124: Chapter 124 Special Goddess: Ice and Snow Maiden

The night in Fengxue City was exceptionally lively because of Su Ling's presence, and the atmosphere was wonderfully set. At this moment, goose-feather-like snowflakes were dancing in the sky.

"Boss, take away the dishes. The taste was not bad, you deserve a reward!"

Su Ling casually tossed a small pile of gold coins onto the table. The innkeeper across from him, trembling with fear, brought two people over to lift the table and jogged back.

Just at this moment, Su Ling suddenly looked up at the rooftop not far away.

"They're here!"

"Third Grandfather, Fourth Uncle, hurry up and save me!" Yan Yi shouted loudly.

"Isn't it Ice Flame Douluo who came?" Su Ling said indifferently.

At this moment, someone recognized the two people on the roof.

"This is? Senior Yan Fang and Lord Yan Xu. This kid is finished. I don't think Ice Flame Douluo needs to come out personally."

"Yes, Senior Yan Fang is the younger brother of Ice Flame Douluo. His Soul Power broke through to Rank 89 ten years ago; it is very likely he has already become a Titled Douluo now."

"Lord Yan Xu is the strongest of the second generation of the Ice Flame Sect. He should only be fifty-three years old now. It is said that his Soul Power has already reached Rank 87. He is a Genius with the hope of becoming a Titled Douluo by the age of sixty."

"These are the two people in the Ice Flame Sect with the most hope of breaking through to Titled Douluo. If they really break through, the Ice Flame Sect will be able to surpass the Ice Dragon Sect and become the strongest Sect in the Extreme North."

While speaking, the newcomers stepped on the drifting snow and descended, landing less than thirty meters away from Su Ling.

"Third Grandfather, Fourth Uncle, why didn't Grandfather come?" Yan Yi asked.

"Little Yi, your grandfather is in seclusion, breaking through to the next Realm. Nothing can disturb him."

"So that's how it is. Third Grandfather, Fourth Uncle, you must kill him, I..." Yan Yi's tears of grievance fell.

"Little Yi!"

Only then did the two see where Yan Yi was injured.

"You are courting death!"

Both released their Spirits simultaneously. Their Spirits were the same: Ice Flame Demon Lion. In an instant, accompanied by their Aura, the surrounding temperature plummeted.

One by one, spirit rings were released: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—eight spirit rings, identical for both.

That icy frost Aura constantly assaulted Su Ling, seemingly wanting to freeze him alive.

Frost began to condense nearby. The young Spirit Douluo, Yan Xu, took a step forward and swung his fist, condensed with ice flames, at Su Ling.

Just at this moment, Su Ling directly lifted Yan Yi to block in front of him.

Yan Xu had to stop and said, "Despicable! To actually use Little Yi as a shield. If you have the ability, let's fight head-on. You still want to challenge my Great Uncle, Ice Flame Douluo?"

Su Ling said, "If I am despicable, then how good can the things this guy does on a daily basis be?"

"Release him, and we will have a fair fight," Yan Fang said.

Su Ling shook his head and said, "It's not impossible to release him, but you must exchange something for him. Since I went through the trouble to catch him, I must get some benefits."

"How many gold coins do you want!" Yan Fang said.

Su Ling said, "I am not lacking gold coins. Give me ten ten-thousand-year Snow Lotuses."

"What? You want ten-thousand-year Snow Lotuses!"

"Do you know how precious a ten-thousand-year Snow Lotus is? If I had one, I would have a chance to reach Rank 90," Yan Fang said.

"Is that so! Does your Ice Flame Sect still lack ten-thousand-year Snow Lotuses?" Su Ling said.

"The last time a ten-thousand-year Snow Lotus appeared was ten years ago, but unfortunately, it was taken by the Ice Dragon Sect. You want ten at once? Do you think ten-thousand-year Snow Lotuses are cabbages?"

"By the way, Little Yi, did you manage to auction that thousand-year Snow Lotus that was infinitely close to ten thousand years this time?" Yan Fang asked.

"Third Grandfather, that Snow Lotus was snatched by this kid. He actually dared to snatch the Ice Flame Sect's item. You must kill him."

