Frozen Forest

"Besides that, there is the Ice Jade Scorpion, which is also a very suitable choice.

However, this type of soul beast is extremely rare in the Frozen Forest; most of them live in the Extreme North.

Apart from these two types of soul beasts, the next best options are limited to soul beasts like the Ice Cicada.

They are naturally dual-attribute soul beasts of spirit and ice, and as cicada-type soul beasts, they all possess the evolutionary path of breaking from the cocoon to become a butterfly, though they lack poison..."

As he said this, Tang San's face showed regret, but when Su Yun heard it, he almost couldn't help but applaud.

Look at that!

Without that guy Yu Xiaogang's deception, how excellent was Tang San's own planning?

Su Yun deeply suspected that after Tang San took Yu Xiaogang as his master, he stopped reading books; all his knowledge about soul masters was taught by Yu Xiaogang, which was why he had been misled all along.

Thinking about it, it was actually reasonable. Although Tang San had lived two lives, he had never left home.

The information he understood came from Old Jack, and in his eyes, any soul master was an incredible, important figure!

And this "Grandmaster" Yu Xiaogang was even more extraordinary—a theoretical master "renowned" throughout the entire continent!

It was just like someone who had just graduated from a rural school and entered university, only to run into an "expert" who was very famous on the internet.

With just one glance, this "expert" not only saw through his secrets.

He even spouted a lot of "professional knowledge."

Having just come from the countryside, Tang San had never seen such a scene; he easily believed the other party and bowed to become his disciple. This was a matter of cognition and perspective.

As Tang San slowly grew up and gained more experience, he gradually discovered the problems.

This could be seen from Tang San's attitude toward Yu Xiaogang after he became a god.

Tang San naturally didn't know what Su Yun was thinking. Seeing Su Yun listening with such a serious expression, his interest grew even more, and he continued to share his insights.

"As for plant-type soul beasts, there are many more choices; as long as they are ice-attributed and carry poison, they will do.

After all, for an ordinary Blue Silver Grass, no matter which plant-type soul beast is chosen, it counts as an evolution."

After finishing, he looked at Su Yun with anticipation.

Seeing this, Su Yun was very cooperative.

"Clap, clap..."

He applauded while praising, "Brother San is truly amazing!"

"Hehe!"

Listening to the straightforward praise and looking at Su Yun's star-struck eyes, Tang San's vanity was satisfied.

[Friendship points from Tang San +38]

Tang San was happy from the praise, and Su Yun gained friendship points; this was a win-win situation.

Compared to the distance from Nuoding City to the Soul Beast Forest, the journey to the Frozen Forest was undoubtedly much further.

The Frozen Forest was located in the northern part of the Heaven Dou Empire, and even if they traveled by carriage without stopping, it would take a week.

During the journey, because Su Yun could occasionally pull out little gadgets from the system to pass the time, the trip wasn't boring at all.

As the carriage entered the northern end of the Heaven Dou Empire, the temperature plummeted, as if stepping from midsummer into winter in an instant.

This was quite normal; the environment of the Frozen Forest was extremely harsh, cold all year round, with snow falling throughout the seasons.

Therefore, in cities near the Frozen Forest, even in the hot season, the daytime temperature was only around ten degrees, and the warm season usually lasted less than a month.

The closer they got to the Frozen Forest, the lower the temperature became, and the variety of plants also became scarce.

The two looked outside; the plants along the road were mainly coniferous forests.

As for inside the Frozen Forest, the soul beasts were primarily ice-attributed, suitable for ice-type soul masters to hunt and absorb soul rings; representative soul beasts included the Mirror Beast and the Mammoth...

Another day later.

Frozen Town.

Just as they stepped out of the carriage, a chill rushed toward them. Fortunately, both had changed into thick clothes; otherwise, relying solely on soul power, it would have been difficult to resist the biting cold wind.

When the two stepped onto the snow, they found that Frozen Town was much livelier than the camps outside the Soul Beast Forest.

Tang San clearly noticed this as well and couldn't help but ask immediately.

"Yun.

The environment here is so harsh; logically speaking, shouldn't it be sparsely populated? Why are there so many people?"

Looking at Tang San's naive expression, Su Yun felt helpless. Was this really someone who had lived two lives? Although he complained in his heart, he still explained.

"Of course, wealth moves people's hearts.

Where there is profit, there are people.

Throughout the entire continent, a soul master's money is the easiest to earn, so places where soul beasts can be hunted naturally gather people. However, places like Frozen Town are still rare.

After all, the Frozen Forest is not a soul beast forest raised by the empire."

Unlike those kept in captivity, the Frozen Forest is a gathering place for wild Soul Beasts. The Soul Beasts capable of surviving in such an environment are extremely ferocious, and due to the scarcity of food, they frequently emerge to forage; some of those on the periphery even wander outside the forest boundaries.

That is why there are small towns surrounding the Frozen Forest.

If one were to set up a small camp like in the Soul Beast Forest, there is no telling when a Soul Beast might charge out from within and wipe everyone out.

"I see."

Upon hearing the reason, Tang San nodded slightly, his gaze shifting back to Su Yun with a hint of envy.

"Xiao Yun, you know so much."

"It's nothing, really."

Su Yun waved his hand modestly.

"I've just read a fair number of books. You're reading them now too, Third Brother, so you'll soon understand just as much."

Hearing this, Tang San felt no comfort at all, and for once, he couldn't help but retort internally.

How could I possibly be as fast as you? How could I possibly know as much as you?

During the week in the carriage, Tang San had not forgotten to cultivate, aside from his leisure time.

Whenever he was bored during these times, Su Yun would read, which allowed Tang San to witness his learning ability once again.

He had originally thought that memorizing the mountain-thick Douluo Continent Soul Beast Collection in a week was the limit, but he hadn't expected Su Yun to improve even further—one page per second, with a photographic memory.

When Tang San first saw this, he assumed Su Yun was just flipping through the pages out of boredom and not actually reading them carefully.

However, when Su Yun recited the book he had just flipped through word for word, Tang San felt completely numb, once again sensing the gap between them.

Su Yun had no idea what Tang San was thinking; he rubbed his hands together and looked around.

"Let's go. We should find a hotel to stay in first, rest up, and then contact a Hunting Soul Group tomorrow."

"Alright."

Tang San did not refuse.

After a week of travel, while his body was fine, his mind was somewhat fatigued.

Hunting souls is a dangerous business, so naturally, one must adjust their mental state to the best possible condition.

This time, Tang San had even prepared himself to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring for his first one.

Tang San knew this was dangerous; he did not possess a physique as powerful as Su Yun's, and forcing an absorption could very well lead to his body exploding and death, yet he was still willing to try.

The reason was simple: Tang San wanted to become stronger, and he did not want the distance between him and Su Yun to grow any further.

If he couldn't even keep up with Su Yun's pace, then his vow of protection would be nothing more than a joke. Tang San did not want to experience that sense of powerlessness from the Soul Beast Forest ever again.

Obtaining a thousand-year Soul Ring was only the first step; Tang San had already mapped out his plans for what would follow.