Chapter 232: The Land of Exile

Ning Feiliu just smiled slightly, but said nothing more.

After spending this time together, he had long since come to know the personalities of girls like Shui Bing'er.

There was no need to repeat these back-and-forth expressions of gratitude; even if he said there was no need to thank him, Shui Bing'er and the others would still thank him in their hearts and find every possible way to compensate him later.

So he simply said, "Next, I still need to get you a Soul Ring as soon as possible... I might as well see this through to the end and help you obtain a good one."

"But we are too far from the Star Dou Great Forest here..." Shen Liuyu said with some helplessness.

"We are already very close to Extreme North City here, and it is said that there are Soul Beasts in the Extreme North as well, so why don't we..." At this moment, Shui Yue'er had a sudden inspiration and said.

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

The other girls all spoke up to refute Shui Yue'er.

Shui Yue'er suddenly felt a bit aggrieved and embarrassed, sticking out her little tongue.

Ning Feiliu smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, Yue'er is likely just joking."

However, Shui Yue'er asked curiously, "Uh... why can't we go to the Extreme North to hunt Soul Beasts? Isn't it said that the Extreme North is also a gathering place for Soul Beasts?"

"A place like the Extreme North is very dangerous once you enter it; otherwise, why do you think there are still no records of Soul Beasts in the Extreme North, Seventh Sister?" Shen Liuyun said helplessly.

"The most dangerous thing about the Extreme North is not the Soul Beasts inside, but the temperature that becomes more frigid the deeper you go," Shui Bing'er also said. "Moreover, it is covered in ice and snow, and without landmark directions, it is very easy to get lost in the Extreme North."

"Once, a team of Spirit Masters in the North, all above the level of Soul Emperor, were very curious about the Extreme North, so they agreed to enter it together. They initially agreed to only explore five miles into the Extreme North and then return, but they never expected that they would not come out even after half a year," Xue Wu said slowly. "No one knows what they encountered inside, but in any case, they ended up missing."

During this period, the Extreme North was still a place that humans could not step into or explore, and the most important reason was naturally its terrifyingly frigid temperature.

In this era, Spirit Master civilization had not yet developed cultivation methods like the Spirit Core that could greatly increase a Spirit Master's endurance and combat power.

Therefore, even if a Spirit Master entered the Extreme North and could use soul power to resist the extreme cold, it was impossible to resist it for too long.

The worst part was places like deserts or icy plateaus; because there was no landmark terrain, creatures unfamiliar with these places would deviate from their targets and get lost within them due to an inability to recognize the direction.

In his past life, Ning Feiliu had read many stories about so-called explorers; those who explored deserts or icy plateau regions feared not the so-called high or low temperatures, but losing their way and deviating from their route.

Many times, you think you have been walking in a straight line in places like deserts or icy plateaus, but in reality, it is highly likely that you have completely deviated from that straight line and have no idea where you have walked to.

In such a situation, even if you want to turn back and leave, you cannot find the correct direction.

That team of Soul Emperor explorers was very likely lost in the Extreme North for this very reason.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Spirit Masters of the North, the Extreme North was a land of great misfortune that one should not even touch.

No one was willing to explore it, so there were no maps, which made people avoid it even more.

Once you go in, you have no idea what you will encounter.

Even Ning Feiliu, even now that he had taken the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and possessed the 【Blessing of the Ice and Snow Demigod】, giving him the ability to not fear the extreme cold, could not just recklessly charge into the Extreme North.

Because you have no map, and you likely wouldn't know how to get out of that hellish place.

If you were to wander around blindly and end up at the territory of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan or the Titan Snow Demon clan, do you think Bing Di and A Tai would spare Ning Feiliu, a human who suddenly broke in? "Alright, alright, I get it," Shui Yue'er said, covering her ears and looking aggrieved.

"Then it seems, Bing'er, you will have to go back to Tianshui City to obtain your Soul Ring," Ning Feiliu had to say helplessly. "How about you don't need to accompany me to Extreme North City next; just go back to Tianshui City."

In any case, after finishing his tour of Extreme North City, he was going to tour the western side of the North.

It was very likely he would finally enter Slaughter City, although he still hadn't fully made up his mind.

