The cold wind howled, and the north wind moaned.
A faint smell of blood drifted with the cold wind. The scattered blood quickly froze into the ice layer that had accumulated for countless years.
Soon, heavy snow began to fall again, as if trying to bury all the filth deep underground, yet it could not cover the bloody scent in the air.
Shen Hanyu slightly turned sideways to block everyone's line of sight and said:
"This is the truest appearance of the Extreme North Land. It's nothing serious, survival of the fittest, the law of the jungle. For soul beasts, this is the current situation and an unavoidable fate."
As he spoke, Shen Hanyu patted the shoulders of Shen Liuyu and Shui Yue'er beside him, then took the lead and continued advancing into the distance.
Shen Liuyu followed closely behind Shen Hanyu. She needed some time to adapt. Just like how killing someone for the first time would cause nausea and fear, this bloody scene would serve as the beginning for Shen Liuyu to slowly accept all of this.
Shui Yue'er was supported by Shui Ningbing. Her face was pale, and she had received quite a shock. It would probably take some time for her to adapt.
Shui Bing'er walked at the back but couldn't help glancing back. She then quickly caught up with the group.
As the distance gradually increased, the roaring beast's cries grew fainter and finally disappeared completely. Only then did the girls' complexions improve somewhat.
Shen Hanyu took out several exquisite leaves carved from ice crystals from his soul guidance device and handed them to everyone.
"These are leaves from the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Spirit Tree. Consuming them has a mind-clearing effect."
The three slowly placed the fingernail-sized leaf pieces into their mouths. The leaves instantly turned into a stream of cold energy that entered their dantian, and their conditions visibly improved, becoming much more spirited.
Seeing that they felt better, Shen Hanyu said with some emotion:
"You all handled it much better than I did. When I killed someone for the first time, I vomited until I could barely breathe, as if I were going to empty my entire stomach. That night, I developed a high fever and didn't wake up for two full days. Afterward, my mind was in an indescribable state, tormented day and night. This only slowly improved after I killed a second person..."
Shen Liuyu raised her head to glance at Shen Hanyu, then slowly lowered it again.
Seeing that no one was in the mood to respond, Shen Hanyu didn't mind and continued leading the way forward.
By now, in this region, the external temperature had dropped to a level unimaginable outside. The soul beasts that could survive here were, without exception, either extremely adaptable or powerfully strong.
Shen Liuyu and Shui Yue'er were already completely enveloped in a thin pale blue soul power membrane. Shui Bing'er, however, showed no discomfort and moved freely as usual.
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While passing through a valley, sudden loud rumbles came from above. Shen Hanyu looked up and saw several massive rocks mixed with ice and snow being hurled down from high above, aimed directly at them.
Shui Ningbing immediately unfolded the wings on her back, carrying the three girls and fleeing into the distance. Shen Hanyu continuously dodged the falling boulders while his eyes emitted a faint blue light. Through the countless falling snowflakes, he locked onto three figures above.
"Blizzard Giant Apes..."
Shen Hanyu recognized these enormous soul beasts that looked none too intelligent.
His figure then turned into a streak of light, instantly flying up to the top of the canyon. The Cold Heaven Spear flashed with cold light, and with one thrust, he turned the brain of one twenty-thousand-year Blizzard Giant Ape into nothing. Before the other two could react, he speared one after the other and sent them tumbling down into the valley.
With a massive boom, faint roars came from a hundred meters below, followed by complete silence.
The three Blizzard Giant Apes ranged from ten thousand to thirty thousand years in cultivation, but unfortunately, none produced a spirit bone.
Shen Hanyu wasn't surprised. Now, he only checked for spirit bones out of a principle of not wasting anything. He had plenty of spirit bones and naturally didn't lack a few from ones just over ten thousand years.
Before Shen Hanyu could stand to look for the four, Shui Ningbing suddenly flew back in a panic with the three girls. A trace of blood stained her lips, and eight soul rings flickered at her feet. She had clearly entered her martial soul's true body state.
Before Shen Hanyu could ask, loud rumbles came from the distance, followed by deafening roars. A tall figure suddenly appeared at the bend in the valley. Its hideous face bore a bloodthirsty grin, and its enormous body scraped against the surrounding rock walls, causing countless stones to slide down.
Shui Ningbing quickly flew with the three girls to Shen Hanyu's side. Looking back at the massive soul beast, she rapidly said:
"I was originally planning to fly with them to the nearby mountain peak, but this guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I wasn't prepared and took a punch. Bing'er and the others are fine, but now..."
Shen Hanyu's expression also changed slightly. He protected the four behind him and said in a low voice:
"This is an immature Ice Devil Titan. By common sense, the Ice Devil Titan clan wouldn't let their young roam alone. It seems you've stirred up quite a bit of trouble..."
Sure enough, just as Shen Hanyu's words fell, the Ice Devil Titan cub suddenly let out a roar. The roar was quickly answered nearby. Accompanied by three even more majestic and massive roars, the ground began to tremble. Three enormous figures came running from different directions, surrounding Shen Hanyu and the five in the center.
"Thirty thousand years, seventy thousand years, ninety thousand years... and seven thousand years..."
Shen Hanyu said slowly as his aura gradually rose, and his eyes grew serious.
The girls from Shui Bing'er's group wisely stayed silent. In other words, there was no room for them to speak now.
"Aunt Shui, later, try to hold off that thirty-thousand-year Ice Devil Titan. It would be best if you could finish it. Leave the other two to me. That seven-thousand-year-old one isn't much of a threat and is already injured. Liuyu, Bing'er, Yue'er, can you hold it off for a while? I need time to deal with the two strongest ones..."
Shen Hanyu said softly.
A ninety-thousand-year Ice Devil Titan was comparable to a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. The seventy-thousand-year-old one was only slightly weaker but still an extremely powerful existence.
The only advantage was the narrow terrain here. These Ice Devil Titans were huge and couldn't fully exert their strength, restricted by the geography.
The four nodded.
Shen Hanyu hummed in acknowledgment, then eight soul rings slowly appeared. The seventh soul ring lit up, and gripping the Cold Heaven Spear, Shen Hanyu charged straight at the two strongest Ice Devil Titans.
Shui Ningbing was momentarily stunned by the array of soul rings, but she quickly snapped back to the current situation and shouted at the three girls who had also fallen into a daze:
"Snap out of it!"
The three girls jolted simultaneously. Shui Ningbing had already transformed into an incomparably magnificent giant phoenix and charged out, leaving only one sentence:
"Be careful of yourselves. If anything feels wrong, call for help immediately. Battle is no child's play; absolutely do not push yourselves."
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