Chapter 169: Chapter 117: Breakthrough, Tier Five Mage! (Part 5) David felt a stirring in his heart and picked up the list to examine it. Only High Bloodlines can have a certain strengthening effect on the Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline. As he went through the list, he actually discovered that the Ice Fox Clan possesses the Aurora Fox’s high Ice Element Bloodline. "Send this young lady to my room," David said calmly. "As you command." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺 The official obeyed and left. David continued to review the reports submitted by the officials. After handling the affairs and delegating tasks, he walked towards the room. At this moment, inside the room, a white-haired girl lay on the bed, her body trembling slightly. Especially when she heard the door open, Ness trembled even more violently, her teeth starting to chatter. David approached the bedside and looked at Ness, slightly furrowing his brow. "If you don’t wish to, I can send you back." "No, I am willing." Ness seemed terrified, hurriedly said, "Please, don’t send me back." David could see that the fear in Ness’s eyes did not seem fake. It appears that in Ness’s eyes, home is a scarier place than here. It seems likely that before coming here, Ness encountered something, perhaps a family threat of some kind. He reached out to remove the quilt, but Ness’s trembling didn’t stop. "I can do it." "My lord Duke, please favor me." Ness trembled as she spoke. David did not refuse Ness’s invitation. Ness, looking pitiful, only stirred his interest even more. David reached out and began to gently soothe Ness, his hands continually wandering over her body. Once he felt it was enough, he embraced Ness’s still-trembling body, leaned in close to her ear, and asked again, "Is it alright?" "Yes." Ness nodded, trembling, and closed her eyes. [You have completed a cultivation session and obtained the Aurora Fox Bloodline] [Aurora Fox Bloodline: Tier One (1/100)] As he exhaled in satisfaction, the Aurora Fox Bloodline also crystallized in his heart’s location. Just one session, naturally, would not satisfy him, but looking at the trembling girl, he sighed and decided to let her rest. He got up and dressed, saying, "Rest well." After speaking, he left the room and went to the garden behind the castle, intending to let the Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline absorb this Aurora Fox Bloodline. In his heart’s location, the Tier Seven Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline occupied the center. The Tier Six Nine-tailed Fox Bloodline hadn’t been around long, yet it was already squeezed into a corner. The Arctic Ice Bear Bloodline and the Wilderness Mountain Wolf Bloodline quivered nearby, seemingly afraid to show themselves. As for the Aurora Fox Bloodline, it appeared even weaker, as though it could be devoured by the other bloodline powers at any moment. With a thought, David’s Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline directly swallowed the Aurora Fox Bloodline. The Aurora Fox and Frost Giant Wolf both shared the Ice attribute, and both enhanced speed. Aside from making the Frost Giant Wolf’s fur shinier, there was no strong amplification effect; better than nothing, so to speak. He planned to let the Nine-tailed Fox Bloodline try devouring it next time. Unsure if the Nine-tailed Fox Bloodline could gain the Ice attribute. Thus, when he transformed into the Nine-tailed Fox, wielding Ice elemental power would be more effortless. "Apart from that, there’s another path." "The Tier Seven Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline can provide me with Extraordinary Speed." "Then the Tier Seven Nine-tailed Fox Bloodline should provide me with Extraordinary Spirit, and the Tier Seven Arctic Giant Bear Bloodline should provide me with Extraordinary Power." He pondered deeply. However, aside from Cynthia’s Nine-tailed Fox Bloodline, raising the other bloodlines to Tier Seven is indeed very challenging. Compared to relying on the system to gain them. He felt that directly cultivating the respective Breathing Technique and the Secret Medicine might be faster. "Multiple Tier Seven Bloodlines are still too distant for me." David shook his head, placing the idea aside for now, and resumed cultivating the Frost Wolf Breathing Technique to strengthen his Fighting Qi. His Fighting Qi was currently at Tier Five Peak. To transform Liquid Fighting Qi into Solid Fighting Qi, he could only polish it slowly, as he did before. By the time the Snow Demon Spirit also breaks through to Tier Seven, he could try using it to elevate his Fighting Qi to Tier Six. Besides, when the Snow Demon