Further north of the Angel Race territory lies a realm perpetually covered in snow and ice, thus known as the Snow Kingdom.

This extremely cold land is harsh and hardly any species can survive here.

The only race that has inhabited this place for generations is the Snow Wolf Race.

Besides them, the Snow Woman clan, tasked with governing the entire Snow Kingdom, also resides here.

Through Lilith's narration, Gu Xing finally gained a clear understanding of the Snow Kingdom's situation.

"Lilith, so if we want to meet the Snow Woman, we must first go through the Snow Wolf Race?"

Lilith gently nodded.

"That's right!"

If she still possessed her former strength, she could have directly brought Gu Xing to the peak of the Snow Kingdom and entered the cave where the Snow Woman resides.

However...

Now, her various attributes are merely at ten thousand points.

To bypass the Snow Wolf Race directly and reach the Snow Woman, it's beyond her current capability.

Then, Lilith's gaze fell on Gu Xing, suddenly remembering ——

Since Gu Xing has ascended to Monarch Level, it means...

He has gained a new contract quota.

She thought for a moment, coughed lightly twice, and tentatively spoke:

"Gu Xing, you... now that you've reached Monarch Level, do you have any plans for your sixth Guardian Beast?"

"Eh?"

Being asked this suddenly by Lilith, Gu Xing was momentarily stunned.

He pondered slightly, then softly replied:

"Regarding the sixth Guardian Beast... I plan to contract a Healing-type one."

After experiencing this battle, Gu Xing became more aware of the importance of a Healing-type Guardian Beast.

If there had been a Healing-type Guardian Beast, perhaps Vera and Liu Li would have recovered their combat power by now.

Therefore, he had already decided to reserve this new contract quota for a Healing-type Guardian Beast that could offer recovery and support.

However...

At the mention of contract quotas, Gu Xing's brow slightly furrowed again.

Logically, that Bone Demon had Demon God Level talent.

Upon killing it, he should have obtained a contract opportunity and a Demon Pattern.

Yet...

He carefully examined the scene back then and found nothing.

There was no trace of a Demon Pattern, and even any remnant other than Demonic Qi had vanished without a trace.

Hearing Gu Xing's answer, Lilith's lips twitched slightly.

She several times wanted to speak but stopped, ultimately failing to say "Why not contract me then."

No matter what, she is still the Blood Ancestor...

It never occurred to Gu Xing to consider her while thinking about contracting a Guardian Beast.

But this was actually Lilith misunderstanding Gu Xing.

In the past, Gu Xing had considered contracting Lilith.

Only...

At the time, Lilith explicitly said she could never become someone else's Guardian Beast.

Since then, Gu Xing had never considered Lilith again.

Lilith perhaps this time...

Ended up lifting a stone only to drop it on her own foot.

Paying a small price for her previous haughtiness.

"Hmph!"

Lilith snorted softly and then transformed into a stream of light, returning to Gu Xing's Beast Taming Space.

Gu Xing wants to contract a Healing-type Guardian Beast...

Of course, Lilith could hear the implication in his words ——

He wants to contract the Snow Woman!

She disdainfully pouted her lips.

Without her help, with Gu Xing's current Monarch Level, not to mention all his battle Guardian Beasts almost losing combat power...

He still wants to contract a Totem-Level Snow Woman?

Whether or not he can even meet the Snow Woman in person is probably an unknown.

Gu Xing noticed Lilith's somewhat unusual attitude, thought for a moment but still couldn't understand why she behaved that way, so he didn't ask further.

He began heading towards the central region of the Snow Kingdom, following the direction Lilith previously pointed out.

The temperature within the Snow Kingdom is extremely low, and the only Guardian Beast currently capable of fighting is Tushan Yueli.

Gu Xing dared not rashly fly across the sky ——

That would be too conspicuous, easily becoming a target for the aerial alien races.

Hence, he could only traverse the snowfields on foot, step by step towards the center of the Snow Kingdom.

However...

Gu Xing was unaware that:

Not far away in the snow, a group of figures, concealed in the white snow, was silently observing his every move.

Behind a snow mound.

A group of Snow Wolf Race members, with wolf-like ears and snowy tails, reported respectfully:

"Lord Xue Li, that strange-looking creature seems to be human!"

The female Snow Wolf, referred to as Xue Li, frowned slightly, retracting her gaze from Gu Xing in the distance.

She had skin like snow, her ear tips covered in white fur, and a cold yet perfect beauty.

She pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly:

"All along, our Snow Wolf Race's mission has been to collect books from the human world for the Snow Woman."

"But recently..."

"The Snow Woman has been occupied by a human, and she rarely inquires about our Snow Wolf Race's affairs anymore."

"I sense a strong crisis, so we must capture this human alive——"

"And then extract from him the method to once again please the Snow Woman."

Upon hearing Xue Li's decision, the surrounding Snow Wolves had their eyes light up.

Over this period, they all harbored the same concern:

The Snow Woman's attention seems to have shifted from the Snow Wolf Race.

For generations, the Snow Wolf Race has revered the Snow Woman, who has always protected them in turn, forming a mutually dependent relationship.

But now...

This relationship seems to have developed a crack.

Such a situation cannot continue!

All the Snow Wolves instantly steeled their resolve.

"Lord Xue Li, at your command!"

"I'll immediately deploy an ambush along the path this human must take."

Yet Xue Li gently shook her head.

"No need to ambush, just follow along, I'll make a move myself later."

"I want to see what kind of magic the Human Race possesses to continuously attract the Snow Woman's attention."

Hearing that Xue Li would act personally, none of the Snow Wolves had further objections.

It's known that Xue Li is the youngest genius in the Snow Wolf Race, her strength among the top levels in the entire younger generation.

With Lord Xue Li making a personal move, capturing this human... will surely be easy as pie.

"Lord Xue Li, with your intervention, nothing can possibly go wrong!"

"Indeed, Lord Xue Li! Once we capture this human, the Snow Woman will surely show favor to our Snow Wolf Race again!"

Xue Li, however, lightly gestured for them to stop their praises.

"This human is not our sole target; the most important matter now is to inspect if there are any appearances of the Demon Race within the Snow Kingdom."

"The Snow Woman has long issued an order: The Demon Race is quite likely to strike at her."

"We cannot allow such a thing to happen—everyone must be on high alert, vigilant at all times."

Hearing Xue Li's order, all the Snow Wolves became immediately solemn.

The Snow Woman is their belief, and any existence attempting to harm the Snow Woman must be completely eradicated.

"Understood, Lord Xue Li! We won't let such a scenario occur!"

"Commence actions!"

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