Chapter 147 The Far North
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The further north we travel, the more noticeable the chill in the air becomes.
Tiandou City itself is located in a relatively northern position on the continent, so there are not many cities that need to be passed through on the journey north.
From what the caravan heading south on the plain said, Feng Xuan learned that the small hill ahead was the boundary line dividing the province.
There is a canyon between the hills. After passing through this canyon, you will reach the Snow Spirit Province connected to the Arctic ice field.
Legend has it that this canyon was dug out by a kind-hearted Titled Douluo who spent a lot of time, with the purpose of making it easier for the two worlds to pass through.
Feng Xuan knew about this. It was mentioned in the folk gossip in the Wuhun City Library, but in the original version recorded there, this Titled Douluo was not a serious person.
In fact, it was just that Tiandou City was too hot at the time. This Titled Douluo, who doted on his child extremely, couldn't stand it anymore, and heard a method from somewhere. He broke the small hill that blocked the cold wave from the Far North, and brought in the cold air to cool down the entire Tiandou Empire.
So he took action and spent several days breaking down part of the hill.
Because of this crack, cold air poured into the Tiandou Plain. Although the temperature dropped, it also caused a large area of crops on the plain near the canyon to freeze to death.
That year, four small towns and nearly a hundred villages north of Tiandou City were affected.
In order to use this incident to control the Titled Douluo, the Tiandou Royal Family announced to the outside world that it was a natural disaster. They also tampered with the opponent's behavior and praised him highly, directly restoring his reputation. This legend arose at that time.
Because of this incident, the Titled Douluo stood firmly on the side of Tiandou.
Follow a caravan to the foot of the mountain and hide on both sides of the canyon where the cold wind was howling.
Several people in the caravan took out some warm blankets from the cargo cart and tied them to the horses.
They looked at the canyon where the cold wind was blowing continuously, tightened their clothes, put on their hats and planned to continue moving forward. However, after taking a few steps, they found that Feng Xuan was still wearing the same clothes, so they hurriedly shouted to stop.
"Brother, is this your first time here?"
Hearing this, Feng Xuan nodded and said, "Yes."
The merchant took out another package from the cart and handed it over. With his other hand, he pointed at the other caravans that had entered the canyon against the wind ahead and spoke earnestly.
"You have to keep warm. Even though it's cold outside, it may seem okay to wear two layers of clothing, but once you go in, you'll be frozen into an ice stick in no time. The Xueling Province is close to the Arctic Ice Field. If you freeze to death, don't blame me."
Feng Xuan was a little surprised. This guy was not bad.
Although he was not afraid of the cold because of his ice and fire body training, he did not refuse their kindness and put on the same suit.
After taking a quick look to make sure there were no problems, the man extended his hand and called for everyone to set off.
The biting cold wind seemed to want to blow people away, but the gravel on the winding path made it very convenient for people to walk. If it was a flat road, there would probably be frost.
Unlike the people in the caravan who were breathing out white air, Feng Xuan followed at the end with an expressionless face, looking at the surrounding situation.
From the traces left on both sides of the canyon, it can be seen that the man who chiseled through the mountain back then must have been at the peak Douluo level, otherwise he would not have been able to achieve this level in such a short time.
This canyon is not very long, only a hundred feet, but the inside and outside are two different worlds.
Passing through here, there is a vast expanse of white, with snowflakes floating in the sky.
And in the previous place, you can still see the greenery on the plain.
Following the footsteps of the previous caravan, they walked slowly for two days before arriving at Dragon City, one of the only two major cities in Xueling Province.
This place is actually only a hundred miles away from the border mountains, but because the road is really difficult to travel, it takes a long time.
Because I was following the caravan, the nice guy paid the entrance fee for me.
There were almost no people on the street and all the doors were closed. Considering the temperature, the reason was obvious.
After finding a place to stay, Feng Xuan gave the man a bag of gold soul coins and left.
