Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 129 Titan Snow Demon King

After completing her tribulation, Ice Emperor left the snow hill that had been completely destroyed by the lightning tribulation and flew to where Huo Yuhao and the others were watching the battle from afar.

With the arrival of Hyotei, the Ice Jade Scorpions, who had been jubilant, all fell silent.

After briefly communicating with the Ice Jade Scorpions, Hyotei dismissed them, and the Ice Jade Scorpions scattered and left the area.

However, compared to the Ice Emperor who had just undergone a tribulation but had absorbed all the ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow stored in her body with the power of the tribulation, her current state was even better than her previous strongest state.

At this moment, Di Ruier appeared very weak. Although Di Ruier, as an imperial auspicious beast, could use her innate abilities to weaken the power of the tribulations that the ferocious beasts needed to overcome.

However, this talent is not without its costs. After helping the Ice Emperor overcome her tribulation, she will be unable to use her full strength or the power of destiny for at least a month.

However, a mere month is nothing more than a nap for a soul beast with an extremely long lifespan.

Upon arriving before the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress transformed into human form and excitedly embraced her.

However, compared to its previous form, it is unclear whether this is due to the shrinkage of its original size.

Hyotei, who has transformed into human form, has also become much shorter, now being a full head shorter than Yuki-tei, and her face and figure look much more youthful.

After the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress exchanged pleasantries, the Ice Empress survived a life-or-death ordeal, which made the Snow Empress's previously furrowed brows relax again.

Xue Di now wore a faint smile, appearing much gentler and softer than her usual cold demeanor.

Then, Ice Emperor solemnly said to Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier, "I was able to successfully overcome this tribulation thanks to your help."

"Although the previous contract has already clarified the contents and obligations, even outside of the contract, if there is any need for me to help, as long as it is not an action that endangers the far north, I will never refuse."

Huo Yuhao nodded without saying anything more. After all, he had already figured out how to make use of the Ice Emperor since the contract was signed.

Although Di Ruier's face was still somewhat pale, she gave Ice Emperor a bright smile.

"Although the Ice Emperor does not belong to our Star Dou Great Forest, she is still a member of the Soul Beast race. If you fail to transcend your tribulation, it will be a significant blow to our Soul Beast race as a whole."

Huo Yuhao picked up where he left off and continued, "Now that the Ice Emperor has successfully transcended his tribulation, I can proceed with my next step. I need to use the core area of ​​the far north, which is the area near the Ice God Lake, to conduct an experiment."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress nodded gently and said to the Ice Empress, "Bing'er, you have just successfully transcended your tribulation and have also undergone a complete transformation with the help of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. Your cultivation is now much more profound than before."

"Although your cultivation level is now equivalent to that of a 440,000-year-old ferocious beast, your foundation is still not stable. You need to spend time to re-comprehend and solidify it."

"Moreover, over the years you have followed me, protecting my reconstruction and using the waters of the Ice God Lake to suppress your injuries. You must have left many problems in your territory that need to be dealt with. I will take Yuhao and the auspicious beast to the Ice God Lake."

Looking at Di Ruier, who appeared somewhat weak, Huo Yuhao frowned and said, "There's no need to go directly to the Ice God Lake. Ruier probably can't withstand the extremely low temperatures there right now, and my experiment will likely take some time."

"Why don't we let Hyotei take Rui'er to stay at her place for a while, and then I'll take Rui'er away once I've finished my business here?"

Since no one had any objections, Hyotei nodded and said, "Alright, if any unexpected situation arises, I will definitely arrive as quickly as possible via soul power communication."

Without further ado, it transformed back into its original form as the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, then turned into a streak of emerald light and carried Di Ruier deep into its territory.

Xue Di, with Huo Yuhao in tow, was about to head towards the Ice God Lake, deeper in the far north, when Huo Yuhao suddenly spoke up.

"According to what you said before, Snow Empress, besides you, Ice Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King, there is also a ferocious beast, Ice Bear King, in the far north."

