Chapter 572: Alliance Growth and New Challenges

The Soul Master Alliance gradually gained a foothold in the Soul World and flourished. Each department performed its duties, like a precision-operated machine, working hard to protect the peace of the Soul World.

The spirit masters of the intelligence gathering department are like a group of sharp falcons, always paying attention to every corner of the martial spirit world. Some of them lurk in dark alleys, and some shuttle through the bustling markets, not missing any slightest movement.

One day, an intelligence agent hurried back to the Alliance headquarters, panting, with a look of excitement and nervousness on his face.

"Report! We found a suspicious place. Deep in the ice field in the Far North, there is a mysterious soul power fluctuation. This fluctuation is somewhat similar to the previous dark force, but not exactly the same." The intelligence officer said loudly.

After hearing the news, Chu Tian, ​​Zhang Meng, Ye Li, Qin Feng, Xiao Hua and the leader of the Xingmang tribe immediately gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"The Far North? That's a very dangerous place, covered with ice and snow all year round, and there are many powerful ice-attributed soul beasts." Ye Li said with a frown.

Zhang Meng was eager to try: "Who cares? Even if there is danger, we have to go and take a look. Maybe the dark forces have some new tricks."

Qin Feng calmly analyzed: "We can't act blindly. We need to learn more about the situation first. Maybe this is a new force, not necessarily a dark force."

Therefore, they decided to send a small team of elite soul masters to investigate. This team of soul masters was composed of masters selected from various departments. They set out towards the Far North with special detection tools and communication soul devices.

On the ice field in the far north, the cold wind howled, like countless sharp knives scraping across the face. The snow on the ice field was incredibly thick, and every step required a lot of effort.

"This damn place is so cold!" complained a soul master. He wrapped himself tightly in his clothes, his teeth chattering.

"Everyone be careful, the soul beasts here will not be polite to us." The captain warned.

They moved cautiously towards the source of the soul power fluctuations. Suddenly, a huge ice field snow leopard jumped out of the snow. The snow leopard was snow-white, its eyes were like blue gems, and it exuded a powerful ice attribute soul power.

"It's a snow leopard on the ice field! Everyone, be careful." the captain shouted.

The soul masters quickly took up their fighting positions. A soul master who was good at fire attribute soul power took the lead in attacking. He waved his hands and a ball of fire shot towards the snow leopard. The snow leopard jumped lightly to avoid the attack of the fire, and then it pounced towards the soul masters.

A water-attribute soul master immediately created an ice wall in front of the snow leopard to block its attack. Other soul masters also used their skills. A wind-attribute soul master used wind power to try to interfere with the snow leopard's actions; an earth-attribute soul master created some earth thorns under the snow leopard's feet to try to hurt it.

After a fierce battle, the soul masters finally succeeded in repelling the ice field snow leopard.

"Huh, this guy is really hard to deal with." A soul master wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although the weather was cold, the tension of the battle still made him sweat.

Continuing forward, they were getting closer and closer to the source of the soul power fluctuations. Finally, they saw a huge ice cave. The ice walls around the ice cave were flashing with strange light. The mysterious soul power fluctuations came from this ice cave.

"This is it, everyone go in carefully." said the captain.

They walked into the ice cave carefully. It was dark and damp, and the walls were covered with icicles of various shapes. Deep in the ice cave, they found a huge ice crystal, which seemed to contain something.

"This ice crystal looks very strange, and it seems like something is moving inside." A soul master whispered.

Just when they wanted to observe further, the ice crystal suddenly released a powerful force, which shocked the soul masters and made them take a few steps back.

"Oh no, this might be a trap!" the captain shouted.

But it was too late, the mechanism in the ice cave was triggered, and many ice arrows shot out from the cave wall, shooting towards the soul masters at an extremely fast speed.

The soul masters used their skills to dodge the ice arrows. Some soul masters used their soul power to create shields, while others used their speed advantage to shuttle between the ice arrows.

"We have to find a way to destroy this mechanism." said the captain.

A soul master who is good at thunder attribute soul power stood up and said: "Let me try."

He concentrated his lightning attribute soul power and fired a bolt of lightning towards the cave wall. After the lightning struck the cave wall, a strong explosion occurred, and part of the ice arrow launcher on the cave wall was destroyed.

However, some of the ice arrows continued to shoot towards them.

"Everyone, attack together and concentrate our strength to destroy these mechanisms." the captain shouted.

The soul masters gathered their soul powers together and launched attacks on the remaining ice arrow launchers. Under the joint attack of everyone, the ice arrow launchers were finally destroyed.

They approached the ice crystal again. After careful observation, they found that an ancient Horcrux was sealed in the ice crystal. This Horcrux emitted a powerful soul power fluctuation, and this fluctuation seemed to contain an unknown power.

