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So Liu Tianfeng said to Dugu Bo in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Your Majesty, Poison Douluo, if the Titan Snow Demon King spots us, I will rush out and entangle it. I will make it target me. Then you will take Tianxing and flee south as fast as you can. You must return him safely to the Kingdom of Barak!"
Dugu Bo's face was solemn, and he felt mixed emotions.
He never liked to sacrifice for him, but at this moment he also understood the situation clearly - the Titan Snow Demon King was much stronger than them, and fighting head-on would only lead to death.
He saw Xue Tianxing's talent and potential. If he could keep this child, perhaps he would achieve greater things in the future.
So Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and nodded slowly:
"Don't worry, I always keep my word. If it comes to that, I will send Xue boy back safely even if it costs me half my life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Tianfeng whispered a thank you and turned his gaze back to the Titan Snow Demon King. He tightly grasped the Frost Wind Sword in his hands, ready to rush out at any time.
Xue Tianxing listened to the conversation between the two and felt anxious and guilty.
He wanted to say "Let's go together" or "I have a way", but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips - he knew that the strength of the three of them on his side was not worth mentioning in front of the Titan Snow Demon King. Any rebuttal would be futile and would only drag down Grandpa Liu and Dugu Bo.
Xue Tianxing could only clench his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, looking at the giant soul beast that was as big as a mountain not far away. He had lived smoothly for the past few years in Douluo Continent, but this was the first time he felt the powerlessness brought about by the gap in strength.
The Titan Snow Demon King was still wandering around in the same place, his amber eyes sweeping across the ice and rocks, but not stopping.
It seemed to have only vaguely sensed something strange, but was unable to accurately locate the position of the three people.
After about a quarter of an hour, it seemed to lose its patience, let out a deafening roar, turned around and walked slowly in another direction, and the terrifying aura gradually faded away.
It was not until the figure of the Titan Snow Demon King completely disappeared from the snowy peak that Liu Tianfeng and Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The soul power barriers on their bodies slowly dissipated. In this world of ice and snow, the backs of both of them were soaked with cold sweat.
Xue Tianxing also collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, his heart still beating wildly.
"That was a close call…"
Dugu Bo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a hint of fear in his voice:
"I didn't expect to encounter the Titan Snow King here. Luckily, it didn't notice us."
Liu Tianfeng nodded and looked at Xue Tianxing, his tone filled with relief at having survived a disaster:
"Tianxing, it's okay, we are safe."
"We can't stay here for long. Let's go in the opposite direction of the Titan Snow Demon King!"
Dugu Bo was the first to react, his tone a little hurried.
Although the breath of the Titan Snow Demon King has gone away, the Far North is full of dangers. No one can guarantee whether it will turn back or whether there are other powerful soul beasts nearby.
Liu Tianfeng nodded immediately and grabbed Xue Tianxing's wrist. The three of them activated their soul power at the same time and rushed in the opposite direction of the Titan Snow Demon King.
The ice beneath their feet retreated rapidly with the help of soul power, and the biting cold wind blew on their faces like a knife, but the three of them did not dare to slow down at all. They ran for half a day in one breath and confirmed that there was no trace of the terrifying aura around them. Only then did they finally slow down and stop to catch their breath.
"Okay, safe for now."
Liu Tianfeng exhaled a puff of white mist, looked around, and then spoke:
"Let's continue searching for spirit rings. Hopefully, we can find a suitable target soon."
Perhaps the thrilling encounter with the Titan Snow Demon King exhausted all the bad luck, and this time good luck finally came.
The three of them searched the ice field for less than an hour when Dugu Bo suddenly raised his hand and signaled:
"Don't move! There's something going on up ahead."
Xue Tianxing and Liu Tianfeng immediately held their breath and looked in the direction indicated by Dugu Bo - they saw dozens of sturdy wolf-shaped soul beasts gathered in a sunken ice valley not far away.
Their bodies are covered with snow-white hair with light blue streaks in between. Their eyes are gleaming with an icy cold light, and the air around them is filled with the scent of wind and snow. They are the blizzard wolves unique to the Far North.
"It's the Blizzard Wolf!"
Liu Tianfeng's eyes lit up, his tone was full of excitement, and he continued:
"This soul beast is a top-tier dual-attribute ice and wind soul beast. It's a perfect match for the martial soul of my Frost Wind Sword! I just don't know if there are any individuals of the right age among them."
As soon as Liu Tianfeng finished speaking, the wolf pack in the ice valley suddenly became agitated, and a giant wolf, nearly three times larger than the other blizzard wolves, slowly walked out of the pack.
Its fur became more fluffy, with light blue lines interwoven like lightning, and it had a pair of curved ice crystal horns on its head. Just standing there, it exuded an intimidating aura. It was obviously the leader of this wolf pack - the Blizzard Wind Wolf King.
Liu Tianfeng stared at the wolf king, the excitement in his eyes becoming more intense:
"Over eighty thousand years! This Blizzard Wind Wolf King is at least eighty-five thousand years old! The attributes match, and the age meets the requirements. It's practically a ninth spirit ring tailor-made for me!"
He turned to look at Dugu Bo, his tone firm:
"Your Majesty, this is it! I'll focus on the Wolf King later to distract him. I'll leave the other ordinary Blizzard Wind Wolves in the valley to you."
Dugu Bo lowered his head and glanced at the ice valley - in addition to the wolf king who was more than 80,000 years old, there were more than ten blizzard wind wolves that were more than 10,000 years old, three of which were more than 50,000 years old. If they were to besiege them together, it would indeed be a bit troublesome.
But Dugu Bo touched the snow-colored swan kiss in the storage ring, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"It's a small matter. These wolves are not enough to fill my teeth."
After the two of them had divided the work, Liu Tianfeng turned to look at Xue Tianxing and solemnly instructed:
"Tianxing, hide behind this ice rock and don't come out. If you encounter any emergency, immediately possess your spirit and use the Ice Phoenix's flying ability to dodge first, then shout for us loudly, understand?"
"I understand. Grandpa Liu, be careful!"
Xue Tianxing nodded heavily and immediately curled up behind a huge ice rock nearby, with only half of his head exposed, staring nervously in the direction of the ice valley.
Liu Tianfeng and Dugu Bo exchanged glances, and at the same time, they moved and swooped down towards the ice valley like two streams of light.
The moment Liu Tianfeng landed, the Frost Wind Sword was already unsheathed, and his blue soul power surged, condensing countless tiny ice blades around his body:
"Blizzard Wolf King, I will take your spirit ring today!"
Dugu Bo landed on the outskirts of the wolf pack. He flipped his right hand, and a wisp of light green poisonous gas emerged from his palm, mixed with a trace of the snow-white medicinal power of Snow Swan Kiss.
He waved his hand lightly, and the poisonous gas instantly spread out, drifting towards those ordinary Blizzard Wind Wolves:
"A bunch of little brats, dare you block the road?"
The wolf pack in the ice valley was instantly alarmed, and dozens of blizzard wind wolves howled to the sky and pounced towards the two.
A hunting war against the Blizzard Wind Wolf King broke out.
Xue Tianxing, who was hiding behind the ice rocks, clenched his fists tightly and stared at the battlefield intently, feeling nervous and expectant at the same time - as long as Grandpa Liu successfully hunted and absorbed this spirit ring, the Barak Kingdom would have a true Titled Douluo!