Chapter 93: Ten-Thousand-Year Catastrophic Snow Demon Soul Ring, Inner Academy Treasure Exhibition (4K)

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According to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's plan, a million-year soul power would elevate Huo Yuhao's Dual Soul Power to ten Soul Rings, and Ling Bai could also use the Golden Ring to increase the Catastrophic Snow Demon's lifespan.

"I will protect you."

Snow Empress was not a rigid person. Since the two had shared life and death, she naturally supported anything that benefited Ling Bai.

Despite losing her physical body and soul bone, Snow Empress still possessed a soul power of seven hundred thousand years, allowing her to temporarily fight in an energy form. During the fusion, Ling Bai used Life Gold to help her break through the seven-hundred-thousand-year limit, so Snow Empress was not much weaker than her complete strength before re-cultivating to human form. Protecting Ling Bai was a piece of cake for her.

"I'll leave it to you."

Ling Bai summoned Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's Golden Ring and guided it to transform into soul power, flowing like a gentle stream into the Catastrophic Snow Demon's Soul Ring. This Catastrophic Snow Demon had a cultivation of about eight thousand years. The moment Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's original power surged in, the thousand-year Soul Ring changed, the purple becoming deeper and turning into the black that represented a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Snow Maidens are rare, and Ice Green Scorpions have poor reproductive capabilities, so the Titan Snow Demon is the strongest race in the extreme north. The Catastrophic Snow Demon is a mutated Titan Snow Demon, and after its Soul Ring grade broke through to ten thousand years, the fierce aura of a top-tier Spirit Beast suddenly erupted, causing nearby Spirit Beasts to flee in fear.

Two large Soul Rings, one gray and one black, rose from his feet, and Ling Bai's eyes turned a vivid red. The Death Prison Spider Emperor's terrifying aura, akin to treading on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, erupted, but his actions of infusing the Catastrophic Snow Demon's Soul Ring never ceased. Snow Empress, the sole witness, seemed to see a deep red blood light spreading outward from his body.

In the blood light, a giant humanoid shadow over a hundred meters tall pounded its chest like a drum, its massive body terrifying like an ancient demon god. Wails echoed from the deep caves at the edge of the Ultimate North.

These young ones, who had only lived for ten or a hundred years, had never felt the pressure of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast. They were immediately scared to the point of trembling and chattering teeth, and those with weaker mental fortitude fainted on the spot.

The Giant Phantom looked down at Ling Bai and Snow Empress. Snow Empress had asked Ling Bai to end the Catastrophic Snow Demon's life early, but it did not hate the two. It was already severely injured and dying, and Snow Empress was the ruler of the Ultimate North. If she commanded the Catastrophic Snow Demon to die, it would obediently do so. This was the pure and unwavering faith of the Ultimate North Spirit Beasts in Snow Empress.

The Catastrophic Snow Demon understood what to do next. It took one last look at the direction of its home in the Ultimate North, roared to the sky, and then rushed into Ling Bai's body.

Life Gold and the indestructible body created a steel-like physique. With the cooperation of the Catastrophic Snow Demon, Ling Bai absorbed the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring without any complications. The gray, black, and red Death Prison Spider Emperor Soul Rings were incredibly powerful.

"I don't want to see any more citizens of the Ultimate North sacrificed."

The cold wind stirred Snow Empress's white hair. This was the first thing she said to Ling Bai, and the loving gaze of the Catastrophic Snow Demon made her feel deeply ashamed.

"Then ascend to godhood." Ling Bai stood up. "As gods, we will have the power to protect the Ultimate North, and we can even leave the Douluo Continent to find a desolate land or an abandoned planet, building an eternal paradise exclusively for the Ultimate North Spirit Beasts."

"Certainly."

Snow Empress's face was like ice, her eyes filled with determination. To fight for a bright future for the Ultimate North, she was willing to give everything.

Ling Bai slightly felt the two soul skills provided by the ten-thousand-year Catastrophic Snow Demon. The more he felt, the more peculiar his expression became. The Catastrophic Snow Demon seemed to have undergone a double mutation, retaining the disaster and calamity powers of its Soul Ring while adding the mental attributes of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. These two soul skills were truly unexpected.

"But the skill effects are pretty good."

Ling Bai smiled with satisfaction. This trip to the Ultimate North was a full success. He easily completed the inspection mission, persuaded Snow Empress to join him, became incredibly wealthy overnight, and gained a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. He had to admit that both of his Shrek missions had been wildly profitable.

"You have existed for seven hundred thousand years. Have you ever been to the human world?" Ling Bai asked Snow Empress.

Snow Empress shook her head without a word, her mood still somewhat heavy.

