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The three remained silent for several minutes, locked in a stalemate with the giant beast outside the tent.

However, Chen Feng soon felt the pressure in his sea of ​​consciousness ease, as if the mountain that had been pressing on his heart was slowly sinking into a lake.

Xiaoxue carefully touched the ice crystal frame of the tent again and looked out at the world outside the tent.

"It's gone." Xiaoxue breathed a sigh of relief.

"To run into it here, I really don't know if it's considered lucky or not," Xueyue Yanju remarked.

Listening to their conversation, Chen Feng immediately knew that they both knew the identity of the giant beast, and that its level of danger was definitely not low.

"Could that be the Frost Netherworld Scale you mentioned, Xiaoxue?" Chen Feng asked.

"Brother Chen Feng, yes, but that's not all..." Xiaoxue said hesitantly, while withdrawing her hand from the tent frame.

"Not all of them?"

"To be precise, the Frost Nether Sky Scale belongs to the category of royal beasts in the Great Xia Kingdom. Their population is not large. In the entire northern region, we have only encountered and named five of them."

"Only five in the entire Northern Territory?" Chen Feng was somewhat surprised.

The territory of the Northern Territory is more than twice the size of the Great Xia Kingdom. Moreover, the Northern Territory is located at the extreme point of the plane, containing a large amount of planar evil energy and Tia energy. Furthermore, the number of giant beasts and animals that it breeds is only one-fifteenth of that of the Southern Territory.

It is almost the most likely place to produce high-level king beasts, but Xiaoxue said that people can only see five top king beasts.

Such a statement clearly does not conform to the rules of the Beast World.

"Brother Chen Feng, you might not be aware of how terrifying these legendary beasts are," Xiao Xue said. "Their existence is so rare, even in the genealogy of beast kings, that it's like there's a gap in the lineage..."

Xueyue Yanju nodded, her tone becoming more serious as she explained, "The most terrifying thing about the Frost Nether Sky Scale is that it feeds on the evil energy and Tia energy of the plane from the moment it is born, and it can freely travel between the light and shadow of the plane. You should know how terrifying the evil energy of the Northern Territory is. Ordinary giant beasts will be torn to pieces if they are not careful, but for the Frost Nether Sky Scale, these are just food for it."

Chen Feng frowned slightly, recalling the mountain-like pressure he had felt in his sea of ​​consciousness earlier, and a guess began to form in his mind: "That oppressive force just now... could it not have been solely a threat from within the sea of ​​consciousness?"

Xueyue Yanju nodded.

"Frostscale's comprehension of rules is innate; it's like a born darling of the rules, able to manipulate the laws of heaven and earth with a mere breath. When a king-level beast of equal rank encounters it, let alone fight back, it's a miracle if it doesn't flee."

Xueyue Yanju took over the conversation, her tone carrying a hint of barely concealed apprehension.

"Moreover, the thick scales on its body are a substance refined from the evil energy and Tia's energy over many years. An attack from a king-level beast of the same rank could only cause it minor injuries, not enough damage."

Chen Feng remained silent.

He finally understood why, in the vast Northern Territory, there were only five Frost Scales with known names.

This almost bug-like talent means they need to absorb massive amounts of energy, and it also means their species can never thrive. The energy required for just one adult Frost Scale is enough to drain the evil energy and Tia energy of a polar region. Any more would be an affront to the entire energy ecosystem of the Northern Territory.

This explains why the confrontation between the three powerful Heavenly Realm experts and Frost Nether Scale still caused Chen Feng, who possessed the power of the Flood Realm, to experience turmoil in his sea of ​​consciousness and stagnation in his blood and qi.

Because what they had just faced was not a simple king beast at all.

Rather, they are powerful king beasts that prey on the rules of this plane!

"Then why didn't it make a move just now?" Chen Feng suddenly asked.

Given the terrifying nature of this creature, overturning their tent and facing three Heavenly Rank experts would be about as difficult as fighting two Heavenly Rank King Beasts.

Upon hearing this, Xue Yuebingli's lips curled into a very faint smile.

"Perhaps it's because they disdain it. Or perhaps we're not yet qualified to make it an exception."

.......

After encountering the most powerful Frostscale in the North.

The three of them did not encounter any more powerful king beasts on their journey and soon arrived at the permafrost fortress.

The gale on the icy plains began to grow increasingly biting, and the ice shards carrying malevolent energy struck the three people's protective shields, immediately creating tiny energy ripples on the shields.

It wasn't until Chen Feng felt the snow under his feet change from soft to hard that he stopped.

Chen Feng saw the terrain suddenly rise ahead, and a dark blue silhouette stretching across the sky broke through the leaden clouds, entering their field of vision...

That's not the size a "fortress" should have.

The fortress walls stretch along the contours of the ancient glacial rift valley, their ends shrouded in swirling snow and mist, seemingly without end.

The towering wall, hundreds of feet high, was constructed from tons of rock. Golden runic energy flowed through the gaps in the ice wall, spreading and intertwining along the cracks between the rocks, solidifying the entire city wall into a massive, impenetrable entity.

On the top of the wall, a cone-shaped watchtower stands every hundred paces.

The spire points straight to the low-hanging sky, and various long-range firepower is deployed on the tower. From a distance, the entire fortress wall looks like a row of silent, standing ice blade giants.

"Permafrost Fortress." Chen Feng's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible shock.

He had deduced the scale of the Northern Fortress from the data, but he did not expect it to be so imposing and oppressive.

If the city of Sierra that he once visited was a fully armed soldier, then the permafrost fortress was a heavily armored vehicle with fierce firepower. In terms of both size and firepower, it was far beyond what ordinary fortresses could match.

Just as the three were about to enter the permafrost fortress and part ways.

Xueyue Yanju approached Chen Feng and bowed respectfully.

"Chen Feng, the Snow Moon Clan thanks you for your assistance. Without you, the young master might not have been able to leave the Troll Ice Valley safely."

Chen Feng waved his hand.

"It's alright, Xiaoxue is my friend, it's only right that I protect her safety."

"I should still thank you."

As Xiaoxue listened to their conversation, the tips of her ears suddenly flushed a thin red, like the rare rosy hue seen deep in the icy plains.

The scent gradually spread from her fair earlobe to her cheek, while a subtle joy lingered in her eyes.

"Brother Chen Feng, we might have to separate for a while after we go in, because all the Wind and Snow Tribe and Great Xia Army members who enter the fortress will have their information checked before they can move freely," Xiao Xue explained to Chen Feng.

"That's alright. I'll come find you when I get out." Chen Feng nodded and said, "Xiaoxue, take care of yourself too!"

"Mmm!! Okay!" Xiaoxue said cheerfully.