Because Ender's Soul will had reached the King-level Immortal tier, he could sense that within tens of thousands of kilometers of the Scarlet Frost Sea's surface, the effect of tempering his will was almost zero; it merely allowed him to temporarily adapt to the Soul freezing of the Scarlet Frost Sea.
Therefore, he submerged tens of thousands of kilometers into the seabed, stopping only when he reached a depth of over two hundred thousand kilometers.
"I can feel my Soul gradually freezing; I cannot go any deeper until I adapt to the freezing effect here…"
Sitting cross-legged in the crimson seawater, Ender took out a small house with countless tiny holes in its walls from his world ring and entered it.
He relied on his own force field to keep this house, weighing over a thousand tons, stationary in the Scarlet Frost Sea, preventing it from moving due to the underwater currents.
With this G-level metal house, even a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal would find it difficult to harm him inside, so he could Cultivate here with peace of mind.
"The Scarlet Frost Sea's Soul freezing can either be resisted forcefully by one's will or gradually adapted to over a long period of tempering in the Scarlet Frost Sea's environment."
Ender sat cross-legged in meditation, "However, compared to the former, the latter is slower in tempering the will…"
When he began to Cultivate the Void Annihilation Eye, he could clearly perceive the changes occurring in his Soul; the coldness that seemed to spread from his body to his Soul was driven out and obliterated in the pain of Cultivating the Soul Secret Law, which allowed him to adapt to the Scarlet Frost Sea's environment more quickly.
In just over ten days, he adapted to the Soul freezing at a depth of over two hundred thousand kilometers, and then he continued to dive deeper.
…
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.
While Ender was tempering his will in the Scarlet Frost Sea, the three Pinnacle Race, the Demon race, the Zerg, and the Mechanical Race, all issued bounties on the Human King Void River; any strong individual who killed the King Void River would receive a high-level Heavy Treasure as a reward!
The Scarlet Frost Sea, a water domain over nine hundred thousand kilometers deep.
"That Human King Void River can overpower Limit stage King-Level King Fierce Rock, and is suspected to be an Invincible stage King-Level. Although the Heavy Treasure reward is very tempting, it's almost impossible for me to obtain that reward with my strength, unless I can discover the King Void River's whereabouts and get a share."
An alien King-level Immortal belonging to the Zerg Alliance complained, "But the problem is that the Human King Void River's whereabouts are mysterious. He only showed his face when he seized the Soul-shaking Stone in the Mysterious Hawk Secret Realm's Howling Star. The Alliance has very little information on him, only a small description of his weapons and armor."
"We are all King-level Immortal; it's easy to change the style of weapons and armor. Trying to find the King Void River's whereabouts in the vast Universe based on such scarce information is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"Instead of searching for the King Void River's whereabouts in the vast Universe, it's better to Cultivate and temper myself. Perhaps in the future, I will also have hope of becoming a lofty Universe Venerable."
Finally, that King-level Immortal muttered to himself, "Hmm, my Soul feels frozen; I can stop now."
…
One million kilometers into the Scarlet Frost Sea.
While that alien King-level Immortal from the Zerg faction was Cultivating and tempering his will, Ender, sitting cross-legged in the G-level metal house, slowly opened his eyes.
"So the Zerg and the other three Race have already issued the King Void River's bounty information."
Through the information obtained from the detector, Ender secretly thought, "It took the Zerg and the other three Race two hundred years to receive the news, and their intelligence on me is very vague. Clearly, their information dissemination speed at the Immortal level is very slow."
"If it were our Human Race, once an Immortal received the news, they would probably upload the information to the Virtual Universe. This is our Human Race's advantage in information dissemination."
Of course, he also knew that once one became a Universe Venerable-level strong individual, due to the ability to use Immortal Energy Avatar at negligible cost, the information dissemination speed of alien Universe Venerable would be much faster, and the Human Race's advantage in intelligence would not be as great as at the Immortal level and below.
Although Immortal could also use Immortal Energy Avatar, due to the issue of Immortal Energy intensity, they would have to pay a very high price to use it, ranging from 5% Immortal Energy at the least, to 20%—30% Immortal Energy at the most.
Losing less than 10% Immortal Energy had minimal impact on an Immortal's strength, but once the loss exceeded 10% Immortal Energy, their strength would inevitably decline.
And their strength would continue to decline as Immortal Energy was lost!
When 30% Immortal Energy was lost, an Immortal's strength would only be 50% remaining; when 50% Immortal Energy was lost, their strength would be less than 10%!
This shows how high the cost is for an Immortal to use Immortal Energy Avatar; even the minimum loss of 5% Immortal Energy could often change the outcome of a battle.
The high consumption limit of Immortal Energy Avatar meant that enslaved Immortal, to avoid showing anomalies, would often not use Immortal Energy Avatar, after all, which normal Immortal would use Immortal Energy Avatar.
