Douluo Continent: I am the Ice Archer, my ice power is invincible.

Chapter 11 The Second Ring of the Millennium

Xiao Han told Lin Zhiruo about breaking through to level 20, and then went to find Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er has always regarded Xiao Han as her biggest rival, but with each level of soul power she increases, she is always a little behind Xiao Han.

At this moment, Shui Bing'er is stuck at level 20, just one step away from breaking through.

Shui Bing'er was very happy to see Xiao Han.

"Xiao Han, what brings you here? You didn't come to tell me you've already broken through level 20, did you?"

"Yes, that's what I wanted to tell you."

"Ugh! You beat me to it again."

Shui Bing'er pouted, somewhat unconvinced.

Xiao Han smiled and said:

"How's it going? You're almost at the breakthrough stage too, right?"

"Yes, I'll definitely catch up with you in less than a month."

"That's perfect! We can go hunting soul beasts together in the Frozen Forest again. You can also cultivate along the way, and maybe you'll even break through by the time we get there."

"Okay, let's go together."

The next day, the three of them traveled by carriage to the far north.

Throughout the journey, aside from eating and sleeping, Shui Bing'er focused on cultivation.

Two weeks later, the three arrived at the Frozen Forest.

Nearly three years later, Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er had different feelings upon returning to this place.

They have become stronger and more mature.

As they were walking, Xiao Han suddenly said:

"Mom, my second spirit ring needs to be at the thousand-year level."

Lin Zhiruo frowned, thinking she had misheard.

"A thousand-year-old spirit ring?! You're kidding me again."

"Mom, I'm serious."

After Xiao Han finished speaking, he turned to look at Shui Bing'er and said with a grin:

"Bing'er, do you think I can absorb a thousand-year soul ring?"

"Maybe. I wouldn't find anything you do strange now."

Shui Bing'er also felt that Xiao Han was a bit eccentric, but she still chose to believe him.

"You brat, you've been absorbing energy for a thousand years on the second ring? Aren't you afraid your body will explode from the energy?"

Xiao Han said calmly:

"Mom, don't forget, I'm someone who ate the capsules of a thousand-year-old whale."

"Does whale glue really have such miraculous effects?"

"Of course! Look at my physique now, how robust I am, like an eight or nine-year-old child!"

"Tch! You're just showing off."

Lin Zhiruo gave Xiao Han a disdainful look.

Listening to their conversation, Shui Bing'er was completely confused.

"Dean Lin, Xiao Han, what is this whale glue you're talking about?"

"It's an extremely precious medicinal herb; it's used to strengthen the body, but it's a bit..."

"Xiao Han, if it's inconvenient for you to say, then never mind."

"Well, if I have the chance in the future, I'll get you some more whale brains to nourish you."

Xiao Han knew that there were plenty of 100,000-year-old sea spirit beasts in the Seagod Island waters, and he might go there to obtain spirit rings in the future. After all, hunting 100,000-year-old spirit beasts in the Frozen Forest was extremely difficult.

Soul beasts with a thousand-year cultivation period are rarely seen on the outskirts of the forest, so the three continued to move towards the center of the forest.

After searching for several days, although they encountered many spirit beasts, none of them were suitable.

Some soul beasts are too young, less than a thousand years old.

Some exceeded this by a significant margin, reaching over two thousand years.

Lin Zhiruo wouldn't risk Xiao Han's life; at most, she would only let him absorb a soul ring that had just reached a thousand years of age.

As dusk fell, the light in the forest grew increasingly dim, and the chill seemed to penetrate to the bone.

Xiao Han, Lin Zhiruo, and Shui Bing'er were walking when they were all suddenly drawn to a soul beast.

The spirit beast lay quietly beneath a large tree covered in frost, as if it had become one with the cold world.

It is about two meters long, with a round and agile body, and its whole body is covered with a layer of crystal clear ice armor that shimmers with a faint blue light.

The ice armor looked very hard, covered with fine, snowflake-like ice spikes.

Those sharp ice spikes reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight.

"Mom, is that an Ice Armored Spiked Beast?"

"Um."

The Tianshui Academy library contains information about various cold and water attribute soul beasts, which Xiao Han has learned about.

The Ice Armored Beast is a type of hedgehog-like soul beast, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities.

Its hard ice armor can be used for defense, and its ice spikes can be used for attack.

To hunt down the Ice-Armored Spike Beast, you must first break through its defenses.

A glint of excitement flashed in Lin Zhiruo's eyes.

With a cultivation level of over a thousand years, he perfectly met their criteria for finding a second soul ring for Xiao Han.

"Xiao Han, we have been searching for several days and have finally found a suitable soul beast. This soul beast has just reached a cultivation level of a thousand years."

That's wonderful.

Xiao Han looked at the ice-armored thorn beast and chuckled.

"Little hedgehog, you're the one."

Sensing the aura of the human soul master, the ice-armored thorn beast immediately went into defensive mode, curling up its body and its entire body of ice spikes suddenly standing up, like a thorn ball.

Lin Zhiruo quickly released her martial spirit and spirit rings, preparing for battle.

This time, neither Xiao Han nor Shui Bing'er stood idly by; both released their respective martial souls and first soul rings.

Although they only have one soul skill, their attack methods are not limited to soul ring skills.

Attacking spirit beasts stronger than themselves is also a form of training for them.

The three quickly launched an attack.

Lin Zhiruo moved nimbly through the forest, constantly releasing the power of ice elements to form ice walls and ice spikes to restrain the Ice Armored Beast's movements.

Although her attacks did not directly target the Ice Armored Beast's vital points, they effectively restricted its movement range, creating opportunities for Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er to attack.

Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er worked in perfect harmony, approaching the Ice Armored Beast from both sides.

One after another, blue arrows were fired from Xiao Han's Zhenbing Bow.

Xiao Han's first soul skill, Frost Shot, although not powerful enough to penetrate the Ice Armored Beast's defense, landed precisely on the ice armor with each shot, attempting to find a weak point in its defense.

Shui Bing'er also continuously unleashed ice blade attacks.

However, the Ice Armored Thorn Beast, being a thousand-year-old soul beast, is not so easy to deal with.

It suddenly flew into a rage, and ice spikes on its ice armor poured out like a torrential rain, carrying a bone-chilling cold and sharp edges, attacking the two of them.

Seeing this, Lin Zhiruo immediately increased her ice element output, instantly forming a thick ice shield that protected the two of them.

After launching its ice spike attack, the Ice Armored Beast attempted to escape while its opponent was on the defensive.

But Lin Zhiruo wouldn't give it a chance to escape.

"I'm not playing with you anymore!"

"Freeze!"

As Lin Zhiruo activated her freezing skill, the entire space seemed to freeze, and even the air solidified.

The Ice Armored Beast's movements instantly slowed down, and its originally indestructible ice armor began to show tiny cracks under the extreme cold.

"Frost Slash!"

An even more powerful freezing force surged from Lin Zhiruo's palm, transforming into a huge ice blade that struck the back of the Ice Armored Beast directly.

With a crisp cracking sound, the Ice Armored Beast's defenses were completely shattered.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Han immediately drew his bow to its full extent, and an ice-blue arrow materialized, accurately striking the back of the Ice Armored Beast.

With a muffled roar, the massive body of the Ice Armored Beast crashed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)