Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 164 The Far North with its Fan-Shaped Structure!

The Far North, the northernmost point of the Douluo Continent, is one of the three forbidden zones for Soul Masters and also the largest gathering place for Soul Beasts. Stretching nearly ten thousand miles from the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire in the west to the eastern sea frontier of the Douling Empire in the east, it is home to a wide variety of Far North Soul Beasts, as well as various Far North Spiritual Herbs and mineral veins. However, it cannot be effectively developed because this place is simply too dangerous!

If the danger of the Star Dou Great Forest lies in the many beast kings of the ominous land, then the danger of the far north lies in its extremely harsh natural environment. Because humans have very little knowledge of the far north, even powerful soul masters at the Soul Saint and Soul Douluo levels dare not venture deep into the far north.

Like other habitats of spirit beasts, the far north is also divided into multiple regions.

Few Soul Masters know that the far north is actually a huge fan-shaped area, which is divided into four major regions.

The outermost ring of the far north is a forest unique to the far north, mainly composed of extremely cold-weather plants, known as the Far North Forest. The Far North Forest serves as the isolation zone separating the main continent from the far north and is also the primary marker defining the far north. The Far North Forest stretches nearly ten thousand miles from east to west, but its north-south distance is less than five kilometers, making it a long and narrow forest belt. The number of spirit beasts in the forest is relatively small, and most are hundred-year-old spirit beasts.

The second layer of the Far North is the Arctic Ice Plains, the largest of the four regions, occupying half of the entire Far North. Vast and boundless, the Arctic Ice Plains are home to 80% of the spirit beast races of the Far North. The natural environment is relatively mild, and it is currently the primary area accessible to human spirit masters. The spirit beasts on the Arctic Ice Plains are predominantly thousand-year-old spirit beasts, with ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts as a secondary group. The terrain is extremely complex and dangerous, and terrifying blizzards frequently occur. It is said that even the weakest blizzard on the Arctic Ice Plains can rival the battle fluctuations of a Spirit King level—truly terrifying!

The third layer of the Far North is the core area in the hearts of the Far North spirit beasts. It is neither too big nor too small, ranking third, and is known as the Far North Core Circle. The Far North Core Circle is mainly composed of ice fields and icebergs. To date, apart from titled Douluo, no spirit master has been able to come out of it alive, simply because this layer is too cold. The highest temperature is only minus twenty degrees Celsius, and the daily temperature is maintained at around minus fifty degrees Celsius.

The renowned Three Kings of the Far North reside within this core area of ​​the Far North. All the hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts of the Far North live here, including some of the most powerful soul beast races in the region, such as the Ice Jade Scorpion, the Titan Snow Demon, the Frost Bear, and the Far North Dragon Wolf. This core area of ​​the Far North is also Zhu Ziyang's destination!

The fourth level of the Far North, which is the core of the Far North in a true sense, is the smallest and most mysterious. At least in the Silver Dragon Wolf's memory, there is no knowledge of this place, because no soul beast has ever come out of it.

Indeed, Zhu Ziyang's deep understanding of the far north stemmed entirely from the memories of the Silver Dragon Wolf. Without those memories, Zhu Ziyang would never have dared to venture into the far north alone.

From the moment Zhu Ziyang entered the Far North Forest, he was in a state of possession by his second martial soul, the Heavenly Frost Saint White Dragon. This was because in the Far North, extreme ice meant a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and any soul beasts along the way that sensed the extreme ice would not appear in front of him.

Although this was a case of borrowing someone else's power, it really saved a lot of time. Zhu Ziyang only took two days to enter the core area of ​​the far north.

"Is this the core area of ​​the far north? It's so cold!" Zhu Ziyang stood on a low hilltop, looking at the vast white land around him, and couldn't help but sigh.

From the point near the far north core, no soil can be seen on the ground. Apart from the vast expanse of white snow, there is only indestructible ice. These ice surfaces are at least a hundred meters thick and are an ice and snow continent formed over millions of years!

"As far as I know, the world we live in is actually a giant sphere, suspended in the starry sky, revolving around a sun that is also a sphere. Because every point on the sphere is at a different distance from the sun, the two ends of the sphere are called the poles," Electrolux said in Zhu Ziyang's mind. "If this is true, then we should be approaching the North Pole of Douluo Planet, and the temperature will naturally be getting lower and lower!"

