As time passed, when that massive figure finally appeared before them, both Tang San and Gui Mei felt their scalps go numb. Cold sweat? Impossible—this place was far too cold. Sweat would freeze the moment it appeared.
Hiss—
They both gasped sharply, eyes wide, mouths slightly open, chilled to the bone.
What kind of creature was this?
The leading soul beast stood at a towering hundred meters tall. In its hand, it held the bone of some unknown soul beast, wielding it like a weapon.
The largest soul beast Tang San and Gui Mei had ever seen before this was the Titan Giant Ape.
But even the Titan Giant Ape stood barely over ten meters tall. Compared to this monster, it was no bigger than a bean sprout.
Behind it trailed a group of similar creatures of varying sizes. The tallest among them was over fifty meters; the shortest, around thirty.
That meant—even the smallest of them was taller than two Titan Giant Apes stacked together.
"Could this… be the legendary Titan Snow Demon?"
"That one—the one over a hundred meters tall—must be the Titan Snow Demon King!"
There were sparse records of the Titan Snow Demons within Spirit Hall. They were said to be beings of the Extreme North that must never be provoked.
Now, seeing one with his own eyes, Gui Mei finally understood why they were considered untouchable.
What a joke. These creatures were colossal—and they traveled in groups.
Even several Titled Douluo might not be able to take them down. Worse, they might not even make it out alive. This was the Extreme North, after all—the soul beasts' home turf.
At this point in time, soul masters on the Douluo Continent knew next to nothing about the Extreme North.
They had no idea that the Titan Snow Demon King, A Tai, was merely the first barrier of the Extreme North.
They couldn't even gather complete data on A Tai—let alone the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, the Ice Empress, or the Snow Empress.
Anyone who had ever seen the Ice Empress… was dead. That came from her own mouth.
Even ten thousand years later, Shrek Academy couldn't distinguish between the Ice Jade Scorpion and the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor. That showed the Ice Empress wasn't exaggerating.
As for the Snow Empress, the Ice Sky Snow Lady—she was a truly legendary figure.
All the soul beasts of the Extreme North were her subjects, and she quietly watched over that untouched land.
Tang San knew nothing about A Tai, nor the Titan Snow Demon King race. All he felt now was pure terror.
From the direction these soul beasts were walking, it was clear—they were heading straight toward him.
"What do I do? What do I do?!"
Tang San was terrified, completely unable to stay calm.
In that instant, the Titan Snow Demon King raised a foot—and its next step was exactly where Tang San stood.
To A Tai, creatures like Tang San were no different from ants in the eyes of a human. People didn't care if they stepped on ants. Most of the time, they didn't even notice.
Tang San swallowed hard.
He didn't dare run. That might draw their attention.
Right now, these soul beasts were merely passing through. They hadn't noticed him.
If he ran, it would trigger soul power fluctuations. Then things would become truly dangerous.
Immediately, Tang San used his purest Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track technique to retreat toward the "outer ring."
At the last possible second, just as A Tai's foot landed, Tang San's body slipped perfectly into the narrow space between its toes.
"..."
Gag—
Never in his life had Tang San suffered such humiliation.
He was furious—but utterly helpless.
A Tai continued walking, unaware of the little bug beneath its foot.
In just half a breath, that enormous foot left the spot.
Just as Tang San let out a sigh of relief, another Titan Snow Demon behind A Tai stepped forward—directly onto him.
This one wasn't quite as massive as A Tai but was still easily fifty or sixty meters tall.
Its foot was like a mountain.
It was no different from the hills Tang San had once climbed as a child in Holy Soul Village.
"..."
This time, Tang San wasn't so lucky.
Unable to dodge in time, he was stepped into the snow.
Thankfully, the snow in the Extreme North was thick enough that he wasn't crushed to death.
Even so, he felt several of his ribs crack from the impact.
"Pff—"
Tang San spat out a mouthful of blood, staining a patch of snow crimson.
But he didn't know—his nightmare had only just begun...
A Tai's clan didn't consist of just one Titan Snow Demon. There were still many more adult Titan Snow Demons behind!
And with Tang San's bad luck, out of ten Titan Snow Demons, at least eight ended up stepping on him!
As for Gui Mei, who was observing from the shadows, he was fortunate not to be on the same path as the Titan Snow Demons. That allowed him to silently monitor the whole group.
Especially A Tai.
This Titan Snow Demon was far more than just an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Gui Mei, a Rank 95 Titled Douluo, had a particularly sharp perception.
That Titan Snow Demon following behind A Tai—it had also lived nearly a hundred thousand years.
But its size was only half that of the leader.
That alone showed how terrifying A Tai truly was.
Thinking of this, Gui Mei glanced toward where Tang San had been and swallowed hard.
That Tang San, with his sickeningly smug smile—was he even still alive?
Thankfully, Gui Mei hadn't chosen to stand in the same position or on the same path as Tang San. Otherwise, he'd probably be clashing with the Titan Snow Demons right now.
And fighting? There was no way he could take on this whole group...
But if he wanted to escape, even this entire herd of Titan Snow Demons wouldn't be able to stop him.
After all, he was a speed-type Titled Douluo.
These Titan Snow Demons were clearly power-types, judging by their massive frames.
A while later, once the Titan Snow Demon herd had moved into the distance, Gui Mei cautiously approached the area where Tang San had been.
Tragic. Absolutely tragic...
The blood Tang San had coughed up was already frozen solid. Half the bones in his body looked like they'd been shattered.
"To survive even this... Tang San, even I have to admit, you're something else."
Gui Mei had no intention of helping Tang San out of the snow. He simply returned to the shadows to keep watching him.
Whether Tang San lived or died had nothing to do with him.
If Tang San died, he'd just bring back the thousand-year soul bone on his body to report back.
If Tang San survived, then he'd wait until he was close to breaking through to Titled Douluo—then bring him back.
Time passed. No one knew how long it had been before Tang San slowly, groggily clawed his way out of the snow.
"Pff…"
Another mouthful of blood sprayed out, freezing into a blood flower in the frigid air.
"No matter… what kind of species you are…"
"I… Tang San… will one day… exterminate every last one of you!"
"AHH!!"
The killing intent in Tang San's eyes had solidified into something tangible. He could almost use it as a weapon.
Though it wasn't as powerful as the Killing God Domain and lacked its amplification effect, it was enough to strike fear into an opponent through sheer presence.
To overwhelm his enemies in spirit before the battle even began.
Never before had Tang San wanted to annihilate a soul beast clan so badly.
Even with Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit clan, he had never wanted to wipe them out.
But these Titan Snow Demons were different. They were so enormous—they practically invited their own destruction...
[End of Chapter]
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