If you say Yan Yi is smart, he is smart; if you say he is stupid, he lacks intelligence at this moment.

He didn't correctly understand his situation at all. He might have thought that in front of two powerful Spirit Douluo, Su Ling wouldn't dare to do anything, or at least he wouldn't kill him.

Sigh...

Su Ling made a helpless expression.

"Since you all want to kill me, how can I be polite?"

Su Ling took a dagger from his spirit tool and placed it against Yan Yi's neck.

"Keep talking. Kill me, or I kill you first," Su Ling said.

Yan Yi panicked immediately.

"I was wrong, this Big Brother, don't kill, don't kill!" Yan Yi admitted his mistake then.

Su Ling said, "That works. I can spare your life, but you must tell everyone here how many crimes you have committed over these years. As long as you confess truthfully, I can let you go. I don't even want those Snow Lotuses anymore."

"Okay, okay, I will say it," Yan Yi said.

"The first time I killed someone was at age six. At nine, I defiled a woman and killed her. I also harmed..."

...

"Today, I killed another woman from Fengxue Pavilion."

Actually, even if Yan Yi didn't say it, everyone knew what bad things he had done over the years. But it was shocking when he said it; there were many things everyone didn't even know about.

Someone at the scene even cried. Su Ling could hear their voice, seemingly saying: "I finally know why my daughter went missing. It turns out she was killed by this beast."

It wasn't just one victim.

In an instant, someone in the crowd said, "Kill him."

"Kill him..."

"Kill him!"

With someone taking the lead, the hundreds of people gathered here today shouted loudly. Because today was the Fengxue Pavilion auction, most of the people who came were Spirit Masters.

A group of people were shouting like this, but Yan Yi still hadn't realized the severity. Yan Fang and Yan Xu, however, did.

"Everyone shut up! Whoever speaks again, I will kill them." Yan Fang's Spirit Douluo-level Aura suppressed the entire scene.

At this moment, everyone was too afraid to speak and retreated several meters away in fear.

Yan Fang looked at Su Ling again and said coldly, "Kid, you have guts. I am telling you, if you dare to touch Little Yi today, I guarantee you won't leave Fengxue City alive."

On the balcony of Fengxue Pavilion, Shui Binger was also clenching her fists tightly.

For the first time, she had an urge to kill someone; she wished she could rush down and kill Yan Yi herself.

Everything Yan Yi had done was something that angered both gods and men.

How much Shui Binger hoped Su Ling could kill Yan Yi at this moment, but she was also worried about Su Ling. If he killed Yan Yi, could he escape under the hands of two Spirit Douluo?

Moreover, at this moment, several more people from the Ice Flame Sect had arrived, surrounding Su Ling.

Su Ling said indifferently, "Fine... You are Yan Yi, right? I will let you go."

"What?"

"He actually let him go!"

"Sigh... It seems he still doesn't dare to provoke the Ice Flame Sect. No, we must leave quickly, otherwise, we will definitely suffer revenge from the Ice Flame Sect."

A look of disappointment appeared on Shui Binger's face.

Can he not withstand the pressure of the Ice Flame Sect after all?

Why am I only Rank 50?

At this moment, Shui Binger longed for powerful strength in her heart, so she could go down and kill that Yan Yi.

Unfortunately, at Rank 50, she couldn't do anything.

Going down would only be courting death and would implicate her mother.

However, at this moment, Su Ling had just let go of Yan Yi.

After being freed, Yan Yi ran toward Yan Fang and the others.

However, after taking just two steps, a dagger pierced through Yan Yi's chest from behind and shot towards Yan Fang.

"You... didn't you say you would let me go?" Yan Yi said with a face full of pain.

"I said I would let you go, but I didn't say I wouldn't kill you. With so many sins on you, if I don't kill you, wouldn't that just encourage your sins? And make me bear even greater Karmic consequences?"

[Ding... Shui Binger favorability +20, obtained white treasure chest *8, yellow treasure chest *3, purple treasure chest *1]

Hearing the System's voice, wasn't this the result Su Ling wanted?

Su Ling knew that Shui Binger was very kind, but she was also a woman, so he had just used that point to let Yan Yi announce his evil deeds.

Then he let him go, only to kill him, pushing Shui Binger's emotions to the peak.