Three days later -
Dragon City Martial Spirit Main Hall -
"Your Highness, the city lord requests to see you." The cardinal knocked on the door respectfully.
"Come in." Hearing the voice, he made way, and a tall, murderous middle-aged man stepped forward and pushed the door open.
The spicy smell hit him in the face, and he squinted his eyes to see several people sitting together. On the stove in the middle, a copper pot was filled with red liquid and some kind of meat was constantly boiling. He couldn't help swallowing, obviously he had tasted the delicious food.
"Did you bring something?"
Hearing Feng Xuan's words, the city lord hurriedly took out a folded drawing from his fur bag and handed it over respectfully.
Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Feng Xuan opened it and took out two more pictures from the soul guide for comparison.
This is actually a map, and also a distribution map of soul beasts in the Arctic ice field.
"Please sit down. Molong Aofa, you can come and eat with us." He pointed to the seat and said casually without looking at the people around.
Molong is the lord of the city, and Offa is the name of the cardinal.
The two of them took an empty bowl from the shelf on the side, added some sauce, and quickly sat down in an empty seat to start eating.
The three pictures are from the City Lord's Mansion, the Main Hall of Martial Spirits, and one of the seven major families in the Fighting Spirit Arena that regards this place as their base.
They were the ones eating hotpot together.
Feng Xuan frowned and compared them, and found that they were completely different, and most of them were only on the periphery, while the ones slightly closer to the inside were all blank.
I glanced at the year written in the corner, it was the year 2617 in the Douluo calendar.
"How can it be from decades ago? Are you trying to fool me?" He threw it aside and said coldly to the few people.
Mo Long wiped his mouth and quickly explained.
"The wind and snow on the Arctic Ice Field are unpredictable. Few soul beasts will settle there except in the inner area. And we who are close to the inner area cannot enter with our strength, so these are actually of no reference at all."
"If you need a map of the frozen forest, we have it, and it's very detailed, but the Arctic Icefield is too dangerous."
He sighed and said earnestly, "To be honest, Your Highness, there is really no need for you to travel to such a place. It would be better to take a walk in the Frozen Forest and then go around to Snow Spirit City from the east. We can also protect you."
Feng Xuan glanced at the few people and couldn't help laughing when he saw the city lord who said he wanted to protect him.
As the lord of a city adjacent to a place with powerful soul beasts, Mo Long has the strength of a level 84 soul douluo, which can be said to be very powerful, but if he wants to protect the titled douluo
"Oh~ Okay, no need to bother you."
After saying that, he placed the hot pot base recipe he had worked out over the past few days on the table, then stood up and left.
Several people quickly stood up to see him off.
Not until the figure went away did they look at the paper with red eyes. Longcheng is an extremely cold place, so this formula is worth a fortune.
However, they had already agreed to share it, so naturally there was no fighting over it.
After leaving Longcheng, we continued heading north in the east direction. Our goal this time was to see the inner area of the far north.
We have already been to the real forbidden area of Lake of Life. As another forbidden area of life in Douluo Continent, how can we not take a look at it.
If possible, ask those soul beast kings if they are interested in becoming soul spirits. Remember that the Ice Emperor's strength is close to 400,000 years, and it's time for him to be struck by lightning.
Xue Di is still far from breaking through the thunder tribulation, so it’s hard to persuade her. We’ll have to wait and see.
As for the awakened Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, according to the time, its current cultivation should not have reached a million years, and it has not yet been awakened by the breath of becoming a god, so it must be in the Far North. Moreover, it broke through ten thousand years after being captured, and escaped from the Lake of Life through the simulation ability of breakthrough evolution.
Anyway, if anyone catches me after I get out, I'll be sucked to death, so I might as well take it myself.
There are several small towns along the way. To be honest, the proportion of soul masters in the Far North is really high, almost reaching a quarter.
And the average strength is also higher. A harsh environment does make people stronger.
After walking for a few days, we finally arrived at the Arctic Ice Field.
Sorry everyone, this is just one chapter today.
(End of this chapter)