That screech was low and sonorous, carrying the fury of something whose slumber had been disturbed.
The entire Ice Rift Valley began to tremble. The azure light at its bottom suddenly surged, as if a massive blue sun had ignited beneath the ground.
An enormous figure shot skyward from the rift.
Its entire body was icy blue, its carapace as hard as crystal, refracting dazzling light beneath the faint glow of early morning.
It was over twenty feet long, its tail hook raised high, a dark-blue venom bead condensed at its tip. When its six segmented limbs stepped onto the ice, they left deep claw marks behind. When its two massive pincers spread open, each was nearly as large as Bing Yekong himself.
The two compound eyes atop its head glinted coldly, and when its gaze swept over the valley entrance, it carried an almost tangible killing intent.
A Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion.
This was the first time Bing Yekong had seen a soul beast of this level with his own eyes.
Unlike the human Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo he had fought in Slaughter City, the creature before him radiated a purer, more primordial aura. It was the survival instinct and killing will accumulated through tens of thousands—perhaps even over a hundred thousand—years of brutal competition in nature.
After charging out of the rift, the Ice Jade Scorpion immediately locked its compound eyes onto Dugu Bo at the valley entrance.
Its six limbs exerted force, and its huge body moved with lightning speed. Its tail hook tore through the air toward Dugu Bo's face.
Dugu Bo had been prepared. The Jade-Scaled Serpent Emperor emerged over his body as he rapidly retreated, sweeping his left hand out to release a cloud of poison that blocked the Ice Jade Scorpion's path.