Ten-Thousand-Year Frost Dragon Sacrifice, Condensing a Soul Core
"Its condition is worse than when I last came," Bi Ji said in a low voice.
Ice Empress walked to the edge of the cliff, looked down for a while, and said nothing.
In the Far North, there are also many who cannot survive the heavenly tribulation, or who survive but are severely injured and on the verge of death.
What makes the Far North even more difficult than the Star Dou Great Forest is that the Far North lacks powerful healing-type Soul Beast like Bi Ji.
"Sister Bi Ji, why don't you go down and talk to it first?" Dai Huabin took a step back. "Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast has its own dignity; this kind of thing has to be done willingly by it."
Bi Ji glanced at him and nodded slightly.
With her emerald wings unfurled, Bi Ji leaped from the cliff edge, landing gracefully at the bottom of the valley.
While waiting, Di Lingxi moved closer to Dai Huabin and became unusually quiet. She could feel the life force draining away from the bottom of the valley. As Auspicious Beast, her perception of life and death was more acute than anyone else's.
"It's dying," Di Lingxi whispered.
Dai Huabin hummed in agreement.
Zhu Lu stood to Dai Huabin's right and took his hand.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, an old and hoarse voice came from the bottom of the valley, carrying the deep resonance unique to the dragon race.
"Bi Ji, you don't need to say anything more."
"I will not defy the will of the Beast God. Besides..."
The sound paused for a moment, as if the person was panting.
"My dragon vein is shattered; I cannot last more than two years. Rather than rotting in this dark and sunless valley, I would rather let this crippled body make the most of its remaining strength."
Bi Ji's voice came from below. "Old Dragon, are you sure?"
"Since it is for the future of the Soul Beast Clan, I am willing to sacrifice myself."
The Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard's voice was calm, devoid of sorrow or resentment. The moment it failed its tribulation over a thousand years ago, it had already prepared itself for death. It just hadn't expected that this wait would last a thousand years.
Bi Ji was silent for a moment, then shouted towards the cliff.
"Huabin, come down."
Dai Huabin released Zhu Lu's hand and leaped into the ravine.
Ice Empress and Snow Empress followed closely behind. Zhu Lu, along with Di Lingxi, also went down.
The valley floor was colder than I had imagined. The ice crystals on the rock walls emitted a faint blue light, illuminating the entire valley floor.
A giant lizard, over twelve meters long, was curled up inside the cave.
Its skin is dark grayish-blue, and a row of jagged ice crystal spurs stands on its back, but most of the spurs have broken or shattered.
Its limbs were thick, but noticeably shrunken, and a large patch of scales had fallen off its claws.
Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard.
A 100,000-year-old Sub-Dragon -type Soul Beast.
It slowly raised its head, its murky vertical pupils looking at Dai Huabin.
"You're the human boy Bi Ji was talking about?"
Dai Huabin clasped his hands in a fist and bowed deeply, saying, "Junior Dai Huabin thanks you for your generosity, senior."
The Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard stared at him for a long while, then let out a hoarse laugh.
"No need to thank me. I should have died on the day I underwent my tribulation a thousand years ago. Living an extra thousand years is a blessing from heaven."
It struggled to climb out of the cave, and with each step its massive body took, rocks fell from the surrounding walls. Its left hind leg was noticeably thicker than its other three legs, and a faint blue light emanated from beneath its scales—the place where the Frost Dragon Bloodline was concentrated.
"Bi Ji says you need ice-attribute Soul Ring and Soul Bone."
The Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard crossed its body, exposing its left hind leg to Dai Huabin.
"I possess a wisp of Ancient Frost Dragon power sealed within me, the thing I am most proud of in my life."
"It's up to you, kid."
Dai Huabin bent down again.
The Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard stopped speaking. It closed its eyes, and its Soul Power began to dissipate on its own.
Bi Ji clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her translucent emerald wings fully unfurled, and a warm, emerald light enveloped the entire body of the Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard.
This light was not a healing technique, but a way to soothe the soul, ensuring the old dragon lizard would not feel any pain in its final moments.
Di Lingxi hid behind Zhu Lu, burying her face in Zhu Lu's back.
She didn't want to watch.
The massive body of the Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard gradually lost its temperature, and its life force slowly dissipated.
Finally, a Soul Ring radiating a blazing red light rose from its body.
One hundred thousand years, a red Soul Ring.
As the red Soul Ring rose, the left hind leg of the Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard shattered with a crash, and a bone emitting a ghostly blue light flew out from the shattered flesh, hovering in mid-air.
Left leg bone of a 100,000-year-old Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard.
Ice Empress glanced at the Soul Bone and nodded. "Good quality, the Frost Dragon Bloodline is well preserved."
The Snow Empress also spoke up, "The ice attribute is very pure, and it can perfectly blend with the Ultimate Ice within your body."
Dai Huabin did not hesitate. He sat cross-legged in front of the remains of the Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard and first guided the 100,000-year-old red Soul Ring into his body.
A burst of red light erupted.
The energy of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring is far greater than that of a 50,000-year-old one.
Dai Huabin's meridians were instantly filled with overwhelming icy energy.
The White Tiger Bloodline and the Ultimate Ice Bloodline were activated simultaneously, circulating wildly within the body and absorbing the Frost Dragon power contained in the Soul Ring.
On his left arm, the Seven-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion Arm Bone that had just fused with it emitted a resonant hum, actively drawing some of the energy to divert and reduce the burden on the main meridian.
The 100,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Tail External Soul Bone at the tailbone also began to operate, automatically filtering out the remaining violent dragon's might in the Soul Ring, leaving only the purest ice attribute energy.
Bi Ji's emerald halo continued to envelop Dai Huabin, continuously injecting life force into his body to repair the minor meridian damage caused by the impact of the Soul Ring.
Zhu Lu held Di Lingxi and stood ten meters away, quietly looking in Dai Huabin's direction.
"Lulu, is Huabin alright?" Di Lingxi tugged at Zhu Lu's sleeve.
"It's alright," Zhu Lu said softly. "He can handle anything."
Time passed slowly.
A quarter of an hour later, the 100,000-year-old red Soul Ring completely merged into Dai Huabin's body.
Immediately afterwards, Dai Huabin stretched out his left hand, grasped the left leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Riftback Frost Dragon Lizard that was floating in mid-air, and placed it directly against his left leg.
Another violent energy fluctuation occurred.
A deep blue light spread from his left leg, and the ancient power contained in the Frost Dragon Bloodline rose upwards along the meridians of his leg bone, briefly colliding with the White Tiger Bloodline within him.
Dai Huabin groaned, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.
The whole process lasted for nearly half an hour.
As the last wisp of pale blue light was completely absorbed, Dai Huabin's Soul Power surged dramatically.
The cold energy gathered in his dantian was so thick that it couldn't be dissolved.
Dai Huabin did not stop. With the enormous energy poured in by the 100,000-year-old red Soul Ring and the Frost Dragon leg bone, he forcibly pulled the Soul Power in his body to rotate clockwise.
He planned to use this to condense Soul Core.
Ordinary Soul Master only dare to touch the threshold of Soul Core when they reach the Titled Douluo level, but he has the Life Gold protecting his sea of consciousness and meridians, and the 100,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Torso Bone suppressing his internal organs. His physical strength has long surpassed that of ordinary Soul Sage.