The so-called Great Thousand Ice Soul World is not a real world.
It is just a virtual world derived from three forces: the Ice Soul Cold Pearl, divine venerable divine patterns, and Xiao Hei’s divine power. It has no substance, like an illusion, yet also like reality.
Xiao Hei held the Ice Soul Cold Pearl and pressed down from the sky.
The cold qi in the Great Thousand Ice Soul World grew stronger and stronger. Mist rose, frost formed, and it derived ice beasts, white dragons, cold sparrows. Even Gui Si, this upper god, felt his skin prickle with pain, his scalp numb, and his internal divine qi flow obstructed.
He looked up and saw not Xiao Hei and the Ice Soul Cold Pearl.
Instead, he saw the enormous figure of the Ice Emperor.
The Ice Emperor was peerless and unmatched. Ten thousand years ago, he already had divine venerable level combat power. In this era, he is one of the most terrifying and unparalleled strongmen of the undead blood race. After trapping himself on Ice King Star for ten thousand years, the gods of the world dare not underestimate him. Instead, they fear him even more.
Under the Ice Emperor’s divine venerable might, Gui Si seemed no different from a mortal. He felt reverence in his heart, his divine soul trembled, and a desire to kneel and worship arose.
Gui Si was ultimately an upper god with firm will. He let out long howls from his mouth.
With the howls, he suppressed the fear in his heart.
He was not scared off. He shouted loudly, “Mountain Sea Diagram Seal.”
All his divine qi was mobilised. It surged out from his feet and on the thick ice surface, outlined mountain and sea forms, spreading tens of thousands of li wide.
Divine mountains were majestic, qi seas boundless.
This was exactly a powerful divine ability of the Death God Temple. Only upper gods could cultivate it successfully!
Chi Yao’s divine realm world shook violently under the impact of the Mountain Sea Diagram Seal. Even the light world constructed by the Chaos Space-Time Lotus was shaken endlessly.
“Burning God Great Method!”
Gui Si used a forbidden technique and severed his two arms.
One arm flew towards the constantly pressing “Ice Emperor figure”. The other arm flew towards the ice layer below.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Gui Si’s two arms exploded. Unknown amounts of divine blood, divine qi, and divine soul burned up in an instant. They turned into two unparalleled powerful divine energies.
The sky and the ice surface both appeared with patches of blood clouds.
Chi Yao’s divine realm world and the Chaos Space-Time Lotus’s light world were torn apart. Taking this chance, Gui Si flashed and escaped, breaking free from the Ice Emperor phantom’s suppression.
“Boom!”
After the Ice Emperor phantom blocked the impact force from the arm’s explosion, it shattered and dispersed. Xiao Hei’s figure appeared, holding the Ice Soul Cold Pearl and attacking downward. But Gui Si had already escaped one step ahead.
Gui Si reappeared above the Buddha Light Cloud Sea. His aura was weaker by a section.
Chi Yao held the Dripping Blood Sword. Above her head, layers of heavenly que rose. Her whole body emitted seven-coloured divine light. She appeared and said, “You are truly decisive. Ać ć upper god actually severs his own two arms. If you auction off these two arms, they would surely fetch a sky-high price.”
“Shua! Shua!”
Xiao Hei and Ban Ruo also appeared above the Buddha Light Cloud Sea right after.
Gui Si felt very ashamed and angry in his heart. He snorted coldly, “Chi Yao, do you think this seat fears you? This seat merely dreads the Ice Emperor’s divine patterns.”
Gui Si had already retreated five hundred li away.
This distance, as if in the starry sky, was within arm’s reach for divine spirits.
But inside a divine venerable’s body, this was a safe distance. It would not fall into a siege.
Advance to attack, retreat to leave.
At Gui Si’s bloody shoulders, fresh red flesh buds grew out one by one. A pair of new divine arms soon grew back. But for these two divine arms to fully recover, it would not happen in a short time.
