Young Lord of the Extreme North (Trial Period, Please Keep Reading)

Ice Empress forcibly stopped in her tracks.

Snow Emperor was right.

If she rushed in now, she might only make things worse.

So all she could do was wait anxiously.

However...

For Ling Xiao in the center of the ice field, this heavenly lightning was nothing special.

He only felt a slight discomfort.

Yet it was precisely that discomfort that made him even more excited.

Boom—

Another bolt of heavenly lightning struck down.

Ling Xiao chose to meet it head-on once more, swallowing the entire bolt whole.

"More!"

Ling Xiao's eyes lit up.

He looked like someone who had starved for ages and had finally been given a proper meal.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bolt after bolt of heavenly lightning descended. Ling Xiao refused none of them, devouring them one after another.

Ling Xiao swam freely within the lightning pool.

Whenever the heavenly lightning surged into his body, it was instantly digested by the Lightning Spirit Origin, transformed into pure energy, and used in turn to nourish his origin.

Baptized by the heavenly lightning.

Ling Xiao's cultivation began to soar rapidly, instantly reaching ninety thousand years.

Yet he had no intention of stopping and continued devouring without pause.

The Ice and Snow Emperors in the distance.

Had long since been left dumbfounded.

Ice Empress's mouth fell slightly open, her jade-green eyes filled with disbelief.

The "little burden" she had spoken of was actually withstanding a soul beast's death tribulation all by himself.

Ice Empress muttered, "Th-this... what kind of monster is this?"

Snow Emperor did not answer.

She stared fixedly at Ling Xiao within the lightning array, a trace of complexity flickering in her eyes.

The heavenly lightning gradually weakened.

It seemed that even the heavens had realized something.

The lightning punishment it had sent down was not a punishment for this little thing at all. Instead, it was letting him feast.

If it continued striking, it would practically be feeding Ling Xiao.

Thus, after the thunderclouds rumbled unwillingly a few times, they could only disperse in indignation.

The thunderclouds scattered.

As sunlight once again spilled across the ice field, Ling Xiao slowly descended from the sky.

A few arcs of electricity still flickered around him, and a faint lightning mark had appeared between his brows.

His entire aura had undergone a subtle change, becoming deeper and more restrained.

Not far from Ling Xiao, Xiaoqing lay quietly on the ground.

Xiaoqing's shell was somewhat charred, but the wounds on its surface had already begun to heal.

Its jade-green carapace had become even more vibrant, and its tail hook was several degrees longer than before.

A hundred-thousand-year cultivation. Xiaoqing had successfully survived its hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz."

Xiaoqing let out a weak cry and waved its tail hook toward Ice Empress in the distance.

Ice Empress flashed over and carefully scooped Xiaoqing into her hands.

"Xiaoqing... you succeeded?"

The little scorpion gently rubbed against her palm, letting out a string of buzzing sounds.

Ling Xiao's voice rang out beside her.

"Auntie! I did it!"

Seeing Ling Xiao's smug little expression, Ice Empress immediately snorted.

"Hmph! Look how pleased with yourself you are. There are still two more over there."

Yet after saying that, the corners of Ice Empress's lips still curled upward slightly.

Snow Emperor also walked over from afar and reached out to pat Ling Xiao on the head.

"Not bad, little thing."

"Mm-hm, mm-hm, mm-hm."

Ling Xiao's help in allowing Xiaoqing to survive its tribulation caused a huge stir throughout the Extreme North.

Over the following days.

Ling Xiao helped Xiaocui and Xiaolv successively survive their hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulations as well.

With the experience from the first time, Ling Xiao was much more composed the second time around.

While devouring the heavenly lightning, he also guided the lightning to help the ones undergoing tribulation temper their bodies.

All three Ice Jade Scorpions successfully broke through to one hundred thousand years, and not a single scorpion perished.

This news exploded across the Extreme North like a massive bomb.

The Ice Jade Scorpions were a powerful clan.

Under Ice Empress's leadership, their individual combat strength had already far surpassed soul beasts of the same level.

Now, with three more powerful members appearing at once, the clan's strength rose to another level.

"Good, good, good."

"As expected of my people."

The three little scorpions spoke respectfully.

"Thank you, Clan Leader. Thank you, Snow Emperor. Thank you, Little Lord Ling Xiao."

Hearing how the little scorpions addressed him, Ling Xiao could not help but laugh softly.

News of Ling Xiao helping the Ice Jade Scorpions survive their tribulations quickly spread throughout the Extreme North.

The speed and extent of its spread surpassed every soul beast's expectations.

At first.

Quite a few soul beasts refused to believe it, but they were soon proven wrong.

Because the three powerful Ice Jade Scorpions were standing right there, alive and well.

The Extreme North was instantly thrown into an uproar.

Those soul beasts with no hope of breaking through to one hundred thousand years began seeking Ling Xiao's help one after another.

Some were too old and simply could not take that final step.

Others had limited talent and had no hope of breaking through to one hundred thousand years in their entire lives.

Faced with the soul beasts who came seeking help, Ling Xiao did not assist just anyone.

He had his own standards.

He only helped soul beasts of upright character who felt a sense of belonging to the Extreme North.

Anyone harboring ulterior motives and only wanting to use him to increase their strength was turned away without exception.

The Ice and Snow Emperors strongly supported him as well.

Over the following period, the Extreme North's strength improved tremendously.

Tribulation after tribulation was successfully overcome, and one hundred-thousand-year powerhouses emerged one after another.

The Extreme North welcomed an unprecedented era of strength.

Logically speaking, such explosive growth in strength should have caused unrest.

Ling Xiao had considered this as well.

The answer he came to was no.

Because as long as the Ice and Snow Emperors remained in the Extreme North, its structure would not change.

They were the Extreme North's supreme combat forces, two great mountains pressing down upon every soul beast.

No matter how many soul beasts broke through to one hundred thousand years, they were still not worth mentioning before the Ice and Snow Emperors.

On the contrary, thanks to Ling Xiao's appearance, the Extreme North was more united than ever before.

Because Ling Xiao had given them hope—the hope of reaching one million years and becoming gods.

The shackles pressing down upon every soul beast could be broken by Ling Xiao.

All the soul beasts of the Extreme North had witnessed Ling Xiao's growth speed with their own eyes.

In less than two months, his cultivation had surged from zero to more than one hundred thousand years.

At this rate, one day he would possess the power to shake the heavens themselves.

After this incident, the soul beasts of the Extreme North became exceptionally respectful toward Ling Xiao.

They regarded Ling Xiao as the young lord of the Extreme North and as their hope for escaping the fate of soul beasts.

In the Extreme North's current hierarchy:

First was still Snow Emperor.

The six-hundred-ninety-thousand-year Ice Heaven Snow Maiden, the absolute ruler of the Extreme North, impossible for anyone to shake.

Second was still Ice Empress.

The three-hundred-ninety-thousand-year Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Extreme North's second great ruler.

Third and fourth remained disputed.

Because the Titan Snow Demon King and Xiaobai, the Ice Bear King, had always fought fiercely over them.

Their strength was evenly matched, neither accepted the other, and they fought every few days. Even now, no victor had been decided.

Fifth place belonged to Ling Xiao.

Although his cultivation had only just exceeded one hundred thousand years, placing him far from the strongest among the Extreme North's powerhouses.

However.

His background, his potential, and his heavenly lightning were enough to secure his position as fifth.