Dugu Bo nodded, putting away his usual nonchalance. A trace of wariness flashed through his jade-green eyes. "I never ventured deep into the core region of the Far North when I traveled the continent in my younger days. I heard there's a Titan Snow Demon King here, with at least 100,000 years of cultivation, and an Ice Bear King at the 100,000-year level as well. Add in some ancient beings unknown to outsiders, and this place is no less dangerous than the core region of the Great Star Dou Forest."
Bing Yekong listened silently, committing their words firmly to memory.
He spread his senses to their limit. The mental strength and eyesight enhanced by the Autumn Dew of Clear Sight allowed him to detect even the faintest fluctuations within dozens of miles.
The concentration of ice elements in the core region of the Far North was dozens of times greater than outside. Cultivating here for one day was worth more than ten days elsewhere.
Yet precisely because of that, the Soul Beasts living here were far more terrifying than those outside.
Led by Shui Qingrou, the four formed a diamond formation and searched their way deeper into the core region.
Shui Qingrou led the way. Her Ice Phoenix martial soul possessed an exceptionally strong ability to sense ice-attributed Soul Beasts; no ice-attributed Soul Beast within a hundred miles could escape her perception.
Yang Wudi stood guard on the left, his Soul-Breaking Spear already in hand. Its pitch-black shaft glimmered with a cold, sinister sheen beneath the snowlight.
Dugu Bo guarded the right flank. The phantom of the Jade-Scaled Serpent Emperor flickered behind him as poison-attributed soul power formed a dark-green barrier. Bing Yekong coordinated from the center, the Heavenfrost Sword hovering at his side, ready to be drawn at any