This is also why the Human Race could overpower the Demon race and other three Race in intelligence at the Immortal level and below through the Virtual Universe, making it difficult for the three Race to cause trouble within the Human Race.
"Due to the lack of intelligence, the three Race's bounties have little impact on me. As long as I change the style of the weapons, armor, and other treasures I use, I can remain hidden for a longer period."
Ender closed his eyes again, "Continue to Cultivate. The Scarlet Frost Sea's Soul tempering effect is excellent. I'll leave once my Soul will encounters a Bottleneck…"
…
Days turned into months, and another hundred years passed.
In the Scarlet Frost Sea, at a depth of ten million kilometers, inside the G-level metal house.
"My Soul will seems to have hit a Bottleneck."
Ender opened his eyes and sighed, "I've been Cultivating at this ten-million-kilometer depth for several years without any progress. Instead, the Soul freezing sensation has gradually deepened; I can't stay here any longer."
He reached out and placed his hand on the wall of the small house, and space rippled.
Buzz!
The next moment, the G-level metal house appeared above the Scarlet Frost Sea with spatial fluctuations.
Splash!
The crimson seawater in the house continuously flowed down into the Scarlet Frost Sea through the tiny holes everywhere.
Upon leaving the Scarlet Frost Sea, Ender noticed a warm sensation emerging in his Soul, which had felt frozen, dispelling the chill that could freeze the Soul.
"I'll try other unique places that can temper Soul will and see if I can further temper and improve my Soul will."
Unable to determine if his Soul will had truly hit a Bottleneck, Ender decided to visit other Universe Secret Realm.
After putting the G-level metal house into his world ring, he used teleportation to leave the Scarlet Frost Sea, and after multiple teleports to an uninhabited Void, he released King Branchwater.
In the Void, King Branchwater, over four meters tall and covered in grayish-white scales, emitted a faint aura, having entered a dormant state to accelerate Immortal Energy recovery.
"Branchwater," Ender called out.
Hearing the call, King Branchwater instantly opened his eyes and respectfully said, "Master."
"Use Divine Kingdom Teleportation to go to the Kamuti Secret Realm," Ender ordered.
"Yes," King Branchwater respectfully replied, then his Divine Body lit up with endless light, performing Divine Kingdom Teleportation.
…
Several months later.
In the Noite Secret Realm, within a dangerous area capable of tempering Soul will.
Ender found that his Soul was slightly invaded, and although he constantly resisted with his own will, he could not make any progress in his Soul will.
"It seems I've truly hit a Bottleneck. I've tried in three dangerous places that temper Soul will, and my Soul will hasn't improved at all." He frowned slightly and used teleportation to leave the dangerous area.
"Now that my Soul will has hit a Bottleneck, ordinary tempering will no longer have much effect."
Standing alone in the endless dark Void, Ender pondered, "Since my Soul will has hit a Bottleneck, it's time to seek the footsteps of the Beast God of Wood."
"Among the Secret Realm coordinates given by my teacher, many were visited by the Beast God of Wood. There should be beast god statues or similar treasures there."
The eight naturally born Beast God of the Original Universe were almost all "street wanderer" types, who liked to adventure and roam various parts of the Universe, leaving their traces in many Universe Secret Realm.
Ender connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and selected a Secret Realm from the Secret Realm where King Branchwater had left his Immortal Energy token, one that was not among the coordinates given by his teacher.
"Bewitching Secret Realm, World Master Molten Rock once obtained a King-level Immortal's Treasure Trove relics with his sworn brother Marquis Rong Dian in this Secret Realm, including an extremely precious Beast God Inheritance Order!"
He nodded slightly, secretly thinking, "Since King Branchwater left a Immortal Energy token in the Bewitching Secret Realm, it won't take much time to make a detour and see that so-called unique statue…"
"Hmm…"
Ender's expression changed slightly as he felt a spatial fluctuation in the area.
Buzz!
Suddenly, endless light emanated from a meteorite not far away, and then an alien Immortal appeared on that meteorite.
That alien Immortal was about ten meters tall, dressed in white armor, with a slender body, four arms, and four legs, covered in numerous tiny white scales, emitting an aura and pressure no less than a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal.
"There's actually someone in this place…"
As soon as that alien Immortal appeared, he noticed Ender staring straight at him, and his expression immediately turned grim. "Human Immortal, sensing the spatial fluctuation of my Divine Kingdom Teleportation, you can only consider yourself unlucky!"
"From his appearance and aura, this should be a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal of the Ghost Spirit Race."
Through the Virtual Universe Company's intelligence System, Ender knew information about most Race in the Universe, and he immediately recognized the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal upon seeing him.
Buzz!
