Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 901 Bringing a Surprise to Xu Tianran

On the edge of the core area of ​​the far north, the ice bear clan was unaware that a group of uninvited guests had arrived in their territory.

In fact, even though their king, the Ice Bear King, has left, their overall strength remains formidable in the far north. Apart from the Titan Snow Demon Clan and the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, virtually no other soul beast dares to provoke them.

But clearly, they could not have imagined that, apart from the two top races in the far north, humans would actually enter the core of the far north and attack them!

"My lord, these are the Ice Bear clan! We really are!"

Hidden among the glaciers, Soul Masters dressed in the uniforms of the Qingshui City garrison moved swiftly toward the gathering place of the Ice Bears.

One of the voices, which sounded like that of a middle-aged Soul Master, looked at the approaching Ice Bear settlement and said with some concern.

As Soul Masters living near the far north, they naturally understand Soul Beasts like Ice Bears.

Similarly, they also knew the strength of the Ice Bear clan.

Although the Snow Spirit Ape clan is highly intelligent, it doesn't have many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, but the Ice Bear clan is different.

The Ice Bear clan not only has ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, but also ice bears with a cultivation of one hundred thousand years!

If they were to encounter an ice bear with a cultivation level of 100,000 years, they wouldn't even be enough to kill it!
"It's alright. We're only making our move on the edge of the Ice Bear clan's territory. The Ice Bear clan isn't a large-scale group of spirit beasts. Let's see how things go first and let those Ice Bears see our clothes."

The team leader, who was at the head of the group, said in a deep voice, without slowing down at all.

The Ice Bear clan is indeed powerful, but they don't intend to wipe out the entire clan at once. They only need to find a few lone Ice Bears, which shouldn't be a big problem.

If we could catch a few polar bear cubs, we could sell them for a fortune! That would be a substantial extra income!

Of course, there are still risks, and they are significant.

This is, after all, the core area of ​​the far north. If they're not careful, all of them will end up here feeding the soul beasts!
Hearing the leader say this, no one else said anything and continued to follow the leader as they hurried toward the core of the far north.

After entering the territory of the Ice Bear Clan, the group became noticeably more cautious.

Soon, they searched along the territory of the Ice Bear clan and discovered the presence of several Ice Bears.

"Two adult ice bears, both ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, and three cubs."

The team leader narrowed his eyes slightly, signaling the people behind him to stop.

These ice bears, which live in small family units, are their target for this trip!

"Clear objective. I'll hunt down the female ice bear. Those with Soul King cultivation or higher, hold off the male bear, provoke him appropriately, but don't kill him. The rest of you, capture those three ice bear cubs. Be quick, understand?!"

The team leader said in a deep voice.

The others behind him immediately nodded.

This wasn't the first time they'd done something like this; they were already quite adept at it.

"Do it!"

Without the slightest hesitation, these people acted swiftly and decisively.

The leader charged directly at the mother bear, and seven spirit rings rose from his feet during the process, revealing him to be a seven-ring spirit saint!
At the same time, he had several attack soul tools in his hands.

With his cultivation level as a seventh-ring Soul Saint, plus the Soul Guidance Device in his hand, dealing with this Ice Bear with a cultivation level of just over ten thousand years is no problem at all!

The other Soul Masters—three Soul Emperors and seven Soul Kings, a total of ten—surrounded the male bear, each holding a binding-type Soul Guidance Device.

Hunting soul beasts is not their main task. Their task is to draw the wrath of the soul beasts in the far north to Clearwater City!
To achieve this goal, we must leave one survivor!
The remaining five or six Soul Masters with the cultivation level of Soul Sect also kept an eye on the cub protected by the two ten-thousand-year-old ice bears.

They will seize any opportunity to capture the cubs!
If you can't capture it, then kill it!

What they want is the fury and hatred of the soul beasts!
The battle began quickly, and almost instantly, both adult ice bears were at a disadvantage.

The group's target was very reliable; both adult ice bears had a cultivation level of around ten thousand years.

The male bear had a higher cultivation level, but it still hadn't reached 20,000 years.

Even though the Ice Bear clan has a strong bloodline, and ten thousand years of cultivation is equivalent to twenty or thirty thousand years for an ordinary soul beast, this group is not weak.

For a Soul Master with the cultivation of a Soul Saint, equipped with various Soul Tools, killing a ten-thousand-year-old Ice Bear is not exactly easy, but it is still relatively safe.

