The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

A strange surge of soul power rippled outwards. Instantly, the sky above the Domain of Annihilation briefly stagnated and collapsed, revealing deep purple spatial rifts. From these rifts emerged enormous, ferocious dragon heads, clearly resembling the true forms of the Radiant Dragon King. They opened their maws, spewing forth terrifying bursts of deep purple dragon flame.

Each ball of dragon fire was over a hundred meters in diameter, like a burning meteorite falling from the sky. This terrifying force was comparable to an apocalyptic catastrophe.

The Radiant Dragon's World-Destroying Flame!

The second soul skill attached to the torso soul bone of the Radiant Dragon King. Amplified by the Domain of Annihilation and the Ning Tian Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, Xu Zihuang's attack was powerful enough to easily wipe out a city.

Some powerful soul beasts possess an exceptionally keen sense of danger. The entire core region of the far north instantly descended into chaos. Among them was the Ice Emperor's clan, the Ice Jade Scorpion clan.

Xu Zihuang, the instigator, remained indifferent. His originally deep purple eyes turned into a brilliant gold, and he and Ning Tian disappeared into the golden light.

Also taken away by Xu Zihuang was an Ice Jade Scorpion with 20,000 years of cultivation from the Ice Jade Scorpion clan in the distance.

He only agreed to negotiate with the Ice Emperor out of respect for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. Now that the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor are prepared to kill him, he needs to be prepared to bear his wrath.

As for how many soul beasts from the far north would perish under the Radiant Dragon Annihilation Flame, Xu Zihuang would not care, nor would he feel guilty.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, weakness is the original sin. Moreover, the positions of humans and spirit beasts are inherently opposed. If anyone is to blame, it is only the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, the rulers of the far north, for their ignorance and incompetence.

When he returns to the far north, it will be the end of the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor.

Chapter 447 Absolute Zero

The number of deep purple dragon flames was conservatively estimated to be over a hundred, descending from the sky in a mighty torrent. The entire area within a radius of tens of kilometers was bathed in the same color.

Even the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, unleashed by the combined full power of the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor, could at most only slow down the arrival of those massive dragon flames.

If it were merely a fire-attribute soul skill, it would likely have been extinguished long ago by the terrifyingly low temperatures and sweeping blizzards of the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain. However, the deep purple dragon flame condensed by Xu Zihuang's torso soul bone skill, Radiant Dragon Annihilation Flame, is not an ordinary flame, but a light flame of the destruction attribute, which cannot be countered by any attribute.

The Snow Empress's face was frosty, and her sky-blue eyes were no longer as clear and bright as before.

She never imagined that a human Soul Master with only the cultivation level of a Soul Saint could possess such terrifying strength. Moreover, this destructive attribute Soul Skill was simply too troublesome.

She and the Ice Emperor could protect themselves, but if the destructive dragon flames were allowed to fall, the soul beasts in the core area of ​​the far north would suffer heavy casualties. Even this vast region would be irreversibly destroyed, as the destructive power would make it impossible for any living thing to survive there.

Only when the destructive power dissipates naturally over time can things return to normal. However, this will take an extremely long time.

"Bing'er, I've dragged everyone down this time." Xue Di buried the humiliation deep in her heart and bit her lip lightly.

"Xue'er, this is not your fault. Those greedy humans ventured deep into our far north, surely to hunt our people. If I had encountered them first, I would have done the same."

Hyotei's expression was cold, but she then comforted Yuki-tei by squeezing her hand tightly and said solemnly.

"Our top priority right now is to stop these dragon flames that contain destructive power. We must not allow them to fall on the far northern ice plains where we live."

At this point, a hint of worry reappeared in Hyotei's beautiful emerald green eyes.

"But it might be a bit of a stretch for us to block all the dragon flames on our own."

After all, the attack range of the Radiant Dragon Annihilation Flame is too large, and the only range-type domain that they can match it, the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, is to some extent restrained by the Destruction attribute.

"I've already come up with a plan, but I need your help, Bing'er." The Snow Empress had regained her usual stunning and aloof demeanor, holding a snowflake of icy blue in her slender hand. This snowflake appeared to be formed from solidified ice and snow, yet it possessed a warm, jade-like texture. Within the snowflake, however, lay a terrifying, extreme aura of ice.

As soul power was injected, the snowflakes immediately burst forth with a dazzling ice-blue light.

"The Snow Emperor's Decree?" The Ice Emperor's eyes widened in surprise.

"Xue'er, are you planning to gather everyone here? But is there enough time?"

The Snow Emperor's Token was personally crafted by the Snow Emperor, and each leader of a powerful soul beast clan in the far north possesses one. This serves both as the Snow Emperor's recognition of their status and as a means to deal with unexpected emergencies.

