Chapter 5843-5844
He activated his divine sense, carefully probing the icy plain ahead, attempting to locate the three towering ice peaks arranged in a triangular pattern, as Ling Yunzi had mentioned.
Simultaneously, a faint dragon’s might and chaotic aura emanated from his body, a constant vigilance against the appearance of the Northern Underworld God Clan.
The three stood side-by-side at the edge of the Eternal Ice Plain, with the continuous snow-capped mountains behind them and the treacherous, unknown forbidden land of the ice plain ahead.
The wind and snow whipped at their robes, yet could not dispel the determination in their eyes.
The path to the Blood Soul Cold Pool had only just begun. And the threat of the Northern Underworld God Clan was already imminent.
After flying for about ten days, the scene before them finally became utterly monotonous and magnificent.
An endless white ice plain stretched to the horizon, almost merging with the gray-white sky.
Huge glaciers, like silent dragons, snaked and crawled, the gale whipping up millennia-old snow dust, forming white curtains that blurred the vision.
The chill here was bone-chilling, enough to freeze ordinary iron instantly. Ordinary True Immortal cultivators, without powerful protective magic treasures or special techniques, would likely not last more than a few hours here.
“Senior, we’ve entered the outer edge of the Eternal Ice Plains,”
Ling Shuang’s voice came through the wind and snow. A layer of crystalline sword energy surrounded her, isolating her from the bitter cold and storm.
“Several thousand miles further ahead, we’ll gradually approach the Central Region, which is also the area usually patrolled by the Northern Underworld God Clan. We need to be even more careful.”
Kai nodded, lowering his altitude and speed. His divine sense, like the most sophisticated radar, swept forward in a fan shape, centered on himself, with greater detail.
The ice plains were not lifeless. He could sense faint but resilient life forces beneath the ice, the life force of ice-type demonic beasts or spiritual plants adapted to the extreme environment. He
could also occasionally detect faint fluctuations of magical power belonging to other cultivators, mostly ancient and carrying an ominous sense of impending doom.
Sure enough, after traveling another two thousand miles, Kai’s divine sense keenly detected several unique auras.
These auras were cold and pure, carrying an innate nobility and aloofness, rapidly approaching from the side and front. Their movement wasn’t simple flight, but rather a gliding motion, blending seamlessly with the icy snow beneath their feet.
“Someone’s coming,” Kai said calmly, halting his escape.
The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord immediately became alert, a faint dark red demonic energy flowing around him.
Ling Shuang also gripped her sword hilt tightly, her pretty face tense.
A moment later, three figures silently emerged from the snowstorm ahead, like ghosts.
They all wore ancient-style ice-blue armor, intricately engraved with snowflakes and divine patterns.
They were tall, with skin a cold, pale white, untouched by sunlight, and deep, handsome features, but their eyes were like ancient ice, devoid of warmth.
On their foreheads, a faint blue ice crystal pattern was visible, glowing slightly.
The leader, possessing the strongest aura, had reached approximately the third rank of the Celestial Immortal Realm. He wielded a crystal-clear ice spear, its tip pointing at Kai and his companions. In a cold, flat tone, he said,
“This is the territory of the Northern Underworld Divine Clan. Unauthorized entry by outsiders is forbidden. You will retreat immediately to avoid death.”
His voice, though not loud, clearly pierced through the gale, carrying an unquestionable command, as if driving away ants that had strayed into a divine realm. The arrogance and xenophobia of the divine race were vividly displayed in this single sentence.
Kai looked at the three haughty warriors of the Northern Underworld Divine Race before him, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.
He was not a bloodthirsty person; he had only come to retrieve medicine to save lives and did not wish to cause any unnecessary trouble or make enemies.
He stepped forward and spoke calmly, “Friends of the divine race, we have no intention of offending your noble territory. We only have urgent business and need to go to the Blood Soul Cold Pool to retrieve a life-saving elixir, the ‘Millennium Ice Soul Blood Lotus.'”
“This medicine concerns the life and death of our dear friend and Daoist partner. We humbly request that you grant us passage. We will be generously rewarded afterward, or perhaps offer treasures of equal value as compensation.”
The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he ultimately held back, only watching the three divine race members with nervousness.
Ling Shuang also sheathed her longsword and bowed slightly to show her sincerity.
