Free Web NovelChapter 234: Chapter 233: War [Extreme]
With the support of the Celestial Dao Prison Dragon Grand Array, there was no doubt that Hill would be the fastest to reach Northern Boundary Peak. This meant he was the most likely to get his hands on the Martial Arts Fruit.
Realizing this, Extreme grit his teeth. The Kun mark on his forehead flared with brilliant light, and his pupils suddenly lost focus, growing as tranquil as autumn waters that could see through past, present, and future.
’I absolutely cannot let any other Chosen One get there first!’
’Even if I have to sacrifice the Essence Blood left by the Ancestor and burn my Spirit Charm, I have to raise the level of my Kunpeng Transformation and reach the peak at the fastest possible speed!’
BOOM—
In the blink of an eye, the white mist around him suddenly became more ferocious than a tsunami, smashing viciously against his shoulders and wings. In that same flash, his dim vision caught a glimpse of an ink-blue light.
His body shot upward, rushing toward the peak at extreme speed. A trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth, and veins bulged on his cheeks.
’Damn it! I didn’t plan on expending so much Spirit Charm just on travel. I can’t believe that Hill can actually mobilize the Celestial Dao Prison Dragon Grand Array!’
Cursing inwardly, Extreme’s speed continued to climb, his face twisting out of shape from the strain.
’A Grand Array on the level of the Celestial Dao Prison Dragon is simply not something people of this era can comprehend. Even in the Xia Country, which is teeming with talent, there’s absolutely no one who could possibly understand such a Grand Array.’
’Even if the Human Race’s legacy truly contained notes on this Grand Array, it would still require an exceptionally high talent for arrays to grasp its fundamentals and make use of it.’
’But this Jiang Qiu just happens to have such peerless talent?’
’What a joke! Geniuses who studied arrays were one in ten thousand even in ancient times!’
Extreme was filled with resentment. The Spirit Charm in his body drained away like flowing water, and he had no time to replenish it.
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VMM!
The Grand Array trembled, and Jiang Qiu popped out of the distorted space-time, landing with a THUD on an ice surface, panting for breath.
There was no wind in his ears, no snow falling from above. He looked up to see an inky sky like a bowl overturned on the dome of the heavens. Looking around, he was encircled by dark mountains, so distant they looked like the boundary where the sky met the ice.
He stood on the uneven ice, tightened his grip on the Northern Snow Lance, and surveyed his surroundings with a sharp gaze. "This is Northern Boundary Peak?"
’According to the array’s teleportation coordinates, this should be the highest point of Northern Boundary Mountain. It can’t be wrong.’
’But it doesn’t look like it, does it?’
’Why is there ice under my feet instead of stone? Why is the ice so flat? Why is there no white mist? And why is the horizon so vast?’
Standing on the ice, the encircling mountains seemed equally distant in every direction, as if he were in the middle of a vast, frozen sea.
"Where is the Enlightenment Fruit..."
He murmured, his nose twitching slightly. He caught the scent of a strange, sweet allure, like granulated sugar to an ant.
But the scent was diffuse; it didn’t come from any particular direction. It seemed to brew and permeate the very air here.
Before Jiang Qiu could think further, a sharp whistling sound suddenly broke the silence over the ice. He whipped his head around and saw a winged member of the Demon Race landing a thousand meters away, his aura cold and distant.
He narrowed his eyes. He had never seen a Chosen One who looked like this, but the Kun mark on his forehead was unmistakable. This was clearly the strongest Celestial Chosen Demon in the history of the Northern Boundary Mountain Demon Clan—Extreme.
’He’s here already?’
Jiang Qiu was startled. The Northern Snow Lance in his hand began to gather wind and snow, its edge growing sharp.
’Northern Boundary Mountain is incredibly high, and the white mist at its midpoint obscures the sky. No one would think it possible to climb it in just a year or two. What’s more, the upper reaches of Northern Boundary Mountain are extremely steep, and the winds are ferocious. Breaking through would not be easy.’
’I relied on the Celestial Dao Prison Dragon Grand Array to teleport and save myself a lot of trouble. But Extreme forced his way through with his physical body, and his speed wasn’t the least bit slow!’
’I don’t even have to think about it. He must have used the Kunpeng Transformation, the signature technique of the Kun Ancestor.’
’But just the Kunpeng Transformation alone shouldn’t be that fast... It’s almost like Space-Time Travel...’
"Haha, Hill. Your talent is truly enviable. To think you’re even so exceptional when it comes to arrays."
Extreme approached from a thousand meters away, empty-handed and breathing heavily. With every step he took, his figure seemed to grow taller.
’When it comes to Cultivation talent, I believe I’m second to none among the Chosen Ones. But a unique talent like one for arrays isn’t something an ordinary genius can possess.’
’Back in ancient times, Jiang Qiu would definitely have been qualified to enter one of the Human Race’s three Great Holy Lands for Cultivation.’
’Oh, wait. It seems he’s already obtained the Cultivation Technique from the Cyan Simurgh Palace...’
Extreme’s eyes narrowed. The reflection of the young man in his pupils grew clearer, yet also smaller. Still, the boy radiated an unyielding will.
His body grew larger and larger, stirring up currents of wind that blew away the loose chunks of ice and thin snow at his feet.
"One of the great rules of the War of the Chosen is that the final victor takes the Enlightenment Fruit. Let me see just how far your Cultivation has come in these twenty years, and how much of those four’s legacy you have truly inherited!"
As his words fell, Extreme’s body shot up to a height of a hundred feet, taking the form of a great whale. His imposing aura blotted out the light from the inky-blue sky.
Kun’s Body
Its defensive power was formidable, its impact force astonishing. At its peak, it could shatter space-time itself, allowing for Space-Time Travel. This was the very principle behind the Kunpeng Transformation.
If a force capable of shattering space-time were to be pressed upon a person, one could only imagine the destructive power!
Even though Extreme was currently only at the Dao Forging Jade Sinew Realm and had not yet achieved Transcendence, with the enhancement from his bloodline, his combat power was definitely not to be underestimated.
BOOM—
In the blink of an eye, the giant Kun’s Body tore through the air toward him. Jiang Qiu’s expression hardened. He changed his grip on the Northern Snow Lance, his Spear Intent erupting as he rose to meet the attack!
CLANG—
The sharp point of the lance scraped across the skin on the Kun’s Body’s abdomen, producing a piercing sound as if it were grinding against stone. His domineering Spear Intent seemed to crash into soft seawater, unable to break through.
The immense force that rebounded up the spear shaft struck him like a collapsing mountain. Jiang Qiu’s mid-air body was flung like a cannonball onto the ice. With a screech, the Northern Snow Lance dug into the surface, and he slid for a hundred meters!
’What a tough body!’
"Hahaha! Jiang Qiu, you can’t break my defense! This body was forged using the Ancestor’s Essence Blood. Even back in ancient times, few geniuses in the Jade Sinew Realm could have breached this defense."
Along with his voice came a turbulent gust of wind. Extreme’s body was already charging forward like a shark, its immense size belying its incredible agility and speed.
Jiang Qiu was forced to fight back. As they clashed, his Spear Intent splashed out, cracking and pitting the ice surface wherever it struck.
After dozens of exchanges, he had truly failed to pierce his opponent’s skin. Jiang Qiu, on the other hand, had consumed a great deal of his Spirit Charm. Seizing an opening, he took a deep breath.
He stared coldly at the giant Kun’s Body charging at him once more. The aura around him suddenly turned frigid, and a layer of frost covered his entire body, even his Northern Snow Lance.
"If ordinary methods can’t break your defense, then I’ll just have to open the Ice Prison!"
