After finding the Ice Heart Snow Lotus, Ye Yu immediately walked toward the cold pool.
Unfolding his Spirit Core Force Field, he stepped across the water and arrived before the Ice Heart Snow Lotus.
He took out a jade knife, carefully harvested the Ice Heart Snow Lotus, and stored it inside a jade box.
Done.
Placing the jade box into his storage-type spirit tool, the Jade Dragon Bracelet, Ye Yu then activated his Martial Soul's Spirit Eyes form, gazing toward the depths beneath the cold pool.
For such a rare immortal herb to grow here, there must be something special at the bottom—
possibly Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow or even Top Grade Cold Marrow.
But after just one glance, Ye Yu decided not to dig them out.
With the cheat-like ability of his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree clones spread across the continent,
he didn't need Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow, Top Grade Cold Marrow, or even the Ice Heart Snow Lotus to cultivate.
The Ice Heart Snow Lotus could push a normal ice-attribute Martial Soul to the extreme of Ultimate Ice,
but his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul, having inherited the Ice Empress's Ice Jade Scorpion essence,
already possessed Ultimate Ice.
Thus, for Ye Yu, the Ice Heart Snow Lotus was of little personal use.
Still—
a treasure is a treasure; no reason to leave it behind.
While the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow and Top Grade Cold Marrow could stay to nurture more Ice Heart Snow Lotuses,
this one he would keep as a family inheritance.
After securing the Ice Heart Snow Lotus,
Ye Yu continued to expand his Blue Silver Domain, searching every tunnel in this vast underground ice cave
for other rare ice-attribute heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
...
Extreme North – Inner Region
Amidst a blizzard, Shui Linglong led Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the other members of the Tianshui Battle Team deeper into the inner region,
searching for a spirit beast suitable for Shui Bing'er's fifth Spirit Ring.
In a snowy plain, they encountered a herd of Ice Snow Reindeer.
Shui Linglong decided to observe, hoping a strong ten-thousand-year ice-attribute spirit beast might appear—
perhaps one of their targets like the Ice Snow Flying Luan, Extreme Cold Gale Eagle, or Ice Bear.
However, while the reindeer grazed on the snowfield moss, one quietly slipped away.
Not long after, a Winter Frost Wolf Pack came charging through the snow,
their howls echoing as they surged straight toward Shui Linglong's group.
At first, Shui Linglong thought they were after the reindeer,
but as the wolves drew closer, she realized—
they were coming directly for them.
"Awoo!"
The Winter Frost Wolf King led the attack, conjuring a barrage of icy blades that shot toward them.
"Get behind me!"
Already sensing something was wrong, Shui Linglong immediately summoned her Condensed Water Flying Luan for Martial Soul Possession,
activating a Spirit Ability to form an Ice Barrier around the group,
while urging the girls to retreat behind her.
"Sixth Spirit Ability: Ice and Snow Storm!"
After blocking the icy blades, she unleashed a tornado of snow and wind,
blasting the Winter Frost Wolf King and its pack away.
Then, with a beat of the ice-blue wings on her back, she rose into the sky—
and saw, in the distance, multiple spirit beast packs charging toward them through the snow.
Her face changed instantly.
"Bing'er! Take Yue'er and Xue Wu and go! More spirit beast packs are coming from the Extreme North!
I'll hold them off! Return the way we came!
Something has happened here—go!"
Knowing her dean was a Spirit Douluo, Shui Bing'er understood that staying would only slow her down.
She took a deep breath and shouted:
"Let's go! Follow me!"
With that, she led Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the others away at full speed.
Meanwhile, Shui Linglong's seventh Spirit Ring flared,
and in a flash of ice-blue light, she transformed into a majestic Condensed Water Flying Luan—
the Shui Family's inherited Martial Soul, one of the continent's top bird-type Martial Souls,
said to carry the bloodline of the mythical Ice Phoenix.
For generations, the Shui Family had sought to breed a true Ice Phoenix Martial Soul
by marrying ice-attribute bird-type spirit masters into their line.
Only Shui Bing'er had ever succeeded in awakening the Ice Phoenix.
In her Condensed Water Flying Luan true form, Shui Linglong took control of the skies,
raining down attacks on the Winter Frost Wolves,
as well as the approaching Ice Heart Spirit Foxes, Icefield Bulls, and Sabretooth Ice Leopards.
But under the Snow Empress's kill order against all humans in the Extreme North,
the spirit beasts fought with murderous fury, determined to bring her down.
If flying ice-attribute spirit beasts arrived, even she would be in danger.
Meanwhile
Shui Bing'er led her team back the way they had come—
but with the Snow Empress's decree,
the Extreme North's spirit beasts were actively hunting for human spirit masters.
Their aura had already drawn pursuers.
Finding their route blocked by a spirit beast pack,
Shui Bing'er had to lead her group on a detour.
In doing so, they encountered several hundred- and thousand-year Ice Feather Eagles.
Though she could handle them,
fighting in the air would draw the attention of ground-based spirit beasts,
putting Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu's group at risk.
Grinding her teeth, Shui Bing'er lured the Ice Feather Eagles and the spirit beasts on the ground away,
planning to circle back after defeating them.
But before she could finish,
a ten-thousand-year Ice Snow Flying Luan spotted her and gave chase.
No match for such a powerful flying spirit beast in the air,
Shui Bing'er dove sharply,
disappearing into a snow pine forest to evade pursuit.