Frozen Forest, Hao Te

The Frozen Forest is located in the frigid north of the continent. It is covered by ice and snow all year round, and there are very few plants and animals that can survive there. Only some powerful Soul Beast can ignore it.

Therefore, this place is also known as a forbidden zone for humans. However, because humans rarely appear here, ice and Water Attribute Soul Beast live very happily here.

However, some Soul Master go to such dangerous places specifically to find treasures, or even hunt down these special Ice Attribute Soul Beast to sell, because they are extremely valuable.

A tall, robust young man with an enormous frame walked alone in the forest.

The young man had an ordinary appearance, with neat short black hair. He was over two meters tall and wore only a thin black outfit, seemingly unaffected by the cold and snow.

Oscar glanced coldly at the map in his hand. As long as he crossed the Frozen Forest, he could reach the Extreme North.

After leaving the Slaughter City, Oscar used the Clone Sausage to create a Soul Saint- level clone and went to the Extreme North.

The Extreme North is too dangerous, and due to its unique geographical environment, it is even more dangerous than the Star Dou Great Forest.

Oscar had long wanted to explore the Extreme North, but due to his limited strength, he had only explored a small part of the area. Now that he was a level 75 Soul Saint, he was more confident in exploring deeper into the land.

Oscar's current appearance is not due to any disguise, but rather a result of consuming Copy Sausage made from the blood of the Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

The main reason why Gu Rong did not choose to copy the Seven Kill Sword of Sword Douluo, which he was more proficient in, was because of the special nature of Gu Rong's Bone Dragon Martial Soul.

His Bone Dragon Martial Soul is an acquired mutation, not only possessing unparalleled defensive capabilities, but also unique Martial Soul attributes. Coupled with the strangeness of Gu Rong's Sixth Spirit Ability, Gate of Space, using this Martial Soul to explore the dangerous and unknown Extreme North is undoubtedly the best choice.

The main reason Oscar chose to explore the Extreme North was simply to find the Three Great Kings of the Extreme North and then use the Soul Spirit Method to contact them, hoping to establish a cooperative relationship similar to that of the Star Dou Great Forest.

What Oscar needs most right now is allies. As long as the Extreme North is willing to cooperate, even if Bibi Dong launches the Soul Hunting Operation in the future, Oscar can do his best to protect himself or even fight back.

However, Oscar was unfamiliar with the Extreme North and there was no intermediary like Xiao Wu, so he wasn't sure whether it would Oscar out in the end.

However, we should give it a try no matter what. If the other party is really stubborn and unwilling to cooperate, then once Oscar has fully grown and has absolute strength, everything will be decided according to Oscar's wishes.

After taking a Swift as Wind Rain Swallow Sausage, Oscar transformed into a streak of light and headed deeper into the Frozen Forest, not wanting to waste too much time on his journey.

Before leaving, Oscar left one hundred copies each of his first three Soul Skills and ten Beyond Limit Black Gold Sausage in his Soul Tool for unforeseen circumstances.

Because this clone has already copied the Bone Dragon Martial Soul, it is unable to continue making Sausage.

With the current flight speed comparable to that of a 50,000-year-old Pointed Tail Swift, fifteen minutes is enough time for Oscar to traverse one-fifth of the Frozen Forest. This means that at most five of the Swift as Wind Rain Swallow Sausage would be enough for Oscar to cross the vast Frozen Forest.

However, Oscar only used three Swift as Wind Rain Swallow Sausage to traverse two-thirds of the Frozen Forest before stopping, because he encountered a group of Soul Master.

This team of seven Soul Master is a special team that comes to the Extreme North to hunt Soul Master Soul Beast. The team includes two Soul Emperors, three Spirit Kings, and two Soul Ancestor.

Such a combination of strength would be considered extremely powerful even on the continent. At this moment, these seven people are working together to deal with Ice Bear that is over 40,000 years old.

Oscar originally didn't intend to pay attention to this group of Soul Master. The main reason he stopped was that he saw that one of the Soul Emperor's Martial Soul was the Snow Soul Demonic Bear.

This Martial Soul, this level, and the location of the Frozen Forest... Oscar couldn't help but think of a classic character from the original work.

In the Hao Te story, Oscar went out to train alone and came to the Frozen Forest. At that time, Oscar was only level 40 or so, but he met a good older brother who protected him and helped him grow through the trials.

However, it seems that the character Hao Te only appeared once in the original work, and has not been mentioned since Oscar returned to the Shrek Seven Devils. Oscar also does not seem to have given back anything to his older brother.

