"So that's it. This ice cavern was actually so deep underground. No wonder I couldn't find it-I hadn't gone deep enough."
Su Ge glanced at the opening overhead, which looked exceptionally small now, and smiled in understanding.
"Is this the place you were looking for?"
After landing lightly, Deng Jilin surveyed their surroundings.
He found nothing special about this place apart from the greater concentration of ice energy.
Su Ge did not answer. Instead, he crouched down and examined the ice cavern.
Although the cavern was large, it was definitely not naturally formed. It looked more like something had gnawed it out.
Moreover, there was a strong chance that something had once filled this place.
Su Ge touched the crystal fragments on the ground, then dusted off his hands and stood up.
"I'm not sure yet, but there's a very good chance this is the place."
"There used to be a lot of ice marrow here. Judging by how concentrated the energy in this cavern is, it might even have all been ten-thousand-year ice marrow."
"But from the look of things, some soul beast ate quite a lot of it."
Su Ge compared the areas ahead and behind them, finally settling on the direction straight ahead.
"Let's go. The ice energy is more concentrated over there. There might still be some ten-thousand-year ice marrow left."
Deng Jilin followed Su Ge forward.
At the same time, he came to understand that the main event of this trip to the Far North might well be the soul beast that had eaten so much ten-thousand-year ice marrow.
He turned to glance at Su Ge. Although nothing showed on his face, after spending so long together, Deng Jilin could clearly sense his delight.
*I wonder how old that soul beast is, to make him