The fierce battle lasted for three hours, until late at night. Under the violent suppression of both sides, the Far North finally retreated in disarray, leaving behind thousands of corpses, and retreated back into the shadows of the Extreme North.
The tightly closed gates of Dragon City slowly opened, and the civilians inside cautiously peeked out. When they saw that the area outside the city walls was in ruins but no Soul Beast had broken through the defenses, the entire city erupted in a deafening cheer.
"Long live the Lord of the City!"
"It was Yu Sanjin who saved us again!"
"Sister Northeast Rain is truly amazing!"
"..."
The overwhelming praise nearly lifted the roof off Dragon City. However, not a single word of these cheers mentioned the two awe-inspiring dragons at the North Gate, nor did anyone know about the mysterious Gu Sect formed by young boys and girls.
On the north gate, Na'er looked at the jubilant scene inside the city, her hands on her slender waist with some displeasure, her purple eyes flashing with grievance. "Brother Gu Tian, these people are such ingrates! The main force of the Soul Beast is clearly in the north, and it was Sister Chiyan and Sister Tide who did the hard work, yet they only remember that old man who farted!"
Looking at the civilians who had escaped death, their faces radiating simple joy, Gu Tian stepped forward and gently ruffled Na'er's long hair. His tone was calm yet profound. " Na'er, there's no need to worry about these things. In this world, sometimes being an unsung hero isn't enough. Fame often comes with trouble, and all we need to do is take what's rightfully ours."
Chiyan and Tide, who were standing nearby, also returned to the city wall. The dragon aura surrounding the two gradually subsided, and the originally enormous phantom of the true dragon stirred up ripples in the air.
"Tch, the air in this plane is still so murky." Chiyan sneered, looking at Tide. "You dead ice block, what do you think?"
Tide gracefully straightened her blue dress, ignoring Blazing Chiyan's provocation, and the two of them waved their hands in unison.
"Snap--!"
The once peaceful space was once again forcibly torn open by two mighty forces, creating a dark rift. The two phantom dragons let out a weak yet high-pitched roar, then their figures flickered and instantly fell into the void rift, returning to Gu Tian's Sea of Consciousness.
"Hmph, what's so great about them!" Aria pouted, her golden twin tails swaying in the cold wind, her eyes filled with resentment and anticipation. "When Gu Tian helps me find my dragon body, the true dragon I manifest will absolutely amaze everyone! It will be much more impressive than those two!"
Although in terms of rank, the Light Dragon King and the Dark Dragon King are auxiliary balancers, one light and one dark, and are indeed much smaller in size than the Fire, Ice, and Mountain Dragon Kings who represent ultimate violence and defense, this does not mean that their combat power is weak. In the Dragon Clan's judgment system, Aria's Light Holy Dragon form truly signifies the judgment of the law.
"Okay, I'll definitely help you find it," Gu Tian said with a smile, trying to comfort him.
Just then, a series of hurried, chaotic footsteps sounded in the distance. "Oh my god! Your Excellencies! I am Yu Sanjin, and I thank you all for saving my life!"
The Yu Sanjin, still reeking of a faint stench, was seen running from the west gate, his large floral cotton trousers tucked up at the hem. His old face was covered in cold sweat and wild joy. Before he even got close, he knelt on the snow, bowing repeatedly to Gu Tian and his group. He even tried to hug Gu Tian's leg, but Gu Yue's Bingbing glare silenced him.
Meanwhile, towards the west gate, Tang San watched Yu Sanjin's retreating figure, his eyes instantly turning cold. Ignoring the cheers from within the city, he immediately turned to Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, and the others behind him, and issued his command in a low voice:
"The city lord has left, now is the perfect opportunity! Everyone from Shrek, go down and search immediately! Before the energy of those fallen Soul Beast dissipates, find me the most suitable Soul Ring!"
Tang San's tone was grim as he led the Shrek Devils down to search for suitable Soul Ring: "Let's finish this quickly! According to Grandmaster's theory, your current limit is around eight hundred years. Don't be overly ambitious. Find one that matches your age and absorb it immediately! Before that guy surnamed Gu returns, we need to complete all our combat power upgrades!"
The wind and snow in the Extreme North never ceased, the howling wind whipping up icy shards that stung the face like knives. Tang San, along with the Shrek Academy students, were in a secluded ice valley outside Dragon City, where fluctuations of Soul Power rose and fell.
It must be said that the quality of the Soul Beast in the Extreme North is far superior to that of the Sunset Forest or the Frozen Forest. The ice-attribute Soul Beast that appear here all have the most primal and purest extreme cold essence flowing in their blood. On the way here alone, Oscar, Tai Long, and Huang Yuan had already found Soul Beast of excellent age and perfect attributes and successfully killed them.
At this moment, apart from Ma Hongjun, everyone else was already sitting in a sheltered spot, surrounded by dense Soul Power fluctuations, at a crucial moment in absorbing Soul Ring.
Ma Hongjun watched as his companions were about to achieve breakthroughs one by one, and sighed with a touch of melancholy. His small eyes were filled with envy.
Tang San seemed to sense Fatty's emotions. He put away his blood-stained Hidden Weapon, stepped forward, patted Ma Hongjun's broad shoulder, and comforted him, "Fatty, don't be discouraged. Although the Soul Beast here are of extremely high quality, most of them have the ultimate ice attribute. Your Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix. If you forcibly absorb the Soul Ring here, not only will you not become stronger, but it will also cause a clash between ice and fire, and your Martial Soul will shatter. After everyone has finished absorbing, we'll immediately set off back, and on the way, we'll go to Sunset Forest to find you a fire attribute Soul Beast of the best age. With me and Master here, we will definitely not let you leave empty-handed."
Hearing Tang San's words, Ma Hongjun felt much better and nodded heavily. "Thank you, Third Brother! Don't worry, I'm here with the Dean, Teacher Zhao, and Boss Dai to protect you. We guarantee not even a fly can get in!"
Tang San nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to a huge corpse not far ahead.
It was a massive Ice Bear, its body covered in thick, white fur like steel needles. Even in death, its savage and oppressive aura remained astonishing. This kind of Soul Beast was renowned for its strength in the Extreme North, and its explosive power could even rival that of the overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest — the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. However, due to geographical isolation, these two top-tier power-type races could never meet in their lifetime.
According to Yu Xiaogang's previous theoretical guidance, the Clear Sky Hammer, as the number one weapon Martial Soul in the world, is all about "strength". One force can overcome ten techniques. When the Clear Sky Hammer's strength reaches tens of thousands of catties or even higher, any fancy Soul Skill will appear pale and powerless.
" Clear Sky Hammer, appear!"
Tang San let out a low shout and clenched his left hand in the air. The Clear Sky Hammer, which Bind in a faint black aura and appeared even more profound due to the influence of the Death Warrior Pill, appeared in his palm.