"Qingfeng, what do you think of that Ice Plain Wolf?"
"These Snow Bears are incredibly strong, but they're too clumsy. They really don't match your temperament, Qingfeng."
"This Arctic Snow Rabbit is rather cute. Are you hungry, Qingfeng? It's freezing here; roasting a rabbit would warm us up nicely."
As they walked deeper into the inner regions of the Far North, Thousand-Year Soul Beasts began to appear. However, the soul beasts were sparse, with encounters happening only every few miles. This was nowhere near the density found in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Having confirmed that Mu En could handle a Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Su Qingfeng felt relieved. He knew there were several terrifying existences in the Far North, but he couldn't explicitly tell Mu En.
As a novice, how could he possibly know anything about Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?
After wandering in the Far North for most of the day, Su Qingfeng's skin felt frozen stiff.
They had already encountered quite a few Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, but Mu En had rejected each one.
His reason was that every soul ring and soul skill was important and difficult to replace, and none of them suited Su Qingfeng's temperament.
Mu En was determined to find a rare, precious, top-tier young beast with an ancient bloodline for Su Qingfeng!
"You must be hungry. Let's eat."
Mu En actually caught the Arctic Snow Rabbit and began to butcher it.
Su Qingfeng was a little curious. "It's dozens of degrees Celsius below zero here, and there's no firewood. How are you going to cook it?"
"Heh heh, Qingfeng, learn well. Elements have many marvelous uses. You don't need firewood to make a fire, and you don't need fire to roast food."
A faint glow suddenly emanated from Mu En. "Remember, Teacher's Martial Soul is the Bright Holy Dragon, which commands the power of light!"
Something magical happened.
Mu En manipulated the light in the air, concentrating it into a ball that shone upon the Arctic Snow Rabbit.
The snow-white fur was instantly burned away, and in the blink of an eye, the moisture in the rabbit meat evaporated. A scent of roasted meat wafted through the air, a fragrance that even the sub-zero temperatures couldn't freeze.
Su Qingfeng's eyes finally showed a change.
Mu En noticed this and almost cried out. Others had disciples who were filial to their teachers, but it was so difficult for him to even please his disciple!
Su Qingfeng's face emerged from his sweater. His complexion was a little red due to the cold, and even his eyebrows were frosted over. Cold air seeped in, causing Su Qingfeng to shiver uncontrollably.
At that very moment, a mystical power suddenly emanated from Su Qingfeng's body. A domain appeared beneath his feet, filled with ethereal mist, dragons and phoenixes dancing, and auspicious cranes. All the chill was dispelled outside the domain.
Su Qingfeng looked as if he were sitting cross-legged on an ice glacier, a child of ice. His perfect features blended with the frost and the domain, transforming into falling snowflakes, making Su Qingfeng appear dreamlike and ethereal.
"It's actually an instinctive release of a domain, and with only Level 10 soul power, it can perfectly resist dozens of degrees Celsius below zero. It seems we have a lot more to explore regarding this Immortal's Domain."
Seeing this, even Mu En's eyes widened.
He had lived for so long and seen so much, but this was his first time encountering a domain like this. The moment the domain fully manifested, Su Qingfeng felt as if he possessed the bloodline of a celestial being, like a god and an immortal, earning Mu En's involuntary admiration.
Handsome, so handsome! Every time I see him, I see my younger self. I must give my younger self the best life!
With the domain revealed, it was unmatched in the world.
Su Qingfeng felt as if he were basking in a spring breeze; the chill on his body had mostly disappeared.
At the same time, the appearance of the Immortal's Domain had alerted the extremely northern creatures lurking and sleeping in the caves and snowfields around them.
They all awoke, drawn by the power of the domain.
Snow Treasure Mice dug holes out of the snow, revealing their fluffy white heads and looking around. Ice Plain Wolves stood on the snowy mountains and howled, but it wasn't eerie. Instead, it sounded like obedient puppies.
Even Emperor Penguins with cultivation levels as high as nine thousand years joined in, their flippers dancing with a simple charm. The entire atmosphere of the ice and snow world changed.
They let out their respective beautiful calls, as if showing their favor to Su Qingfeng.
Mu En initially thought these soul beasts would be hostile towards Su Qingfeng, but he soon realized.
These extremely northern creatures harbored no malice. They were all attracted to Su Qingfeng and wanted to get close to him. They tried their best to showcase their best qualities, emitting more pleasant sounds than other soul beasts, hoping to become Su Qingfeng's companions.
Mu En had a bold guess. He suspected it wasn't solely due to Su Qingfeng's appearance and domain, but also related to his martial soul.
Prior to this, they already knew that Su Qingfeng's Polar Star Martial Soul could cultivate nine extreme attributes. Before absorbing any attributes, his Polar Star was in an unactivated state.
Could these soul beasts be wanting to become Su Qingfeng's soul rings? No, no, where would a soul beast willingly become a soul ring? That was the price of life.
Could it be that soul beasts and humans have the same aesthetic sense?
They also found Su Qingfeng incredibly handsome?! Or did Su Qingfeng have a soul beast affinity?
Even Mu En was bewildered.
For a long time afterward, the soul beasts of the extreme north continued their dance. More and more soul beasts gathered around, simply to catch a glimpse of Su Qingfeng.
Some natural enemy soul beasts also put aside their hostility at this moment, refraining from killing each other. It was truly a miraculous sight.
After eating their fill, Mu En took Su Qingfeng and set off again, heading deeper into the extreme north.
Along the way, Mu En surprisingly discovered that even Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were attracted to Su Qingfeng.
This gave the well-traveled Mu En an illusion – Su Qingfeng was the Son of Ice, the Son of the Ice God!
With this development, Su Qingfeng's first soul ring was no longer a problem; he could choose freely.
Emperor Penguins, Snow Treasures, Ice Plain Wolves, Arctic Dragons... all were soul beasts with distinguished bloodlines. In the eyes of some ice-attribute soul masters, they were precious. Many soul masters couldn't achieve this bloodline quality even for their third or fourth soul rings.
If it were any other time, Mu En might have thought such quality for a first soul ring was already excellent.
After all, the first spirit ring is generally the weakest for a spirit master, only usable in the early stages and practically useless in the later stages, good for nothing more than entertaining children at home.
This is an unavoidable problem for spirit masters, even for Mu En.
However, Mu En felt he could still observe for a while longer, as gradually, some king-level creatures began to appear.
Ice Plain Wolf King!
Snow Treasure King! Arctic Rabbit Queen!
Ice Spirit King! They were all ice-attribute soul beasts of ten thousand years or older! Mu En looked at Su Qingfeng, utterly astonished!
Su Qingfeng spread his hands, as if to say, "It's not my fault I'm so charming, I can't help it!"
Meanwhile, in the core of the Extreme North, a peerless figure, only three parts less extraordinary than Su Qingfeng, awakened amidst the swirling snow.
She heard the cheers of the creatures in the Extreme North at this very moment!
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