The number of deep purple dragon flames was conservatively estimated to be over a hundred, surging down from the sky in a majestic wave. The space within dozens of kilometers was dyed in the same color.
Even when the Snow Empress and Ice Empress joined forces to unleash the Snow Dance of Extreme Ice Domain fully, they could at best only slow the descent of those massive clumps of dragon flames.
If these were ordinary fire-attribute soul skills, they would have long been completely suppressed and extinguished by the terrifying low temperatures and the sweeping blizzards within the Snow Dance of Extreme Ice Domain. However, the deep purple dragon flames condensed from Xu Zihuang's torso soul-bone skill, Radiant Dragon Annihilation Flame, were not ordinary flames. They were light flames of the destruction attribute, unaffected by any elemental suppression.
The Snow Empress's face was frosty cold; the ethereal clarity in her sky-blue eyes was gone.
She had never imagined that a human soul master with merely Soul Saint cultivation could possess such terrifying power. Moreover, this destruction-attribute soul skill was far too troublesome.
She and the Ice Empress could protect themselves, but if they allowed these destruction-attribute dragon flames to fall, the soul beasts in the core region of the Extreme North would suffer devastating casualties. Even this vast area would suffer irreversible damage. Because it was filled with destructive power, no living creature could survive here.
Only after the destructive power naturally dissipated over time could it recover. But that would require an extremely long span of years.
"Ice, this time it's my fault for implicating everyone." The Snow Empress buried that humiliation deep in her heart and lightly bit her lip.
"Snow, this isn't your fault. Those greedy humans who dared to venture deep into our Extreme North surely came to hunt our kin. If I had encountered them first, I would have acted the same way," the Ice Empress said coldly, then comforted her by tightly gripping the Snow Empress's hand, speaking earnestly.
"Our urgent priority now is to block these dragon flames infused with destructive power. We absolutely cannot allow them to fall upon the Extreme North Icefield where we live."
At this point, a trace of worry appeared once more in the Ice Empress's emerald-green beautiful eyes.
"But relying solely on the two of us to block all the dragon flames will probably be somewhat difficult."
After all, the attack range of Radiant Dragon Annihilation Flame was far too vast, and their only large-scale domain that could match it, the Snow Dance of Extreme Ice Domain, was, to a certain exten,t countered by the destruction attribute.
"I already have a plan, but it will require your help, Ice." At this moment, the Snow Empress regained her usual peerless, aloof demeanor. In her slender jade hand, she held an ice-blue snowflake. This snowflake appeared to be condensed from ice and snow, yet it possessed a warm, jade-like texture. Within the snowflake was contained a terrifying aura of ultimate ice.
As soul power was poured in, the snowflake instantly bloomed with dazzling ice-blue radiance.
"The Snow Empress Token?" The Ice Empress stared in shock, her eyes widening.
"Snow, are you planning to summon everyone here? But will there be enough time?"
The Snow Empress Token was personally crafted by the Snow Empress. The leaders of the more powerful soul beast clans in the Extreme North each held one. It served both as the Snow Empress's recognition of their status and as a means to respond to sudden emergencies.
As long as soul power was injected to activate it, every Snow Empress Token would sense it. The kings of the various soul beast clans would then lead their groups here.
The Snow Empress did not answer the Ice Empress's question. She simply took the Ice Empress's hand, and the two of them tacitly pushed the Snow Dance of Extreme Ice Domain to its absolute limit. The descent speed of the clumps of dragon flames in the high sky slowed even further from their original pace.
At that moment, the blizzard within the Snow Dance of Extreme Ice Domain abruptly ceased, and even the originally fierce gales of the Extreme North came to a standstill. The area revealed was an icefield blanketed in pure white snow, a pristine world.
Above the icefield, space condensed into a massive pale-blue crystal cube. Its boundaries could not be seen at a glance; its surfaces were incomparably smooth, emitting a soft halo.
Under the reflection of the deep purple dragon flame light, this pale-blue crystal cube resembled a dazzling sapphire, with deep purple halos flowing across its surface, extraordinarily mystical.
A bizarre scene unfolded.
Every clump of deep purple dragon flame, each with a diameter exceeding a hundred meters, froze solid within this pale-blue crystal cube, as if time itself had stopped.
"This is… Absolute Zero?!" The Ice Empress could not help but turn her head in shock toward the Snow Empress beside her.
Although both possessed the ultimate ice attribute, neither the Snow Empress at her peak nor she herself could ever achieve true absolute zero. That was an insurmountable chasm.
Back then, they had once attempted to cross this bottleneck together with their combined power, but they always fell short by half a step. It was not due to a lack in their cultivation or innate attributes, but rather the absence of one crucial insight.
