Free Web NovelChapter 2148: Chapter 2116: Arrival
The snow drifted about, and the cold was bone-chilling.
In this folded space, everything was a pure white, and at first, Li Chen found it strange.
Because this cold was truly too peculiar, as if it didn’t originate from the phenomena of nature, but rather evoked a feeling of ’cold’ deep within one’s soul.
It wasn’t until he arrived in front of the Snow Mountain that Li Chen understood the source of the cold in this space.
That’s right, it was right here.
This Snow Mountain was the source of cold for the entire space.
With the Red Moon, Li Chen walked step by step toward the Snow Mountain.
The higher he climbed, the more piercing the cold became. When Li Chen ascended about a thousand meters, he could still see the swirling snow. But when he reached around five thousand meters, there was no longer any wind or snow around.
Between heaven and earth, silence reigned, with only an absolute chill remaining.
The entire world seemed frozen by this terrifying chill.
This freezing has been maintained for countless years.
When he stepped into ten thousand meters, the surrounding temperature was such that even a Domain Realm expert would instantly freeze. The terrifying cold made it impossible for Domain Realm experts to survive even a single breath here.
Not to mention the Domain Realm, even an ordinary Soul Realm expert probably couldn’t hold out for long, highlighting the terror of this frozen world.
At the same time, Li Chen saw for the first time something different from the boundless white outside.
They were frozen statues.
It was clear that these statues were strong beings frozen in place, the absolute chill preserving them in eternal stasis.
From some characteristics, Li Chen could judge that these statues likely belonged to no weak individuals, the weakest among them harboring a cultivation above the Soul Realm.
The stronger ones likely possessed the strength of True Realm experts.
Yet, they too were frozen in place.
One cannot imagine what could have transpired in those ancient times to freeze so many powerful beings here.
Li Chen could envisage that when all this occurred, the cold here was surely even more terrifying than now.
Otherwise, even True Realm experts wouldn’t be eternally frozen here.
Their bodies had long lost the breath of life. Otherwise, with the strength of a True Realm expert, they would have been able to break free from this ice.
These powerful beings were literally frozen to death!
"Hoo—hoo—"
The world was filled with silence, only the soft sound of Li Chen’s breathing broke the stillness.
Reaching this point, even he felt his body couldn’t bear it, continuously releasing the Fire of Life to combat the surrounding cold, otherwise, no matter how strong his body was, it could not withstand such cold.
The Indestructible Body feared no destructive attack, but was weak when dealing with such corrosive forces.
Unknowingly, Li Chen had already expanded his Domain Realm, protecting himself, for he wasn’t certain how long he could hold out otherwise.
"I’ve... found it."
At this moment, the Red Moon beside Li Chen, with a confused gaze, softly spoke.
"Found it?" Li Chen looked towards the Red Moon.
"I’ve found it, the call..." Red Moon whispered, "The call felt from beyond the starry sky, it comes from here. The closer I get, the stronger the call feels, as if I originally came from here."
A strange sparkle lit up in Li Chen’s eyes: "You came from here?"
The origin of the Red Moon had always been a mystery, perplexing Li Chen.
Logically, the Lower Realm shouldn’t be able to craft a weapon like the Red Moon.
Moreover, when entering the Heaven Realm, at first, Li Chen thought the Red Moon was just an ordinary Spiritual Artifact, but as the Red Moon grew step by step, it made Li Chen realize its terrifying growth potential.
Such self-growth speed, even Supreme Treasures had never witnessed before.
It could be said, Red Moon had always been an exceptional existence.
For ’instruments’ are not capable of self-cultivation. Even Supreme Treasures cannot break this set rule.
Although some magic treasures gradually upgrade by integrating more advanced materials, it is completely different from Red Moon’s method of upgrading.
For Red Moon, he didn’t need any high-grade refining materials, things like Meteor Star Iron were nearly useless for him. This was something Li Chen had tried before.
The only thing useful for Red Moon, was blood!
The Blood of the Strong!
The more strong blood it devoured, the faster Red Moon’s growth speed became.
Such a weapon, even Supreme Treasures had never heard of it.
Such a blade, let alone the Lower Realm, probably even fewer people in the Four Great Realms had heard of it.
And now, Li Chen finally found some clues about the origin of Red Moon.
"Here... is it here?"
Li Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, and mysterious light erupted from his eyes.
The absolute cold had reached its extreme, where if not for the prevailing absolute silence around, this cold might even freeze spatial energy cracks open, and even one’s gaze could not penetrate this cold, for even a gaze would be twisted by the freeze.
Li Chen could only use the Eye of the Dao to try and see through it.
