Tang San in the God Realm, to erase Wang Chen, transmitted his will to the Sea God Island High Priest through the mark of faith.
[My devout believer, I foresee the entire Douluo Star engulfed in war in the future, nations destroyed, soul beasts extinct, billions of lives bleeding...
All of this stems from one person. Go, my devout believer, while this demon has not fully grown, do what you must. The Sea God will guide you forward...]
After receiving Lord Sea God's guidance, a lofty sense of mission brought Sea God Island High Priest Song Jie to a spiritual climax.
"For world peace and stability, for billions of lives, I, Song Jie, High Priest of Sea God Island, must strangle this demon in the cradle before he grows!"
Song Jie's blue eyes were sharp and filled with faith in the Sea God, his whole being like a hero ready to sacrifice himself, treading across the sea, his terrifying speed stirring up monstrous waves.
Under Sea God Tang San's guidance, Song Jie hurried toward Douluo Continent.
As Sea God Island's High Priest, Song Jie's strength undoubtedly stood at the pinnacle of soul masters. Titled Sea God, level 99 cultivation, martial soul the Ocean.
Though he condensed co-resonant dual soul cores, a Limit Douluo was a Limit Douluo, far beyond what level 98 Super Douluo powerhouses could match.
On the ocean, Song Jie's strength would greatly increase, enough to crush Limit Douluo of the same level, truly the number one on the sea.
At this moment, Tang San in the God Realm looked at his devout believer, a smile involuntarily curling his lips.
"What if he's a destiny child? Even if I, Tang San, can't act personally, crushing you is as easy as crushing an ant."
Then Tang San turned his gaze to Wang Chen, discovering he was heading toward the Extreme North.
For a moment, Tang San couldn't help but feel puzzled, unsure what this child was going to the Extreme North for.
As a god of Douluo Continent, Tang San wasn't omniscient, far from it; he couldn't even be half-knowing.
From afar in the God Realm, he could only observe Douluo Continent's surface; anything blocking his view rendered him blind.
Thus, Tang San had no idea of Wang Chen's past details, nor that Wang Chen possessed a second martial soul, so naturally, he didn't know Wang Chen's purpose in going to the Extreme North.
Unless Tang San descended and used divine sense to penetrate the spiritual sea for deep probing, he couldn't discover inner secrets.
Tang San thought darkly to himself, "Why is this child suddenly heading to the Extreme North? Could he be planning to detour through the Extreme North back to the Sun Moon Empire?
Never mind, it's trivial. In less than a day, Song Jie will catch up under my guidance and kill him outright."
For a moment, Tang San's mood brightened, his mind already pondering reformulating plans to control Douluo Star.
While the Sea God Island High Priest followed Tang San's guidance, crossing the sea to assassinate Wang Chen.
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Douluo Star, Extreme North, core region.
The Extreme North core region was bone-chilling with howling winds, blanketed in white snow, the extreme cold making it a paradise for ice-attribute soul beasts.
Its danger was second only to the Star Dou Great Forest's great ominous land and the Evil Eye Nest in the Evil Forest.
After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Wang Chen hurried nonstop to the Extreme North core region.
The Extreme North core region, extremely dangerous for most soul masters, was just average for Wang Chen. Aside from the Snow Empress, whom he was quite wary of, he was confident in easily handling the other soul beasts.
The Tianmeng Iceworm awoke upon Wang Chen's arrival in the Extreme North and was now communicating mentally with him in the spiritual sea.
The Tianmeng Iceworm said, "Wang Chen, the ice martial soul I bestowed upon you is soulless ice. Whatever soul beast you absorb for this ice martial soul's first soul ring will determine what it becomes.
Do you have a specific soul beast choice? If not, I have a good one."
Wang Chen had long pondered what soul beast to choose for his second martial soul.
First, the second martial soul had to be one that greatly amplified the body.
Because Wang Chen's artifact spirit martial soul was a support-type, with minimal body amplification, affecting his strength.