Killing him at this moment would definitely yield good gains; hadn't he easily obtained 20 points of favorability?

Looking at Shui Binger's favorability in the System again, it had already increased to 43 points, most of which were farmed just now.

Moreover, farming favorability didn't require contacting the goddess or doing anything directly to her.

Without contacting Shui Binger face-to-face, his own actions alone could indirectly increase favorability.

"Little Yi!"

"Everyone attack together, kill him."

However, at this moment, Su Ling leaped up, jumping at least thirty meters into the air.

Releasing his Spirit, the Primordial War Bow reappeared.

When Shui Binger saw Su Ling's Spirit, she said in surprise, "This... is this Su Ling? Is it really Su Ling?"

Except for the appearance, everything else was similar.

Just now, the distance to the Ice Flame Sect's Spirit Masters was too close, and Su Ling couldn't fully utilize the advantages of his Spirit.

Moreover, the opponent had two Spirit Douluo and six Spirit Saints; in close combat, his advantage wasn't considered large.

Using his Spirit to resolve the battle was the optimal solution at the moment.

Condensing eight arrows, Su Ling immediately shot them at the eight people.

These eight people were also prepared; they were all Ice Flame Demon Lions.

Su Ling also became a target for the opponent in the air.

At the same time, eight Spirit Abilities hit Su Ling simultaneously, colliding with the arrows Su Ling shot.

With eight different Spirit Abilities, some of Su Ling's arrows passed through directly, while others were blocked.

Su Ling here also received attacks.

Su Ling moved his mind and whispered, "Little Xue, your skill should come into play."

The skill Qian Renxue brought him: Light Shield.

In this dark night, a halo of light surrounded Su Ling.

With a loud boom, at least three Spirit Abilities struck the shield.

Looking at the ground, two Spirit Saints were hit in vital spots by Su Ling's arrows and fell dead. There were also three Spirit Masters who were injured, and one Spirit Saint was lucky enough to dodge that arrow.

Actually, this was the difference between fighting Su Ling head-on and just running away.

The reason Su Ling was able to kill most Spirit Saints and even Spirit Douluo with one arrow before was half due to the fact that those Spirit Masters didn't dare to fight him and only focused on running; in that state, it was difficult to dodge Su Ling's attacks.

"Third Uncle, is this kid's ordinary attack this strong?"

"We actually didn't break his defense."

"Light attribute, could he be from Spirit Hall?"

"Are they going to intervene in the forces of our Extreme North?"

However, the golden Light Shield suddenly disappeared. Yan Xu immediately said, "Everyone, be careful."

The next instant, several of Su Ling's arrows were shot again.

Yan Fang and Yan Xu anticipated it in advance, while the other four Spirit Saints tried to dodge and defend. However, these arrows from Su Ling had increased in power and speed.

Ah...

The four Spirit Saints were hit by Su Ling's arrows almost simultaneously; among them, the three injured Spirit Saints couldn't defend or dodge at all.

And the Spirit Saint who hadn't been injured before didn't escape this time either; an arrow shot through his head.

Su Ling's ordinary attacks all carried additional effects, and his attack power was already an insurmountable chasm for ordinary Spirit Saints.

This was the existence that surpassed top-tier Spirits!

It could be said that the Primordial War Bow was already the number one Tool Spirit on the Douluo Continent; the Clear Sky Hammer was only average in front of it.

In a short while, all six Spirit Saints were dead.

"Third Grandfather, let's release the Martial Soul Avatar," Yan Xu said.

"Okay!"

At this moment, Su Ling just happened to land. Yan Xu and Yan Fang activated their Spirit Abilities and simultaneously released their Martial Soul Avatar.

Subsequently, two seven-to-eight-meter-tall Ice Flame Demon Lions appeared in front of Su Ling.

"Endless Ice Flame!"

Yan Fang activated his eighth Spirit Ability, and within a hundred-meter radius, everything was surrounded by blue ice flames.

Some Spirit Masters who happened to be within this range were affected.

Within a hundred meters, it instantly became a living hell, and even a part of Fengxue Pavilion was within it.

The surrounding buildings were also destroyed; the window of Fengxue Pavilion where Shui Binger was located was also within the range.

