It was the height of summer on Douluo Continent. The Star Dou Great Forest was hot and humid, alive with the drone of mosquitoes.
Yet merely thinking of that place's name made a bone-chilling cold, as though it came from the end of the world, seem to crawl up his spine.
"Why are we going there?" Leng Yuebai asked an extra question for once. This was already the most she had spoken all day.
Han Yuchen did not answer immediately.
He closed his eyes. The navigation function of the [Star Atlas] unfolded within his consciousness, and a clear silver arrow, visible only to him, pointed firmly north. At its end, a speck of light pulsed steadily, like a beating heart.
"Because there's something there," he said, opening his eyes, the light and shadow of a Star Map reflected within them. "It's calling to me. Clearly. Intensely."
It was the resonance of a "Star Core Fragment." The fragment in the Extreme North Land possessed the attributes of "ice" and "nihility." It was similar to Leng Yuebai's origin, yet far older and purer.
It was crucial for his breakthrough past the level-fifty bottleneck and for condensing an even more powerful Nebula Soul Core.
"Besides," he paused and glanced back at Leng Yuebai, a slightly mischievous grin appearing on his face, as if he were about to stir up trouble, "the Extreme North Land is bitterly cold, blanketed in snow year-round, with dazzling auroras. Other than the boundless starry sky, it's the most suitable place for me to cultivate. In such a pure, frigid environment, the Power of Stars seems to become more active."
He looked her over from head to toe, his smile deepening. "As for you... the origin attribute of your martial soul is too 'cold.' The Nihility Sword Intent may