Arrival at the Extreme North, Palm Suppression of the Ice Empress!

A spatial rift silently tore open amid the howling snowstorm.

Yun Yi and Mu En stepped out of the void, one after the other.

As far as the eye could see was an endless expanse of snow-white. Gale-force winds carried shards of ice that lashed down upon them, striking the rocks with dense, crisp cracks.

The temperature here was low enough to freeze an ordinary person's blood in an instant.

Yun Yi stood straight amid the blizzard, dressed in a thin moon-white combat outfit.

The ultimate ice attribute of the Ice Yi Divine Spear had long since taken root in his bloodline. The bone-piercing winds outside merely felt cool and refreshing against his body.

"A few glances at the scenery out here are enough." Yun Yi looked around, brushed the snow from his sleeve, then turned to Mu En. "Senior Brother, let's head straight for the core region."

Mu En nodded slightly, raised his hand again, and casually sliced through the air before him.

The surrounding scenery changed in an instant.

The outer reaches of the Extreme North were a frenzied chaos of wind and snow, while the core region was a deathly silent ice cellar.

Even the wind seemed frozen here. The air carried an eerie dark-blue hue, and even light struggled to penetrate the dense cold.

The solid ice beneath their feet had accumulated for countless tens of thousands of years. It was as hard as refined steel and gave off a chillingly dark sheen.

The moment Yun Yi landed, he could not help but shudder.

The piercing cold ignored his physical defenses and burrowed through his pores straight into the gaps between his bones.

The Ice Yi Divine Spear martial soul gave off a faint hum within his sea of consciousness.

This peerless martial soul, representing ultimate ice, possessed exceptionally high quality. Yet at present, it was still a bare commander with not even a single soul ring attached, its foundation far too shallow.

Faced with this core region, where the strongest cold of the entire continent had gathered, its instinctive urge to protect its master through its origin alone was somewhat inadequate.

Mu En noticed Yun Yi's discomfort and stepped forward, shielding him from the wind.

The pure Radiant Holy Dragon Soul Power within him began circulating on its own, forming a gentle barrier around them that was nearly invisible to the naked eye and blocking all the deadly cold outside.

"I'll handle it. Don't waste your Soul Power." Mu En withdrew his hand, his gaze sweeping across the glaciers that pierced the heavens around them.

"We're already here. You can tell me your plan now, right?"

Ultimate fire Soul Power circulated through Yun Yi's body, instantly dispelling the cold. Instead of answering, he asked, "Before we make a move, I need to know what cards we have. Senior Brother, just how far has your true strength reached?"

Mu En raised an eyebrow.

He knew his little junior brother's temperament all too well. Yun Yi never entered a deal without confidence.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Mu En stood tall, his deep gaze piercing through the icy mist in the distance.

"A few years ago, after receiving the baptism of Light God's Grace, not only did all my old injuries heal, but I returned to my peak." Mu En rolled his wrist, his bones emitting a low, muffled crack.

"The light attribute within my Radiant Holy Dragon martial soul also benefited from it, crossing that great threshold in one stroke and reaching the ultimate realm. My cultivation improved considerably as well."

Mu En paused, his tone carrying the absolute confidence of one of the strongest beings of the age.

"If we're talking about an open one-on-one fight, among the human soul masters of this continent, I fear no one. I should already be the number one person on the continent."

"As for the soul beast world," his tone turned solemn.

"Di Tian, the Beast God deep within Star Dou Forest, has unfathomable reserves. If I truly faced him, I cannot say I have much confidence. But in this Extreme North..."

Mu En stamped lightly on the ten-thousand-year-old black ice beneath his feet, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

"With the advantage of the terrain and the support of this endless ice and snow, Snow Empress can barely trade blows with me. As for that Ice Empress, I can suppress her with a flip of my hand. Even if the two of them joined forces to besiege us, I could still take you away calmly."

Hearing this candid assessment, the stone in Yun Yi's heart finally fell away.

What he wanted was precisely Mu En's assurance that he could suppress her with a flip of his hand.

Yun Yi flipped his wrist, and his storage ring glimmered faintly.

A soft, silk-like object radiating rich golden light appeared in his palm.

It was the shed remnant of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Several months ago, on the outskirts of Star Dou Forest, when Huo Yuhao fused with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Yun Yi had been nearby. With quick hands, he had stowed away this remnant, which was saturated with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's original aura.