Feeling the temperature of the Endless Ice Flame, Shui Binger could only release her Spirit possession to resist the ice flames.

"You group of people, actually daring to echo his words and wanting to kill Little Yi, all of you go to hell."

This wave of attacks was something Su Ling hadn't expected.

It seemed he had to kill these two Spirit Douluo as quickly as possible.

However, at this moment, Yan Xu seemed to have prepared a skill.

"Kid, this is a combined Spirit Ability between me and Third Uncle. Even a normal Titled Douluo would die if hit. Daring to kill Little Yi, you must be buried with him."

Under Yan Fang's Endless Ice Flame, Yan Xu's ice flame began to merge with it, and in an instant, a huge deep blue ice flame condensed and hit Su Ling.

This wasn't a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but it was already close to one.

Yan Xu's description didn't seem wrong; this attack was comparable to a Titled Douluo's ninth Spirit Ability.

Su Ling originally wanted to try to dodge, but after using Carefree Metamorphosis, he discovered something.

Although he could dodge it, this move seemed to be controlled by Yan Xu and was tracking him; it wouldn't stop until it hit him.

Looking at the other Spirit Masters within this hundred-meter range, all were suffering; he had to resolve the opponent quickly.

Therefore, Su Ling didn't intend to take this attack head-on; even if he did, he could use the defensive skill brought by Xiao Wu.

However, Su Ling didn't plan to do that; Su Ling just stood there.

Seeing that the deep blue ice flame was about to hit him, Su Ling immediately used his fist to output an attack condensed from Soul Power. After releasing it, Su Ling immediately used Teleportation.

Yan Xu didn't notice Su Ling teleporting away at all, thinking Su Ling was still in place.

He controlled the ice flame to collide with Su Ling's attack.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, Su Ling had been hit.

A huge explosion sound came, and the impact was not small, but Su Ling's position just now had the fewest people.

After the explosion, a large pit with a diameter of three or four meters appeared on the ground.

And Yan Fang also deactivated his eighth Spirit Ability, Endless Ice Flame.

After all, this Spirit Ability consumed too much Soul Power, and it was used while in the Martial Soul Avatar state; the double consumption meant that while the power increased, the consumption also doubled.

"Yan Xu, see if he is dead." Yan Fang had consumed too much Soul Power and had also deactivated his Martial Soul Avatar state.

However, Yan Xu still maintained the Martial Soul Avatar state and came to the pit.

"No... no one," Yan Xu said with a face full of astonishment.

"This can't hurt him?"

When Yan Xu turned to look at Yan Fang, he became nervous immediately.

"Third Uncle, watch out behind you." Yan Xu hurriedly warned.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Su Ling's fist hit out again, landing directly on Yan Fang's back.

This time, Su Ling used the most powerful strike of the Eight Desolations Fist, the eighth punch of the Eight Desolations Fist, increasing the attack power by more than three times.

With a loud bang, his body, like the Spirit Saint and Spirit Emperor Su Ling had killed before, had a blood hole blown into it.

This also showed that Su Ling's force was concentrated on one point, unleashing the strongest power.

A Rank 89 Spirit Douluo died on the spot.

Yan Xu couldn't help but step back twice; at this moment, he was also afraid. As the strongest of the second generation of the Ice Flame Sect.

He was hailed as the Genius of the Ice Flame Clan with the most hope of stepping into the Titled Douluo Realm, but at this moment, he had already developed fear in his heart.

"No wonder you want to challenge Great Uncle, so you have this strength!" Yan Xu said.

He looked left and right, searching for a way to escape.

Su Ling also understood his thoughts.

Yan Xu glanced at the group of ordinary Spirit Masters watching not far away, and he already had a plan in his heart. It seemed that the person in front of him didn't want to harm the innocent, so he could just use that point.

The next instant, Yan Xu deactivated his Martial Soul Avatar and rushed into the group of ordinary Spirit Masters to use them as human shields.

"No one is allowed to run! Whoever runs, I will kill them." Yan Xu submerged himself in the crowd.

Isn't your bow very powerful?

I am in the crowd, let's see how you can hit me.

This seemed to be Yan Xu's intent.

