Titan Snow Demon King?
The three turned to Tang Lan.
So, what's the plan this time? Drain it dry again?
It's just a 200,000-year-old soul beast—Tang Hao still had full confidence in handling it.
Tang Lan thought for a moment before shaking his head in refusal.
"We're too close to the Ice Empress. We need to avoid alerting her."
"Let's infiltrate instead."
Activating the Blue Silver Life Domain, Tang Lan disguised the four of them as ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
But Blue Silver Grass doesn't even grow in the outer regions of the Extreme North, let alone the core area!
It was a rather conspicuous move.
But did the Titan Snow Demon King care?
To a creature of that level, four additional blades of grass in its territory were like four extra ants in a human's home.
Even if it noticed, it wouldn't bother giving them a second glance.
With that, they easily bypassed it.
—Three days later—
The increasing number of Ice Jade Scorpions signaled that they had entered the Ice Empress's domain.
Interestingly...
Every single Ice Jade Scorpion carried the Ultimate Ice attribute!
Shui Bing'er's eyes widened in disbelief!
The power she had desperately sought was as common as dirt here?!
"Alright, we've arrived." Tang Lan said, "Bing'er, Xiao Ao, you two hide inside Blue King. Once the fight starts, we won't be able to protect you."
The two obediently cooperated, sealing themselves within the Vast Sea Soul Barrier inside Blue King.
Then—
The first thing Tang Lan did was release the seal on his left hand—the Vast Sea Soul Barrier, allowing him to use the vision of the Sea God's Mark.
Only then did he remove their disguises.
The sudden appearance of unfamiliar human auras in the Ice Jade Scorpion swarm was as glaring as the sun.
A massive wave of Ice Jade Scorpions surged forward, raising their pincers and scorpion tails high.
Murderous intent filled the air!
"Sixth Soul Skill—Ancient Tree of Life!"
"Sixth Soul Skill—Forbidden Life Zone!"
"Blue Silver Life Domain—Infinite Phantasm!"
"Blue Silver Life Domain—Devouring Golden Silk!"
Two 100,000-year soul skills and two domain skills.
Within a 600-meter radius, Ice Jade Scorpions below 10,000 years could hardly move, while those under 50,000 years retained less than 10% of their combat power.
Only a few scorpions barely maintained half their strength.
Yet their pride forbade them from retreating.
They launched a fearless charge!
But—
"First Soul Skill—Blue Silver Emperor's Thorns!"
Tang Lan's Blue Silver Emperor burst from the ground, binding them all.
With six 100,000-year soul rings boosting him, these weakened scorpions had no chance of breaking free.
They could only watch as they were devoured, inching closer to death.
Meanwhile, the pollen from Forbidden Life Zone was deliberately adjusted to green, obscuring the massacre from outside view.
The clueless Ice Jade Scorpions kept charging forward, unknowingly offering themselves as 'experience points' for Tang Lan.
Happily devouring them, he fed his three external soul bones.
It was pure bliss.
Even helpfully directing his Blue Silver Emperor to pull the corpses further in, so they wouldn't block the next wave.
—Half an hour later—
A powerful presence descended, halting the endless sacrifice of the scorpion horde.
She had the upper body of a human, her delicate face exuding an icy beauty. Her entire body was ice-blue, like a sculpture of frozen perfection.
Her lower half—the Ice Empress's tail—was identical to Tang Lan's Ice Jade Scorpion tail.
Beautiful yet deadly.
This was Tang Lan's true target—
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress!
Sensing her arrival, Tang Lan lifted the Forbidden Life Zone.
The green pollen faded, revealing mountains of Ice Jade Scorpion corpses.
Ice crystals swirled around the Ice Empress as murderous intent materialized into reality!
Tang Hao, who had been silent all this time, instinctively stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Tang Lan.
The full might of a Rank 98 Peak Douluo exploded forth!
He forcibly pushed back the Ice Empress's killing intent!
"Don't be mad." Tang Lan poked his head out. "They're not dead. Just drained. They'll recover after some rest."
The Ice Empress quickly examined them.
She found that the Ice Jade Scorpions still had life signs—faint but stable.
Her killing intent slightly receded.
But when her gaze landed on Tang Lan—
A greater surge of murderous rage erupted!
"Human!" The Ice Empress gritted her teeth. "You actually devoured my kin's soul bones?! DIE!"
An ice-blue shockwave blasted outward!
Even with Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting him, a layer of frost formed on Tang Hao's body.
Nine Yang Divine Skill—an absolute Yang-based energy—had actually been frozen?!
No—
It was the air around him that had been frozen solid!
With just a slight exertion, Tang Hao shattered the ice.
As for Tang Lan?
He was perfectly fine.
The Ice Jade Scorpion Tail Activated—Battle to the Death!
Tang Lan's Ice Jade Scorpion Tail automatically activated, granting ice immunity.
Though he couldn't fully nullify the effects of Ultimate Ice,
He had something even stronger—Nine Yang Divine Skill's inner power!
