Level-Nine Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon, News of Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Ice Marrow

Ice Emperor's Ice Emperor's Body Armor rapidly eroded under the destructive attributes of the Purple Radiant Heavenly Dragon Sword.

Although this damage was negligible to Ice Emperor, the power of the destructive attributes still made it very uncomfortable.

The crisp sounds of "crack, crack" caught Ice Emperor's attention.

Jing Hongchen broke through the ice, clutching his chest as he half-knelt on the ground in a sorry state.

He isn't dead yet...

Ice Emperor looked slightly surprised. It had held nothing back during that Ice Empress's Pincers strike, and it had hit Jing Hongchen squarely.

With Ice Emperor's strength, a Ninety-Eighth-Level Hyper Douluo would not dare to take that move head-on. If hit, a Ninety-Seventh-Level one would definitely not have any combat capability left, even if they survived.

In its eyes, the frail-looking Jing Hongchen was still alive, which was simply incredible.

At this very moment, Jing Hongchen's brain was groggy, the corners of his mouth were covered in blood stains, and his entire face was completely devoid of color.

He had truly and properly walked past the gates of hell. When facing Ice Emperor's attack head-on, that overwhelming momentum made him almost unable to muster any thoughts of resistance, and he even thought himself that he would perish under this strike.

Fortunately, Hongchen's Blessing was powerful enough. Although its defense was pierced through, it also blocked the vast majority of the impact for Jing Hongchen, yet what remained still nearly cost him his life.

This was the second-ranked of the Extreme North's Three Heavenly Kings, the Thirty-Nine-Hundred-Thousand-Year beast Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. Jing Hongchen finally truly felt Ice Emperor's strength.

"To take one of this Emperor's blows and not die, human, you have enough to be proud of!"

Surprise was surprise, but Ice Emperor was not about to let Jing Hongchen go.

A human swaggered into the Extreme North, not only harming its clansmen but also injuring A-Tai. If it let the other party go, where would the Extreme North put its face?

Jing Hongchen had to die!

Killing intent locked onto Jing Hongchen, and Ice Emperor prepared to deliver the finishing blow:

"Human, this ends here..."

Something was taken out of the storage soul guide by Jing Hongchen, and its faint aura made Ice Emperor feel danger, causing its condescending declaration to come to an abrupt halt.

That was a pitch-black missile, and also the last remaining level-nine soul guide in Jing Hongchen's hand, his ultimate trump card.

A Level-Nine Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon!

Its power went without saying; it was enough to make a Limit Douluo feel apprehensive.

The Purple Radiant Heavenly Dragon Sword was deeply inserted into the snow, and Jing Hongchen propped himself up with it to stand:

"Ice Emperor, I admit that you are strong, but if you want to kill me, you will also have to pay a painful price!"

Ice Emperor ignored Jing Hongchen, its eyes fixed dead on that level-nine fixed-installation soul cannon.

It could not understand what on earth that thing was, that such a piece of junk would actually make it feel danger.

Ice Emperor was unwilling to believe it, but its intuition was crazily sounding the alarm, warning it not to act rashly.

On the other side, Yan Jingchuan, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen successfully left the Extreme North.

Meng Hongchen occasionally looked back into the distance, hoping to catch a glimpse of her grandfather's figure.

The three of them gradually slowed their pace, and the atmosphere was unusually silent.

Yan Jingchuan still felt a bit bad in his heart. If he hadn't been so impulsive, hadn't stopped that Giant-Jawed Icefang Dragon, and hadn't lured over the Ice Jade Scorpion, would it not have led to the encirclement by Ice Emperor and Titan Snow Demon King?

In his view, Jing Hongchen's survival rate against the two Extreme North sovereigns was less than ten percent. Of course, this was because Yan Jingchuan did not know that Jing Hongchen still had a level-nine fixed-installation soul cannon in his hand.

Yan Jingchuan never considered himself a kind person. The moment he transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, he decided to discard useless kindness. In this world full of deities, simple and kind people were destined not to survive.

Besides, in the God Realm, there was also Great God-King Tang looking down from on high to oversee everything.

He would never show any mercy when treating enemies, but that didn't mean he was a cold-blooded and ruthless person toward friends and strangers, especially since Jing Hongchen had helped him.

Most importantly, this whole affair ultimately originated because of him, yet Jing Hongchen was the one suffering for it.

The more he thought about it, the worse Yan Jingchuan felt in his heart. Alas, his strength was currently too weak; even if he had the heart to go back and help, it would be utterly meaningless, making him at most just cannon fodder.

Guilt and unwillingness inevitably caused Yan Jingchuan's thoughts to become radical.

