Chapter 142: Ice God Valley, Snow Empress Appears!
After learning about the effect of this Soul Skill, Shui Binger's face also bloomed with a beautiful smile, and combined with her still slightly chubby cheeks, she was incredibly adorable.
If it weren't inappropriate, Hu Bai would have wanted to pinch her cheeks.
This had nothing to do with liking or not liking; it was just a normal man feeling a bit antsy when seeing something cute.
Perhaps it was like an old father looking at a child who hadn't even fully grown their hair.
It is well known that children are only most adorable when they are young; once they grow up, well...
Afterward, when Shui Binger learned that she was to be separated from Hu Bai, her initial joy at gaining the Soul Skill immediately turned into a feeling of loss.
Although she had only known Hu Bai for a few days, she somewhat enjoyed the days spent with him, feeling a sense of security and closeness.
After bidding farewell to Shui Binger and the others, Hu Bai and his companions continued their journey toward the Ice God Canyon.
Gradually, they had penetrated deep into the core area. Yue Guan couldn't help but say, "As expected of the core area of the Extreme North, even I feel very cold at this temperature."
Although Yue Guan's Martial Soul was a plant, the Chrysanthemum was Yang-aligned, which would certainly provide Yue Guan with some 'Yang Qi' support. However, even as a Super Douluo, if he didn't circulate his soul power to resist, he could easily get injured.
Unlike Yue Guan and Gui Mei, Hu Bai himself felt nothing at all.
He had previously consumed two extreme herbs, Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and coupled with his own elemental affinity, the ice elements here simply would not harm him.
Hu Bai felt his physical body was at a normal temperature even without circulating his soul power.
Both Yue Guan and Gui Mei were extremely envious of this point.
Tianmeng Iceworm: "Holy crap, Xiao Bai, your ability is awesome! I was initially thinking about whether to have you wear my shed skin to keep warm, but it turns out you're not affected by this damn environment at all!"
Subsequently, Tianmeng Iceworm also muttered to himself, "Is the Nine-tailed Sky Fox Martial Soul after returning to its ancestors really this strong?"
In Tianmeng Iceworm's opinion, this level of strength was truly excessive. Not only did it possess the ability to control all natural attributes, but its mental power was also not weak, and it had the supreme power of destiny.
Furthermore, he even possessed a Divine Artifact, and it seemed to be more than one semi-Divine Artifact!
Let alone in the Soul Master world, even in the Soul Beast world, he was an excessively powerful existence!
Generally speaking, even God-given Martial Souls have weaknesses. For example, the Spirit Hall's God-given Martial Soul, Seraphim, whose Soul Masters are rumored to have an Innate soul power of level twenty.
And it also possesses abilities such as attack, defense, control, and flight, with attributes of Holy (including Light) and Fire.
The only drawback is that perhaps due to the power of its attributes, its cultivation speed slows down after reaching a certain level, and precisely because its abilities are too balanced, it can sometimes fall into a disadvantage.
And the most important point: the sacred sense of mission that the Seraphim Martial Soul brings to the Soul Master themselves!
It's not hard to see that the Qian family, whether Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, or even Qian Renxue, all have a strong sense of honor and mission. This honor often puts them at a disadvantage in battles.
Qian Daoliu was the most severe. He was the first in the sky, and Tang Chen was the first on the ground, but in their duel, Qian Daoliu was slightly inferior, insisting on taking a hundred percent from the opponent.
No!
Two hundred percent of the Great Sumeru Hammer!
Who could withstand that?
Even Bo Saixi, the first in the sea, probably wouldn't dare to directly take Tang Chen's hammer. And the reason Bo Saixi could rank first in strength among the three was precisely because she didn't have Qian Daoliu's intense sense of honor.
Undeniably, Bo Saixi greatly respected the Sea God, but the honor the Sea God bestowed upon her did not require her to confront enemies head-on.
Moreover, the power of the sea is infinite and vast. Even if she were to confront him head-on, could Tang Chen's hammer really shatter the sea?
Half a month later, Hu Bai and his two companions finally arrived in front of a canyon. But before they could even step inside, a very powerful pressure suddenly assailed them.
"Not good!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei immediately stood in front of Hu Bai, using their soul power to erect a shield, blocking the pressure.
Yue Guan's expression was displeased: "Who is it! How dare you ambush us? Show yourself quickly."
Gui Mei's face also darkened as he looked around: "Your Excellency, we only wish to enter this canyon. Why do you ambush us without reason?"
As Yue Guan and Gui Mei spoke, their hands had already quietly clasped together. This was the pressure of a very powerful Soul Beast.
Fierce Beast!
Now, they also learned that Soul Beasts were not only 100,000-year-old, but there were some even more powerful super Soul Beasts, called Fierce Beasts!
Previously, what they understood was that once a Soul Beast's cultivation reached 100,000 years, its remaining lifespan would at most be only 3,000 years, and if it didn't take human form, it would only die.
This was actually half right and half wrong.
It's not that their lifespan is only 3,000 years, but rather that within the next 3,000 years, they will face a Heavenly Tribulation. If they overcome it, they can safely live for 200,000 years, but if they don't, they will die.
And this Heavenly Tribulation is very difficult for some small, weakly defended Soul Beasts and plant-type Soul Beasts to overcome.
Those who can overcome it are Soul Beasts with powerful Bloodlines and extremely strong physical bodies, such as the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.
The strength of these two was definitely not just 100,000-year cultivation; they had probably already passed their first Heavenly Tribulation, with their strength reaching level ninety-six and close to ninety-seven, respectively.
"Hmph, I didn't expect human Soul Masters to enter the core area of the Extreme North. It's one thing for you to enter, but you actually want to offend Lord Ice God, and that is unforgivable!"
A voice, extremely icy and like a mature woman, came from the surroundings, then revealed its true form.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei's pupils suddenly contracted. This Soul Beast... looked so much like a human!
A light blue dress and silver hair.
"Oh no, Xiao Bai, this is the Snow Empress, ranked first among the three great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North!" Tianmeng Iceworm's chubby body moved around in the Spiritual Sea, looking as if it were all over.
He had only just noticed the Snow Empress's appearance.
If he were facing the other two Heavenly Kings, he could easily detect them with his mental power, but the Snow Empress was different. She was born and nurtured by the Extreme North, and her cultivation was close to 700,000 years!
Unless he concentrated intensely to scan the surroundings, it would be difficult to discover her.
"Xiao Bai, the two of us will use our Martial Soul Fusion Skill to hold her off. You watch for the right moment and quickly leave this place. Her strength is too great!" Both Yue Guan's and Gui Mei's expressions were not good.
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