Ye Feiyang Staring at the boundless snowfield in front of him, he felt a little powerless for the first time in his life. Such a search was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.
According to his knowledge, Snow Empress and Ice Empress should be hidden deep in the core of the ice sheet.
This was good news, at least it gave him a clear scope of exploration.
As long as we can reach that area, we can always find a way to lead them there.
After identifying the direction, the sword wings on his back slowly stretched out, and his body turned into a stream of light, speeding towards the core area.
At this moment, he had gone deep into the hinterland of the ice field, and there was no trace of anyone along the way. Even the traces of Soul Beast became increasingly sparse and difficult to find.
This scene is not only due to the harsh and extreme environment here, but also because there are three overlords Soul Beast occupying this area:
The spirit of heaven and earth whose cultivation base approaches 700,000 years, Heavenly Snow Woman;
The Emperor Scorpion, Ice Empress, who has cultivated for nearly 400,000 years;
And Snow Demon King, who has two hundred thousand years of cultivation.
Although there are three pillars in name, Great North Land is only really in control of Snow Empress.
She has long regarded all the Soul Beasts on this ice sheet as her subjects and has been protecting them carefully for many years. Even Snow Demon Kings are just one of her generals.
Only Ice Empress is always unwilling to succumb to Snow Empress, and will come to challenge him every once in a while.
It's a pity that in every confrontation, Snow Empress was able to deal with it obediently and had no power to resist.
Ye Feiyang knows in his heart that in about ten thousand years, Snow Empress will usher in a seven hundred thousand year catastrophe.
Because she has no physical body and has no resistance to elements other than ice, she will eventually be unable to escape the fate of failing to overcome the catastrophe, and her origin will be completely destroyed by the catastrophe.
When she was seriously injured and on the verge of death, she was forced to choose a military solution...
This is Soul Beast's last resort to save his life when there is no hope of overcoming the disaster.
She will compress her majestic energy and spiritual consciousness into a human embryo form, so as to practice from scratch and seek new life.
But things are unpredictable, and before the embryo matured, it was secretly kidnapped and eventually ended up in the auction house.
And Ice Empress also knew that he was unable to survive the 400,000-year catastrophe. He happened to meet Sky Dream Ice Silkworm who came to Far North with Huo Yuhao, and was coaxed by the other party's rhetoric, and finally chose to sacrifice himself.
"It's really like when you feel sleepy, someone will hand you a pillow."
How can you be as comfortable and happy as someone else's Soul Spirit!
Ye Feiyang While thinking, he quickened his pace and shuttled through the core area. At the same time, he spread his mental power to all the surroundings, carefully exploring the traces of the two.
Little did he know that since he stepped into the core area, his unscrupulous release of spiritual power had already been noticed by the owner of this land.
This person is Snow Empress.
As the absolute ruler of the ice sheet, she can resonate with the heaven and earth and understand the subtle movements of all things Great North Land.
She has been secretly observing Ye Feiyang for a long time, and found that this human being is not only unafraid of the severe cold, but also has an astonishingly strong mental power.
Fortunately, he never harmed any Soul Beast along the way, so Snow Empress did not immediately show up to stop him, but silently paid attention to his movements.
"This human being is anything but ordinary." She whispered to herself, with a hint of inquiry in her tone.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded, "Snow Empress! This emperor is here to challenge you again!"
Snow Empress frowned slightly, this Ice Empress really didn't care about food and not fights, so he came to disturb her cleanliness every three days.
She didn't look back and spoke calmly, "A human has broken into the core area."
Ice Empress immediately stopped talking after hearing this and looked at Snow Empress with a somewhat puzzled look.
She knew in her heart that the human being who could make Snow Empress care so much could never be an ordinary person.
Snow Empress raised his hand and waved lightly, instantly completely isolating Ice Empress's aura, not only to avoid being noticed by the human, but also to order Snow Demon King to temporarily hide deep underground.
