I'm picking up fragments in Douluo Continent

Chapter 273: Picking up a divine position?
Hyotei looked in the direction from which the sound came, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Snow Empress, you've arrived," Ice Empress said with delight.

"Hehe." Titan Snow Demon King scratched his head and chuckled.

A surge of soul power erupted from the two soul beasts, and in the next moment, they transformed into human form.

Hyotei transformed into a green-haired loli, while Titan Snow Demon King became a giant man over two meters tall. The two approached Hyotei from either side.

Lu Feng sized up the newcomer, his gaze immediately darkening.

Xue Di has a human appearance, with a delicate face, a slender body, and long, white hair that hangs down from the back of her head to her feet.

To Lu Feng's surprise, he couldn't see through Xue Di's cultivation level.

Ice Emperor and Titan Snow Demon King are powerful, but in Lu Feng's eyes, they are about the same as Super Douluo.

The Snow Empress gave Lu Feng the feeling that she was part of the icy world. If he couldn't see her with his own eyes, he wouldn't even be able to sense her presence.

According to the original work, the Snow Emperor was a being formed from the purest ice element, with a cultivation period of nearly 700,000 years.

I just don't know who's stronger or weaker between him and Qian Daoliu.

Lu Feng gripped the Shura Sword tightly in his hand, a hint of eager excitement flashing in his eyes.

He really wanted to spar with this strongest person in the far north.

"Snow Empress, this guy tried to break the seal in the valley, and I gave him a good beating," said Titan Snow Demon King.

He patted his chest, his face beaming with pride, just like a primary school student waiting for a reward from his teacher.

Of course, it would be even more convincing if he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Xue Di nodded and said coldly, "Atai, are you alright?"

"Hahaha, Xue Di, you actually care about me." Atai scratched his head and burst into laughter.

Lu Feng looked at the man in front of him and shook his head helplessly.

Sigh, another simp.

In the original story, the Titan Snow Demon King once pursued the Snow Empress, but was beaten so badly that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

While Lu Feng was sizing up Xue Di, she was also observing him.

With Ice Emperor and Titan Snow Demon King joining forces, even ordinary Title Douluos wouldn't be able to protect themselves.

The fact that this Soul Master, with only an eighth-ring strength, could defeat the two Heavenly Kings of the Far North had already stirred up waves in Xue Di's heart.

Sensing the fighting spirit emanating from Lu Feng, a hint of seriousness flashed in the Snow Empress's icy eyes. She slowly spoke, "Human, what brings you to the far north?"

Lu Feng crossed his arms and inserted the Asura Sword to the side.

Only then did Xue Di notice the precious sword in Lu Feng's hand.

"This is a divine artifact!" The Snow Emperor narrowed her eyes and her expression turned serious.

"Your Excellency Lord of the Far North, I have come here to investigate the mutation of those soul beasts," Lu Feng said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Hyotei immediately pointed at Lu Feng's nose and shouted, "Snow Empress, I told you he had ulterior motives! Let's join forces and arrest him first!"

Although it's hard to admit, Hyotei really couldn't beat their opponent.

Xue Di shook her head, her tone still icy, "Oh, have you discovered anything?"

The mutation of soul beasts began a thousand years ago, and the Snow Empress was the first to discover it.

In fact, the three of them were among the first soul beasts to be corrupted by the energy.

A thousand years ago, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in the far north, from which a dense aura of malevolent energy continuously emanated.

Under the corrosive influence of this energy, the soul beast's body underwent a mutation.

Some soul beasts have become very powerful, such as the Titan Snow Demon King, which has even evolved to have the ultimate ice attribute.

However, many more soul beasts perished in this mutation.

In just a few hundred years, the number of spirit beasts in the Northern Forest has decreased by one-tenth.

Therefore, the Snow Empress, together with the other two Heavenly Kings, used the power of extreme ice to seal the spatial rift.

However, the malevolent energy could still penetrate the seal and leak out.

Therefore, the Snow Emperor sent Titan Snow Demon King to monitor that place, which was the valley that Lu Feng discovered. Once they found that the evil energy was leaking and intensifying, the three of them would reinforce the seal again.

Lu Feng shook his head and said, "In recent years, the probability of Northern Soul Masters failing to absorb Soul Rings has increased significantly. I just arrived here and was stopped by this big guy."

