The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 25 Milk Martial Soul

On the sea.

Every now and then, marine creatures leap out of the water, creating a splash.

The sea breeze, carrying the salty scent of the ocean, combined with the bright sunshine, creates a feeling of being on an overseas vacation, a truly refreshing experience.

They traveled north by boat from the city of Sylvester, along the coast, until twenty days later.

Xia Liang and the Shui family's Soul Hunting Team finally entered the vicinity of the northern border of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

They were walking on a patch of frozen ground.

The further we went, the louder the howling wind became, and the cold air grew increasingly biting.

Xia Liang stopped and pulled up the hood of his cotton coat to block the biting wind, but the icy chill still seeped into his body like a knife through the gaps.

A layer of frost had formed on everyone's eyebrows.

Even the ice-attribute soul masters of the Shui family had to wear thick cotton-padded clothes to resist the invasion of the extreme cold.

After carefully observing the surrounding terrain, Xia Liang's gaze fell on a road sign ahead.

The road sign was frozen solid, with a large sign that read: "Far North, Forbidden Zone for Humans, Danger!"

The word "danger" is highlighted in red.

We've finally arrived at our destination.

This vast expanse of white before us is the far north.

"Is everything ready?" the Shui family head suddenly shouted to the crowd.

After checking their belongings, everyone nodded.

The head of the Shui family looked at Xia Liang, his serious face suddenly breaking into a smile. "Young friend, can you ice skate?"

Xia Liang shook his head hesitantly, "I haven't learned it."

"Then you can learn now. Ice skating isn't difficult, just be careful to maintain your balance." As he spoke, the Water Clan Head gave a wink to one of the Soul Emperors.

The Soul Emperor took out a pair of roller skates from his soul tool and handed them to Xia Liang.

Xia Liang put on his roller skates without understanding why. He often went swimming on Blue Star, but he had never been to an ice rink.

However, as the head of the Shui family said, with the physical qualities of a Soul Master, one only needs to pay attention to maintaining balance.

Xia Liang tried walking a few steps in place, and after not feeling any twisting of his ankle, he began to glide around the group.

"How is it? Is everything alright?" the Soul Emperor asked.

Xia Liang nodded; he had a rough idea.

The far north is a treacherous place. Walking there would not only be exhausting due to the deep snow, but there is also the risk of stepping on soft ice and falling into an ice cave.

To travel faster and more safely, the Soul Emperor will use an ice-attribute soul skill to freeze the snow ahead. This way, everyone can simply glide on the ice and reach the outer region of the far north without any obstacles.

"Water Sound, hot drink," a Soul Saint said to the female Soul Emperor who was a food-type Soul Master.

Six spirit rings lit up, and after reciting the spirit incantation, a milky white liquid appeared on the right palm of the food-type female spirit emperor. This was the food-type spirit emperor's martial soul, milk.

Seeing everyone filling containers with the milk created by the female Soul Emperor, Xia Liang stood there, stunned. The martial souls of the Douluo Continent were truly wondrous. Thankfully, making milk only required hands; otherwise, it would have been much more difficult.

"Here you go." A clear, light voice rang out, and then a magatama-shaped container appeared in front of Xia Liang.

The girl who handed over the jade ornament was about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was also wearing a cotton coat that covered her whole body, with only her face exposed.

This hunt for soul beasts was for her.

Xia Liang remembered that this girl was mentioned in the original work. She was Shui Bing'er, the future leader of Tianshui Academy, and her martial soul was the Ice Phoenix.

That Shui family patriarch was Shui Bing'er's father; no wonder he attached such importance to this soul-hunting expedition.

"Thank you." Xia Liang took the magatama-shaped container and asked, "Can this be used to store milk made with soul skills?"

Shui Bing'er nodded slightly. "Each of Sister Yin's spirit rings can add different spirit skill effects to the Milk Martial Soul. She's making hot drinks for everyone now. After drinking them, you can resist the entry of Yin cold energy into your body for six hours. When the cold-resistant effect wears off, just take another sip. The hot milk drinks she makes can last for a whole day. If you're shy, I can help you get some."