"Crack, crack, crack——"
Through layers of ice, Li Chen saw it.
At the peak of the snow mountain, there stood a tower.
An ancient and damaged old tower.
This tower seemed as if it could collapse and shatter at any moment, yet even in this state of disrepair, it was still exuding a terrifying power, occasionally tearing the surrounding space into strips of rifts.
It’s important to note that this spatial tearing was caused merely by the accidental sway of the tower’s body. One could only imagine the dominant might it would wield if the tower were truly activated.
"Is it... there?"
Li Chen reached out and patted Red Moon’s head, smiling: "All right, since you want to see it, let’s go take a look. Coincidentally, I want to see it too."
Li Chen did not conceal his thoughts. There was no need to hide anything from Red Moon. After many years together, he and Red Moon were already in perfect harmony.
Braving the wind and snow, Li Chen strode toward the mountain summit.
...
"Why is this space so chaotic?" The figure shrouded in a robe, covered with magic patterns, descended into the Sea Edge Realm. Upon expanding his divine sense, he frowned deeply.
"Fortunately, the lord had prepared in advance; otherwise, it would truly be troublesome." The figure arrived at the edge of a folded space and took out a compass.
The compass was very exquisite, and at its center was placed... a drop of blood!
Strangely, this drop of blood was as black as ink!
It was considered a drop of blood because even with the compass shrouding it, one could smell the overwhelming vital essence emanating from this drop of black blood.
Without a doubt, this drop of black blood contained an immense and terrifying might!
When activated by power, the black blood seemed to awaken, and black magic light soared into the sky in an instant.
At this moment, the compass, influenced by this vital essence, began to spin rapidly.
"Buzz!"
Finally, the compass slowly came to a stop, pointing in a direction.
The figure in the black robe grasped the compass and stepped in the direction it indicated, disappearing into the folded space.
"...Found it! Hehehe!"
After the black-robed figure disappeared, five more mysterious figures descended from the sky.
"Successfully landed."
"Analyzing the environment... Analysis complete. Determining that biological growth in this environment is limited, incapable of posing a threat." The cold voice was devoid of any emotion.
"Received. Searching for the target... Search failed. Suggestion to initiate mimetic mode to locate the target."
"Agreed, initiating mimetic mode."
In no time, the five figures shrouded under the robes transformed into the appearance of five strong men and walked off in all directions.
"Plan established: Control the strongest indigenous life form to locate the target and initiate extermination protocol."
"Received!"
A flicker of the same red light flashed across the eyes of the strong men and then vanished.
One of the major forces in the External Edge Sea World, ’Sky Jiao Nation.’
At this moment, the capital of Sky Jiao Nation was holding a celebration to mark the 5000th anniversary of the nation’s founding.
Wherever there is life, there is struggle. Five thousand years ago, the Sky Jiao Nation fought its way through obstacles, destroying the previous force that occupied this place, and successfully established the Sky Jiao Nation.
Five thousand years have passed, and the Sky Jiao Nation has grown increasingly prosperous. The Jiao Emperor’s cultivation has deepened, becoming a top-tier Eighth Rank strongman, reportedly reaching the brink of the legendary ’Soul’s Realm,’ with hopes of becoming a formidable sovereign.
Once the Jiao Emperor achieved the position of a sovereign, he could dominate the entire External Edge Sea World and become the sole ruler of the world!
However, deep within the palace, the emperor of Sky Jiao Nation, this powerful Jiao Emperor, inexplicably felt uneasy.
"What is going on?"
The premonition of a strong person is never false, but everything seemed peaceful and nothing had happened.
Due to this inexplicable unease, he hadn’t even attended the celebration personally. Despite trying many methods, he couldn’t calm his restless mind.
At that moment, he recalled an experience from his youth.
It was with a fortune-teller who appeared quite disheveled and seemed like a charlatan of the Jianghu.
"Your brow shows the sign of Rong’s breaking, which means you will rise gloriously soon, but after reaching the peak, everything may vanish overnight. Young man, find a way to avert this catastrophe early."
In his youthful vigor, he rebuked the fortune-teller: "Catastrophe? When will I encounter a catastrophe?"
The fortune-teller glanced at him and then left gracefully, leaving behind a time.
"Six thousand years."
Afterward, he spent a thousand years accumulating power, defeating the strongest force at the time, and establishing the Sky Jiao Nation.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, five thousand years had passed.
"The six-thousand-year catastrophe... could it be true?" The Jiao Emperor suddenly felt his heart racing inexplicably.
At this moment, the Jiao Emperor looked up and realized that an unexpected figure had appeared in his grand hall.