Upon hearing this, Atai's face immediately turned angry. "Hmph, I think you're clearly here to cause trouble."

"What about that dog? If I hadn't discovered it in time, it would have broken through the seal." Lu Feng smiled calmly. "You're one of the Three Heavenly Kings. If a dog could break the formation, wouldn't that mean your strength is inferior to a dog's?"

"You!" Upon hearing this, Atai's face immediately turned red.

"Alright, Atai," Xue Di said calmly, her gaze fixed on Lu Feng, her eyes still indifferent. "Come with us."

"Snow Emperor, this is far too risky. I think he's clearly a spy sent by humans," Atai said with ill intent, glancing sideways at Lu Feng.

However, Xue Di glanced at Atai, who immediately cowered.

As the four arrived at the mouth of the valley, a dark aura immediately enveloped them.

Lu Feng looked up and saw that the sky above the entire valley was shrouded in dark clouds, making him feel somewhat depressed.

"Kid, scared now?" Atai sneered.

"Heh." Lu Feng snorted coldly, ignoring this hothead.

Perhaps in an attempt to impress Xue Di, Atai chattered incessantly the whole way, occasionally making sarcastic remarks about Lu Feng.

Faced with such a devoted admirer, Lu Feng could only offer his silent blessings.

Upon entering the center of the valley, a dense aura of malevolence instantly enveloped us.

Under the influence of this energy, Lu Feng suddenly felt a surge of heat in his brain. His blood seemed to be boiling, and he felt an inexhaustible amount of energy.

Seeing Lu Feng's excited expression, Xue Di's soul power surged, and the surrounding air temperature dropped several degrees.

"Hiss!" Lu Feng shuddered, and that feeling of boiling blood instantly disappeared.

"Thank you," Lu Feng said, bowing slightly.

"This energy not only alters a Soul Master's body, but also corrupts their soul," the Snow Empress said coldly. "But the biggest problem is that it contains a deathly aura; you should be able to sense it, right?"

Lu Feng calmed his mind and focused on sensing the energy in the air.

"Huh? This power... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?" Lu Feng asked hesitantly.

"Where?" Xue Di asked, frowning.

Lu Feng shook his head. "No, the two forces are still somewhat different. I've been to a place called the Killing City before, and the energy there can also drive people mad."

"And here, I feel more like the killing intent of a battlefield."

Upon hearing this, Atai couldn't help but scoff again, "Hmph, I think you're just bragging."

Lu Feng glanced at him casually, then brandished the Shura Sword in his hand and said with a faint smile, "This sword was obtained from there. Do you think it's sharp?"

Upon hearing this, Atai dared not reply and turned his head to look in the other direction.

About half an hour later, the four of them arrived at a wide open space.

Lu Feng looked up and saw a spiderweb-like crack in the sky, the longest part of which was several thousand meters long and the width of the central area was nearly a hundred meters.

Darkness, unfathomable darkness. Through the cracks, it seemed as if another time and space lay ahead.

"Hocha!"

At that moment, a golden lightning bolt appeared from the darkness and then vanished instantly.

"That energy is coming from here." The Snow Emperor raised her head, and this ruler of the far north actually had a hint of fear in her eyes.

"We went in and looked inside, but there was no way out at all; it seemed to be just a chaotic mess," Xue Di said, still shaken.

Atai scratched his head and said, "We almost got lost in the darkness and never came back."

At this moment, faced with this unknown fear, he seemed to finally let go of his prejudice against Lu Feng.

"Really? How many times have you gone in? Didn't you find anything else?" Lu Feng asked.

Xue Di shook her head. "We only went there once. It was precisely because we didn't get any results that we decided to seal this place away."

"In that case, I'd like to go in and investigate," Lu Feng said calmly.

His face showed no emotion, but his heart was in turmoil.

Just as the golden lightning flashed past, Lu Feng suddenly noticed that his fragment warehouse had lit up.

Found a golden item, [Ice Soul Divine Sword] Fragment *1 (1/10)

The surprise in Lu Feng's eyes flashed by, but his face remained expressionless.

Golden item!

The Asura Sword is a gold-level weapon, and what it corresponds to is none other than the Asura Godhood!
The Ice Soul Divine Sword—the name itself suggests it's the weapon of the Ice God. Lu Feng had every reason to believe that the other side of this rift connected to the Ice God's legacy site.

(End of this chapter)