Gui Si glanced at the sunrise hanging far away in the sky. In his heart, he thought darkly, “Chi Yao cultivates Thirty-Three Heavens and wields the Chaos Space-Time Lotus. Defeating her is absolutely not easy. That Xia King of the Xia Dynasty holds a treasure containing divine venerable power, which is even more troublesome.”
“No, I cannot keep fighting them. I must outsmart them.”
“Right, the reason they intercepted this seat is because of Zhang Ruochen. As long as I capture Zhang Ruochen, it will be enough to make them hesitate. At that time, they will have to obediently obey this seat’s commands.”
Gui Si’s thought had just reached this point.
The golden mist dispersed. The handsome figure of the Sealed Dust Sword God appeared. He wore a bright and dazzling red robe, with an extraordinary and outstanding temperament. He said, “Gui Si, you have made me search hard. Finally, I have caught up to you.”
The Sealed Dust Sword God happened to block the position between Gui Si and the distant sunrise, obstructing his path.
Gui Si’s advantageous situation of advance to attack and retreat to leave instantly reversed due to the Sealed Dust Sword God’s sudden appearance. He fell into the encirclement of four divine spirits.
Moreover, these four divine spirits were all extraordinary.
Even though Gui Si was very strong, at this moment, he chose to compromise. He said, “Sealed Dust, our enmity can be settled after leaving the Darkness Abyss. Now, we should unite against the outside. First, deal with the Kunlun Realm’s divine spirits and the Hell Realm’s traitors.”
The Sealed Dust Sword God said, “What about the Heavenly Sparrow God Ji’s matter?”
Hearing the Sealed Dust Sword God mention “Heavenly Sparrow God Ji’s” name, Gui Si wanted to punch him. But ultimately, he controlled himself. He said, “As I said, after leaving the Darkness Abyss, we will handle our personal enmity.”
The Sealed Dust Sword God shook his head. He said, “No! This matter must be clarified. The fault is not mine. Moreover, my matter with the Heavenly Sparrow God Ji, what does it have to do with you? On what basis do you attack me?”
Gui Si took a deep breath and suppressed the boundless anger in his heart. He said, “Correct, the fault is not yours. In this matter, I have no right to interfere. I am not worthy. Is that enough now?”
The Sealed Dust Sword God shook his head. He said, “Earlier, you attacked this god. You must apologise to this god.”
“Sealed Dust!”
Gui Si roared in anger.
The Sealed Dust Sword God said, “Why shout so loudly? I can hear you. If you refuse to apologise, so be it. This god will not force you. But if you cannot even say a word of apology, how can this god believe you are sincere in wanting to join forces against the enemy? What if you punch me from behind? Would I not die unjustly?”
In Gui Si’s mind, he had already thought of countless ways to torment Sealed Dust: slap his face, step on his head, flay his skin, eat his flesh.
Gui Si looked towards Chi Yao, Ban Ruo, and Xiao Hei. The words of apology were truly hard to say.
In the end, he used sound transmission to apologise to the Sealed Dust Sword God. He also advised him to consider the big picture and promised that as long as Zhang Ruochen was killed, the various treasures on Zhang Ruochen would be split equally between the two.
After a long while, the Sealed Dust Sword God seemed truly persuaded.
“Alright then, since that is the case, battle!”
“Shua!”
The Sealed Dust Sword God formed a sword art with two fingers. His red robe fluttered.
A war sword flowing with supreme qi flew out. Sword light shone for a thousand li. The sword cry could cut divine souls.
“Puchi!”
Gui Si’s other two arms were chopped off. Divine blood sprayed like two waterfalls.
The Sealed Dust Sword God sighed inwardly. This sword of his had originally aimed to chop off Gui Si’s head. But Gui Si was clearly alert and used a pair of divine arms to block.
“Sealed Dust, you truly have a problem!”
Gui Si’s roar of anger came from afar.
After his two arms were severed, Gui Si burned his internal divine blood and fled far away at the fastest speed. He was extremely shrewd.