"Since you have half a month left of your vacation, I'll take you on a tour of the Tianhun Empire."

...

Shrek City.

It was the beginning of the school year, and Shrek City was bustling with activity. People were coming and going in a steady stream, the city gates crowded with people. The sound of vendors hawking their goods echoed at the city gates.

"How is the human world? Is it more fun than your Ultimate North?"

"The ice cream in Dragon City is delicious, but everything else is ordinary. The Ultimate North is more comfortable."

"You're so biased..."

Ling Bai and Snow Empress communicated with mental power. From the Ultimate North to Shrek City, Ling Bai deliberately slowed down, taking Snow Empress on a half-month tour along the way.

Since she planned to re-cultivate into human form, she naturally had some fantasies about the human world. The Ultimate North was covered in snow all year round, with little variation. They ate and played their way through the beautiful landscapes, and her mood visibly brightened.

The Shrek red school uniform was the best pass. Ling Bai strode through the East Gate, seeing many innocent-looking teenagers holding their parents' hands to register for the outer academy. Strangely, though he was only a year older than them, he always felt that the freshmen's eyes were clear and naive, a kind of purity that came from inexperience.

Shrek Academy was not far from the East Gate. Soon, Ling Bai saw the grand entrance of the outer academy and the two elegant figures standing by the gate, like two poles of a utility pole.

They were two women with completely different auras. One was bright and outgoing like a raging fire, and the other was cold and reserved like a thousand-year frost. But they both had flawless faces, and their auras were equally intimidating, one cold and one fiery.

Fiery Evil Phoenix Ma Xiaotao.

Elemental Ice Ling Luochen.

Many outer academy students wanted to approach the two beauties, but for some reason, they could not take a step forward. After standing there for a while, they sighed and left.

Ling Bai looked at them in silence for a moment, then hesitated and said, "You are... the pillars of Shrek?"

"During the new student enrollment season, the teacher wanted to find two inner academy students with beautiful appearances and extraordinary auras to showcase Shrek Academy's grand image. As you see, we were selected," Ma Xiaotao said with a serious face.

"6."

Ling Bai found it hard to believe. Did Dean Yan Shaoshe really have a genius idea in choosing them as image ambassadors? This pair of ice and fire extremes, with their deadpan faces, would be lucky not to scare away a few new students!

Ma Xiaotao deliberately avoided looking at Ling Luochen, crossing her arms to highlight her exaggerated curves. She asked, "I heard you were rated red. How did your first inspection mission go?"

"Everything went smoothly. I didn't have to do much."

The ten-thousand-year Catastrophic Snow Demon was blown up by a landmine. If it weren't for the black-on-black profit, the inspection mission would have been as simple as eating and drinking.

"Good to hear. But..."

Ma Xiaotao carefully examined Ling Bai's face, and when she made him feel uneasy, she suddenly smiled, "Was it an illusion, or do your features seem softer?"

"Stop teasing me, stop teasing me. I'll find a Titan Great Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest for my sixth Soul Ring!"

"Okay, okay, absorb some yang energy, then."

Ling Luochen, who had been listening to their laughter, couldn't help but turn to look. Ling Bai had been in school for a year, with a handsome appearance, outstanding talent, and an open personality, making him very popular among inner academy students. He maintained at least a peaceful relationship with everyone.

The Shrek Seven Monsters had trained together for half a year, and Ling Luochen considered herself familiar with Ling Bai, especially since they sparred (or rather, she got beaten) every week. Yet, she could never joke around with Ling Bai and Ma Xiaotao as vividly.

"Eh?"

Ling Luochen suddenly gasped. Just a glance at Ling Bai made her ice element soul tremble with fear, as if encountering a predator or a superior in the wild. If the ice element could take human form, Ling Luochen imagined it would slide to Ling Bai's feet, crying and begging for mercy.

In fact, this was due to the clear hierarchy among souls of the same attribute. Snow Empress was the ruler of ice and snow, and even a slight trace of her seven-hundred-thousand-year soul bone would make ordinary ice elements submit, bowing and shouting, "Long live the emperor, forever and ever!"

Ling Luochen was in a state of confusion. Meanwhile, Ling Bai and Ma Xiaotao were discussing going to Shanghai Divine Island to submit the inspection mission to Old Li.

"I'll submit it for you. Can you help me stand guard for a while?" Ma Xiaotao had been a mascot for three days, and her patience was reaching its limit.

"If you die of social death, I'll die of social death too!"

Ling Bai shook his head like a rattle drum.

"I'll take you to experience the joy of soul masters tonight!"

"Really?"

Ling Bai asked half in disbelief.

"For sure!"

"Go quickly and come back soon."

