After arranging the escort for the trip, Qian Renxue took Lingtian's little hand and slowly got into the carriage.
"Drive, drive, drive, drive!"
When the two of them were done, Xue Ling pulled down the curtain and picked up the riding whip. There was a sound of "snap!", and the century-old spirit beast Gale Horse in front of her was in pain.
People left the Prince's Mansion.
About two hundred meters behind the three-person carriage, there was a team of Snow Guards exclusive to the Tiandou Empire royal family, who were preparing to set off. They were covered in black cloaks, covering their entire figures.
Among them, the Soul King led by Xue Wei is arranging a protection plan.
"A team of five people is divided into four small teams, responsible for the front, rear, left and right directions of His Royal Highness the Prince's carriage. If there is any special situation, report it to me immediately."
"yes!"
Everyone spoke together.
"Set off!"
With a command, everyone immediately dispersed.
The leader took out a purple stone and told Xueling about his arrangement.
This purple stone is the communication method between them.
In the event of an emergency, for this team of soul masters, the distance of two hundred meters is nothing to their speed, and they can reach the escort in just a moment.
On the carriage.
On the vast official road, carriages were walking leisurely.
At first, because he had never left Tiandou City, Lingtian opened the curtain with great interest and looked around at the scene outside. However, Lingtian yawned at the same environment outside.
I was thinking about the soul ring yesterday. I was a little too excited and couldn't sleep. In addition, the carriage was swaying very hypnotically, so now I'm a little tired and sleepy.
Just like that, Lingtian's head was so dizzy that he fell asleep leaning against the carriage before he knew it.
Qian Renxue, who was sitting on the other side and paying attention to Lingtian, naturally noticed that he had fallen asleep. Seeing that he could fall asleep leaning on the carriage, she couldn't help but chuckle.
However, thinking that it was dangerous to sleep like this and that she might fall off the seat at any time, Qian Renxue put down the book in her hand and gently held Lingtian in her arms.
Well, that's safe.
Feeling the warmth and softness in her arms, Qian Renxue slowly closed her eyes without realizing it.
Xue Ling, who was driving the carriage in front, heard the slight snoring coming from the carriage and slowed down the carriage to keep the carriage running as smoothly as possible.
…
A few hours later, the forest was frozen.
Although the area of the Frozen Forest is not as large as that of the Star Dou Forest, it is also one of the few large spirit beast forests in the Tiandou Empire.
However, unlike the Sunset Forest and Star Dou Forest, which have all kinds of strange vegetation, due to the harsh environment of extreme cold, the entire frozen forest has only one kind of coniferous forest.
Moreover, because of the harsh environment, the soul beasts living here are extremely cunning and ferocious and are very good at hiding their whereabouts. It is generally difficult to find their traces without the company of a powerful soul master.
Crunch, crunch...
The carriage stopped smoothly, Xue Ling turned her head and called softly into the carriage, "Your Highness, the Frozen Forest has arrived."
"Um."
Qian Renxue's voice came from the carriage.
The little guy felt really comfortable when she hugged him, and she didn't want to let go so soon.
After a while, Qian Renxue led Lingtian out of the carriage, but her grip tightened, "Xiaotian, the frozen forest is very dangerous, you must hold my hand tightly."
"Um."
Lingtian cheered up and rubbed his sleepy eyes, and responded to Qian Renxue with his little hands.
After a while——
Under the leadership of Xue Ling, the three of them walked in the snow looking for traces of the spirit beast.
"Your Highness, there is an ice wolf in front of us that is about three hundred years old."
Because she was in the forest where the spirit beasts gathered, Xue Ling maintained her spirit possession state, and with the improvement brought by the Gale Wind Eagle spirit, she easily discovered the spirit beasts hiding under the snow hills.
"Xiaotian, ice and snow wolves are the most common spirit beasts here. They are cunning and like to hide and give their prey the final blow when they are most relaxed."
"Actually, you can choose this aggressive spirit beast for your first spirit ring, but this ice and snow wolf is not old enough. If it is a hundred years longer, it can be used as a reference."
Qian Renxue did not intend to let this soul beast be Lingtian's first soul ring, and its age of over three hundred years was far from its optimal age.
"But Brother Prince, how do you identify the age of a soul beast?"
Lingtian looked at Qian Renxue curiously with wide eyes, his bright eyes full of curiosity.
"Different spirit beasts have different ways of distinguishing themselves.
For example, for an ice wolf, you can look at the silver patterns on its neck. Each additional line will increase its age by a hundred years. As for the age within a hundred years, it depends on the length of the patterns.
However, after you absorb the first soul ring and officially become a soul master, you can also roughly judge the age of the soul beast by sensing the soul power in its body. This is the method used by Snow Guard before."
"I see."
Lingtian nodded seriously, and it could be seen that he was very interested in the knowledge that was not in the books.
"..."
In this way, Lingtian and Qian Renxue listened carefully, and under the protection of Xue Ling, they gradually went deep into the frozen forest.
Bang bang bang!
Suddenly there was a fierce battle sound from ahead.
"Um?"
Xue Ling put down the purple communication stone in her hand, bowed and reported, "Your Highness, this is the aftermath of the battle between two thousand-year-level soul beasts. One of the soul beasts is an ice and snow storm bear, and the other soul beast should be an ice crystal.
bird."
"Millennium level?"
Qian Renxue originally wanted to bypass the battle range between the two souls, but after seeing the expectant look in Lingtian's eyes, he changed his mind and said, "Go ahead and have a look."
Xueling nodded, "Yes."
Two thousand-year-level soul beasts, he, a powerful attack soul emperor, could still deal with them.
at the same time--
Two thousand-year-old soul beasts are confronting each other.
The large and small scratches covering the Ice and Snow Bear's body at this moment were all left by the Ice Crystal Bird just now, taking advantage of its ability to fly and its speed.
It concentrates its soul power on its sharp claws and beaks, and the sharp claw marks can easily cut through the violent bear's defense.
On the other hand, the ice and snow bear, which is relatively large and clumsy in movement, has no choice but to continuously restore its body surface defense and passively resist the ice crystal bird's attack.
Although the Ice Crystal Bird's attack is only a superficial wound, in the long run it will be consumed and die sooner or later.
Roar!!
Finally, the ice and snow storm bear could no longer bear the harassment of the ice crystal bird!
After letting out a resounding roar, it suddenly lowered its front paws, got down on all fours and gave up its defense, and then slammed its four paws on the ground. The roaring frost and snow filled the air in front of it, and also obscured the sight of the ice crystal bird.