Ice Empress's crystalline yellow eyes were filled with killing intent and rage. As one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, she was known for her decisive and ruthless nature. How could she tolerate being looked down upon like this?
"Angry?" The long-haired white ghost grinned and said, "Do you intend to fight me and my soldiers? Do you think you can overcome this numerical disadvantage?"
The long-haired white ghost's words were not without reason. Although they had lost contact with the Frost King, the Frost Legion had not suffered too many losses. The Far North was the best hunting ground for them, after all, they were a combination of ice elves and snow bears.
"You dare to stand in my way?" Ice Empress's voice turned cold. Her high-raised tail hook suddenly lit up, and a beam of emerald green light shot out from it, heading straight for the long-haired white ghost at the head.
However, the long-haired white ghost was not afraid at all. It drew its ice bow with both hands, and an ice arrow infused with terrifying magic shot out with a "whoosh" towards the emerald green beam of light fired by Ice Empress.
The ice arrow collided violently with the emerald beam of light, producing a deafening roar and a powerful shockwave that spread outwards, releasing plumes of icy mist.
The next moment, countless ice blades shot out from the mist, slashing furiously at the Ice Emperor's diamond-hard scales with lightning speed. *
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—
even the Ice Emperor's extremely hard scales showed faint marks under the onslaught of these ice blades, clearly demonstrating their formidable sharpness.
At the same time, the long-haired white demon gave the order to attack. Dozens of white demons and over a hundred snow bears charged towards the Ice Emperor. As the legion commander, the long-haired white demon continued to fire arrows, giving the Ice Emperor no chance to retaliate.
"Damn it!" Seeing this, the Ice Emperor roared, then leaped into the air, crashing down like a boulder into the white demons and giant bears.
With a deafening roar, a turquoise shockwave erupted, freezing the white demons and blood bears charging towards Ice Empress into ice sculptures. Then, Ice Empress's massive tail stinger swept out, shattering the ice sculptures into pieces in an instant. The
long-haired white demon, seeing this, showed no anger; a grin spread across his face as if watching his prey struggle for its life. The ice bow in his hand radiated terrifying, frigid magic, as if brewing something.
On Ice Empress's side, her power was immense, but the sheer number of white demons and snow bears was overwhelming. She could only attack relentlessly, even failing to notice the long-haired white demon, who had unknowingly drawn his bow and was watching her with a look of glee.
"Die, all of you!" Ice Empress roared, her clear female voice slowly emanating. A sharp force swept out with a turquoise light, her fierce tail stinger sweeping across, severing many snow bears that came close to her in half.
As she swept through the air, the white demons further away drew their ice bows, and instantly, the entire sky seemed to be covered by a rain of arrows. When the Ice Emperor noticed, she was met with a magical and highly penetrating barrage of ice arrows.
Raising her two gleaming, emerald-green pincers, the Ice Emperor showed no intention of retreating. She knew that if she retreated, even more soul beasts would die in the far north.
As one of the three Heavenly Kings of the far north, she could not retreat, nor could she.
"Wrath of the Ice Emperor!"
Extreme icy power solidified into a thick layer of ice dozens of meters around the ice wall. With her roar, countless ice blade storms, carrying immense energy, swept directly towards the white demons, blocking all the arrows in their path.
"Having killed so many of my soldiers, you can die without regrets." The long-haired white demon revealed a wicked smile. At that moment, an ice arrow, imbued with a large amount of magic power, shot out, reaching the Ice Emperor almost instantly.
"Damn it!" Sensing the terrifying energy fluctuations contained in the ice arrow, a look of horror flashed across the Ice Emperor's eyes. She knew very well that if she were hit by this arrow, she would be severely injured even if she didn't die. As one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, she was one of the most powerful beings, yet now she had fallen to this state. She was unwilling, extremely unwilling!
At the critical moment, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of the Ice Emperor. Then, the black figure casually waved his hand, and the ice arrow seemed to encounter an irresistible force, being directly knocked away.
"Who is it!" The long-haired white demon's eyes were filled with rage. He was so close, so close to killing the scorpion he considered his prey.
Ice Empress was dumbfounded. She stared at the tall, slender man blocking her path, her mind filled with questions.
Who was this person? Wasn't this the far north? How could humans be here?
However, before she could even voice these questions, the man smiled and said, "The King of the Frost is truly kind, leaving me such a rich fortune."
