236: Chapter 68: The 9th Magical Beast and the 8th Magical Beast (Part 1)_1 236: Chapter 68: The 9th Magical Beast and the 8th Magical Beast (Part 1)_1 Ming Xue nodded with some excitement, and the tears in her eyes instantly vanished.
Ming Hui turned his gaze toward Zi, who had withdrawn his imposing aura, and a look of respect shone in his eyes, “Please follow me, you and your friends.”
Zi nodded indifferently and raised his hand to send a purple light into the sky, and Ye Yinzhu asked, “Should we call everyone else over?”
Zi shook his head and said, “I have signaled for Dis and the others to wait where they were.
I have something to ask the Snow Spirit You Ming that is related to the secrets of the Beastman Clan.
It’s better they don’t hear, this is Snow Spirit You Ming’s territory, and as long as they have no hostility towards us, we will be fine.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded in agreement and said, “Okay.” Cradling Yue Ming, he followed Zi and the two Snow Spirits You Ming deep into the Ice Valley.
Zi’s expression was very calm.
Although he was far from reaching his peak, the aura of authority inherent to a superior being was something even the two Snow Spirits You Ming could not match.
The Ice Valley was not very large, and under the guidance of the two Snow Spirits You Ming, they quickly reached the center of the valley.
Ming Hui stopped walking, and as Ye Yinzhu and Zi approached behind him, a circle of dark blue light was released.
The solid ice beneath their feet stirred, as if being intangible in an instant, and an invisible energy gently lowered their bodies downward.
As they descended, Ming Hui sighed, “We used to live in the Ice Valley, but ever since Xue’er was lost, we have moved below the valley.
Many years have passed and we rarely e out.
If it weren’t for hearing Xue’er’s call, Ming Yue and I might never have left.”
Ye Yinzhu asked with some confusion, “When your daughter was lost, why didn’t you search for her?”
Ming Hui said with a somber tone, “The Ryuzakinus Continent is so vast, it would not be easy to find Xue’er, not to mention we didn’t even know whether she was in the Northernmost Wilderness or had gone to the Human World.
How could we look for her?
For us Specter Type Monsters, only a cold world is suitable for our survival.
Once we leave the Frosty Forest, we would be pletely lost.
What use is being a rank Nine Beast if we are hunted by your humans like Young Master Hei?
The magic cores that we rank Nine Beasts condense are the very thing your humans most desire.”
While speaking, there was a jolt underfoot as they stepped on solid ground, the invisible energy vanished, and when Ye Yinzhu looked up again, he found himself within an ice cave.
Without asking, he knew this was below the Ice Valley.
He did not know how thick the ice above was, but the surrounding ice emitted a faint blue light, making the ice cave seem not at all dim.
Back in the ice cave, Ming Hui and Ming Yue, as a couple, seemed much more relaxed.
Both turned toward Zi and bowed respectfully, “We pay our respects to the Amethyst Lord.”
Zi waved his hand and said, “Dispense with the formalities.”
Ming Hui spoke respectfully, “We did not expect that we would have the honor of meeting a reincarnation of Emperor Zi, please forgive our previous rashness.”
Zi replied indifferently, “Ignorance is not a sin; it is rare that you still remember the existence of our Amethyst Clan.
How many Beastmen still remember the Ancient Four Great Divine Beasts now?”
Ming Hui and his wife did not know that Zi had not fully matured.
During their previous standoff with Zi and Ye Yinzhu, the aura emanating from Zi had caused deep, soul-shaking fear within them.
Their emotions had eased because of Yue Ming’s kindness, but who could say it was unrelated to the aura of the Amethyst Behemoth?
The respect for the strong is the same among all races.
Ming Hui ventured to ask, “Your Highness Emperor Zi, did you e to the Frosty Forest this time simply to return our daughter?”
Zi shook his head and said, “Certainly not.
I am here to find the panions of my ancestor.
In the Northernmost Wilderness, the Frosty Forest is the largest forbidden zone.
Are there Mountain giants and War Beasts living here?”
Ming Hui’s plexion slightly changed before he spoke after a moment of contemplation, “I’m sorry, Your Highness Emperor Zi, I do not know.”
“You do not know?” Emperor Zi’s expression immediately became solemn.
“You have always lived here; how can you not know the situation within Frosty Forest?
As Specter Type rank Nine Beasts, even within this Frosty Forest, not many beasts can defeat you and your spouse.”
Ming Hui looked somewhat panicked and said, “Please, do not be angry, Your Highness.
If you hear me out, you will understand.
When Frosty Forest formed, nobody knows, but it is definitely the coldest place on the Ryuzakinus Continent.
Your Highness and your friends, did you not find it very tranquil when you came here?
And you did not encounter any Magical Beasts.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded and said, “Yes, besides the floating Snow Spirits in the air, we didn’t encounter any Magical Beasts.”
Ming Hui said, “That’s right, the Snow Spirits are here because they do not yet qualify to go through the tribute challenge.”
Ye Yinzhu asked in surprise, “A tribute challenge?
