Chapter 839 - The Vanished Rulers (2/2)

The whtie flames amidst the ice and snow burned with an ancient pride, as well as unwavering determination.

Rumble!

Another deafening sound of breaking ice, as if space itself was torn. More frost shot out of the ice surface, ice pieces flying high up like countless stars, causing the entire beast horde ahead to turn blurry.

A giant beast claw covered in thick armour burst through the thick layer of ice, a green-gray body with blurry patterns appearing soon after the claw.

Boom!

Boom! Boom!

Similar consecutive events happened throughout the surface, fierce beasts as powerful as these sea beasts that current humans had never seen in the forest, ocean or desert broke through the ice one by one!

The ice beneath Shao Xuan’s feet cracked and raised in pieces as plank-like bones resembling city walls emerged from the ice. Its back subsequently broke through rock and ice as its entire body slowly emerged out into the open. A gigantic beast sealed in ice for an unfathomable period was out once more.

Behind Shao Xuan, loud rumbles came from the tall icy mountains that also started to crack.

Shao Xuan walked forward step by step along the beast’s back, until he stood on its head.

This was where their bones were buried. On this fateful day, Shao Xuan let these ancient bones see the sunlight once again!

Despite the fact that they were all long dead.

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In a certain place far from King City, in a place known as the end of the lands, a group of people braved the cold winds as they waded through waist-high snow.

It was not snowing. Even if the next few days would not be sunny, there should be no snowstorms either. They wanted to take this chance to search for gemstones.

Due to the core seed, most places here did not have gemstones. However, the icy lands without core seeds had gemstones waiting for adventurous travellers to find.

Before both continents grew closer, the slave masters mostly used gemstones mined from this place.

This group were frequent visitors of this area, they had an advantage compared to other travellers who travelled far to mine the gemstones– they belonged to a tribe close to this place. Their soil was not fertile, the climate was harsh and unsuitable for grains, and they could not produce much crops every year. That was why very few tribesmen farmed crops, most chose to rear livestock such as goats with thick fur.

Most of the animals living in this region with year-long cold weather had thick fur and could withstand the cold.

However, their tribe would not live well if they solely survived on rearing livestock. In reality, they were very rich because of those rare gemstones.

Every year, they would trek deep into the ice and snow in search of gemstones. These tribesmen had strong physiques and also adept in combat- if they were not, they might not be able to keep the gemstones they mined.

This time was as per usual. It had snowed for many days, and now that it had finally stopped, they set off to this lesser-known world of ice and snow and started to search for treasure.

They had inherited this skill from their ancestors but even with their ancient texts, they still did not truly know this world. All they knew was that this world was vast and no one knew where the end was. It was very cold here. Even the best tribesmen would die in the cold if they could not take shelter in their man made caves during a snowstorm.

Such a dangerous piece of land was also perfect for the survival of this tribe.

It was too bad that since both landmasses grew closer, more and more gemstones from the other side entered their market, subsequently driving their hard-mined gemstones cheaper.

The team had been cursing and complaining since they departed.

“I heard the Flaming Horns signed a deal with King City, and brought a lot of gemstones over. That means the price of our gems will fall again, won’t it?!” someone complained.

Another person huffed and spat into the snow. “To hell with the Flaming Horns! If I ever see them…”

“If you see them?” The person behind mused. “I heard they all look like fearsome beasts.”

“So what if they look like fearsome beasts, I’ll…”

“You’ll what?” The person behind asked, because the guy did not finish his sentence. When he looked up, he realised that the guy’s expression was solemn, watching his surroundings cautiously. Every step was now taken more carefully than ever, a short pause after each one as if he had to think before walking. Outsiders might not understand but as teammates, they could understand another mate’s meaning through every look and act.

The team fell silent instantly without the need for the leader to say anything. He walked in the front of the group slowly, every step much lighter than before. Where his skin was exposed, hairs standing as tall as needles could be seen, sensing their surroundings.