Now, the heaven-favored Snow Empress, after recultivating as a human, had finally gained that comprehension and, with the Ice Empress's assistance, stepped into this mysterious and unknown realm.
Absolute Zero, time stands still.
However, the Snow Empress paid an enormous price for this. She had forcibly unsealed and activated her vast sealed origin power. If sustained for too long, there was a risk of her divine soul completely perishing.
But she had no other choice. As the ruler of the Extreme North, protecting her subjects was both her responsibility and her duty.
The Snow Empress's entire body turned a transparent deep blue, as if carved from ice crystals. Her flawless, long, white hair quietly floated behind her.
Noticing this, the Ice Empress's expression changed slightly. She was about to say something, but was stopped by a look from the Snow Empress.
The Snow Empress's ethereal yet resolute voice reached the Ice Empress's ears.
"Little White, A-Tai, and your clan as well, Ice, are all in the core region. The rest will be left to you."
The Ice Bear King Little White and his Ice Bear Clan, the Titan Snow Demon King A-Tai and his Titan Snow Demon Clan, along with the Ice Empress's Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, were collectively known as the three great clans of the Extreme North. Combined with the power of these three great clans and the three ferocious beasts, they were sufficient to withstand these destruction-attribute dragon flames.
Though the Ice Empress was worried about the Snow Empress's safety, all she could do now was wait.
Her own clan was not far from here to begin with and was rapidly hurrying over.
Meanwhile, in two different directions within the core region of the Extreme North, two profound, abyss-like auras suddenly surged toward this location. They belonged to the Ice Bear King, Little White, and the Titan Snow Demon King A-Tai.
At the same time, Xu Zihuang had already brought Ning Tian out of the bounds of the Extreme North.
Although the Extreme North was even vaster than the Star Dou Great Forest, as long as he disregarded soul power consumption and used the Golden Eyed Martial Soul's true body ability to travel, crossing half of the Extreme North took only a few breaths.
However, after doing all this, the soul power in his body was basically exhausted.
A brilliant golden halo distorted the surrounding space. Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian appeared inside a hidden cave outside the Extreme North.
Bang, A scorpion entirely emerald green, its body wrapped in angular dark-red crystals, was tossed to the ground by Xu Zihuang.
Without a doubt, this was one of the twenty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpions he had casually taken along. This ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion was roughly the same size as the Ice Empress's main body, but its tail had six segments, and the emerald green on it was much dimmer than the Ice Empress's.
A crisp, shattering sound rang out. The dark-red crystals turned into sparkling, crystalline fragments. At the same time, the hard shell on the surface of this ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion also shattered.
Ning Tian paid no attention to these things. Instead, she looked at Xu Zihuang with concern and asked, "Tianhuang, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, just a rather large consumption of soul power." Xu Zihuang gave a gentle smile.
"Adjust your condition and prepare to fuse the soul ring as soon as possible."
"Mm."
Ning Tian set aside the various thoughts in her mind, nodded slightly, and took the crystal spear Xu Zihuang handed her, piercing it through the body of the ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion.
Although some of the events today had dealt her quite a strong shock, what she cared about most was still Yu Tianhuang's condition.
As for other matters, they could be set aside for now. Moreover, she had never had much interest in the affairs of the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
A deep black soul ring began to condense above the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse. Out of complete trust in Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian did not hesitate in the slightest. She sat cross-legged, using her soul power to guide the soul ring and begin fusing with it.
"Tianmeng." Xu Zihuang called softly.
The Tianmeng Iceworm emerged from Xu Zihuang's shoulder once again, turning its million-year cultivation remnant shell into a pale golden light membrane that enveloped Ning Tian. With this light membrane filtering, the violent and ferocious energy within the twenty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion soul ring gradually became gentle, especially the portion of ultimate ice attribute energy.
Ning Tian absorbed it as if it were an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring; everything remained within bearable limits. Her entire aura was exceptionally stable, her body shrouded in a layer of emerald-green light.
Xu Zihuang guarded beside Ning Tian in silence. With the spiritual-attribute soul core in the center of his brow, the soul power in his body was rapidly recovering on its own. Even without meditative cultivation, he could return to peak condition within half an hour.
The Tianmeng Iceworm spoke with an apologetic tone.
"I'm sorry, Zihuang. I didn't expect things to turn out this way."
"Tianmeng, what happened today has nothing to do with you." Xu Zihuang said calmly, "But the next time I encounter them, I will show no mercy."
The Tianmeng Iceworm let out a dejected sigh.
This was probably fate. For Xu Zihuang to have gone this far out of consideration for him was already the utmost benevolence. It was the Ice Empress herself who had personally ruined this opportunity.
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