"How despicable!" Shui Binger couldn't help but say, using many ordinary Spirit Masters as human shields.

Su Ling said, "I thought a Spirit Master called a Genius would have some pride of their own, but where is your pride? Hiding in the crowd?"

But facing Su Ling's words, Yan Xu didn't speak, seemingly intending to hide inside.

Su Ling walked forward step by step!

Yan Xu began to panic; the Spirit Master before him was simply not someone he could handle—the gap was too vast.

Killing Yan Fang with a single punch—what kind of attack power was that? And it looked like the opponent hadn't even used his full strength yet.

"Don't come any closer. If you take one more step forward, everyone here will be buried with me."

After saying this, Yan Xu condensed a massive Ice Flame sphere above his head.

This Ice Flame sphere was under Yan Xu's control; if he willed it, the sphere would explode.

At this moment, those around him were mostly Spirit Masters; the people who had been injured in the endless flames were more or less gathered near him, and quite a few ordinary people and lower-ranked Spirit Masters had already died.

Su Ling said, "Do you think you can threaten me with this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ling activated the 100,000-year skill of his head Spirit Bone: Mental Shock.

"Ah..."

Only hearing Yan Xu let out a cry, he collapsed directly onto the ground.

However, at this moment, the Ice Flame sphere he had condensed above seemed to lose control and was about to explode.

Su Ling flashed into the crowd and immediately activated a massive Light Shield.

With a loud boom, the Ice Flame exploded against the shield.

The defensive capability of this shield was directly proportional to the amount of Soul Power Su Ling poured into it, so this time, Su Ling used up twenty percent of his internal Soul Power in one go.

As the Ice Flame exploded, everyone around felt they were done for.

But they only heard the sound of the explosion; above their heads, a golden light screen blocked the Ice Flame's detonation, and everyone beneath the golden light screen was completely unharmed.

The effect of the Ice Flame explosion vanished, and Su Ling retracted the Light Shield, saying, "In the future, stay further away when watching the fun. It's not that safe when you're close."

[Ding... Shui Binger Favorability +5, obtained white treasure chest * 3]

This was the effect he wanted; Su Ling had already grasped the trick to farming Shui Binger's favorability.

After speaking, Su Ling began collecting the loot and, while he was at it, gave Yan Xu a finishing blow.

He had killed two Spirit Douluo from the Ice Flame Sect, seven Spirit Douluo, one Spirit Emperor, and that Yan Yi.

Eleven people, eleven spatial spirit tools all entered Su Ling's System space.

"We thank you, Young Master, for saving our lives." Just as Su Ling was about to leave after cleaning up, the group of people behind him bowed to thank him.

Su Ling waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me!"

"There should still be people from the Ice Flame Sect here, right? Tell that so-called Ice Flame Douluo, if he has the ability, he can come find me, or in a while, I will go find him myself."

Having said that, Su Ling left and disappeared from the scene.

After Su Ling left, the crowd dispersed and went home, and in a short while, the entire street became quiet.

A corpse remained on the ground, having long since frozen into a block of ice; it wasn't until the second half of the night that someone came to carry it away.

Inside the Fengxue Pavilion!

An elderly man of seventy sat upright in the main seat, looking at Shui Binger, who had released her Spirit, for a long time before saying, "Excellent! Our Family has finally awakened another descendant with the Ice Phoenix Spirit."

"Father! I'm sorry, but Binger and I will not abandon our current Family, so... I... we will leave immediately."

Bing Yuhuang spoke, walking to Shui Binger's side, and said, "Binger, let's go."

"Huang'er, why are you leaving! When did I ever drive you away?" Bing Xinghe said.

"Father, you..." Bing Yuhuang looked at Bing Xinghe with an expression of surprise.

Bing Yuhuang was also somewhat surprised; what was going on?

"Luo'er, I have always complained about Huang'er leaving, but although I said those things, I had actually let it go in my heart long ago."

"I just hoped that Huang'er could return!" Bing Xinghe said.

At this moment, Bing Xinghe looked at his daughter Bing Yuhuang and Shui Binger with a benevolent expression.

Bing Xinghe said, "I remember when you left, you were two years younger than Binger. In the blink of an eye, more than twenty years have passed. Actually, after you left, I spent all my time living in regret and self-blame."

