enough to make any faction on the continent wary and fearful. This immense power is the main reason why the Extreme North Land is considered a forbidden zone, just like the Star Dou Great Forest.
An Unexpected Encounter
After leaving the outer area and officially entering the mixed circle of the Extreme North Land, Suixing Douluo left the group to scout the immediate vicinity. Xingyun Douluo Manyi stayed behind to guard Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu.
Suixing Douluo's Martial Soul, Star Shattering Light, gives him spatial destructive power, making him incredibly fast and fierce in attack. His level ninety-five Spirit Power also ranks him among the top masters on the entire continent. Within half a day of searching, he found a suitable Soul Beast for Shu Yan deeper within the mixed circle.
It was a colossal white creature, over thirty meters tall, standing upright like a human. Covered in white fur, it nearly blended in with the snow-covered World around it. Even though the fur obscured its body, its horrifying muscles and ferocious face were still faintly visible. But what truly shocked Suixing Douluo was the beast's race.
After watching the beast from a distance, Suixing Douluo's face showed shock, which quickly turned into a frown. "This guy... his luck truly is astonishing," Suixing Douluo muttered to himself. The last time he came to the Extreme North Land with Shu Yan, they spent almost ten days searching before finding a suitable Soul Beast. This time, they had made such an incredible discovery in less than two hours.
Xingyun Douluo Manyi's expression also looked troubled. She recognized the Soul Beast's race immediately and saw that its cultivation had just broken through ten thousand years. In terms of age and race, it was indeed perfect for Shu Yan.
After a quick, silent exchange of glances, Suixing Douluo turned slightly to Xu Jiujiu. "Princess, this Soul Beast is extremely suitable for Little Shu, but..." he began.
Xu Jiujiu's gaze was also on the distant beast. Noticing the hesitation in the two Titled Douluo's expressions, she had a general idea of what they meant. "Is there anything special about this Soul Beast that makes Granny Manyi and Senior Suixing so cautious?" she asked.
Suixing Douluo sighed softly. "Princess may not be very familiar with how the Soul Beast races are spread out here in the Extreme North Land," he explained. "The race of this ten-thousand-year Soul Beast in front of us is incredibly rare and powerful.
It's called the Titan Snow Demon. Legend says they are descendants of the Ancient Ice God and ancient giants. Although they don't have the power of Extreme Ice, their physical strength is almost unmatched by any other race.
In many ways, the Titan Snow Demon is the Titan Giant Ape of the Extreme North Land. This creature is even more terrifying than the Titan Giant Ape within the Extreme North Land's boundaries".
He paused, then continued, "Normally, a top-grade Soul Beast like the Titan Snow Demon is so rare that a Soul Master would need months of searching just to encounter one. But now, our luck seems a bit too good."
Suixing Douluo took another breath before elaborating further. "If that were all, this ten-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon wouldn't be something we need to fear. But the real danger is its king, the Titan Snow Demon King, which is a monster beast-level entity.
Its age is said to be over two hundred and fifty thousand years. Also, Titan Snow Demons never travel alone. There must be other kin nearby. If we can't kill this one instantly and it manages to send a signal, I'm afraid the Titan Snow Demon King will charge out from the Core Circle within fifteen minutes and chase us like mad".
As Suixing Douluo finished speaking, a slight tremor suddenly ran through the ground. Ice and snow were shaken up before settling again. In the distance, through the curtain of snow, two more giant beasts were indeed approaching quickly.
These two were also about thirty meters tall and had cultivation above ten thousand years. Three ten-thousand-year-cultivation Titan Snow Demons have enough combat power to hunt down some powerful Soul Beasts with over fifty thousand years of cultivation. Their combined fighting strength was truly terrifying.
Suixing Douluo sighed softly and looked at Shu Yan. "Little Shu, it's not that I'm afraid to take a risk, but the danger of hunting a Titan Snow Demon deep within the Extreme North Land is just too great. I can't risk anyone's life here. This is the explicit command His Majesty gave me".
Xingyun Douluo hesitated, then nodded in agreement.
Xu Jiujiu looked at Shu Yan, unsure of what to do, and was about to ask for his thoughts.
Shu Yan's expression was perfectly calm, as usual. After gazing into the distance for a moment, he spoke softly, "It's too late. They've already spotted us".
His words immediately made them all realize their situation. Suixing Douluo whipped his head around. The three Titan Snow Demons, who had been quite far away, were now gradually closing the distance, and their speed was getting faster and faster.
"Damn it, these beasts are so sensitive to auras," Suixing Douluo cursed under his breath as he came back to his senses. Three ten-thousand-year-level Titan Snow Demons were no threat to him. His only fear was the Titan Snow Demon King following behind them. Otherwise, Shu Yan could have already started absorbing the Soul Ring.
In his momentary shock, he had forgotten to conceal all four of their auras. He hadn't expected the Titan Snow Demons to be so sensitive that they could accurately pinpoint them from a distance of over three kilometers.
Just as Suixing Douluo was about to grab the two young people and flee, Shu Yan suddenly spoke.
"Since we can't kill them here, why don't we lure them out of the mixed circle?" Shu Yan suggested. "We can make our move in the outer area. Killing all three with a single strike shouldn't be too difficult for Granny Manyi and Senior Suixing, right?".
Suixing Douluo was slightly taken aback. Before he could even consider the plan, he watched as Shu Yan pulled a fist-sized jade bottle from his Soul Tool. Shu Yan opened the lid and used his Spirit Power to toss it into the air. The white powder inside instantly scattered into the wind, perfectly landing on the movement path of the three Titan Snow Demons.
Suixing Douluo's expression changed slightly. "What is that?" he asked.
Shu Yan simply smiled. "It's a Soul Beast berserking powder made by a friend of Medical Immortal Douluo," he explained. "Just a little bit makes a Soul Beast's reasoning plummet, while their fighting Spirit and desire to kill continuously swell up. It's an experimental animal medicine I got by chance from Senior Medical Immortal when I went to resolve my internal injuries last time".
Suixing Douluo and Xingyun Douluo exchanged a look of utter helplessness and repressed a slight twitch in their mouths. Little Shu, you really are something. They silently accepted the new situation.
Xingyun Douluo soared into the sky, her nine perfectly matched Soul Rings appearing beneath her feet. She took a soft breath, observing the three Titan Snow Demons below who were now visibly more violent than before.
She began to send out continuous Spirit Power attacks into the air. These attacks were automatically locked onto the beasts, each one accurately landing on the three Titan Snow Demons and shaking the surrounding rocks, causing them to slide down the slopes.
These Spirit Power attacks were clearly not enough to kill the Titan Snow Demons; they might not even pierce their incredibly tough fur. But it was precisely this kind of insulting, taunting attack that quickly made the increasingly berserk Titan Snow Demons below absolutely furious.
They roared and began rapidly chasing after Xingyun Douluo in the air. Their charge shook the ground and the mountains, leaving a path of destruction in their wake, which showed just how terrifying the Titan Snow Demons' destructive power truly was.
Suixing Douluo appeared behind the others with Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu. He casually waved his arm, and a strong wind quickly dispersed all the scattered auras in the area.
He watched the three Titan Snow Demons and Xingyun Douluo gradually disappear into the distance. He paused for a moment, making absolutely sure no other Titan Snow Demons had been attracted, before swiftly following after them...