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--- Chapter 409 ---
"Our next destination is, naturally, the Extreme North," said Han Yuan with a smile.
"This arrangement is essential not only for us to unify all the spirit beasts but also because of the existence of Heaven and Earth's Spirit, the Snow Empress, one of the Extreme North's Three Great Heavenly Kings."
"Snow Empress..." Bi Ji narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly as she served Han Yuan his food.
"Hmm, Extreme North's Three Great Heavenly Kings?" Xiao Rou and Xiao Wu tilted their heads in confusion.
They had only lived in the Star Dou Forest their whole lives, so they were unaware of the habitats of other spirit beasts.
Moreover, they had no reason to know about it, as the harsh environment of the Extreme North was unsuitable for Soft Bone Rabbits.
Ah Yin spoke up. "The Extreme North is a vast land of snow and ice, home to many ice-attributed spirit beasts."
"However, that's just the tip of the iceberg."
"At the core area of the Extreme North, which is a no-man's land due to its harsh conditions, several powerful spirit beasts reside."
"The Three Great Heavenly Kings are the top ferocious spirit beasts that rule the Extreme North."
"The third Great Heavenly King is the Titan Snow Devil King, the King of Titan Snow Devils. This fearsome spirit beast is over 200,000 years old and has the blood of the Ice God flowing in its veins."
"He is comparable to the Thunder Hell Prison Vine, which possesses the Thunder God's blood. His body is even more powerful than the Titan Giant Ape of the Star Dou Forest."
"The Titan Snow Devil King truly embodies the 'Titan' in his name, leaving a hundred-meter-long mark with just one step."
"Hiss, even Er Ming wasn't so abnormal..." Xiao Wu gasped as she listened to Ah Yin's explanation. "This Titan Snow Devil King is a bit monstrous, isn't he?"
"A bit is an understatement," Xiao Rou shook her head gently. "In the end, Er Ming is only a 100,000-year-old spirit beast, while the Titan Snow Devil King is over 200,000 years old."
"Not to mention, he possesses the legacy of Divine's Blood."
Bi Ji added, "If Chi Wang (Scarlet King) fought the Titan Snow Devil King, he might lose eight out of ten times."
Ah Yin then continued, "The next Great Heavenly King is the Ice Emperor, the Emperor of Ice Jade Scorpions, and the wielder of Ultimate Ice. She is the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor, nearing 400,000 years old—more precisely, 390,000 years old as of today."
"However, her strength is second only because the true hegemony of the Extreme North is a unique spirit beast.
"The first Great Heavenly King, the Snow Empress, is the Spirit of Heaven and Earth in the Extreme North, the Heavenly Snow Woman. She is the true embodiment of the pure cold and snow of the region."
"Her cultivation exceeds 690,000 years now, and she is unrivaled in the Extreme North. Even the Beast God Di Tian would find it challenging to fight the Snow Empress in her absolute domain."
"Besides the Three Great Heavenly Kings, there are other notable spirit beasts that have reached a ferocious level."
"They are Ice Bear King, Snow Leopard King, Ice Luan King, Ice Demon Dolphin King, Red-Eyed Ice Toad King, Ice Flood Dragon King, Snow Fox King, Mirror Beast King, and many others."
"Their average cultivation is over 100,000 years, with the first few I mentioned being at least 200,000 years old."
"So, claiming that the Extreme North is almost equal to the Star Dou Forest in terms of strength isn't too far off."
"Of course, since only ice-attributed spirit beasts can survive in such a harsh environment, the Star Dou Forest still has greater numbers and varieties of spirit beasts."
"Wait, how do you know all of this, Sister Yin?" Xiao Wu suddenly asked in confusion.
Ah Yin giggled. "Thanks to Xiao Yuan, I have connected to the great hive mind of all plants in the Douluo Plane as if it were a spiritual library. While the Extreme North is very harsh, many plants can thrive there. I accessed their knowledge and shared it with you in real time."
"So, in short, you could know anything and anyone in the Douluo Plane like the back of your hand?" Bi Ji's mouth twitched slightly.
Ah Yin waved her hand gently, "Of course not! That would be a violation of privacy. I still have some morals and decency, you know."
"Not to mention, there are many places where plants can't access knowledge, such as those with too much interference or powerful barriers."
"Then again, it's my limitation, not Xiao Yuan's. His access level is higher than mine. He could reach plants on the distant moon and stars if he wanted to, because the concept of distance is irrelevant to him."
"He can ignore any 'distance' as long as the space is not too chaotic."
"Hmm, so it's Master who has become even more monstrous..." Xiao Wu rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "How was I supposed to catch up with the Master? At this point, wouldn't I be a sitting duck?"
"Ah, I didn't mean to offend you, Senior Bi."
Bi Ji shook her head gently. "The duck and swan are from the same family, but we are of different subfamilies."
"Moreover, I was no longer a swan, but a phoenix now."
"Even then, the status of Snow Empress might be higher than the current me..." She added solemnly.
"Why so?" Xiao Wu blinked her eyes in confusion.
Bi Ji shook her head gently, "Putting the cultivation and fighting prowess aside, my status as Azure Phoenix is actually lower than Snow Empress because she was the Heavenly Snow Woman, a Spirit born from nature itself."
"She's unlike other spirit beasts, but the purest nature that had taken a shape and birthed an intelligence."
"Calling her the Auspicious Beast of the Extreme North wouldn't be far off either."
"Unfortunately, even with such a special status, Snow Empress cannot break the limitation the Dragon God put on the spirit beast race."
Then Bi Ji gazed down at Han Yuan's handsome side profile, "That's why I believe the Snow Empress would cooperate with Young Master willingly."
"Well, she has no other choice but to comply. After all, her tribulation is coming soon."
"Rather than waiting for another ten thousand years to seek death, it would be better to follow the Young Master's arrangement."
"Let's not force Snow Empress, she's a great ally, and not an enemy to scheme for." Han Yuan shook his head at Bi Ji's increasingly buttering words.
"I also needed her to trust me completely on this plan."
"Bi Ji understands, I am just saying because Young Master is the best!" Bi Ji responded with a pout.
"Sigh, Sister Bi has also fallen." Ah Yin obviously noticed the playfulness in Bi Ji's tone, but merely shook her head.
At this point, she knew her possessiveness toward her son couldn't stop other women from getting closer to him.
Xiao Rou also noticed this, but simply ignored it as she knew her daughter also had deep feelings for their benefactor. As for Xiao Rou herself, she was already contracted to Han Yuan and became his retainer.
Han Yuan ate his food and then remembered something, "I have already communicated with Di Tian about our visit to the Extreme North. By then, the Three Great Heavenly Kings should greet us."
"However, to be safe, I will prepare some gifts for them."
"The ones they couldn't refuse..." He smiled faintly.