He planned to head straight to the Evil Forest upon returning to Bright City this time, actively seeking contact with the Holy Spirit Cult.

According to the original work, Huo Yuhao had seven years before subduing Ice Emperor, which was enough time for him to raise Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to the level where they could absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

At that time, striking first would gain the upper hand. Taking advantage of the fact that Snow Empress was not in the Extreme North and was unable to protect herself, hunting Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Emperor to make soul rings for the two of them could also be considered avenging Jing Hongchen.

As for what Huo Yuhao would do without Ice Emperor's help?

Yan Jingchuan didn't care about Huo Yuhao's future at all. Since he was destined to be a loyal dog for Great God-King Tang anyway, it didn't matter whether he lived or died.

Having made up his mind, Yan Jingchuan opened the map, intending to plan a route, when a name suddenly caught his eye.

Earthdragon Sect.

His pre-transmigration memories began to assault Yan Jingchuan at that very instant.

He remembered that beneath the dry well of the Earthdragon Sect, there was a massive quantity of Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Ice Marrow.

Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Ice Marrow was a supreme treasure of the ice attribute. If given to ice-attribute soul masters or soul beasts, it would be of great benefit to their cultivation.

Neither Ice Emperor nor Snow Empress had confidence in surviving their next hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation. According to the development of the original work, Ice Emperor would participate in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's God-Making Plan, while Snow Empress might be preparing to undergo human transformation and recultivate.

Whether undergoing human transformation and recultivating or being forced to participate in the God-Making Plan, these were actually acts of desperation for them. If they had Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Ice Marrow, it would be completely different.

Armed with information on a large amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Ice Marrow, Yan Jingchuan quickly formed an idea. He could completely use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Ice Emperor.

As long as Jing Hongchen wasn't dead yet, Yan Jingchuan had a chance to trade him out.

At the same time, Yan Jingchuan had another selfish motive. Delivering the Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Ice Marrow into the hands of Ice Emperor and Snow Empress to help them survive their next heavenly tribulation was still better than letting Huo Yuhao obtain it in the future.

It would be even better if Ice Emperor refused to participate in the God-Making Plan because there was no threat from the heavenly tribulation, and ended up fighting Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to a mutually pyrrhic defeat.

Thinking of this, Yan Jingchuan immediately prepared to take action. Time waited for no one; if he went too late and Jing Hongchen failed to hold on, it would be bad:

"Xiao, Meng, you two go to Dragon City first and wait for me near the Earthdragon Sect."

Hearing this, both of them wore looks of utter astonishment, not understanding what Yan Jingchuan was going to do:

"Where are you going?"

"To rescue the Dean!"

Yan Jingchuan's reply left them incomparably startled.

* "Too dangerous, you're just going to your death if you go!" *

* "Jingchuan, don't be impulsive!" *

The two hurriedly tried to stop him, but Yan Jingchuan raised a hand to signal them not to worry:

"Since I dare to go, naturally I have certainty. You don't need to worry too much."

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exchanged glances, clearly unbelieving.

If he really had certainty, why didn't he use it when running away earlier? It couldn't possibly be that he forgot or didn't think of it, right?

Wanting to explain but not knowing how to put it, Yan Jingchuan simply gave up. He could give a long speech here, but Jing Hongchen might not necessarily be able to hold on for that long.

Asking the two of them for quite a few milk bottles used for replenishing soul power, Yan Jingchuan discarded all offensive soul guides, handing them all over to Meng Hongchen.

Seeing that Yan Jingchuan was set on going, Xiao Hongchen, who had been silently watching him, gritted his teeth and suddenly handed the soul guides in his hand to Meng Hongchen:

"I'm going with you!"

Yan Jingchuan was startled, then speechlessly exasperated:

"Stop messing around! Are you going along to throw your life away?"

"Aren't you also going to throw your life away?"

"It's different!"

"How is it different?"

Xiao Hongchen's attitude was resolute, and Yan Jingchuan sighed.

Thinking he had compromised, Xiao Hongchen watched as the next second Yan Jingchuan activated his martial soul fusion.

Dark Condensing Soul Devourer.

Rich darkness engulfed Xiao Hongchen, catching him off guard and restricting him on the spot.

Yan Jingchuan did not trigger the damage of the Dark Impact, merely utilizing the darkness to cling onto Xiao Hongchen and make it difficult for him to move.

"Xiao, Meng, trust me! Wait for us in Dragon City, and we'll rendezvous with you soon."

With that said, no matter what Xiao Hongchen said or how he shouted, Yan Jingchuan remained unmoved and flew back toward the Extreme North without ever looking back.