66 Silver Ice Wolf King (1/2)
The Absolute North, one of the most dangerous places on the Douluo Continent. There were two reasons. The first one was because of the extreme weather conditions, it was too cold at the Absolute North as entire region was covered with blanket of frozen ice, which made it almost impossible for anyone to survive in those freezing conditions.
Humans and most of the Spirit Beasts couldn't survive in those chilly temperatures and there was no food or water due to those bitter conditions. The only living beings that survived in those inhuman conditions, was the Spirit Beasts that were naturally born in it.
The second reason was exactly those beasts. Beasts born in those bleak habitats were naturally stronger than average beasts, while there were three incredibly powerful beasts ruled over the entire Absolute North, known as Ice Emperor. These Ice emperors were one of the strongest creatures in the whole continent.
Ryusei was confident that he could take on any beast other than the three Emperors in this Absolute North. Even against Ice Emperors, he was confident that he could escape with Rongrong safely. That's why he was bold enough to venture one of the most dangerous places in the continent.
After reaching a town near Absolute North, they sold their horses and started moving towards the Absolute Domain. Ryusei covered Rongrong with a layer of Spirit Energy to protect her from the cold. Even though her clothes prevented her body from chilly winds, she still felt cold temperatures because the breathing air felt like it was coming out of a freezer.
Also, her Spirit Bones provided some protection using its Red Lightning inside the bones and destroying any foreign element that entered her body. But even it didn't make her immune to the cold as she still felt the chilly wind blasting to her face.
That's why, Ryusei was using his Spirit Energy to disperse coldness from her body while protecting her from the chill simultaneously.
Strangely though, he himself wasn't feeling any cold even in this frosty environment, in fact, he was feeling rejuvenated. It was as if like the entire region was supplying its energy to Ryusei and converting the cold energy to his Spirit Energy.
It was the one of purest energies he had ever absorbed. Most likely because this was devoid of life other than naturally born Spirit Beasts, so the energy wasn't polluted and it was present in abundance.
He knew that it was most probably because of his Azure Dragon Spirit because as far as he knew, his Purple Lightning Dragon Spirit didn't have such Ability. Only the Azure Dragon Spirit was mysterious enough to have such an ability.
After they travelled for some time, a howl reverberated near them. The howl sounded like it came from a mighty wolf. So, he deduced that it might be the Ice Wolf King and started following to the place of its origin.
'Judging by the pitch of the howl, it should be close, perhaps only a kilometre or so. From what I know about the wolves, a wolf always likes travelling and hunting in packs i.e. if it hasn't been abandoned by the packs.' Ryusei thought while moving towards it.
'And this Howl sounded more like a signal for the other wolves to ask for help. Then that means that the Wolf is fighting another Beast which is stronger than itself but it believes that they can defeat the enemy by ganging up on it. Looks like it would be a good idea to not interfere in their battle.'
”Let's go near the source of that howl and observe the situation. I wonder what is happening right now.” Ryusei said to Rongrong in a hushed voice.
Rongrong nodded and replied, ”Maybe we can gain some benefits and gather some Spirit Bones for the members of the Eclipse Pagoda.” Ryusei was left tongue-tied after hearing her suggestion, it slipped his mind that he could gather Spirit Bones for the members of the Eclipse Pagoda.
He didn't want to massacre a Spirit Beasts but he won't interfere in their fights. It wouldn't be bad to get his hands on some benefits. He smiled and both of them started moving closer to the source of Wolf's howl.