However, the lead spear-wielding divine warrior showed no emotion. Instead, as if he had heard something utterly ridiculous and offensive, a cold sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.
“Mortal ants, do you dare to call yourselves friends with my divine race?”
His voice was more piercing than the cold wind. “The Blood Soul Cold Pool is one of the sacred pools of my Northern Underworld Divine Race. Every blade of grass and every tree within belongs to the divine race. How dare we allow outsiders to covet and defile it?”
A divine warrior beside him sneered, “Help? What do your mortal lives have to do with my divine race? Get out of the icy plains at once, or you will leave your lives behind and become a skeleton on this icy plains!”
The last divine warrior raised his longbow, formed from condensed ice crystals, and a chilling arrow was locked onto Kai, his killing intent palpable.
“Captain, why waste words with these lowly beings? Just kill them all to deter other fools who dare to covet the Holy Land.”
The three spoke one after another, their attitude extremely arrogant, leaving no room for negotiation.
That ingrained arrogance and extreme contempt for “those not of our kind” gradually chilled Kai’s eyes.
The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord’s face drained of color, his eyes filled with despair and rage.
Ling Shuang’s grip on her sword tightened again, her knuckles turning white.
“So, there’s no room for negotiation?”
Kai’s voice remained calm, but those familiar with him, like the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord, could already hear the storm brewing beneath the calm.
“Negotiation?”
The spear-wielding Divine Clan captain seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. He swung his icy spear, drawing a cold arc in the air. “The will of the Divine Clan is the will of Heaven. Letting you leave is already a great favor. Since you won’t leave, then… die!”
The moment the word “die” was uttered, the three Divine Clan warriors moved simultaneously!
The spear-wielding captain vanished like a ghost, appearing a moment later above Kai. His ice spear, carrying a chilling aura capable of freezing the soul, pierced straight for Kai’s crown!
The bowstring of the archer vibrated, and three arrows, entirely condensed from the ultimate laws of ice, formed a triangular shape, shooting towards the chests of Kai, the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord, and Ling Shuang respectively. Wherever the arrows passed, even the space itself cracked with fine ice fissures!
The last warrior formed hand seals, and the wind and snow within a hundred-foot radius instantly raged, transforming into countless ice blade tornadoes that swept in from all directions, sealing off all escape routes!
Their coordination was impeccable, their attacks ruthless; they were clearly accustomed to this kind of driving-and-killing.
“You’re asking for it!”
Kai finally lost all patience, a sharp golden light suddenly flashing in his eyes!
He didn’t even use any overly complex divine abilities.
He simply raised his hand, his fingers forming a sword, and lightly slashed at the ice spear thrusting down from above.
“Clang—!”
A clear, dragon-like sword cry resounded across the icy plains!
A chaotic sword aura, condensed to its extreme, seemingly capable of cleaving the laws of heaven and earth, erupted from his fingertips!
The ice spear, of exceptional quality and imbued with the full power of a third-grade Celestial Immortal, shattered like a fragile ice crystal before this chaotic sword aura!
The spear-wielding captain’s pupils constricted in horror; he tried to retreat, but it was too late.
The sword energy continued its relentless advance, effortlessly grazing his neck.
His face still bore the lingering look of disbelief, terror, and bewilderment as his head flew high into the air. No blood gushed from his severed neck, for even his blood and soul were utterly annihilated by the terrifying chaotic power the instant they came into contact with the sword energy!
Simultaneously, Kai’s left hand clenched, grabbing at the three incoming ice arrows and the swirling tornado of ice blades.
A phantom dragon claw, condensed from chaotic immortal power, materialized out of thin air and gently grasped.
“Crack! Crack! Boom—!”
The three incredibly powerful ice arrows instantly shattered into primordial ice-elemental spiritual energy.
The swirling tornado of ice blades, as if striking an invisible barrier, crumbled and transformed back into harmless blizzard.
The arrogance and killing intent on the faces of the remaining two divine warriors froze instantly, replaced by boundless fear.
They never imagined that this seemingly young, calm human cultivator possessed such terrifying strength!
Their captain was a third-grade Celestial Immortal, already among the top in their team, yet he was instantly killed by a casual sword aura?
“Run!”
The two were terrified, turning to flee into the snowstorm without hesitation.
“Trying to escape now? Too late.”
Kai’s icy voice was like the pronouncement of death.
