"By the way, Huo Yuhao, are you interested in joining the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament?"
Watching Huo Yuhao recover while lying on the bed, Ma Xiaotao asked.
"Hm?"
Naturally, Huo Yuhao knew about this continent-wide advanced competition.
"My rank shouldn't be high enough to join, should it?"
Huo Yuhao said. Logically speaking, Shrek must have already selected its candidates, and they had to be Soul King-level experts. If that was the case, why ask a Soul Elder like him to go?
"No, you can join the reserve team. There'll be a selection match in a few days. The seven winners will become the reserve team. Are you interested?"
There was no need to hide it from Huo Yuhao anymore, so Ma Xiaotao directly told him about the upcoming selection match. As long as Huo Yuhao wanted to participate, he was guaranteed a spot.
"We main team members naturally won't be the ones fighting in the early rounds. You reserves will definitely get the chance to take the field too."
Ma Xiaotao continued. What did young people need most right now? A bright, glamorous stage, of course. This tournament could provide exactly that.
"Mm..."
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, then remembered the Spirit Pagoda. Xia Liang had said that it needed great fame. What could bring more fame than having Soul Spirits appear before the public during the Soul Fighting Tournament?
"Alright, I'll go."
Huo Yuhao answered. He definitely had to go.
"It's good that you agreed."
Ma Xiaotao was relieved when she heard Huo Yuhao agree.
"Then go back and get some proper rest over the next few days to prepare for the selection match. I need to cultivate too."
Once she was done with him, Ma Xiaotao tossed Huo Yuhao aside.
Building feelings? How could that possibly feel better than cultivation?!
Of course, Huo Yuhao did not care either. This had been a transaction from the start.
Meanwhile, in the Extreme North...
"Su Family Head Su Lie pays respects to Lord Snow King."
The Su Family was a family on the outskirts of the Extreme North with a Soul Douluo-level expert. At this moment, the Su Family Head radiated the aura of a Titled Douluo. A snow-white ice wyrm followed behind him as he led many clan members in paying respects to a woman in white ahead of them.
"No need for formalities. How is the Soul Spirit Method?"
The woman in white asked. At the mention of Soul Spirits, the burning intensity in Su Lie's eyes deepened.
"A creation of the gods! Practically a miracle!"
The worship in Su Lie's eyes grew even stronger. He had originally been nothing more than an elderly level ninety-eight Soul Douluo. Without an accident, he would never have been able to take that final step in this lifetime.
But a few days ago, this woman called the Snow King had appeared, bringing with her a weakened Hundred Thousand Year ice wyrm.
At the time, Su Lie had nearly thought he was doomed, only to find that a blessing had fallen from the heavens.
After signing a Contract with the Hundred Thousand Year ice wyrm, he obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year torso bone, directly breaking through to become a level ninety-two Titled Douluo.
This was a Titled Douluo!
The strongest existence among mortals!
In particular, the Soul Spirit Method he called a miracle was now sweeping through the Extreme North. Unfortunately, not many soul beasts were willing to form Contracts with humans. Only some dying or severely wounded soul beasts were willing.
"Mm. From now on, your Su Family will be the first vassal of my Extreme North Spirit Pagoda. You should know what you need to do. If anyone comes looking for death, I will act."
"Yes!"
Su Lie answered loudly, then looked behind him.
Soon, a white-haired young girl cautiously stepped forward behind him.
"Senior Snow King, this is my granddaughter, Su Tong. She has just reached level thirty. May I request a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit for her?"
Su Lie said. If it were only a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, he could communicate with one himself. With Snow Empress's permission, the Su Family could now form Contracts with soul beasts nearing the end of their lifespans or critically wounded and near death.
Because of this, many Soul Masters had begun heading to the Extreme North to hunt soul beasts, intending to force them into signing Contracts.
However, this was not permitted within the Spirit Pagoda. Several groups had already been killed.
