Blizzard Wind Wolf King

So Liu Tianfeng spoke to Dugu Bo in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo, if the Titan Snow Demon King discovers us, I'll immediately rush out and hold it back. I'll make myself its target. When that happens, take Tianxing and flee south with all your strength. You must get him safely back to the Balak Kingdom!"

Dugu Bo's expression turned grave, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He had never liked having others sacrifice themselves for him, but he also understood the situation clearly—Titan Snow Demon King was far stronger than them. Facing it head-on meant certain death.

He had seen Xue Tianxing's talent and potential. If they could preserve this child, perhaps he would achieve even greater things in the future.

Thus, Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and slowly nodded.

"Don't worry. I've always kept my word. If it truly comes to that, even if I have to risk half my life, I'll get the boy Xue safely back."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Liu Tianfeng thanked him quietly, then turned his gaze back toward the Titan Snow Demon King. Both hands clenched tightly around his Frosty Cold Wind Sword, ready to charge out at any moment.

Listening to their conversation, Xue Tianxing felt both anxious and guilty.

He wanted to say, "Let's leave together," or "I have a way," but the words reached his lips and were swallowed back down. He knew the strength of their three-man group all too well. Before the Titan Snow Demon King, they were utterly insignificant. Any objection would be futile and would only burden Grandpa Liu and Dugu Bo.

Xue Tianxing could only clench his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, as he stared at the mountain-like giant soul beast in the distance. After several smooth years since coming to Douluo Continent, this was the first time he had truly felt the helplessness brought by the gap in strength.

The Titan Snow Demon King continued pacing in place, its amber eyes sweeping across the icy rocks without lingering.

It seemed to have vaguely sensed something unusual, yet it could not pinpoint the three of them.

After about a quarter of an hour, it seemed to lose patience. With an ear-splitting roar, it turned and slowly walked in another direction, its terrifying aura gradually fading away with it.

Only after the Titan Snow Demon King's figure had completely vanished beyond the snowy peaks did Liu Tianfeng and Dugu Bo let out simultaneous sighs of relief. Their Soul Power barriers slowly dispersed, and despite the freezing landscape, cold sweat had soaked their backs.

Xue Tianxing also collapsed to the ground, gasping heavily as his heart continued pounding wildly.

"That was close..."

Dugu Bo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice carrying lingering fear.

"I never expected to encounter the Titan Snow Demon King here. Luckily, it didn't discover us."

Liu Tianfeng nodded and looked at Xue Tianxing, his tone carrying the relief of someone who had escaped disaster.

"Tianxing, it's all right now. We're safe."

"We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's quickly head in the opposite direction from where the Titan Snow Demon King went!"

Dugu Bo was the first to react, his voice urgent.

Although the Titan Snow Demon King's aura had gone far away, the Land of the Extreme North was fraught with danger. No one could guarantee that it would not return, or that there were no other powerful soul beasts nearby.

Liu Tianfeng immediately nodded, grabbed Xue Tianxing's wrist, and the three of them simultaneously circulated their Soul Power as they raced in the opposite direction from the Titan Snow Demon King.

The ice beneath their feet sped past under the enhancement of Soul Power. The biting wind cut across their faces like knives, yet none of them dared slow down. Only after running nonstop for half a day, once they had confirmed that no trace of that terrifying aura remained nearby, did they finally slow and stop to catch their breath.

"All right, we're safe for the moment."

Liu Tianfeng exhaled a cloud of white mist, surveyed their surroundings, and then spoke.

"Let's continue searching for a Soul Ring. Hopefully, we can find a suitable target soon."

Perhaps their terrifying encounter with the Titan Snow Demon King had used up all their bad luck, because good fortune finally arrived this time.

The three had searched the ice plains for less than an hour when Dugu Bo suddenly raised a hand.

"Don't move! Something's ahead."

Xue Tianxing and Liu Tianfeng immediately held their breaths and looked in the direction Dugu Bo indicated. In a sunken ice valley not far away, dozens of sturdy wolf-like soul beasts had gathered.

Their bodies were covered in snowy-white fur streaked with pale blue patterns. Their eyes glimmered with cold light, and wind-and-snow auras curled around them. They were the Blizzard Wind Wolves unique to the Land of the Extreme North.

"Blizzard Wind Wolves!"

Liu Tianfeng's eyes lit up, unable to conceal his excitement as he continued.

"These are top-tier soul beasts with both ice and wind attributes. They're practically a perfect match for my Frosty Cold Wind Sword Martial Soul! I just don't know whether there are any among them with a suitable age."

No sooner had Liu Tianfeng finished speaking than the wolf pack in the ice valley suddenly stirred. A gigantic wolf nearly three times the size of the other Blizzard Wind Wolves slowly emerged from the pack.

Its fur was even more lush, while pale blue patterns intertwined across its body like lightning. A pair of curved crystalline ice horns grew from its head. Simply standing there, it radiated a frightening pressure. It was clearly the leader of the pack—the Blizzard Wind Wolf King.

Liu Tianfeng stared at the wolf king, and the excitement in his eyes grew even stronger.

"More than eighty thousand years! This Blizzard Wind Wolf King is at least eighty-five thousand years old! Its attributes match perfectly, and its cultivation is sufficient. It's practically a ninth Soul Ring tailor-made for me!"

He turned to Dugu Bo, his tone resolute.

"Your Excellency, it's the one. I'll focus on attacking the wolf king and keep its attention occupied. The ordinary Blizzard Wind Wolves in the valley will be up to you."

Dugu Bo lowered his gaze and swept it across the ice valley. Besides the wolf king that was over eighty thousand years old, there were more than ten Blizzard Wind Wolves over ten thousand years old, three of which had even surpassed fifty thousand years. If they attacked together, they would indeed be troublesome.

But Dugu Bo touched the Snowy Swan Kiss in his storage ring, and a confident smile curled across his lips.

"A trivial matter. These wolves aren't even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."

After the two finished dividing their tasks, Liu Tianfeng turned to Xue Tianxing again and solemnly instructed him.

"Tianxing, hide behind this ice rock and do not come out, no matter what. If anything unexpected happens, immediately use Martial Soul Possession and use the Ice Phoenix's ability to fly to evade first. Then shout for us. Understand?"

"I understand. Grandpa Liu, be careful!"

Xue Tianxing nodded heavily and immediately curled up behind a massive ice rock beside him. Only half his head was exposed as he nervously watched the ice valley.

Liu Tianfeng and Dugu Bo exchanged a glance, then moved at the same time, diving toward the ice valley like two streaks of light.

The instant Liu Tianfeng landed, the Frosty Cold Wind Sword was already drawn. Blue Soul Power surged wildly as countless tiny ice blades condensed around him.

"Blizzard Wind Wolf King, today I'll take your Soul Ring!"

Dugu Bo landed at the outskirts of the wolf pack. With a flick of his right hand, a wisp of pale green poison appeared in his palm, mixed with a trace of the snow-white medicinal power of the Snowy Swan Kiss.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the poison instantly spread, drifting toward the ordinary Blizzard Wind Wolves.

"A pack of pups dares block my path?"

The wolf pack in the ice valley was instantly alarmed. Dozens of Blizzard Wind Wolves threw back their heads and howled before pouncing at the two men.

A hunt for the Blizzard Wind Wolf King had officially begun.

Hidden behind the ice rock, Xue Tianxing clenched his fists tightly and stared unblinkingly at the battlefield. He was both nervous and expectant—so long as Grandpa Liu successfully killed the beast and absorbed this Soul Ring, the Balak Kingdom would gain a true Titled Douluo!