"No need. I'll do it myself." With that, Xia Liang glided to the Food-type Female Soul Emperor and filled a pot with milk using a magatama-shaped container.

After taking a sip of milk, the chill that had invaded his body vanished instantly, and Xia Liang felt a warm current enveloping his body, making him feel very comfortable.

"Bing'er, it's your turn." The Shui family head's voice rang out again.

"Yes." With a reply, Shui Bing'er's second soul ring unfolded beneath her feet, and her second soul skill, Ice Ring Armor, was activated.

Rings of blue light spread outwards, and before Xia Liang could retreat, he was hit by the surging blue light.

The next moment, he was suddenly covered in a layer of semi-transparent blue armor.

The same thing happened to everyone else.

"The wind and snow in the far north obstruct the view. While skating, there is a possibility of bumping into some soul beasts that cannot be avoided in time. My Ice Ring Armor is a defensive soul skill that can offset the damage caused by collisions and avoid meaningless injuries."

After listening to Shui Bing'er's explanation, Xia Liang tried to move his limbs and found that his body's flexibility was not limited by the presence of the semi-transparent armor.

"Alright, let's go. Young friend, once we reach the outer area of ​​the far north, we'll need your help to find soul beasts using your soul skills. Don't waste your soul power now." After instructing Xia Liang, the patriarch winked at the Soul Emperor beside him.

Upon receiving the instruction, the Soul Emperor revealed his third Soul Ring, pushed his right palm forward, and a blue-white ray of light shot onto the snow on the ground.

Suddenly, the snow a hundred meters ahead turned into a straight track of ice.

As the Soul Emperor glided along the ice track, he maintained the freezing effect of his Soul Skill, and ice tracks instantly formed wherever he went.

Xia Liang and the others also stepped onto the ice track and slid along. With the patriarch's released soul power aura as a warning, the surrounding soul beasts gave way one by one.

This is, after all, just the entrance to the far north, and the aura of a Soul Douluo is still extremely intimidating.

After gliding on the ice track for about ten minutes, Xia Liang finally felt at ease. Judging from the series of operations just now, it was clear that this was not the first time the Shui family's Soul Hunting Team had entered the far north.

The fact that they dared to come in and risk it again means they are confident they can leave safely.

It seems there's not much to worry about on this trip; I just need to focus on finding the soul beasts.

One day later.

The far north, the outer region.

After a day of travel, Xia Liang and the Shui family finally arrived at a relatively safe area on the outskirts of the far north.

A Soul Saint used an ice-attribute soul skill to condense the surrounding snow into an ice castle with a diameter of twenty meters.

After resting for a night, everyone emerged from the Ice Castle.

"The far north is exceptionally dangerous. The deeper we go, the closer we get to death. Shuiyin's hot milk drink can only ward off the chill of the outer regions of the far north. For safety's sake, we'll stop here. Young friend, I'll leave the search for the soul beast to you from now on."

The head of the Shui family looked at Xia Liang, who was standing with Shui Bing'er, and introduced him, "The Ice Scorpion King is an extremely powerful ice-attribute soul beast. They have abandoned the scorpion's venomous attribute and focused on cultivating the ice attribute. With the aid of the extreme cold of the far north, they are known as the strongest in the ice attribute realm."

"My ancestors' soul beast charts record that the Ice Scorpion King mainly lives on the ice plains in the outer regions of the far north, but it is protected by ice and snow. Finding them is definitely not easy; it not only consumes a lot of time and energy, but also involves various unknown risks."

Xia Liang was somewhat surprised after hearing this, as it was the first time he had ever heard of a soul beast like the Ice Scorpion King.

It seems that the soul beast copybook given by Yu Xiaogang did not record any knowledge about soul beasts related to the far north.

However, judging from the description of the Shui family head, the top-level ice-attribute soul beasts like the Ice Scorpion King may be the Ice Jade Scorpion clan mentioned in Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect.

(End of this chapter)