The Snow Empress understood the Ice Empress's worries. After all, the Ice Empress was the patriarch of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan and needed to consider the clan's interests.
The enmity between humans and soul beasts was long-standing; what if the new Ice God didn't care about the Far North, or had ideas that harmed its interests? They would be powerless then.
However, the birth of the new Ice God also concerned the Snow Empress's life or death.
The upcoming 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation offered no possibility of survival for the Snow Empress. If she missed this opportunity, she would still have to find other ways.
Since that was the case, it was better to focus on the present; becoming a priest was infinitely better than a hopeless future.
When the time came, helping the Ice Empress overcome several Heavenly Tribulations would be a piece of cake.
"Alright, let's not talk about things that haven't happened yet. The most urgent thing is to find the inheritor and bring him before Lord Ice God." "
Although the border of the Far North is long, at our speed and if we split up, it won't take long."
"Let's each act our own way!"
The two people and the bear all sighed, then made up their minds to get the immediate matter done.
They exchanged glances and each transformed into a streak of light, flying off in different directions.
Outskirts of the Far North:
Shui Yue'er saw the vast expanse of white and exclaimed in amazement, her pretty face full of curiosity about the new world.
"Wow! Brother-in-law, it's so beautiful here!"
Shui Yue'er said, shaking Mu Ci's hand.
"Alright, you won't say that in half a day. You'll get bored quickly if you keep looking at the same scenery."
Mu Ci said, reaching out to brush some snow off Shui Yue'er's forehead.
Then he took Shui Bing'er's hand.
Mu Ci personally experienced the difference between the far north and the frozen forest. Having only crossed a transitional zone of a dozen kilometers, the temperature had dropped by more than twenty or thirty degrees Celsius.
Without the shelter of the vast forest, a blizzard swept over them.
With a thought, Mu Ci's body was instantly covered in a faint golden light, which he then manipulated to spread to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
Although the two girls had high resistance to ice, their soul power was still somewhat weak, making it difficult to withstand the sustained low temperatures of the far north for long.
Moreover, they would continue deeper into the even colder core area of the far north, so maintaining their condition was crucial.
"How are you? Still cold?"
Mu Ci softly asked the serene and elegant Shui Bing'er beside him.
"It's alright, Brother Mu Ci. Bing'er is the ultimate ice; this doesn't affect me."
Although Shui Bing'er said this, she was deeply moved by Mu Ci's thoughtfulness. She gently leaned her head on Mu Ci's shoulder, her arched eyebrows expressing her joy.
"Even the extreme ice isn't immune. You're only level 50 now; exceeding a certain limit will still affect you."
"Alright, Yue'er, stop looking. We should keep going."
Trees grew beneath Mu Ci's feet, quickly forming a sled-like vehicle. Propelled by his soul power, he began carrying the three deeper into the far north.
Looking at the unchanging snow-white world, no matter how far they went, it was always the same scenery.
If it weren't for the occasional snow-capped peaks and the sled tracks left behind, Shui Yue'er would have thought Mu Ci was leading them in circles.
"Ah, is there nothing else here besides snow?"
Shui Bing'er covered her mouth and laughed upon hearing her sister's words, teasingly.
"Yue'er, you're already bored? Didn't you say the far north was beautiful?"
"Even if it's beautiful, it can't remain unchanged!"
Shui Yue'er's tone was low, lacking the excitement she felt upon first entering the far north.
She was indeed awestruck when she first saw the magnificent far north ice plains, but after seeing the white snow for several hours, she quickly became aesthetically fatigued.
Looking at the endless ice field, Shui Bing'er suddenly sighed and said to Mu Ci,
"Brother Mu Ci, why don't we just find a suitable soul beast on the outskirts? I thought the Ice Feather Eagle and the Frost Tiger King we passed by earlier were pretty good."
"The core area is too far and too dangerous."
Shui Bing'er really didn't want to trouble Mu Ci anymore. She was already very satisfied with herself and there was no need to pursue the Ice Jade Scorpion.
"Alright, Bing'er, since we're here, let's make the best of it. We've already arrived..."
Before Mu Ci could finish speaking, he suddenly looked up at the sky.
Instinct warning!
Something big was coming.
Shui Bing'er was confused. Her strength was still too weak to sense the anomaly behind the blizzard, so she could only look at Mu Ci with some curiosity. Shui Yue'er
was the same. She had only listened halfway through his words and wanted to ask.
"Brother-in-law, what are you looking at..."
With a loud bang, a colossal creature, hundreds of meters tall and towering, suddenly fell from the sky and landed straight in the snow field in front of them.
The raging snowflakes lashed at them, forcing Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to use their hands to shield themselves.
Looking at the terrifying humanoid figure in the distance, Shui Yue'er's beautiful eyes widened, and she stammered,
"Brother-in-law, what... what kind of soul beast is this?"
Mu Ci's expression was grave. He used his soul power to create a protective shield in front of the three of them, helping the two women withstand layer after layer of the blizzard, and then explained in a low voice.
"The patriarch of the Titan Snow Demon clan, one of the most powerful races in the far north, the Titan Snow Demon King, a 200,000-year-old ferocious beast!"
"A ferocious beast! The Titan Snow Demon King!"
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er exclaimed in shock. They hadn't expected that besides the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the far north would also have such a terrifying soul beast.
Its terrifying size was like a moving mountain, and even though it wasn't attacking them, the storm it brought was already extremely terrifying.
"Brother Mu Ci, let's leave quickly. A 100,000-year-old soul beast can rival a level 93 or 94 Title Douluo, so wouldn't this 200,000-year-old Titan Snow Demon King be comparable to a peak Douluo?"
Mu Ci shook his head, disagreeing with Shui Bing'er's suggestion.
"It's no use, it's already targeting us."
As Mu Ci's words fell, the Titan Snow Demon King's giant arm shook, and unimaginable force shattered the swirling snow.
His eyes, larger than a person's, were filled with excitement. He was the first to discover the inheritor, and he was sure to be praised highly by the Ice God.
Although he hadn't seen the martial soul and didn't know if it was the Ice Phoenix, he couldn't mistake the familiar, extreme ice soul power emanating from Shui Bing'er.
Ignoring the faint sense of danger emanating from Mu Ci, his extremely excited mind immediately made him speak.
"Human, hand over the woman beside you to me."
Upon hearing this, Mu Ci's eyes turned cold. The words of the Titan Snow Demon King instantly reminded him of the legends of the Titan Snow Demon clan.
His aura began to rise steadily, instantly reaching the level he had when fighting Tang Hao, and even surpassing it.
"Titan Snow Demon King, you're courting death!"