Half a month later, Azure Luan Elder led Ying Chengfeng and the others to the outskirts of the Far North.
There was one more person accompanying them.
It was Ying Chengfeng's mother, Ji Qingyi.
After taking an Immortal Herb Ying Chengfeng had given her, Ji Qingyi had also successfully improved the quality of her Martial Soul a little.
Her Soul Power Level had increased along with it.
Ji Qingyi had now reached level 80. She only needed to obtain her eighth Soul Ring to become a Soul Douluo.
Ji Qingyi had always been exceptionally beautiful, but now she was even more captivating.
Dressed in green, she was like the cold and otherworldly Azure Luan Fairy.
"Qingyi, I'll find a suitable Soul Ring for you first. After that, you'll be responsible for protecting these three children. I've been away from the Worship Hall for too long and need to hurry back."
On a snow-covered hillside, Azure Luan Elder spoke to Ji Qingyi.
Meanwhile, in an open space, Ying Chengfeng was chopping down trees with Qian Renxue and Yu Feiyan.
They were going to build a place to stay here.
The three of them had clear divisions of labor and worked together quite efficiently.
Azure Luan Elder came over and said to Ying Chengfeng, "Chengfeng, the three of you stay here. Don't go anywhere. Your mother and I will go hunt a Soul Ring and come right back."
At that, Ying Chengfeng looked up at his grandfather and mother. "Mm. Don't worry, go ahead."
His mother, Ji Qingyi, said with concern, "There usually aren't any overly powerful Soul Beasts around here. If one shows up, take the girls and run. Understand?"
Compared to the confidence Azure Luan Elder had in Ying Chengfeng, his mother Ji Qingyi was more worried.
It was the kind of concern and care that parents felt no matter how capable their children were.
"I will." Ying Chengfeng nodded firmly.
Azure Luan Elder turned to Ji Qingyi and said, "All right, this brat is more than capable of handling himself. Let's hurry and hunt that Soul Ring."
With that, the two of them left under Ying Chengfeng's watchful gaze.
Once they were gone, Ying Chengfeng put down the wood in his hands.
He stood up and said, "Let's look around nearby and see if we can find a suitable Soul Ring for Feiyan."
Qian Renxue looked at him. "You're not listening to your mother?"
Ying Chengfeng smiled at Qian Renxue. "My mom said that if there are Soul Beasts here, I should take you and run. She never said I couldn't take you and run if there aren't any."
"Can you really twist it like that?" Yu Feiyan, standing nearby, was astonished. He really was good at finding a loophole!
Qian Renxue said, "Then didn't your grandfather tell you not to wander off?"
Ying Chengfeng didn't answer. Instead, he asked her, "If you could only listen to one person, would you listen to your grandfather or your mother?"
Qian Renxue fell silent.
When her father was around, he only ever made her cultivate and was extremely strict with her.
Her mother had simply detested her to the point of not even bothering to look after her.
Only her grandfather had shown her any real concern.
If she could only listen to one person, she would probably listen to her grandfather.
No!
If it came down to Ying Chengfeng or her grandfather, she would listen to Ying Chengfeng.
She kept that thought to herself, though, and didn't say it aloud.
By then, Ying Chengfeng had already reached the hillside.
From there, he could see a small village below.
When they had some free time, he could take Qian Renxue and Yu Feiyan down to find other children their age to play with.
At the same time, a group of people entered the small village.
They were heading toward the snowy mountains.
Ying Chengfeng, of course, knew nothing about this.
He had already set off with Qian Renxue and Yu Feiyan.
Of the three of them, only Yu Feiyan had put on an extra thick sable coat.
Ying Chengfeng and Qian Renxue were physically stronger than ordinary people.
Ying Chengfeng wore a full set of god-tier gear, while Qian Renxue had put on a thin black cloak.
The snowy mountains stretched endlessly ahead. The three walked onward, leaving a string of small footprints behind them.
Snow fell year-round in the Far North.
The vast majority of the Soul Beasts here had the ice attribute.
But if a Soul Beast had an attribute other than ice, that meant one thing.
It had been born with a different attribute in an environment as harsh as this frozen land.
That alone was enough to show how capable the Soul Beast must be.
In theory, Soul Beasts in the Far North could possess attributes such as light, wind, or Mental Attribute, as long as they didn't conflict with the frigid energy of the region.
However, such Soul Beasts were difficult to find.
Over the course of three days, the three of them found no fewer than fifty kinds of Soul Beasts in the outer areas of the snowy mountains.
Without exception, none of them met the requirements.
They did encounter a few more Soul Beasts with the Mental Attribute, but they were all lazy good-for-nothings.
Ying Chengfeng wasn't interested in any of them.
What he wanted was a Soul Beast that remained warlike even in an extremely harsh environment.
On the fourth day, the three of them arrived in a Snow Valley.
They were immediately drawn to a peculiarly striking Soul Beast.
It walked upright and had grayish-white fur;
A pale blue, ice-crystal-like tail grew from its back, and a light red crystal sat on its forehead.
Its claws were incredibly sharp, and it was fighting a snow-white brown bear.
The bear stood over three meters tall, nearly five times taller than it.
Yet with its sharp claws, the mysterious Soul Beast managed to hold its own against the bear.
The two continued their fierce battle, paying no heed to the outsiders who had arrived.
They roared from time to time, first competing in strength, then in sheer ferocity.
Watching them, Qian Renxue said, "They both seem to be ice-attribute Soul Beasts. They wouldn't suit little sister Feiyan."
Ying Chengfeng nodded without committing either way, but he didn't leave right away.
Instead, he stopped to watch the fight.
His gaze remained fixed on the mysterious Soul Beast's claws.
They didn't seem to have the ice attribute.
By then, the two Soul Beasts were gradually bringing their fight to a halt.
They seemed to realize that neither could do anything to the other.
The brown bear retreated first, and the mysterious Soul Beast chose not to pursue it.
The mysterious Soul Beast noticed Ying Chengfeng and the others and immediately looked wary.
It slowly backed away, its eyes fixed on Ying Chengfeng.
"Hmph. You're staying." Ying Chengfeng moved in a flash and immediately pressed down on the mysterious Soul Beast.
In an instant, it couldn't move, and a humanlike look of fear appeared on its face.
It had never been this afraid, not even when facing the brown bear five times its size.
Ying Chengfeng had already pinned it to the ground with one hand. He turned to Yu Feiyan and said,
"Do you want to try absorbing this Soul Beast's Soul Ring?"
Yu Feiyan came over, looking a little puzzled.
Ying Chengfeng explained calmly, "There's something unusual about this Soul Beast's claws. It might bring a surprise, though it might also disappoint."
"Your Martial Soul is too unusual and has no offensive ability, so you don't need any particular Soul Skills. It's best to use the Soul Ring's energy to improve the quality of your Martial Soul."
As he spoke, Ying Chengfeng handed Yu Feiyan a knife.
Yu Feiyan hesitated for only a few seconds before moving to attack the mysterious Soul Beast.
Just then, a cool voice sounded behind them:
"Our Tianshui Primary Soul Master Academy has claimed this Soul Beast."
At that, Ying Chengfeng turned to look.
A middle-aged woman was slowly approaching with three little girls.
"How interesting." Ying Chengfeng had sensed the four of them long ago.
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