Chapter 177: Ice Emperor: "I Don't Understand!"
The Douluo Continent is not small. Besides the Star Dou Great Forest, which is the largest gathering place for Soul Beasts, it is also divided into the Eastern Barrens, the Extreme North, the Western Deserts, and the Southern Seas.
In the Extreme North, the cold sky feels like a prison. Snowflakes fall steadily, covering the ground with a blanket of white cashmere!
"Master, when I was still the Blue Silver Emperor, I received news from my people that there is a Peak powerhouse in the Extreme North!"
"It's just that this Peak powerhouse has always been mysterious; no one knows her true identity, and even her race—the true Dominator of the Extreme North—remains unknown."
Ah Yin, wearing a thick cashmere coat, stood beside Pei Qing, speaking with some apprehension as she looked toward the bleak landscape of the Extreme North.
"I heard Di Tian say that there is a very powerful Soul Beast in the Extreme North. She is the Spirit of Ice and Snow, an ice and snow elf nurtured by Heaven and Earth. Her cultivation base exceeds 600,000 years."
"In the Extreme North, even Di Tian cannot defeat her without using his Dragon God's Claw."
"I remember her name is Snow Empress, and she has three unique abilities!"
Di Mingli spoke seriously, recounting everything she knew from Di Tian. As a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, she was eager to meet this female Fierce Beast and learn what kind of powerhouse she truly was—capable of contending with Di Tian without falling behind, even forcing Di Tian to use his Dragon God's Claw!
Zhu Zhuqing was greatly shocked. In her understanding, a 100,000-year Soul Beast was already the pinnacle of the continent.
But now, she had just learned from her companions about a Soul Beast over 600,000 years old—how could this not shock her?
"Indeed, Snow Empress is a top-tier powerhouse. Even if all the hidden Soul Beasts on the continent are included, she should still rank among the top ten."
The top ten Fierce Beasts mentioned in the original work were somewhat exaggerated, as there are indeed many powerful Soul Beasts hidden across the Douluo Continent—many more formidable than Zi Ji and Red King.
"The Douluo Continent actually has so many hidden powerhouses!"
Zhu Zhuqing muttered in shock. In the past, the appearance of a Titled Douluo alone was enough to astonish her for a long time.
Now, learning about so many powerful beings, she was truly surprised.
"Alright, let's go in!"
Pei Qing's gaze was sharp; he was heading into the Extreme North to find something.
That is a 100,000-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus. This Tianshan Snow Lotus has several effects: purifying flesh and blood, consolidating the Bloodline, and enhancing talent—making it a Heaven and Earth Treasure even more precious than an Immortal Herb.
This Tianshan Snow Lotus is probably deep within the Extreme North, but Pei Qing wasn't entirely sure if the Snow Empress had already collected it.
The Arctic's depths are fraught with danger, and 100,000-year Soul Beasts are not uncommon!
However, with Pei Qing's current strength, he wasn't worried.
Initially, Pei Qing planned to go alone and let Di Mingli and the others train outside the Arctic.
But that girl, Di Mingli, insisted she also wanted to go in and see, with Bi Ji by her side—an auspicious beast—nothing would happen.
Pei Qing had no choice but to let her have her way, so he brought her along.
Things went exactly as Di Mingli predicted; no Soul Beast attacked her—neither Ice Empress, Ice Demon Titan King, nor any other.
The Extreme North is quite vast, with many types of Soul Beasts.
This wasn't Pei Qing's first time here. He had once accompanied Shui Bing'er to hunt an Ice Jade Scorpion, but unfortunately, it didn't drop the Ice Explosion Technique Soul Skill.
The Ice Explosion Technique is an extremely overbearing Soul Skill—a unique ability of the Ice Jade Scorpion.
It's similar to the Corpse Explosion Technique of a certain Death God Envoy ten thousand years later—a Soul Skill with terrifying explosive power!
If Shui Bing'er could obtain the Ice Explosion Technique, her combat power could at least double.
It's just that, for the Ice Jade Scorpion race, dropping this ability is incredibly difficult.
Even the Ice Empress, with over 300,000 years of cultivation, does not possess this innate ability.
However, Pei Qing believed that the Ice Explosion Technique didn't particularly require a Soul Bone.
At its core, the Ice Explosion Technique is about controlling ice explosions. If one's soul power manipulation reaches a masterful level, using this ability without a Soul Bone wouldn't be particularly difficult.
If he could encounter an Ice Jade Scorpion capable of using Ice Explosion, Pei Qing felt he could figure out how to utilize it even faster.
So, he decided to search for one. If he found one, he would observe it and help Shui Bing'er research it.
After all, if Shui Bing'er could truly learn the Ice Explosion Technique, her combat power would increase exponentially.
With her ultimate ice control combined with Ice Explosion Technique, she would have both precise control and explosive power—able to defeat her opponents outright!
Thinking of this, Pei Qing couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for Shui Bing'er's future opponents.
Terrifying. Truly terrifying!
In the following days, a legend began spreading within the Ice Jade Scorpion tribe in the Extreme North.
It was said that a group of humans had wantonly humiliated young Ice Jade Scorpions; after capturing them, they didn't kill them but instead toyed with them.
This humiliation caused many young Ice Jade Scorpions to fall into depression.
Some 10,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpions even went to besiege these humans and were also humiliated. The woman with long golden hair was especially terrifying—she stepped on a 30,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion King and kept interrogating it, forcing it to use the Ice Explosion Technique.
When she learned it couldn't use the technique, she kicked it away—utterly despicable!
This news spread widely within the Ice Jade Scorpion tribe and soon reached the depths of the Extreme North!
At this moment, deep within the Extreme North, inside the Ice Jade Scorpion tribe...
An Ice Jade Scorpion, about 1.5 meters long, with its body covered in icy blue and emerald green, stood before many others, and human-like sounds came from its mouth.
Its voice was clear and pleasant, but at this moment, it was scolding the countless Ice Jade Scorpions in front of it.
Her tone was sharp, and the Ice Jade Scorpions dared not resist; their obedience was absolute!
"Throughout history, the Extreme North has been dominated by my Ice Jade Scorpion clan. Human powerhouses have attacked countless times—yet we have always defeated them easily!"
"But today, on this battlefield shining with the glory of our clan, hundreds of our kin were humiliated by a small group of humans!"
"I don't understand—the advantage is ours, with hundreds against just four. What is there to be afraid of?"
"This Empress will personally lead the charge—capture these foolish humans and make them pay a blood-soaked price!"
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