"Let's see if the ice is as hard as it is in our world."

Rin picked up a piece of ice rock from the ground again. The original fragility had disappeared, and when he squeezed it, it felt exactly the same as in the Cardinal World.

"It really is!"

"Tsk, to actually become weaker, the rules of this world are truly unpleasant."

Unlike Shuna's cheerfulness, Shion crossed her arms, quite displeased with the rule restrictions.

It wasn't that she herself felt uncomfortable.

Rather, she was extremely angry that her master had been put in a restraint.

If possible, Shion even wanted to conquer this world. "By the way, what would happen if Rin-sama became the ruler of this world?"

"Well…"

"If I become the ruler of the new world, the Cardinal World will benefit and become even larger."

"So, it's a win-win."

The Cardinal World benefited, and Rin could become even stronger.

"Alright, let's first look at the specific information of this Beast."

As Rin spoke, he cast an Appraisal on the yak.

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[Icefield Yak]

[Species: Otherworldly Soul Beast]

[Lifespan: 1208 years]

[Rank: F-rank]

[Expressive Power: D-rank]

[Innate Abilities: Cold Resistance, Ice Consumption, Ice Element Manipulation, Brute Strength]

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"What the heck?"

"This cow is over 1200 years old?!"

"Is this freaking 1200 years old?"

The Appraisal skill was not omniscient.

The Dragon Eye was the same in this regard.

Its Appraisal results were based on Rin's understanding of the world.

Of course, basic energy levels and the specific special abilities an opponent possessed could be directly seen through Appraisal.

However, upon seeing the yak's age of over 1200 years, even Rin couldn't help but exclaim.

"Are you kidding me? A beast that can live for 1200 years, but its battle power is only D-?"

This was still D-rank in the current world.

F-rank magicules, D-rank expressive power.

The F-rank here refers to how this Soul Beast would be rated if placed in the Cardinal World.

How to put it?

It's like a Goblin in the forest, not even as strong as a child in the Cardinal World.

As for D-rank, it's roughly equivalent to a fully armed team of adventurers.

"Unbelievable!"

Shuna and the others also possessed Appraisal abilities, so they all checked the yak's attributes.

Soon, the three women were also startled by the yak's lifespan.

Having lived for 1200 years, even a pig should have become a spirit, right?

But why?

Why was this cow so weak?!

"This is unreasonable, too unreasonable!"

Rin murmured, "No matter in which world, lifespan is related to the level of life. The higher the life level, the longer the lifespan."

But this Soul Beast was completely contrary to this theory.

"Moreover, 1200 years is not its lifespan limit."

Imagine a Soul Beast with an almost infinite lifespan.

Why?

Why can it live forever?

Its very existence was so unreasonable.

"Wait a minute, Shion, did you just say there are many more of these cows?"

"Yes, very many, several hundred. Do you need me to go catch them all?"

"Take me to see."

Following Shion, it didn't take long for everyone to find those yaks.

Along the way, Rin cast Appraisal on many other creatures, and the results were, without exception, similar to the initial yak.

Rin searched his memory for settings similar to this world. "Ice and snow, strange Soul Beasts, almost infinite lifespan, but battle power completely unmatched by their long lives."

"Soul Land?"

Rin thought to himself, "Soul Beasts that live for thousands or tens of thousands of years, but their battle power is very weak."

In other worlds, an animal training for ten thousand years would at least be a demon king, capable of moving mountains and filling seas.

But in the Soul Land World, a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast is equivalent to a human Soul Master.

As for the expressive power of a Soul Master.

How to put it?

They could be easily shot dead by crossbow arrows.

Rin increasingly felt that this world was like Soul Land.

To prove his guess, Rin directly killed a tiger-like Soul Beast that appeared from nowhere and regarded them as prey.

"Indeed."

Looking at the purple energy ring floating from the Soul Beast's corpse, Rin confirmed, "Soul Rings are born after Soul Beasts die. This is the Soul Land World."

"If it's Soul Land, then the extremely low energy purity makes perfect sense."

Rin remembered that the physical rules of Soul Land were inherently bizarre.

However, the low strength was also a fact.

"Soul Land, and it's a world of ice and snow, so this is the Northern Icefield?"

"I just don't know what time period it is now."

"Is it Soul Land 1, Tang San's era, or Soul Land 2, Soul Land 3, or a transitional period not described in the novel?"

If possible, Rin naturally hoped it was the Soul Land 1 period.

After all, after Tang San became a god, the Soul Land Continent became his family's continent.

Rin did not want to have any dealings with him.

"...Let's find someone to ask first."

Coincidentally, in Rin's perception, a human presence appeared in the north.

"Shuna!"

"Yes!"

Shuna had completely analyzed the space of this planet. Her hand lightly lifted, instantly teleporting the four of them near the closest human presence Rin had sensed.

"Whoosh!"

In the wind and snow, an old man was moving at an extremely fast speed towards the warmer south.

His hair and beard were white, he looked about seventy years old, and he was wearing thick silver-gray military attire, looking travel-worn.

The old man was carrying a strange metal device in his hand, inside which a light blue energy was restless, as if trying to break free from its confinement.

"Who?!"

Noticing someone ahead, the old man immediately stopped, his face showing a grave expression.

"Don't be nervous, old sir."

Rin stepped forward, trying to make his tone as gentle as possible. "We are adventurers exploring the Northern Icefield. May we ask you a few questions, old sir?"

The white-haired old man stopped. He looked up, surprised to see Rin and the others who had appeared so suddenly.

He didn't speak, just watched Rin silently.

A faint golden-blue light flowed in the old man's eyes, which made Rin quite surprised.

Rin discovered that there was an energy different from soul power within the old man's body.

If soul power was low-concentration magic power composed of only a small amount of spirit particles, then this energy's quality was already no weaker than ordinary magic power.

(To be continued.)

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