I'll Call You Ice Sovereign

"We've been searching all day and ran into several thousand Ice Jade Scorpions, pretty much every Ice Jade Scorpion on the outskirts. If this batch doesn't work either, then tomorrow we'll probably have to head into the core hinterland of the Extreme North. The Ice Jade Scorpions there are generally over a thousand years old, and hundred-year ones are relatively rare," Yan Shaozhe said softly.

"..."

Su Wen nodded slightly.

He looked at the Ice Jade Scorpion before him with seven potential points, propping up his chin as a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

One day.

Among several thousand hundred-year Ice Jade Scorpions, the most talented one had only had three points. This one's seven points were already quite stunning.

Once this chance was gone, there really wouldn't be another.

Su Wen estimated that if this Ice Jade Scorpion didn't die unexpectedly, its future growth ceiling would be terrifying. It might not be impossible for it to reach the level of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

A second Ice Empress.

He was just rather curious what the Ice Empress's stats were. Unfortunately, he would only have a chance to find out if he saw her with his own eyes.

He shook his head and threw the thought to the back of his mind.

For the time being, he had no intention of going to the hinterland to court death. Running off to find the Ice Empress without the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would be suicide. Did anyone really think the Ice Empress's attitude toward Huo Gua in the Original Work applied to every human?

One of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.

She really did eat people.

It was like Sun Wukong. On the journey west, he was so amiable that people forgot that back in Water Curtain Cave, he had also been a demon who ate people raw.

If they faced a joint attack from the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North...

Yan Shaozhe could escape, but Su Wen would absolutely be left behind as nourishment.

"This one, then."

Su Wen pointed at one Ice Jade Scorpion among the group trembling in fear, its body slightly larger than those of its kind.

"Good!"

Yan Shaozhe waved his hand.

That Ice Jade Scorpion fell in front of Su Wen.

As the yellow Pokeball was thrown out, a beam of light rose.

That Ice Jade Scorpion's data panel also changed.

Ice Jade Scorpion

Level: 21

Strength: 15.4 (2.0)

Speed: 10.4 (2.4)

Endurance: 13.4 (2.4)

Defense: 18.1 (5.1)

Skill: Ice Domain (Yellow)

Attribute: Ice (Ultimate)

Potential: 7 (Peerless)

Next Evolution Stage: Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion

Along with it, Hurricane's data panel also changed, jumping from level 20 to level 21.

However, its skill was still only Wind Blade and had not refreshed.

Su Wen shook his head.

It looked like the skills would only update after entering the next stage at the very least.

His gaze fell on this Ice Jade Scorpion, and a hint of joy flashed through his eyes.

He just hadn't expected the next stage to be the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. He had thought that was the final stage.

He grinned with a somewhat mischievous smile. If the Ice Empress saw an Ice Empress that was like a super-evolved version of herself, what kind of reaction would she have?

He examined the values.

He looked at the numbers in parentheses at the back. They were exactly the same as Hurricane's.

It seemed that the attribute points he gained through eating would be added equally to every Soul Beast.

As for this skill, "Ice Domain," yellow should mark the skill's strength. Although it might be a relatively ordinary skill, no matter what, it was still much stronger than the ordinary "Wind Blade."

He looked at the little fellow before him, which had instantly become obedient and was staring at him with wide, emerald crystal-like eyes.

"Uh... I'll call you Ice Sovereign, then."

Su Wen rubbed his chin and said with a smile after pondering for a moment.

As the saying went, one king did not meet another.

Calling her Ice Empress felt a bit like trying to ride on someone else's fame, while Ice King sounded too tacky. Ice Sovereign was just right.

"..."

Ice Sovereign nodded, which counted as her approving the name Su Wen had given her.

However, compared to Hurricane's mischievous liveliness, Ice Sovereign's personality was steadier, even giving Su Wen the feeling that she was socially anxious.

Only now did Su Wen take a careful look at her.

Her whole body had a jade-green sheen, her outer shell like a piece of emerald jade. Under the reflection of the sunlight, it gave off a dazzling luster. Her scorpion tail had many segments, revealing a layered, almost mechanical beauty, and the stinger at the very end was raised high. Her pupils were a similar color to her shell.

She was about half a meter tall, but in terms of length, with that slender scorpion tail included, she was nearly two meters long. (The Ice Empress is only one and a half meters tall, so I'm trying to write her a little bigger.)

"Roar~"

Hurricane ran out of the Pokeball and looked Ice Sovereign over curiously.

Then he suddenly let out a dissatisfied growl.

"Why does this fellow's name sound so much cooler? Is your name not cool enough?" Su Wen chuckled.

"Ice Sovereign, use Ice Domain!"

Buzz!

Ice Sovereign was silent as a crystalline pale-blue light radiated from her entire body, spreading out in every direction with her at the center.

It formed an area roughly a hundred meters in diameter.

In an instant, Su Wen felt as if his whole body had sunk into a swamp. Even his blood was slowly freezing, the temperature plunged, and frost condensed dozens of times faster.

A domain-type skill.

It simply did not distinguish between friend and foe. Only existences with the Ultimate Ice attribute could receive its enhancement.

This was also the Ice Jade Scorpion's home field.

The Ultimate Ice attribute carried by the domain multiplied the power of this ordinary skill several times over.

The only pity was that it was not a main offensive skill, though it was quite good as support.

Hopefully, after level thirty, Ice Sovereign would gain a main offensive skill.

That way, the early stages would be stable.

Ice Sovereign's defense and strength were insanely fierce, making her suited to a power-attack role. Hurricane could roam and provide secondary attacks, fitting an assassin-type agility-attack role. Once level thirty came, if he added a healer-type amplifier or a control-type plant Soul Beast...

A simple battle team would be complete.

"Roar~"

Hurricane backed away a few steps, looking somewhat cowed. Although Ice Sovereign was not even half his height, that bone-chilling aura made one shrink back in awe.

This was the oppressive force of an Ultimate Attribute.

However, the chill inside his body quickly faded.

After capturing Ice Sovereign, his own resistance to cold had also skyrocketed rapidly. Within the Ice Domain, all of his body's stats were soaring—reaction nerves, strength, speed, and even the recovery speed of his Soul Power.

"All right, put it away."

Su Wen nodded to Ice Sovereign.

Hurricane's agility attribute had dropped to its lowest within the Ice Domain, and his movements were no different from an ordinary Wind Baboon's. Frost crystals hung from the fur on his face, and he was already shivering from the cold. If this went on a little longer, he might really turn into an ice sculpture.

"Su Wen! You obtained your Soul Ring?"

Ning Tian ran over from the distance.

She wiped her pale, frozen pretty face, her expression full of novelty.

Although children of this age had some shrewdness, it was not much. Compared to the twelve-year-old Ning Tian in the Original Work, who was wholeheartedly devoted to revitalizing the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the current her carried more of a child's relatively pure blessing, and sincere happiness for the gains of a newly made friend.

P.S. The previous stat panel was calculated incorrectly. A unit of 1 represents a hundred years. Hurricane's strength is approaching a thousand years, so the overall values should have been multiplied by a hundred compared to the initial ten years. I've adjusted it.

Also, I'm collecting ideas for a Soul Beast catalog and the protagonist's future Pet Beasts. If any interested readers want to participate, you can post chapter comments in this section. You can design Soul Beasts that exist in the Original Work or create your own. An improved evolution chain would be even better. Snake will keep paying attention~