To compensate, Wang Chen equipped level 9 soul tool armor. Only then, in close combat with peers, did he avoid major disadvantages.
If his second martial soul was a powerful beast soul beast with obvious body amplification, combined with level 9 soul tool armor, it would be like adding wings to a tiger, significantly boosting his combat power.
Thus, Wang Chen planned to choose the Ice Emperor as his second martial soul. The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's body, besides ultimate ice, provided immense body amplification.
Its strength and explosive power were extraordinarily strong, no less than a giant dragon's, even surpassing top beast martial souls like the White Tiger.
Choosing the Snow Empress would excel more in ice elements but fall short in body amplification compared to the Ice Emperor.
Moreover, the Snow Empress was powerful, arrogant, with cultivation nearing seven hundred thousand years, and had home advantage in the Extreme North. Here, even human Limit Douluo weren't her match.
If Wang Chen chose the Snow Empress as his soul ring and negotiations failed, he'd face the Snow Empress's Three Absolutes. The risk was too high; a slight misstep could cost his life.
Thus, Wang Chen believed choosing the Ice Emperor was highly appropriate, compensating for the artifact spirit martial soul's body amplification deficiency. The Ice Emperor's cultivation was only three hundred ninety thousand years, far less than the Snow Empress; Wang Chen could suppress her without danger.
Now that the Tianmeng Iceworm's spiritual origin had been fully absorbed by Wang Chen, the Tianmeng Iceworm had no power left, unable to help Wang Chen as in the original story with Huo Yuhao; everything depended on Wang Chen himself.
Wang Chen said to the Tianmeng Iceworm in his spiritual sea, "For the second martial soul, I plan to choose the ruler of the Extreme North, the Ice Jade Scorpion clan."
The Tianmeng Iceworm, hearing Wang Chen, nearly jumped three feet in excitement, immediately saying, "Yes, yes, Wang Chen, your choice is great. Bro has been in the Extreme North for hundreds of thousands of years and knows the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion best.
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's leader is the Ice Emperor, with three hundred ninety thousand years cultivation, second only to the Snow Empress in the Extreme North.
Her body is exceptionally strong, with ultimate ice attribute, perfect for your second martial soul.
Most importantly, the Ice Emperor is my beloved. She's facing her fourth tribulation soon; if she can't pass, she'll die.
As long as we trap her and give me a chance to persuade, I'm over ninety percent sure I can convince her to become your soul ring like me.
I'm sure once the Ice Emperor sees your talent and strength, she'll bet on you.
Once you become a god, we'll ascend to the God Realm with you for eternal life. Even if you fail, at least we can live three to five hundred more years, a huge gain compared to a few decades.
If the Ice Emperor willingly becomes your soul ring, we can ignore soul ring age limits."
Though Wang Chen knew, he didn't show it, just nodding in agreement, willing to try.
Then the Tianmeng Iceworm began recounting his story with the Ice Emperor to Wang Chen.
After finishing, the Tianmeng Iceworm asked, "Wang Chen, you didn't throw away bro's shed skin, right?"
Wang Chen nodded, "After fusing with you, I stored your shed skin in my storage soul tool."
Wang Chen knew the Tianmeng Iceworm's shed skin was a treasure and naturally kept it safe.
The Tianmeng Iceworm, relieved, said, "Good you didn't. Bro's million-year shed skin is a supreme treasure, can save a life at critical moments.
Bro's mental power was all absorbed by you, so bro can't use it, but bro can teach you how.
Not bragging, bro's shed skin is impervious to water and fire, extremely tough. Used to bind enemies, even Super Douluo can't break free. It also contains bro's ultimate power.
You've seen bro's ultimate power—remember how bro teleported out of the Star Dou Great Forest? That's it.
But ultimate power consumes too much; even bro could only use it once in a short time. Of course, with your mental power, you should meet the consumption and use it.
But only once; after use, bro's shed skin will be ruined."
Then the Tianmeng Iceworm began explaining to Wang Chen how to use mental power to activate his shed skin.