"I thought you would never return to Fengxue City in this lifetime."

"Father!" Tears fell drop by drop from Bing Yuhuang's eyes.

"It is I who let you down."

When she left more than twenty years ago, her father still had black hair, but now he was full of white hair. How could her heart not ache?

"Huang'er, it is enough that you have returned."

"Grandpa!" Shui Binger also called out.

"Good, good!"

"Very good, today our Family is finally reunited! Come, follow me home," Bing Xinghe said.

"Father, should we inform the Ice Flame Sect about today's situation?" Bing Yuluo said.

Bing Xinghe thought for a moment and said, "Naturally, we must tell them. Although the Ice Flame Sect has lost several experts, as long as the Ice Flame Douluo is still alive, the Ice Flame Sect remains an unshakable Sect."

"Then I will arrange it immediately," Bing Yuluo said.

"Huang'er, I didn't expect Binger to inherit your Spirit and possess such powerful talent. This is truly wonderful."

After leaving the Fengxue Pavilion and boarding the carriage, the more Bing Xinghe looked at Shui Binger, the more he liked her, and he brought them all the way to the mansion of the Ice Spirit Bird Clan.

"Huang'er, look, this is your room. For twenty years, I have kept it exactly as it was, waiting for the day you would return."

"Father!"

Bing Yuhuang was deeply touched by this scene and also felt very self-reproachful.

"I'm sorry!"

"Huang'er, it is Father who owes you an apology. If I had agreed to your relationship back then, you wouldn't have been away for so long."

"It just so happens that since you brought Binger back this time, you can go to the Ice Phoenix Valley together to participate in the assessment trial. Sigh... it's just a pity that the ice phoenix token was lost; otherwise, it wouldn't be this much trouble."

"Father, can one really enter the Legacy grounds without the ice phoenix token?" Bing Yuhuang asked.

Bing Xinghe said, "Yes, but you must pass the Guardian's assessment first."

"Assessment? A Guardian? How come I didn't know there was a Guardian in the Ice Phoenix Valley?" Bing Yuhuang asked.

Bing Xinghe said, "Actually, we didn't know at first that there was a Guardian in the Legacy grounds. After all, the ice phoenix token has been lost for a long time, and no one has been to the Legacy grounds for many years."

"Eleven years ago, our Family finally welcomed a child who, like you, possessed the Ice Phoenix Spirit, and her talent was even better than yours back then."

"Because this child's talent was so outstanding, I tried taking her to the Ice Phoenix Valley at that time."

"Perhaps the Ice Phoenix Valley hadn't opened for inheritance in too long, or perhaps it sensed Xiaolin's talent from within. Just as we were disappointed and about to leave, someone claiming to be a Guardian walked out from the Legacy grounds. She told me that she had set up a trial assessment in the Ice Phoenix Valley."

"As long as one has the Ice Phoenix Spirit and their Soul Power reaches Rank 40 or above, they can enter to participate in the assessment. As long as the assessment is passed, the Legacy grounds within the Ice Phoenix Valley can be opened without the ice phoenix token."

"It just so happens that Xiaolin also reached Rank 40 yesterday, and Binger is at Rank 50. I can have Yuluo take you all to the Ice and Snow Forest to find spirit rings," Bing Xinghe said.

"Seventeen years old, Rank 40?"

"Yes, Xiaolin has Innate Rank 8 Soul Power!"

"By the way, Binger's talent is not much worse than hers. At twenty years old, she is Rank 50. Xiaolin will likely not be able to reach Rank 50 by the age of twenty; Binger's talent is still better," Bing Xinghe said.

Bing Yuhuang also sighed, "Binger's talent is indeed higher, with Innate Rank 9. It's just a pity that she cultivated outside; it didn't have as good an effect as cultivating in the Extreme North. Otherwise, she would have reached Rank 50 long ago. It is I who delayed her."

The Extreme North is a natural cultivation ground for Ice-attribute Spirits; cultivating here allows Ice-attribute Spirit Masters to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

In fact, for Bing Yuhuang, if she had stayed in the Extreme North, her Soul Power could have increased by several Ranks, and she might even have had the chance to reach the Spirit Saint Realm at this age.

