Gu You released his two-word battle armor and suddenly accelerated, shooting straight up into the sky, hoping to use the height to survey the surrounding terrain.
Endless snowy mountains—nothing could be seen at all…
Gu You withdrew his two-word battle armor. He remembered Leng Yaozhu's warning: upon arriving here, the first thing was to make himself seem like an ordinary person. Because everyone who came here to enlist had to walk this road using only their own legs. Even flying Soul Masters were no exception—this was the rule. They were not even allowed to use their martial souls, otherwise they would be eliminated.
Continuing forward on foot into the snowy mountain range, when Gu You climbed the first peak, he finally understood why the place he was heading to had such regulations.
Climbing snow-covered mountains was an absolute test of willpower. Without using a martial soul, even a Soul Master with abundant soul power would find movement extremely difficult.
The snow on the mountains was very deep, making walking difficult to begin with. On top of that, the terrain was steep, the temperature kept dropping, and being on the plateau meant the air was thin.
With his physical constitution, after climbing just one snowy mountain, his breathing had already become rapid. If it were an ordinary person, accomplishing this without any modern equipment would be completely impossible.
After a brief adjustment, Gu You leaped forward, directly jumping down toward the other side of the snow peak.
The thick snow was the best cushion. His body slid rapidly downward, rushing along the steep side of the snow mountain toward the bottom.
Gu You spread his body out as much as possible, increasing the surface area in contact with the snow to avoid sinking into the thick layers. His speed kept increasing, snow powder whistling past on both sides. His spiritual power bloomed as he sensed potential danger zones ahead, constantly making slight adjustments to his direction to avoid them.
It had taken more than an hour to climb up the mountain, yet descending took only a few minutes. Seeing that he was about to reach the bottom, Gu You lifted his legs and, using inertia, continued sliding forward. He rushed all the way to the foot of the opposite mountain, even surging upward several dozen meters before his body finally stabilized.
The snow on the mountains was extremely thick. Gu You had learned the relevant knowledge—under such conditions, one had to make as little noise as possible, otherwise it would be very easy to trigger an avalanche.
They said not to use martial souls—but using external soul bones should be fine, right?
Gu You patted his own head. He really was a clever guy.
The Purple Emperor Terror Claws external soul bone appeared, firmly gripping the mountain wall as he climbed upward.
Not all mountain faces were that steep. After passing a particularly steep section, the terrain gradually leveled out. He stood up and continued walking upward. In this way, he crossed one peak after another.
By now, he had completely entered this vast sea of snowy mountains, like a range of ten thousand great peaks.
The mountains ahead grew taller and taller, and the terrain became increasingly perilous. Sitting on the summit of a peak, Gu You finally felt a trace of fatigue.
A full day had passed. He no longer knew how many peaks he had climbed, only that he could no longer see the road he had entered from.
Where exactly was his destination?
As the sky gradually darkened and the destination was still nowhere in sight, Gu You could still continue forward with his stamina. But the nighttime temperature in the snowy mountains was truly too low. He could feel that the surrounding temperature was likely below minus fifty degrees Celsius, causing his body heat to be consumed extremely quickly.
No matter how confident he was, he still needed to leave himself some margin. Otherwise, if something went wrong, it would be a real problem.
As for how to rest, that wasn't difficult for Gu You.
He directly dug a snow cave into the mountain, then curled his body inside it. From his storage ring, he took out the bedding he carried with him and used it to block the surrounding ice and snow. It couldn't be called comfortable, but at least it shielded him from the howling cold wind outside. That alone was already fairly decent.
This was also a kind of wonderful experience. He adjusted the quilt and compressed the surrounding snow a bit more firmly.
After a night of meditation, when Gu You woke up again, he was once more full of energy.
Spreading his hands, he crawled back out of the snow cave. The cold wind struck his body, immediately making him shiver and snap fully awake.
He stretched his body a bit. The qi and blood soul rings within him accelerated their circulation. Instantly, waves of scorching qi and blood fluctuations burst forth from his body. A layer of pale white mist even appeared around him—water vapor filling the air, his aura blazing like fire.
Gu You took several deep breaths, then suddenly leaped forward and continued on his way.
The mountains ahead became even steeper, with slopes nearly vertical at ninety degrees.
A look of confusion appeared in Gu You's eyes. Which direction was he supposed to go? Where exactly was that legion?
"If I'd known, I would've asked my teacher for a map," Gu You sighed.
The Purple Emperor Terror Claws were truly useful!
The first section of steep icy cliff was over a thousand meters tall, yet Gu You only took a quarter of an hour to reach the top.
He shook his slightly sore arms and flexed his fingers, which were red from the cold. With one full circulation of qi and blood within his body, he naturally recovered.
Continuing upward, the terrain ahead became gentler—something he hadn't seen before. Gu You trudged forward, stepping deep then shallow in the snow. After climbing over another mound, he was shocked to discover that on the other side, instead of sloping downward, there was a plateau-like area sitting atop the mountain.
More accurately, it was a snowfield.
On that snowfield stood a dense cluster of barracks, seemingly of considerable scale. There were sentry posts around it, though no watchtowers. Covered in snow, it was even hard to tell what material the buildings were made of.
Yet this camp, covering at least one square kilometer, truly existed!
He had arrived!
Gu You slid rapidly down the snowy slope toward it, an indescribable emotion surging in his heart. From an unknown path to a successful one—he had gambled correctly, and he had won.
He hadn't run more than a few steps when a sudden sense of danger flared in his mind. He abruptly stopped. Less than twenty meters ahead, four figures suddenly burst out of the snow without any warning. Four soul-guided rifles, clearly extraordinary, were aimed straight at his body.
They were four people dressed head to toe in thick white clothing, their rifles held steady and pointed at him.
Gu You immediately raised both hands.
"Don't misunderstand—I'm here to enlist."
Among the four white-clad soldiers, one lowered his gun, while the other three kept theirs trained on him.
That person walked over to Gu You without speaking, first patting him down thoroughly. After confirming that he carried no weapons, he opened the helmet on his head.
"Good build. Recommendation letter."
Gu You hurriedly took the recommendation letter Leng Yaozhu had given him out of his storage ring and handed it over…
(End of Chapter)