Chapter 17: Titan Giant Ape King (Titan Snow Devil King)
The biting cold wind was like a billion ice blades, howling as they sliced through the eternal permafrost of the Far North.
Deep within this forbidden zone of life, a streak of dark-gold light was tearing through the wind and snow at an incredible speed, advancing with sheer brutality.
The Bear Lord's massive body now displayed a steadiness and reverence that belied its fierce reputation. With every step it took, its Dark Golden Terrorclaws embedded themselves deep into the ten-thousand-year-old profound ice—which was harder than refined steel—leaving behind giant claw marks, yet its back remained as stable as a moving fortress. It did not dare to allow even the slightest bump, cautiously controlling its strength for fear of disturbing the supreme existence upon its back.
Lin Yu stood with his hands behind his back on the Bear Lord's broad shoulders. He allowed the freezing wind, strong enough to tear steel, to whip his somewhat thin clothes, yet it could not truly ruffle a single strand of his hair. He looked out at the vast, boundless world of ice and snow that contained terrifying power, and a trace of satisfaction flickered in the depths of his golden eyes.
"Finally arrived."
Lin Yu's voice was not loud, yet it clearly penetrated the roar of the wind and snow, reaching the ears of Huo Yuhao below:
"The core circle of the Far North, the territory of the Three Heavens Kings."
Huo Yuhao sat behind Lin Yu, his body protected by a layer of invisible power that isolated him from the extreme cold outside. He tried his best to adapt to the wind pressure caused by the Bear Lord's high-speed movement, his heart filled with shock and anticipation.
Having fused with the Netherworld White Tiger left arm bone and possessing a million-year-old Soul Spirit like Brother Daydream, his world had long since been turned upside down. Now, following his Master into this legendary forbidden zone of life, he felt the gears of his fate turning at an unprecedented speed.
The "big worm" his Master spoke of had already become a partner, so just what kind of terrifying existence would this "little brother" who was brought along to "bolster the presence" be?
"Master, are we going directly to find those three Heavens Kings?" Huo Yuhao asked loudly, his voice broken by the wind.
"No rush."
The corner of Lin Yu's mouth curled into a playful arc as he cast his gaze toward the distance shrouded in wind and snow, as if he had already locked onto a target:
"First, we'll collect some interest, and incidentally... let a certain someone who likes to peek watch a good show."
The moment Lin Yu's voice fell, several kilometers ahead at the entrance of a giant valley made of ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, a sudden change occurred!
"ROAR—!!!"
A dull roar that made the entire ice valley tremble exploded! This roar contained primal, extreme violent power and the boundless rage of a violated territory!
Immediately after, a white figure so massive it defied imagination rose up with a thunderous rumble, like an ancient giant god awakening from a dormant iceberg!
It stood over a hundred meters tall, its entire body covered in thick white fur that resembled mountain folds, each strand shimmering with a diamond-like cold light. Its muscles were knotted, containing terrifying power capable of shaking the earth. A pair of eyes as large as carriage wheels flickered with violent, chaotic dark-red light, dead-locking onto the dark-golden giant bear that had intruded into its absolute forbidden zone, as well as the tiny figure on its back.
This was precisely one of the Three Heavens Kings of the Far North, a super soul beast possessing the bloodline of the Ancient Ice God—the Titan Snow Devil King!
Its massive body was like a moving iceberg; simply by standing there, the fierce prestige and icy aura it emitted caused the wind and snow within a several-mile radius to freeze and blow backward! That primal, savage force originating from its bloodline made Huo Yuhao—who had just experienced the pressure of the Bear Lord—once again feel a suffocating sense of oppression!
"Despicable intruders! A bear from Star Dou! And... a human?!"
The Titan Snow Devil King's voice was like rolling thunder, carrying an echo that felt like the earth was splitting and mountains were collapsing, filled with outraged fury:
"Get out of my territory! Otherwise, I will grind your bones into ice shards!"
Its giant foot suddenly lifted, carrying the terrifying power of a collapsing ice cliff, and stomped down fiercely toward the direction where the Bear Lord and Lin Yu were located! This single stomp contained Ah Tai's purest physical strength, enough to crush a small mountain peak into powder!
Facing this terrifying attack, which was even more visually impactful than the Bear Lord's Sky-Tearing Claw, a trace of disdain flashed in the Bear Lord's eyes. In the past, it might have been wary of this brute force, but now, it was an existence serving a supreme Master!
"Presumptuous! Even an ant dares to roar before the Master!" The Bear Lord roared, preparing to swing its claws to meet the attack. It wanted to prove its value in front of its Master!
However, Lin Yu merely raised his hand slightly, signaling the Bear Lord to remain calm. He didn't even move his body; he simply lifted his eyes slightly to look at the massive, iceberg-like foot stomping down and blotting out the sky.
"So noisy."
Lin Yu's voice was flat and waveless, as if he were merely complaining about a neighbor's barking dog.
At the very instant that the giant foot, containing destructive power, was about to land—less than dozens of meters above Lin Yu's head—Lin Yu casually waved his sleeve upward.
Like shooing away an annoying fly.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no blinding light. A surge of invisible, incomprehensible, and terrifying power suddenly erupted!
Time seemed to be forcibly frozen at this moment.
The Titan Snow Devil King's massive foot, weighing over ten thousand tons and capable of crushing everything, felt as if it had struck an invisible, indestructible wall!
"CRACK—BOOM!!!"
The sound of bone shattering and a dull impact rang out simultaneously!
The Titan Snow Devil King's mountain-like body suddenly stiffened, followed by an earth-shaking roar of agony! It felt as if it hadn't stepped on air, but on the hardest core of the entire continent! An indescribable, terrifying counter-shock force, like a bursting galaxy, surged wildly into its body through its foot, leg bones, and spine!
"AWOOO—!!!"
The hundred-meter-tall massive body was actually flipped backward by this counter-shock force! Like a giant ice ball thrown by a catapult, it tumbled and smashed violently into the steep ice cliff behind it!
RUMBLE, RUMBLE!!!
The ice cliff trembled violently, and huge chunks of ten-thousand-year profound ice shattered and collapsed like fragile glass! Dust mixed with ice crystals soared into the sky, forming a massive snowstorm! The Titan Snow Devil King's enormous body was embedded deep into the ice cliff, leaving only a giant, spiderweb-cracked crater and its pained wails.
The wind and snow seemed to pause for a moment.
The Bear Lord's dark-golden eyes shone with light, and its adoration for its Master reached a peak: Look! This is what you call strength! This is what you call divine might! This idiot Titan Snow Devil King is truly just a slightly larger fly in front of the Master!
Huo Yuhao was completely petrified. He knew his Master was strong—absurdly strong—but every time he saw it with his own eyes, it still refreshed the upper limits of his understanding.
Is this... is this really something a human can do? With a wave of the hand, suppressing a Heavens King of the Far North?!
Inside the Spiritual Sea, the Daydream Ice Worm shrunk into a ball in fear: "My god... too... too brutal! Too cool! Yuhao! Your Master is simply... simply not human!"