Little did they know that Yu Daoyun had seen every move Yan Feng and the others made.
He hadn't expected to run into that pack of filthy rats from the Holy Spirit Cult in the Extreme North.
The lot of them seemed to be planning to hunt Soul Beasts. Maybe they'd learned their lesson after taking too many beatings in Star Dou, and had gotten clever enough to carry out their missions all the way in the Extreme North.
As the future Sea God Pavilion Master, Yu Daoyun naturally couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Yu Daoyun muttered to himself, "My current identity is the emperor of the Extreme North. Even without Snow Empress's orders, I can command the Soul Beasts. There just happens to be a Titan Snow Demon tribe nearby. Those big fellows can give these Evil Soul Masters a taste of suffering."
"It's just a shame I can't have a good fight myself. The Holy Spirit Cult planned their operation too carefully. There's actually a high-ranked Soul Saint with seven rings in this squad."
So Yu Daoyun turned and left, heading for the nearby Titan Snow Demon tribe to call for reinforcements.
He wanted to try being a beast tamer for once, shouting at the Soul Beasts, "Go! Ten-thousand-year Titan Snow Demons, smash them to pieces with your giant fists!"
In the blink of an eye, several hours passed.
The Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Master squad had set up Soul Tool traps and hidden in a valley, lying in wait alongside their elder.
Yan Feng and the squad members were discussing their tactics, thinking about how to hunt the Soul Beasts quickly.
Soon, the ground began to tremble. The earth shook and mountains quaked.
Yan Feng and the others were delighted.
Here they came. Their delicious prey was walking right into their mouths.
But what was with all that noise? Weren't they hunting Icefield Crocodiles? How could crocodiles cause such a tremendous earthquake? The ground was even cracking apart.
Just then, the elder leading the group suddenly cried, "This is bad! Those aren't Icefield Crocodiles. They're Titan Snow Demons—and there's more than one. Several ten-thousand-year Titan Snow Demons, and Ice Jade Scorpions from the Extreme North, too. We're surrounded by Soul Beasts!"
Yan Feng and the others' faces changed drastically.
Ten-thousand-year Titan Snow Demons?
Th-this couldn't be possible. This wasn't the Titan Snow Demon tribe's territory!
Yan Feng's mouth twitched. "Elder, are you joking?"
The elder wasn't in the mood for jokes. He grabbed his disciples and juniors and started running for their lives.
The Titan Snow Demons and Ice Jade Scorpions belonged to the tribes of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North!
If they didn't leave now, none of them would make it out today.
They hadn't gotten Icefield Crocodiles. Instead, they'd gotten Titan Snow Demons bigger than mountains.
The next moment, sounds like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart rang out across the outer reaches of the Extreme North. Countless Titan Snow Demons, each like a little mountain, attacked the Evil Soul Masters.
In an instant, ice mountains collapsed and avalanches surged.
At that moment,
Yu Daoyun stood atop a ten-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon, watching the Holy Spirit Cult elder get slapped around like a mouse. He laughed like a goose.
The elder looked just like Jerry getting beaten up.
So this was how good it felt to do bad things!
With that thought, Yu Daoyun immediately gave the order: "Kill them all. Leave no one alive."
The moment the emperor of the Extreme North gave his command, the Titan Snow Demons and Ice Jade Scorpions went wild, launching frenzied attacks on the enemies fleeing across the ground.
The Holy Spirit Cult elder was suffering beyond words.
They were being kicked around like balls, and couldn't even afford to get angry.
Just then, the Holy Spirit Cult elder and Yan Feng spotted Yu Daoyun standing atop a Titan Snow Demon not far away.
His red school uniform was impossible to miss.
He was from Shrek Inner Court's Supervision Group.
Yan Feng, who had spent years matching wits with the Supervision Group, recognized him at once. His expression twisted.
Yan Feng flew into a rage and shouted, "Shrek! I'll never rest until you're destroyed!"
Yu Daoyun's expression darkened.
Was that how you spoke to the emperor of the Extreme North?
He had no manners at all.
