LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 24: Chapter 24
Chapter 24: The Far North
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"Originally, I wanted to use the Ironback Scorpion as my first choice for the third spirit ring. But how easy is it to find another top-level defensive spirit beast like this? After weighing the pros and cons, I can only use it as the second spirit ring."
"I thought the Skeleton Martial Soul would gain a skill that would allow the arm bones to grow a scorpion's tailbone or scorpion's claws. I didn't expect it to be a skill that would strengthen the hardness of the bones."
"Isn't this good? Although your skeleton martial spirit cannot have two arms, one arm with better bone hardness, plus the double increase in strength and defense, is already very powerful. Thanks to this, you were able to surpass me, a three-ring soul master."
Liu Shu suddenly held her head and screamed, "Ahhhhh. This is so embarrassing. I will be laughed at by my brother-in-law for the rest of my life."
In fact, what she didn't know was that the main reason why Xia Liang was able to defeat her was that he didn't understand the full effect of his second soul skill.
Soul skills are a soul master's trump card and a means of preserving his life.
Not revealing complete soul skill information to outsiders is the ethics that Xia Liang has always adhered to since he became a soul master three years ago.
"Sister, it's so late, it's time to get up! If you don't come for breakfast, I'll eat it all!" Liu Shu shouted into the tent.
A woman with long black hair walked out of the tent slowly. When she saw four breakfasts on the table, a strange look flashed in her eyes.
These four breakfasts are the same: a hamburger and a cup of soy milk.
The way the Blue Star people eat is naturally the work of Xia Liang.
Although he had been dealing with soul beasts in the mercenary group for the past three years, his cooking skills had not diminished but improved.
Delicious food is the best way to win people's hearts. Maybe I will have to rely on my cooking skills to make a living in the future.
The woman with long black hair was Mr. Mo's wife, Aunt Liu. She loved this way of eating hamburgers and sat down at the table and started eating them in an elegant manner.
"Brother-in-law hasn't come back yet?" Liu Shu also sat down to eat breakfast.
Aunt Liu shook her head and said, "He didn't come back last night. He's probably still in Silvester City."
"Could my brother-in-law be looking for a woman to spend the night with in the city?" Liu Shu said fearlessly, "Sister, aren't you worried?"
"Sister-in-law, do you really not trust your brother-in-law?" a sudden voice sounded.
Xia Liang just took a sip of soy milk and looked towards the voice, and found that the person who spoke was Teacher Mo who came to Silvester City to take a mission.
"Brother-in-law. What's wrong?" Liu Shu stood up excitedly.
"I have received a mission to help hunt soul beasts. However, this mission is a bit troublesome. I don't know whether I should accept it. So I came back to ask for your opinions."
Teacher Mo walked to the table, picked up a cup of soy milk and took a sip.
"What is the specific task?" Xia Liang asked.
"The mission came from a small city on the coast of Silves City. It's called Tianshui City. The people who went on the mission are from a soul master family in Tianshui City. And it's a big family."
After listening to Mr. Mo's story, Xia Liang looked puzzled, "Does the big family still need our mercenary group to help hunt soul beasts?"
"Yes." Teacher Mo sat down and explained while eating breakfast, "That big family mainly cultivates water and ice attributes. They said they want to enter the Far North to hunt an ice-attributed soul beast called the Ice Scorpion King for their children."
"This type of soul beast is very rare and usually lives on an ice field in the outer area of the Far North. Because the ice field is too deep, soul masters dare not set foot in it, so they chose our Speed Mercenary Group's ability to find soul beasts."
"The Far North!" Liu Shu said fearfully, "Brother-in-law, this is not a task we are capable of. What are you still hesitating about? Refuse it now!"
"I refused at the beginning." Teacher Mo smiled bitterly, "But the head of that big family clearly said that he would guarantee our safety after entering the Far North. We only need to use our ability to find soul beasts, and leave the hunting of soul beasts to them."
"If we encounter a small matter, they can indeed guarantee our safety." Xia Liang said with some concerns, "But if we encounter something life-threatening, they will definitely not take us into consideration. Teacher Mo, going in with them is undoubtedly gambling with your life. We'd better not take this mission."
