Ice Extreme Unrivaled!

That pair of ice-blue, beautiful eyes shimmered with a strange light.

"Bing'er, don't be anxious yet. Since they've crossed paths, we might as well take this opportunity to see the results of Xiao Chen's cultivation during this period. If he is truly in mortal danger, it won't be too late for us to intervene then."

Although Ice Empress felt worried, she knew Snow Empress made sense, so she could only nod helplessly, her eyes fixed firmly on the scene below, ready to provide rescue at a moment's notice.

Meanwhile, above the Far North Snow Plains.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Xue Bingchen's figure was like a white phantom, trailing intermittent afterimages through the wind and snow.

Along the way, he had encountered quite a few century-level, and even early millennium-level, ice-attribute soul beasts.

These beasts, lacking any sapience, would bare their fangs and drool at the sight of him, wanting to swallow the human child whole.

However, Xue Bingchen couldn't even be bothered to glance at them, relying on his ghostly speed to ignore them entirely.

It wasn't that he was soft-hearted, but rather that he simply disdained to strike.

As the "Young Master" of the Far North, these soul beasts could, in a sense, be considered his future "subjects."

His trip was solely to hunt for a suitable second soul ring, and he had no desire to commit meaningless slaughter.

What's more...

If I go around killing everything and turn the Far North into a river of blood, Mother Snow Empress and Aunt Ice Empress will definitely be unhappy. What if they catch me and spank me?

Xue Bingchen muttered to himself in his heart.

In front of the two peerless fierce beasts of the Far North, he currently had absolutely no room to resist.

Sigh, I wonder when I'll finally be able to turn the tables, pin them both down, and be the true master for once...

A thought carrying the mischievousness of his adult past life flashed through his mind.

Xue Bingchen quickly shook his head, casting these rebellious thoughts to the back of his mind.

It was too early to think about such things; becoming stronger was the only truth!

"BOOM--!!!"

The moment he was distracted, an intense sense of life-or-death crisis surged through his entire body like an electric current!

The hairs on the back of Xue Bingchen's neck stood on end. Without a second's hesitation, he pushed off with his feet, shooting forward like a cannonball and pulling off an incredibly exaggerated maneuver in mid-air!

"CRACK!"

Almost the exact second he left his original spot, a gaping maw filled with ice-blue fangs lunged out from the snow, snapping shut exactly where he had been, shattering the very air and ice rocks in its wake!

"ROAR--!"

Having missed its strike, the attacker let out a deafening roar. Its massive body surged up from the snow, revealing its true form!

It was an Ice Flood Dragon over ten meters long!

Its entire body was covered in indestructible ice-blue scales. Its two thick, sharp claws swung, whipping up bone-chilling winds. A pair of scarlet vertical pupils locked onto Xue Bingchen, and it lunged at him once more!

"Good fellow! You're fast!"

Xue Bingchen performed a nimble roll in mid-air, landing steadily on a towering ice rock and easily dodging the Ice Flood Dragon's second strike.

Taking advantage of the gap, he carefully sized up the frenzied Ice Flood Dragon below, sensing the abyss-like soul power fluctuations radiating from it.

This size, this pressure... the cultivation of this Ice Flood Dragon is definitely over five thousand years!

The moment he reached this conclusion, Xue Bingchen felt no fear at all. Instead, his gold-and-red eyes erupted with a fanatical brilliance!

Five thousand years!

And an ice-attribute flood dragon to boot?

It would be a perfect fit for his Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul's second soul ring!

Isn't this the top-tier second soul ring he had been dreaming of?!

"Since you delivered yourself to my doorstep, it must be heaven's will! Little loach, I'll gladly accept your soul ring!"

Xue Bingchen let out a loud laugh and retreated rapidly. With a few leaps, he climbed an even higher ice peak as if walking on flat ground, hiding himself within the swirling blizzard.

The Ice Flood Dragon below lost its target and roared in anger, its massive body thrashing wildly against the surrounding ice rocks, trying to force Xue Bingchen out.

This was Xue Bingchen's greatest advantage when fighting in the Far North!

For other soul masters, and even some ice soul beasts living on the outskirts, the fierce winds and snow of the Far North were a massive hindrance and drain.

But for Xue Bingchen, who possessed the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and a constitution naturally attuned to the Far North, this place was practically his backyard!

The sky-filling snow would not hinder his vision or speed; instead, it felt like a gentle mother pushing him forward. The power of ice and snow in this world was all lending him a helping hand!

"HUM!"

Standing on the heights, a purple light flashed beneath Xue Bingchen's feet, and his first soul ring instantly lit up!

Without a word, he directly unleashed an improved, short-burst version of the "Dance of Snow."

His body moved with an incredibly fluid, strange rhythm amidst the snow, and an invisible ripple instantly radiated outward.

Fifty percent all-around amplification, activate!

"Boom!"

Under the enhancement of his soul skill, the Bloodline Power and soul power within Xue Bingchen surged to their absolute peak in an instant!

He slowly raised his right hand, and an ice sword, far more solid than before and radiating a terrifying chill, formed instantly in his palm.

"Found your weak point!"

Xue Bingchen's gaze was like lightning, piercing through the heavy wind and snow to lock firmly onto the Ice Flood Dragon below, which was still thrashing in impotent rage.

"Swish!"

The next moment, he transformed into a streak of light descending from the heavens, gripping the ice sword with both hands and plunging straight toward the Ice Flood Dragon with the force of ten thousand jun.

Sensing the lethal threat from above, the Ice Flood Dragon jerked its head up, opening its blood-stained maw as it prepared to unleash a breath of extreme cold.

However, Xue Bingchen was simply too fast!

"Emperor Sword..."

Xue Bingchen let out a low roar mid-air. Recalling the Snow Empress's breathtakingly beautiful yet lethal dance, the trajectory of the ice sword in his hand became incomparably profound, as if it were pulling upon the laws of extreme cold governing the entire world!

"Ice Extremity Peerless!!!"

Although it was only a faint trace of the true intent of the Emperor Sword, the moment this strike was unleashed, the surrounding wind and snow fell into absolute stillness!

A sword beam of brilliant, extreme ice-blue light tore through the Ice Flood Dragon's prideful breath of extreme cold as if it were slicing through tofu!

"Puchi—!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only the clean, sharp sound of flesh being torn apart.

Xue Bingchen's figure crossed paths with the Ice Flood Dragon, landing steadily on the snow behind it as the ice sword in his hand slowly dissipated.

Behind him, the five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon froze in place, the vitality in its eyes rapidly fading away.

At its vital point, a bottomless sword mark had pierced through its hard scales, instantly freezing its heart into powder along with the rest of its core through the power of extreme ice!