But Shui Bing'er and the others certainly didn't need to accompany him anymore.

"... How about this, Xue Wu and Liuyun, you go back first; I will accompany Feiliu to finish touring Extreme North City," Shui Bing'er said after a moment of silence. "My Soul Ring actually doesn't need to be rushed; I can go back and obtain it after some time."

However, these words made Shen Liuyun, Xue Wu, and the others roll their eyes.

"Bing'er, your words... if you, who need to obtain a Soul Ring, aren't going back, do we have any reason to?" Gu Qingbo said speechlessly.

Immediately, Shui Bing'er's pretty face flushed red.

"Exactly, exactly, if you don't go back, what is the point of us going back early?" Shen Liuyun, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou, and the others said with their hands on their hips.

"Alright then... we will finish touring Extreme North City together! Then we will go back!" Shui Bing'er said immediately.

"That... works too," Ning Feiliu had to smile helplessly and said.

After all, obtaining a Soul Ring later would not affect Shui Bing'er's continued cultivation to increase her soul power, unless the Fourth Soul Ring she absorbed was of very high quality, which could significantly affect her talent.

For example, a Ten Thousand Year Beast Soul Ring, or a Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Otherwise, with the talent of a top-tier Spirit Master like Shui Bing'er, an ordinary Soul Ring, even a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, would not affect her talent.

In fact, many people have a misconception, thinking that absorbing a Soul Ring beyond one's limit can significantly improve a Spirit Master's talent or cultivation.

However, in the original work, Tang San absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for his Fourth Soul Ring, and his soul power did not break through an extra level; it was still level 41 soul power.

It must be a very significant exceeding of the limit to absorb a Soul Ring, such as the situation where Tang San's Sixth Soul Ring accepted Xiao Wu's sacrifice and he absorbed a Ten-thousand-year Soul Bone.

Only then did his soul power increase by an extra four levels, going from the level 61 he should have been at after absorbing the Soul Ring to level 65.

Actually, if it weren't for the fact that Xiao Wu's Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was entirely used to save Tang San's severely injured and dying body, it might have increased his soul power by nine levels, directly jumping to level 70 soul power.

Therefore, exceeding the limit slightly to absorb a Soul Ring does not provide a very high increase.

It was impossible for Shui Bing'er to absorb such an outrageous Soul Ring, so naturally, there was no need to rush.

Just like that, Ning Feiliu and Shui Bing'er and the others set off on their journey again.

After another day of traveling.

Ning Feiliu and the others finally saw the town covered in ice and snow in the distance.

This was Extreme North City.

The northernmost city in the North.

This was basically a city built on the edge of the Extreme North, so like the Extreme North, it was covered in ice and snow all year round.

A town with such a harsh climate naturally had a sparse population, and there were not even villages nearby; one can imagine how unsuitable this place was for human habitation.

And precisely because of this, Extreme North City had instead become a place of exile.

Just like Ningguluta in the ancient times of Ning Feiliu's past life, it had become a frigid land for the Heaven Dou Empire to exile major criminals.

Even...

"Is this Extreme North City?" Shui Yue'er was rubbing her small hands at this moment, trying to adapt to the frigid climate.

"Yes, but..." Yu Hai Rou frowned at this moment, looking at the people near the city gate who were casting gazes at them, who seemed to be travelers as well.

Among them, there was no shortage of those who openly revealed lewd gazes. It seemed that because Ning Feiliu, Shui Bing'er, and the others looked too young, they were unscrupulous.

However, they did not have any intention of making a move.

But they...

"These little chicks, they really look hot!"

"It's been a long time since I've seen such young chicks. Where are these rich young ladies from?"

"And that pretty boy... he also looks quite good."

"Rich young masters and young ladies? Hehe, I didn't expect to see such great goods here."

"There don't seem to be any adults around them either... are they this bold?"

"They must be very rich... I'm just short of money right now..."

Their whispering voices kept coming from all directions, which made Shui Bing'er and the others frown repeatedly.

Ning Feiliu was also slightly solemn; did this Extreme North City look like a place of poor mountains and treacherous waters that attracted evil people?

He truly did not know this.

Because of the extreme cold and the fact that it was a place of exile, many Spirit Masters who had committed crimes and were wanted by various places and the Spirit Hall would indeed run here to take refuge.