What is that?”
Ming Hui explained, “Actually, within this Frosty Forest, although we are not afraid of anyone, when it es to true strength, we can only rank ninth.
Thus, even within Frosty Forest, we are known as the rank Nine Beast.
Apart from the Ice Ring at the heart of the forest that even we rank Nine Beasts dare not enter, eight powerful rank Nine Beasts live in the eight cardinal and ordinal directions, each controlling the Magical Beasts of Frosty Forest’s east, south, west, north, southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest sectors.
They dominate everything within the forest.
Every month, the beasts that live in these eight directions must pay tribute to these eight great beasts, and whomever they select bees their food.
Today just happens to be the day of the Magical Beast tribute challenge, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been easy for you to enter here.
Any outsiders who invade will be met with thunderous reprisal.
Not just humans like you, even if a Beastman enters here, the Magical Beasts will not show mercy.
Of course, if Emperor Zi were to release his aura, the Magical Beasts that dare to challenge His Highness’s authority are, indeed, a rarity.”
Ye Yinzhu asked, “But aren’t you also rank Nine Beasts?
And furthermore, as a married couple, why do you not vie for territory?”
Ming Hui shook his head and said, “Firstly, we Snow Spirits do not need food; as long as there is sufficient Elemental Energy, we will be fine.
And ever since losing our daughter, we have lost interest in power.
We have only designated this ice valley and the nearby region as our territory, neither provoking those eight great beasts nor having any Magical Beasts provoke us.
On days like today, perhaps only my spouse and I can enjoy such leisure.
Moreover, within this part of Frosty Forest, it’s not just the nine of us who are rank Nine.
There are also some weaker rank Nine Beasts.
The ‘challenge’ in the tribute challenge refers to the defense of the position of the eight mighty ones.
If one emerges victorious in a challenge, they can immediately replace the current ruler and bee the new Overlord.
However, it has been many years since anyone has dared to challenge the might of those eight; they are simply too powerful among rank Nine Beasts.
I only know of the Guardian Demon Beast in our sector and have no knowledge of the seven other directions.
That’s why I could not answer when His Highness asked earlier.
The eight great ones have swapped multiple times before fully settling in their roles years ago, so whether Mountain Giants or War Behemoths appear is unknown to anyone.
But I believe, should such beings emerge, their dominance over a sector would be unquestioned.”
Emperor Zi asked, “What is the rank Nine Guardian Demon Beast of your sector?”
Ming Hui said, “Our neighbor here is said to be the weakest of the eight over the last hundred years and is the only one who has faced several challenges.
Actually, it was our help on a few occasions that preserved its position—a rank Nine Snow Dragon Leopard.
Its power includes the fierceness of a dragon and the speed of a leopard, top-notch in both physical attacks and ice attribute magic, at least equivalent to that of a Seventh Rank Zi-rank among the human powerhouses, half a rank higher than my spouse and me.”
The weakest among the Frosty Forest’s Eight Major Guardian Beasts was still Seventh Rank Zi-rank, and Ye Yinzhu could not help but inwardly marvel; if so, wouldn’t the bined strength of the Magical Beasts in Frosty Forest be on par with the Seven Dragon Cities?
Emperor Zi asked, “Does this Snow Dragon Leopard know what the other seven Great Beasts are?”
After some thought, Ming Hui said, “Although each of the eight Great Beasts holds a direction and follow the unspoken rules of the Forest not to infringe upon each other and not to wage wars that could upset the balance of Frosty Forest, I think it may know some.
After all, it interacts with other beasts more than we do, who live within the range of this ice valley.
If you are interested, we could take you to inquire.”
Emperor Zi nodded and said, “That would be best, and it would save us from searching blindly.” Having a guide was much better than searching aimlessly within Frosty Forest, whose vast expanse covered nearly one-third of the Northernmost Wilderness, nearly the size of the entire Arcadia Kingdom.
Detailed exploration would not be possible in a short time.
Ye Yinzhu said, “Let’s do it this way then; it’s too cold outside, and Magical Beasts are likely to be encountered.
Let’s have our friends rest here while we pick a few people to acpany you to find that Snow Dragon Leopard.”
Ming Hui nodded and said, “Of course, that can be arranged.
The little girl will also need time to recover from her rest.”
Ye Yinzhu and Ming Hui exited the ice cave again and brought Sura, Haiyang, and the others into the valley.
Everyone was happy to learn that the issue with Yue Ming was successfully resolved.
Ye Yinzhu and Emperor Zi briefly discussed and decided that the two of them, along with An Qi and Dis from the Golden Behemoth, would follow Ming Hui and his spouse to meet the Snow Dragon Leopard, while Perkins stayed behind to guard the others.
After all, they were in someone else’s realm and precautions were necessary.
As a rank Nine Beast, Ming Hui had high intelligence and naturally knew that Ye Yinzhu and Emperor Zi would not fully trust him, so he readily left his daughter behind to take care of Yue Ming.
The couple then led Ye Yinzhu and the other three out of the ice valley.
(To be continued…
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