The Sealed Dust Sword God said puzzledly, “That sword just now missed. Do not misunderstand. Let us continue. Join forces to exterminate the Kunlun Realm’s divine spirits and the Hell Realm’s traitors.”
Gui Si could not help wanting to curse.
The Sealed Dust Sword God had ruined his plans twice in a row. Each appearance was too coincidental!
Moreover, knowing that he hated him to the bones and wanted to tear him to pieces, he still took the initiative to find the Buddha Light Cloud Sea and appear before him.
How could Gui Si not grow suspicious?
But it was only suspicion.
The Destiny God Temple’s goddess mixing with Kunlun Realm’s divine spirits had already surprised him greatly. Naturally, he did not believe that the Sealed Dust Sword God had also betrayed the Hell Realm.
“The Hell Realm is so powerful. Why do you betray it and collude with the Heavenly Court’s divine spirits? This seat truly cannot understand. A young divine spirit with such a bright future as you, why do this?” Gui Si said.
The Sealed Dust Sword God’s face turned serious. His aura changed greatly, like the edge of an unparalleled divine sword fully revealed. He said, “I have never betrayed. I have always had only one simple pursuit. I just want to live in a splendid and peaceful golden age, be an unrestrained swordsman or wanderer, have a big ship carrying my beautiful wives and concubines, travel the world, see the beautiful rivers and mountains, appreciate the sun, moon, and stars.”
“But this simplest pursuit is the hardest to achieve.”
“The Hell Realm is indeed powerful, but it is constantly destroying, constantly trampling the peaceful golden age I desire. I can only raise the sword in my hand, kill all those who want to destroy it all, restore clarity to the world, and make the universe cease wars.”
“Actually, there is no need to tell you so much at all. Because what we persist in and value is completely different. You cannot understand it at all!”
“Shua!”
The Sealed Dust Sword God turned into sword light and appeared before Gui Si. He slashed horizontally with one sword.
With Gui Si’s cultivation, he did not dare to receive the Sealed Dust Sword God’s unparalleled sharp sword. He immediately retreated. And before Chi Yao, Ban Ruo, and Xiao Hei arrived, he fled at the fastest speed.
“Do not chase. We cannot catch him.”
Chi Yao stared at the direction Gui Si fled. Her eyes were deep and gloomy.
An upper god, even if caught up, would be as hard as ascending to heaven to kill.
“If he escapes, we are all exposed!” Xiao Hei retreated back.
Chi Yao said, “If exposed, then return to Kunlun Realm.”
A shrill scream came from far away.
Their gazes all turned towards the direction of the sunrise.
“It is Kong Li Zang Hai’s voice.”
“What happened?”
“Go, hurry and see.”
Xiao Hei had just wanted to rush out when he felt a pain in his wrist. Golden light flashed before his eyes. The Ice Soul Cold Pearl he had been holding was snatched by Chi Yao.
Xiao Hei was stunned for an instant. He said, “This… what does it mean? This emperor is also a Kunlun Realm cultivator. Robbing one’s own people’s treasure? Where is justice?”
Chi Yao and Ban Ruo merged into one. Their delicate bodies overlapped. She said, “This matter cannot be told to Zhang Ruochen. Otherwise, this emperor will throw this Ice Soul Cold Pearl into a space rift.”
Xiao Hei’s throat tightened. With a hoarse voice, he said, “Fine! Very fine, Empress, you are truly impressive! But you distrust me, Xiao Hei, too much. In this matter, I definitely will not tell Zhang Ruochen.”
Chi Yao’s character was one of no two words. He truly feared she would throw the Ice Soul Cold Pearl into a space rift.
Women, when ruthless, can do anything.
…
The Sealed Dust Sword God, Chi Yao, Ban Ruo, and Xiao Hei flew rapidly towards the sunrise.
That round sunrise was the light emitted by the Three Lives Gate.
When they arrived below the Three Lives Gate, they saw Kong Li Zang Hai frozen in a block of ice crystal dozens of metres high. He was motionless, unknown if dead or alive.