Spirit elevates to Tier Seven, it should also give birth to some type of Extraordinary Power. ... After two days of brief adjustments. David set out with the reorganized Allied Forces. This time he left some Knights from the Frost Wolf Knight Order. He took the original nobles and Knights from Beibing City, without fear of anything happening to Beibing City. As for Ness and the wealth of Beibing City, they were naturally left at the City Lord’s Mansion for now. When he returns victorious, he will bring them back to Frost Wolf Ridge. Frost Alliance Army continued moving towards the Northern Fortress. As they got closer to the Northern Fortress, everyone put away their serious expressions, their faces becoming solemn. The Northern Fortress is completely different from Beibing City. The fortress has guarded Silver Moon Kingdom’s Northern Territory for countless ages with its Ice Barrier. The towering and solid walls left all looking up, unable to take a step forward in front of this fortress. Currently, atop the fortress walls. The generals of the Northern Fortress also gazed at the Frost Wolf Alliance Army below, strengthened by integrating Beibing City’s forces. They had been keeping an eye on Beibing City. Hence, when Beibing City was breached, they received definite news immediately. Upon hearing in the news that Duke Frost Wolf seemed to have ascended to Tier Six. Even the generals guarding the border were surprised. The Northern Fortress currently lacks Tier Six Knights. Only the Fortress Corps Commander, when bolstered by the Barrier, can engage a Tier Six Knight. Yet the Frost Wolf Clan possesses both a Tier Six Frost Giant Wolf and Duke Frost Wolf, two Tier Six powerhouses; in a real battle, the Northern Fortress may not necessarily win. Their greatest concern is if fighting between the Northern Fortress and Frost Wolf Ridge becomes too consuming, it might invite an attack from Jingge Kingdom in the Far North. ... In front of the Northern Fortress, the two armies are facing off. David did not rush to attack; instead, he let everyone rest on the spot. "Brute force isn’t the wise choice." This was the conclusion he reached after discussing with Reina. Comparatively, the Northern Fortress is utterly different from Beibing City. This is evident from the fact that despite the Silver Moon Kingdom civil war lasting so long, the Northern Fortress never intervened. The Northern Fortress’s objective has always been to guard the Silver Moon Kingdom’s northern border, preventing Jingge Kingdom from stepping into the kingdom. Hence, they speculated that the Northern Fortress might also worry about an all-out war between Northern Fortress and Frost Wolf Ridge, allowing Jingge Kingdom to use the opportunity to invade. In the Far North’s severe cold, Jingge Kingdom has never given up trying to seize Silver Moon Kingdom’s fertile land, a reason for centuries of conflict between the two. This, in turn, could be used to their advantage. As long as they exhibit greater strength, ensure the generals at the Northern Fortress know the Frost Wolf Clan is more qualified to defend the Northern Fortress than the Kingdom Army! Of course, this is all based on his and Reina’s analysis. But if they don’t try, how would they know if their plan can succeed? Thus, as night fell. David quietly left the camp and continued to approach the Northern Fortress. Then, he directly activated the Beastification Talent Full-State Form. He mobilized part of the Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline to transform again into a Tier Six Frost Giant Wolf! This time, he clearly felt handling the power of the Tier Six Frost Giant Wolf was noticeably easier, without the bodily and soul suppression sensation. Howl—— In the next moment, he directly let out a roar towards the sky. The Northern Fortress was almost instantly thrown into turmoil. A large number of soldiers held up weapons, with their gaze fixed on the enormous figure basked in moonlight, their pupils contracting suddenly. "Frost Giant Wolf." "That’s the Tier Six Frost Giant Wolf from the Frost Wolf Clan." The expressions on some of the generals’ faces showed disbelief. Originally, the Frost Wolf Clan was the Northern Fortress’s guardian. Some of them were originally from the Northern Fortress, thus recognizing it immediately. Yet this Frost Giant Wolf was even larger than they imagined; standing upright, it was still shorter than the wall. But they had no doubt the Frost Giant Wolf could easily leap over the wall into the Northern Fortress. And the aura emanating from this Frost Giant Wolf was unquestionably Tier Six, with the power to cause immense destruction to the Northern Fortress!