The many Ferocious Beasts, including Snow Empress, turned around in surprise to look at Liu Feng.
Snow Empress nodded lightly, a glimmer of wonder flashing in her eyes. "Thank you. You're a good child."
Xiong Jun was the first to cry out, "No way! What kind of place is the Extreme North? Even my Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan couldn't survive there!"
"With those little arms and legs, you'd freeze into a block of ice the moment you got there!"
The other Ferocious Beasts shook their heads as well. The two places were thousands of miles apart, and the Extreme North was a bitterly cold land.
Besides, Liu Feng and Three-Eyed Golden Lion were far too important to the Star Dou Great Forest.
None of the Ferocious Beasts wanted them to risk going there.
Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke up too. "Liu Feng, I'm not afraid of the cold there, but you can't handle it!"
Just then, Snow Empress suddenly turned and walked toward Liu Feng.
A group of Ferocious Beasts crowded around them too, afraid Snow Empress would abduct Liu Feng.
Snow Empress bent down and gently stroked Liu Feng's head.
"I can sense that our auras are very close..."
She hadn't finished speaking when—
A burst of purple light suddenly flickered above Liu Feng's head, transforming into the Night Sprite Dragon.
Its purple-crystal feathers gave off a faint glow, and a beam of pure energy fell upon Liu Feng.
The next moment, Liu Feng summoned the Purple Star Spirit Bow. Another orange-gold Soul Ring appeared around its bow stave.
"!!!"
The Ferocious Beasts all froze at the sight.
They knew Liu Feng could acquire Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts.
But he could get his Second Soul Ring from Snow Empress?!
Snow Empress was a Soul Beast nearly seven hundred thousand years old!
"Liu Feng! Why didn't you choose mine? The claws of my Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan can tear apart true dragons!"
Xiong Jun shouted indignantly.
There were so many Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, yet Liu Feng had gone and chosen Snow Empress?
What would that do to their pride?
Liu Feng was stunned too. He hadn't given any thought to the progress of his Soul Power cultivation lately.
Yet somehow, he had already reached level twenty.
Still, it made sense. The Night Sprite Dragon had converted some of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Power for him, even if most of it had gone toward improving his body.
"What a wondrous creature," Snow Empress murmured.
She looked at Liu Feng with even greater warmth.
She was a humanoid Soul Beast, different from humans and different from Soul Beasts. She had always been terribly alone in this world.
But now there was another unusual being like her: Liu Feng.
A sudden impulse welled up within her. She wanted Liu Feng to live with her!
Liu Feng closed his eyes and drew the bowstring. An arrow of ice crystal formed.
"Whoosh...!"
The arrow shot out, darting out of the core area in an instant and striking the trunk of a tree at the forest's edge.
The moment its tip touched the tree, the ice-crystal arrow crumbled into powder and transformed into freezing cold. In the blink of an eye, it froze an oval-shaped area into an icy domain!
The tree trunk, weeds, and ground were all covered in a layer of ice crystals, like a kingdom of ice.
And yet, no cold seeped out from the area. The chill didn't spread beyond it, and it had at least the power of Ultimate Ice!
Snow Empress parted her delicate lips and spoke softly:
"Very impressive. It already has the power of Ultimate Ice. Freezing that area in an instant—that's a quality only Ice Empress and I possess in the Extreme North."
Liu Feng gave a soft call. "Explode...!"
The frozen area in the distance exploded with a boom!
Ice crystals filled the air. The frozen plants and trees had become the most potent explosives.
Amid the swirling debris, a crater several meters deep appeared where the area had been.
"Your Second Soul Skill?! Good heavens, Liu Feng, you're a real freak..."
Xiong Jun stared wide-eyed. Even the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan wouldn't have this kind of power until they'd lived for a thousand years or more.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan had a powerful bloodline. A thousand-year-old member was at least equivalent to a Soul King!
And Liu Feng was still an "archer"!
That meant even if he couldn't use this Soul Skill as a basic attack, it still wouldn't consume much energy.
The Ferocious Beasts had different thoughts, but deep down, they all believed in Di Tian's judgment even more.
Given enough time, perhaps Liu Feng really could reach level one hundred and become a god!
And then the Ferocious Beasts could rise to heaven along with him!
"Let's call it... Winter Kingdom," Liu Feng said with a smile. He was quite pleased with it too.
Di Tian said coolly, "Not bad. Snow Empress, you've seen Liu Feng's talent for yourself. He's far too important to the Star Dou Great Forest. I can't allow—"
"I can offer a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus!" Snow Empress interjected.
Di Tian was slightly taken aback. "You managed to find such a rare treasure?"
Snow Empress nodded and continued:
"Yes. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus is no less valuable than an Immortal Herb. When the Seven Gods ascended, they built their foundations with Immortal Herbs. I'm willing to give this one to Liu Feng."
"..." Di Tian fell silent for a moment. A murderous intent gradually took shape.
The other Ferocious Beasts looked at Snow Empress with ill intent too.
She had a treasure and had even brought it to the Star Dou Great Forest.
They were starting to consider killing Snow Empress and taking it.
If they moved quickly enough, they should be able to do it before her heavenly tribulation...
Liu Feng said helplessly, "I already told you! I'm going to the Extreme North!"
"If you won't go with me, I can go by myself!"
Liu Feng stepped forward and stood in front of Snow Empress.
If he didn't intervene, Snow Empress would sooner or later be thoroughly manipulated by Tang San or the will of the Douluo Plane, eventually becoming one of Huo Yuhao's sources of support.
And in the end, she'd become one of Tang San's lackeys!
Three-Eyed Golden Lion saw this and leaped to Liu Feng's side, shouting,
"Wherever Liu Feng goes, I go!"
"..."
Seeing this, the Ferocious Beasts exchanged glances.
Di Tian sighed. "Fine. We'll make the trip..."
Without making any preparations, they left Ten Thousand Demon King behind to guard the forest, and all the other Ferocious Beasts set out together!
A group of Ferocious Beasts with overwhelming auras flew through the sky, heading straight from the Star Dou Great Forest to the Extreme North.
Liu Feng and Three-Eyed Golden Lion sat on Scarlet King's back, gazing down at the scenery below.
Snow Empress suddenly came over and looked at Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
"There's an aura of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm on you. You have its shed skin, don't you?"
Three-Eyed Golden Lion bared her teeth at Snow Empress. "Are you looking for a fight?"
Snow Empress shook her head and pointed at Liu Feng. "It's inconvenient to keep using Soul Power to warm him. With the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shed skin, he can ignore the low temperatures."
Hearing this, Three-Eyed Golden Lion took out the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shed skin and placed it on Scarlet King's back.
"I want to make Liu Feng a..."
Before she could finish, Snow Empress raised one hand, and the shed skin flew into it.
With her other hand, she shaped her palm like a blade and sliced at it several times. In moments, she had transformed it into a thin garment and sent it flying toward Liu Feng.
"Put it on. Then the Extreme North won't affect you."
Snow Empress nodded as she spoke.
Liu Feng did as she said. It was light as air, yet the moment he put it on, it seemed to shut out the temperature outside.
Three-Eyed Golden Lion huffed and raised a paw, gazing gloomily at them.
She had already felt inferior when she met Vina. Now the feeling had grown even stronger.
Just then, a burst of Soul Power suddenly erupted below them.
Immediately afterward, more than a dozen balls of light shot up from below.
"Di Tian! What scheme are you Ferocious Beasts plotting now?!"
An irritable voice rang out.
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