Three more days passed.
Shen Hanyu had basically prepared all the materials. He had recorded every soul beast that was not too low in age or poor in quality. Even if he himself didn't need them, the girls could always use them.
Tian Meng had been awake these days but hadn't spoken much. He was just quietly and seriously observing Shen Hanyu collect clues in the mental sea while pondering something.
Up to now, the Ice Frost Snake Demon showed no signs of waking up, which surprised Shen Hanyu slightly. After all, once a person had tasted meat, it was hard to stick to a vegetarian diet.
He was not the Buddha, capable of maintaining purity and few desires for a lifetime. On the contrary, at his age and with the vigorous qi and blood in his body, he needed even more to harmonize yin and yang.
However, he could not let his desires control his mind. Coupled with his Ultimate Ice attribute, this was simply a matter of wanting or not wanting; it would not affect his judgment at all.
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Tian Meng had thought about it for several days, but still couldn't figure out the issue clearly. In the end, he simply gave up. Shen Hanyu had the intention to help, but since Tian Meng said it was just a small problem, Shen Hanyu didn't pursue it further.
So far, he had not subdued any of the three great kings of the extreme north. Shen Hanyu was not anxious at all. After all, as long as he took down either the Ice Emperor or the Snow Empress, he wouldn't fear the other not taking the bait.
Tian Meng had also looked at the soul beasts Shen Hanyu had marked and given quite a few suggestions. At the same time, he told Shen Hanyu almost all the locations of powerful soul beasts he knew.
Shen Hanyu finally determined that the first Ultimate Ice soul ring was needed for his second martial soul.
That was the Ice Dragon clan, which had inherited the bloodline of the Ice Dragon King. Although their former glory was no more, the number of true dragons in the clan was already considered plentiful compared to other true dragon clans. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to guard such a vast territory in the dragon-hidden and tiger-crouching extreme north for so many years in peace.
The most important thing was that the soul bone in his body also contained a considerable amount of the Ice Dragon King's power, and even the Ice Dragon King's remnant soul was sleeping within it.
With just this alone, Shen Hanyu had nearly a hundred percent confidence in subduing the leader of the Ice Dragon clan.
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Actions speak louder than words.
Yes, in just two days, Shen Hanyu told the others that he was going out again, again, again, again, and again.
Fortunately, everyone was already used to Shen Hanyu running around everywhere. Shen Liuyu only gave him a resentful glare and didn't say anything more.
Returning once more to this familiar land, Shen Hanyu's heart was completely calm, without the slightest ripple.
From the initial fear, to the middle stage of vigilance, to the current feeling of familiarity like returning home, Shen Hanyu felt that he might understand the wind, snow, and climate here better than some native soul beasts of the extreme north.
Tian Meng acted like a Gaode map, serving as a satellite navigation for Shen Hanyu—not only efficient but with an accuracy rate approaching the probability of tossing a coin and it landing either heads or tails.
Because the goal of this trip was very clear, Shen Hanyu mobilized his mental power to conceal his aura very well. He was now too lazy to kill indiscriminately. As long as those soul beasts didn't crash into his gun muzzle themselves, he was too lazy to glance at them.
At the same time, Tian Meng continuously popularized information about the Ice Dragon clan in the extreme north to Shen Hanyu:
"Ice dragons are generally solitary soul beasts and do not live in groups. However, the Ice Dragon clan in the extreme north is different. They have a shared territorial awareness. Within their vast territory, they are more like a family; this is extremely rare in the entire soul beast world. But that doesn't mean they truly live together. Their nests are generally very far apart. Only when there is a major event in the clan will the leader summon all the clan members. I happened to encounter such a situation, which is how I learned about the profound foundation of this race..."
Shen Hanyu listened carefully, pondered it himself for a while, and then said:
"Very good. Our target is only true dragons with Ultimate attributes over 100,000 years old. If what you say is true, our chances of success are very high."
Tian Meng nodded and said:
"Currently, true dragon soul beasts on the Douluo Continent are extremely rare. Apart from the Star Dou Great Forest still having some surviving true dragon soul beasts, those true dragons are well protected by Di Tian. Even Di Tian himself has a little wife who is a ferocious beast just over 200,000 years old..."
"The extreme north also benefits from its excellent geographical location. Although its area is slightly inferior to the Star Dou Great Forest, the number of human soul masters daring to enter the extreme north is obviously much smaller. Therefore, the extreme north has preserved many soul beast species that should have gone extinct. They are all considered followers of the Snow Empress, and the Snow Empress is also happy to shelter them."
Tian Meng paused here, as if organizing his words, before continuing:
"Both relying on powerful strength to conquer a human-forbidden zone, Di Tian and the Snow Empress rank first and third, respectively, among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. But actually, this list is not complete. The number of ferocious beasts on the continent is far from few, and even the extreme north is far from as simple as it appears on the surface, not to mention the ferocious beasts in the ocean..."
"The difference between Di Tian and the Snow Empress as leaders lies in that the Snow Empress does not favor any particular race, while Di Tian will sacrifice some weaker races for the prosperity of those powerful soul beast races. But it cannot be denied that Di Tian's title of Beast God is genuine..."
Shen Hanyu was not surprised. If there were really only the ten great ferocious beasts known on the surface of the continent, the number of 100,000-year soul beasts and ferocious beasts hunted by humans in the next 20,000 years would not be small. Even so, there were still surviving 100,000-year soul beasts and ferocious beasts on the land, and soul beasts in the ocean remained as prosperous as ever; this already explained the issue very well.
However, now was not the time to delve deeply into this. Shen Hanyu was currently not interested in the struggle between humans and soul beasts.
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As they went deeper, the nearby snow mountains gradually increased.
These snow mountains were very high, some even piercing the clouds. The airflow above was extremely chaotic, and the temperature was extremely low, with almost no traces of life visible.
Shen Hanyu landed on an exposed rock of a snow mountain amid the wind and snow. His robe fluttered fiercely in the wind. He casually threw out a basketball-sized rock, which was actually blown up into the sky by the gale and finally disappeared without a trace.
"What violent airflow..."
Shen Hanyu sighed. He now understood why the Ice Dragon clan could linger in this mountain range for so many years, because the climate here was so harsh that other soul beasts simply could not survive and develop. Even if there were any, it would probably just be a couple here and there.
Shen Hanyu's long hair danced wildly in the wind. If it weren't for the Ultimate Ice in his body, even if other ice-attribute soul masters came here, they would be affected to some extent. In any case, they could not exert their full strength...
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