Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 170 Snow Empress: Big Bug, let go of my Bingbing!

Zhu Ziyang left the core area of ​​the far north and entered the second layer of the far north ice field region.

He was very fast. In his state of being possessed by the Heavenly Frost Saint White Dragon, his aura was comparable to that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Ordinary soul beasts dared not approach him, so he could be said to have a smooth journey.

After acquiring five spirit rings, Zhu Ziyang's dragon transformation level reached about 50%. Both of his arms turned into thick dragon claws, and his upper body was covered with a layer of hard, armor-like dragon scales that enveloped his chest, back, abdomen, and waist. At the same time, a thick and powerful dragon tail also emerged from his coccyx. The dragon tail was very flexible, giving him a feeling of being able to control his own arms and legs.

In his dragon form, his speed and strength were significantly enhanced. He could easily leap fifty meters in a single bound and kill a thousand-year-old soul beast with a single slap. Zhu Ziyang felt he was in excellent condition.

"What's that?" Zhu Ziyang was on his way, having just stepped out of the core circle, when he noticed a huge energy fluctuation to his side and behind, instantly drawing his attention. His eyes filled with doubt and surprise, he murmured, "Something extraordinary seems to have happened!"

At the source of the massive energy fluctuations, thick dark clouds obscured the sky and the sun. Beneath the clouds, a pillar of light rose into the heavens, emanating a terrifying imperial aura that spread in all directions. Even though Zhu Ziyang was more than ten miles away from the pillar of light, he could still feel its power, which made his expression extremely strange.

Snow Empress! The aura emanating from this pillar of light is clearly that of the Snow Empress, but the Snow Empress is currently on his body. What is the meaning of this pillar of light?

Before Zhu Ziyang could figure out the reason, the pillar of light changed again. The pillar of light that originally exuded the aura of the Snow Emperor disappeared instantly, and in its place was a bright green light. The bright green light directly dispersed the dark clouds in the sky and destroyed the pillar of light that exuded the aura of the Snow Emperor. The bright green sky was filled with another incomparably powerful aura.

This aura caused the Soul Egg within Zhu Ziyang's Sea of ​​Spirit to shake. The Snow Empress sensed the aura and was very anxious, but could do nothing but shake the Soul Egg. Zhu Ziyang could feel the Snow Empress's anxiety and began to guess what the emerald green aura was.

"That's Ice Emperor, Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, right?" Zhu Ziyang said.

The shaking of the Soul Egg lessened, and the Snow Empress's emotions within it also eased somewhat.

"You want me to go and see if Hyotei is in big trouble, right?" Zhu Ziyang continued, his expression grave.

The Soul Egg stopped shaking; clearly, Zhu Ziyang was right.

"It seems you have a good relationship with Hyotei!" Zhu Ziyang thought of the half of the Imperial Snow Lotus and couldn't help but laugh. He said, "I can grant your request, but I need to tell you in advance that I'm just going to take a look. No matter what happens, I will only intervene appropriately as long as I can ensure my own safety."

The Snow Emperor's gratitude echoed in his mind.

Zhu Ziyang remained unperturbed, his gaze fixed on the azure sky beneath him, deep in thought. This whole affair was bizarre. First, there was the mysterious creature mimicking the Snow Empress's aura, then the Ice Empress descended. Clearly, the other party intended to use the Snow Empress's aura to lure out the Ice Empress, which meant they must know that the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress had a close relationship!

This could be a conspiracy against Hyotei! The place I'm heading to is very likely to be the site of a battle between ferocious beasts!

The second of the Three Kings of the Far North: Ice Emperor vs. Titan Snow Demon King!

While Zhu Ziyang felt heavy-hearted, a sliver of anticipation also arose within him.

Without hesitation, he immediately moved cautiously and carefully toward that location.

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Under the azure sky, a scorpion, its body entirely emerald green, lay crouching before a simple igloo. On the igloo was a snow silkworm with an ethereal body; they were natural enemies.

Inside the ice house was a thinly dressed young man with a deathly pale face and a hint of despair on his features, as if he had been betrayed. His entire body radiated coldness and deathly stillness. The young man was none other than Huo Yuhao.

Outside the igloo, the confrontation between the ice scorpion and the snow silkworm had reached a decisive point. The ice scorpion, the predator, had been completely controlled by the snow silkworm, its prey. The ice scorpion's body was encased in a transparent membrane, its pincers and torso bound, rendering it immobile. The illusory snow silkworm grinned triumphantly and immediately returned to the igloo to inform Huo Yuhao of the good news.