"Let's go. We will take you to meet Xiaolin. After you get to know each other, it will be easier to set off for the Ice and Snow Forest early tomorrow morning," Bing Xinghe said.

...

The next morning!

Fengxue City had become gloomy, perhaps because people feared retaliation from the Ice Flame Sect after Su Ling killed several of their important figures.

However, at this time, Su Ling had already quietly left Fengxue City and was heading towards the Ice and Snow Forest in the Extreme North.

Last night, he took inventory of the contents of those eleven spirit tools from the Ice Flame Sect.

Counting the cash and the cards, there were an estimated nearly ten million gold coins.

Besides these, there were quite a few valuable medicinal herbs; there were three 10,000-year ones, though these weren't particularly high-quality herbs—the kind that could only be used as supplementary ingredients.

There were twenty-six 1,000-year Snow Lotuses and seventy-three 100-year Snow Lotuses, along with all sorts of pills and ointments made from various Snow Lotuses.

The Fengxue Pavilion auction was over, and there was no need for Su Ling to remain in Fengxue City, so he left early in the morning.

Less than fifteen minutes after Su Ling left, Bing Yuluo and Bing Yuhuang left Fengxue City with two young women.

If Su Ling had been any slower, the two groups might have met, but unfortunately, he had left just a little bit too early.

Upon entering the Ice and Snow Forest, everything was covered in accumulated snow. The vegetation in the forest was highly cold-resistant, and there were even many Ice-attribute plant-type Spirit Beasts.

Some Spirit Beasts were even hidden in the snow, ready to attack passing Spirit Masters at any time.

To these Spirit Beasts, Spirit Masters were like prey; at the same time, these Spirit Beasts were also prey for human Spirit Masters.

Su Ling moved through the Ice and Snow Forest, using the Carefree Metamorphosis movement technique in coordination, which truly allowed him to achieve the phrase "leaving no trace on the snow."

Every time a Spirit Beast hidden in the snow tried to attack Su Ling, before the attack could be launched, Su Ling's figure would have already vanished or he would have moved out of its attack range.

Some Spirit Beasts even tried to chase Su Ling, but in the end, they were exhausted to the point of collapse and dared not pursue him any further.

At night, Su Ling stopped, used his Mental Energy to scan the area, and found a suitable location to set up a High-Level Protection Array.

Then, inside the high-level array, Su Ling took out the snow dragon chamber he had just obtained.

With a movement of his Soul Power, the snow dragon chamber grew from a house model into a real room.

The thirty-square-meter space was fully equipped; in reality, thirty square meters without shared space was actually quite large.

This snow dragon chamber was crafted from the skeleton of a Snow Dragon. Su Ling opened the door and entered, immediately feeling a warm current.

It was at least twenty or thirty degrees below zero outside, while inside the snow dragon chamber, the temperature was likely around twenty degrees.

In order to fetch a good price, the interior decoration was extremely luxurious and comfortable.

The snow dragon chamber was simply a must-have item for home and travel.

Su Ling felt it, and that night, he lay directly on the bed and slept.

The night was very quiet, without any accidents; after all, the High-Level Protection Array outside was not weak, and ordinary Spirit Beasts really couldn't break the defense.

Packing up his things, Su Ling continued deep into the Ice and Snow Forest.

The treasure map Su Ling obtained was for the Far North Snow Plains, and based on the information from Fengxue Pavilion and what he had gathered over the past few days.

10,000-year Snow Lotuses almost exclusively came from the Far North Snow Plains; it was rarely heard that one could find a 10,000-year Snow Lotus in the Ice and Snow Forest.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything; it might be possible in the Ice and Snow Forest, but it should be extremely rare.

The Snow Wolf Squad was the one that found a Snow Lotus in the Ice and Snow Forest that was infinitely close to 10,000 years, but unfortunately, it was just a tiny bit short.

Two days later, Su Ling finally crossed the Ice and Snow Forest.

He looked at the vast World of ice and snow before him, then turned back to look at the Ice and Snow Forest behind him.

There seemed to be a boundary here; upon reaching the Far North Snow Plains, the temperature seemed to drop significantly in an instant.