He had gone to great lengths to intercept this item precisely because he had been waiting for this day.

Mu En studied the glittering golden object in Yun Yi's hand carefully, but could not make heads or tails of it.

"Amplify this thing's aura." Yun Yi handed the remnant to Mu En and pointed toward the depths of the distant glaciers.

"Use your spiritual power to spread its scent throughout the entire core region. The farther, the better. Make it as arrogant as possible."

Mu En did as instructed.

He took the remnant and suspended it between his palms.

Spiritual power as vast as the sea erupted from between Mu En's brows in an instant.

The spiritual realm of an Ultimate Douluo was terrifying beyond measure. That spiritual power transformed into tangible golden ripples, wrapping around the aura of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's remnant and wildly sweeping in every direction with the two of them at the center.

Wherever the golden ripples passed, the ice winds and snow that had raged year-round were forcibly severed, and a dull roar echoed through the air.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's unique sweet fragrance, carrying the profound foundation of a million years of cultivation, followed the storm of spiritual power and instantly blanketed the icy plains for hundreds of miles around.

Time passed second by second.

From deep within this deathly silent ice field came a grating sound that set one's teeth on edge.

The ice layer, hard as iron, began to tremble violently.

In just a few breaths, the temperature around them plummeted once more.

The moisture drifting through the air instantly crystallized into countless sharp ice needles that hovered in midair.

A terrifying pressure belonging to a high-ranking ferocious beast came crashing down like mountains and seas.

Within the distant wind and snow, a jade-green streak of light raced close to the ground at astonishing speed.

One moment, it was still several miles away. The next, it was already before them.

It was a scorpion with an elegant form that nevertheless exuded deadly danger.

It was roughly one and a half meters long, its entire body woven from icy white and jade green.

Its forebody was layered in four segments, its surface densely covered in hexagonal protrusions that resembled brilliant diamonds.

Six slender legs supported its body as it glided swiftly over the ice. At its front, a pair of silver-white pincers nearly a meter long gleamed with chilling light.

Its eyes resembled hexagonal yellow diamonds, reflecting a cold and haughty glow.

Behind it, a five-segmented jade-green tail was held high. The long, sharp hook at its tip was pure silver-white, cold and dazzling from end to end, a deadly work of art meticulously crafted by nature.

Second among the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North—the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress!

Her four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation was approaching, and she desperately needed an unparalleled tonic like the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to help her survive this fatal ordeal.

Now that she had caught this scent in the core region, she did not give it a second thought and rushed over in frantic haste.

The Ice Empress came to an abrupt stop dozens of meters away from the two of them.

Her six long legs sank deep into the solid ice, kicking up a spray of ice chips.

She lifted her head high, crossing her silver-white pincers before her with an air of superiority, about to speak and demand the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's whereabouts.

But the change came in that flash of lightning.

Standing beside Yun Yi, Mu En's deep eyes shot out two beams of tangible golden light.

There was no need for nonsense when dealing with a ferocious beast that had always been hostile toward humans.

His little junior brother wanted suppression, so he would suppress her completely.

Mu En suddenly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and pressed down from afar in the Ice Empress's direction.

Boom—

High above, an incomparably thick pillar of golden light tore through layers of icy mist without warning and poured down.

Pure, ultimate Radiant Holy Dragon Soul Power rapidly condensed in midair into a golden giant hand that covered the sky.

Dragon patterns flowed across the hand's surface, radiating majestic divine might as it dispersed all the cold in the surrounding space.

The Ice Empress's ultimate ice domain, which she took such pride in, was as fragile as thin paper before this giant hand of light, instantly collapsing and disintegrating.

The delight in her yellow-diamond eyes was replaced by unprecedented horror.

Before the Ice Empress could even make a defensive move, the giant hand formed from ultimate light Soul Power came crashing down with the force of Mount Tai bearing down upon her.

Bang!

The indestructible ice layer was smashed into an enormous crater, with cracks spreading outward in a web-like pattern.

The lofty, utterly arrogant Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was directly pinned to the bottom of the crater by the giant hand of light. Her silver-white pincers were forcibly pressed to her sides, while her jade-green tail hook was firmly restrained by golden light.

No matter how desperately she drove her Soul Power and struggled, the giant hand remained as steady as a divine seal, utterly unmoving.