She is not yet sure whether the purpose of this person's trip is to hunt high-level Soul Beast, so she can only take full precautions first.
"Snow Empress, are humans here to hunt us?" Ice Empress couldn't help but ask.
Snow Empress shook his head slowly. "We can't be sure at the moment. Let's wait and see what happens. If he has evil intentions, I will take action to stop him."
After the arrangements were made, the two quietly disappeared into the darkness, their eyes tightly locked on the figure speeding through the wind and snow.
On the other side, Ye Feiyang also vaguely noticed something strange. There was always a vague gaze lingering around him, but no matter how he searched, he could not find the source of the gaze.
At this time, the surrounding temperature continued to drop. Strangely, the Ice Martial Soul in his body became extremely active and began to absorb the vitality of the world on its own.
This situation is definitely not a good thing for today's Ye Feiyang.
He had been stuck at the level 95 bottleneck for a long time. When he absorbed Soul Bone, Soul Power had already been filled to the extreme. Later, when he refined a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, Soul Power was on the verge of overflowing.
If Ice Martial Soul is allowed to continue to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth like this, he is really afraid that his meridians will be exploded by the skyrocketing energy.
At this critical moment, Ye Feiyang suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and thought of a way to condense Soul Core.
Based on his current situation, if he could successfully condense Soul Core, wouldn't he be able to perfectly solve the problem of Soul Power spilling out?
This thought made him excited, and he immediately stopped searching and found a secluded and secluded place nearby.
He decided to give it a try. Although there was currently no reference object, since someone in the future could successfully do it, there was no reason why he couldn't do it.
As long as you find the right direction, you are very likely to achieve your goals.
Ye Feiyang secretly thought, since Soul Core can be condensed and formed, the core key must be Soul Power compression-compressing its own Soul Power to the extreme, it must be possible to condense Soul Core.
After confirming that the surroundings were safe, he immediately sat cross-legged, entered a state of trance, and guided the restless Soul Power-Sisi in his body down to his Dantian.
(Note: The lower Dantian is located in the lower abdomen, the middle Dantian is within the chest, and the upper Dantian is located between the eyebrows)
As the energy in the lower Dantian accumulates more and more, Ye Feiyang begins to exert force to squeeze these Soul Power.
The whole process was extremely difficult. Not only did he have to monitor his own condition at all times and accurately control the force to squeeze his Dantian, but he also worried about losing control of the force and accidentally blowing up his Dantian.
However, this worry is unnecessary after all. With his current abnormal level of physical strength, such an accident is simply impossible to happen.
After an unknown amount of time, under his repeated squeezing and manipulation, a transparent crystal the size of a grain of rice finally condensed in his Dantian. Although it was small in size, it contained extremely majestic energy - this was the result of compressing the massive Soul Power in his body.
Seeing the condensed crystals, Ye Feiyang couldn't hide the joy on his face and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Finally succeeded! It seems that the direction is absolutely right..."
But he quickly stopped smiling. At the moment, this is just the prototype of Soul Core, and it is only composed of pure Soul Power.
He clearly remembered that the three Soul Cores of Huo Yuhao were all integrated with his own insights, and he could definitely learn from this idea.
Although I have not been able to learn the complete method of condensation, it is a feasible strategy to copy the ideas and improve myself Soul Core.
Suppressing distracting thoughts, Ye Feiyang continues to repeat the steps of guiding and compressing Soul Power, and exercises Soul Core over and over again.
At the same time, he used a two-pronged approach, deducing the many Soul Skills given by Nine Leaf Sword Grass and Soul Bone in his mind, and carefully comprehending their secrets.
Although he already knew his own Soul Skill very well, these abilities all originated from the gift of the sword grass Martial Soul.
What he wants to do now is to explore his own martial arts insights through these Soul Skill.
At this moment, his mind was as calm as water, and he was fully focused on the evolution of his sword moves, thinking about how to perfectly integrate his sword intention into Soul Skill.
During this long training process, his perception and understanding of the sword continued to deepen. These insights followed the sword's intention and were quietly integrated into the Soul Core.
