Chapter 320.
The Shijue Valley.
The terrain here is quite special, surrounded by layers of ice walls and glaciers that reach at least hundreds or even thousands of meters high, making the area incredibly fortified. There's only a small opening at the back. With these natural defenses, the Shijue Valley is easy to defend but difficult to attack—except for the flying soul beasts, getting in is nearly impossible.
From the clouds, the Shijue Valley appeared in four distinct colors, each branching in one of the valley's four directions. These four colours converge, forming streams of pure and incomparable energy. Cultivating in such a precious land would significantly increase one's speed of cultivation, but the danger level is so high that an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast could hardly survive. Without a strong cultivation base, death is almost certain.
The Hanjue Ice Cave is located on the upper left side of the Shijue Valley, where the temperature is at least 100 degrees below zero. The closer to the center, the colder it gets!
At this moment, countless ice crystals can be seen hanging from the cave's ceiling, radiating cold energy. These ice crystals, formed over many years, resemble stalactites, while strange plants also grew around them, each emanating an intense cold aura.
In the center, a path paved with ice grass leads into the cold ice spring at the heart of the spiritual cave, where the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale resides. Above the spring, countless ice crystals form a cage.
The cold ice crystals in this spiritual cave have been around for tens of thousands of years and is extremely intense. A regular soul beast of six to seven thousand years couldn't inflict damage on these crystals. Once locked in this cave, the cold air alone—formed by the ice crystals—would be unbearable even for an ordinary Soul Douluo to resist.
Inside this icy cage was an unusually beautiful blue bird. This blue bird was relatively small, only about five meters tall, but its entire body shimmered with an ethereal glow, as if each feather had been meticulously crafted by the heavens. Even the patterns on the feathers had a mysterious quality, and her pale golden eyes stared calmly at the ice spring below.
She appeared to be under a special forbidden soul ability, unable to move. Her pure golden claws rested on the ice crystal cage, and the golden feathers on her small head gently draped behind her, swaying slightly in the cold wind, giving her the appearance of a immortal bird.
Her wings weren't spread out, they were closed, with only a slight spread of the cyan feathers, which emitted a soft energy that resisted the freezing temperature of the ice cave.
Even without considering her as a soul beast, any ordinary creature would find this blue bird exceptionally beautiful and captivating!
However, among the many soul beasts gathered below, their gazes were filled with both greed and fear as they stared at her.
These ice-type soul beasts were at least ten thousand years –old, with many reaching thirty or forty thousand years. They were of various shapes, all radiating a powerful aura.
They were all under the command of the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale. At the front, like a general, stood a giant ice-blue wolf, seven or eight meters tall—this was the Icy Frost Wolf, the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale's top general.
Beside him were four other soul beasts, each with a cultivation of 60,000 to 70,000 years, all of similar size and appearance—ferocious and powerful.
Today marked a grand occasion in the Shijue Valley!
Their boss, the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale, was about to make Qing Huang'er its partner. Of course, it was against her will.
As the overlord of the Extreme North, the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale is no trivial matter. However, it has a cruel temperament and has made no friends. Most of the soul beasts that follow it are similarly ruthless, which is why it hasn't managed to invite any powerful soul beasts from the inner circle to join its ranks.
In addition to the five overlords, there are many powerful soul beasts within this inner circle, but they usually live in seclusion to cultivate and rarely make an appearance. Even so, the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale's power is enough to make it one of the overlords of the inner circle. Though it is the weakest among them, many soul beasts in the inner circle still dare not provoke it casually.
At this moment, a colossal figure suddenly burst out of the cold ice spring in front of them!
This behemoth was enormous, easily the size of a small mountain. It had four wings, each emitting violent energy fluctuations. Its body was dark blue and whale-like, but much longer and with a head resembling that of a dragon, though much larger.
As it rushed out from beneath the ice spring, countless cold currents flowed from it like a cascading waterfall. The Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale glared at the blue bird and roared:
"Qing Huang'er, from today on, you will be my wife!"
The Blue Bird remained silent.
Of course, the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale's words were conveyed through roars and spiritual communication.
"An idiot whale like you dare to dream of having me?" The Blue Bird retorted with a cold glare at the Ice Dragon Whale.
"Are you still unconvinced?" the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale bellowed, pointing its wings at the soul beasts below. "These are all my subordinates. Can you escape from me today? How many of my subordinates have you killed in the past six months? If I hadn't tolerated it, you would have been dead long ago! Today, I'm giving you a chance. You'd better accept your fate and serve me from today willingly!"
The Blue Bird sneered a few times but remained silent.
"I know you still have a few supporters in the outer circle. I scattered some of the feathers you lost when you were injured a few days ago and waited for them to come and court death. It'll save me some effort! I want you to feel true despair!"
The Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale continued, "Even the news of your capture was deliberately spread by me. I managed to expose several treacherous soul beasts lurking under my command. They must be on their way here now."
