Arrival at the Extreme North! (Please Bookmark)

Xia Liang led Huo Yuhao into the Extreme North as if it were uninhabited territory.

When the wind and snow lashed against his face, Huo Yuhao reflexively closed his eyes. Yet the icy winds split apart three inches before him, as though blocked by an invisible barrier.

Only then did Huo Yuhao truly understand how powerful Xia Liang was. He had attended classes at Shrek for several months and read quite a few records of soul masters flying. Even Title Douluo-level powerhouses had to land occasionally during long-distance flights to replenish their soul power or use soul tools to catch their breath.

But Xia Liang just kept flying without slowing down at all. It was Huo Yuhao's first time seeing anything like it.

What Huo Yuhao did not know was that Xia Liang was not flying through his own power. At this speed, Xia Liang only needed to use his Authority to fly, which required no energy at all. Besides, he could also use Elytra. Elytra only consumed fireworks.

"Which way?"

Xia Liang looked at the endless white expanse below. He did not know the roads around here, so he needed a local guide.

"Let me see. Fly farther in. Bingbing must be in the depths of the Extreme North."

Just as Tianmeng was giving directions, an overbearing mental fluctuation surged toward them.

Protected by Xia Liang, Huo Yuhao sensed the mental fluctuation and looked up in its direction. Before long, a giant entered his sight.

"One of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, the Titan Snow Demon King?"

Tianmeng recognized the giant and then looked at Xia Liang in shock.

"Don't tell me you didn't hide your aura?!"

Come on, man? You came to a place full of soul beasts without hiding your aura?

"I don't have an aura."

Xia Liang answered. He was only a flying projection right now, and his power had not been projected over yet. To outsiders, he was no different from an ordinary person.

"It's that bug."

The giant's voice boomed with a tremendous echo. Huo Yuhao and Xia Liang both turned to look at Tianmeng.

So it was you.

Tianmeng: "..."

"Fine, my fault. Should we run now?"

Tianmeng had not expected that the tiny mental fluctuation he had released would be caught by this soul beast. What now? Run? He remembered that Xia Liang was not that powerful here either.

"No need to run. Just beat this one half to death, then lure out the other two. Yuhao, I'll possess you and fight."

Xia Liang's projection entered Huo Yuhao's body. With the support of the other party's fortune and a local's "identity card," Xia Liang could influence a greater portion of Douluo Continent's Authorities.

"Human? Die!"

Soul beasts made no effort to conceal their hostility toward humans. Since humans had entered the depths of the Extreme North, they would be buried here!

Following the Titan Snow Demon King's roar, countless waves of ice and snow energy charged toward Xia Liang.

"Disperse."

His words became law; what he spoke became reality.

The snow filling the sky scattered at Xia Liang's single word.

"Go easy."

"I won't go back on what I promised you."

Controlling Huo Yuhao's body, Xia Liang threw a punch. The fist, wrapped in the Authority of Strength, smashed the Titan Snow Demon King directly into the ground.

"That's for bullying me before, you bastard."

Seeing the Titan Snow Demon King fall, Tianmeng's mental power took the form of his true body. The entire bug pounced onto the Titan Snow Demon King and began punching and kicking him.

However, despite their grudge, Tianmeng could not bear to let the soul beasts of the Extreme North suffer Xia Liang's slaughter.

"Tianmeng? You actually brought humans into the depths of the Extreme North? I thought you were just lazy and gluttonous. Who would have thought that a fat-headed fool like you would betray the Extreme North?!"

In the distant sky, a layer of jade-green radiance instantly spread over.

The pitch-black sky turned jade-green in an instant, a clear and alluring green. That captivating color was as though the lofty heavens had suddenly become an enormous jade-green gemstone.

The green light descended before them, carrying an ultimate chill.

An exquisitely beautiful scorpion appeared. Its body was one and a half meters long, its colors split in two—half a blend of azure blue and jade green.

"Bingbing, I haven't betrayed the Extreme North. This is an expert from another world."

Seeing the Ice Empress appear, Tianmeng immediately introduced Xia Liang. This was a huge bargaining chip for persuading the Ice Empress to sacrifice herself.

"An expert from another world?"

The Ice Empress looked at Huo Yuhao, whom Xia Liang possessed. The next second, one person became two.

The moment she saw Xia Liang, the Ice Empress sensed the vast difference in their levels.

"So what? Did you bring him here to hunt my soul ring?"

The Ice Empress sneered. Human cultivation certainly required the aid of soul rings. What else could an expert of this level be here for?

"No. We have a plan..."

Tianmeng then explained the improved godhood plan to the Ice Empress.

"With Xia Liang's and Old Yi's help, I have a ninety percent chance of becoming a god!"

At last, Tianmeng spoke with complete confidence. Xia Liang's strength was beyond question. He was already a god-level existence. If he was truly willing, helping Huo Yuhao become a god was not impossible.

Ice Empress: "..."

Godhood—the distant prospect stirred her deeply. After all, she was only a few years away from her lifespan limit. She had no confidence in surviving the four-hundred-thousand-year limit and was highly likely to perish on the spot.

If she could live, the Ice Empress naturally did not want to die...

"I agree."

In the end, faced with the choice between life and death, the Ice Empress chose life.

"Human, you had better be able to withstand my power."

The Ice Empress looked coldly at Huo Yuhao. She could easily see his current strength—he was not even equal to one of her fingers. If Tianmeng had not guaranteed it, she feared that injecting even a little power into him would make him explode.

