Adventure in the Extreme North Land Concludes

"Back then, your grandfather and grandmother encountered the Snow Demon King in the Extreme North Land. The two of them fought it with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the strength of Soul Douluos, but were ultimately defeated."

"To give your grandmother a chance to escape, your grandfather did not hesitate to ignite the source of his Martial Soul and blow himself up. Across the entire continent, your grandmother may be the only ice-element Soul Master who saw the Snow Demon King and still walked out of the Extreme North Land alive."

As he spoke, the Shui Family Head subconsciously clutched his chest and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The moment the blood flew from his mouth, it instantly froze into ice.

This was a sign that his meridians and flesh had been damaged by ice-element Soul Power.

The Support System Soul Saint immediately treated the Shui Family Head, while the Food System Female Soul Emperor produced Milk Hot Drinks to clear the lingering ice-element Soul Power from his body.

"I never expected such a terrifying ice-element Soul Beast to truly exist in this world. My Soul Power is at level eighty-three. Although my Condensing Water Flying Phoenix cannot compare to an Ice Phoenix, it is second only to the very best among ice-element Beast Martial Souls. Yet, even in my Martial Soul Avatar state, I could not withstand a single roar from that Snow Demon King."

After receiving treatment from the Soul Skill, the Shui Family Head's breathing gradually steadied. Looking at Xia Liang standing nearby, he said thankfully, "Young friend, fortunately, we had your warning. We withdrew immediately after making our move against the Ice Scorpion King. That was why we escaped the siege of the Ice Scorpion King's clan. But the Ice Scorpion King's clan alerted the Snow Demon King. Had we not fled in time, we would likely have all died at the Snow Demon King's hands."

Hearing this, Shui Bing'er thanked Xia Liang on behalf of her father. "Thank you."

Xia Liang smiled and nodded.

Only after the rest of the Shui Family members had also expressed their gratitude did they begin discussing the matter as though facing a great enemy.

"A roar alone severely injured an eighty-third-level Soul Douluo?" A flash of fear immediately appeared in the Food System Female Soul Emperor's eyes. "Could this Snow Demon King have a cultivation of a hundred thousand years?"

"The Extreme North Land is no less dangerous than the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest. It is not strange for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to exist there. This Snow Demon King may truly be the king of the Extreme North Land. I can hardly believe we escaped from the hands of such a monster."

"I never want to come to this damned place again. Family Head, don't bring me along when you form a team in the future. I'm still young. I don't want to die."

As he listened to the Shui Family's discussion, Xia Liang also gazed at the Snow Demon King's figure amid the wind and snow behind them.

Only when he saw that the Snow Demon King was not pursuing them did his taut body and mind relax somewhat.

Among those present, perhaps only someone familiar with the plot of Unrivaled Tang Sect knew the Snow Demon King's true identity.

The Titan Snow Demon King, one of the three great heavenly kings of the Extreme North Land, was the descendant left behind when the ancient Ice God bedded a Titan Giant. That was the Snow Demon King's true identity.

According to the setting in the original Unrivaled Tang Sect, although the Titan Snow Demon King was one of the peak powerhouses of the Extreme North Land, it was not the king of the Extreme North Land.

The true king of the Extreme North Land should be the Snow Empress, whose cultivation exceeded six hundred thousand years.

Below the Snow Empress was the Ice Empress, and only then came the Titan Snow Demon King.

Xia Liang was fortunate that they had only lingered in the Outer Area of the Extreme North Land and had not encountered the Snow Empress or Ice Empress. Otherwise, if either of those Fierce Beasts with ultimate ice attributes unleashed an area-type skill, he and the Shui Family members would have died there.

The fear in his heart did not settle for a long time. Even as he rejoiced at having escaped, Xia Liang lamented how weak he was compared to these Fierce Beasts.

This feeling of insignificance, this feeling that he could be crushed to death at any moment, was too painful.

