Douluo: Adventure Begins from Wuhun City

Chapter 247 Death Ice Gorge
It looks like this is just a temporary resting place.

As Chen Yao went deeper, he saw the figures of Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor standing in front of him.

At their feet, there were eerie white bones of corpses and no less than ten pieces of soul beast skins, which were pulled from the soul beasts alive. They could still vaguely see the painful and hideous expressions of those soul beasts when they were alive.

Faced with such a tragic scene, both Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor looked unhappy.

Especially Xue Di, at this moment she was looking at a relatively complete corpse in front of her with a grim face. The corpse was in human shape and was placed casually on an ice rock without any cover. The silver-white skin, which was exactly the same as Xue Di's, was covered with dark clouds, blood clots, and indescribable filth stains.

Its limbs were twisted irregularly, and its beautiful face, which still vaguely resembled the one it had before birth, was now filled with an expression of despair and resentment!
It is hard to imagine what kind of inhuman torture she suffered during her lifetime.

These are the people of Xuedi, the Snow Girl clan.

Normally, the Snow Girls live in groups within their clan territory and rarely go out alone. However, this tribe member, for some unknown reason, was left alone and happened to be encountered by the people from the Demon Dragon Palace. The result is naturally predictable.

Xue Di slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, astonishing anger and murderous intent burst out of his eyes!
At this moment, Chen Yao also knew that Xue Di's emotions were a little unstable. He didn't say anything to comfort her. He just patted her shoulder and spoke softly.

"I will bring these people back alive to let you vent your anger."

"Thank you!"

Xue Di's body trembled slightly when she heard this, and her emotions gradually calmed down. Then she turned her head to look at Chen Yao and nodded slowly.

"According to the signs, these bastards entered this canyon, but..."

Bingdi also spoke at this moment. She was extremely angry and resentful towards this group of people. She wished she could tear them into pieces immediately, but as if she thought of something, her voice suddenly became hesitant.

"But what?"

Chen Yao raised his eyebrows and asked.

"This is not an ordinary glacier. It has a name that has been passed down in this far north for who knows how long, called the Death Ice Gorge. The terrain inside is difficult and there is a strange energy that can suppress soul power. Even Titled Douluo cannot escape it. It even becomes extremely difficult to fly. This Death Ice Gorge has buried countless humans or soul beasts who stepped into it out of curiosity."

At this moment, Xue Di took over the conversation, and Chen Yao's eyelids twitched when he heard it, and then he asked curiously.

"There is actually such a place in the North, but have you never gone in to explore it?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Di actually nodded.

“Yes, when my soul power just broke through 500,000 years, I also wanted to explore everything inside, but when I stepped into a distance of a thousand miles, I suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis, as if there was something terrifying in the depths that was threatening my life.

Even Di Tian has never given me this feeling, so I finally chose to retreat. If you must go in, please be careful."

Chen Yao listened, and his dark and deep eyes finally stirred a little, and some interest arose in his heart. Although what Xue Di said was a bit scary, with his current strength, even if a third-level god jumped out from the spot, he would dare to confront him. There was really nothing on Douluo Continent that scared him.

However, Chen Yao readily accepted Xue Di's concerns and nodded.

"I'll be careful. You guys go back first and don't let anyone see you."

After saying that, Chen Yao’s figure flashed with black light and disappeared on the spot.

After Chen Yao left, Xue Di turned his head and looked at the corpse on the ground. After a long silence, he suddenly reached out and wiped it. Suddenly, the miserable corpse was covered with a crystal white light, and then the body began to disintegrate, turning into tiny light particles like snowflakes.

These light particles floated in front of Xue Di, flickering slightly, as if expressing some emotions, including relief and gratitude to Xue Di. Then, as the light became dimmer, it gradually disappeared into the air.

Afterwards, the Snow Emperor had no more attachment and disappeared in the ruined cave with the Ice Emperor.

