First Steps into the Extreme North

Five days later, the Outer Zone of the Extreme North.

A Blue Clad Girl and a White Clad Youth walked side by side, standing before the boundless frozen wilderness.

From afar, the scene looked rather poetic.

The two were Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Huan, who had slowly made their way to the Extreme North.

In truth, with Zhang Lexuan's speed as a Soul Douluo, traveling north from Shrek City and across the entire Heaven Dou Empire would not have taken so long.

The main consideration had been Zhou Huan's physical endurance. She could have dragged him along by force, but there had been no need for that.

"Sister Le Xuan, do you know about the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North?" Zhou Huan asked softly as he looked at the snow-filled white world.

"I've heard some rumors, but no one can confirm whether they're true." Zhang Lexuan said, "The environment of the Extreme North is too harsh. Even Super Douluo would not dare venture lightly into the Core Zone. Besides, unless one is an Ice Attribute Soul Master, no one would want to come here to obtain Soul Rings. It's simply too dangerous."

"Yes, that's true." Zhou Huan replied. "The Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North—the Snow Empress, the Heavenly Snow Woman; the Ice Empress, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion; and the Titan Snow Demon King—are the rulers of the Extreme North. In this frozen environment, even a Level 98 Super Douluo could not gain any advantage against them."

Zhang Lexuan looked at Zhou Huan in surprise. "How do you know so much?"

Zhou Huan smiled. "I've read a lot of books."

Zhang Lexuan rolled her eyes subtly. "Are you saying I haven't read enough?"

"Ahem, that's not the point." Zhou Huan immediately changed the subject. "Sister Le Xuan, we can go at most two hundred li in. We must stay far away from the Extreme North Core Zone."

According to the Original Work, Huo Gua had only happened upon the Titan Snow Demon King after venturing four hundred li into the Extreme North. Fortunately, he had hidden in time. Otherwise, he really would have been finished.

So, for safety's sake, Zhou Huan felt that two hundred li was enough.

If they truly could not find a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, there was nothing they could do. They could not joke around with their lives. Even if he were not afraid of death—well, he was—he could not drag Zhang Lexuan down with him.

Zhang Lexuan trusted Zhou Huan's words, so she had no objections.

Besides, she always felt that this boy somehow knew all kinds of obscure knowledge. She had no idea what corner he found those books in to learn so much.

Thus, the two began searching for Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Outer Zone of the Extreme North.

Another two days passed.

During that time, they encountered quite a few ten-year, hundred-year, and even thousand-year Ice Attribute Soul Beasts, but they never came across one at the ten-thousand-year level.

The Extreme North was simply too vast, and its Outer Zone was naturally enormous beyond belief.

Zhou Huan had limited their depth to within two hundred li of the outer area, but the breadth of the Extreme North was simply too great.

Trying to find a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast here truly felt like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Especially since they both knew that the higher a Soul Beast's age and cultivation, the closer its territory would be to the Core Zone.

Zhou Huan was beginning to worry that perhaps all Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts lived beyond the two-hundred-li mark.

Then they really would be searching for a true dragon on the beach.

Over the past two days, aside from feeling somewhat anxious about not finding a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, nothing else had troubled them. Even after remaining in this frigid land for so long, Zhou Huan, with his Extreme Ice, merely felt as though he were cooling off.

As for Zhang Lexuan, an Eight-ring Soul Douluo with a top-tier Moon Martial Soul, there was no problem at all for her in the Outer Zone of the Extreme North.

The moon itself possessed a cold attribute.

"Sister Le Xuan, come on, have some roasted meat to warm your stomach. You'll feel better." Inside a newly built, crude ice hut, Zhou Huan was roasting the food they had brought.

In this world of ice and snow, even starting a fire to roast meat was a technical task.

Zhang Lexuan accepted the roasted meat with refined grace and began taking small bites.

Over these two days, although they had not found a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, she had continuously enjoyed Zhou Huan's meticulous care. He had been remarkably attentive. For some reason, it made Zhang Lexuan a little happy. Perhaps it had simply been too long since she had lived so freely.

That was right—freely.

For her, coming to the Extreme North to hunt a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was not something stressful.

On the contrary, being far away from Shrek made it seem as though she had put down a little of the heavy burden she carried.

She, Zhang Lexuan, was hailed as the Inner Court Number One Genius. At only twenty-two, she had broken through to the level of an Eight-ring Soul Douluo, shattering Shrek's record of three thousand years.

Thus, she had become the Sea God Pavilion Master's next-generation designated successor. Perhaps she would become the pavilion master after the next.

Yet Zhang Lexuan did not feel happy because of this. On the contrary, all she felt was pressure.

The Thirteen Year Old Promise no longer needed to be kept. So was guarding Shrek Academy what she was supposed to do next?

Zhang Lexuan was not actually certain of her own path.

Of course, she did not reject the idea of protecting Shrek. She was even quite willing to be a guardian, since the academy had long become her final home.

It was just that this home was too heavy, while she was only a twenty-four-year-old girl.

Therefore, occasionally escaping that "home" was also a form of relaxation for Zhang Lexuan.

Just like at this moment, surrounded by ice and snow, she could happily eat roasted meat without having to think about anything.

Sitting across from her, Zhou Huan watched Zhang Lexuan, who seemed to be in a good mood, and unconsciously smiled. The bit of anxiety he had felt over not finding a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was thrown far beyond the clouds.

There was still plenty of time.

He wondered whether they would run into Huo Gua. According to the original timeline, Huo Gua should arrive here in another three days, then spend another two days walking before entering the range of the Extreme North Core Zone.

But this endless snowy wilderness was simply too vast. The chance of meeting him was about as likely as winning a lottery worth several million.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Lexuan suddenly set down the roasted meat in her hand. In an instant, she released a Soul Power barrier that enveloped the entire little ice hut.

Before Zhou Huan could speak, a violent tremor came from the ground, shaking the entire ice hut.

Noticing Zhou Huan's nervous expression, Zhang Lexuan smiled instead. Let this brat keep acting like an adult all day. Now he knows fear.

Still, gentle and kind as she was, she comforted him, "Don't worry. It's good news."

Zhou Huan's eyes immediately lit up. "Sister Le Xuan, you mean..."

Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly. "Two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. If my senses are correct, one is around Twelve-thousand-year, while the other is between forty thousand and Forty-five-thousand-year."

Zhou Huan instinctively swallowed. Damn, if he had encountered Soul Beasts of this level alone, he would have turned tail and run.

Fortunately, he had Sister Le Xuan to rely on now.

Otherwise, obtaining a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring through his own strength would have been nothing but a fantasy.

Still, cautious by nature, Zhou Huan instinctively asked, "Sister Le Xuan, we can beat them, right?"

Zhang Lexuan looked at Zhou Huan as though he were an idiot. "What do you think?"

No, I won't guess.

Zhou Huan was speechless. Sigh, he had not expected Sister Le Xuan to learn how to be mischievous too. Still, judging by her expression, she should have been very confident.

Just as Zhou Huan was about to say something, two enormous Soul Beast figures entered his field of vision.

One of the Soul Beasts was over thirty meters tall, while the other stood a full fifty meters high.

Looking at the massive ape-like Soul Beasts, whose fangs were nearly two meters long, Zhou Huan's mouth went dry as he uttered four words: "Titan... Snow... Demon..."

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