Maybe his brain short-circuited for a moment.

That guy actually greeted, "Hello!"

After he said this.

Qin Deguang felt an urge to slap himself.

You idiot!

However.

Something unexpected happened.

"Snore!"

The mutated bear didn't launch an attack but instead let out a small snore.

It worked hard to lie flat on the ground, trying to lower its body as much as possible, showing a posture of "I'm not harmful."

Qin Deguang was a bit bewildered.

The mutated bear glanced at the human, then looked over its shoulder, pressing itself tightly against the cave wall, forcefully squeezing out a narrow passage.

Moreover, it pouted a bit.

The intention was clear—go ahead.

Qin Deguang was instantly stunned.

But he dared not go through.

If he walked next to the mutated bear and got squashed by its huge backside, wouldn't he be the delivery guy?

One man and one bear continued their stare-down.

After two seconds.

The mutated bear let out a very human-like sigh.

Using a crawling motion, it slowly moved a few meters backward to a slightly wider spot.

The mutated bear then started to gnaw at the ice surface fiercely.

"Crunch!"

"Crunch!"

Its teeth were literally iron-clad, the hard iron-like ice surface was like tofu before it.

Qin Deguang watched as his eyelids twitched several times.

In no time.

A large hole was gnawed out in the ice wall.

The mutated bear squeezed in, leaving only its backside outside, looking rather comical.

The chill of this posture was evident—hurry up and go through, I really won't harm you!

Qin Deguang suddenly realized one thing: "How come I feel like the polar bear is actually afraid of me?"

He blinked: "No, it should be afraid of Mr. Spirit Crows secretly manipulating inside me.

"The big shot, recognized as the most formidable beast tamer on Canglan Star, commands a group of really powerful Spirit Crows.

"The polar bear seems to have sensed this, fearing losing its freedom to become a beast tamed by the big shot, hence behaving so humbly."

Although this was just speculation.

Qin Deguang felt it was most likely the truth.

He pondered for a while and then spoke: "If I'm not wrong, there's a treasure deep within the ice layer.

"This thing, akin to heat radiation, emits a certain power around, which you've absorbed to become so strong."

The mutated bear still lay on the ground, looking adorably dumb, as if it couldn't hear what he was saying.

Qin Deguang knew, however, that this bear was extraordinarily intelligent, possessing the ability to almost understand language.

It definitely understood, it was just playing dumb.

Qin Deguang smiled faintly, continuing, "You might not know, a true formidable being guided me here.

"Their goal is that treasure which made you strong.

"I am this being's pawn, and when I met you, you became another pawn."

He thought this was a very logical speculation, otherwise, why would Mr. Spirit Crows be busy with all this?

He had been very puzzled before as to why Mr. Spirit Crows secretly helped him, but now he understood completely.

Qin Deguang stared directly at the mutated bear: "Regardless of whether you wish to or not, you must join in."

This bear clearly wanted to stay out of it, but he decided not to let it have its way.

Because his intuition told him, there must be unfathomable danger deep in the ice cave.

Otherwise, why would the polar bear stay here?

Wouldn't it be better to stay loyally by the treasure?

The polar bear finally couldn't keep up the charade, its head popped out from the ice hole, letting out a "whoop."

The big guy suddenly revealed its claws, drawing a circle on the ice surface before pointing at Qin Deguang.

Qin Deguang was a bit confused: "What does this mean?"

The polar bear drew a second circle and then pointed behind Qin Deguang.

A flash of insight hit Qin Deguang's mind, his expression instantly turning serious: "Oh no! That Bering Woman caught up."

His face turned quite unpleasant: "Damn! This woman must have done something to me."

But Qin Deguang soon relaxed: "The big shot let this woman come over, it seems she's also part of the chessboard."

He boldly stepped forward, reaching out to pat the fuzzy face of the bear: "Let's go together."

After doing this, he was a bit startled by his own audacity.

The mutated bear for the first time showed its "tusk."

One of its bear legs suddenly swung up, intending to slap this human to death.

But it stopped halfway, awkwardly suspended in mid-air.

Because Qin Deguang quickly uttered a threatening sentence: "Or wait to become a pet."