Soon after they left, the entire cave collapsed completely and was buried under thick ice and snow.
On the other side, Chen Yao has returned to the coalition forces and ordered the entire army to advance towards the Death Ice Gorge.

At the beginning, he didn't feel the strangeness that Xue Di and the others had described, but as he went deeper, Chen Yao did find that there was some kind of strange energy in the air.

Different from the soul power from the outside world that can be absorbed into the body, this kind of energy faintly repels the soul power and suppresses the soul power in their bodies.

At this moment, except for Chen Yao who could easily block the energy outside his body, the rest of Liu Erlong and others had solemn expressions, with cold sweat on their foreheads. Obviously, this energy brought them a lot of pressure, and they, the Titled Douluo, were all in this situation, not to mention the coalition forces in the rear, who were all panting and looked exhausted.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yao's expression became slightly solemn. The quality of this energy was indeed slightly higher than soul power, but because Gu Yuena was always by his side, Chen Yao was very familiar with the power of gods. He was sure that this was not divine power, but why did he have a sense of déjà vu?

Moreover, apart from the top leaders, those people in the Demon Dragon Hall must have brought a large number of middle and low-level spirit masters. Otherwise, if the top leaders simply wanted to escape, they would have split up into small groups and hidden among the civilians on the mainland. It would be very difficult to find them even if the entire Spirit Hall was mobilized. Why take the risk and move on a large scale to this far north where there is almost no living environment?

And risked his life to step into this ice gorge of death.

Also, the coalition forces have only advanced this far and are already beginning to show signs of difficulty. If they go a little deeper, they will probably start to suffer casualties. So how did those people from the Demon Dragon Palace get through safely?

Or was it that they didn't make a hasty decision to enter the Death Ice Gorge? Rather, their fundamental purpose was here? They came prepared? It was not impossible. After all, according to what Liu Erlong said, those powerful evil soul masters had been cultivating in the northern border for many years. It was probably that those crazy guys had really figured out some tricks, so it was reasonable that they could crack the strange energy of the Death Ice Gorge.

Thinking of this, Chen Yao became even more curious. At his current level, there were not many things on the continent that could arouse his interest, and these evil soul masters were one of them. For a moment, he became impatient and wanted to know what kind of strange things these lunatics who were difficult for ordinary people to understand had figured out.

Could it be the so-called evil god?
Chen Yao's thoughts raced, but suddenly two figures jumped in front of him and interrupted his train of thought. When he came to his senses, he saw that the two Soul Douluos leading the team were begging Chen Yao with sad faces.

"Master Chen Yao, this place is too weird. We really can't go in anymore. Many soul masters have already died because they couldn't stand it! Please have mercy on us!"

Their voices were desolate and their attitudes were humble, almost making anyone who heard them sad or saw them cry, but Chen Yao said with a cold expression.

"There is always bloodshed in wars, and this time, the safety of the entire continent is at stake. The troublemakers from the Demon Dragon Palace are clearly ahead, but you're still thinking of running away? Can't you two huge empires afford this little loss? Don't you even have this little faith? How can you set an example for the tens of millions of people on that continent?"

After hearing Chen Yao's scolding, the two of them felt as if an invisible big hand grabbed their necks. Their crying stopped abruptly, and their faces turned shocked, then turned blue and purple.

They knew clearly that what Chen Yao said was complete nonsense, but they had no idea how to refute it.

In the end, they could only return to their respective teams dejectedly.

However, this time, even if the two of them wanted to swallow the bitter fruit, the people in the army were not happy about it. They clamored to leave the team and were unwilling to move forward. For a moment, the entire coalition was in an uproar.

No matter how the two Soul Douluos tried to persuade them, it was difficult to suppress this restlessness, and deep down, they did not want to suppress it. They hoped to use this momentum to make Chen Yao give up on them and let them retreat.

But unfortunately, this group of cannon fodder is very important. How can he just give up on them? However, Chen Yao did not try to suppress them. Only Liu Erlong, Yu Yuanzhen and others around him showed their soul rings one by one. Several of them rose up at the same time and condensed into one. It was like a landslide and tsunami. The tremendous pressure instantly made the mutinous coalition forces become extremely well-behaved and quiet.

