In the heartland of the Wind Country, the once-majestic Myriad Dao Mountain Range was now shrouded in a cloud of inky smoke. The atmosphere within this land felt heavy and oppressive. The words "Divine Intent Sect" were inscribed on the ancient and dignified mountain gate.
「Inside the grand hall.」
Shentu Yan and the high-ranking officials of the Divine Intent Sect were gathered. Every Elder and Hall Master in the sect had already sworn allegiance to Shentu Yan. Those who opposed him were either dead or had fled.
Just then, a figure stepped into the grand hall—it was Yun Tianhe.
"Sect Leader," Yun Tianhe said, bowing to Shentu Yan. "The Four Great Hidden Clans have abandoned their ancestral lands and fled to Green Cloud Mountain. We were a step too late. By the ti our people arrived, the core mbers of the hidden clans had already escaped. The remaining ordinary clansn also abandoned their ancestral lands."
Shentu Yan scoffed. "They certainly ran fast." A dark light flashed in his eyes. But do they think they can rest easy just because they've reached Green Cloud Mountain? They're sorely mistaken.
From beneath the steps, a figure imdiately chid in with flattery, "Sect Leader, your martial arts shake the world! The Cyan Robe Association is just barely holding on. Once you march on Green Cloud Mountain, they'll be wiped out with a wave of your hand!"
This person, dressed in a black robe and exuding a cold aura, was Dragon Demon Temple, an Expert from the Myriad Beasts Sect.
"Oh, and Sect Leader," Yun Tianhe added, as if suddenly rembering sothing, "the Demon Cult and the Black Market have also abandoned their sect headquarters. They've joined the Cyan Robe Association, gathering together in a futile attempt to resist you. It's rumored they are doing everything in their power to assist Ling Chen, hoping to help that boy quickly break through to the Sky Apex Realm."
Shentu Yan sneered. "Hmph, what wishful thinking." A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Ling Chen is indeed exceptionally talented. In the entire Martial World, even looking back hundreds of years, no one can compare to him. Consequently, breaking through to the Sky Apex Realm is dozens of tis more difficult for him than for an ordinary person. He wants to force a breakthrough in such a short ti? So impatient. He's bound to fail. He might even suffer from cultivation deviation and bring about his own destruction."
He had an extrely accurate read on Ling Chen; nothing Ling Chen did escaped his calculations. In Shentu Yan's eyes, this attempt to force a breakthrough was rely a desperate act, like a cornered animal lashing out.
An Elder of the Divine Intent Sect chuckled, his smile obsequious. "Sect Leader, you needn't worry. Even if that brat Ling Chen sohow manages to break through to the Sky Apex Realm by a stroke of luck, so what? He'll rely be at the Sky Apex Realm First Layer. Sect Leader, with a flick of your finger, you can ensure he dies without a burial place."
Shentu Yan shook his head. "If you think that, you are gravely mistaken." A formidable intensity radiated from his eyes. We absolutely cannot let that brat break through. If he does, he might actually pose a threat to . Even the slightest possibility of that happening must be eliminated.
Ling Chen has many tricks up his sleeve. Even if he's only at the Sky Apex Realm First Layer, the threat he poses could be greater than that of an expert at the Sixth Layer of the Sky Apex Realm.
He, Shentu Yan, would not sit idly by and watch this final threat grow stronger. He had already unified most of the Martial World; Ling Chen was the only one left who posed a threat to him. Moreover, the deep-seated hatred between him and Ling Chen was irreconcilable. Either Ling Chen died, or he would. There was no possibility of them coexisting.
With that, he rose from the main seat and waved to everyone in the grand hall. "Issue the order! Within three days, gather all our forces. Our target: flatten Green Cloud Mountain!"
"Yes, Sect Leader!" everyone in the hall responded. They all rose, bowed to Shentu Yan, their faces solemn.
Everyone present understood that this battle would determine the fate of the Martial World. It could even decide the landscape of the Five Kingdoms for the next several hundred years.
The Divine Intent Sect's mobilization of forces swept through the Five Kingdoms like wildfire. Apart from the area around Green Cloud Mountain, all other sects had already been crushed by the Divine Intent Sect. As for the second and third-rate powers in the Martial World, they had long since surrendered upon hearing the news, flocking to the Divine Intent Sect to ensure their survival.
Shentu Yan had first razed the Sky Void Palace, then annihilated Chiyu Mountain Manor and the Myriad Dao Sect. Many Experts from these three major powers had surrendered to him. From the Demon Way, following the defeat and death of the Myriad Beasts King, nurous Experts had also pledged their allegiance to Shentu Yan.
Now, under Shentu Yan's summons, countless Experts flocked to his banner, gathering at the foot of the Divine Intent Sect's mountain.
This battle would involve nearly every powerhouse in the Martial World.
While the Martial World was in turmoil, far to the north of the Five Kingdoms, an uninhabited island lay isolated in the vast sea.
The island's surface was covered in a thick layer of snow. Frozen solid by the bitter cold, not a single blade of grass grew. The entire island appeared as a white, barren expanse, devoid of any sign of life.
Yet, several hundred ters beneath the island's surface, an astonishingly vast underground space could be found.
This place seed to be entirely constructed from solid ice.
WOOO...
The sound, like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves, echoed. Terrifyingly cold winds, capable of freezing a person into an ice sculpture, swept through the air, seemingly intent on tearing apart anything they touched.
In the center of this extrely cold space lay an ice lake. Upon its surface sat a slender, graceful figure, as motionless as a lifelike statue.
This figure was Xu Ruoyan.
This was the Sky Void Palace's forbidden ground she had ntioned: the "Ice Do Prison."
BUZZ! BUZZ!
Suddenly, the surface of the ice lake cracked open. An astonishingly frigid air surged out from below. With this terrifyingly cold air erged grotesque, icy lifeforms—Ice Demons.
These icy lifeforms resembled hedgehogs, their bodies entirely covered in ice spikes. Each stood over two ters tall. From the gaps between the ice spikes, two baleful blue eyes stared intently at Xu Ruoyan as they slowly approached her.
Seeing Xu Ruoyan as motionless as a corpse, the four Ice Demons assud she was dead. After a cautious approach, they suddenly accelerated, let out a piercing shriek, and charged at her.
However, just as they ca within a ter of Xu Ruoyan, her eyes, which had seed frozen shut, snapped open.
Two beams of cold light shot out. Xu Ruoyan thrust out her jade-like hands; with a palm strike to the left and another to the right, she pulverized two of the Ice Demons. The remaining two were shattered by the Air Energy she released, transforming into a strange, glittering Ice Crystal Energy.
She opened her delicate mouth and inhaled sharply. All the strange, glittering Ice Crystal Energy floating in the air was drawn into her mouth.
At that instant, her bright eyes beca noticeably more luminous, and the hint of icy blue within them seed to spread and intensify.
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