The Snow Silkworm was the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, or Brother Heavenly Dream, that Huo Yuhao spoke of. The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm quickly persuaded the sulking Huo Yuhao and regained his trust. After all, compared to this soul beast that had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, the eleven or twelve-year-old Huo Yuhao was far too naive, so naive that he seemed to have no choice but to rely on it.

Huo Yuhao carried the Ice Emperor, who had been caught in a ditch, on his back. This Ice Emperor was the Ice Scorpion that had been bound by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. He then ran desperately towards the outside of the Arctic Ice Plains. He seemed to understand the terrible consequences that kidnapping the Ice Emperor, one of the Three Kings of the Arctic, would bring, so he was running for his life.

As Huo Yuhao desperately fled, Zhu Ziyang silently watched everything from a nearby hilltop. Zhu Ziyang's eyes widened, his mouth agape in shock. "It's Huo Yuhao! Is this the Chosen One? A mere quasi-Great Soul Master dares to plot against Ice Emperor! And Ice Emperor is far too pathetic, actually getting captured by a Great Soul Master. This is a disgrace to the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts!"

"Okay, okay, I'll follow!" The Snow Empress urged from within the Sea of ​​Spirit. Zhu Ziyang said somewhat impatiently, while gazing intently at Huo Yuhao's departing figure with a playful smile on his face. He then quietly followed behind him.

Because of Tang Ya, Zhu Ziyang and Huo Yuhao had a good relationship. At least Huo Yuhao would always respectfully call him "Brother Ziyang" whenever he saw him. Knowing that Huo Yuhao was the chosen one, Zhu Ziyang would consciously offer him some help. Although these were all small favors, they added up gradually, and these small acts of kindness became invaluable.

Zhu Ziyang maintained a distance of one kilometer from Huo Yuhao at all times, because he knew that Huo Yuhao possessed a soul skill that allowed him to share spiritual detection, and he had personally experienced the effects of this soul skill. It must be said that the soul skill of the Chosen One is top-notch in both combat effectiveness and practicality.

To avoid being detected by Huo Yuhao, he needed to keep his distance. He wasn't afraid of losing him; if even a minor Great Soul Master could slip away right under his nose, then he, a quasi-Soul Emperor, might as well just die. What was the point of participating in the Elite Soul Master Competition?

After a day and a night, Huo Yuhao finally stopped running.

Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but look at Huo Yuhao with new respect. In twenty-eight hours, a Great Soul Master with only level 20 soul power actually traversed the second layer of the Far North, running from the edge of the Far North core circle to the edge of the Far North Ice Plain, a distance of nearly a thousand miles, without stopping more than twice along the way. Such perseverance is truly extraordinary!

Under Zhu Ziyang's gaze, Huo Yuhao stopped and lay down, throwing Bingdi aside. At the same time, a large white worm crawled out from between his eyebrows. After a series of inexplicable actions, it actually pulled out a ball of emerald green light from Bingdi's body. After the light detached from Bingdi's body, Bingdi's jade-like body immediately lost its spirituality!

That emerald green light source was actually the soul of Hyotei!

"What kind of spirit beast is that giant insect?" Zhu Ziyang asked, looking at the insect with suspicion. "What's its relationship with Huo Yuhao? What does it want to do?"

Within the Sea of ​​Spirit, the Soul Egg, which had just calmed down, began to shake violently again. The Snow Empress inside was extremely agitated; Zhu Ziyang could sense her anger and anxiety. Even when she herself was captured by Zhu Ziyang and Ilex, she hadn't been this angry. Why was she so furious now?

It seems I underestimated the importance of Hyotei in Yuki-tei's heart!

"You're saying that giant worm is a Heavenly Dream Snow Silkworm? A snow silkworm with hundreds of thousands of cultivation points? It once confessed its love to the Ice Emperor?" Zhu Ziyang's expression became lively, unsure how to express his opinion on the matter. He could only suppress his laughter and say, "Don't rush, let's observe first before making a decision!"

Xue Di was still in a hurry.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, we'll definitely rescue your Bingbing!" Zhu Ziyang comforted her with a smile.

However, although he verbally agreed to Xue Di's request, he did not act immediately. Instead, he continued to observe, wanting to know what Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng were planning.

(End of this chapter)