Mammoth

Glaciers evaporated, gravel melted, and snow-capped mountains collapsed. A powerful air current swept through the Frozen Forest, causing the long-accumulated snow on countless cold pine branches to cascade down, transforming the silver-clad landscape into a lush, vibrant green.

A shimmering stream of light streaked across the azure sky, plunging into the depths of the winding, storm-battered mountain range, crashing heavily into the ice field and sinking deep into the thick snow.

The protective soul power bestowed by Yan Shaozhe, the Psychic Shield condensed by Ralts, and the cushioning effect of the deep snow—with these three factors combined, Bai Cai remained unharmed.

Climbing out of the impact crater and back onto the snow, the biting cold wind mixed with ice particles felt like bone-scraping knives, and the vast ice field stretched out into infinity.

Bai Cai fell silent, returning to the snow cave to take shelter from the piercing wind and beginning to check his supply reserves.

With water barrels, dry rations, and smoked meat, the food reserves were enough to last for four months. However, could the remnants of the protective soul power given by Dean Yan Shaozhe withstand the harsh climate of the Extreme North?

He could not pin his hopes on Dean Yan Shaozhe quickly defeating the Title Douluo of the Sun Moon Empire.

A powerful and influential Title Douluo who crossed national borders to reach the Extreme North, located in the outer territories of the Heaven Dou Empire's northern frontier, must certainly have some trump card.

If the remnants of the protective soul power provided by Dean Yan Shaozhe were exhausted, he would certainly be unable to resist the extreme cold.

Finding a way out on his own was the only choice!

The Sea Blue Bracelet on his right wrist flickered with light. Bai Cai wrapped himself tightly in a thick quilt, and with Ralts creating a Psychic Shield, the two of them struggled toward the interior of the ice field.

He needed to find soul beasts, follow them, and head toward a region with a milder climate suitable for survival.

Amidst the vast wind and snow, his figure gradually blurred. Bai Cai's conviction remained firm, and step by step, he ventured deep into the boundless, expansive ice field.

The Blizzard Mammoth is a unique soul beast of the Extreme North, inhabiting the ice fields. Its thick fur is blackish-brown, its tusks are thick and white, and its trunk is flexible and long, allowing it to easily forage for lichen and moss.

According to the Soul Beast Compendium, the Blizzard Mammoth does not fear the extreme cold and often travels through raging blizzards.

Its thick, curved tusks dug through the snow to scrape the yellowish-brown lichen from the surface of the soil, and the behemoth used its tough, flexible trunk to curl up the lichen and chew it slowly.

Bai Cai lurked within the snow, quietly waiting for night to fall.

Resources on the ice field were scarce, and the Blizzard Mammoth had a large appetite; it was bound to migrate in search of food.

The migration area of the Blizzard Mammoth must be suitable for soul beast survival. By following the Blizzard Mammoth as it migrated, he would surely be safe.

A hundred-year Blizzard Mammoth has a shoulder height of over three meters and a body length of nearly five meters.

A thousand-year Blizzard Mammoth has a shoulder height of over five meters and a body length of nearly nine meters.

A ten-thousand-year Blizzard Mammoth has a shoulder height of over eight meters and a body length of nearly fifteen meters.

There were ten Blizzard Mammoths in the herd digging for lichen before him.

The leader had a shoulder height of six meters and a body length of ten meters, with a cultivation of about two thousand years. Three mammoths had a shoulder height of five meters and a body length of nine meters, with a cultivation of about a thousand years, while the remaining six mammoths were all at the hundred-year level.

Ralts possessed the talent of telepathy, and Bai Cai planned to hitch a ride on the Blizzard Mammoths to sneak across the ice field.

Time passed slowly, and night suddenly descended. The cold wind howled, and the Blizzard Mammoth herd stopped eating and lay down to rest.

The leader of the Blizzard Mammoths suddenly stood up. The other mammoths were confused, but the leader shook its body as if nothing had happened and then lay back down to rest.

The leader's back was broad and flat, and its black-brown fur was warm and thick. Finding a suitable spot, Bai Cai carefully wrapped himself in his sleeping bag and fell into a sound sleep.

A behemoth with a shoulder height of six meters and a body length of ten meters was not a mental-type soul beast; how could it detect the little creature hiding on its back?