The Soul Spirit Contract required the soul beast's consent. Even if a Contract was forcibly initiated by such means, the Soul Master's side would definitely suffer severe backlash.
Thinking of this gave Snow Empress a headache. Soul Spirits were good, but they were still lacking something—a great many things.
When Snow Empress saw Su Tong, a strange glint flashed through her eyes. This child's martial soul?
"A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit... I recall a fifty-thousand-year Ice Spirit that was gravely injured and sealed itself within the ice. It will do."
"Thank you, Lord Snow King!"
Hearing that it was possible, Su Lie was immediately overjoyed. If Su Tong could obtain a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for her third ring, then her fourth Soul Ring would certainly be Ten Thousand Years as well. With such talent, she would undoubtedly become a Titled Douluo in the future!
Snow Empress did not care about Su Lie's praise. Looking at Su Tong, she felt that this little girl might be worth nurturing...
"As for Twilight Forest, I do not wish to see it appear anywhere outside the Spirit Pagoda."
Although it would not matter if someone took Xia Liang's Twilight Forest instance away, it was still property of the Spirit Pagoda. Taking it without permission—were they trying to test Snow Empress's strength?
"Understood. I will guard Twilight Forest strictly!"
Su Lie's expression was extremely solemn. Since Twilight Forest had been mentioned, the region of the Extreme North where he was located was already close to becoming known to everyone. There were few types of soul beasts within Twilight Forest, but compared to venturing into real soul beast territories, the public still chose Twilight Forest.
When Twilight Forest had first appeared, people had indeed doubted whether it was real. Only after the Su Family led people inside to hunt soul beasts and obtain Soul Rings did anyone truly begin entering Twilight Forest.
Once they went in, everyone was instantly won over.
After all, the low-level resources near soul beast territories in the outside world had already been stripped clean. To obtain resources, people had to risk entering the depths. Twilight Forest was different. Every Twilight Forest was a new world, so there was no such thing as resources running out. Once they were exhausted, Snow Empress would simply close it and open a new Twilight Forest.
That way, resources could be replenished. Some low-level Soul Masters could also sell goods inside, and it was extremely safe. As long as they entered on easy difficulty and did not approach the leader zones, they would not encounter overly powerful soul beasts.
Most notably, the strength of the soul beasts in Twilight Forest was fixed. No matter how strong they were, they could not become too powerful.
The Twilight Forest entrances in Snow Empress's hands currently had easy and normal difficulties. At most, twenty-thousand-year soul beasts could appear, and killing high-level soul beasts could also cause special items to drop, such as Burning Blood and Naga Scales. These special items were now being frantically snapped up in the market.
But where there were opportunities, there were naturally dangers.
In normal mode, a level fifty-nine Soul King led a Soul Ancestor team into the Knight Fortress. However, they had not purchased the corresponding guide, and the entire team died under the combined assault of six Ten-Thousand-Year Knight Phantoms.
Moreover, after their deaths, due to the influence of the Goblin Knight Fortress, the Soul King and Soul Ancestors became guardian knights there, killing quite a few more Soul Masters.
Besides combat, some plants there were also valuable. For example, the Torch Berries found on normal difficulty—plants containing mysterious power—were already being fought over like mad outside. Some fire-attribute Soul Masters felt that the fire Soul Power in their bodies had been purified after absorbing the berries.
However, with the Spirit Pagoda being so popular, some people were naturally bound to harbor ill intentions.
But when those people with ill intentions saw the intact corpses of several Titled Douluo and dozens of Soul Douluo hanging at the entrance of the Spirit Pagoda, every such thought vanished.
And so, the Spirit Pagoda gradually grew in the Extreme North.
Still, Snow Empress found it somewhat regrettable. The monsters in Twilight Forest could not produce Soul Spirits. Otherwise, many things would have been much easier.
"Hm? Even an Ultimate Douluo has come?"
Snow Empress sensed an immensely powerful aura. If nothing unexpected happened, it was a mortal at the absolute limit.
Someone of that level would not be easy to kill...
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