Outside, he is surrounded by the fierce sword intent, and his sharp edge is revealed; inside, Soul Core continues to grow through continuous tempering, and mysterious sword patterns gradually emerge at the core - this Soul Core already carries the true meaning of his sword.
Time passed quietly while practicing with concentration. When this Soul Core grew to the limit of his current cultivation level, his understanding of the way of the sword also hit a bottleneck.
Ye Feiyang immediately stopped all movements, and the first Soul Core was now completely formed.
Changes also happened quietly at this time. The moment Soul Core was condensed, perhaps it was the breakthrough in swordsmanship that broke through the shackles of rank, and the barrier that blocked his promotion suddenly shattered.
His cultivation level took advantage of the trend to make a breakthrough and jumped to level 96 Titled Douluo!
The light in Ye Feiyang's eyes skyrocketed, and a coercion belonging to a high-level powerhouse swept around.
He was ecstatic and murmured in a low voice, "Hahaha~~ I didn't expect that I would even break through the level."
He can clearly sense that his current strength has increased by about 50% compared to level 95. Just one level of improvement can bring about such a significant increase in combat power, which is an experience he has never had before.
"Although the first Soul Core has been condensed, there are still nearly half of the scattered Soul Power in the body!" Looking inside, the Soul Core is about the size of a fist, and its whole body is as clear as crystal. There are mysterious sword patterns flowing on the surface, and each pattern carries the true meaning of his sword.
When he lightly touched Soul Core with his mental power, it seemed as if he was being pulled by some kind of force. Soul Core began to rotate slowly, and the speed became faster and faster, eventually forming a cyclone.
This cyclone is like a vortex that swallows energy, absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth all the time and transforming it into itself Soul Power.
"What an unexpected surprise!" Ye Feiyang couldn't help but sigh after carefully understanding the magical effect of this vortex.
Even if he does not actively practice the exercises, the vortex will rotate on its own and continue to transform the power of heaven and earth to replenish Soul Power.
What's even more rare is that Soul Core has been completely connected to the meridians of the whole body. After a few attempts, Soul Power operates freely and without any feeling of sluggishness.
"This method of condensing Soul Core is worthy of further improvement." He held his chin with one hand and muttered to himself, "It is by no means that only one Soul Core can be condensed... The lower dantian has been completed, and the middle dantian and upper dantian will definitely be able to condense one each. By then, the three cores will be unified into one, and then the strongest combat power will be achieved!"
"Since the lower Dantian Soul Core carries the true meaning of swordsmanship, let's call it 'Sword Soul Core'!"
At this moment, he still had nearly half of Soul Power in his body. In addition, the vitality of heaven and earth continued to pour in, and his mental power was strong enough. Ye Feiyang decided to strike while the iron was hot and condensed a Spirit Soul Core in the upper Dantian.
Having had an experience, Ye Feiyang saves the fumbling process and goes directly to the core steps.
Spiritual power is intangible and cannot be condensed directly. It must rely on a carrier.
Therefore, he still needs to condense the prototype of Soul Core with Soul Power, and then gradually integrate his mental power into it.
After his thoughts became clear, he closed his eyes again and fell into concentration, concentrating on practicing.
During the period when Ye Feiyang was condensing Soul Core, the Ice and Snow Emperor, who was secretly observing him from a distance, was filled with shock.
They had previously noticed that this human being had suddenly stopped to retreat, and not long after, they saw the strong aura lingering around him, and witnessed with their own eyes the entire process of his level breakthrough.
Snow Empress relied on his perception of the world to understand more details about Ye Feiyang.
This human man is not only extremely strong, but also mentally powerful to the extreme.
She told Ice Empress everything she sensed, and the two immediately made a tacit understanding - if they could live in peace with this human being, they would never take the initiative to make a grudge against him.