"Really?" Zhu Ziyang's mouth was slightly open, and he was very surprised to hear such a statement for the first time.

"I don't know either!" Electrox shook his head helplessly and said, "Unless you reach godhood, it's impossible to break through the world's limitations and enter the starry sky. If you can't enter the starry sky, you naturally can't verify this claim."

"Uh..." Zhu Ziyang was momentarily speechless, and had no choice but to temporarily ignore this point that had piqued his curiosity. He said, "Forget it, let's find the Silver Dragon Wolf's secret cave as soon as possible. Once we find it, we'll quickly refine her soul ring and then go home!"

He immediately sprang into action and quickly located the secret cave that only the Silver Dragon Wolf knew from her memories.

It was on an ice mountain that was a thousand meters high. Zhu Ziyang found a cave about the height of a person halfway up the mountain. After carefully checking it and making sure there were no signs of other soul beasts, he entered the cave with peace of mind.

Inside the cave, the ice-attribute energy was extremely dense. Some silver-white fur and scales remained in the enclosed space, clearly traces left by the Silver Dragon Wolf. Zhu Ziyang nodded in agreement. It seemed that the Silver Dragon Wolf's memory was correct; this place was truly known only to her. Otherwise, it would probably have been occupied by the Ice Demon Snow Soul King long ago.

Zhu Ziyang wasted no time and immediately prepared to completely refine the first soul ring of the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon.

He summoned the Lich King and Hell Knights to protect him, then immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and mobilized the power of death within his body to begin devouring the Silver Dragon Wolf Soul Ring.

A vast and boundless life force suddenly poured forth, filling the hellish, frigid cave with vitality. The Hell Knight and the Lich King, sensing this intense life force, both paled and trembled. As undead creatures, life force was like poison to them, something they desperately wanted to avoid. However, despite their trembling, they remained steadfastly in place, protecting Zhu Ziyang.

As the immense life force washed over him, Zhu Ziyang's body began to tremble violently, and the illusory image of the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon behind him became increasingly unstable and indistinct. This indicated that Zhu Ziyang's refining process for his first soul ring was not going smoothly.

Zhu Ziyang mobilized all his power of death to suppress this rampant and unruly life force as much as possible, like a skilled rider taming a wild horse. Although the process was messy, the result was very gratifying.

The Silver Dragon Wolf Soul Ring contained 190,000 units of life force, which constantly washed and refined Zhu Ziyang's physique and bones, and continuously penetrated and solidified Zhu Ziyang's meridians and acupoints. As Zhu Ziyang's death power and soul power tamed this life force, they were both solidified and compressed like never before, and their quality and strength were improved.

As Zhu Ziyang's refining of the 100,000-year soul ring gradually stabilized, he also gradually gathered and absorbed the life force within the cave, finally making the two undead creatures feel a little better.

Time passed slowly outside the cave, while inside, Zhu Ziyang devoted himself to refining the life force within the soul ring.

A day passed, and Zhu Ziyang emerged from the cave with a joyful expression on his face. He had successfully refined the first soul ring of the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon, reaping enormous rewards.

First, his physique had reached a level sufficient to withstand a 100,000-year spirit ring, which was expected. This meant he had already completed the task Mu En had previously assigned him, without needing to immediately add a spirit ring to the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon Martial Soul to strengthen his physique.

Secondly, the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon's first spirit ring increased from 190,000 to 200,000 years, and the crimson spirit ring was adorned with two golden lines, which meant that the Silver Dragon Wolf had officially entered the ferocious beast level. The two spirit skills provided by its spirit ring had both received a significant boost and enhancement in power.

Third, because after the spirit ring was completely refined, the remaining soul of the Silver Dragon Wolf attached to the spirit ring was driven out. After being guided by Electrolux, it merged with the Silver Dragon Wolf soul crystal in Zhu Ziyang's spiritual sea. The Silver Dragon Wolf soul crystal immediately received a small wave of enhancement. In Electrolux's words, it was about to awaken.

Finally, Zhu Ziyang's soul power reached level 57, which was an unexpected surprise.

After sensing the time and realizing that only one day had passed, Zhu Ziyang suddenly had a whim and decided to stay for another two or three days before leaving.

(End of this chapter)