Soul Land 2: Golden Dragon King

A purple-black 8,800-year soul ring slowly rose, emanating a powerful aura of soul power.

Because it was the soul ring of a Titan Snow Demon, one of the three great kings of the Far North, representing a powerful race.

The Titan Snow Demon is the pinnacle of physical strength among soul beasts in the Far North, and it is also the most suitable soul ring for Lin Yun in the Far North, bar none!

If it were an ice-attribute strong attack-type soul master, they would go to great lengths to obtain a Titan Snow Demon soul ring. Unfortunately, the Titan Snow Demon is nearly untouchable in the Far North!

Looking at the soul ring before her, the Snow Empress slightly lowered her gaze and bowed to the Titan Snow Demon's corpse.

Standing beside her, the Ice Empress also paid her respects to the Titan Snow Demon's body.

This Titan Snow Demon died for their Far North, becoming the soul ring of the sovereign of all soul beasts. Its contribution deserved the respect of the Snow and Ice Empresses.

And this was likely the peak of its life as a beast.

Even the Titan Snow Demon King, A'Tai, was not worthy of a simultaneous bow from the Snow and Ice Empresses!

Titan Snow Demon: Well, well, well, after death, I've become the most honored member of my tribe.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to take its body back to the Far North for burial," the Snow Empress said to Lin Yun, her tone sincere.

If it were just the death of an ordinary soul beast, it would be left as is. Only soul beasts of the same tribe might, out of camaraderie, bring the body back to their tribe.

Normally, the bodies of deceased soul beasts are eventually consumed by other soul beasts. Taken from nature, returned to nature—this is the way of life for soul beasts.

But this Titan Snow Demon, after all, contributed its soul ring and died for the cause of soul beasts. The Snow Empress was willing to make another trip to the Far North to return its body to the Titan Snow Demon tribe.

"No problem, then please take it back to the Titan Snow Demon tribe, Little Snow," Lin Yun nodded, readily agreeing.

He had no use for the Titan Snow Demon's body, and he had no appetite for humanoid creatures.

"Convey a message to the Titan Snow Demon King for me: the contribution of their tribe has been noted. As a token of gratitude, I will ensure its next heavenly tribulation is safe," Lin Yun waved his hand. "Di Tian, one piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow."

"I will not forget the contributions of any tribe. As long as they strive for the development of the soul beast race, I will support them and not be stingy with rewards."

Di Tian nodded, using his soul power to float a piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow in front of the Snow Empress.

In the original story, it was mentioned that the Titan Snow Demon King's current cultivation is 290,000 years, and like the Ice Bear King, it is about to face its next heavenly tribulation.

We don't know why the four strongest in the Far North seem to have been cursed by some force, from the Snow and Ice Empresses down to the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King, none can pass their next heavenly tribulation.

But according to the Snow Empress, one piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow is enough to help A'Tai overcome its next tribulation.

An 8,800-year Titan Snow Demon is certainly not worth a piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, but Lin Yun will never lose out, because not only has he appeased the Titan Snow Demon tribe, but he has also shown the Snow and Ice Empresses that following Lin Yun, they will not be mistreated.

Even while facing the soul ring, Lin Yun could feel the intense gazes of the Snow and Ice Empresses behind him.

The art of leadership!

See who dares to say that my brain is all muscle!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The Snow Empress bit her lower lip with her pearly white teeth, her hands trembling as she carefully stored the piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, then bowed deeply to Lin Yun.

The Snow Empress knew that A'Tai couldn't pass the 300,000-year heavenly tribulation. With her and the Ice Empress gone from the Far North, A'Tai was the pillar of the Far North. This piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow was enough to solve the urgent needs of the Far North.

Moreover, Lin Yun had saved her and the Ice Empress's lives.

The sovereign of all soul beasts, truly deserving of the title.

With such a majestic and considerate leader, what reason did the beast kings have not to shed their blood for His Majesty?

As for Lin Yun's address to the Snow Empress as 'Little Snow', it was at her own request. As she put it, how could she bear the title of 'Empress' from His Majesty? Besides, her age of hundreds of thousands of years was but a blink in the countless years of the Golden Dragon King.

She had no resistance to it.

And the Ice Empress's address was similarly changed to 'Bing'er', following the Snow Empress's style.

With a heart full of gratitude, the Snow Empress collected the Titan Snow Demon's body and left Star Dou once again.

The Ice Empress, led by Bi Ji, also went to a secluded spot to recover from her injuries and prepare for her tribulation.

'His Majesty has treated the Far North so generously, I must not disappoint him! I must quickly overcome my tribulation and then protect His Majesty closely!'

This was the Ice Empress's heartfelt thought.

After arranging matters for the Far North, Lin Yun sat before the soul ring, released his martial soul, and guided the Titan Snow Demon's soul ring onto himself.

Perhaps because this Titan Snow Demon had willingly sacrificed itself, the pressure its soul ring exerted on Lin Yun was even less than that of the previous Bloodthirsty Behemoth. The soul ring even actively cooperated with Lin Yun, integrating its soul power into his body.

It couldn't have gone smoother!

Although the 8,800-year soul ring contained a vast amount of soul power, under Lin Yun's steady refinement, it gradually transformed into his own power.

During this time, Di Tian and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion never left Lin Yun's side, guarding him throughout the process.

Three hours later, the last trace of energy from the soul ring was refined by Lin Yun.

The Golden Dragon King tattoo on his body lit up once again, and the small golden dragon reappeared behind Lin Yun. This time, however, it did not show disdain for the Titan Snow Demon's soul ring but merely nodded slightly before opening its mouth to absorb the soul ring into its body.

Your contribution is acknowledged by this king!

I graciously allow you to become a part of me, transforming into my power!

The bottleneck at level 20 was instantly broken, and two dazzling purple soul rings rose from Lin Yun's feet, finally settling on his right hand, which had transformed into a dragon's claw.

Soul power breakthrough, level 23!

It seems that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone that Lin Yun absorbed was not as underwhelming as he had thought. He had absorbed the soul bone at level 19, expecting it to only help him break through to level 20, but it turned out to provide an additional boost.

Together with the Titan Snow Demon's soul ring, it directly pushed Lin Yun's soul power level to 23.

Lin Yun had been mentally prepared for this level. After absorbing the Behemoth's soul ring, he had anticipated the difficulty of his soul power breakthroughs, realizing that the quality of his soul power was likely on par with that of a top-tier martial soul from the start.

As for the total amount of soul power...

It's hard to say, as there's no comparison with normal soul masters, but judging by the speed of his breakthroughs, Lin Yun's total soul power at this stage is probably no less than that of a high-level Soul Elder or an early-stage Soul Ancestor.

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