Chapter 43: Ancient Soul Beast Abyss Ice Prison TigerDeep beneath this vast glacier, in its profound depths.This was not solid permafrost, but a deep sea ice abyss covered by ancient, unmelting profound ice!Light struggled to penetrate, the cold was enough to instantly freeze a Spirit Master of the Spirit Saint level, and the water pressure was terrifying. Yet, in the depths of this forbidden zone of life, lurked many powerful ice-element Spirit Beasts that had adapted to the extreme environment.At the very bottom of the ice abyss, in a vast darkness, four eerie blue "lanterns" suddenly lit up!They were not lanterns, but two gigantic beast eyes!Upon closer inspection, these were two colossal, malevolent tiger-type Spirit Beasts! Their entire bodies were covered in dark blue scales, with sharp, ice-crystal-like fur growing between the scales. They had a ferocious single horn on their foreheads, and their tails resembled those of giant scorpions, shimmering with a cold, eerie light.Their aura was ancient and violent, far more terrifying than the common tiger-type Spirit Beasts found outside!The slightly smaller one seemed startled by the faint, provocative aura of a strange demonic beast permeating from above. It let out an uneasy growl, stirring the icy seawater.The larger, more profoundly terrifying giant tiger beside it suddenly opened another pair of eyes—it actually had four eyes! The lower pair was eerie blue, while the upper pair was crimson!It had clearly also sensed that aura, and seemed extremely displeased by this unfamiliar, seemingly high-grade yet weak aura invading its territory."Roar—!!!"A deep, rumbling tiger roar, filled with terrifying power, erupted from its massive maw! The roar penetrated layers of seawater and ice, and though much weakened by the time it reached the surface, it still caused the entire ice lake area to tremble, with the ice cracking audibly!Countless weaker Spirit Beasts dwelling throughout the ice abyss were instantly terrified by this roar, filled with a king's fury, scattering wildly and causing a small-scale underwater commotion.This sudden, terrifying beast roar instantly jolted Dai Youheng awake from his cultivation!He abruptly opened his eyes, the Golden Adamant Evil Warding Body instantly retracted, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his muscles tensed. He immediately darted to the entrance of the ice cave, vigilantly looking towards the direction of the sound, the deep bottom of the ice lake!"What a terrifying roar! What kind of Spirit Beast is that? Sister Snow Empress, can you identify it?" Dai Youheng's heart tightened, and he immediately asked Snow Empress. The pressure contained in that roar gave him an unprecedented sense of threat, far exceeding any opponent he had encountered before.Snow Empress was silent for a moment, her voice carrying a rare hint of solemnity and doubt, "This roar... contains extreme cold and an ancient malevolent aura. It is definitely not a common Spirit Beast of the Extreme North Land. It doesn't even seem like a species that should exist in this World. Its bloodline origin is probably extremely ancient; I cannot immediately determine its type. Youheng, be careful. You may have inadvertently disturbed a terrifying existence slumbering beneath the glacier. Temporarily conceal all your aura and observe the situation."Dai Youheng's heart clenched, and he immediately followed her instructions, fully concealing his aura. The operation of the Golden Adamant Evil Warding Body also shifted to an extremely slow internal circulation, and he seemed to become one with the ice wall.He had originally just been quietly waiting for Ice Bear King here, but he never expected that the waters of the Extreme North Land were far deeper than he had imagined. A single cultivation session seemed to have drawn out an extremely dangerous existence hidden beneath this World of ice and snow.Ever since that terrifying roar, which shook the glacier, came from the depths of the ice lake, Dai Youheng had maintained the highest level of vigilance.After concealing all his aura, he quickly ran backward, wanting to get away from this place.The Golden Adamant Evil Warding Body slowly circulated within his body, ready to unleash its strongest power or fastest speed at any moment.Time flowed in dead silence, but a few seconds later.Suddenly."Crack! Rumble—!"Without any warning, the ancient glacier beneath Dai Youheng's feet let out a groan of unbearable strain. Immediately, centered on him, countless massive cracks spread out like black lightning!The ice collapsed with unimaginable speed, leaving no room for thought."Not good!" Dai Youheng's heart violently contracted, and his survival instinct instantly overwhelmed everything. His spirit power erupted without reservation, and he stomped his toes hard on the rapidly collapsing ice surface. He shot towards the seemingly stable ice bank in the distance like an arrow released from a bow.However, the rumbling beneath his feet did not recede; instead, it grew closer and closer, as if some colossal creature was breaking through the ice from below, relentlessly pursuing him.He could even feel a bone-chilling, tyrannical killing intent firmly locked onto him.Just as he was about to rush out of the edge of this collapsing area, to his horror, the terrifying sounds of pursuit and ice cracking behind him suddenly ceased. The ground fell into an eerie calm, leaving only his own rapid heartbeat and the subtle sound of ice shards sliding down beneath his feet.This sudden silence was even more unnerving than the previous rumbling.Dai Youheng dared not be careless, cautiously slowing his pace, each step as light as a feather, afraid of disturbing the monster below. All his senses were heightened to the extreme.He strongly felt that something beneath the cracked glacier was silently staring at him, its icy gaze almost tangible.Just as his nerves were stretched to their limit."Boom!!!"A colossal roar, far more terrifying than before, as if it could tear eardrums, suddenly erupted. A large section of the glacier behind him exploded as if countless explosives had been buried within, sending countless massive chunks of ice mixed with ancient, unmelting snow foam soaring into the sky, like a destructive ice explosion.Two colossal, sky-obscuring dark figures, carrying suffocating malevolent aura and extreme cold, leapt out from the depths of the exploded glacial abyss!They were two giant tigers, their bodies comparable in size to ancient trees! Their entire bodies were covered in dark blue, thick scales, as if polished from profound ice, with sharp, ice-crystal-like bristles growing between the scales. Their heads were ferocious, with a single horn on their foreheads, and their fangs, bared outwards, gleamed with a cold light.Their bodies exuded an ancient, cold, and violent aura, as if they were demon gods that had crawled out of the Abyssal Ice Prison!"Abyssal Ice Prison Tiger?" In his sea of consciousness, Snow Empress's voice was filled with an incredible shock, "Such legendary ancient Spirit Beasts actually still exist? I thought they had long been extinct!""Snow Empress, you are the King of the Extreme North Land, and you didn't even know that such monsters were hidden beneath your territory?" Dai Youheng's face instantly turned incredibly grim. He retreated rapidly while shouting in his mind. The pressure emanating from these two giant tigers made his blood almost freeze.He knew that the 100,000-year Spirit Beast Snow Empress had told him about, which she had prepared for him, should not be this tiger.