The mutant bear snorted softly and obediently placed its paw down.

Forget it!

Can't afford to provoke him!

Qin Deguang looked smug.

For the first time in his life, he understood the feeling of holding onto a big thigh.

Qin Deguang pointed forward with his hand: "Brother, follow me!"

The mutant bear stood in place for several seconds, hesitating deeply, but eventually followed.

Because it sensed that the consequences of not following were severe.

*

On the icefield.

Yang Fan held the Soul Stealing Wisp in his hand, now so scorching hot it felt like it was burning him.

Up until now.

He had absorbed the Spiritual Source Value of over twelve thousand superpower users.

A large number of superpower users, harboring thoughts of treasure hunting, entered the Arctic Icefield, only to become his Spiritual Source Value.

These twelve thousand superpower users accounted for almost one-third of the total.

As for the remaining tens of thousands, due to time constraints, their Spiritual Source Values almost completely dissipated.

Yang Fan's heart moved.

A line of phantom text appeared.

〖Spiritual Source Value: 23449.2〗

This was the first time the Spiritual Source Value reached a five-digit number.

This was an utterly mad harvest.

Yang Fan glanced at it, smiling broadly.

The list of superpowers had exploded to over six thousand.

The reason why this was significantly less than the number extracted was also due to time constraints.

Generally speaking.

One minute after the superpower user's death, the soul energy begins to rapidly decrease, and after five minutes, it dissipates entirely.

The superpower dissipates even faster; after more than two minutes, it can't be extracted.

Among them, a middle-grade superpower appeared.

〖Feather of Blazing Flame: Unactivated, Middle grade Mental Superpower, activation requires consumption of 45 Spiritual Source Value.〗

Back then, he obtained the first middle-grade superpower Vajra, which required 20 Spiritual Source Value to activate.

Feather of Blazing Flame, however, requires 45 Spiritual Source Value, indicating a higher quality of superpower.

Yang Fan slightly curled his lips: "The unlucky guy who contributed Feather of Blazing Flame, might have been the first superpower user to awaken a middle-grade superpower."

If this dead guy hadn't died, he surely would have become a prominent figure on Canglan Star in the future, but alas he perished in the icy wilderness of the Arctic.

Without hesitation, he silently said: "Activate Middle-grade superpower Feather of Blazing Flame."

"Buzz!"

The Soul Stealing Wisp vibrated.

A cool sensation in his mind surged like a tide, then swiftly faded, replaced by extreme heat.

"Ah~"

Yang Fan couldn't help but scream in pain.

Soon.

The heat subsided.

The activation process ended.

Yang Fan checked the information provided by the Supreme Treasure and couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Ghost's disguise seems to have gained another way to show off."

*

Several thousand kilometers to the south.

Shapudian.

After the Celestial Mountain event and Eastern Science event, these two supernatural events ended.

The Great Xia Military did not fully withdraw from Shapudian, but retained five divisions.

Shapudian signed an agreement with Great Xia, designating five regions for Great Xia to build military bases.

In the past.

Great Xia building a military base in another country required paying a "leasing fee," with annual costs at least in the billion range, and maximum lease terms only 99 years.

But the succession of natural disasters profoundly altered the geopolitical landscape.

Now, instead, it's Shapudian pleading for Great Xia to construct military bases.

Not a single penny required.

It's a permanent "gift."

Aside from nominal sovereignty belonging to Shapudian, everything else was dictated by Great Xia People.

The upper echelons of Shapudian were very clear that without the intervention of Eastern Great Xia, this country would inevitably collapse completely.

Even the Shapudian People didn't shout "selling out the country," "ceding territory to Great Xia," or the like.

Because the arrival of Great Xia People truly stabilized the situation, preventing the chaos from escalating further.

Not to mention other aspects.

Just Great Xia's investment in constructing 300,000 indoor farms was enough to make many people think this selling-out was worth it.

Otherwise, the famine brought by the super cold wave would be enough to completely crumble this country, and stubbornly clinging to sovereignty would be meaningless?

In the history of Canglan Star, small nations surviving on the breath of great nations is a very common occurrence.

So the Shapudian People accepted the reality.

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