With both combined,
Any ice-based energy attacks from the Ice Empress became completely ineffective against him.
"Ice Jade Scorpion Tail?!" The Ice Empress roared, her fury escalating. "An external soul bone! Just how many of my kin have you slaughtered?! DIE!"
She raised her hand.
A torrent of compressed freezing energy erupted, surging forth with immense propulsion, forming a tornado infused with Ultimate Ice's destructive might!
Both physical and freezing damage!
Tang Lan couldn't completely negate it.
But—
Tang Hao wasn't just standing around for decoration!
He immediately activated his Clear Sky Avatar, swinging his hammer in a devastating Sky-Shattering Strike, brutally dispersing the Ice Empress's furious attack.
Then—
With a single leap,
The massive Clear Sky Hammer descended with overwhelming force, forcing the Ice Empress to take him seriously.
She transformed into her Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion form, reinforcing her scorpion pincers with solid ice, clashing head-on with Tang Hao!
Logically speaking—
A 380,000-year-old Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion should be an overwhelming force against any ordinary Rank 98 Peak Douluo.
But was Tang Hao an ordinary Douluo?
Absolutely not!
The world's strongest tool spirit—Clear Sky Hammer!The unyieldingNine Yang Divine Skill!A full set of over 50,000-year soul rings, including two 100,000-year rings!The Undying Seal, weakening enemies while empowering himself!
With Clear Sky Avatar enhancing his Random Wind Hammer Method, he matched the Ice Empress blow for blow!
"Eternal Freeze Domain!"
The Ice Empress unleashed her domain!
Countless ice crystals materialized in the air, and within several thousand meters, everything was consumed by Ultimate Ice!
Even the Ice Jade Scorpion horde was caught in the freeze!
But unfortunately—
It was useless against Tang Lan and Tang Hao.
Tang Lan? Immune.
Tang Hao? His Nine Yang Divine Skill and Undying Seal neutralized the effects.
And with Killing God Domain activated, he completely counteracted any residual influence!
One of the Ice Empress's strongest trump cards? Rendered ineffective.
On the contrary—
"Blue Silver Life Domain—Infinite Phantasm!"
"Blue Silver Life Domain—Devouring Golden Silk!"
"Soul Spirit Domain—Soul Devour!"
A triple combination of domains and abilities, attacking the Ice Empress's soul power, vitality, spiritual energy, and soul itself—four layers of suppression!
Tang Lan's Sea God's Eye at his brow glowed brilliantly, storing up an immense, dangerous force.
He was preparing to unleash—Heaven and Earth Soul-Breaking Strike!
The overwhelming pressure forced the Ice Empress to split her attention!
Meanwhile, Tang Hao coordinated flawlessly, activating his first and third soul rings—summoning the Ironback Dragon Soul Spirit and the Mighty Titan Ape Soul Spirit, launching a synchronized assault!
The Ice Empress was momentarily overwhelmed!
"BEGONE!!"
Enraged, she detonated a barrage of ice spikes, forcing Tang Hao and his soul spirits to retreat.
At that moment—Tang Lan seized the opening!
"Heaven and Earth Soul-Breaking Strike!"
A thread-thin blue-violet beam shot forward—razor-sharp and unstoppable, piercing the Ice Empress's left waist and bursting out her back!
Ice-blue blood splattered, dripping through the frozen domain—
Yet it remained liquid, unaffected by the Ultimate Ice's freezing effects.
Before she could react,
Tang Hao's Sky-Shattering Strike followed up with unrelenting force!
With her left hand clutching her wound, the Ice Empress barely managed to block with her remaining arm.
"BOOM!!"
She was sent flying, smashing through a thick glacier, her body buried deep beneath the ice!
However—
Tang Lan raised his hand.
"Sixth Soul Skill—Ancient Tree of Life!"
A towering giant of Blue Silver Emperor vines erupted through the ice—its tip aimed directly at the buried Ice Empress!
Before she could react—
"Explode!"
This Ancient Tree of Life, infused with over half of Tang Lan's inner power, detonated on impact!
"RUMBLE—!!!"
A mushroom cloudrose from the explosion, and a violent shockwave surged outward, threatening to annihilate the Ice Jade Scorpion horde!
But then—
Everything stopped.
Time seemed to freeze.
A wave of ice-blue energyspread outward at an inconceivable speed, instantly engulfing several kilometers of the battlefield!
The mushroom cloud, the oncoming shockwave—
Everything was frozen solid.
Like a sculpted illusion.
From the center of the devastation,
The Ice Empress emerged, radiating an unparalleled imperial presence!
Tang Lan's danger sensescreamed in warning!
Without hesitation, he activated Blood Escape, soaring a thousand meters into the air!
"SHHHH——"
"SHHHH——"
"SHHHH——"
The spot where he had just stood—
Thousands of enormous ice spikes erupted, each over 100 meters long, gleaming with razor-sharp cold!
Damn!
The Ice Empress had entered her final battle state!
A Fight to the Death Begins!