The Whereabouts of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow

The Extreme North.

Huo Yuhao, wrapped in thick cotton clothes, sneezed as he walked.

It was too cold!

The weather in the Extreme North was like an ice cave, an ultra-low temperature environment completely unsuitable for human survival.

He seriously suspected Tian Meng was tricking him.

Huo Yuhao wiped the snot frozen into ice shards and asked, "Tian Meng, are you sure my second martial soul can really be found here?"

In the Spiritual Sea, Tian Meng patted his chest and guaranteed, "Don't you trust me? I picked a very powerful second martial soul for you, definitely stronger than the martial soul of the guy who called you trash."

"What's a mere Golden Dragon Martial Soul? I'll directly arrange a second martial soul with the Ice God Bloodline for you."

Listening to Tian Meng's bragging, Huo Yuhao's heart sank halfway.

The senior's Golden Dragon Martial Soul was the Ancestor of Strength, a rare True Dragon Martial Soul on the continent. How could there be a martial soul stronger than his?

Unless it was a Dragon King Martial Soul.

But that was just wishful thinking, because it was impossible.

Seeing Huo Yuhao so dejected, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm became anxious and roared, "What's a Golden Dragon? No matter how powerful his martial soul is, it has no wisdom. I'll directly arrange one with wisdom for you. Hurry up, we need to enter the depths of the Extreme North before dark."

Huo Yuhao nodded and continued forward, wrapped in thick cotton clothes.

On the other side, outside the core circle of the Extreme North.

Yu Daoyun, after several days of travel, arrived at the Extreme North a step ahead of Huo Yuhao. He entered alone, dodging attacks from many Soul Beasts over fifty thousand years old.

In the Extreme North, all that met the eye was a vast expanse of white, with faint glimpses of ice mountains, glaciers, and a large number of ice-attribute Soul Beasts.

It had to be said, the Extreme North was truly cold.

This environment was only suitable for Ice Jade Scorpions and Soul Beasts with the Ice God Bloodline; the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest couldn't adapt at all.

Yet, it was in such a place that the top Soul Beast beauties of Douluo were born, ranking high in both strength and appearance.

Yu Daoyun was truly going all out for a backer.

Soon, the true forbidden zone of life was in sight. The traces of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts could no longer be seen, and even life auras were scarce.

This was the forbidden zone where the three great kings of the Extreme North resided. The temperature was not just a little cold.

Even with the boost of the Golden Dragon King's blood and qi, Yu Daoyun couldn't help but feel his blood freezing and a desire to sleep.

No, he couldn't sleep!

If he slept, he wouldn't be able to wake up.

After taking a deep look into the depths of the Extreme North, Yu Daoyun concealed his aura and lurked outside, waiting for the Snow Empress to appear.

According to the timeline, the Snow Empress only chose to transform and cultivate again after the Ice Empress's sacrifice, and then she was captured by human Soul Masters, becoming a pitiable older sister figure on the auction stage.

He was here to save her this time, so nothing should go wrong, right?

He had to admit, this was quite a gamble. Yu Daoyun didn't know where he got the courage.

Could it be that Tang Shenwang had cursed him with a gambling spell?

Pah, pah, pah... Why think of such things? He should be thinking of something else.

He was making a gamble, high risk, high reward.

Then, time quietly passed.

Another two days flew by, and the heavy snow completely buried Yu Daoyun, making it impossible to sense any life aura.

Fortunately, he had eaten enough food before leaving, so he wasn't hungry.

Just as Yu Daoyun was preparing to feign death again, he suddenly felt a surge of powerful extreme cold energy. A violent wind and snow suddenly blew up, and a graceful figure, like a snow elf, slowly appeared in the depths of the Extreme North.

Her long hair was as white as a waterfall, and a magnificent, floor-length white dress outlined her perfect feminine curves, wrapping her body flawlessly. Her chest was high and full, and her delicate oval face added a touch of peerless beauty.

However, her brows held an imperial majesty, and a snow-like imprint between her eyebrows proclaimed her extraordinary status.

She was the Snow Empress, the true overlord of the Extreme North.

Yu Daoyun was startled.

It really was the Snow Empress. The Snow Empress had appeared.

But... she seemed to have just picked a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus and was preparing for her future transformation.

At this moment, the Snow Empress sighed softly, a worried expression appearing on her exquisite face. "I failed to break through to the Yin Yang Soul Core, and my soul core has developed cracks. I'm not confident I can survive the seventy-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, so I can only choose that path."

"If I had the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, I would have a way to condense a second soul core, fix the problems with my first soul core, and Bing'er could calmly face her fourth heavenly tribulation."

"If something happens to me, what will happen to Bing'er?"

As she spoke, a look of anger appeared on the Snow Empress's forehead, wishing she could drag out that hateful ice silkworm from tens of thousands of years ago, whip its corpse, beat it repeatedly, and drain its origin power.

It was all because that damned ice silkworm had eaten all the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow that they were in this predicament.

The Snow Empress's concern was not for her own safety, but that if something happened to her, the Ice Empress would also not be able to withstand the fourth heavenly tribulation, and the Extreme North would face disaster. Human Soul Masters would no longer fear the Soul Beasts of the Extreme North.

If that were to happen, it would be a catastrophe for the entire Far North, and she would be failing the expectations of the Ice God.

However, just at that moment, after a slight probe with her immense spiritual power, Snow Empress discovered something amiss in the core circle.

Someone had been here!

Snow Empress shouted, "Who is it? Get out here!"

Yu Daoyun ignored her.

Snow Empress spoke again, "Do you require This Seat to invite you out?"

Yu Daoyun sighed. He hadn't expected her spiritual power to be so keen, so he could only slowly stand up and lock eyes with Snow Empress.

"A human?"

Snow Empress furrowed her brows, scanning Yu Daoyun, and said in a deep voice, "A five-ring human Soul Master, how did you enter the core circle of the Far North?"

Her first instinct was to kill the human before her, but she couldn't help but be curious about how he had managed to get here.

Normally, only a seven-ring human Soul Master, and one with an ice-attribute Martial Soul at that, could withstand the extreme cold here.

The human before her not only had only five rings, but his Martial Soul was not even of the ice attribute, yet he had managed to enter this place.

Asking first and killing later would not be too late; after all, she could kill him whenever she pleased, or keep him as a pet if she felt like it.

Yu Daoyun smiled slightly and asked, "How did you discover me?"

Snow Empress replied, "I didn't discover you; I learned this from you cunning humans."

I was tricked... Yu Daoyun was filled with complaints, his mouth twitching as he felt his dignity vanish.

To be tricked out of hiding by a Soul Beast using a human's own cunning—what a humiliating disgrace.

Why was Snow Empress's intelligence so high? Even higher than Gu Yuena's. Who was the true Lord of Soul Beasts, anyway?

At this moment, Snow Empress said coldly, "Answer This Seat's question, or This Seat will kill you immediately."

Hearing this, Yu Daoyun took two or three steps back and said, "Snow Empress, I want to make a deal with you."

Snow Empress was so angry she laughed. What kind of deal could a human make with a Soul Beast? It was nothing more than trying to trick a Soul Beast into becoming a Soul Ring.

That kind of trick had worked on the Blue Silver Empress ten thousand years ago, but did he really think the dignified hegemon of the Far North was a brainless, love-struck fool like her?

Thinking of this, rage surged within Snow Empress, and she raised her hand, ready to slap the ant before her to death.

Just as the Empress's Palm was about to descend, Yu Daoyun spoke slowly, "Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. I know the whereabouts of the Ice Marrow..."