Yu Daoyun shouted again, "Form up! Give these Evil Soul Masters a good beating! Show them who's their daddy!"
The Titan Snow Demons attacked again.
The Holy Spirit Cult members were trampled like ants.
They were frantic and furious, but there was nothing they could do to fight back.
But if they kept running, they were bound to die.
An idea struck the Holy Spirit Cult elder. He said to Yan Feng, "I'll create an opening for you. Use it to kill that Shrek Inner Court student. He's only a five-ring Soul King."
Yan Feng nodded firmly, signaling that he could definitely do it.
He had a top-tier Martial Soul, the Bone Dragon. Killing a Soul King in one strike wouldn't be difficult.
They had no time to wonder why a Shrek student could command the Soul Beasts of the Extreme North. All they could think about was killing him.
As long as they dealt with the Shrek Inner Court student, they'd have a chance to escape.
The next moment, the Holy Spirit Cult elder abruptly activated his Martial Soul Avatar. He dodged the deadly strike of a ten-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon, then vanished from sight.
His Martial Soul was Ghost, a pure Evil Martial Soul.
Yu Daoyun narrowed his eyes.
Evil Soul Masters really were Evil Soul Masters. They had all sorts of ways to escape.
But in the very next second, Yan Feng appeared behind Yu Daoyun at some point. His hands had transformed into Bone Dragon Claws, and he lunged at Yu Daoyun with a furious shout. "Die!"
Yu Daoyun reacted instantly, the corners of his mouth lifting.
Daring to release a Dragon Martial Soul in front of someone with Golden Dragon King Bloodline? He really wasn't afraid of dying.
He took one step forward, and Dragon Might erupted.
Yan Feng's expression changed instantly. It was as if he'd seen the ancestor of his Martial Soul. He was so terrified that he went limp. Before his dragon claw could pierce Yu Daoyun's chest, the other man caught it in one hand and crushed it to powder in an instant.
Yu Daoyun raised his fist. His Second Soul Skill flared to life, and he swung it hard at Yan Feng's chest.
"To release your Martial Soul in front of the Dragon King Martial Soul—you really don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is."
"Second Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Blast!"
Boom!
A powerful current of Soul Power tore through Yan Feng's body. He was sent flying hundreds of meters like a cannonball.
When Yan Feng managed to stand again, he spat out several mouthfuls of blood. Several ribs were broken, and his internal organs had shifted out of place.
So strong. What terrifying power.
That person had a Dragon King Martial Soul. He couldn't be fought head-on.
Just then, the Holy Spirit Cult elder saw Yan Feng fall and shouted without a moment's hesitation, "Young Lord, run! This old man will hold them off!"
As he spoke, he resolutely stepped in front of the cult's disciples and activated his Invincible Barrier.
Yan Feng and the others immediately took out one-use Invincible Barriers and forced their way through the Soul Beasts' encirclement.
Several minutes later, the Titan Snow Demons had smashed the Holy Spirit Cult elder into mincemeat, while Yan Feng and the others had escaped safely.
Yu Daoyun watched the scene but didn't pursue them.
You never corner desperate foes. The Holy Spirit Cult's disciples had plenty of trump cards, and he was all alone. He might run into high-ranked Evil Soul Masters waiting to help them.
There was an eighty percent chance he could kill the lot of them, but a twenty percent risk was still too great.
Besides, he'd had enough of being the emperor of the Extreme North for one day.
Then Yu Daoyun said to the Titan Snow Demon, "Strengthen the defenses around the outer reaches. Don't let human Soul Masters enter the Extreme North to poach Soul Beasts. I'll be heading back now. Give my regards to your elder sister."
The Titan Snow Demon raised its head and excitedly pounded its chest. "Understood, Young Lord! Travel safely!"
Ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts could speak. It was just that many Soul Beasts didn't want to.
They felt that learning to speak like humans would be a betrayal of the Ice God.
Of course, things were different for people of high status.
Like their Young Lord of the Extreme North.
Yu Daoyun nodded and flew toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
By his reckoning, it was almost time for class.
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