The Ice Empress then looked at Xia Liang and thought, This person's strength probably surpasses mine entirely. Perhaps this human named Huo Yuhao really will have a chance to become a god in the future?

The Ice Empress then led them to her private territory, which was more secluded and much richer in ice elements.

Huo Yuhao began fusing with the Ice Empress, while Xia Liang looked up at the sky.

I haven't sensed that gaze lately. Where's that little bastard Tang San?

"A god from another world?"

Tang San frowned within his Sea God Hall. He had originally thought that the two souls attached to this child of fortune were merely at the peak of the mortal realm. He had not expected one of them to be a god, and not a weak one at that—at least a first-class god.

"He is qualified to become my subordinate."

Normally, gods of this level were not permitted to remain in the lower realm. If any god took the matter seriously, they could forcibly pull him up to the God Realm.

However, this god had no records whatsoever in the God Realm, which meant he was an unknown deity. For the greater good of the God Realm, Tang San wanted to bring Xia Liang under his command.

After taking Xia Liang in, Huo Yuhao could accept the God of Emotions' divine position according to his arrangements. Then, his side would gain the combat strength of two first-class gods, making it even easier to deal with the faction of Destruction.

If they refused to obey...

A vicious gleam flashed through Tang San's eyes. If Xia Liang refused to obey, he had his own ways to eliminate him. In Tang San's eyes, Xia Liang was still seriously injured. With a slight movement of his finger, Xia Liang would be reduced to ashes, body and soul.

His only concern now was whether Destruction would discover Xia Liang's existence when he took over the task of watching the mortal realm. He had to find a way to hide him.

After three days, Huo Yuhao finally fused with the Ice Empress. His second martial soul fully manifested, and his fortune grew even more resplendent. At the same time, Xia Liang's strength underwent a qualitative transformation.

His strength directly surpassed the mortal limit, and his Minecraft Authority could influence Douluo Continent on a deeper level.

"Phew..."

They had finally succeeded...

Tianmeng and the Ice Empress were both extremely weak. They had become spiritual bodies hovering around Huo Yuhao.

Xia Liang took out two Enchanted Golden Apples and handed them to the pair.

Tianmeng immediately ate his after taking it. Beside him, the Ice Empress saw his power begin to recover, so she tried one as well. This strange fruit could restore her origin? What exactly was this thing?

After resting for some time, the Ice Empress and Tianmeng returned to normal.

Afterward, Xia Liang captured a ten-thousand-year Ice Silkworm for Huo Yuhao. With Huo Yuhao's current physical condition and everyone's assistance, absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring would not be a problem.

As for the spiritual shock, he could discuss that with Tianmeng.

"Do you want to try the Soul Spirit Method?"

Just as Huo Yuhao was preparing to absorb the soul ring, Electrolux suddenly appeared and spoke.

Xia Liang had proposed the Soul Spirit Method before, and Electrolux had been researching it. This was the perfect opportunity to test it.

"Did it work?"

"It has succeeded in theory. But even if it fails, the soul beast's side will be the one with the problem."

Electrolux said. Huo Yuhao would be conducting the experiment this time, so every contract should be tied to Huo Yuhao's safety. Thus, even if something went wrong, the soul beast would naturally bear the cost.

Hearing that the Soul Spirit Method had succeeded, Tianmeng looked at Electrolux in astonishment. Could it really be done?

"What is the Soul Spirit Method?"

The Ice Empress asked Tianmeng beside her.

"If a human signs a Soul Spirit Method contract with a soul beast, then one soul beast can live and die alongside a soul master. Furthermore, a hundred-year soul beast can provide a soul master with multiple soul rings."

Tianmeng explained. There was actually an even more astonishing possibility. According to Electrolux's research, soul beasts that became soul spirits might be able to increase their cultivation further. A hundred-year soul beast could possibly become a thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year soul beast after entering symbiosis with a human!

Of course, that was Xia Liang's speculation. Whether it was possible or not, he did not know. Electrolux still had to research it.

"Do you want to try?"

Xia Liang looked at Huo Yuhao. As for experiments, it still depended on Huo Yuhao himself.

"Yes, I want to try."

Huo Yuhao spoke firmly. Tianmeng had told him before that if the Soul Spirit Method truly succeeded, the relationship between humans and soul beasts would ease greatly. After spending so much time with Tianmeng, Huo Yuhao had realized that soul beasts were not inherently evil. Humans should not treat them merely as resources to be hunted at will.

Human cultivation and soul beasts were naturally incompatible. If this path continued, it would eventually reach its end. Without restrictions, a great war would inevitably erupt between humans and soul beasts in the future, and one side would surely be exterminated.

Huo Yuhao did not know whether he would live to see that day, but he felt that reconciling the relationship between soul beasts and humans was his mission. If he could lay even one foundation stone for it within his lifetime, then his life would not have been lived in vain.

"Your fortune is boundless."

Looking at the fortune above Huo Yuhao's head, Xia Liang understood that Douluo Continent had placed everything it had on Huo Yuhao.

Since you let me leave, I'll help you see whether I can set you free as well, Xia Liang silently thought. His ability to leave his own world and travel freely through Douluo Continent had, to a great extent, been secretly aided by Douluo Continent's world will.

Xia Liang would also do his best to help Douluo Continent escape Tang San's control. As for the Dragon King's restrictions, he had no solution. He just did not know how strong a Creation God King-level existence was. Perhaps he would find out whether he could reach that level after breaking through Douluo Continent's world restrictions.