Huo Yuhao leaned on his crutch and adjusted his cloak.
"So cold! Does my second martial soul really have to awaken in a place like this?"
The extreme cold made his legs tremble slightly.
"Another three li ahead, and we'll reach the edge of the core region." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, brimming with an excitement he hadn't shown in ages.
"Little Yuhao, hang in there! That's where I slept my ten-thousand-year slumber back in the day-a treasure blessed by wind and water!" Huo Yuhao's white breath instantly crystallized into ice. He tightened his grip on his crutch, his knuckles frozen bluish-white.
"Brother Sky Dream, even my soul power is almost frozen stiff. Can I really keep going?"
"What are you afraid of? You've got me!" The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's bravado soared to the clouds, only to collapse a second later. "But... if we run into the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, we'll be in trouble. We have to-" "Keep a low profile?" Huo Yuhao's teeth chattered. "Brother Sky Dream, didn't you say the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North were all sleeping deep inside the core region? I... if I go another three li and really run into..." "Uh..." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly caught, as though someone had grabbed him by the throat. "In theory... yes... but..." "Keep a low profile, keep a low profile..."
"Keep a low profile?" Huo Yuhao's teeth chattered. "Brother Sky Dream, didn't you say the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North were all deep inside the core region? I... if I go another three li and really run into..."
"Uh..." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly caught, as though someone had grabbed him