Upon hearing this, Yue Guan and Gui Mei glanced at Bibi Dong cautiously.
The issue of Gui Yuan is a bit sensitive.
After all, Qian Renxue's identity and mission involve too many complicated things.
Bibi Dong remained silent for a moment before speaking, "That was his own decision back then. Let's talk about it later."
"Once Qian Daoliu returns, let him go see Qian Renxue himself. If Qian Renxue is willing to abandon the mission and return to the Spirit Hall, then that's fine."
Gui Yuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Despite Bibi Dong's cold tone when she said this, she actually took another step back.
Because it was clear from her words that she was willing to let Qian Renxue return to the Spirit Hall and would not have any objections.
Bibi Dong probably also believed that it would be best for Qian Renxue's cultivation to return to the Spirit Hall.
However, because of those past events, she couldn't bring herself to say it to Qian Renxue in person.
Gui Yuan didn't ask any further questions, "Yes, teacher."
He bowed, turned, and left the Pope's Palace.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei followed him out.
Once they reached the corridor, Yue Guan whispered to Gui Yuan, "You little rascal, you've got some nerve today."
Gui Yuan blinked. "I was just curious."
The Gui Mei said calmly from the side, "Don't ask these kinds of questions anymore."
Gui Yuan nodded obediently. "Yes, Second Father."
But he knew in his heart that this question might be able to move Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's relationship forward a little.
Although the steps are small, it's better than standing still.
Soon, another three months passed.
Gui Yuan's Soul Power increased from level 48 to level 49.
There is only one month left until his ninth birthday.
He clearly had no way of breaking through from level 49 to level 50 in Soul Power within a month.
After reaching level 50, he must obtain a Soul Ring to be considered Soul King.
If it's only level 50, then it's just Quasi-Soul King.
He wasn't sure whether the Hedge Fund would calculate his time based on 4,500 years or 5,500 years.
But thinking about these things is useless, since no matter how much you cultivate within a month, it's impossible to increase your Soul Power by one level.
The Far North.
The wind and snow continued, and the world was a vast expanse of white.
After three months, Qian Daoliu and his team finally located the lair of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Mirror Shadow Beast.
There's nothing we can do about why it takes so long.
In the Core Zone of Far North, covered by ice and snow all year round, even if the Hundred-Thousand-Year Mirror Shadow Beast left any identifiable traces such as footprints or droppings at the beginning, it would be buried by the heavy snow within minutes if one was not careful.
This greatly increases the difficulty of the search.
Fortunately, their efforts paid off, and they eventually found the Mirror Shadow Beast that matched their cultivation level.
Golden Crocodile Douluo exhaled a long puff of white breath. "After so long, we finally found it. It wasn't easy."
Qian Daoliu looked at the nest hidden in the crevice of the ice wall not far away and nodded.
"In that case, I'll leave a mark on it and then we'll depart."
This statement was unanimously agreed upon by the other six worshippers.
The Demon Subduing Douluo rubbed his hands, which were red from the cold. "Finally, we can leave this awful place. It's so cold that it's not easy to even start a fire in this Core Zone."
Beside him, Qian Daoliu flashed and silently entered the crevice in the ice wall.
A moment later, he reappeared before everyone.
"The mark has been planted, let's go."
The seven turned and headed towards the outskirts of the Far North.
The wind and snow howled behind them, quickly erasing the footprints they left behind.
But after walking for less than half an hour, the wind and snow ahead suddenly stopped.
It wasn't a gradual stop, but rather as if something had abruptly cut it off, and a figure emerged from the wind and snow.
She was smaller than the two Ice Jade Scorpion they had encountered before. Her entire body was covered in an ice-blue carapace, and she had a slender and elegant figure. Her tail hook was raised high, and the tip of it was covered with a layer of frost that never melted.
"Halt." Her voice was cold and authoritative. "So it was you who severely injured my people?"
Qian Daoliu stopped and his gaze fell on her, while the other six also became wary.
Because the aura emanating from this Soul Beast was in no way weaker than that of Level 97 Peak Douluo.
Even with the added advantage of the environment in the Far North, it might be able to unleash combat power Level 98.
Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes slightly. "What kind of Soul Beast are you? You don't look like you only have 100,000 years of cultivation."
"A few months ago, two of your clansmen blocked our path. We merely repelled them, but did not kill them."
The Ice Jade Scorpion raised its head, "I am the Ice Empress, the ruler of the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, with 390,000 years of cultivation."
"I hope you will not enter the Core Zone in the future; this is our Soul Beast territory."
Soul Beast with 390,000 years of history!
Isn't the maximum cultivation level for Soul Beast only 100,000 years?
Qian Daoliu's heart stirred slightly. Although the Ice Empress was smaller than the two Ice Jade Scorpion from before, its cultivation level far surpassed them.
It seems that for Soul Beast like the Ice Jade Scorpion, the smaller the size, the higher the cultivation level?
Golden Crocodile Douluo sneered, "Low strength, but big mouth."
Ice Empress never expected that this human would dare to insult her like this.
"Court death!"
Ice Empress moved instantly, her figure as fast as lightning. A ball of ice-blue light condensed on her tail hook, and she unleashed a massive ice spike attack on Golden Crocodile and the others.
Golden Crocodile Douluo neither dodged nor avoided. "Leave it to me!"
He took a sudden step forward and activated his Martial Soul Avatar.
The golden light surged, Golden Crocodile's body instantly expanded, transforming into a gigantic Golden Crocodile King.
It is over ten meters long and covered in golden scales, each scale reflecting a dazzling light in the wind and snow.
With a turn, its thick tail, like a giant golden pillar, rammed into the "iceberg".
Wherever its tail passed, even the wind and snow were torn in two.
boom!
Immediately afterwards, the "iceberg" was shattered, and Ice Empress's body was sent flying by a tail hammer, tumbling several times in the air before barely managing to regain her balance.
A flicker of disbelief crossed her eyes.
The Golden Crocodile sneered, "Thirty-nine hundred thousand years of cultivation, and you're nothing special."
Even after reaching Level 99, he hasn't had a truly enjoyable gaming experience.
Don't be fooled by his seemingly simple tail flick; it contained the vast majority of his power.
He could sense that Ice Empress was very strong, and that the environment of the Far North would only make them stronger.
If you underestimate your opponent, you might be the one who gets hurt.
However, after this head-on clash, he confirmed one thing: Ice Empress was no match for him.
Only then did Ice Empress notice the ninth Soul Ring beneath Golden Crocodile, which was actually a 100,000-year level ring.
The aura he exuded was almost on par with that of the Snow Empress!