Driven by curiosity, Ling Bai handed the Catastrophic Snow Demon's head to Ma Xiaotao and took the risk of being nicknamed "gatekeeper" to help her stand guard.

Half an hour later, Ma Xiaotao sneaked back, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud at the sight of Ling Bai. It wasn't a girl's giggly laugh but a loud, booming laugh.

Ling Bai looked a bit dazed, holding seven or eight bags of various love gifts in his right hand. New students kept coming up to shake his hand, and his left hand was being shaken by different people. Everyone looked at him with a reverent gaze, the boys as younger brothers and the girls as fangirls. Ma Xiaotao even saw a bold and pretty girl take out lipstick to write her address on Ling Bai's palm, clearly having booked a room in advance and waiting eagerly...

But she only wrote halfway before Ling Luochen snapped the lipstick. In a cold voice, she said, "No harassment of inner academy seniors."

The girl was scared to the point of trembling, and Ling Bai patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't think about love and relationships. Focus on your training and try to get into the inner academy. I'll treat you to a meal then."

"Yes, senior!"

The girl skipped away, and Ma Xiaotao, holding her stomach, walked out. Ling Bai lamented, "Do you know how I survived the last half hour? It felt like an eternity!

Are inner academy students this popular? The girls in the Shrek outer academy are too enthusiastic. Just now, a few girls scratched my palm while shaking hands, almost breaking the skin!"

"Hahaha, you better stop!"

The more Ling Bai complained, the more Ma Xiaotao couldn't stop laughing, even Ling Luochen's rosy lips secretly curled up. Initially, they didn't seem so distant, which led many outer academy students to gather around and chatter, and some pampered rich kids even had the audacity to make advances. Later, they had to fully unleash their auras and put on their ice-cold faces to intimidate everyone.

For the young boys and girls's little thoughts, Ling Bai, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen saw through them clearly. Do you want to be friends with your seniors?

You are just lusting after their bodies!

Children in the Douluo Continent often mature early, and it's common for teenagers to get married and have children. Soul Masters, nourished by soul power, mature faster than ordinary people. It's normal for twelve or thirteen-year-olds to develop into adults and have fantasies about the opposite sex.

This couldn't stop the three from thinking, "Lusting after our bodies, how low!"

"Tell me, what is the joy of being a Soul Master?"

Ling Bai swore that if Ma Xiaotao had been tricking him before, he would make her write a book called "How to Become a Punching Bag."

Ma Xiaotao wiped away the tears from laughing, and said, "There's an inner academy treasure exhibition tonight. Everything a Soul Master likes can be found there. We can go together tonight."

"Treasure exhibition? The outer academy has one too." Ling Bai mused.

"Do you understand the value of the inner academy's treasure exhibition?" Ma Xiaotao feigned anger, "The outer academy's treasure exhibition is only open to core disciples, and most of the items are leftovers from the inner academy. The inner academy's treasure exhibition is truly comprehensive and has everything!"

"You pass. Let's go."

Ling Bai put away the large pile of gifts in his hands and walked with Ma Xiaotao to the location of the treasure exhibition, the Treasure Pavilion in the northern part of Shrek City.

"Are you coming too?"

Ling Bai politely asked Ling Luochen, who stood silently on his left side, making her intentions clear.

Ma Xiaotao's brows furrowed slightly. She and Ling Luochen had conflicts in the past due to the Phoenix Evil Fire, but they often ran into each other, and Yan Shaoshe hoped they would get along better, which was why he had them work together as mascots. With Ling Bai there, she couldn't lose her temper and make Ling Luochen leave, so she had to endure it.

Shrek Academy is within Shrek City, but it is not directly connected to the city, with no back door leading to the city. Therefore, the three had to leave the academy and enter the city through the north gate.

As one of the most prosperous cities in the Douluo Continent, Shrek City was bustling and noisy in the evening.

"Candied haws!"

"Coal for sale!"

"Candied haws!!!"

"Coal... Hey, why are you hitting me, you candied haw vendor!"

As night fell, the city was lit up by the stars, and various vendors set up their stalls, their calls echoing one after another, attracting many Shrek students to shop.

Entertainment venues were also thriving, with provocatively dressed women flaunting their charms, luring in teenage boys with weak willpower.

The Treasure Pavilion was a large shop, selling all kinds of items related to Soul Masters and Soul Engineers. From a distance, the Treasure Pavilion looked like a massive building with four floors and a height of over twenty meters, its golden exterior shining like a treasure pot.

The three wore the red inner academy uniforms of Shrek Academy, making it easy to identify them. They received countless admiring glances as they walked. Before they even reached the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion, a girl at the door came forward with a gentle smile and respectfully said:

"Welcome, three Soul Masters, to the treasure exhibition!"

(End of Chapter)