"What did you say?" The long-haired white ghost glared at Cheng Xiao, his anger almost overflowing. The ice bow he held transformed into two gleaming short swords.
"Truly enviable shadows, but I can't wait to expand them into an army." Cheng Xiao smiled, then snapped his fingers.
"Destroy them, leave no one alive."
With the caster's will, soldiers from the shadows appeared behind Cheng Xiao.
"These...these are dead soul beasts?" Ice Empress was shocked to see the shadows of the soul beasts summoned to her side.
At the same time, Cheng Xiao glanced at the surrounding corpses, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Stand up."
These three words seemed to possess magic; in an instant, countless wails erupted from the corpses, followed by hordes of shadow soldiers.
The shadow soldiers, transformed from Ice Jade Scorpions, White Ghosts, and White Bears, surrounded the entire Frost Legion. Hundreds of shadow soldiers stood beside Cheng Xiao, glaring angrily at the long-haired White Ghost.
"Now, it's fair," Cheng Xiao smiled.
The long-haired White Ghost's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he roared, "You turned my soldiers into the living dead!"
"The living dead?" Cheng Xiao's right hand conjured a deep purple scythe, a shadow scythe formed from shadow power, a skill he gained upon forming his sixth soul ring.
Shadow forging, moving at will, he could conjure any weapon he desired. Now, he had no need to worry about weapons, for he was a walking arsenal.
"Kill them!" the long-haired White Ghost roared. The White Ghosts immediately drew their bows, and the White Bears roared in fury, seeking revenge for their fallen kin.
"Shadows!" Cheng Xiao commanded the shadow soldiers to stand in front.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
The rain of arrows arrived as expected. As a member of the shadow soldiers, A Yin activated the Blue Silver Emperor to form huge walls of blue silver grass, blocking the ice arrows.
Before the white ghosts could fire ice arrows again, the shadow soldiers began to run. The strong Titan charged forward without hesitation. Not needing to worry about consuming his soul power, he could unleash his soul skills almost without limit.
Ah Yin stood behind the shadow soldiers. Despite the icy landscape, the Blue Silver Emperor, with his terrifying vitality, managed to control the White Ghosts' ice bows.
A massive battle was about to erupt. Cheng Xiao's eyes gleamed with a ghostly light; his target was always the long-haired White Ghost. The next moment, he vanished, leaving only an afterimage.
Cheng Xiao leaped into the air, the intense sensation of suspension briefly pausing him. His right hand gripped the Shadow Scythe, while his left wielded a short sword with lightning speed, aiming straight for the long-haired white ghost's head.
With this movement, Cheng Xiao charged forward, his vision filled with the corpses of white ghosts. With a thought, the dead white ghosts transformed into shadow soldiers, rejoining the battle.
From the very beginning, this battle was an overwhelming victory. The number of shadow soldiers far exceeded that of the Frost Legion, and whenever a white ghost or white bear died, their corpses would reappear as shadow soldiers on the battlefield.
Now, having absorbed two King's Magic Crystals, Cheng Xiao had reached a terrifying state; his magic power was unfathomable, and his physical abilities were immeasurable.
The long-haired white ghost raised his twin swords, blocking Cheng Xiao's short sword, but immediately afterward, Cheng Xiao, wielding the Shadow Scythe, appeared before him.
The long-haired white ghost's twin swords advanced rapidly, clashing repeatedly with Cheng Xiao's Shadow Scythe, sparks flying.
*Crack, crack, snap!
* A series of close-quarters battles erupted between the shadow soldiers and the white demons and polar bears. However, for the Frost Legion, the only outcome in this battle was defeat.
"So...so terrifying power." The Ice Emperor's crystal-yellow eyes flashed with shock. She had never imagined that one day she would be saved by a human, let alone that this human possessed such unfathomable power.
A giant polar bear shattered a shadow soldier with a single swipe of its paw. The shattered shadow soldiers immediately regenerated; they would not die, nor could they die, until their monarch's magic power was completely exhausted.
The swords and arrows of the high-level magical beasts, the white demons, flew across the battlefield. The polar bears were surrounded and beaten to death by the ice-green scorpions they had killed, and many white demons were killed by their fallen comrades. In an instant, the icy plains were a river of blood.
Amidst the vast snow, the vibrant red, like paint, brought a unique scene to the white world.