Clearly, this Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale is no fool. In fact, it's quite cunning—otherwise, it wouldn't be able to become one of the five major forces in this circle.
"Did you know? I also obtained the Ice Heart of All Spirits from the center of the Hanjue Ice Cave. As long as they dare to enter, they will die! Even I can't refine and absorb the Ice Heart of All Spirit from the Hanjue Ice Cave. If I release its energy, soul beasts under 100,000 years old won't stand a chance of surviving."
"Just wait and see! Hahaha..." The Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale roared maniacally.
The Blue Bird's wings trembled slightly as she heard this beast having acquired the Ice Heart of All Spirit before she quickly calmed herself. The Ice Heart of All Spirit in the Hanjue Ice Cave is the core celestial treasure that formed this Hanjue Ice Cave. Legend has it that it was the heart of an ancient True Ice Dragon that transformed after its death. Over time, this Ice Heart of All Spirit took shape, creating this frigid ice cave.
Of course, this is just a rumor in the soul beast realm. The Blue Bird had been in the Extreme North for a long time and had only entered the inner circle recently. She naturally knew about this secret.
But she didn't expect that this Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale had indeed acquired the Ice Heart of All Spirit to back itself up.
"Now, I'll ask you again... If you're willing to serve me, I can be merciful and spare their trash lives! Otherwise, they will all become nourishment in my cold ice cave!"
The Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale's voice echoed loudly.
The feathers on the Blue Bird's head swayed slightly, but she remained unmoved. She didn't believe that any soul beast would come to rescue her now. Most of the soul beasts in the outer circle knew that even if they had once regarded her as their leader, many would have backed off after learning about the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale.
A few year ago, she had even attracted some human powerhouse to fight this Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale. But after that battle, almost no soul beasts remained by her side, those who could leave had already left. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been alone in the inner circle, contemplating various ways to kill the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale.
In fact, she nearly succeeded a few times. Once, she lured out the Mountainand Sea Ice Dragon Whale by provoking a 90,000-year-old soul beast from another overlord's territory, nearly ambushing it to death.
However, the vitality of the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale was too strong. In the end, the 90,000-year-old soul beast could only sigh helplessly and say, "This Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale has grown too strong. Having established itself in the Shijue Valley and being tempered by the power of heaven and earth in the Hanjue Ice Cave, it is on the verge of evolving to become a 100,000 year old powerhouse. Killing it is incredibly difficult."
Not long after, the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale recovered in this dreadful ice cave.
To understand the power of the Shijue Valley, the Blue Bird pretended to be weak and allowed herself to be captured, wanting to see for herself what this cold, icy cave was like.
After being captured, the Blue Bird felt deeply shocked by this place. No wonder the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale could be so powerful—sitting on such a treasure and with its extraordinary bloodline, it was only natural for it to be one of the top five overlords of the inner circle!
The Blue Bird was about to speak when—suddenly—Rumble!
A thunderous sound echoed through the cave!
The Hanjue Ice Cave seemed to tremble as a terrifying blow was accompanied by a booming roar:
"Bastard whale pretending to be a dragon, your grandpa Crocodile is here today to take your worthless life! Get out here! If you kneel immediately and beg for forgiveness I might consider letting you leave with your worthless dog life alive."
Hearing this domineering roar, all the soul beasts in the ice cave were stunned. The Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale hovering above the ice spring was equally stunned.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Immediately after, several more terrifying blows resounded, creating a huge hole in the ceiling above the Hanjue Ice Cave!
A Wind Blizzard Crocodile with wind wings appeared in the sky, roaring arrogantly at the soul beasts below. On its back stood a mysterious young human, holding a red fire lotus in his hand that radiated a scorching, world-destroying power.
The young man casually tossed the red lotus below.
The small lotus, which was as tiny as an ordinary flower of light in mid-air, suddenly exploded!
An endless burst of light covered everything, further expanding the cold ice cave!
Many of the weaker soul beasts below were stunned by the shock wave! Only then did the Mountain and Sea Ice Dragon Whale snap back to reality.
It was genuinely shocked. It never imagined that a soul beast and a human would dare to attack its base camp! Him! The MOUNTAIN AND SEA ICE DRAGON WHALE!!
How bold?!
Even the top human powerhouses wouldn't dare to venture into the Shijue Valley and step into its cold ice cave!
Because even if a human soul master possesses an ice-type martial soul, it would be difficult to withstand the temperature and environment of the inner circle, let alone endure the cold of the Shijue Valley.
Entering meant death!
Not to mention humans, even many other soul beasts wouldn't dare to intrude.
But now, a human dared to break in?
"Come bastard! I your Granddaddy am here to beat the living shit out of you! Stop hiding you dog! If you drank your mama whale's milk, bring your mama so I can pound her too for giving birth to failure like you!"
RaaaHHHhhhhhh!
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