Perhaps it exists, but it wasn't mentioned in the original work, since the original work is told from Tang San's perspective.

But in any case, if this person really is Hao Te, then Oscar can help him out now.

Oscar wasn't so rigid because he wanted to repay a debt from the original story. It was because Hao Te was a good person to get along with.

In the original work, Oscar's Sixth Spirit Ring was a 20,000-year-level Mirror Beast, and in addition to giving Oscar a top-grade Soul Skill, it also gave him a 10,000 -Ten Thousand Year Level Head Soul Bone.

It was because of this Spirit Bone that their Soul Master team fell apart and started fighting. Only Hao Te was not greedy. He and Oscar killed the others and still gave the Spirit Bone to Oscar.

Even if Hao Te might have had some selfish motives, wanting to invest in Oscar, his selflessness in handing over a 20,000-year-old Head Soul Bone was enough to earn his admiration.

Oscar felt that bringing such a passionate and enthusiastic Soul Grandmaster into the sect was definitely a win.

Oscar flew very fast and approached the Soul Team in the blink of an eye. Although there were six of them, including two high-level Soul Emperor, their opponent was an ice Ice Bear that was over 40,000 years old. It would be difficult for them to defeat the Ice Bear in a short time.

Ice Bear is incredibly strong, with top-tier attack and defense. Plus, this is practically his home turf, so his strength is virtually unrestricted.

Fortunately, one of the two high-level Soul Emperor possessed a Flame Lion Martial Soul. With the advantage of countering attributes and numbers, they were able to hunt down the Ice Bear at the Wood Opportunity.

However, as Oscar rapidly approached, everyone tensed up. It was only through the combined efforts of the seven of them that they had barely managed to suppress the Ice Bear. If this Soul Master was here to cause trouble, they might not be able to defeat the Ice Bear, and they might even suffer casualties.

The Soul Master team became tense because of Oscar's appearance, and so did the Ice Bear.

It has already developed the ability to think and can identify some simple problems, such as the one at hand.

A group of Soul Master suddenly broke into its territory. They were just a few Soul Master whose highest cultivation level was no more than Soul Emperor. Under normal circumstances, it would not be a problem for the Ice Bear to deal with the seven of them.

But it's not at its peak right now. It just went out to fight its old rival and came back. Before it could even recover from its injuries, these despicable Soul Master came.

It was barely able to withstand the siege of the seven Soul Masters and was preparing to escape when the opportunity arose. As long as it could survive, it would recover from its injuries and then return to take revenge! But now another Soul Master has arrived? Although this Soul Master did not release its aura, it could be judged by its flight speed alone. Even a pure agility-type Soul Master would need at least the cultivation level of Soul Saint to achieve such speed.

In terms of Soul Beast, it would have to be at least a pure agility-type Soul Beast of 50,000 years old to have such speed.

From the moment they spotted Oscar to the moment he approached, it was only a few breaths. Oscar was too fast; he arrived almost instantly.

The two sides, who were fighting, fell into an eerie silence. They stopped attacking and prepared to flee at any moment.

Soul Master Squad: You can find another Soul Ring if you lose it, but if you lose your life, you lose everything.

Ice Bear: Revenge can be taken anytime, but if you lose your life, it's truly over.

Oscar didn't waste any words. With a flap of his pure white wings, he stood about ten meters above the ground, about ten meters away from the Soul Master team.

As everyone's attention focused on Oscar, dazzling Soul Ring quietly appeared on his body.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black.

When everyone saw the seven Soul Rings on Oscar's body, they couldn't help but change their expressions. The terrifying pressure from the Soul Saint level descended, and Oscar's strength was self-evident.

However, they were all somewhat incredulous. Oscar looked to be no more than thirty years old. When did such a young Soul Saint appear on this continent? As the seven Soul Ring descended from his head and rippled around his body, Oscar calmly stared at everyone. "Could you all do me a favor?"

Upon hearing Oscar's words, everyone was taken aback. The leader, Snow Soul Demonic Bear Soul Emperor, stepped forward and said, "Respected Soul Saint, this junior Hao Te. It's not that we are unwilling to help, but I am currently acquiring my Seventh Spirit Ring. If we are delayed now, then..."

Before Hao Te could finish speaking, the heavily injured Ice Bear suddenly ran away. Without the obstruction of the Soul Master, the Ice Bear slid more than ten meters across the snow.

