A Plan for the Second Spirit Ring

"Yuhao, are you really going to the Extreme North to obtain your second spirit ring instead of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

In front of the small courtyard, Xu Jiujiu looked at Huo Yuhao with worry written all over her face.

"Yes, Sister Jiujiu. I have my reasons for wanting to go to the Extreme North."

He certainly couldn't say that he had a premonition that something rather bad would happen if he went to the Star Dou Great Forest right now. Besides, the spirit ring for his second martial soul had to be acquired in the Extreme North.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao's attitude remained resolute, Xu Jiujiu stopped trying to persuade him and instead switched to giving him earnest advice.

"Yuhao, you must be careful when you go to the Extreme North. Remember to stay warm, and remember that if you encounter a spirit beast you can't beat, you should run fast. Do you understand?"

Listening to Xu Jiujiu's nagging instructions, Huo Yuhao gave a dry, helpless laugh and said, "I know, Sister. Why are you just like my mom? I'm already a grown-up and can take care of myself. Besides, aren't Senior Cheng Gang and Uncle Li coming along this time?"

Before Xu Jiujiu could reply, a gentle female voice came from behind Huo Yuhao.

"What is it, Yuhao? Do you find Mom naggy? Or do you find Jiujiu naggy?"

Following that came a sudden pain in his ear.

"Ouch! Mom, I was wrong! Stop twisting, my ear, my ear is going to fall off."

Huo Yun'er let go of his hand and let out a cold snort.

At this, Huo Yuhao could only turn around and force a smile. "Mom, I don't find you guys naggy. I just think you're being a bit too overly cautious."

Faced with Huo Yuhao's excuse, Huo Yun'er pulled Huo Yuhao straight into her embrace.

"Yuhao, you must stay safe. Mom will wait for you at home."

"Mm!"

The Extreme North.

Howling winds carrying blizzards raged across this remote and desolate place. Huo Yuhao and Cheng Gang walked through this snow-covered region.

Feeling the biting cold of the Extreme North, Huo Yuhao wrapped his fur coat tightly around himself. After traveling for several days, the area in front of him was still an endless expanse of snowfield. He couldn't help but ask Tian Meng in his sea of consciousness:

"Brother Sky Dream, how much longer do we have to walk? Elder Cheng and the others have been in the Extreme North with us for almost three days. How much longer until we reach our destination?"

"Almost there, almost there! At most, half a day's journey left."

Tian Meng's slightly excited voice came from his sea of consciousness.

"Hehehe! Bingbing, my Bingbing. Wuwuwu, what are you doing, Elder Jiang?"

He was already used to Tian Meng's condition; ever since entering the Extreme North, Tian Meng had been in this intermittent state of madness.

Every time Tian Meng shrieked and hollered in the sea of consciousness, Jiang Jiya would summon a few chains to seal Tian Meng's mouth shut.

"Brother Sky Dream, are you really reliable? You're letting a level twenty Spirit Master go hunt a three-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year super spirit beast, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?"

Perhaps due to Jiang Jiya joining them, Tian Meng hadn't concealed the goal of this trip, instead spilling his plan and details.

Regarding Tian Meng's target this time, Huo Yuhao felt somewhat intimidated. That was the seventh-ranked spirit beast on the continent's list, a super ferocious beast exceeding three hundred thousand years. Even with a level ninety-one Titled Douluo like Cheng Gang by his side, he didn't have the slightest bit of confidence.

Neither could he quite understand Tian Meng's mindset—a predator had actually fallen in love with its natural enemy. This was simply unheard of!

In Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness, a golden-haired youth wearing baby-worm-style pajamas stopped acting crazy. He said to Huo Yuhao with a solemn expression, "Yuhao, just rest easy! Have you seen what Big Brother is holding here?"

As he spoke, he took out something as thin as a cicada's wing and showed it for Huo Yuhao to see.

"This thing is actually Big Brother's silkworm molt. It stores a portion of Big Brother's million-year power inside, which is enough to trap Bingbing for several days. By then, Big Brother is confident we can pull Bingbing into our team as well."

"As for if we can't persuade Bingbing..."

A trace of pain flashed through Tian Meng's eyes. "Then I will erase her consciousness so you can absorb her."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Jiang Jiya added, "Yuhao, you two don't need to worry so much about this big bug. Have you forgotten what Yuhao's second martial soul is?"

Jiang Jiya's words woke Tian Meng up.

"That's right, Yuhao's martial soul is an Auspicious Beast! Relying on this martial soul and Big Brother's plan, Big Brother has a ten-out-of-ten certainty of persuading her, Bingbing."

"Hehe, Bingbing, we'll be able to see each other soon."

"???"

Seeing that Tian Meng was starting to act crazy again, Huo Yuhao ignored him and concentrated on hurrying along with Cheng Gang and the others.

Although this Extreme North didn't cover as much area as the Star Dou Great Forest, the overall quality of the spirit beasts within it was higher than that of the Star Dou Great Forest. Right in the outer perimeter, Huo Yuhao and the others encountered quite a few groups of spirit beasts consisting mainly of thousand-year ones.

As they neared the Core Zone, they even encountered quite a few ten-thousand-year spirit beasts, among which were the Ice Empress's own kin, the Ice Jade Scorpions.

To avoid alerting the enemy, they all chose to knock these encountered spirit beasts unconscious or take a detour.

"Little friend Huo, wait a moment. There seems to be something ahead!"

Opening the way for the three of them at the front of the team, Cheng Gang suddenly stopped in his tracks. He vigilantly crouched down to listen to the sounds coming from afar.

"Quickly get down!"

Seemingly hearing something, Cheng Gang pulled the two people who were still standing down into the snow together, leaving three human-shaped pits and a trail of footprints in their original spot.

A short moment after the three of them lay down, the heavy falling snow buried the footprints and pits left by them. The entire world was reduced to nothing but a vast expanse of white.

"Boom"

A series of rumbling sounds came from afar, as if some massive object was moving.

"Yuhao, don't make a sound! That's the Titan Snow Demon King, one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North."

Tian Meng's nervous voice came from the sea of consciousness.

Receiving Tian Meng's warning, Huo Yuhao held his breath to prevent himself from being discovered by that thing.

The rumbling sound drew closer, and the ground shook continuously. The massive figure of the Titan Snow Demon King appeared within the line of sight of the three people.

That was a spirit beast over a hundred meters tall, its entire body covered in white fur and resembling a giant ape. Its red eyeballs, almost the size of a person, scanned all around the snowy area where the three were hiding.

In the end, the figure of the Titan Snow Demon King strode right past over the heads of the three, leaving behind a huge pit stamped out by its foot right beside them.

As the noise went from close to far, before the three could even let out a sigh of relief, a massive roar came from the direction it had left.

"Humans! Die!"

A huge whistling sound of breaking wind roared above the heads of the three.

"Damn it, we've been discovered. Li Jun, take little friend Huo and leave quickly."

Seeing that they could no longer hide, Cheng Gang could only burst forth. Nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—circled around his body.

Seeing the nine spirit rings surrounding Cheng Gang, the Titan Snow Demon King, who was already furious that humans had broken in, grew even more enraged. Its two huge fists continuously pounded against its chest, and then it roared loudly as it charged toward Cheng Gang, who was flying mid-air.

"Vile creature, take this. Seventh Spirit Skill, Martial Soul Avatar; fifth spirit skill, Ten Directions Annihilation Slash!"

Cheng Gang's seventh and fifth spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and a huge black ant appeared in the air. At the same time, an inky-black slash chopped down toward the Titan Snow Demon King on the ground.