Su Ling had a puzzled expression and thought, "Could it be that the Extreme North I came to is different from the Extreme North that Huo Yuhao from Douluo Continent came to?"

With his meager Soul Power, could he even walk up to the Ice Empress, the Ice Jade Scorpion?

If he had to walk through this Ice and Snow Forest, Su Ling could guarantee that he absolutely would not make it through.

Could it be that the collision between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent caused tectonic plate movement, which also changed the Extreme North?

Upon reaching the Far North Snow Plains, Su Ling activated the Eye of True Sight, occasionally using his Mental Energy to search, while he kept a pair of wings released, flying at an altitude of twenty or thirty meters.

As the saying goes, standing high allows one to see far; up there, if any Spirit Beast attacked, he would have enough reaction time.

His speed was not fast; he was searching for things while advancing toward the treasure site.

...

Five days later!

Su Ling arrived before a massive ice chasm about thirty meters wide. Su Ling looked down, activated the Eye of True Sight, and saw that the chasm was at least over a thousand meters deep.

Taking out the map guide provided by the System, the treasure was right in this ice chasm.

Su Ling leaped down, observing carefully with the Eye of True Sight.

On the ice wall of the chasm was an ice cave about the height of a person; the location where the treasure was hidden was deep within this ice cave.

Under the Eye of True Sight, Su Ling scanned the ice walls on both the left and right sides. After searching for about an hour, he finally found an ice cave the height of a person.

Su Ling flew to the front of the ice cave, but he did not enter immediately.

Generally speaking, places where Heaven And Earth Treasure exist might be guarded by powerful Spirit Beasts, and Su Ling did not want to fight an unprepared battle.

Thus, he activated the Eye of True Sight and coordinated it with his Mental Energy to begin probing this ice cave.

This ice cave was quite long; Su Ling's Mental Energy penetrated the ice cave and extended at least five hundred meters. At the five-hundred-meter mark, there was actually a massive space of at least three hundred square meters.

In this space, there was surprisingly a water pool.

An ice water pool; it was tens of degrees below zero here, yet it hadn't frozen?

Looking at the center of this pool, thirteen ice pillars the size of fists stood erect.

"Just these?"

"10,000-year Mysterious Ice Essence?"

Looking at the center position of these ice pillars, Su Ling swallowed his saliva. Wasn't this the 10,000-year Snow Lotus he was looking for? And it wasn't just an ordinary 10,000-year Snow Lotus.

Was he this lucky?

He had found the 10,000-year Snow Lotus, and thirteen 10,000-year Mysterious Ice Essences?

What about the surrounding guardian Spirit Beast?

Su Ling's Mental Energy had been exploring, searching for a good while, but he didn't find a single Spirit Beast.

"Could it be that this Spirit Beast is even more powerful than me?" Su Ling thought to himself.

The treasure was right before his eyes; how could he not take it?

Besides, he had life-saving means like spatial Teleportation; what was there to fear?

Thinking of this, Su Ling flew directly into the ice cave.

Passing through the ice cave, Su Ling remained vigilant, but during the time he arrived at this ice cave space, no accidents occurred at all.

This made Su Ling couldn't help but exclaim, "System products are top-tier!"

Even he hadn't expected that the 10,000-year treasure chest could open such good things. The value of what he had found himself far exceeded the black treasure chest itself, and even exceeded the value of a red treasure chest.

Su Ling arrived at the edge of the pool and observed it carefully.

This pool was about three meters in diameter, and in the middle, there was a space of over a meter, with 10,000-year Mysterious Ice Essences surrounding that 10,000-year Snow Lotus.

And just at this moment, Su Ling suddenly heard the System's notification sound.

[Ding... detected a special goddess with a comprehensive goddess value exceeding 90 within 500 meters of the host!]

[Special Goddess: Ice Sky Snow Woman (Vicious Beast form)]

[Comprehensive Goddess Value: 99]

[Binding requirement: Favorability 60 or higher]

[Current Favorability: -10]

"Damn it, trouble! Could this be the 100,000-year Snow Lotus that the Ice Sky Snow Woman is going to use in the future?"

"System, are you f***ing kidding me? Is this still a top-tier product?"

"This chapter is a little bit long!"