"Okay, Ah liang. Your will-o'-the-wisp is the core of finding soul beasts. Since you have refused, there is nothing for us to hesitate about." Teacher Mo looked at Xia Liang and smiled, "I will give them an answer later."
"Wait." Xia Liang suddenly changed his tone, "Teacher Mo. Why don't you just agree to them?"
"Ah liang, are you crazy?" Liu Shu yelled, "This is no joke. If it was the Frozen Forest, it would be fine. But that's the Far North. Even if there's a Soul Douluo leading the mercenary group, no one would be stupid enough to take the risk. What's more, following an unknown family into the group is definitely courting death!"
"I know." Xia Liang's expression was particularly serious. "So I'm the only one who took the mission this time. Teacher Mo, Sister Shu, and Aunt Liu, listen to me. We have been adventuring in the habitats of soul beasts for the past three years. After going through so much, I still have a good judgement of the degree of danger in a place. I'm very afraid of death. When I heard about the Far North just now, I rejected it the first time. Since you agreed to it, it means you have a certain degree of confidence that you will not die. I still know a little about the Far North."
A few minutes later.
After listening to Xia Liang's explanation, Teacher Mo and others were still unwilling to let him take the risk.
Although the weather in the outer area of the Far North is extremely cold, the soul masters of that big family can use their soul skills to keep warm, and the big family will protect you all the way, so you don't have to worry about too many variables.
But once something changes, as an outsider, you will definitely be abandoned by the big family.
Gamble your life with the reputation of a strange family?
This is absolutely stupid!
After some dissuasion, Xia Liang's determination to take on this task remained unchanged. In desperation, Teacher Mo and others had to compromise and let him follow the big family into the Far North to search for soul beasts.
Of course Xia Liang was also afraid of death, and he knew that such a decision would likely put him in an irretrievable situation.
But danger often accompanies opportunity.
It is said that due to the extremely cold weather and dangerous terrain in the Far North, no soul master is willing to go in for exploration, so many resources are still undiscovered.
With the protection of a big family and the knowledge of the distribution of soul beasts in the Far North from the original book, I can take this opportunity to go in and search for soul beasts while looking for any opportunities.
The ultimate goal of this trip is only the outer area of the Far North, and the black and purple ghost fires are used to search for soul beasts deep in the ice field, so the probability of variables is actually very small.
Unless Xiao Wu attracts the Titan Giant Ape, a 100,000-year soul beast, to the outer area, the 100,000-year soul beast is staying well in the core area. Would it come to the outer area to squat and expose its existence just for a few humans to enter the outer area?
If there is no threat of 100,000-year soul beasts in the outer area, with the protection of the big family, it will definitely be able to retreat unscathed in the Far North.
Xia Liang's only worry was, if he really found an opportunity, how could he hide it from the big families?
If he didn't handle it properly, he might get killed.
After deciding to take on the task, Teacher Mo, Aunt Liu, and Liu Shu brought Xia Liang to Tianshui City on the coast of Silves City.
When they arrived at the destination, Xia Liang discovered that the big family that was going to enter the Far North to search for soul beasts was the extreme Shui family.
The Tianshui Academy mentioned in the original novel was jointly founded by the Shui family and other water-attribute soul master families.
What surprised Xia Liang was that on this trip to the Far North, the Shui family not only sent three Soul Saints, but also the head of the Shui family, whose soul power was as high as level 83, participated.
Among the three Soul Saints, there is one auxiliary Soul Saint and two defensive Soul Saints.
Judging from the lineup, they probably anticipated the danger of the Far North and did not intend to fight head-on, so they sent two defensive Soul Saints. In case of danger, they can defend and retreat at the same time.
In addition to the three Soul Saints and the Soul Douluo who is the head of the Shui family, there are five Soul Emperors, among whom is a very rare Food-type Soul Emperor on the continent.
Just to hunt down an Ice Scorpion King with a thousand years of cultivation as the third soul ring requires such a huge family force. It can be seen how important the person who needs a soul ring is in the family.
After signing the agreement, Xia Liang said goodbye to Teacher Mo and the others and followed the Shui family's soul hunting team to the Far North.