Become stronger—stronger than any Soul Master or Soul Beast. That was Xia Liang's only obsession now.

After half an hour of flight, the enormous Condensing Water Flying Phoenix was still flying over the Outer Area of the Extreme North Land, still some distance from the entrance.

The Support System Soul Saint and the Food System Female Soul Emperor used their respective Soul Skills to treat the Shui Family Head, who was maintaining the Condensing Water Flying Phoenix's flight.

Xia Liang's gaze swept over the Shui Family members one by one, and he discovered that everyone in the Shui Family, including the Family Head, was trembling.

They were actually afraid of the ice and snow outside?

Only then did Xia Liang realize that the Titan Snow Demon King must have left the Shui Family with deep psychological trauma.

Ice-element Soul Masters fearing ice and snow—this was the consequence of rashly entering the Extreme North Land.

A forbidden zone for humans indeed was not merely an empty phrase.

"Family Head, how is the Ice Scorpion King?" The Support System Soul Saint seemed to have overcome his fear and suddenly asked.

"Don't worry. We encountered the Snow Demon King only after capturing the Ice Scorpion King. The Ice Scorpion King is now frozen by my Soul Skill and stored inside a living creature Soul Tool. Its cultivation should be around thirteen hundred years, just near the absorption limit for a Third Soul Ring."

After hearing the Shui Family Head's words, the grim expressions on everyone's faces finally forced out a trace of a smile.

The purpose of this trip had been to hunt an Ice Scorpion King for Shui Bing'er, the Shui Family's number-one genius, as her Third Soul Ring. If they had failed to obtain the Ice Scorpion King, the trip would have been in vain.

"Even flying back to Shui Family Fortress at top speed will take at least ten days. The Ice Scorpion King itself possesses an extremely pure and powerful ice attribute. To prevent it from breaking out of the ice and detonating itself, it would be best to absorb it as soon as possible."

The Support System Soul Saint suggested, "Family Head, once we leave the Extreme North Land, let Bing'er absorb the Ice Scorpion King's Soul Ring. Presumably, the Snow Demon King will not pursue us again."

"Mm." The Shui Family Head responded as he maintained the enormous Condensing Water Flying Phoenix's flight and injected Soul Power into the green sachet hanging from his waist.

He had to ensure that his ice seal completely froze the Ice Scorpion King. Otherwise, if it self-destructed, all their joy would be for nothing.

Twenty days later.

They traveled south by ship along the sea and finally arrived at the coast of Silvis City.

Their mission to enter the Extreme North Land and hunt Soul Beasts had been successfully completed.

Xia Liang followed the Shui Family members back to the Shui Family and received his reward for completing the mission.

Great families were indeed generous. Merely hunting a thousand-year Soul Beast for a Third Soul Ring earned him a reward of thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Moreover, due to the Extreme North Land's excessive danger, the reward was directly raised from thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins to one hundred thousand.

After collecting his reward, Xia Liang made a Whale Rubber deal with the Shui Family.

Because he had helped hunt the Ice Scorpion King, the Shui Family Head not only sold two rare pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber to Xia Liang, but sold them at the lowest price.

Furthermore, they had escaped the Snow Demon King this time because of Xia Liang's warning.

To express his sincerest gratitude, the Shui Family Head additionally gifted him the Shui Family's exclusive Advanced Medicinal Bath.

From Shui Bing'er's description, this Advanced Medicinal Bath developed by the Shui Family was similar to the Profound Water Pill from the era of Unrivaled Tang Sect. It had the remarkable effects of cleansing the meridians and marrow, raising Soul Power Level, and improving a Soul Master's talent.

It could be said that soaking in the Advanced Medicinal Bath for one full cycle was equivalent to the wondrous effect of a Profound Water Pill.

However, this Advanced Medicinal Bath could only be used for one cycle in a lifetime, and it was only effective for those below the Soul Emperor rank. Once the body had completed its cleansing of the meridians and marrow, using it again would have no effect.