Once activated by injecting soul power, each Snow Emperor's Token will respond. The kings of the various soul beast clans will then lead their clans to arrive.

The Snow Empress didn't answer the Ice Empress's question. Instead, she pulled the Ice Empress along, and the two of them tacitly pushed the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain to its limit. The speed at which the clusters of dragon flames falling from the sky slowed down considerably.

Just then, the blizzard in the Snow Dance Arctic suddenly stopped, and even the fierce winds that were usually blowing in the far north ceased. What was revealed in this area was an ice field covered with a layer of pure white snow, a pristine world.

Above the ice field, a massive pale blue crystal cube had solidified. It stretched as far as the eye could see, its facets perfectly smooth, radiating a soft glow.

Illuminated by the deep purple dragon flames, the pale blue crystal cube became like a dazzling sapphire, with a deep purple halo flowing across it, making it exceptionally mystical.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The clusters of deep purple dragon flames, each over a hundred meters in diameter, were all solidified within this pale blue crystal cube, as if time had stood still.

"This is absolute zero?!" Hyotei couldn't help but turn to look at Yukitei beside her in shock.

Despite both possessing the ultimate ice properties, neither the Snow Empress at her peak nor she could reach true absolute zero. That was an insurmountable chasm.

They had tried before to overcome this bottleneck together, but they were always missing something. It wasn't a lack of cultivation or inherent attributes, but rather a lack of one crucial insight.

After being reborn as a human, the Snow Empress, blessed with extraordinary talents, finally gained some enlightenment and, with the help of the Ice Empress, stepped into this mysterious and unknown realm.

Absolute zero, time stands still.

However, the Snow Empress paid a heavy price for this. She forcibly activated her vast, sealed primal power, and if this continued for too long, she risked annihilation of her soul and spirit.

But she had no choice. As the ruler of the far north, it was her responsibility and duty to protect her people.

Xue Di's entire body turned into a transparent deep blue, as if sculpted from ice crystals. Her long, flawless white hair floated silently behind her.

Noticing this, Hyotei's expression changed slightly, and she was about to say something when Yuki-tei stopped her with a look.

The Snow Empress's ethereal yet resolute voice reached the Ice Empress's ears.

"Xiaobai, Atai, and Bing'er, your clans are all in the core area. I'll leave the rest to you."

The Ice Bear Clan led by Ice Bear King Xiaobai, the Titan Snow Demon Clan of Titan Snow Demon King Atai, and the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan of the Ice Emperor are collectively known as the three major clans of the Far North. The combined power of these three clans and the three ferocious beasts is enough to withstand these destructive dragon flames.

Hyotei is currently worried about Yuki's safety, but all she can do right now is wait.

The Hyotei clan wasn't too far from here, and they were rapidly heading this way.

Meanwhile, in two different locations within the core region of the far north, two profound and abyssal auras suddenly approached. These were none other than the Ice Bear King, Xiaobai, and the Titan Blood Demon King, Atai.

Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang had already led Ning Tian away from the far north.

Although the far north is even more vast than the Star Dou Great Forest, as long as he doesn't care about the consumption of his soul power and uses the ability of his Golden Eye Martial Soul True Body to travel, crossing half of the far north is just a matter of a few breaths.

However, after doing all this, his soul power was almost completely exhausted.

The golden halo distorted the surrounding space, and Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian appeared in a hidden cave outside the far north.

"Bang—" A scorpion with a bright green body and its entire body covered in sharp-edged dark red crystal was thrown to the ground by Xu Zihuang.

Without a doubt, this was the Ice Jade Scorpion with 20,000 years of cultivation that he had casually taken away. This 10,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion was about the same size as the Ice Emperor's main body, but its tail had six segments, and the emerald green color on it was much darker than that of the Ice Emperor.

A crisp shattering sound rang out as the dark red crystal turned into shimmering fragments. At the same time, the hard carapace of the millennia-old ice-jade scorpion also shattered.

Ning Tian ignored these things and instead asked Xu Zihuang with concern, "Tianhuang, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, it's just that my soul power was used up quite a bit," Xu Zihuang said with a gentle smile.

"Get yourself in the right state and hurry up and prepare to fuse the soul ring."

"Ah."

Ning Tian banished all thoughts from his mind, nodded slightly, and accepted the crystal spear handed to him by Xu Zihuang, piercing through the body of the ten-thousand-year-old ice-jade scorpion.

Although some of the events that happened today had a strong impact on her, she was more concerned about Yu Tianhuang's condition.

As for other matters, they can be put aside for now. Besides, she wasn't particularly interested in the affairs of the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress anyway.

