A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Without Soul Rings or Soul Bones, the Boneless Demon Fish!

All three of them focused their gazes on the corpse of the Boneless Demon Fish.

A deathly silence fell over the air.

Time passed little by little.

The expected red light did not appear.

There was neither a red Soul Ring representing 100,000 years of cultivation floating above the corpse, nor any fluctuation of half Soul Bone.

The entire body lay quietly on the Ice Surface, like an ordinary lump of scrap meat.

Ice Empress's brows furrowed deeply.

She took two steps forward, poked at the lump of rotten flesh with her heavy claws, her eyes full of doubt.

"Hmm? Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast doesn't even drop its Soul Ring?"

"What kind of logic is there in this world that killing Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast wouldn't produce Soul Ring?"

"Even the most ordinary ten-year Soul Scholar gets Soul Ring from hunting a ten-year Wind Ape, so what is this thing?"

Ye Qing sheathed the Green Lotus Sword, his expression even more solemn than before.

"It's not an ordinary Soul Beast, it can't even be considered a normal life form."

Ye Qing lowered his gaze, staring at the lifeless mass of flesh.

"It's called the Boneless Demon Fish, and it's a subordinate of the ruler of this Sea of Buried Corpses."

"It doesn't produce Soul Ring or Soul Bone."

"Because its existence is purely as the exclusive henchman and eyes and ears of the ruler of this Sea of Buried Corpses."

Ice Empress and Snow Empress stopped moving at the same time.

The two exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

The ruler of the Sea of Buried Corpses?

"This place actually has a ruler?"

Ice Empress raised an eyebrow, somewhat unconvinced.

Ye Qing looked at her and dropped a bombshell, word by word.

"That ruler's name is Woe, and its cultivation level is tens of millions of years."

"Dominator? Ten million years of cultivation? How is that possible!"

Ice Empress instinctively cried out.

The voice was crisp yet carried an undeniable sharpness, and even the breathing became a few beats heavier.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Ice Empress stared intently at Ye Qing, his voice distorted.

"This emperor and Xue'er have endured hundreds of thousands of years, braving the risks of Heavenly Tribulation, to reach this point today. We are already at the pinnacle of the Far North."

Even the legendary Million-Year Soul Beast are so unattainable.

Millions of years... that's a realm they wouldn't even dare to dream of!

"How could there possibly be Soul Beast with tens of millions of years of cultivation in this world?"

Although the Snow Empress did not lose her composure and shout like the Ice Empress, her usually calm phoenix eyes were now filled with turbulent emotions.

Millions of years.

The magnitude represented by these three words has long exceeded the limits of the concept of Soul Beast.

"It wasn't achieved through normal cultivation," Ye Qing explained in a deep voice.

"Woe constantly devouring Soul Beast in this world, Wu'e accumulated millions of years' worth of cultivation in this enclosed space over time."

"In the outside world, one can become a god in a million years."

"And in this sea area, it is the supreme and absolute ruler."

The air was so thick it was suffocating.

Ice Empress and Snow Empress were stunned by this sudden truth and remained unable to calm down for Jiujiu.

A while later...

Snow Empress was the first to recover from the shock.

Her intelligent and aloof eyes fell on Ye Qing, carrying a hint of scrutiny and doubt.

How do you know all this?

The Snow Empress spoke slowly, her tone returning to its usual calm and unhurried manner.

"Before coming here, you didn't even know the exact location of the entrance to the Sea of Buried Corpses."

"How did you learn of these secrets, such as the Boneless Demon Fish and the ruler named Woe?"

This is indeed a point of contention that cannot be ignored.

An ancient secret that even the ruler of the Far North had never heard of.

A young human Soul Master knew everything like the back of his hand, reciting names and cultivation methods without a single mistake.

Ye Qing shrugged and chuckled casually.

"Special channels, I'll explain later."

Hearing this obviously perfunctory answer, Ice Empress was about to ask further questions.

Snow Empress gestured for her to shut up.

