A Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Snow Soul Beast Undergoing Heavenly Tribulation?

"Can only judge by the soul beasts' age." Jing Chen carried Yi Yi and casually headed in one direction.

The scenery looked much the same in every direction where he was now—a vast expanse of white. Trying to determine his location by the surroundings was unrealistic.

He could only estimate his approximate location based on the age of the soul beasts he encountered.

If the first soul beast he came across happened to suit him, that would be even better. He could save himself the trouble of searching.

Jing Chen's requirements for his fourth soul ring were fairly simple: a top-tier Ice Attribute soul beast. One at the super level would naturally be even better.

It would preferably be at least ten thousand years old, with no upper limit. After all, he had Yi Yi. As long as it drained the soul beast dry, he could absorb a soul ring regardless of how old it was.

"Could I have ended up in the core region of the Far North?" Jing Chen soon realized there was a problem.

The temperature in this area was extremely low, and the cold wind was fierce. Only because he possessed the Extreme Ice Martial Soul and was immune to low temperatures did he barely feel anything.

But if a non-Ice Attribute Soul Master came here, they would probably shiver from the cold. It was simply far too frigid.

After realizing that he might have entered the core region of the Far North, Jing Chen became much more cautious.

He had no intention of retreating. Yi Yi had now grown into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and was strong enough.

Even if they encountered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the Far North, or even a ferocious beast, there was nothing to fear.

Yi Yi's strength gave him the confidence to keep moving forward. There was no need to retreat.

"I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to encounter super Ice Attribute soul beasts like Ice Jade Scorpions or Titan Snow Demons in this core region."

Jing Chen was still somewhat expectant. If he could encounter one of those super species, this trip would be perfect.

Walking through this snowy land against the biting wind was no easy task. It took Jing Chen nearly half an hour to travel just over a thousand meters.

At this moment, he had one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news was that he had encountered a soul beast.

The bad news was that it did not suit him. It was an Ice Rock Python that was more than twenty thousand years old.

What he wanted was a strength-type or assault-type soul beast. This Ice Rock Python did possess strength, but it still fell somewhat short of his requirements.

"Yi Yi, it's your turn to perform." Jing Chen patted the lazily reclining Yi Yi in his arms.

If he went all out, he might have a chance to drive this Ice Rock Python back himself, but there was clearly no need for that.

Before he had even found a suitable soul ring, there was no point in leaving himself in such a sorry state. That would only waste time.

Yi Yi slowly opened its eyes. It did not even intend to jump down and simply began to reveal its aura.

The Ice Rock Python, which had been charging over ferociously, went limp with fear the instant it sensed that aura.

How could it dare keep charging? It hurriedly turned around and fled into the distance in a miserable state.

Seeing the Ice Rock Python flee, Jing Chen could not help finding it a little amusing. After pausing briefly, he continued onward.

Encountering that Ice Rock Python, which was more than twenty thousand years old, also confirmed one thing for him: he really was in the core region of the Far North.

Searching for a soul ring truly depended on luck. Jing Chen had walked for more than four hours and still had not encountered a suitable soul beast.

During that time, he encountered six ten-thousand-year soul beasts, including top-tier soul beasts.

But none were assault-type or strength-type. Since they did not meet his expectations, he did not kill them to obtain their soul rings.

After searching for several more hours, Jing Chen was finally favored by the goddess of fortune and encountered a suitable soul beast.

A Snow Domain Ice Ape, a top-tier strength-type soul beast. Among Ice Attribute apes, it ranked among the top three.

This type of soul beast was not as powerful as an Ice Jade Scorpion or Titan Snow Demon, but it was still among the top-tier soul beasts just beneath them.

After searching for eight or nine hours, this was the soul beast most suited to Jing Chen that he had encountered.

"It's just a little too old—nearly fifty thousand years. Looks like I'll need Yi Yi to drain some of its energy first."

Jing Chen quickly identified the Snow Domain Ice Ape's age. The fact that it exceeded the limit he could bear did not deter him.

When the Snow Domain Ice Ape saw Jing Chen, it was not afraid at first and even wanted to attack him.

But once Yi Yi revealed its aura, the Snow Domain Ice Ape instantly lost its nerve and decisively turned to run.

"Chase it." Jing Chen was quite agile. With a leap, he landed on Yi Yi's back.

In its current combat form, Yi Yi could grow to more than twelve meters long, but it did not need to become that large.

Like now, it was just over three meters long and nearly two meters tall, making it fairly easy to jump onto.

Yi Yi raced across the snow at great speed, continuously closing the distance to the Snow Domain Ice Ape.

The Snow Domain Ice Ape was not stupid either. It knew how to use the environment to interfere with its pursuer.

It ran on all fours, bounding forward. Every time it leaped, it grabbed snow and ice and threw it backward.

The snow and ice it grabbed immediately condensed into ice balls. Thrown with all its strength, they were not weak attacks.

Yi Yi condensed an energy shield, blocking and shattering every incoming ice ball without being struck.

Those ice balls still had an interfering effect, somewhat slowing Yi Yi down.

Yi Yi was not accustomed to the icy, snowy environment of the Far North, while the Snow Domain Ice Ape was like a fish in water here.

This was evident from the practiced way it threw ice balls while running. The whole sequence was incredibly fluid.

It was obvious that this fellow had done this often. It had practically turned it into an innate skill and was utterly familiar with it.

The effect of the environment prevented Yi Yi from quickly catching the Snow Domain Ice Ape, but neither did the distance between them widen.

The Snow Domain Ice Ape's ice-ball attacks were not very powerful, but they were extremely insulting, irritating Yi Yi.

"Whoosh..." Yi Yi became serious and used its wind-element ability, increasing its speed.

With its speed boosted, Yi Yi steadily closed the distance to the Snow Domain Ice Ape.

Seeing its pursuer drawing closer and closer, the Snow Domain Ice Ape also panicked. It let out two howls and ran for its life.

Jing Chen rode on Yi Yi's back with his body pressed low to reduce resistance, quietly watching ahead.

They had only been chasing for three or four minutes. It was perfectly normal that they had not caught up yet, and he was not worried at all.

He had confidence in Yi Yi. It would definitely catch the Snow Domain Ice Ape. That fellow could not escape.

"Did something happen over there?" Jing Chen noticed an unusual sight in the distance.

On a mountain peak to his front left, thunderclouds had gathered, and lightning like electric serpents occasionally struck down.

Yi Yi was running quickly, and the wind roared loudly in Jing Chen's ears, so he could only faintly hear the thunder.

"Could a soul beast be undergoing Heavenly Tribulation?" Jing Chen stared at it for a while and thought of a soul beast's Heavenly Tribulation.

This lightning somewhat resembled the lightning Yi Yi had encountered while undergoing Heavenly Tribulation, though it should have been considerably weaker.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Snow Soul Beast?" Jing Chen suddenly found the Snow Domain Ice Ape they were chasing far less appealing.

"Yi Yi, forget about it for now. Let's go there." Jing Chen made a prompt decision and immediately told Yi Yi to change direction.

If they missed the Snow Domain Ice Ape, other soul beasts could replace it. But if they missed this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it would be difficult to find a replacement.

Whether this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's attribute suited him or not, its age and soul bone alone were enough to make him abandon the Snow Domain Ice Ape and head over.

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