In the region where ancient ice and darkness intertwined, amid a field of shattered ice, stood a gate radiating a cold glow, with a blue-white vortex forming before it.
The currents generated by the vortex made the surrounding area even colder. Anyone who approached felt intense pain in both skin and soul.
Sensing Lu Yang and the others' arrival, Heavenly Law King slowly flew out of the gate and frowned. "You're back so soon?"
Arcane King tossed a storage pouch to Heavenly Law King. "See for yourself."
Heavenly Law King opened the storage pouch curiously. When he saw the Void Broodmother's head inside, his eyes widened, and he asked excitedly, "You really killed the Void Broodmother?"
Arcane King said, "Then you can fulfill your promise now, right?"
Heavenly Law King snapped his fingers, and the gate behind him gradually opened as the ice vortex grew more violent.
"This is the secret realm the Ice Emperor left behind before his death. It belongs to you now," Heavenly Law King said.
Lu Yang was somewhat stunned. "You're giving us a Great Emperor's Secret Realm for one Void Broodmother's head?"
Arcane King was equally surprised. "Where are your clansmen?"
Heavenly Law King did not answer. He led Lu Yang and the others through the gate. After a flash of icy light, a frigid world woven entirely from ice, darkness, holy light, and Sword Spirits appeared before them.
On the frozen ground lay hundreds of thousands of strange creatures carrying the auras of darkness, holy light, ice, and Sword Spirits, sealed inside ice coffins.
They were all beautiful. Ice-type creatures were rarely ugly, and these strange beings who possessed both darkness and holy light were beautiful in an almost sinister way.
"What are these?" Arcane King asked.
Heavenly Law King sighed. "Back then, the