Chapter 464: Grand Formation Core

The core of the grand formation is located at the center of the central zone of the Extreme North's core region, not far from the so-called Extreme Point.

After arriving above the destination, Ilex said:

"This is the place, about five kilometers underground."

"Five kilometers deep..."

Tang Wulin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Even when he dug the huge pit to bury the Mountain Dragon King in Dragon Valley back then, it was only nearly a kilometer deep.

Having a depth of five kilometers here is truly somewhat exaggerated.

Fortunately, he is no longer the person he was back then; his cultivation and strength are now incomparable to before.

After letting out a soft sigh, Tang Wulin raised his Golden Dragon Claw and began digging vigorously.

While digging, his torso continuously emitted yellow light as he used the Gravity Control Soul Skill to lessen the weight of the ice blocks, reducing his burden.

Although powerful soul beasts heard the noise and came to stop him, upon seeing the Snow Empress not far from the pit's edge, they all chose to ignore him.

The Snow Empress is the master of the Extreme North; as long as she permits it, Tang Wulin may do anything to the Extreme North, and these soul beasts of the Extreme North will accept it.

Needless to say, the ice of the Extreme North differs greatly from the soil in Dragon Valley; the ice here is noticeably harder than the soil back then. If Tang Wulin's strength were not now far superior, digging a five‑kilometer‑deep pit would truly not be an easy task.

Soon, Tang Wulin jumped out of the pit covered in ice shards and said to the few people:

"I've already dug close to five kilometers deep; the temperature below is extremely low. I will first meditate to recover my stamina. Let's go down together later."

Having said that, he sat down in place to recover his expended soul power and stamina.

The temperature at the place he had dug was lower than that of the Earth Dragon Gate's Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow Cave; staying there for a long time would also be a great pressure for him.

About five minutes later, Tang Wulin opened his eyes again; his aura had adjusted to a perfect state. He exchanged a glance with Huo Yutong, and then they both jumped into the cave ahead.

A strong sense of falling came, and Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong did not slow down, plunging straight toward the deepest point.

Only when they were about to touch the lowest layer of ice did they both begin to reduce their falling speed to lessen the impact.

Landing on the ice surface, Tang Wulin squatted in place, placed his hand on the mirror‑like ice, and looked at Huo Yutong.

"Are you ready? I will pierce through it in one go."

"Mm."

Seeing Huo Yutong lightly nod, Tang Wulin wasted no more words and directly threw a heavy punch forward.

This punch blazed with golden light, directly drawing on his massive qi and blood power, instantly piercing the ice layer and turning the ice beneath his feet into fragments.

As the ice shattered, the blue‑white Ice Extreme Divine Crystal entered their field of view.

For this, Tang Wulin could not strike it himself; Huo Yutong crouched on the ground and poured her soul power into the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.

In an instant, the whole ground emitted a dazzling blue light; Huo Yutong connected with this layer of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and directly stored it in her Storage Soul Conductor Device.

What she did not realize was that she had made a mistake.

The Ice Extreme Divine Crystal can gather cold air inside without releasing it; it actually has a certain insulating effect against low temperature. The reason the spring water of Earth Dragon Gate is so cold is mainly due to the Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow Cave at the spring's eye, not the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal above it.

Therefore, she and Tang Wulin completely misjudged the temperature of the space beneath the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal. As the ground vanished, they both felt emptiness underfoot and began to plummet.

This time, however, they were unable to even attempt to slow down at the first moment.

As they fell into the lowest layer of space, a chill that seemed to freeze their very souls instantly permeated their limbs and bones, even their consciousness appearing to freeze.

At the critical moment, Tang Wulin's heart began to beat extremely rapidly, his massive qi and blood power surging within him, barely managing to check the spread of the cold.

On the other side, the several major ice‑soul attribute spirits inside Huo Yutong's body also began to help relieve the pressure, frantically absorbing ice elements from the air, allowing her to regain consciousness.

After regaining control of their bodies, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong joined hands, gracefully turned a circle in mid‑air with Huo Yutong below and Tang Wulin above, a pair of golden dragon wings unfurled, stabilizing their posture as they slowly descended to the ground.

Only then did they barely have the leisure to observe this vast underground space.

Unexpectedly, the underground space exceeded expectations in size, reaching a height of three thousand meters; the reason they did not lose control in the air and immediately crash to the ground was precisely because there was sufficient height for them to fall.

In this spacious underground cavern, the walls were entirely composed of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, the viscous ice element almost condensing into substance, freezing the air as well.

What attracted the most attention, however, was the "thing" located at the center of the cavern.

It was a gigantic tiger with horns on its head and scale armor on its body, standing a thousand meters tall, sealed within a huge ice crystal, countless blue‑white energies surging from its feet into its body.

But that is not the most important; the most terrifying is that this tiger, a thousand meters tall and capable of contending for the title of the greatest soul beast Tang Wulin has ever seen, is actually composed entirely of Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow.

There is no doubt about it—its pure white color, the mist‑like texture within, and the liquid slowly flowing inside are completely identical to the Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow they have seen before.

"—"

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were both utterly stunned, unable to speak for a moment.

This is far too terrifying; normally, a Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow Cave contains only a dozen or so strands of Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow, each about a meter long.

The amount of Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow on this creature exceeds the total of the previous four by thousands of times.

What exactly is……

Just as they stared dumbfounded at the gigantic tiger, Tang Wulin suddenly noticed cracks appearing on the ice crystal that had frozen the tiger.

As the ice crystal gradually cracked, the tiger's body began to tremble slightly, as if about to awaken.

Tang Wulin's face changed dramatically.

"Yutong, run!"

Having said that, he grabbed Huo Yutong's hand, the dragon wings flapped rapidly, and they flew toward the opening in the air.

But it was already too late; when he was still hundreds of meters from the opening, a crisp "Kacha" sounded, and the ice crystal shattered completely.

The giant tiger opened its eyes, stepped a foot on the ground, and a layer of blue‑white light spread out, covering the entrance.

"Since you've come, don't even think about leaving."

There are still five extra chapters in the side story; they will be posted later.

(End of chapter)