Ice Empress, who has always been talkative, had a hint of cunning in his eyes, and couldn't help but joke, "Snow Empress, have you noticed that this human's appearance is as outstanding as yours, and if you two stand side by side, you would be a perfect match."
Snow Empress frowned slightly, a good match?
"Ice Empress, you talk too much." Her face was calm and there was no emotion or anger in her tone.
Ice Empress secretly spat in his heart: This Snow Empress is really boring, and always has a cold face!
Even though he didn't want to admit it, Snow Empress felt in his heart that this human being was indeed a little different.
This is an intuition that comes from the bottom of my heart and is difficult to describe.
They never knew that from the moment they first saw Ye Feiyang, there was an invisible force quietly operating, which made them feel no distaste for this human being. Instead, they found him inexplicably pleasing to their eyes.
There are no years in cultivation, and there is no age in the cold.
The moment Ye Feiyang successfully condensed Spirit Soul Core, the two Soul Core began to operate independently under his control, and they resonated strongly with each other, greatly increasing the energy conversion efficiency.
These two Soul Core are condensed from his whole body Soul Power, and their energy density, quality and purity have reached the top level.
Even if someone in later generations imitates this method, it will be difficult to reach his level.
Even excluding the nine-fold combat power boost brought by Nine Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul, in terms of the total amount and quality of Soul Power of level 96 Soul Master, he feels that it can far exceed the Soul Master of the same level by more than ten times.
This is a unique advantage!
He slowly drew back his power and opened his eyes, looking at the vast windy and snowy world in front of him. Then he stood up and brushed off the snow all over his body, and a strong man's power naturally spread to the surroundings.
The majestic mental power surged out again, and he wanted to take the opportunity to test the limits of his current strength.
Even though he had devoted himself to training for a long time, he never forgot the core purpose of his trip.
"Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Mermaid Princess, I'm here to find you..."
At this moment, his mental power suddenly touched something strange, and he caught the subtle movement outside the wind and snow.
Ye Feiyang frowned slightly, the feeling of being spied on still existed, and it was clearer than before.
There was a flash of light in his eyes, and his gaze went straight to the top of the mountain in the distance.
At this moment, his mental strength was much sharper than before.
It turns out that Snow Empress actually integrated himself into the world instead of setting up a shielding barrier. No wonder he was unable to find traces of it before.
If I hadn't caught the conversation between the two of them just now, it would have taken a lot of effort to find these two overlords.
A playful smile appeared on his lips, and he said loudly, "I found you!"
Snow Empress and Ice Empress noticed a mental force that was precisely locked on them. When they raised their eyes, they saw Ye Feiyang's eyes firmly locked in the direction where they were hiding.
Snow Empress frowned slightly and had an intuition in his heart. "He... may have discovered us."
"Eh? Didn't you say that you are omnipotent on this ice sheet? How could you be discovered by a human?" Ice Empress still had the same careless tone, but his eyes were a little more curious.
She had already developed a strong interest in this human man who suddenly appeared.
"He's here." Snow Empress said calmly.
"Come on, come on. You are so strong anyway, and you also said that if he dares to do something outrageous, you will stop him." Ice Empress said nonchalantly.
Snow Empress will certainly take action, but she has no idea whether she can really defeat this mysterious human being.
Ye Feiyang is also betting at this moment. He is not sure if the two ice overlords will choose to turn around and hide if they get closer, or directly attack each other.
So when there was still some distance between us, he stopped and said loudly, "Snow Empress, Ice Empress, I know it's you, can you show up and say something?"
Ice Empress shook his tail excitedly when he heard this, and said to Snow Empress, "Snow Empress, I don't think this person is a bad person!"
Snow Empress didn't respond immediately. She didn't want to admit it, but Ice Empress's words hit the target of her vague thoughts.
At this moment, Ye Feiyang has not seen their true faces, and his interest has not yet reached its peak; if he were to see his fairy-like appearance, I am afraid that the interest in this person's eyes would instantly rise to the extreme.
"What?" Snow Empress looked at Ice Empress lightly, "You want to see him?"