The border of the Extreme North.
A boy bundled up like a white bear trudged through the snow.
"Brother Sky Dream, why... did we have to come here? It's so cold..."
Every time Huo Yuhao breathed, white mist puffed from his mouth.
It was freezing!
Even wrapped in layer upon layer of clothes, he still couldn't stop shivering!
The Extreme North was no place for humans!
Just then, a chubby silkworm suddenly appeared beside Huo Yuhao's head.
It was the phantom of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!
"Of course I brought you here because there's a great opportunity!"
"If everything goes well, I can help you be reborn and become a true genius!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said with a smug little hum.
Huo Yuhao raised a hand to scratch his head, but his clothes were so thick that he couldn't reach it!
He looked doubtful. "Me...? A genius?"
Even with a million-year Soul Beast like the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificing itself for him,
his Innate Soul Power was still lacking. Compared to his classmates, his cultivation speed was practically that of a tortoise!
Seeing this, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm bumped Huo Yuhao with its round head.
"Yuhao! Don't sell yourself short!"
"I thought you were hopeless too, but it turns out you're actually pretty amazing!"
"When we escaped the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion injured my essence, and I was on the verge of death. But then, a cool energy suddenly poured into me..."
The more the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke, the more excited it became. Its chubby body trembled.
That energy had not only repaired its soul, but also made it even "wiser"!
It had even gained knowledge it had never possessed before.
Some great being must have saved it from somewhere beyond the heavens!
That was right—it might very well be the child of destiny!
Huo Yuhao had no idea what the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was so worked up about, and sighed.
He wasn't going to worry about all that. Since the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had asked him to come, he might as well come.
He was nothing if not obedient!
Meanwhile, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was imagining how it would persuade the Ice Empress once they met.
She was the "goddess" it had yearned for tens of thousands of years. They had to reunite!
Deep in the Extreme North.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
Liu Feng fired ice-crystal arrows one after another, laying down a glittering path of ice ahead.
Riding on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's back, he slid along it.
"Waaah...!!!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was having the time of her life, even spinning in circles as she slid.
"Faster, Liu Feng!"
Liu Feng clamped his thighs around the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He was nearly dizzy from spinning on her back, but kept firing blindly by feel—and somehow, his arrows still laid down the ice path with perfect accuracy!
The Night Sprite Dragon circled above them, keeping watch.
The human and beast slid for more than ten miles before one wrong turn sent them skidding off the ice path and crashing into the snow, leaving a huge crater.
"Hahaha...!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion landed headfirst, all four paws wreathed in divine fire pointing skyward.
Liu Feng climbed out of the snow and brushed the flakes off himself.
He wasn't cold at all!
"Slurp...!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion flipped upright, turned, and licked Liu Feng's face. Her big eyes shimmered.
"Liu Feng! Let's keep going! That was so much fun! I want to..."
"Roar!"
The Night Sprite Dragon suddenly let out a warning cry.
Liu Feng drew a quiet breath and soon sensed the malice, too.
He looked northwest and said softly, "A Soul Beast has set its sights on us."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion froze. "Liu Feng, how do you know? I didn't notice anything! I'm the Emperor Auspicious Beast. Who would dare attack us?"
Liu Feng shook his head and pointed in the direction the Soul Beast was approaching from. "Right there."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stepped in front of Liu Feng and gave a little snort.
"Liu Feng, I didn't..."
Before she could finish, a streak of green shot out of the snow.
It skimmed right past her nose and hurtled toward Liu Feng.
The ambushing Soul Beast was clever, too. It knew which of them was the "soft persimmon."
But Liu Feng wasn't slow, either. He had already drawn his longbow and loosed an arrow in an instant!
"Bang...!!!"
Nearly all the ice-crystal arrow's energy slammed into the Soul Beast.
It was instantly frozen into a huge block of ice and sent flying backward more than ten meters.
Liu Feng seized the chance to duck behind the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
"How dare a Soul Beast actually attack us?!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion turned into a streak of golden light and charged forward.
At the same time, divine fire erupted from her body, instantly evaporating all the snow around her.
A glint flashed in Liu Feng's eyes. In the distance, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had already caught the attacking Soul Beast.
It was an Ice Jade Scorpion, its entire body as green as jade!
Its surface was covered in raised, hexagonal, diamond-like plates, while its pincers and tail hook were silvery white, making for a striking contrast.
A top predator with the Ultimate Ice attribute!
Given the conditions in the Extreme North, it was no wonder the Three-Eyed Golden Lion hadn't sensed it.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion pinned the Ice Jade Scorpion down with one paw and examined it closely.
"Liu Feng, do you think its brain would taste good?"
The Ice Jade Scorpion looked like one huge bug. Most people wouldn't have the stomach for it.
Liu Feng shook his head helplessly.
"You really do love brain matter."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion grinned, still pondering how to prepare it.
Suddenly, a mighty aura erupted in the distance.
Then, it raced toward them at incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, that aura collided with the arriving Scarlet King.
"Boom...!!!"
Snow whipped up all around them.
It rose like a towering white wall.
The collision sent the Scarlet King stumbling back more than ten meters, where he stopped in front of Liu Feng and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The Ferocious Beast that appeared was an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—the Ice Empress!
One of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North!
"A Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest? What are you doing in the Extreme North? And you even dared to hurt one of my people?! Have you forgotten how to spell 'death'?"
The Ice Empress stared coldly at the Scarlet King.
She released the full pressure of a Ferocious Beast without restraint, sending it crashing toward the Scarlet King.
Still, she didn't immediately start a fight.
Unless the gap between them was enormous, as between Di Tian and the Scarlet King, battles between Ferocious Beasts could drag on for days.
"Ice Empress! We came at the Snow Empress's invitation! You dare offend the Emperor Auspicious Beast and Liu Feng—are you looking to die?!"
The Scarlet King met her threat head-on, refusing to back down.
"Looking to die...?"
The Ice Empress laughed coldly, but said nothing more. Instead, she watched the Scarlet King with amusement.
Their strength wasn't worlds apart, but there was still a gap!
Especially here in the Extreme North—she was confident she could kill the Scarlet King!
What gave him the nerve to challenge her?
If she weren't puzzled about why the Snow Empress had invited them, she would have attacked already!
"Crack...!"
Suddenly, a black line appeared in the space before the Scarlet King, splitting it open.
Then the line widened, and several glowing orbs flashed out.
A group of Ferocious Beasts appeared one after another. Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Zi JI... They gathered together, and their combined pressure bore down on the Ice Empress.
"!!!"
The Ice Empress was dumbfounded.
Wait, was the Star Dou Great Forest planning to wipe out the entire Extreme North?!
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