The Broken Dragon Ice Abyss! A 65,000-Year Blizzard Light Dragon and an 88,000-Year Abyssal Ice Taotie Python!

Tuoba Tingxue gazed into the white world of wind and snow deep within the gorge, her expression turning solemn.

"Beyond this gorge lies the true outskirts of the Far North.

The blizzards there can cut off an ordinary soul master's sight and senses. Stay alert, everyone."

Yin Yu moved to the front of the group. Black light flickered around him, and an invisible shield of energy kept the howling snow at bay.

"My father-in-law and I will lead the way. Old Poison, support us from the middle. Ting Xue, look after Changqing. Keep formation. Into the mountains!"

"Right!"

Everyone answered in unison.

Without further hesitation, the five became streaks of motion. Braving the howling snow, they stepped into the Far North, one of the Douluo Continent's three forbidden zones for soul beasts.

The moment they entered the gorge, the world around them changed.

A savage blizzard raged. Everywhere they looked, there was Profound Ice and deep snow.

But to the five of them, it was nothing.

Holy light glimmered across Tuoba Xi's white armor. Snowflakes shattered into nothingness before they came within three feet of him.

Yin Yu kept his Demon Dragon Domain in check, but the ferocious Dragon Might he emitted was enough to keep weaker soul beasts away.

The Taotie Holy Dragon Martial Soul stirred within Tuoba Tingxue, unconsciously devouring the violent ice-aspected Soul Power in the air to replenish what she spent.

Yin Changqing was calmer still. The supreme powers of ultimate light and darkness counterbalanced each other within him, refining the bitter cold completely before it could reach him.

Dugu Bo could not help praising them.

"The dragon Martial Souls in your family are downright domineering. An ordinary Soul Douluo would have to use most of his Soul Power just to withstand the cold here.

Yet you're all strolling along as if this were your own backyard."

Tuoba Xi led the way with a laugh.

"Dragons are supreme among beasts. Their bodies are naturally unmatched.

But the true trials of the Far North lie deeper in. Don't let your guard down, Old Poison."

Yin Changqing walked in the middle of the group. Golden light glimmered at his brow as his powerful spiritual senses spread outward like a tide.

Within thirty li, he sensed ice silkworms sleeping beneath the ice, snow wolves lurking in drifts, and icewind demon eagles nesting on the cliffs.

Their every movement appeared clearly in his mind.

"The soul beasts on the outskirts are mostly ten to a thousand years old. Ten-thousand-year soul beasts rarely appear here."

Yin Changqing closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings for a moment before speaking.

"Grandfather, Father, we needn't waste time on the outskirts. Let's cross the outer snowfields and head for the Broken Dragon Ice Abyss near the inner region."

Yin Yu's expression tightened.

"The Broken Dragon Ice Abyss?

Which ancient text did you find that name in?"

Yin Changqing explained:

"It was recorded in a damaged travelogue on the lowest floor of the Holy Dragon Sect's library.

The Broken Dragon Ice Abyss lies near the boundary between the inner region and the core of the Far North. Legend says its vast rift was formed when an ancient dragon fell from the sky.

Its earth veins contain faint Earth Dragon energy and the blood of an ice-cold dragon. Few places are more likely to attract top-tier Sub-Dragon soul beasts."

Tuoba Xi stroked his beard thoughtfully.

"I vaguely remember it too.

When Yu and I came to the Far North to hunt the Icebone Demon Dragon, we passed a bottomless glacial rift. The soul beasts there were fierce, and many carried dragon blood."

Tuoba Tingxue's eyes lit up. She made her decision at once.

"Then the Broken Dragon Ice Abyss it is!

Whether it's my ninth soul ring or Changqing's fifth, that's where we're most likely to find a suitable beast!"

"Full speed ahead!"

At Yin Yu's low command, the five accelerated again, heading straight into the depths of the Far North's inner region.

Along the way, a few foolish ten-thousand-year Icefield berserk bears and snow leopards occasionally burst from the snow to ambush them.

Before any could get close, a casual burst of Dragon Might from Yin Yu or Tuoba Xi sent them flying dozens of yards. They fled in terror.

Under the pressure of two Titled Douluo, the outskirts of the Far North might as well have been empty.

Four hours later.

At the far end of the snowfield, an enormous black rift stretched from east to west, as though splitting the entire northern landmass in two!

It was several li wide, a chasm so deep its bottom could not be seen.

From within came faint, violent Dragon Roars like great bells, mingled with the howl of icy winds.

Even from dozens of li away, the terrifying ancient aura of bloodlust struck them full in the face!

They had reached the Broken Dragon Ice Abyss!

The five stopped atop a massive slab of Profound Ice at the abyss's edge and looked down into the pitch-black depths, where fierce winds raged.

Tuoba Tingxue felt a powerful longing and resonance from the Taotie Holy Dragon Martial Soul within her. Excitement shone in her eyes.

"Such pure earth energy and draconic bloodlust!

Changqing, your deduction was right. A supremely powerful ruler-class soul beast must be sleeping in the depths of this abyss!"

Yin Yu stood at the cliff's edge and sent his spiritual senses pouring down into the abyss.

Boom!

The instant his senses reached several thousand meters below...

Two blood-red eyes snapped open in a freezing pool at the very bottom!

A savage dragon's roar exploded upward, piercing the heavens!

"Found them."

The corners of Yin Yu's mouth lifted slightly.

"A 65,000-year-old Blizzard Light Dragon.

And... an 88,000-year-old Abyssal Ice Taotie Python lurking beside it!"

Tuoba Xi and Yin Yu exchanged a glance. Their Soul Power erupted, shaking the glaciers on both sides!

"Hahahaha!

Sharp eyes, Changqing!"

Tuoba Xi threw back his head and roared with laughter. His Martial Soul Avatar appeared in an instant, the phantom of a mountain-sized White-Gold Earth Dragon filling the sky.

"Ting Xue, Changqing, get ready!

We've found Changqing's fifth soul ring!"

Frigid air came howling up through the rift. In the depths below, the two colossal beasts had been roused.

Tuoba Xi moved, becoming a streak of white-gold light as he plunged into the Broken Dragon Ice Abyss.

Nine soul rings rose and circled beneath him.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

The immense pressure of a Titled Douluo instantly crushed the blizzard raging at the bottom of the abyss.

"Down, you beast!"

Tuoba Xi roared. White-gold light blazed around him, and a giant Earth Dragon claw formed from dense Soul Power swatted through the air.

It struck the 65,000-year-old Blizzard Light Dragon squarely on the back.

With a thunderous crash, the Blizzard Light Dragon let out a wretched cry. Its hundred-yard body slammed into the wall of Profound Ice.

Bones cracked audibly. Most of its crystalline scales shattered, and it collapsed, barely breathing.

At almost the same instant, the 88,000-year-old Abyssal Ice Taotie Python opened its cavernous jaws, trying to devour the pressure descending from above.

But Yin Yu had already become a streak of black demonic light. Nine equally dazzling soul rings appeared in the air.

Wreathed in world-ending black flames, the Demon Dragon Spear in his hand plunged straight down toward the python's head.