A deep black spirit ring began to condense and take shape above the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse. Trusting Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian sat down cross-legged without hesitation and used his spirit power to guide the spirit ring to merge with himself.

"Tianmeng," Xu Zihuang called softly.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from Xu Zihuang's shoulder, its million-year-old molt transforming into a pale golden light membrane that protected Ning Tian. With this membrane filtering the energy, the violent and ferocious energy within the 20,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Ring gradually calmed, especially the portion belonging to the ultimate ice element.

Ning Tian absorbed the spirit ring as if it were an ordinary ten-thousand-year spirit ring, everything was within his tolerance. His aura was exceptionally stable, and his entire body was enveloped in a layer of emerald green light.

Xu Zihuang stood silently guarding Ning Tian's side. Thanks to the spiritual attribute soul core between his brows, his soul power was rapidly recovering on its own. Even without meditation, he could return to his optimal state within half an hour.

Tianmeng Bingcan said apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Zihuang. I didn't expect things to turn out this way."

“Tianmeng, what happened today has nothing to do with you,” Xu Zihuang said calmly. “But next time I encounter them, I will not hold back.”

Tianmeng Bingcan sighed dejectedly.

This is probably fate. Xu Zihuang had already done more than enough out of consideration for him. It was Hyotei who ruined this opportunity themselves.

Chapter 448 The Soul Bone of the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Jade Scorpion's Left Arm and the Foundation of the Far North

Inside the cave, Ning Tian held the Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda in her right hand, steadily absorbing her sixth soul ring. Her entire body was enveloped in nine-colored light, now tinged with a rich emerald green.

The Ice Jade Scorpion's cultivation level had probably just broken through the bottleneck of 20,000 years. With Ning Tian's body, which had been cleansed by the life energy of the Golden Spirit, he could completely withstand the impact of this level of spirit ring energy.

Furthermore, the molted remains of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, cultivated for a million years, filter and guide the ultimate ice attribute within the soul ring's energy. Therefore, there is virtually no risk involved in absorbing the soul ring.

After a brief exchange, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Xu Zihuang, losing interest, burrowed into Xu Zihuang's body and fell into silence.

It's disheartening to see a long-planned project fall apart like this.

However, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had never spent much time with Ice Emperor. His affection for Ice Emperor was limited to the so-called love at first sight when they first met two hundred thousand years ago.

Both humans and spirit beasts have a selfish side.

Faced with the choice between following Xu Zihuang for a chance to gain immortality and abandoning everything to be with Bingdi, who would never reciprocate his feelings, Tianmeng Bingcan undoubtedly leaned towards the former.

"Ok?"

Xu Zihuang, who was leaning against the mountain wall with his eyes closed to rest, suddenly opened his eyes again, his gaze falling on the left claw of the ice-green scorpion's corpse.

With a thought, a tangible, purplish-gold spiritual force instantly shattered the left pincer of the Ice Jade Scorpion. A small, exquisite piece of emerald-green bone, supported by dense soul power, slowly floated upwards.

Without a doubt, this was a soul bone, and moreover, it was the left arm soul bone dropped by the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion. A green aura flowed and rippled on the surface of the soul bone, like flowing green liquid.

Like tiny diamond crystals densely covering its surface, it refracts light in a magnificent and strange way. A faint white mist emanates from it, icy cold and chilling.

Xu Zihuang hadn't expected that this ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion would drop such a soul bone. This was an unexpected bonus on their journey to the far north.

However, unlike the 70,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone that appeared in his previous life's memories, Xu Zihuang could sense that this left arm soul bone, because of its relatively low age, although of excellent quality, did not have a solidified soul skill attached to it.

This also means that if a Soul Master successfully fuses with this Soul Bone, the skills attached to the Soul Bone will change depending on the Soul Master's Martial Soul.

If Ning Tian absorbs it, the ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone will naturally generate a suitable soul skill based on her Nine Treasure Glazed Glass Martial Soul. It will most likely be a defensive or self-protective soul skill. Furthermore, the amplification gained from absorbing soul rings and soul bones from the same soul beast will be cumulative.

But what Xu Zihuang needs to consider now is whether Ning Tian, ​​who does not possess an ultimate ice attribute martial soul, can successfully absorb this ten-thousand-year-old ice jade scorpion left arm bone.

Sensing something, he asked the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his sea of ​​consciousness, "Heavenly Dream, can the power of your remains and ice attribute origin help Ning Tian fuse with this soul bone?"

When Tianmeng Ice Silkworm realized what was happening, it noticed the ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm soul bone, which looked like it was carved from a green gemstone, hovering in front of Xu Zihuang. It seemed to have returned to its usual carefree attitude and said smugly.