Ralts precisely controlled its psychic power to bear Bai Cai's weight and seal his aura. The Blizzard Mammoth leader only had two thousand years of cultivation and a dull mind; it hadn't sensed anything unusual, so it naturally felt at ease lying down to rest.

At noon the next day, the tepid sunlight illuminated the ice field. The yellowish-brown lichen was stained with mud and inedible, so the Blizzard Mammoths began to migrate.

Sitting on the broad, flat back of the Blizzard Mammoth leader, Bai Cai sat up leisurely, admiring the beautiful scenery of the ice field while enjoying the still-warm sweet dry rations and salty smoked meat.

Breaking off a piece of the ration and tearing a strip of smoked meat, Bai Cai gently fed Ralts in his arms.

The little one with blue hair ate her breakfast in small bites while simultaneously maintaining the Psychic Shield to prevent their aura from leaking.

The Blizzard Mammoth leader's fur was thick enough to keep the rations and smoked meat warm, much like a camper van with a built-in kitchen.

Riding the Blizzard Mammoth leader, Bai Cai's life became extremely routine: eating, sleeping, and admiring the scenery, all while hoping that Dean Yan Shaozhe would suddenly appear and take him back to Shrek Academy.

One day, two days, three days... Dean Yan Shaozhe never appeared, and Bai Cai could only face the silence.

A month later, by hitching a ride with the migrating Blizzard Mammoths, Bai Cai successfully snuck across the ice field. The snow-capped mountains stretched on endlessly, appearing as if they were right before his eyes.

Amidst the vast snow and biting wind, between the continuous snow-capped mountains, the Blizzard Mammoths seemed to be possessed by their ancestors, at times charging forward and at times coming to a standstill.

When a piece of clothing was returned to Dormitory 106, Wang Dong burst into tears.

Yan Shaozhe had intercepted the white-robed old man, and victory had been nearly certain. However, seeing that there was no hope of escape, the white-robed old man had ruthlessly detonated himself.

There was more than one Title Douluo from the Sun Moon Empire near the Frozen Forest; a total of three had infiltrated the Extreme North to poach soul beasts, and they had been positioned to support one another.

When the white-robed old man detonated himself, the other two Title Douluo sensed the anomaly and rushed toward the mountains, forcing Yan Shaozhe to fight while retreating.

The Title Douluo of the Sun Moon Empire were known as Level 9 Soul Engineers, possessing an endless array of Soul Tools that provided massive combat bonuses.

Yan Shaozhe was severely injured, and the other two Title Douluo pursued him relentlessly. In the midst of their entanglement, the optimal window for rescue had already been missed.

By the time the Shrek Academy rescue team arrived, Yan Shaozhe realized with a jolt that the protective soul power he had given Bai Cai had been completely exhausted; he could no longer sense his specific location, let alone whether he was dead or alive.

The Extreme North was vast beyond measure. The academy's rescue team had exhausted all their efforts to find the snow cave formed by Bai Cai's impact, only to lose his faint trail in the blizzard.

In the shelter of the Frozen Forest, Yan Shaozhe saw the spare clothes Bai Cai had left behind and felt a deep sense of guilt.

He could have easily brought back a Mirror Shadow Beast of the appropriate age, yet he chose to test the intelligence and combat prowess of Bai Cai, leading him to venture into the snowy mountains and ultimately meet with disaster.

Because of his own arbitrary decision, a core student with exceptional talent was buried in the Extreme North, leaving Yan Shaozhe filled with self-reproach as he gloomily resigned from his position as Dean.

The Extreme North is a forbidden zone for humanity, characterized by a harsh natural environment and extremely ferocious soul beasts. A soul master who has not yet obtained their second soul ring would not even survive for three days there.

However, Wang Dong refused to believe that Bai Cai had perished in the Extreme North.

She knew that Bai Cai's storage ring and the storage bracelet she had lent him were filled with food and fresh water; as long as he could find a suitable place to hide, he would surely be safe and sound.

Little White was so cautious, so timid, and always so hesitant—how could he die in the Extreme North? How could it be possible for him to die there?

Wang Dong earnestly prayed for divine protection, hoping for Bai Cai's swift return.