Everyone has their own secrets.

As long as Ye Qing has no hostility towards them, the process is not important.

Snow Empress withdrew her gaze. "Shall we go further in?"

Snow Empress looked directly into Ye Qing's eyes.

"With Ferocious Beast that's tens of millions of years old guarding this place, the danger here far exceeds expectations."

Ice Empress also turned their gaze over.

A monster with tens of millions of years of cultivation—just hearing about it sends chills down your spine.

Going head-on against such a monster on someone else's home turf is not a wise choice.

Ye Qing suddenly laughed.

The solemn expression from before vanished, replaced by his usual nonchalant and confident demeanor.

Why don't you leave?

Ye Qing stretched, his bones cracking and popping.

"Gentlemen, don't be intimidated by the words 'millions of years'."

"No matter how special the Sea of Buried Corpses, it still essentially belongs to the category of Lower Plane of the Divine Realm."

"As long as one remains in the lower realm, one must abide by the ironclad laws and world rules of this realm."

Ye Qing stretched out a finger and waved it in the air.

"The rules of this world are pressing down on it."

"Even if Woe has accumulated cultivation for tens of millions of years, limited by the Heaven and Earth Rules and earth and the suppression of the plane, the maximum combat power it can exert is at most the top-level 99-level Peerless Douluo Demigod level."

At this point, Ye Qing's lips curled into a confident smile.

"Moreover, I have a way to tear open a spatial passage and leave this hellish place at any time."

"But that thing called Woe is trapped in this sea forever, and can't get out at all."

"If we can fight, we will; if we can't, we'll just pack up and leave. It can only watch helplessly in the Sea of Buried Corpses."

"The initiative is entirely in our hands, so why should we be afraid of it?"

After hearing Ye Qing's words...

Ice Empress's tense expression finally relaxed.

She thought about it carefully, and it did seem to make sense.

With a way out and the ability to escape at any time, what is there to worry about?

"You're right, kid."

Ice Empress snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and turned his head away arrogantly.

"I wasn't afraid just now."

A faint smile curved the corners of Snow Empress's lips, and a hint of approval flickered in her cool eyes.

"In that case, let's delve deeper."

They set foot on a huge island that was very close to them.

The air was filled with the earthy smell of years of fermentation, mixed with some indescribable stench of decay.

Looking around, all you can see are endless ancient plants.

Ancient trees, as thick as several people could hug, rose from the ground, their lush branches and leaves layered upon each other, completely blocking out the sky.

The entire island seemed to be encased in a dark green, sealed dome.

The lighting was extremely dim, exuding an undisguised eeriness and chill.

Ice Empress and Snow Empress followed Ye Qing on either side.

The two ferocious Ferocious Beast made no attempt to conceal their auras, strolling leisurely through this unknown and treacherous ancient forest.

Suddenly, the waist-high bushes on both sides shook violently.

A dozen pairs of scarlet, beastly eyes shone from the darkness, locking onto the three uninvited guests.

"Roar!"

A ten- Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger, over five meters long, could no longer suppress its bloodthirsty instincts.

Its forepaws were lowered, and a gust of foul wind rushed straight to Ye Qing's nape.

Ice Empress didn't even lift an eyelid.

She let out a cold snort from her nose, a tiny glimpse of her bloodline pressure leaking out.

The aura of Ultimate Ice was like an invisible steel whip, lashing fiercely into the air.

The menacing, Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger didn't even let out a scream.

It twisted its power source in mid-air, crashing heavily into the mud and rolling more than ten meters away.

It scrambled and rolled, tail between its legs, and frantically burrowed back into the depths of the bushes.

A chaotic commotion of fleeing soldiers immediately erupted from the surrounding bushes.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, who had been eyeing them menacingly, retreated completely in a matter of moments, as if they had seen a living Yama.

The Ice Empress flicked her emerald green tail, her sarcasm undisguised. "With such meager cultivation, you dare to set your sights on this Emperor? A bunch of ignorant fools."