The Emperor Descends from the Heavens, Ferocious and Grim!!

"Xu Qing, have I been spoiling you too much?"

Du Busi had assumed his precious disciple was just going through a rebellious phase, but he hadn't expected this.

Was he trying to challenge the physical limits of a spirit master? Heh, heh, heh, he must think his life is too sturdy and is itching for a death.

"Sigh... a spirit core is something one condenses only after breaking through to the Title Douluo rank. It is far too early for you to be talking about that."

"Tch... fine, don't teach me then. Let's go, let's go..."

How could Xu Qing not know that a spirit core could only be condensed by a Title Douluo?

In this current era, the mainstream method of spirit core condensation was to form the first core at level ninety. As the center of the spirit power cycle, it could drastically increase one's spirit power reserves and recovery rate.

'Drastically increase spirit power'—that was the incentive behind Xu Qing's whimsical idea.

The core area of the Far North.

Rarely, the sun had actually appeared here.

Golden sunlight shone down upon the sky-filling ice and snow.

One second, Xu Qing had still been at the Body Sect; the next, as soon as he opened his mouth to agree, the impatient old man had grabbed him and torn through space.

They arrived in the Far North in an instant.

"So fast, Master. You've gotten stronger again."

Xu Qing was just about to summon his Mystic Ice Marrow martial soul as he had done on previous trips to the Far North, when a heaven-shaking roar disrupted the rhythm of the master and disciple.

"ROAR--!!!"

Here they go again!! Here they go again!!!

You two damned humans!

Why must you keep hounding my Titan Snow Demon clan!!?

What on earth have we ever done to provoke you!!

A-Tai, the king of the Titan Snow Demon clan and one of the three giants of the Far North, vented his fury in the depths of his heart.

"Heh, hahahaha! Disciple!"

Du Busi sensed the aura and, with just a brief perception, confirmed it was A-Tai.

A two-hundred-thousand-year-old fierce beast that he had chased and beaten before, yet had managed to escape every single time!

"Tell me, if I were to capture him, and you were to properly 'persuade' him, do you think we could..."

Before Du Busi could finish, Xu Qing knew exactly what he meant.

"No."

A crisp, clean refusal!

The old man didn't even react for a moment.

Wait, you could convince a million-year spirit beast to perform a soul sacrifice, but a two-hundred-thousand-year one is impossible!?

Xu Qing sighed softly, rolled his eyes at Du Busi, and said leisurely:

"Do you think a spirit beast's soul sacrifice is some simple matter?"

"As far as I know, in all the recorded history of spirit masters on this continent, besides me, there has only been one case of a spirit beast willingly performing a soul sacrifice."

"That was the hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit and that Sea God, Tang San, ten thousand years ago."

"And that Sea God later seemed to have resurrected his lover... yes, that rabbit."

Resurrect, my... lover!!

"I believe you can do it."

Du Busi was like a grandparent returning home for the New Year, looking at his child and always feeling they hadn't eaten enough.

He just wanted to stuff the best, the finest, all those delicacies and gourmet treasures into the child's big stomach.

He completely ignored whether the child could actually handle it.

Xu Qing was truly full, stuffed to the brim!

Even if he could use the Mystic Ice Marrow, combined with some schemes and brainwashing—pfft, persuasion—to get another fierce beast to perform a soul sacrifice, he would likely just pass out and kick the bucket right then and there.

He'd be off to the Gourmet Planet to find Liangzi.

"Old man, stop trying to kill me. I've already told you, if it can't be done, it can't be done."

Xu Qing dug his ear, wiped the debris on Du Busi's clothes, and cast his gaze toward a spot in the distance covered by wind and snow.

"Just hurry up and find a Titan Snow Demon that's a few tens of thousands of years old. To me, this Mystic Ice Marrow is just a martial soul that adds flowers to the brocade; if I really want to establish myself, I have to rely on my own conviction."

"How arrogant!!!"

Along with the voice came a blinding, intense light!

Rumble!!

A deafening roar accompanied countless snowflakes as they surged toward the two.

Yet, it was to no avail. Du Busi merely flicked his hand, and the avalanche-like scene before him vanished into thin air.

Whoosh—!

Everything within a ten-mile radius capable of obstructing their vision was wiped away!

A-Tai's figure was now fully exposed before them.

A colossal beast standing over 120 meters tall! His form resembled that of a human, though his arms were exceptionally long; standing upright, he could easily touch his toes.

His entire body was covered in white hair as sharp as spears, and his exposed skin was a grayish-blue, marked with scars that refused to heal!

Of course, the most unsettling part was his face. Two massive fangs protruded from his lips, curving outward toward the sides!

"Damn, he's ugly. Old man, no matter how many times I see the Titan Snow Demon clan, I'm always shocked by their looks."

Xu Qing tilted his head back, saying with an indifferent expression:

"Hurry up and drive him away; he's too noisy."

"ROAR—!!!"

A-Tai roared at the sky once more! The inner fury he felt was completely ignited by Xu Qing's dismissive attitude!

"HUMANS!!"

"BOOM—!!"

A piercing sonic boom suddenly erupted, disrupting A-Tai's movements!

Du Busi had appeared at A-Tai's side before anyone even noticed!

Without a moment's hesitation: Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Red, Red, Red!

He unleashed every single one of his spirit rings without reservation, all appearing in that fleeting instant before merging into his body one by one.

He had actually entered the state of Unity of Heaven and Man!

He was even using Ring Fusion!?

What are you doing!? Are you trying to kill him!?

No! My spirit rings in the back!

"Ice Emperor's Wrath!!"

Yet another figure had appeared on the battlefield!!!

Who was it!?

Hum, hum, hum—!!!

Du Busi's old brain couldn't even process it for a moment!

Because he had discovered a young human girl right in front of his fist!!

But he quickly realized something was wrong! This had to be that legendary beast in human form! Could it be the head of the Far North giants, the Snow Empress!?

Although he adjusted in the nick of time, a battle between true powerhouses allowed for no distractions!

The sky-filling emerald ice crystals collided with Du Busi's massive green fist—a move that should have been shattered in an instant by the strike of an ultimate powerhouse.

Miraculously, it held!

Du Busi's eyes sharpened, his figure vanishing into thin air to reappear beside Xu Qing.

He prepared to tear through space to send the child home, intending to finish off both beasts alone before returning to retrieve the child for the spirit ring hunt.

"HUMANS!!!"

The emerald figure tore through the dense mist created by the battle's shockwaves, arriving before the two with a thunderous boom.

Now, her true appearance was revealed.

A girl standing 1.6 meters tall, her emerald hair flowing in the air, her slender neck held high, her amber eyes filled with rage!

Her petite, adorable face radiated a bone-chilling coldness at this moment!

She stepped through the air and landed slowly, leaving a footprint with every step, while her hands were wreathed in emerald-green spirit power.