However, although the environment of Extreme North City was harsh, it was not a place like Slaughter City where even the Spirit Hall could not enter, so they were just lingering on in a steadily worsening condition here.

But these outlaws did not care about so much; they would live as long as they could, which was why they fled to the Extreme North.

"Let's go in first," Ning Feiliu said in a low voice immediately.

"Mm." Shui Bing'er and the others nodded, followed closely behind Ning Feiliu, and then the group lined up and entered Extreme North City together.

But those heinous Spirit Masters also entered Extreme North City together.

Walking into Extreme North City, most of the buildings here were also covered in ice and snow, and some were even built with ice bricks.

Ning Feiliu noticed, however, that after they walked in, the sparse residents of Extreme North City looked at them with somewhat strange expressions.

It was as if they were curious why people like them would come here.

But these residents were only curious for a moment and did not look at Ning Feiliu and the others with evil eyes like those guys outside.

It seemed that the residents of Extreme North City were still quite normal and not all of them were heinous villains.

But just at this moment...

"Hi, little chicks, want to get to know each other?" A voice full of frivolity suddenly came from behind Shui Bing'er.

Before she could react.

Ning Feiliu stepped out quickly and grabbed a man's arm in mid-air.

"Get lost." He directly threw off the man's arm.

"Ouch!" The man immediately staggered back several steps.

"Laosan! What's going on!" Just at this moment, several people behind the man stepped forward to catch him.

The man called Laosan looked at Ning Feiliu in front of him with some surprise; he had actually been pushed down by this little brat just now?

As an Assault System Spirit Emperor, his strength was usually not weak.

So at first he didn't care, but he didn't expect Ning Feiliu's strength to be so great that he pushed him away in one go.

But after he came to his senses, he didn't care much anymore.

After all, he hadn't thought much at first and had just underestimated this child for a moment.

This child had a bit of strength, but he looked delicate and tender, at most in his early twenties, and his cultivation was at most a Soul Ancestor.

"This little brat has quite a bit of strength, hahaha." Huang Laosan immediately said nonchalantly, "Little sisters, let's get to know each other. My nickname is Young Master Huang San. Brother wants to make friends with you."

"You guy, you wouldn't be so weak after not touching a woman for a few months, would you!" A burly man with a thick waist and round arms leading behind him immediately cursed.

However, he also quickly looked at Shui Bing'er and the other girls lecherously and said, "Are you here to play? Come, brothers can accompany you well to play."

The four people behind him, including Huang Laosan, also kept saying frivolously to Shui Bing'er and the other girls—

"Yeah, little sisters, let us brothers accompany you to play, it's super fun."

"Hahahaha, I guarantee you'll be in heaven by then!"

"Come, into brother's embrace!"

And just as the burly man leading at the beginning was about to step forward, Ning Feiliu blocked his way straight on.

"Little brat, move aside. Although you are also delicate and tender, I have no interest in you right now." The burly man Aodu snorted coldly and said to Ning Feiliu.

If he were truly hungry in normal times, he might have had some interest in a good-looking young man like Ning Feiliu.

But now, seeing beautiful girls like Shui Bing'er, he naturally had no good temper toward Ning Feiliu.

Ning Feiliu was not polite at all, stepped forward, and said indifferently, "Get lost!"

"Ouch! If I don't teach you a lesson today, you really won't know what it means to be ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, right!" Aodu was furious immediately, raised a palm, and was about to hit Ning Feiliu.

This slap was extremely fast, and ordinary people would find it difficult to react in time.

However, Ning Feiliu kicked out first, and before Aodu's slap could land, he kicked him flying.

"Boss!"

"Boss!!"

Huang Laosan and the others hurriedly came to the side of Aodu, who had been kicked and fallen to the ground.

Ning Feiliu looked at the disheveled Aodu at this moment and could probably tell that this guy's cultivation was at most a high-level Soul Emperor.

Then he was naturally fearless.

Now, with the Enhancement of all Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and a wealth of Practical Experience, he could even fight against a Soul Saint.

A few Soul Emperors were nothing to him.

"Ouch! This brat!" Aodu cried out in pain, though he frowned slightly as he looked at Ning Feiliu.

(End of chapter)