Chapter 1274 - Five-colored Ice Gorge (1/2)
Chapter 1274: Five-colored Ice Gorge
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Zhang Ruochen carried the heavily injured Ao Xinyan and fled with his greatest speed. His eyes were as cold as knives. He appeared and reappeared using the Great Spatial Move.
According to Ao Xinyan, they’d suffered from a siege by many Saints from the Immortal Vampires, Nine Li Palace, and Ancient Dragon Mountain. At the critical moment, Huang Yanchen and Qing Mo activated the Heir Stamp with all their might to force an escape route for her.
Unfortunately, the young Manlong Dragon lord and Flood Dragon King were too much stronger than her. They heavily injured her and she couldn’t escape in the end.
If Zhang Ruochen hadn’t hurried over in time, the consequences would’ve been unthinkable.
Zhang Ruochen felt the urgency. He pushed his speed to the extreme.
Qing Mo was indeed powerful, but her true combat abilities weren’t that strong. She also had a disadvantage in numbers, so she might not be able to last long.
After a while, Ao Xinyan brought Zhang Ruochen to where they’d been attacked. The icy land had been shattered. Some cracks reached hundreds of miles away. Some ditches were thousands of meters deep. Chaotic energy filled the world.
Some of the broken ice had been dyed red from both human and savage beast blood. There were also countless Saint corpses sealed in ice. Some had been torn apart by cat claws. Others had been killed by a kitchen knife.
Zhang Ruochen checked one of the Blood Saint corpses. The strongest spine had actually been sliced neatly, splitting the corpse in half. It was obvious he’d suffered from a blow from the silver kitchen knife.
Had even Qing Mo gone into a rage?
They couldn’t find Huang Yanchen and Qing Mo on this icy field. Zhang Ruochen’s expression turned frigid.
“Enter the gourd and heal. I’ll continue to search for them.”
Zhang Ruochen sent Ao Xinyan into the Mercury Gourd. He found a remnant of Holy Qi from Huang Yanchen at the fringe of the plain and he chased forward.
On the ground, he found more bloodstains. The aura coming from them belonged to Huang Yanchen and Qing Mo.
“Please don’t let anything happen. Please.”
After around 300 miles, a gigantic ice gorge appeared on the plain. Beams of five-colored light poured out of the bottom. Like polar lights, they turned the sky multicolored, looking extremely beautiful.
Two Saint Beasts guarded the border. One was a Dragon Li Cat with thick scales. The other was a stone turtle the size of a millstone.
Those who could venture into the center of the Abandoned Deep Sea were naturally very strong. The weak ones had already died along the way.
The Dragon Li Cat was surrounded by a saint soul territory that could fend off the terrifying cold. White smoke came out of his nose. “There must be an extreme treasure in the bottom. Otherwise, why would it have five-colored light?”
“It can also be filled with danger,” the stone turtle said. “The five-colored light carries Extreme Yin Dragon Qi. With our cultivation, we’ll be sealed in ice the instant we touch it.”
Being sealed in ice meant death.
“So you’re saying that the two injured women and the black cat definitely died after getting thrown in by the demoness and Crown Prince Qitian?”
“Anyway, the Sky-swallowing Demonic Dragon and two princes of your Nine Li Palace entered the gorge,” the stone turtle said. “Even if they didn’t die, they would have been captured. Now, we’re just waiting for Zhang Ruochen to come on a suicide mission. We’ll take care of him and then split the treasures under this ice land.”
The Dragon Li Cat laughed. “Zhang Ruochen is just too arrogant. He thinks that he’s undefeatable because he’s the Time and s.p.a.ce Descendant. He dares to offend the Ancient Dragon Mountain, Nine Li Palace, and Immortal Vampires at the same time. These three forces can pulverize him with just a finger.”
“Zhang Ruochen captured Princess White Li,” the stone turtle said. “That is taboo for the Sky-swallowing Demonic Dragon. His Majesty has ordered us to capture Huang Yanchen alive and send her to the Sky-swallowing Dragon Palace to make Zhang Ruochen suffer something worse than death.”
“Where did Zhang Ruochen go? How come he still hasn’t come? Did he sense the danger and run out of the Yin Yang Sea? I wish he’d come quickly. Torturing the strongest young human must be an interesting thing.” The Dragon Li Cat sneered.
“He can escape today but not the next day. As long as he’s in Kunlun’s Field, killing him will be as easy as killing an insect for the Ancient Dragon…Mountain…”
Before the stone turtle could finish, a young human appeared before him. The man stood on the ice plain with a long sword, radiating with sharp murderous intent.
“Are you talking about me?”
The figure grew clearer. He wore a white robe and his hair fell down both sides of his cheeks, revealing a handsome face.
“Zhang Ruochen,” the stone turtle said, voice trembling. It was quite unexpected. They were just talking about Zhang Ruochen and he actually appeared.
Purple-red light emerged from the stone turtle’s stomach. Light flowed to his neck and he spat out purple-red flames. His reaction speed in a fight wasn’t like a turtle at all. It was too fast. He spat out fire as soon as he saw Zhang Ruochen.
The stone turtle was a Taigu Remain and had lived for more than 1,000 years. Even though he cultivated slowly, he had a long lifespan. They had some of the longest lifespans of all races. His cultivation had also been challenged for 1,000 years. He was practically unchallenged in his own realm.
Zhang Ruochen wasn’t afraid of the stone turtle’s flames. He ran through the fire. Holding the Abyss Ancient Sword, he pushed out the Destruction of the Thousand Patterns and struck down.
“What? The Purple Geofire can’t hurt him. Is this man’s physical body made out of divine metal?”
The stone turtle stopped spitting fire. Holy Qi surged to his back. Purple-red veins appeared on his back. They looked like ancient words and actually started moving.
Boom.