It's not stupid. Seeing another Soul Saint arrive, wouldn't it be suicide to stay?

At this moment, all it needs to do is run for its life. As long as it survives and recovers from its injuries, there will be plenty of opportunities to take revenge in the future.

Seeing the Ice Bear about to escape, Hao Te immediately wanted to chase after it. This Ice Bear, which was over 40,000 years old, was simply his perfect Seventh Spirit Ring.

And his luck was exceptionally good. With their lineup, they could only deal with a 30,000-year-old Soul Beast at most, but the Ice Bear was injured for some reason, which gave them the opportunity.

If he had given up on it now, Hao Te probably would never have had such good luck again in his life.

However, just as he was about to chase after the Ice Bear, the Flame Lion Soul Emperor grabbed his shoulder and transmitted his voice, "Are you going to offend a Soul Saint for your Soul Ring? We're not at our best right now. What if the other party is trying to take advantage of our situation? Deal with this Soul Saint first!"

"Since he suddenly appeared while we were hunting Soul Beast, he must be no pushover!"

Hearing his teammate's telepathic message, Hao Te finally calmed down. Losing Soul Ring is one thing, but finding another, or making do with what's available, is another—once you're dead, you've lost everything!

Hao Te tried to calm himself down, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Oscar and said, "Senior, please speak frankly."

Hearing Hao Te's muffled voice, Oscar couldn't help but chuckle. If it were an ordinary person whose Soul Ring had escaped, they would probably be cursing. He didn't expect Hao Te to be able to tolerate it.

The reason why the others could endure it was actually quite simple: they weren't the ones who needed the Soul Ring, and besides, this was a 40,000-year-old Ice Bear. Although the opponent was seriously injured, they hadn't been able to defeat it after so long, and they had actually wanted to give up long ago.

After all, they came out to make money; there's no need for them to risk their lives.

The young Soul Saint who suddenly appeared was clearly no pushover, so there was even less reason for them to risk their lives to help Hao Te hunt the Ice Bear; after all, survival was the most important thing.

Oscar smiled slightly, as long as he confirmed that the person was Hao Te.

"It's nothing serious. As long as you agree to help me get it done, I can help you hunt down that Ice Bear that just ran away, how about that?" Oscar smiled.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised and uncertain. Hao Te was somewhat willing to help, but the others did not think so.

The Ice Bear wasn't something they wanted; it was for Hao Te's Seventh Spirit Ring. Although the Ice Bear was a treasure trove, getting a Soul Saint to ask for their help couldn't be an easy task. Hao Te glanced at his teammates, thought for a moment, and then said, "May I ask what you need us to do, senior?"

Oscar smiled and said, "No rush. I see you're level 70 now. That Ice Bear should be your Seventh Spirit Ring, right? I'll help you get your Seventh Spirit Ring first, and then I'll tell you about my business, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Te's face lit up instantly. "Senior, are you serious?"

However, Hao Te turned his head to look at the Ice Bear that had disappeared, and then looked at Oscar: "Senior, can you still find that Ice Bear?"

This snowy field is the home of the Ice Bear; once it disappears, it has plenty of ways to hide its tracks.

Oscar simply smiled slightly, nodded, then flapped his pure white wings and soared into the sky, disappearing from the spot.

After witnessing Oscar's terrifying speed, everyone thought that he might actually be able to find the Ice Bear.

Moreover, given the opponent's Soul Saint level cultivation, dealing with a heavily injured Ice Bear shouldn't be a problem.

Just as everyone was preparing to rest and recover their Soul Power, Hao Te said, "Brothers, let's follow them. Maybe we can help them later."

Upon hearing this, the Flame Lion Soul Emperor chuckled, "What, he's a Soul Saint, are you worried you can't defeat a heavily injured Ice Bear?"

Another Spirit King said, "Brother Hao Te, we've been besieging this Ice Bear for so long, our Soul Power is already greatly depleted. This is a good opportunity to recover."

The Flame Lion Soul Emperor said, "This person's origins are unknown. Who knows what he's up to? If we don't maintain our Soul Power state, won't we be at his mercy? Don't let a Soul Ring make you lose your mind!"

Hao Te agreed with this and nodded, saying, "Then you should meditate and recover first. I will keep watch over you."

Upon hearing this, no one said anything more. Hao Te was a well-known good-natured person, and this was actually the personality they liked the most in their team, because he always thought of them.

In fact, if it weren't for Hao Te's own strength, his personality would have led to him being tricked and killed countless times.

P. S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.