"This Horcrux looks very ancient. We have to take it back for research." said the captain.

Just when they were about to break the ice crystal and take out the Horcrux, they suddenly heard a huge roar coming from outside.

"Not good, maybe our fight just now alarmed a more powerful soul beast." said a soul master.

They ran out of the ice cave and saw a huge ice dragon hovering in the air. The ice dragon's body was dozens of meters long, its scales flashed with cold light, and its eyes were full of majesty and anger.

"This is the Ice Dragon of the Glacier Field, one of the most powerful soul beasts in the Far North." A soul master said in horror.

When the ice dragon saw the soul masters, it opened its mouth and blew out an extremely cold breath towards them. Wherever this breath went, everything was frozen.

The soul masters dodged quickly. They knew that it was very dangerous to confront the ice dragon head-on, and they had to find a way to find its weakness.

"I noticed that there is a scale on its abdomen that is slightly different in color. That might be its weak spot," said a soul master with keen observation.

So, the soul masters began to make a battle plan. They were divided into several groups, some of which were responsible for attracting the ice dragon's attention, while others looked for opportunities to attack its weaknesses.

The group responsible for attracting the ice dragon's attention began to run around on the ice field, releasing various soul power fluctuations. The ice dragon was enraged, and it chased after these soul masters.

While the ice dragon was distracted, another group of soul masters quietly circled under the ice dragon. They concentrated their soul power and attacked the scales of different colors on the ice dragon's abdomen.

The ice dragon felt the attack on its abdomen, and it roared angrily, rolling violently in the air. Its tail swept towards the soul masters, who quickly dodged.

"Our attacks are effective against it. Everyone continue to attack its weaknesses." the captain shouted.

Under the continuous attacks of the soul masters, wounds began to appear on the ice dragon's abdomen, and its power gradually weakened.

Finally, with everyone's concerted efforts, the ice dragon was finally defeated. Its body slowly fell onto the ice field, then turned into a puff of ice mist and disappeared.

The soul masters breathed a sigh of relief. They returned to the ice cave, successfully broke the ice crystals, and took out the ancient Horcrux.

When they returned to the Alliance headquarters with the Horcruxes, Chu Tian and others surrounded them.

"This Horcrux looks very unusual. We need to study it carefully." Chu Tian said.

The Horcrux research experts in the alliance immediately began to study this Horcrux. After careful research, they found that this Horcrux contained an ancient power that could enhance the soul power of soul masters, but it could also be used by dark forces.

"This is a really tricky thing. We can't let it fall into the hands of the dark forces, and we have to find a way to use its power to enhance our strength." Qin Feng said with a frown.

Just as they were thinking about how to deal with this Horcrux, some internal conflicts occurred in the Soul Master Alliance.

Some soul masters from different sects and families had disputes over resource allocation.

"We, the Liehuo Sect, have made great efforts in fighting against the forces of darkness and should receive more resources," said a soul master from the Liehuo Sect.

"Our Lingfeng family is not bad either, we should also get more resources." A soul master from the Lingfeng family retorted.

Neither side gave in and the atmosphere became very tense.

Chu Tian stood up and said, "Everyone calm down. We established the Soul Master Alliance to jointly protect the world of martial spirits, not to compete for resources. We should distribute resources fairly, according to the contributions and needs of each sect and family."

However, both sides were still somewhat unconvinced.

Zhang Meng also came over: "What's the point of you arguing like this? If we are not united internally, the dark forces will have an opportunity to take advantage. At that time, the spirit world will be in crisis again."

After Chu Tian and Zhang Meng's persuasion, both parties finally calmed down and began to discuss the resource allocation plan again.

After some intense discussions, they worked out a fair and reasonable resource allocation plan that took into account the contributions, size, and development needs of each sect and family.

With the resolution of internal conflicts, the Soul Master Alliance returned to a state of harmony and stability.

However, the problem of the ancient Horcrux has not been solved yet. They must find a safe way to use the power of this Horcrux as soon as possible while preventing the covetousness of dark forces.

Therefore, they decided to set up a special protection area at the alliance headquarters and place the Horcrux in it. This protection area was guarded by the most powerful soul masters in the alliance in turn, and various powerful defense formations and mechanisms were also set up.

After solving these problems, the Soul Master Alliance continued to grow and develop. They constantly absorbed new soul masters to join, and also strengthened the training of young soul masters.

Under the protection of the Soul Master Alliance, the Wuhun World still maintains a peaceful and prosperous scene. But they know that there may be more challenges waiting for them in the future. They must always be vigilant and constantly improve their strength to deal with any possible crisis.