"As one of the three kings of the far north, I am powerless to do anything at this moment." The Ice Emperor chuckled self-deprecatingly, her gaze falling on Cheng Xiao, who was fighting the long-haired white demon.
"Is that all the strength you have?" The long-haired white demon's attacks were incredibly fast; almost every strike left several bloody marks on Cheng Xiao's body.
However, Cheng Xiao didn't care. He even seemed to enjoy the thrill of the battle. The shadow scythe he wielded became even more powerful and swift. This kind of bloody combat was what excited him.
Bang!
With the final collision, Cheng Xiao and the long-haired white demon separated.
As expected of a legion commander-level fighter unrestricted by the world's limitations.
Although the two appeared evenly matched, in reality, the long-haired white demon's body was covered in wounds, while Cheng Xiao, apart from a few inconspicuous bloodstains, was almost unharmed.
Their fight relied entirely on their weapons, not on any special skills.
As the soldiers continued to regenerate, Cheng Xiao's unfathomable magical power finally showed a slight fluctuation, but more so from the consumption of summoning shadow soldiers.
He turned his head and saw a scene of utter devastation on the battlefield. The last White Ghost lay fallen, and everywhere he looked were shadow soldiers clad in black armor.
The White Ghost, the White Bear, the Ice Jade Scorpion, and other shadow spirit beasts all gazed respectfully at their lord.
"My soldiers..." The long-haired White Ghost stared blankly at the dark mass of shadow soldiers. Just a short while ago, he had a group of loyal soldiers by his side, but now, those soldiers had turned against him, and even their lord had abandoned them once again.
...
The Ice Emperor was speechless at the sight before her. It was an unreal scene. All the enemies had become that man's soldiers, or rather, his subordinates?
"Could I... be killed by him too?" The Ice Emperor couldn't help but think. She knew that humans needed spirit beasts' spirit rings to enhance their strength, but from beginning to end, this man had never released a spirit ring, let alone a spirit skill.
She also noticed the state of the shadow legion. One of the men, with a fierce appearance, had been a spirit master in life, though not as powerful as herself, but she was still surprised.
What surprised her even more was the presence of Ah Yin and Nash. As a fellow soul beast, she sensed their immense power, especially Nash. The extreme pressure emanating from his bloodline even made her wonder if he was a legendary, long-lost dragon.
This was the first time she had ever felt such terrifying pressure from a human; the last person to do so was the Snow Empress, the leader of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
Meanwhile, the final battle between Cheng Xiao and the long-haired white ghost began.
This time, Cheng Xiao didn't rush to attack him, but instead gave the attack order to the shadow soldiers.
"Ahhh!" The shadow soldiers roared, charging forward in a swarm of hundreds towards the long-haired white ghost.
"Kill!" The long-haired white ghost's face was devoid of smiles, filled only with an endless bloodlust. Without an army, without a king, he was utterly alone, without any restraint.
Surpassing most of the shadow soldiers in strength, he moved with unparalleled ease, each swing of his blade claiming the lives of a group of shadow soldiers. But these slain shadow soldiers would quickly regenerate and attack him again.
"Is this all your soldiers are capable of?" The long-haired white demon's eyes were bloodshot as he relentlessly swung his arms, carving a bloody path through the enemy ranks.
Panting heavily, the long-haired white demon broke free of the shadow soldiers' encirclement. His eyes gleamed with ferocity, his arms draped behind his back, the two short swords he held gleaming with an extreme chill.
"As expected of the commander of the Frost King's legion, even severely wounded, he still possesses this level of power," Cheng Xiao exclaimed in admiration. Unfortunately, the scales of victory had already tipped.
"Dominator's Authority."
Raising his hand, which was condensed with magical power, a terrifying storm of magic gathered, and with each swing of his hand, the energy of the surrounding world fluctuated violently.
"Bang!"
The invisible magical hand vanished in an instant, shattering the long-haired white demon's twin swords. Simultaneously, cracks began to appear on his body. His crazed eyes momentarily went blank, and the next moment, he knelt on the ground, his eyes losing their light, the twin swords falling from his grasp, and he lost all life.
"Excellent legion commander," Cheng Xiao commented without hesitation. This battle hadn't been particularly arduous; he now possessed considerable strength and an army.
He walked to the long-haired white demon's body, looked into his lifeless eyes, and whispered the order:
"Stand up."
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