Space rippled, and the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal's figure vanished, appearing behind Ender at the same time.
To avoid exposing his Divine Kingdom coordinates, he decided to strike first and eliminate the Human King-level Immortal who had sensed the spatial fluctuation!
The Ghost Spirit Race Immortal held four long blades with complex secret patterns on their bodies in his four arms, and with a force that tore four slender cracks in space, he simultaneously swung his blades at Ender.
Boom!
Cosmic space collapsed, and an invisible shockwave spread in all directions. Countless spatial fragments flew everywhere, and when these spatial fragments collided with the two individuals, they shattered and annihilated.
Ender timely took out his Dragon Awakening Spear to block. The four long blades simultaneously struck the silver spear shaft he used to block, and the four attack powers were transmitted through the long spear to his body.
The four attack powers were not weak; by using special means to fuse the four attack powers into one, they actually produced an attack power no weaker than a Limit stage King-Level.
If an ordinary Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal were to engage him, they would likely lose a significant amount of Immortal Energy under this single strike.
But the weapon in Ender's hand was an Arcana Treasure, and after blocking, only thirty to forty percent of its power acted upon his body.
And the Heavy Treasure armor he had refined on his body could weaken attack power not exceeding that of an Elementary Universe Venerable to one ten-thousandth, combining to weaken the attack power to one several tens of thousands of a fraction.
This made the attack power, which was no weaker than a Limit stage King-Level, negligible when it truly acted upon Ender, causing him no harm whatsoever!
"How is this possible?!"
Seeing Ender block his attack, and his aura and pressure unchanged in the slightest, the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal was greatly shocked, "This attack of mine has always been effective, its power comparable to a Limit stage King-Level Immortal; even a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal would lose a significant amount of Immortal Energy, but why is he…"
"Since you're looking for death, I'll grant it to you!" Ender's eyes were cold.
Although his face was covered by a sealed helmet, as his cold killing intent arose, combined with the Raging Roar Frenzied Armor he had refined on his body, it made his entire being exude an incredibly ferocious aura, as if he were a strong individual who had experienced endless years of slaughter!
"Human King-level Immortal, that was just a misunderstanding."
Seeing his attack fail, the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal quickly retreated and explained, "I just wanted to test your strength, so I could invite you to an adventure and treasure hunt in a dangerous place."
"Test my strength? Invite me to a treasure hunt?"
Ender calmly took out his Flying Wing Shuttle and stepped on it, coldly transmitting, "Do you think I'll believe that?"
"Human, if you don't believe me, then forget it. I'll invite others." The Ghost Spirit Race Immortal used teleportation to leave.
Buzz!
As space rippled, the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal frowned, appearing in the Void a light-year away, "Troublesome, I'll have to go back and move my Divine Kingdom."
"That Human's defensive methods are truly formidable. My usual attack, which could gain a great advantage, had no effect at all."
He breathed a sigh of relief, "Good thing I shook off that Human. He seems to be a strong individual who Cultivates Time Law, without means like teleportation or Space Lockdown."
"Huh?"
Suddenly, the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal's expression changed, "Spatial fluctuation!"
The next moment, Ender appeared with spatial ripples, his body enveloped by silver illusory wings, holding a silver long spear of similarly changed color.
"Die!"
As soon as Ender appeared, he accelerated with the help of the silver illusory wings, reaching the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal almost instantly and thrusting his spear.
And before this, he had left a towering ancient tree 1,600 kilometers tall at his original spot, with faint green light emanating from the large tree, covering a radius of hundreds of thousands of kilometers!
"Not good, it's Space Lockdown!"
Seeing Ender attack, the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal simultaneously swung his blade to block and counterattack while attempting to teleport, only to find he couldn't.
Raceg!
The Ghost Spirit Race Immortal used one long blade to block, and three long blades struck Ender's body, but he found that the defensive force field on Ender's body blocked his blade strikes.
Hiss!
However, Ender's silver long spear still broke through the defensive force field under his block and pierced into his Divine Body.
"No!"
As the silver Dragon Awakening Spear pierced into his Divine Body, the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal's heart was filled only with fear and despair, "You are an Invincible stage King-Level Immortal!!!"
With just one strike, he lost nearly 40% of his Divine Body, and an incredibly terrifying power was rapidly annihilating his remaining Divine Body.
"Human Invincible stage King-Level, spare me! You…"
The Ghost Spirit Race Immortal had not finished speaking when he perished due to the Fei Mo Poison solidified on the spearhead eroding his Divine Body!
"A mere Pinnacle Stage King-Level dares to attack me." Ender disdainfully put away his Gu Yu Ancient Tree second branch tree.
After collecting the spoils left by the Ghost Spirit Race Immortal, he released King Branchwater from his world ring and had him use Divine Kingdom Teleportation to head to the Bewitching Secret Realm…