Afterwards, Chen Yao once again commanded the coalition forces to advance, and the two Soul Douluos could only resign themselves to their fate and lead the coalition forces to follow.

There is no real road in this ice gorge. Everywhere you go is extremely steep and rugged. There are even bottomless ice pits that frequently appear along the way. They are so dark and deep that no one knows where they will fall to.

Fortunately, there are some very powerful soul masters here at the moment. Although their soul power is suppressed, they can still move as if walking on flat ground. But as they go deeper, these soul masters are no longer as relaxed as before, and casualties begin to occur gradually. Even Titled Douluo powerhouses such as Liu Erlong gave up flying and fell to the ground in order to preserve their soul power and respond to unknown dangers.

After all, this place is really weird and makes everyone uneasy. Even with Chen Yao leading the way, there is always a sense of crisis.

With this feeling of uneasiness, everyone gradually stepped into the thousand-mile place that Xue Di had told Chen Yao about before. The moment they stepped in, a sharp cold wind suddenly swept in from the depths, like a sharp knife, scratching everyone's exposed skin and causing great pain.

At the same time, everyone, including Liu Erlong and other powerful Titled Douluo, suddenly felt a palpitation in their hearts and their hair stood on end, as if in the dark, there was a pair of extremely terrifying eyes staring at them!

At this time, Chen Yao narrowed his eyes slightly and then snorted coldly.

"Humph! You are playing tricks!"

As soon as he finished speaking, nine soul rings blossomed behind him and black mist surged around him crazily. A chilling feeling, completely different from the surrounding frost and snow, as if coming from the Netherworld, began to spread.

This strange and ominous dark aura instantly shattered the feeling of being secretly watched by everyone. Some were left with only fear and horror at the thin figure in front of them, who was surrounded by black mist and seemed like the center of all evil.

"keep going!"

At this moment, Chen Yao's voice was no longer as cold and indifferent as before, but it was repeated with a gloomy and strange feeling, which made people feel a chill in their hearts and dared not disobey.

However, not long after they had regrouped and traveled about ten miles, something strange happened.

The ice walls on both sides suddenly began to tremble violently, and the ice surface under everyone's feet began to collapse without any warning. The scope was so large that people were caught off guard and fell into it like dumplings without any resistance. Only the terrified and shrill screams echoed in the sky.

Those who reacted quickly and escaped the disaster were still terrified as they looked at the bottomless pit ahead of them, sweating profusely.

However, this is not over yet, the shaking has not stopped and is even intensifying.

Then, under the horrified gaze of the crowd, the ice wall on the right side suddenly exploded, and countless huge broken ice rocks flew everywhere and fell to the ground. Some people who did not have time to disperse could only be smashed into pools of blood and foam amidst the roars of despair and helplessness.

Liu Erlong and others on the side had already sensed the crisis and jumped into the air. After making sure everything was safe, they looked vigilantly at the ice wall on the right.

At this moment, Chen Yao was looking at the place where a thick layer of snow fog had spread along with the ice explosion. His eyes narrowed slightly, and then a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes as if he had discovered something.

However, before he could think too much, an illusory outline that covered the sky and was about two hundred meters high had already appeared in the snow fog.

It was so huge that it was almost flush with the ice walls on both sides, like a huge figure on a towering mountain, which made everyone extremely terrified. Yu Yuanzhen and others clenched their fists, gritted their teeth, felt heavy-hearted, and their scalps were numb.

Even if they were like this, let alone the coalition forces below who had already suffered heavy losses. At this moment, each of them was in an extremely devastated mood. In their eyes, this giant shadow that looked like a demon was simply not something they could resist with human power!
As a thick shadow surged into everyone's hearts, the dense snow fog gradually dissipated, and the huge shadow that seemed to support the sky became completely clear in everyone's eyes!

(End of this chapter)