Roar!
The Ice Bear was very strong, but facing this group of Soul Masters and having to protect its cubs, the pressure was immense.

Upon sensing the pressure, the two adult ice bears immediately roared loudly, trying to summon the other members of their tribe within their territory.

Upon hearing the ice bear's roar, the team leader's expression changed, and he immediately ordered the others to attack with full force!

Soon, the Soul Masters took out a giant cannon and quickly assembled it.

Level 7 Thunder Cannon!

The power of this thing is something that even an ice bear with ten thousand years of cultivation could not withstand!

Soon, the Thunder Cannon was successfully assembled. The leader, a Soul Saint, changed his offensive strategy to hold back the male bear, while the Thunder Cannons assembled by the other Soul Masters were aimed at the female bear!

boom!
The Thunder Cannon instantly unleashed a blue-white light, its terrifying aura blasting directly towards the location of the mother bear.

The male bear wanted to protect them, but was held back by the Soul Saint leader and couldn't get there in time.

Not only that, the Soul Saint leader also grabbed at its three cubs.

Seeing that the female bear was about to be killed, the male bear went into a complete frenzy, and his angry roar echoed far across the icy plains.

It forcibly led its three cubs to break free from the Soul Saint leader's entanglement, but it was already too late.

Just a second before the thunder cannon was about to strike the mother bear, a golden light suddenly appeared in front of her.

The Thunder Cannon raged with devastation, unleashing endless bolts of lightning that burst forth with dazzling light, yet it was utterly unable to penetrate the golden radiance.

The next second, Jiang Ming's figure quietly appeared.

He looked at the group of Soul Masters in front of him, dressed in the uniforms of the Qingshui City Guard, his eyes filled with an extremely cold chill.

"How dare you impersonate the city defense troops of my Clearwater City to slaughter soul beasts!"

The golden light expanded instantly, directly engulfing the thunderous power released by the Thunder Cannon.

Immediately afterwards, all the Soul Masters wearing the uniforms of the Qingshui City Defense Army felt an incomparably powerful pressure sweep over them, pressing their bodies directly onto the icy plain, making it impossible for them to get up!
The mother bear was rescued, and the male bear quickly brought his three cubs to her side, spreading his thick paws to protect the mother and cubs behind him, looking at everyone warily.

Both the male and female bears were startled when they saw Jiang Ming.

They recognize Jiang Ming!

When the Snow Empress summoned the soul beasts deep in the far north, these two also went. However, unlike the Ice Bear King Xiaobai, who could reach the Snow Empress's side, they could only watch from afar on the outer perimeter.

At that time, they saw what Jiang Ming looked like.

The ice bears, with their millennia of cultivation, lacked the ability to speak human language. Moreover, after experiencing the attack by this group of people, these ice bears were wary of other humans. Therefore, Jiang Ming did not try to communicate with the ice bears, but instead released Xiaobai from the small world.

Xiao Bai and Xue Di went to appease the ice bears, while Jiang Ming used the power of heaven and earth to capture the group of soul masters who were disguised as the Qing Shui City defense forces.

"You...you are..."

Before the Soul Saint leader could finish speaking, he met Jiang Ming's eyes, which were gleaming with golden light.

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming directly used his mind control skill to subdue the Soul Saint leader.

Once he was certain that the enemy was the culprit, Jiang Ming felt no psychological burden whatsoever when using his mind control skills.

Jiang Ming waved his hand and pulled out a chair. After sitting down, he looked at the Soul Saint leader and said calmly, "Speak. Tell me the whole process, from receiving the order until now."

A few minutes later, the Soul Saint leader, whose mind had been controlled, revealed the entire operation.

As expected, the order came from Xu Tianran's side.

After hearing all this, Jiang Ming had a vague feeling that Xu Tianran's plans were not limited to the far north.

Given Xu Tianran's personality, once he takes action, it's impossible that he's only targeting Qingshui City. He'll definitely be making moves in secret in other border cities with the Tianhun Empire, as well as along the border with the Xingluo Empire.

Had Xu Tianran secretly planned this all along? Why is he coming back so soon?
That shouldn't be the case. Given the current state of the three great empires, coupled with the prosperity and development of Shrek Academy, it would be quite difficult for them to fight at this time!
Jiang Ming was certain that the Sun Moon Empire could not possibly recover to its former glory in such a short period of time.

