Chapter 83: Snow Spirit Takes Action

After two rounds of the Great Star Dou Battle Drills, Di Tian began repairing and upgrading the internal spatial passage network of the Star Dou Forest, further enhancing its structure.

At the same time, Di Tian was not the only one making bold modifications to the soul beasts' habitats.

Amidst a vast expanse of white snow and silver-clad plains, Snow Spirit glided across the landscape on a snowboard, moving ceaselessly.

Between her small cherry lips, a lollipop stick was being twirled left and right, producing crisp "crunch, crunch" sounds.

Simultaneously, she issued commands while enjoying her candy.

"Adjust the earth veins beneath my feet from an east-west orientation to a north-south direction."

With a single order from their leader, her subordinates rushed into action.

Following closely behind Snow Spirit was a team of soul beast engineers. Under the supervision of the foremen, Titan and Ice Princess, a portion of the beasts remained behind to begin the large-scale construction.

The rest continued forward with Snow Spirit to the next modification site.

"Here!"

"There!"

As time passed, the number of engineers behind Snow Spirit gradually dwindled.

Apart from the lower-level soul beasts, which lacked the ability to manipulate the natural forces of the Extreme North and were stationed in the core zone, the majority were deployed across various locations to redirect and refine the earth veins.

Once both Titan and Ice Princess were also assigned to oversee key earth veins, Snow Spirit found herself alone.

Dressed in her four-word battle armor, she transformed into a mechanized war maiden. Her vast spiritual power spread out, quickly locating the next earth vein, and she began her work personally.

Kneeling slightly on the ground, she withdrew the armor from her hand, pressing her bare palm tightly against the snow-covered surface.

"This one's northwest-southeast... Change it to east-west..."

"Mhm, mhm."

The earth trembled with a "thud, thud, thud," snow waves billowed, and the ground swelled and shifted as the earth vein's orientation was reversed.

"Clap, clap."

After completing her work, Snow Spirit stood up, patted her hands, and a proud smile spread across her small face.

Even the sound of her clapping seemed like self-praise and encouragement.

"The great ruler of the Extreme North, Snow Spirit, is truly amazing!"

"Heh heh~"

Just as she was about to extend her spiritual senses toward the next earth vein, her delicate nose wrinkled slightly as she caught a scent she utterly despised.

"Evil soul masters..."

There was only disgust in her eyes—no fear.

After all, leading a vast force of soul beast engineers to make sweeping modifications to the Extreme North meant inevitable encounters with the Holy Spirit Cult's evil soul masters.

Even with the Demon Sovereign's restrictions, it was impossible to control every single evil soul master at all times. Strength was the only true deterrent.

A year ago, upon ascending as the new ruler of the Extreme North, Snow Spirit had fought a fierce battle against Ghost Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult, showcasing her strength.

By leveraging the natural forces of the Extreme North and combining them with the enhancements of her four-word battle armor and god-level mecha, she had reached a combat level close to demigod despite her mere 100,000-year cultivation.

Though she couldn't defeat Ghost Emperor, he couldn't defeat her either.

Under the Demon Sovereign's imposed restrictions and Snow Spirit's overwhelming power, she successfully reclaimed the soul beasts' right to roam freely beyond the core zone.

At this moment, a group of evil soul masters crossed the snowy boundary and entered Snow Spirit's shimmering, radiant gaze.

At the forefront stood a man in a ghostly black robe—Ghost Emperor, the true leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. He led a group of evil soul masters, advancing from the depths of the Extreme North toward its outer regions.

Though his stride was casual, his movement speed was exceptionally fast.

With just a few blinks, he had already arrived in front of Snow Spirit.

With an eerie, unpleasant smile, he greeted her:

"Ah, greetings, Snow Spirit Ruler. Have you been well?"

Faced with Ghost Emperor's polite salutation, Snow Spirit had no interest in exchanging pleasantries.

"I'd feel much better if I didn't have to see you."

"Heh heh~"

Ghost Emperor chuckled.

"Come now, don't be like that, Snow Spirit Ruler. While your soul beasts have been running rampant across the Extreme North, I have been doing my utmost to restrain my followers, ensuring your peace."

"Tch!" Snow Spirit scoffed, responding sharply:"Don't act like you care about us soul beasts. You think I don't see through your plans?"

"You're just waiting for me to slaughter the human army so you can harvest their souls and strengthen the Holy Spirit Cult."

"Isn't that mutually beneficial?" Ghost Emperor countered confidently.

"Besides, I do have some important intelligence to share."

Regardless of whether Snow Spirit wanted to hear it, Ghost Emperor continued:

"Several thousand years ago, a genius soul engineer emerged, reaching the rank of a Rank 10 Soul Engineer in an astonishingly short time."

"Among his many creations, one Rank 10 soul tool, called the Eight-Headed Seismograph, was designed to detect geological disasters across the entire plane. It could predict their approximate time, severity, and direction of eruption."

"In the thousands of years since its creation, the Eight-Headed Seismograph has never failed, helping countless civilians evade disasters."

"According to my intelligence, its location was recently changed. It was moved from the Sun-Moon Federation's capital, Mingdu, to the Northern Army's central headquarters."

"Additionally, the convoy transporting it from Mingdu included not only the Rank 10 soul tool but also several geological research teams composed of top experts in the field."

"These teams are set to embark on an expedition into the Extreme North to verify and assess the seismograph's predictions."

"I hope you won't spare those researchers. After all, their highly developed brains make for exquisite souls—both in taste and quality."

"Kekekeke~"

With a final eerie laugh, Ghost Emperor led his followers away swiftly.

With the latest order from Qiangu Dongfeng accelerating the bombing of Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult also had to hasten their plans.

Until the Rank 12 Fixed Soul Guided Shell was in their possession, the initiative remained in Qiangu Dongfeng's hands.

Even Ghost Emperor had to follow his pace, coordinating multiple operations simultaneously.

This included sending operatives to Mingdu to liaise with those stealing the Rank 12 shell and preemptively infiltrating Shrek City.

Snow Spirit gazed at the departing evil soul masters until they faded from her vision, her delicate brows furrowed deeply in thought.

Just then, a menacing-looking spatial-attributed 10,000-year soul beast emerged from a dimensional rift.

Extending its spiritual tendrils, it conveyed a message:

"S-Snow Spirit Ruler… Ice Princess has sent word. She has slain a group of ordinary humans who trespassed into the Extreme North."

"They carried a large number of oddly shaped soul tools. Ice Princess requests your presence to examine them."

Snow Spirit nodded solemnly and instructed:

"Notify the patrols along the outer perimeters—if they encounter similar groups of humans, they are to report to me immediately."

(End of Chapter)