Chapter 31 Ice Emperor.
Actually, autumn is not a suitable time to enter the Far North. Firstly, the environment in the Far North is at its harshest during this period, with temperatures lower than usual.
Some soul beasts living in the frozen forests will also wander near human villages and towns due to lack of food. This greatly increases the chances of encountering powerful soul beasts in the outer areas of the Far North.
Unless one is extremely strong or part of a top-tier soul-hunting team, most soul masters would never venture into the Far North at this time.
Secondly, during this period, the core area of the Far North experiences polar night. Polar nights often last for several months, making it difficult to discern directions and easy to get lost.
Of course, the second point is based on the premise that someone can safely enter the core area of the Far North.
"Far North, a forbidden zone for humans. Soul beasts appear, danger, danger, danger!"
"Is this the Far North?" Wu Xuan looked at the wooden sign in front of him and read it aloud, word by word.
Passing through the frozen forest, this was a white wasteland, a world covered in ice and snow.
After leaving Shrek Academy, he released his Wind Element Martial Soul and headed north, traversing the entire Heavenly Soul Empire. After five days of continuous travel, he arrived here.
"That's right, this is my hometown." Tianmeng looked at the icy plains before him, his eyes filled with indescribable melancholy. He couldn't even remember how many tens of thousands of years he had been away from here.
As Wu Xuan continued to venture deeper, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, unusually, didn't sleep, constantly guiding Wu Xuan forward in his spiritual sea of consciousness.
"How about it, little Wu Xuan? My remains are quite versatile, aren't they?" the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled.
"Not bad! It can shield senses, keep you warm in winter and cool in summer, and provide warmth and protection from the cold. It's quite a rare treasure." Wu Xuan readily praised it.
"Hehe!" Just a casual compliment from Wu Xuan made the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm excited for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed. Wu Xuan had completely penetrated into the desolate far north. Along the way, he encountered several groups of soul beasts, but under the guidance of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, he passed through the dangers without incident.
"How far has Tianmeng gone? Why haven't we arrived yet?" Wu Xuan asked through gritted teeth.
"Huh! Where is this! I have absolutely no recollection of it," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm muttered.
"You idiot! I heard you. A million-year soul beast, how unreliable!" Wu Xuan's face darkened. Upon hearing this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm looked distressed, then a flash of inspiration appeared.
"I've got it, little Wu Xuan! I can use my spiritual essence to attract the Ice Emperor. From what I know of her, she's almost at the 400,000-year limit, and she already damaged her essence when she broke through the 300,000-year tribulation. She probably won't survive this tribulation."
"To survive, she'll definitely come looking for me. I'll use my remains to temporarily trap her, and then we'll see if we can recruit her."
"Even if she doesn't agree, I have an ultimate life-saving method: I can teleport you thousands of kilometers away. Escaping won't be a problem," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm assured him.
"Wait! You said that Ice Empress only has less than a hundred years of cultivation left to break through to 400,000 years. And she definitely won't survive the next Heavenly Tribulation?" Wu Xuan asked, as if he had grasped the key point.
"According to my calculations, even if there's a difference in time, it won't be much. But she's 100% certain she won't survive the Heavenly Tribulation." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pondered for a moment and said. "Yo-ho! This information is extremely important!" Wu Xuan was overjoyed and couldn't help but clap his hands.
"Yo-ho what?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm looked at Wu Xuan with a puzzled expression.
"What I mean is, we need to explain to her in detail the benefits of joining us. Anyway, she won't live much longer, so she might as well join us. If she still doesn't agree to join, then we'll have to use illegal means to force her." Wu Xuan smiled maliciously.
"Ah! How do we force her? Let me make it clear first, I can't beat her." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was dumbfounded. He really couldn't think of any way they could force Ice Empress with their strength.
"Hehe! Since she wants your Origin Power so much, why not just give it to her?" Wu Xuan said with a half-smile.
"Ah~!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stared at Wu Xuan with her big, foolish eyes, completely bewildered.
"What a fool! If we can't reach an agreement in the end, I told you to give her your source power, not all of it. Just give her a sliver." Wu Xuan said, rubbing his forehead.
"Give her a sliver? Oh! I understand, as expected of the person you chose. This operation is a sure thing. Hahaha!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm instantly became excited, rolling around in Wu Xuan's spiritual sea.
"Alright, Tianmeng! Let's begin. Since everything is foolproof, there's no need to worry about anything." Wu Xuan calmed down and said indifferently.
"Okay! Begin! Begin!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm yelled. Clusters of golden light emerged from Wu Xuan's spiritual sea.
This was Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's spiritual source, its core power.
Nine clusters of golden light condensed and compressed, then transformed into a golden figure. At this moment, Wu Xuan could clearly feel the power of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. This was the strongest spiritual power in the Douluo Continent. This spiritual power was so strong that it could even change the celestial phenomena, but this spiritual power was too gentle and had no offensive power whatsoever.
A powerful will spread out the moment the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual body took shape. "Ice Emperor. I know you sensed my presence. I, Heavenly Dream, have returned. Dare to meet me?"
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm waited quietly. It didn't believe the Ice Emperor could resist the temptation. Only by absorbing its vast and pure primordial energy could the Ice Emperor possibly break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Time passed second by second. There was no movement on the boundless ice plain.
"Are you sure you can handle this? It's been so long. If you really can't, let's go a little deeper." Wu Xuan asked using his spiritual power.
"Alright! Let's go a little deeper then." The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm agreed. The Heavenly Dream
Ice Silkworm's spiritual essence had just moved down two steps when the originally dark clouds suddenly fluctuated violently. Then, from the northern horizon, a layer of emerald green light instantly spread over.
The dark sky instantly turned into emerald green, a translucent and alluring emerald green. Its captivating color was like the high sky suddenly transforming into a huge emerald green gemstone. The oppressive atmosphere in the air vanished instantly.
When the emerald green spread to a radius of a thousand meters around the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Wu Xuan and his companion's eyes lit up. It's here, it's really here. Amidst the howling snow, an emerald green figure appeared on the vast ice plain—a scorpion with a body as brilliant as a diamond and shimmering with emerald luster.
"Heavenly Dream, you cowardly creature, you're still alive!" A clear voice, accompanied by terrifying pressure, rang out from all directions, causing the distant snow to surge several meters high like waves. However, the area within a hundred meters of Heavenly Dream remained calm under the influence of spiritual energy.
The owner of this voice was none other than the little scorpion before them, the second-ranked of the three great kings of the far north—the Ice Emperor.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm took a deep breath and shouted forward, "Ice Emperor, I'm no longer a coward! Now I dare to appear before you openly and honestly!"
"Hmph! No longer a coward? Then why did you hide your true form and only use your mental energy to simulate a physical form to see me? Did you think I wouldn't be able to find your true form that way?"
"Ridiculous!"
"Even if your mental energy is strong enough to condense into a physical form on its own, it will still be human-shaped. It can't be too far from your true form."
The clear voice said coldly, with a condescending disdain in its tone.
"I was just afraid you'd get too excited when you see me, so I took precautions in advance, hehe!"
"Hmph! Fine, very well! Although I don't know what your conspiracy is in coming here on your own initiative. But since you're here, stay here! I'll devour your source energy, then no calamity will be a threat."
As soon as it finished speaking, the Ice Emperor's raised tail hook suddenly lit up, and a beam of pure white light instantly pierced through the body that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had condensed with its mental energy.
"Sigh! Still so short-tempered. Since that's the case, I have no choice but to make my move first."
The golden figure of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm instantly transformed into boundless spiritual power, a vast ocean of spiritual energy that immediately engulfed the Ice Emperor.
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