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

Chapter 29 Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow

It seems that this underground ice cave is located along the coast of the far north.

Xia Liang then remembered that he and the Shui family's Soul Hunting Team had traveled north from the coast of Sylves City to reach the far north.

The directions are north and south, which are opposite.

In other words, if you drift downstream along this sea, you will be in the direction south of the mainland.

As if thinking of something, Xia Liang's hair stood on end. The underground ice cave that collapsed into a huge hole, and the journey from the far north down the sea to the mainland.

In the novel "Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect", the million-year-old soul beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, seems to have experienced something similar, right?

Could this underground ice cave be the lair of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm?

Xia Liang scanned his surroundings but did not find any ice silkworm-type soul beasts.

Before entering the ice cave, the four Gastlys and the black-purple will-o'-the-wisp had already conducted a thorough search, and there were no spirit beasts present.

If there were spirit beasts, those four Gastly and the black-purple will-o'-the-wisp would have been scattered long ago, and it would be impossible for them to return unharmed to report the news.

"What is that?"

Xia Liang suddenly noticed that there were marks on the ice ground to his left and in front of him where a heavy object had been placed.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the marks on the ice were four meters in diameter and seven meters long.

This seven-meter-long mark has a shallow line every meter, resembling the segmented shape of bamboo.

This seven-meter-long mark should be the outline of some kind of soul beast pressed into the ground.

If the previous judgments are correct, then this soul beast is at least seven meters long.

The width of the body outline corresponds exactly to the width of the countless holes in the ice cave, indicating that those holes were dug by this soul beast.

Xia Liang's knowledge of soul beasts, accumulated over three years of training in the mercenary group, finally came in handy. He was almost certain that the soul beasts that left marks on the ice were either centipedes or ice silkworms.

It's possible that the body's outline was clearly visible on the ice because it lay in the same position for a long time.

Based on previous conjectures and the corroboration of the soul beast form, the traces of this body outline are very likely the result of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's sleep.

Xia Liang looked at the ten-meter-wide hole formed by the collapse of the rock wall in front of him. If this underground ice cave was the lair of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, then the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had already moved south along the coast from the hole.

As mentioned in the original work, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm fled south to the continent because it was being chased by the Ice Emperor. After arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, it was unfortunately used as a tonic by the ferocious beasts.

Thinking of this, a greedy look flashed in Xia Liang's eyes. This Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is a million-year-old soul beast with both ice and spirit attributes. If a soul bone could be obtained from it, it would most likely be a million-year-old spirit-type head soul bone.

Unfortunately, my strength is still too weak, so I dare not enter the Star Dou Great Forest to compete with the ferocious beasts for the opportunity of this million-year-old soul beast.

Let's be realistic and seize the opportunities we can first.

Led by the four Gastlys, Xia Liang returned to the place where he first entered the ice cave.

Here, the surrounding rock walls are piled with strips and blocks of ice crystals.

If this ice cave is the lair of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, then these ice crystals may not be special ice-attribute forging materials, but rather millennia-old cold marrow.

According to the original description, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm achieved its high cultivation level by consuming large amounts of ten-thousand-year-old cold marrow from the ice cave while sleeping.

Those holes were dug out by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in its search for the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow.

Judging from their appearance, the ice crystals piled up under the rock wall here all have a brand new look, which may be because they were recently formed by the accumulation of extreme cold energy over tens of thousands of years, so they were not eaten by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Reaching the foot of the rock wall, Xia Liang picked up a stone that shone with light and could feel a strong icy power emanating from it.

If it weren't for the warm milk, my hand would have been frostbitten the moment I touched the stone.

Among the large pile of ice crystals in front of us, the one radiating the strongest cold aura should be the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow.

It is said that even Huo Yuhao, with his ultimate martial soul, has to be careful about the ice energy contained in the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow. The pile of Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow in front of us is not as domineering as the legend says, so it seems that its effect will be weaker.

Xia Liang took out the three-colored ring from his thick cotton coat and, relying on his senses, stored the cooler stones one by one into the three-colored ring.