Xue Di nodded, and then Huo Yuhao continued, "My experiment isn't urgent right now. Take me to the territory of the Ice Bear King and the Titan Snow Demon King to meet them first."

"Besides giving them the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow so they can find an opportunity to refine it."

"I also want to get to know them better and sign a new contract, even though the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow was promised to you, Snow Emperor, and Ice Emperor."

"However, as a member of the far north and a leader-level ferocious beast, it's best to let them know the contents of the contract to avoid any unpleasantness later."

The Snow Empress naturally had no objection to Huo Yuhao's proposal. Based on the distance, she first led Huo Yuhao a short distance towards the outer edge of the far north, arriving at the territory of the Titan Snow Demon King.

Although the territory of the Titan Snow Demon King is close to the outer edge of the far north, the temperature is still extremely low, and it is different from the usual environment of the far north.

Huo Yuhao and Xue Di ventured deeper into the area, where snow mounds of varying sizes would rise up at intervals.

Through his spiritual exploration, Huo Yuhao could clearly sense that beneath these snow mounds lay some hidden yet powerful auras, at least at the ten-thousand-year level, and some even approaching the hundred-thousand-year level.

What lies hidden beneath these snow-covered hills is self-evident; only a Titan Snow Demon, possessing both ice and spiritual attributes and an ancient and powerful bloodline, could withstand the cold of this place and conceal its aura.

With the arrival of the Snow Emperor, and sensing her aura, the tallest snow hill in the area began to tremble continuously, creating a sensation as if the earth were shaking, and stirring up waves of snow.

Following this, other snow hills began to undulate in waves, and then one after another, towering Titan Snow Demons rose from them and roared to the sky, shaking off the snow and ice that covered their bodies, as if forming a blizzard.

Although they have humanoid forms, due to their enormous size and powerful bloodline, the Titan Snow Demons do not live in places like natural caves. Instead, they sleep in the lands of the far north, amidst the wind and snow, following their king.

Moreover, once they enter a deep sleep, it must have already stored up enough energy through hunting, and they will not easily wake up in a short period of time while digesting it.

After all, given their enormous appetite, if they don't conserve their energy, the destructive potential they could have on the far north's ecosystem would be incalculable.

It is precisely because of this that the snow accumulates on their bodies, forming a spectacular scene like snow-covered hills. For ordinary soul masters who come to the far north, the nightmare only begins when they venture deeper into the snow-covered hills.

Because Titan Snow Demons are social creatures, if you accidentally enter the sleeping grounds of one Titan Snow Demon, you could easily provoke the wrath of at least several Titan Snow Demons.

Although some of these Titan Snow Demons are not yet adults, the smallest of them are around twenty meters tall.

Adult Titan Snow Demons are over fifty meters tall, and their leader, the Titan Snow Demon King, is a whopping one hundred meters tall.

However, upon seeing the actual ruler of the far north and feeling the aura of dominance over this icy land, the Titan Snow Demons all respectfully knelt down and prostrated themselves in worship to the Snow Emperor.

Titan Snow Demon King was both surprised and delighted: "Snow, Snow Empress, did you come to find me?"

For the Snow Queen, the Snow Demon King was like a dream lover.

However, ever since he was severely injured by the Snow Empress for pursuing her, the Titan Snow Demon King has never dared to harbor any improper thoughts about her again.

Even so, his respect and love for the Snow Empress remained undiminished. However, the Titan Snow Demon King then discovered Huo Yuhao beside the Snow Empress, who had no trace of soul beast aura or ice and snow. He naturally recognized that Huo Yuhao was a genuine human.

However, since this human had just appeared beside the Snow Empress and the situation was unclear, the Titan Snow Demon King did not make any significant moves, after all, its intelligence was among the highest of all the ferocious beasts.

The Snow Empress nodded: "Good. Let your people continue to rest. Atai, activate your bloodline and absorb all of this ice elemental energy."

From the Snow Emperor's wrist, on the ice flower bracelet formed from the energy of the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow, tiny ice flowers began to float.

