Chapter 578: Nightmare Snow Owl

Chapter 578: Chapter 351: Nightmare Snow Owl

Hearing Gao Lingwei’s confirmation, Fu Tiance ordered without a second thought, “Squad, change direction. We’re going to pay a visit to the Snow Devourer. Everyone, on alert. Do not engage recklessly. Await my command.”

“Ten o’clock. Forward,” Gao Lingwei said, sharply spurring her mount with her legs.

Behind her, however, Rong Taotao was racking his brain. ‘Snow Devourer… Snow Devourer…’

‘Oh! I remember now!’

Rong Taotao slapped himself on the forehead. However, instead of a crisp SMACK, his palm just hit his pig-head helmet. Hmm…

‘His sister-in-law had mentioned it before—the Snow Devourer, an extremely rare Soul Beast that could turn waste into treasure.’

‘She had even specifically stressed that if he ever encountered such a precious Soul Beast, he had to bring it back. Not only would there be a reward from the country, but the school would also offer a handsome reward!’

‘But given the current situation, bringing it back to Pine Soul Soul Martial is impossible. After all, I’m a soldier in the Snow Burning Army now, and I’m completely surrounded by other Snow Burning Army Warriors.’

‘But that doesn’t really matter. The Snow Burning Army and Pine Soul Soul Martial are like one big happy family, right…’

The Snow Devourer was truly a miraculous Soul Beast! It possessed an incredibly unique body and digestive system. The creature wasn’t a picky eater at all—it ate whatever it saw. It could even consume any kind of trash or waste material and then excrete clumps of snowballs.

That’s right, snowballs!

After his sister-in-law had mentioned it, Rong Taotao had made a point to look up information on the Snow Devourer. The creature’s rank was a bit low, ranging from Elite-rank to Master-rank. At its absolute strongest, it was only Palace-rank (King).

According to his research, the number of known Snow Devourers in the world could be counted on two hands. Huaxia only had two of them; the rest were all in the Russian Federation. It was, without a doubt, an incredibly rare creature.

The two Snow Devourers in Huaxia were both Elite-rank.

The only Master-rank and Palace-rank specimens were both in the Russian Federation. All the rest, without exception, were Elite-rank.

‘Given my growth potential, this kind of Soul Beast is obviously not a worthy match. Once my own level increases in the future, the Snow Devourer won’t be able to keep up with me.’

‘Of course, I have an advantage others lack: Potential Value!’

‘For other people, a low Potential Value is a problem. But for me… is that even an issue?’

‘When I, Rong Taotao, absorb a Soul Pet, I never care how high or low its Potential Value is. The key is the Soul Skill! The utility!’

‘However, the Snow Devourer’s utility… hmm, for me, it’s completely useless!’

The reason the Snow Devourer was so precious was due to a few key advantages. First, it could turn waste into treasure by ravenously consuming trash and producing snowballs.

The second advantage was that the “Snowball Poop” it excreted was no ordinary snowball—it was infused with Soul Power!

Each snowball was equivalent to a low-level Soul Pearl. Simply by crushing one, you could replenish your Soul Power.

Although the amount of Soul Power replenished by the “Snowball Poop” wasn’t large, every little bit counts, right?

The Warriors would clearly have no psychological hang-ups about this “Snowball Poop.” To replenish their Soul Power and increase their stamina during battle, they wouldn’t hesitate for a second to crush or stomp on the snowballs.

Even if you really couldn’t get over the mental block, you could just shatter the snowball with your weapon, and it would still provide you with Soul Power.

Then again, those snowballs had been processed and excreted by the Snow Devourer’s miraculous body and digestive system. They were pure white, free of impurities, and had no odor whatsoever—indistinguishable from a regular snowball.

Even an ordinary person wouldn’t think it was dirty, would they?

Hmm…

‘Aren’t these snowballs much purer than the hearts of men?’

‘But that’s the problem. Do I really need to crush snowballs to replenish my Soul Power?’

‘I have the Snow Realm Treasure, the Nine-Petaled Lotus, inside my body—and a full three petals of it, no less!’

‘My Soul Power absorption speed is explosive!’

‘Take this very moment, for example. The Cyan Mountain Army is using the Snow Soul Banner, a Soul Skill that consumes an immense amount of Soul Power, yet I can replenish it all for them. What do I need a few snowballs for?’

‘If I were to absorb the Snow Devourer as my Soul Pet, its only use would be as a “trash can.”‘

‘Though, to be fair, I’m quite proficient at producing trash myself. I just can’t stop eating these snacks, one bag after another…’

‘But that’s just a joke. The Snow Devourer is, of course, perfect for my brothers in the Snow Burning Army. For one, it could dispose of trash and improve the environment.’

‘On the other hand, the Snow Devourer could sit atop the wall, piling up snowballs next to the Snow Burning Army soldiers to serve as a Soul Power reserve, helping them better defend their post.’

‘So there’s no need to overthink it. I’ll capture the Soul Beast, hand it over to the Third Wall, and exchange it for contribution merits. Simple as that!’

This Soul Beast was useless in his hands, but for ordinary Soul Martial Artists—especially the Soul Martial Soldiers stationed at the wall—it was incredibly beneficial!

Crushing a single snowball was equivalent to absorbing the total Soul Power of a low-level Soul Pearl. That was the Snow Devourer’s strategic value!

While he was lost in thought, the squad had already reached the edge of the Snow Forest. The eyes of their Snow Night Shocks cut through the dark like searchlights, illuminating the woods ahead.

Especially under the effect of the Snow Soul Banner, motes of Shuangxue hung frozen in mid-air. Wherever the squad ran, the fierce wind ceased. Such a combat environment was simply unimaginable on a stormy, snowy night!

“Whoa!” Rong Taotao gasped in amazement.

Bathed in the collective beams from the Snow Night Shocks’ eyes, Rong Taotao saw it—a creature that looked even more absurd than the illustrations in the books!