Since the Skeleton Martial Soul lacks the ice attribute, it may not be able to absorb ten-thousand-year-old cold marrow to increase its cultivation level like the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

However, if one consumes the Ice and Fire Immortal Herb and acquires a constitution immune to both ice and fire, it should be sufficient to withstand the icy power of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow and refine it into one's own energy.

If I continue to cultivate according to the current plan and achieve the expected results, my undead attribute will definitely be upgraded to the ultimate attribute in the future, and my skeleton martial soul will also become the ultimate martial soul.

In the original setting, the cultivation of the ultimate martial soul is as slow as a tortoise's pace, ranging from level 30 to level 70 in soul power.

These millennia-old, cold marrow fragments may be an excellent resource to help me quickly break through my soul power level in the future.

Half an hour later.

To avoid any omissions, Xia Liang simply put all the surrounding stones into the small green compartment of his three-colored ring. The number was not counted, and it was unknown how many pieces of ancient cold marrow were among them.

In any case, finding a left arm bone, a top-grade ring-shaped soul tool, and so much ten-thousand-year-old cold marrow made the expedition to the far north worthwhile.

Hiding the three-colored ring inside his cotton coat, Xia Liang arrived at the edge of the cliff. He discovered that there was another cliff fifty meters to the left of the first cliff.

Four Gastly were sent to fly down a bottomless cliff to explore. About five minutes later, the four Gastly died from the cold air as they fell.

Xia Liang discovered that he was still under the effect of the hot milk drink, and logically, the four Gastly should also have the effect of keeping warm.

However, they froze to death.

This is clearly because the cold air below the cliff is too frigid and contains too much ice energy.

Looking down at the bottomless cliff, Xia Liang had a strange feeling that there was an abyss below, where some treasure or ancient ruins might be hidden.

The far north is home to the legend of the Ice God.

The Three Kings of the Far North are likely descendants of certain soul beasts favored by the ancient Ice God.

Unfortunately, with our current capabilities, exploring the area below this cliff is far too dangerous.

The remaining hot milk and drinks were no longer enough to sustain her.

You should leave as soon as possible.

Having made his decision, Xia Liang summoned four new Gastlys and, with their help, flew away from the ice cave.

When he returned to the Ice Castle, it was already six in the morning.

As the sun rose, the snow stopped, and the bright sunshine brought dawn to the far north.

All the Gastly and the dark purple Will-O-Wisp vanished into thin air under the first rays of the morning sun.

They weren't worried about being searched by the Water Clan; the three-colored rings were hidden in a narrow crevice that only Gastly with its Ghost ability could squeeze into. They could retrieve them later when the opportunity arose.

Xia Liang pulled up his pants, pretended to have just finished urinating and returned, greeted the Shui family soul master on night watch outside, and then went into the Ice Castle to continue sleeping.

He had previously stated to the Soul Masters of the Shui family that in order to summon higher quality ghost flames to help find Soul Beasts, and also to protect the privacy of his own Soul Skills, he would go out at night to perform ghost flame summoning rituals and chant Soul Incantations.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Shui family soul masters on night watch, Xia Liang's return from outside was actually a work carried out outside at the risk of being ambushed by soul beasts.

This Soul Master from the Speedy Mercenary Group is truly dedicated.

"\(`Δ`)／."

a few days later.

night.

Outside the Ice Castle, snow was falling heavily.

"Found it!" Xia Liang suddenly shouted to the Shui family.

Upon hearing the good news, the Shui family patriarch was even more anxious than Shui Bing'er herself, and asked, "Is it the Ice Scorpion King? How many years of cultivation has it had? Where was it found?"

"I'm sorry. This is the first time I've encountered a soul beast like the Ice Scorpion King. It's difficult for me to deduce its cultivation level just by looking at it. Patriarch Shui, you'll need to confirm this yourself. So far, we've only found one Ice Scorpion King, and it seems to be alone. This ball of blackish-purple ghost fire will lead you to its location. If you think its cultivation level is suitable, you can capture it. If not, I'll search other areas of the Ice Plains."

After speaking, Xia Liang sent the dark purple ghost fire flying to the side of the Shui family head.

He did not upgrade the black and purple will-o'-the-wisp into Gastly in front of others.

(End of this chapter)