Far North Tug-of-War! This Ninth Soul Ring Is a Bit Hard to Handle

The howling wind and snow cut across the earth like a mad knife.

The world was a vast expanse of white, even the line of sight was frozen solid.

Achoo!

A loud sneeze broke the silence.

Dugu Bo's two dark green eyebrows were covered with white frost.

His weary eyes stared at the leisurely strolling boy beside him.

"I've had the worst luck imaginable."

"Following you Ye Qing, this old man hasn't had a single good day."

Dugu Bo gritted his teeth.

"I spent months in the Star Dou Great Forest like a savage, Soul Hunting for you, kid. I smelled like tree bark and mud!"

"We finally got out, and you, without even touching the ground, dragged this old man to this godforsaken Far North to freeze."

"Does this old man, Titled Douluo, have no dignity?"

Ye Qing, dressed in a thin blue robe, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the extreme cold and snow.

Hearing Dugu Bo's complaint, Ye Qing, chewing on the jerky in her mouth, glanced at him sideways and slowly retorted:

"Old Poison, you can't say that."

"Young people should endure more hardship, while older people should take better care of themselves."

"Look at you, spending all your time holed up in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well playing with poisons, you've become so listless."

"I brought you out for immersive training, to help you improve blood circulation and reduce bruising for free, and instead of being grateful, you turn around and blame me?"

"Thank you my foot!" Dugu Bo almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

That kid's tongue is more venomous than his venom.

Just as the two were arguing,

A sudden, loud, muffled rumble came from beneath the ice ahead!

Click, click!

The thick glacier, spanning hundreds of meters in radius, suddenly cracked open.

Dozens of enormous, lizard-like Soul Beast, their bodies covered in heavy ice crystal armor, burst forth from beneath the ice.

"Roar!!!"

A torrential downpour of frosty breath rained down on the two of them.

"Frozen Earth Dragon?"

"Heh, this is the Far North giving us a taste of our power."

Dugu Bo was already seething with anger.

Seeing these fools daring to block his way, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

"Die!"

A terrifying dark green Poison Fog exploded, and the oppressive aura of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor swept out.

The process was swift and devastating.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The dozen or so Frozen Earth Dragon exploded into clouds of blood mist that filled the sky.

"Call..."

He breathed a sigh of relief; the Old Poison felt great.

"I still have to ask you one question: what exactly are you planning to do with your ninth Soul Ring this time?"

When the topic turned to the "ninth Soul Ring," Dugu Bo's expression became extremely serious.

For Titled Douluo, this is the final step.

But for Ye Qing, it was only the final link of the half- Soul Ring.

Ye Qing exhaled a puff of white breath.

With his hands tucked into his sleeves, he looked up at the deep, dangerous fog in the Far North.

The most powerful beings in the Far North are nothing more than a few Kings of the Far North.

Titan Snow Demon King, over 200,000 years old; Ice Empress, over 300,000 years old; and even Snow Empress, over 600,000 years old.

Oh, and there's also the Ice Bear King.

Ye Qing clicked his tongue, analyzing the situation thoughtfully.

"If the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast of the Far North were willing to sacrifice themselves, then my ninth Soul Ring could take off immediately."

Hearing Ye Qing's nonchalant tone, Dugu Bo's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"You've got some serious ideas, kid!"

Ye Qing chuckled and patted Dugu Bo on the shoulder.

"I just said it offhand."

Since I don't have some boastful, million-year-old sweet notebook to help me fool people, why would anyone sacrifice themselves for me?

If he has enough strength in the future, he would be willing to try physical persuasion.

The only problem now is that we don't know if there are any other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Far North besides these known Ferocious Beast.

Ye Qing sighed, "We can only take it one step at a time, since we're already here."

The two exchanged a glance, then, one after the other, transformed into two streaks of light and headed straight for the depths of the Far North.

The environment deep in the Far North is a hundred times harsher than imagined, far surpassing the snow and wind on the outskirts.

Ye Qing originally thought that spending a few months in the Star Dou Great Forest was the limit.

But he never expected that the search in the Far North would last for a full five months!

The wind and snow never stopped.

All around were nothing but white glaciers and desolate ice fields.

Five months later.

In the heart of the Far North, blizzards howled like thunder.

Dugu Bo slumped down behind the ice rock.

His dark green beard was covered with ice crystals.

He looked so haggard, like an old zombie that had crawled out of a coffin.

"Young Master Ye..."

Dugu Bo's voice trembled, and the hot breath he exhaled froze into ice particles in the blink of an eye.

"I'm really done for... Five months! A full five months! And you haven't even taken a liking to a single Soul Beast!"

"This place is nothing but ice and snow. If I stay any longer, my eyes will go blind."

Ye Qing was also huddled up to the side, completely disregarding his image. His once handsome hair was now a mess, blown about by the wind and snow.

His eyes held disappointment and a sense of existential doubt.

"That shouldn't be the case..."

Ye Qing rubbed his aching temples, speechless with exasperation. "How come this Far North, the stronghold of the three Ferocious Beast, is acting like it's closed down?"

"Did those Ferocious Beast go on a collective annual leave, or did they go into hibernation hand in hand?"

"We haven't even caught a glimpse of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"

Ye Qing sighed, patted the snow powder off his trousers, and stood up.

"Forget it, Old Poison. Man proposes, God disposes."

"Since the Soul Beast of this Far North are not cooperating, we will not force it. The Soul Hunting Operation ends here."

Rumble!!!

No sooner had they finished speaking than the ancient glacier beneath their feet suddenly began to tremble violently.

A dull, violent tremor, as if it were tearing the earth apart, erupted from the deepest part of the blizzard.

Glug glug!

Countless ice chips slid down from the iceberg.

"Roar!"

"Howl!"

A series of piercing roars, accompanied by a terrifying blizzard, surged forth as rolling waves of sound.

Dugu Bo was about to head back home, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

He suddenly stood up, his Soul Power surging around him, staring intently into the depths of the wind and snow.

"Young Ye, something's wrong. Something's started fighting, and the number of them is terrifying."

Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, and his spiritual power spread out forward like a giant net.

"This scale... is it a beast tide from the Far North?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Beast tides usually charge around haphazardly without any order," Ye Qing said, puzzled.

Dugu Bo closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, his expression gradually becoming extremely strange.

He shook his head. "This isn't a beast tide."

"The beast tide was a panicked and chaotic rout."

"But these guys in front of us are moving in such a regular pattern, they even have a formation."

"This is practically a well-trained army of Soul Beast!"

An army composed of Soul Beast from the Far North?

In the desolate, cruel, and frigid Far North, how could Soul Beast actually deploy their forces?

Listening to the approaching, thunderous sound of hooves trampling the ice field,

The weariness in Ye Qing's eyes faded.

His lips curled slightly upward, revealing a mischievous yet excited, cunning smile.

"That's interesting. They searched for five months without finding a single thing, and then pulled this stunt before they left."

"Old Poison, let's go see a show!"