Wang Chen's eyes lit up; he coveted the Tianmeng Iceworm's teleportation of hundreds of miles.
He thought after the Tianmeng Iceworm lost power, he couldn't use the shed skin, but unexpectedly, his mental power could activate it, though only once, after which it would be destroyed. Still, it was precious, like an extra life.
Soon, Wang Chen learned how to activate the shed skin.
The Tianmeng Iceworm thought, "With Wang Chen's strength and my shed skin, trapping the Ice Emperor won't be hard. Perfect."
Then Wang Chen and the Tianmeng Iceworm began discussing how to capture the Ice Emperor.
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A quarter hour later, using his shed skin as bait, the Tianmeng Iceworm released his aura, and Wang Chen amplified it with mental power, specifically spreading it to the Ice Jade Scorpion's territory to lure the Ice Emperor.
Per the plan, use the Tianmeng Iceworm's aura to draw the Ice Emperor out of the core circle, then persuade her.
As the Tianmeng Iceworm's aura spread, a layer of jade green light instantly swept from the northern distant horizon. The white clouds of the Extreme North suddenly turned jade green.
Winds surged, clouds roiled, snow flew everywhere; the unique barbaric aura of a ferocious beast made the wind and snow seem to boil.
Wang Chen released his tangible and substantial realm mental power, instantly covering dozens of kilometers.
Wang Chen sensed in the depths of the distant horizon clouds, a one-and-a-half-meter sized, exquisitely beautiful, gem-like small scorpion of only ice and jade green colors hurrying over.
Seeing the Ice Emperor lured out, Wang Chen donned the Tianmeng Iceworm's shed skin, using its aura to attract the Ice Emperor's pursuit while quickly fleeing toward the Extreme North's outskirts.
The distant Ice Emperor, seeing the Tianmeng Iceworm flee, snorted coldly, "Tianmeng, you escaped last time, but this time I'll catch and eat you!"
The Ice Emperor knew clearly that breaking through three hundred thousand years was her limit; now at three hundred ninety thousand years, she couldn't pass the four hundred thousand year threshold.
Only by absorbing the Tianmeng Iceworm's vast, pure energy could she break her bonds and survive her fourth great tribulation.
To prevent the Tianmeng Iceworm's escape, the Ice Emperor waved her pincers, accelerating and chasing swiftly.
Extreme North outskirts.
Seeing he was far from the Extreme North core region, Wang Chen stopped, waiting for the Ice Emperor to catch up.
Moments later, a jade green scorpion descended from the sky, "Tianmeng, obediently become my food!"
The Ice Emperor's crisp voice echoed, dispersing the falling snow, instantly dropping the temperature within dozens of square kilometers to the extreme.
Under the ultimate cold, the air seemed to solidify.
Wang Chen, wearing the Tianmeng Iceworm's shed skin, impervious to water, fire, and cold, felt not cold but a faint warmth.
The Ice Emperor, facing Wang Chen, her expression changed drastically, her gem-like eyes flickering, exclaiming, "You're not Tianmeng, who are you?"
At this moment, the Tianmeng Iceworm's soul emerged, saying to the Ice Emperor, "Bingbing, long time no see. I came this time to share a heaven-sent opportunity with you."
The Ice Emperor looked at the Tianmeng Iceworm's soul, then at Wang Chen draped in the shed skin, her face full of suspicion, "Tianmeng, you've controlled a human? Whatever.
I don't know your plot, but since you delivered yourself, you must die. Absorbing your energy will make me the continent's strongest soul beast."
As her words fell, the Ice Emperor surged with thick soul power, and jade green ice pillars infused with dense ultimate ice soul power swept toward Wang Chen.
The Tianmeng Iceworm wanted to say more but was suppressed back by Wang Chen's mental power.
Wang Chen now favored physical persuasion—simple, rapid, efficient, the most effective method.
Wang Chen's six black and one gold—seven soul rings—rose and shone, under the Ice Emperor's shocked gaze.
Wang Chen gripped the God-Suppressing Spear, then thrust: Spatial Imprisonment!!
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