Does Xu Tianran have any other trump cards up his sleeve?

Jiang Ming pondered for a moment, then looked up at the Soul Masters in front of him.

"Since Xu Tianran has pulled this stunt, then you should go back to Mingdu and give him a surprise."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming took something out of his storage soul tool and handed it to the Soul Saint leader.

Instead of killing them outright, Jiang Ming sent them back the way they came.

The ice bear behind them roared and tried to kill the soul masters, but Jiang Ming stopped them.

"Don't worry, they're dead."

They're trying to cause trouble under the guise of Qingshui City; how could Jiang Ming possibly spare their lives?

However, it is not time for these people to die yet.

He will only die when he reaches Mingdu and stands before Xu Tianran.

Soon, Snow Empress and Little White calmed down the Ice Bear family, and then directly summoned Titan Snow Demon King Atai over.

Jiang Ming has just dealt with that group of people and, through mind control, learned that there was only one team impersonating the Qingshui City defense forces. However, this does not guarantee that the Sun Moon Empire will not send others later.

We still need to be wary of what needs to be guarded against.

With neither the Snow Empress nor the Ice Empress present, this task naturally fell to the Titan Snow Demon King.

As for Qingshui City, Jiang Ming gave Lao Nie another instruction before leaving.

Pressured by the Snow Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King took the matter to heart and immediately summoned the kings of the various races in the far north to discuss it.

Jiang Ming and Xue Di did not participate in this matter.

With the Snow Empress and Ice Empress absent, the far north is under the control of the Titan Snow Demon King, and their continued interference is detrimental to the stability of the far north.

After resolving these matters, Jiang Ming led the women along the far north, heading towards the direction of the Ice Sea.

Along the way, Shrek Academy can be considered Zhang Lexuan's maternal home, followed by Tiandou City, Xuanbing City, and Qingshui City.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen's families have been visited, and all the women have met their husbands' families. Now, only Liya and Qiu'er remain.

The far north was the Snow Empress's maternal home, so Jiang Ming and his group slowed down a little when traveling there.

The carriage was left in Qingshui City. Even if the horses pulling the carriage were spirit beasts, or even hundred-year-old or thousand-year-old spirit beasts, they could not cross the far north.

The far north is a land of ice and snow, stretching for miles. As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but ice and snow, which looks incredibly sacred, yet also incredibly desolate.

On this vast ice plain, apart from a few scattered soul beasts, there is basically no trace of life.

It is precisely because of the harsh environment that, despite being the largest gathering place for soul beasts on the continent, the far north has far fewer soul beasts than the Star Dou Great Forest.

"The number of spirit beasts in the far north is already scarce, and those people were slaughtering them indiscriminately."

The Snow Emperor transformed into a tiny figure, about a foot long, and sat on Jiang Ming's shoulder, her eyes filled with coldness.

As the ruler of the far north, she is still very angry.

"Yes, but don't worry, those people will give Xu Tianran a surprise."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming and his group disappeared into the swirling snow.

The far north is vast, and it will take some time to cross it and reach the location of the icy sea unless you travel at full speed.

Meanwhile, the Soul Master team whose souls had been controlled by Jiang Ming's mind control skills had returned to Ice and Snow City and, without stopping, headed directly towards Mingdu.

Upon arriving in Mingdu, the Soul Saint leader requested permission to enter the palace to meet His Majesty.

It is said to be important intelligence about Jiang Ming!
When the news reached Xu Tianran's ears, he was very excited and immediately let him into the palace.

Any information about Jiang Ming is extremely valuable to him.

However, before entering the main hall, the guards at the entrance still performed their routine check on the Soul Saint leader.

After the inspection was passed, the Soul Saint leader entered the main hall.

Just as Xu Tianran was eagerly awaiting news from the Soul Saint leader about Jiang Ming, the Soul Saint leader suddenly gave Xu Tianran a strange smile.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the level-eight incendiary fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell that Jiang Ming had given him, which had concealed its aura, from his storage soul-guided device.

Xu Tianran's pupils suddenly contracted, and Ju Zi behind him immediately activated the soul-guided defense within the main hall.

The next second, the Soul Saint leader's aura suddenly erupted, and he actually self-destructed!
Furthermore, his self-destruction triggered this level-eight incendiary fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell!
The time was too short; the whole process took only a second or two before a violent explosion and flames engulfed the entire palace hall!
(End of this chapter)