Ultimate Violence, Transcending All

"Blah, blah, blah... I don't understand a word you're saying."

Xu Qing curled his lip, clasped his hands behind his head, and looked up at the grey-white sky of the Far North.

"How about giving me a portion of it? She doesn't have any strength right now; unsealing some of her cultivation would make things easier for me to handle."

"Her strength is comparable to a rank 98 Titled Douluo. Once you give me the secret technique, I'll have a sparring partner whose strength I can adjust at any time."

"If I run into any danger and don't have time to call you, she can step in and hold the line."

The two walked one after the other, treading through knee-deep snow toward the lair of the Titan Snow Demon.

The blizzard parted automatically three feet away from them, not even a single snowflake touching their clothes.

Soon, they arrived at their destination: the entrance to the Titan Snow Demon's cave.

Xu Qing began to fuse his rings to create Mystic Ice Marrow, using it to lure the gluttonous Titan Snow Demon into reincarnating and recultivating.

Du Busi broke the quiet atmosphere:

"Disciple... you had better only want her as a sparring partner."

Du Busi extended his right hand, dark green Soul Power gathering in his palm as his mental energy traced complex patterns in the air.

Within a few breaths, a small seal took shape, hovering at his fingertips.

"I'm giving you thirty percent control over the seal on that scorpion. Stop complaining about your master in your head."

Swish—!

Du Busi flicked his finger, and the seal sank into the center of Xu Qing's brow, passing through his sea of consciousness to settle steadily before Elder Yi.

This novel gadget piqued Elder Yi's curiosity.

Having spent two months immersed in the dry ocean of Soul Tool knowledge, the old man decided it was time for a change of pace.

"Hehe, how could this disciple ever complain about Master!?"

Xu Qing changed his expression faster than flipping a book. He condensed a head-sized piece of Mystic Ice Marrow and tossed it onto the ground, Then, he nimbly moved behind Du Busi, diligently pounding his shoulders and back.

The force behind his strikes was enough to crush a hydraulic press with one hand.

"Mm..."

Du Busi was full of enjoyment; although the technique lacked finesse, the gesture warmed his heart.

"Not bad! You brat, you've got heart!"

"ROAR—!!"

A low roar filled with surprise echoed from the depths of the cave.

The ground began to tremble slightly.

A massive Titan Snow Demon poked its head out from the shadows. It was over ten meters long, covered in snow-white, needle-like fur.

Its exposed blue-grey skin was armored in thick ice, and two curved tusks protruded from the corners of its mouth like scimitars.

Its murky blue eyes were locked onto the Mystic Ice Marrow on the ground, its pupils reflecting a greedy, azure light.

Judging by the fluctuations of its aura, this was a terrifying beast with eighty thousand years of cultivation!

This was an age range that ordinary Soul Masters would only consider for their eighth or ninth rings!

Even though Du Busi knew Xu Qing's physical constitution was off the charts, jumping from a 34,800-year fourth ring straight to eighty thousand years...

"Relax, I don't intend to absorb an eighty-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon. I'm not stupid."

Xu Qing saw Du Busi's concern and spoke up to ease his mind.

The latter felt relieved upon hearing this.

"That would be a waste of a Soul Ring slot. My preparations over the last two months won't allow me to settle for just absorbing an eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast, hehehe..."

Xu Qing stared heatedly at the Titan Snow Demon currently devouring the Mystic Ice Marrow.

"I'm going to use the properties of my Mystic Ice Marrow Martial Soul to help it break through to one hundred thousand years, then have the old man help it withstand the Heavenly Tribulation! Then, with its one-hundred-thousand-year cultivation, it will sacrifice itself to me!!"

"What did you say!!!?"

Du Busi was furious!

Their conversation had taken place within Du Busi's Soul Power barrier, So it did not trigger any reaction from the outside world. The Titan Snow Demon, which possessed intelligence no less than a human's, was currently having its mind filled entirely by this heaven-sent delicacy!

This meant it was completely unable to think about what was going on, or where this incredible treat had come from!

It was like a pie falling from the sky!!?

It licked the marrow incessantly, and finally, finding it wasn't enough, it simply opened its blood-red maw and swallowed it in one gulp!

"Gulp—"

Almost the instant the Mystic Ice Marrow entered its stomach, that incomparably pure ice-attribute primordial energy erupted within its body like a bomb!

The primordial energy, like a dam opening its floodgates, swept through its meridians and surged straight toward its brain!!

"Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo--!!!"

The Titan Snow Demon let out a long howl toward the sky, thick white smoke billowing from its entire body!

"Roar... still... want!!"

It actually managed to utter clear syllables!

This pleasure, radiating from its heels all the way to its brain, made it uncontrollably beat its chest and stomp its feet, attempting to vent the restlessness of that extreme sensation!

But it was completely useless!!

This was, after all, the "enhanced" version of Mystic Ice Marrow that Xu Qing had specifically prepared for soul beasts possessing intelligence!!

As for what he added... it's a secret.

It began to pound the ground wantonly, hammering the snow until it was as solid as a sheet of ice, and then it started swinging its fists wildly, unconsciously swallowing snow from the ground that had been stained with a bit of the Mystic Ice Marrow.

But this was no less than adding fuel to the fire!

It was like someone who had made up their mind to quit smoking, having held out for ten days or half a month, only to be forced to take a puff, have the cigarette butt thrown into a toilet, and then have the flush button pressed right in front of them.

The Titan Snow Demon fell into a frenzy.

"Roar-roar-roar-roar--!!!"

"Master, I have my own path to walk. Trust me, I will win."

Xu Qing stepped out from Du Busi's Soul Power barrier, exposing his aura without reservation to the frenzied Titan Snow Demon.

The moment that extreme aura, which was far superior to its own, was exposed, it was like tons of ice water being dumped into a massive vat of boiling oil!

The Titan Snow Demon's murky blue eyes instantly became bloodshot!

Its eyes turned crimson! It panted like an ox!

It had gone mad.

This crazed soul beast would spare no cost to destroy this human who dared to provoke it!!!

"Ki-kill... kill-kill!!!"

The syllables it spat out became increasingly clear, eventually sounding like beating drums and muffled thunder!!

Deafening!!

The Titan Snow Demon sank its body low and plunged its palms into the ground!

"Boom--!!!"

The earth trembled violently!

With it as the center, the ground within a hundred-meter radius cracked inch by inch, and countless massive ice spikes erupted from underground!

One, ten, fifty, over a hundred!!

Each one was over ten meters long, with tips as sharp as spears, deep blue in color, refracting a deadly luster under the faint sunlight.

They pierced out from the ground, surging from all directions, overwhelming and blotting out the sky!!

It was as if an entire forest were collapsing from above.

And every single spearhead was aimed at Xu Qing alone!!

"Hehehe... Hahahahaha!!!"

This unprecedented pressure! This vivid sensation that made his heart race!!

"Boom--!"

Extreme power poured out!!

Wherever the wind of his fists swept, the ice spikes shattered completely! They turned into powder!

The sound of ice fracturing, enough to shatter eardrums, rang out across the entire battlefield with a clattering din!

Heh...

If there exists an attribute called power, then Xu Qing's second martial soul must be the one that reigns above all—extreme violence.