Chapter 70: The Pride of the Ice and Snow Empresses! Heaven and Earth Tremble! Bear Lord's Ice Sculpture

"There are actually three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts here?"

Gui Mei was lurking in the shadows, peeking covertly.

After escaping the Bear Lord's attack and sending a bird message to Bibi Dong, he had secretly returned.

Before Bibi Dong arrived, he needed to make sure this hundred-thousand-year soul beast stayed under his watch.

He didn't know what the bear was looking for, so he simply followed it as it roamed around the Sunset Forest.

Eventually, they ended up in a place filled with rich soul power and spiritual energy.

Although Gui Mei hadn't visited the Sunset Forest many times, he had explored it to some extent.

But he had never seen a place like this in the Sunset Forest before.

The ground was full of immortal herbs.

Gui Mei licked his lips, restraining the urge to start gathering.

These herbs were all extremely rare, but right now, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was the more pressing concern.

He marked the area, then continued following the Bear Lord deeper into the Eye of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Soon, he spotted someone familiar.

Well, 'familiar' in the sense that he'd seen him a few times before.

It was the Heaven Dou Imperial Court's resident Title Douluo, the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

"What's he doing here too?"

Gui Mei frowned. He had thought he was the first human to discover this place, but it seemed Dugu Bo had known about it long ago.

Besides Dugu Bo, there was also a young man he didn't recognize, along with two stunningly beautiful women.

If Gui Mei were capable of normal human reactions, he might have fallen for them too.

Then, he saw Dugu Bo confidently slap the Bear Lord, only to get smacked half-dead in return.

'That bear really is strong. Can Her Holiness the Pope even beat it?'

Gui Mei cast a pitiful look at the youth and the two beautiful women.

'What a shame. To die at the hands of a bear despite being so pretty.'

Of course, what he really meant was that it was a pity for the two women.

As for the young man—whether he lived or died had nothing to do with Gui Mei.

But what happened next almost made his jaw drop.

'No way. That youth looks no older than twenty, so how is he this strong?'

The Bear Lord, who could easily kill Gui Mei in an instant, was actually evenly matched with this young man...

Then came the truly terrifying moment.

After going berserk, the Bear Lord's fur flared with a dark golden brilliance—truly a fearsome sight.

His aura became even more savage.

Gui Mei sucked in a cold breath.

He had thought the bear was already strong enough. He didn't expect it could become even stronger.

Still, everything was proceeding according to plan... until—

"Damn! Those two beauties are also hundred-thousand-year soul beasts?!"

Gui Mei was thrilled.

"Her Holiness the Pope will be delighted."

He had thought finding even one hundred-thousand-year soul beast was already a massive stroke of luck. But now there were three!

The mission was completed with surplus—just thinking about it made him giddy.

But he soon stopped smiling.

Those two stunning hundred-thousand-year female soul beasts, dressed in icy blue clothes that revealed snowy white arms and slender legs, were outrageously powerful!

Their mere auras surpassed those of the two kings of the Star Dou Great Forest by far.

Normally, for his own safety, Gui Mei would have kept his distance.

But not now. The Bear Lord and the other two soul beasts looked like they were about to fight again.

He might find the perfect opportunity to catch them all in one go!

Gui Mei's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Hehe, fight, fight, the fiercer the better!"

"If they end up severely injuring each other, that'd be perfect!"

He looked back toward the direction of Spirit Hall. "Your Holiness, you need to hurry. If they're done fighting before you get here, we'll lose our chance."

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind...

But even the oriole needs to arrive on time to reap the benefits!

...

The Bear Lord's eyes narrowed slightly.

That icy sword seemed to contain an incredibly terrifying power.

"RAAAHHH!"

The Bear Lord let out a sudden roar. His massive claws crossed as he slashed through the air toward Xue Di.

In an instant, a diagonal cross-shaped golden claw mark flew toward her.

He had infused his claw with the power of Ultimate Gold, filling it with devastating destructive force.

"Dark Gold Terror Claw!"

The Bear Lord bellowed. This strike was far stronger than when he had fought Xue Tianyu earlier!

However, Xue Di merely watched the golden claw mark and twirled her sword.

"Imperial Sword."

The blue ice sword in her hand radiated a faint blue glow as she gently lifted it and sliced upward toward the incoming attack.

"Frostwind – Icy Phantom Slash!"

A pale blue blade of icy energy surged toward the Dark Gold Terror Claw.

Wherever the sword energy passed, a trail of frost formed, shrouded in cold mist capable of freezing anything within it.

The claw and the sword energy clashed.

The golden cross-shaped claw mark instantly froze, then shattered.

A bead of cold sweat formed on the Bear Lord's forehead.

His Ultimate Gold attack had been neutralized that easily.

"Any other tricks you've got, feel free to use them."

Xue Di glanced at the Bear Lord. "Otherwise, you might not get another chance."

'So strong.'

The Bear Lord's heart trembled at her words.

Even Di Tian would have to exert significant effort to break through the Ultimate Gold-infused Dark Gold Terror Claw.

He took a deep breath.

It seemed he had no choice but to use his final move.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

A low, heavy sound rumbled from within the Bear Lord.

An even more terrifying aura surged outward from his body.

"This move can even injure Di Tian. I don't believe you're stronger than him!"

"Each time I use this, it causes great damage to the forest, so I rarely resort to it."

"But now—you've forced my hand!"

"ROAR!!"

The giant bear howled furiously.

An overwhelming pressure burst from his body. The golden chains wrapped around him erupted with blinding golden light.

It was the radiance of Ultimate Gold infused with a sharp, cutting aura!

Then, his massive bear paw swept fiercely through the air, which seemed to freeze in place.

Before him, two massive phantom claws identical to his own appeared in the void.

Xue Di and Bing Di's expressions turned solemn.

This move from the Bear Lord truly posed a threat to them.

Seeing their reactions, the Bear Lord curled his lips with pride, then bared his fangs in a savage grin.

"This move is called... Sky-Rending!"

The Bear Lord pressed his massive hands together, then tore them apart in a ripping motion toward the Ice and Snow Empresses.

In front of him, the two phantom claws mimicked the gesture and ripped through the air.

In an instant, space trembled as if on the verge of being torn apart. A surge of terrifying energy exploded from the Bear Lord's hands.

Spatial rifts appeared as the immense force slashed through the void, creating a violent storm.

His claws looked as if they were going to split the entire world in two.

Faced with this, the long skirts of Xue Di and Bing Di fluttered, and their expressions grew serious.

"Looks like it's time to get serious," Bing Di said.

Though they weren't afraid of the Bear Lord, he was still a fearsome beast on par with them.

A last-resort move like this deserved some respect.

Xue Di and Bing Di had lived together for many years and were perfectly in sync.

She knew exactly what Bing Di meant.

"Alright."

Xue Di nodded slowly.

The two exchanged a smile. Standing within the range of Sky-Rending, they faced each other and interlocked their fingers.

The scene was breathtaking.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the temperature across the entire Sunset Forest plummeted.

Snowflakes began to drift from the sky.

From the Ice and Snow Empresses, a burst of soul power filled with extreme cold surged outward, pushing back even the terrifying pressure of Sky-Rending.

Xue Di and Bing Di turned to the Bear Lord and shouted in unison:

"Fusion Technique—The Pride of the Ice and Snow Empresses!"

In that instant, heaven and earth changed color.

Snow blanketed the entire area in a heartbeat. The intense chill enveloped the Eye of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving even Dugu Bo and Gui Mei—watching from the shadows—visibly shaken.