With a thought, two strands of chaotic sword aura, thin as hair yet swift as lightning, struck first, easily piercing their protective divine light and ice-blue armor, entering from their backs and exiting through their chests.
The two divine warriors froze, their eyes quickly dimming. They looked down in disbelief at the tiny yet deadly sword holes in their chests, which were frantically annihilating their life force and souls. Then, they collapsed helplessly to the ground, lifeless.
From the moment the three attacked to their deaths, only two breaths had passed.
The snowstorm continued to howl, but the scene fell into a deathly silence.
“Senior, killing the Northern Underworld Divine Clan members, they will never let this go,” Ling Shuang quickly calmed down and reminded them.
“I know,”
Kai said calmly. “I didn’t want to cause trouble, but trouble keeps coming my way. Since we’ve made enemies, let’s settle it. As long as they don’t stop me from getting the medicine, I won’t bother with them. If they come again… I’ll just kill them.”
His tone was calm, but it contained an undeniable and powerful confidence and decisiveness. ”Let’s go, keep going, and find the Blood Soul Cold Pool as soon as possible.”
Kai stopped looking at the three corpses, rolled up his sleeves, and led the two of them to continue speeding deeper into the icy plains.
As expected, the reaction of the Northern Underworld God Clan was faster than expected.
Kai and the others had only been away from the three God Clan warriors’ corpses for less than a thousand miles when a sharp whooshing sound came from behind them.
It was not the sound of wind and snow, but the shriek of some kind of specially made ice crystal whistles tearing through the air. The sound had extremely strong penetrating power and could be heard for hundreds of miles across the open icy plains.
“They came really fast.”
Kai didn’t even turn his head; his divine sense had already taken in the situation behind him.
Five streams of ice-blue light were chasing after them at an astonishing speed, each carrying a fully armed Northern Underworld God Clan warrior.
They were riding on specially made ice crystal skateboards, with almost zero friction with the ice surface, making them more than 30% faster than normal flight.
The leader was exceptionally tall, wielding a double-edged ice axe, and his aura had clearly reached the peak of the fifth rank of the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
The other four were all at the fourth rank of the Celestial Immortal Realm, spread out in a fan shape, clearly a well-trained hunting team.
“Those who trespass ahead, stop immediately and surrender!”
A furious shout echoed through the snowstorm, carrying an unquestionable command. “Murdering my clan’s patrol guards is a capital offense! Surrender now, and perhaps you’ll be spared a complete corpse!”
Kai didn’t stop, only calmly saying to the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord and Ling Shuang, “You continue forward, following the original route. I’ll handle things.”
“Senior, be careful.”
Ling Shuang glanced at him with concern, then quickened her pace without hesitation.
The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord followed, knowing Kai was more than capable of dealing with these lowly soldiers.
Only then did Kai slowly turn around, standing alone in the swirling snow, his white robes and black hair fluttering in the wind, calmly watching the five approaching Divine Clan warriors.
Fifty zhang, thirty zhang, ten zhang!
The lead Divine Warrior, seeing Kai not only not flee but also stop to wait for them, felt a flicker of surprise in his eyes, which was quickly replaced by anger.
Never before in the Eternal Ice Plains had any outsider dared to so provoke the Divine Race’s majesty!
“Form the ‘Mystic Ice Dragon-Trapping Formation’!” he roared, slamming his double-bladed ice axe into the ice.
“Boom!”
The ice shattered, and five thick ice pillars shot into the sky from around Kai, each pillar covered in dense ancient divine runes.
These ice pillars were not stationary; instead, they began to rotate at high speed, creating a violent storm of ice blades that trapped Kai at the center.
Simultaneously, a powerful magnetic field was generated between the ice pillars, and the immense force of the field would make it difficult for an ordinary Celestial Immortal cultivator to even stand within this formation.
The other four warriors each occupied a side, their hands forming hand seals, frantically pouring their ice-elemental immortal power into the formation.
The array shone brightly, the temperature plummeted, and even the moisture in the air instantly condensed into fine ice crystals, which adhered to Kai’s protective aura, constantly eroding and thickening, attempting to completely freeze him.
“Interesting.”
Kai looked around at the rotating ice pillars and the complex divine runes with interest, “However, it’s still too weak.”
He hadn’t even drawn his Dragon-Slaying Sword.