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As the coldest region in the Douluo Continent, the temperature in the core area of the far north is beyond description.
Entering the core area of the far north without any protective preparations would freeze even a Soul Emperor-level expert into an ice sculpture in an instant due to the frigid air of the far north's core area.
When the Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda led other human forces in a joint sweep of the far north, at least 80% of the casualties were due to the terrifyingly low temperatures in the core area of the far north.
"what happened?"
Su Mo shrank back and looked at Hyotei with curiosity.
From the moment Hyotei set foot in the far north, something was wrong with him; the excitement on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by a lack of interest.
"What did you do to me? I don't feel anything."
Hyotei turned around and stared at Su Mo with hostility.
Having finally returned to the far north, Hyotei was just about to enjoy the cold wind from her homeland when she found that she couldn't feel any chill at all.
"..."
Su Mo was speechless; Hyotei's reaction time was just too long.
"Have you ever seen an undead creature that can feel pain?"
Su Mo retorted irritably.
"Undead creature?"
Upon hearing this, Hyotei quickly examined her body and soon discovered that her body was devoid of any life force.
The reason this body can function normally is entirely due to her soul.
"Can't you summon our bodies too?"
Once Hyotei calmed down, she complained to Su Mo in an annoyed tone.
A body devoid of any sensation was severely hindering her from feeling the essence of her homeland.
"That's enough. I'm already grateful that I was able to summon you all here."
"That's true!"
Hyotei nodded in agreement.
Summoning her and Xue Di's souls from the black hole, even just their souls, is no easy task.
As soon as Xue Di stepped out of the spatial passage, she saw Bing Di standing with her hands on her hips, shouting triumphantly into the distance, "My little ones, your old lady is back!"
With the support of soul power, the Ice Emperor's voice resounded throughout the entire core area, causing the snowflakes to scatter and flutter in all directions.
The distant ice peaks emitted a deep rumble, and thick snow slid down from the mountaintops, rolling down the mountainside and creating towering snow waves.
"How can you be so rude? Can't you keep your voice down?"
Su Mo covered his ears with both hands and complained to Hyotei, whose shout had almost ruptured his eardrums.
"Smaller?"
Hyotei raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Mo with an air of self-righteousness, and said, "This is my home! What's wrong with me, the ruler of the far north, shouting when I get home?"
After saying that, Hyotei took another deep breath of the cold air, his face full of ecstasy, and said, "Although I don't feel anything... this is the familiar taste!"
Su Mo couldn't help but roll her eyes at the sight, thinking to herself, "You'll be crying later!"
Through a series of observations, Su Mo could almost certainly conclude that the Ice Emperor himself was completely unaware of the extermination of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan.
Su Mo felt a little excited at the thought of what might happen next.
I love watching women fight.
Seeing Hyotei in high spirits, Yuki opened her mouth as if to say something, but the words turned into a helpless sigh.
"Xue'er, what's wrong? Why do you look so gloomy?"
"Aren't you happy to be back in the far north?"
Hyotei noticed the unusual expression on Yuki-tei's face and quickly asked her a question.
Chapter 170 The first clues
Looking at Hyotei's concerned face, Yuki felt an unprecedented sense of guilt.
Now, Xue Di was beginning to regret overhearing Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng's conversation.
"nothing!"
Xue Di quickly shook her head, indicating that she had no problem.
"All right!"
Although Hyotei was full of doubts, what else could she say after Yuki-tei had already said that? She turned her head and continued to observe the movements in the distance.
About fifteen minutes later, there was still no movement in the distance.
"Why hasn't there been any movement?"
Hyotei frowned, her tone revealing impatience.
"These guys, I think they're asking for trouble again."
Not seeing the overwhelming, stampeding of her people that she had envisioned, Hyotei was so angry she jumped up and down, and sent another telepathic message.
"These heartless bastards! I'm just going on a long trip, and they all dare to ignore me?"
"I'll give you guys another 15 minutes. If you still don't come after 15 minutes, don't blame me for being ruthless."
After saying that, Hyotei stomped his foot hard on the ground.
"boom--!"
The ground trembled violently, and the nearby snow cascaded down like a waterfall.
Before anyone could react, a huge metal arm encased in ice emerged from the snowdrift, its cold metal gleaming brightly in the sunlight.
"……Um?"
Hyotei paused, a look of surprise flashing across his face, as he stared at the exposed metal arm.
She knows this stuff all too well.
During the years she spent with Huo Yuhao, she saw all sorts of soul tools.
Hyotei's expression hardened, and he flicked his finger lightly.
"Bam—!"
An invisible shockwave instantly spread out, sweeping away the surrounding snow.
A soul-guided mech, equipped with several heavy soul-guided cannons and standing several meters tall, appeared before everyone.
The mech's surface was covered with claw marks and bloodstains, the cockpit was dented, and some of the cannons were severely deformed.
Clearly, this soul-guided mech had experienced an extremely fierce battle in the far north.
Looking at the completely destroyed mecha, Hyotei frowned subconsciously but didn't think much of it.
They assumed it was just another unlucky guy who came to the core area in a mech to hunt soul beasts, only to lose his life here.
Half an hour passed, and there was still no movement in the distance.
Looking at the core area, which had been deathly silent since their arrival, Hyotei's heart skipped a beat, and a faint sense of foreboding rose within her.
As the patriarch of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, Ice Emperor knew all too well what kind of people her clansmen were.
Faced with her threat, these guys couldn't possibly be so tough as not a single one of them showing up to see her.
Ice Emperor pursed his lips, forcibly suppressing the unease in his heart, and quickly manifested his true form, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
Looking at the Ice Emperor manifesting his true form, Su Mo raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Hyotei's true form was much smaller than he had imagined.
With a body length of only about 1.5 meters, it can almost be described as "petite" among all the ferocious beasts.
But its aura was in no way inferior to that of Di Tian.
Hyotei's body is crystal clear, as if it were carved from a piece of extremely cold jade, with a faint emerald-colored glow flowing across its surface.
As sunlight pierced through her body, it refracted countless tiny golden streaks, resembling ice feathers fluttering in the sky.
Hyotei ignored Su Mo's gaze and directly raised his enormous scorpion claws, rhythmically opening and closing them.
"Click~"
"Click-clack~"
"..."
Upon seeing this, Su Mo immediately understood that the Ice Emperor was contacting his clansmen.
Because the far north is often covered by blizzards and has extremely low visibility, the creatures living in the far north have evolved extremely powerful hearing.
The Ice Jade Scorpion, the overlord of the far north, is a master in this regard. Its powerful hearing allows the Ice Jade Scorpion clan to hear the footsteps of its prey from thousands of meters away.
Therefore, the Ice Jade Scorpion clan usually uses the clicking sound made by the opening and closing of its scorpion claws to contact its members.
Su Mo was able to know all this thanks to the Spirit Transmission Tower.
In order to wipe out the Ice Jade Scorpions living in the core area, the Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda sent many powerful experts to infiltrate the far north to observe the habits of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan.
They even published a book specifically about the Ice Jade Scorpion.
Time ticked by, and Hyotei, visibly panicking at the lack of response, grew increasingly anxious.
The frequency of the scorpion's pincers opening and closing became increasingly rapid, and the "clicking" sound became as dense as raindrops.
However, to Hyotei's despair, no one responded to her.
"No, this is impossible!"
Having received no response, Hyotei let out a strange cry and then charged away into the distance as if possessed.
Watching Hyotei's departing figure, Su Mo revealed a relaxed smile.
The real show is about to begin!
Just as Su Mo summoned his soul-guided flying device to give chase, Xue Di suddenly reached out and stopped him.