As the ice flowers landed on the Titan Snow Demon King, feeling the pure and immense energy contained within them, the Titan Snow Demon King hurriedly did his best to stimulate his bloodline and absorb the energy.

The energy within the Myriad Years of Profound Ice Marrow is extremely pure. However, if one were to absorb it directly, an ordinary ice-attribute user would need to spend a great deal of time refining and tempering it, absorbing it little by little.

Only those with the ultimate ice attribute, like the Ice Emperor, can directly attempt to integrate the energy of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow into their bodies and then slowly utilize it.

What the Snow Emperor had done before was to refine the energy in the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow using a special method.

Only in this way could she allow the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King, who did not possess the ultimate ice attribute, to quickly absorb it and integrate it into their own foundation.

Although absorption does not equate to digestion, only through absorption can they utilize the pure energy of the Myriad Years of Profound Ice Marrow to support them through the Heavenly Tribulation.

Even with the Snow Empress's advance refinement, it would still take the Titan Snow Demon King a full day and night to absorb this pure ice-attribute energy.

During this time, Huo Yuhao was naturally not idle. After activating his Eye of Truth in the territory of the Titan Snow Demon King, he wandered around.

With his powerful mental strength concealed and the aura of the Snow Empress by his side, Huo Yuhao did not encounter any foolish soul beasts causing trouble along the way.

However, after the trip, he was somewhat disappointed: 'It really wasn't suitable; the concentration of ice elements here was too low.'

Although the temperature is still low compared to the outer reaches of the far north, it is not suitable as a location for setting up an artificial ice cave with the ancient ice marrow as its array core.

By the time Huo Yuhao returned to the location of the Titan Snow Demon King, it was already broad daylight in the far north.

At this moment, the Titan Snow Demon King had just opened his eyes and emerged from the state of activating his bloodline.

It's just that he hasn't fully absorbed the energy of the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow yet; he has only integrated it into his body.

The Titan Snow Demon King was now exuding a powerful aura, but he looked at the Snow Emperor with some confusion, wondering what she meant.

After Huo Yuhao awoke, the Snow Empress introduced him to the Titan Snow Demon King about Huo Yuhao, the origin of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, and the contract signed between Huo Yuhao and the Far North.

Although the Titan Snow Demon King was not yet able to understand the Snow Empress's thoughts and arrangements from these few words, the Snow Empress's prestige and the awe he felt towards her immediately made him realize one thing: this human was not to be trifled with.

"In short, Atai, you should focus on digesting this power, but control yourself before you reach the Heavenly Tribulation. Don't break through rashly. When the time comes, come to me and Hyotei for protection."

"Alright, Snow Empress, whatever you say, I'll do." Titan Snow Demon King scratched his head with his enormous fingers, then leaned down and asked Huo Yuhao, "How do we sign that contract?"

As the Titan Snow Demon King moved and spoke, snowflakes on the ground swirled up, and a cold wind blew out from the Titan Snow Demon King's mouth, but it couldn't penetrate Huo Yuhao's body at all.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao calmly nodded and then stated the conditions of the contract one by one. At the same time, a contract formation slowly took shape in front of Huo Yuhao.

As the contract formation took shape, a phantom scroll appeared before Huo Yuhao and the Titan Snow Demon King: "Simply use your spiritual power to contact this contract document."

Compared to the contracts for the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, the terms of the contracts for the Titan Snow Demon King are much more lenient.

However, the most basic provisions, such as not being allowed to attack Huo Yuhao and his forces, and the need to similarly restrain one's own clansmen and subordinates, still remain.

Although the terms were somewhat harsh, Titan Snow Demon King signed the contract without much thought.

All of this was because the Snow Empress was present; otherwise, given the personality of the Titan Snow Demon King, he would not have been so easy to talk to.

After all, the Titan Snow Demon, who possesses spiritual attributes, may not be as enlightened as humans, but its cunning is no less. Its current simple-minded appearance is only shown in front of the Snow Emperor.

(End of this chapter)