Return to the Far North (Please Bookmark and Vote)

By the time Dugu Yan had steadied her emotions, half an hour had already passed.

Her tears had fallen like worthless beans the entire time. Even Shen Hanyu could not help sighing to himself. Women really are made of water...

Still, Shen Hanyu had been baffled by Dugu Yan's crying from beginning to end.

He had not done anything. He had merely told a few truths, yet the girl had reacted so strongly. It was truly thought-provoking...

Dugu Bo was indeed a top-tier granddaughter-doter. He paced about anxiously like an ant on a hot pan, and the resentment in his gaze toward Shen Hanyu was almost palpable.

Shen Hanyu ignored it all. He had not been idle during this time either, slowly chewing two fairly ordinary Medicinal Herbs and absorbing all their essence. It turned into the purest energy and was absorbed by his body, with part of it becoming Soul Power that gradually increased his cultivation.

Generally speaking, once an ordinary Soul Master reached Rank 50, they had entered adulthood, and their cultivation speed would gradually slow. Even so, it was not to be underestimated.

Shen Hanyu, however, was only thirteen, the golden age when Soul Power grew rapidly. With ample resources at his disposal, his cultivation should not have been slow.

Yet that was precisely where the problem lay. After countless rounds of tempering and growth since childhood, his body's current strength was practically heaven-defying.

Such a powerful body gave him incredibly broad meridians and sturdy bones, naturally allowing it to contain more Soul Power. The Soul Power gained through cultivation was distributed evenly, silently slowing the growth of his cultivation somewhat.

Even so, his current speed was already exceptionally good.

The Cold Sky Spear's Ice Attribute was already close to the ultimate level, lacking only one final barrier to break through.

During the era of Douluo One, human Soul Masters did not have much understanding of ultimate attributes. Still, they knew they represented the pinnacle of a Martial Soul and an element. Something ultimate was naturally rarer than one in a million, especially unlike the prosperous age of several tens of thousands of years later.

In this era, a Titled Douluo held up half the sky! They also represented the pinnacle human Soul Masters could attain...

When Shen Hanyu came back to his senses, he found that Dugu Yan had begun absorbing the Water Immortal Jade Bone at some point. A gentle aura continuously emanated from her body, while her Soul Power rapidly surged.

Dugu Bo stood some distance away, gazing gently at Dugu Yan.

Seemingly noticing Shen Hanyu's gaze, Dugu Bo turned and said, "Yanyan's mind is not mature enough. She could not withstand your words for a while, and only improved slightly not long ago. That was why I let her absorb this immortal herb using the method you taught her."

Shen Hanyu nodded. "Dugu Yan had too good a childhood. She's arrogant and conceited, so it's normal for something to go wrong when she's provoked."

"Old Bastard, let me put this bluntly: you spoil her too much."

"But have you considered that you cannot protect her for her entire life? If she stays like this forever, she'll offend far more than just one or two people."

"Enough. This is your family matter, and I, an outsider, do not wish to involve myself too much. You're a Titled Douluo, and you know your limits..."

Dugu Bo sighed and only spoke after a long pause. "It was originally such a small matter, yet it ended up dragging out so many things. It really is bothersome."

Shen Hanyu nodded, glanced at Dugu Yan, who was still absorbing the immortal herb on the ground, and finally said, "I may be leaving the Heaven Dou imperial capital for a while. Old Bastard, I'll leave everything afterward to you..."

Dugu Bo looked puzzled. "Where are you going, brat?"

Shen Hanyu's gaze fell toward the north. He seemed to see that boundless world of ice and snow once again, and a trace of nostalgia surfaced within him.

"I'm planning to return to the Far North. My cultivation isn't stable enough, so I'm going back to consolidate it. I also happened to remember some matters that need handling there, so I might as well make the trip."

Dugu Bo fell silent for a moment before nodding. He only said, "Don't go getting yourself killed out there, brat."

Shen Hanyu nodded and slowly walked toward the outside world.

Five days later.

In the snowy plains near the ocean in the Far North, Shen Hanyu's figure gradually emerged amid the raging snowstorm.

Facing the biting wind, Shen Hanyu exhaled a breath of warm air. It froze rapidly in midair and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Unlike the dense snow of the inland regions, the snow here was soft and the winds were fierce. The frigid winds blowing in from the ocean swept wildly across the land, and the snow they carried made it nearly impossible to open one's eyes. Exposed skin was cut painfully by the wind. Not even the most basic life could be seen nearby; it truly looked like a forbidden zone of life.

Not far away lay the turbulent ocean. From time to time, the faint sound of waves striking the cliffs could be heard, only to be buried beneath the howling wind and snow before disappearing.

After leaving the warm Heaven Dou City, Shen Hanyu had not taken the main road he had used on his way there. Instead, he had traveled all the way to the coastal region and set out for the Far North from here.

The ocean had always been the cradle of life. No matter how harsh the climate here was, plenty of life still existed.

For example, the sea demon tribes dwelling in the endless abyss below, the Cold Sea Whale herds roaming the surface, and the ice silkworm tribes that could be found nearly everywhere in the Far North...

Life hid beneath any patch of ice and snow. Though tiny, it was the only warmth in this place.

Shen Hanyu struggled onward against the freezing wind. In such bitter cold, the Soul Power within his body circulated rapidly, constantly maintaining his body temperature, though it also consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power.

Shen Hanyu had only one purpose in coming here: the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

At this point in time, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was either still wandering somewhere near the coast in the Far North, or had already drifted to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The distance between the Far North and the Star Dou Great Forest was by no means short. It practically spanned half the continent.

For that fellow to drift to the Star Dou Great Forest through the countless ocean currents was quite a stroke of luck. Otherwise, some terrifying creature in the sea would have sucked him dry long ago...

Shen Hanyu had only one reason for finding him: his Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Tian Meng himself possessed incomparably vast Mental Power. Shen Hanyu intended to have him become his Seventh Soul Ring when he broke through to Soul Sage, and provide him with a 990,000-year Mental Attribute skull bone. That way, he could not only perfectly inherit Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's tremendous Mental Power, but a Seventh Soul Ring approaching a million years would grant him an unprecedented, unsurpassable boost.

(In the original work, he was sucked so dry that even a Soul Bone could not condense.) (Laughs)

As for Huo Yuhao, sorry, not familiar~

Since he was only relying on luck, Shen Hanyu did not dare slack off. This region was already where the Far North's waves were the calmest. Other places either had extremely harsh climates or were territories of powerful Soul Beasts. He was betting that, with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's timid and cautious nature, he would not dare go to those dangerous places and would only stay around here...

Whether he could find him was another matter. His true purpose was to take a detour through here into the Frozen Forest, then head from the Frozen Forest toward Element City...

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P.S. I absolutely have to make my brother apologize to everyone again. I woke up at noon today and frantically revised the previous chapters, but they were still awful... I might as well just skip back over them...

I was so mad that I beat up my little sister-in-law. (Laughs)

I'm crying. Who knew what I wrote at KTV would be this awful... My mind really was not clear at the time...

I promise everyone that I'll try to find a quiet place and write seriously from now on...

I swear that from today onward, I won't drink, smoke, gamble, or do drugs. I'll only be horny...

And I think, considering Dugu Bo's granddaughter-doting personality, writing it this way is at most a little awkward, right...

Make do with it!