The Battle for the Heaven Grade Spirit Beast of Ice Valley, Taking Control of a Territory-Wide Blood Calamity!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Somewhere in the Northern Cang Realm, the heavens and earth were shrouded in darkness.

Terrifying Spiritual Energy formed a storm that connected heaven and earth. Wherever it passed, the ground split apart, ancient trees snapped, and the sky was ravaged!

"What a terrifying phenomenon..."

"Could some treasure be emerging?!"

"Forget it. The yin wind is howling—if there is a treasure, it must be something evil. There might even be a Three Heavens Realm Spirit Beast guarding it. Going there would be suicide!"

"That's true. We should go to Ice Valley instead. I heard there's a heavily injured Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon there, along with countless Natural Treasures. If I can obtain its essence, who in the Spirit Soul Realm could stand against me?!"

At the edge of the horizon, several Spirit Soul Realm students with profound auras gazed at the deadly land of shrieking yin winds and boiling Spiritual Energy for a moment before racing toward the northwest without looking back.

At the center of the storm,

Qing Luo's skin was as delicate as jade. Streaks of glazed amber outlined terrifying patterns across it, pressing the heavens until they trembled faintly, as though some great terror was about to descend.

His eyelids opened, and divine radiance reflected into reality, sketching out an ancient War Spear.

The instant the War Spear appeared,

Muffled thunder exploded across the heavens. The void around the spear could not bear its presence, and spatial cracks like lightning snakes emerged one after another.

They tore apart, then fused back together...

It was extremely strange!

Qing Luo blinked, and the overwhelming Pressure instantly dissipated.

The boiling Spiritual Energy gradually calmed.

"Early Heaven Fusion Realm, Glazed Minor Completion, third stage of Double Pupils: Eye Shoots Divine Soldier..."

"The Northern Cang Realm trial should come to an end now!"

Feeling the changes within himself, Qing Luo could not help sighing.

His current strength

had already far exceeded the scope of the Northern Cang Realm trial. Continuing would bring little improvement.

Afterward,

Qing Luo took out the Route Map the Inspector had given him and examined it.

The map marked the places throughout the Northern Cang Realm where Spirit Beasts gathered, as well as the location of the final gathering point.

Upon reaching the gathering point

and attaining a "Nine" Grade Mark, one could open the Northern Cang Hall and conclude this Northern Cang Trial.

"Ice Valley..."

Very quickly,

Qing Luo's attention was drawn to a marker on the Route Map.

According to the map, within Ice Valley

lived two Spirit Beasts that had entered the Three Heavens Realm.

He seemed to have heard that the students taking the trial were all gathering at Ice Valley now!

"I'll go take a look."

Qing Luo muttered to himself.

When he had broken through to the Heaven Fusion Realm earlier, the Spiritual Energy in his mark had nearly been exhausted. It was now only at "Six."

Moreover, Ice Valley lay in the same direction as the gathering point.

Perhaps before reaching the gathering point, he could raise his mark to "Nine"!

With that thought,

Qing Luo waved his hand, drawing the Myriad Soul Banner into his grasp.

Carrying the Myriad Soul Banner over his shoulder, Qing Luo strode toward Ice Valley.

"Hurry to Ice Valley! If we're late, we won't get any opportunities!"

"I heard plenty of Spirit Road experts have gone there, even that Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker. We won't be able to snatch even shit..."

"Even if we can't snatch shit, we still have to go! What did you come to Northern Cang Academy for? If you're this timid, how will you become strong in the future?!"

Somewhere in the Northern Cang Realm,

several Spirit Wheel Realm Late Stage students gathered together, discussing whether they should go to Ice Valley.

Most of their Spiritual Energy marks were at "Three,"

and quite a few were only at "Two."

The person speaking had a faintly reddened "Three" Grade Mark between his brows, not far from reaching a Fourth Grade Mark.

His name was Lin Feng.

He came from Great Lin Academy and possessed one of Great Lin Academy's Seed Quotas.

After entering the Northern Cang Realm, he had obtained an opportunity and broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm. The moment he emerged from seclusion, he gathered the students of Great Lin Academy.

He wanted to lead them

to make a name for themselves in the Northern Cang Realm.

What disappointed Lin Feng was that

these Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters from Great Lin Academy had changed until he no longer recognized them.

They had become timid and submissive,

lacking the heart of the strong!

They did not even dare go to a mere Ice Valley, leaving Lin Feng immensely disappointed and pained.

Rumble! Rumble!

Thunder raced across the heavens. The sky instantly darkened as a profound, bone-piercing chill blanketed everything like a curtain covering the heavens.

They saw

that within the all-encompassing shadow, a strange figure seemed to carry an enormous ancient black stele as vast as a mountain range, spanning heaven and earth as it crushed toward them.

It was as though some great terror had descended upon this place!

"What is that?"

"What a terrifying aura. Could a Heaven Grade Spirit Beast have appeared..."

"This is bad! That thing is coming toward us! Run!"

Upon sensing the strange figure within that pitch-black world,

Lin Feng's expression changed drastically.

Even his voice trembled. The other party was absolutely a Three Heavens Realm existence. Even at Great Lin Academy, he had never experienced anything so horrifying and fearsome.

However,

before they could leave,

a grim, biting cold engulfed this stretch of heaven and earth,

making the Spiritual Energy in their bodies seem frozen solid.

The towering black ancient stele, seemingly connecting heaven and earth, came crushing down upon them within their constricted pupils.

As the strange object drew closer,

they finally saw clearly

that the black stone stele was actually a gigantic banner dozens of feet tall. It swayed in the wind with loud flapping sounds.

It emitted shrill roars and low howls that shook their souls...

"Who did you just say was in Ice Valley?"

Suddenly,

an indifferent voice rang out. Qing Luo, dressed in a long black robe, appeared before them with eyes as deep and terrifying as demonic wells, a Soul Banner resting on his shoulder.

"The Banner Carrier..."

"The Northern Cang Realm's number one ruthless man!"

When they saw Qing Luo, especially the distinctive enormous banner on his shoulder,

the other Great Lin Academy students could not help crying out in alarm.

"I asked who is in Ice Valley!"

Qing Luo swept his gaze around before looking at the sole Spirit Soul Realm student among them.

Under Qing Luo's gaze,

Lin Feng felt as though his soul was trembling.

The other man's eyes were too terrifying. He did not dare meet them at all.

"I heard... many Spirit Road experts and Kings have gone there, along with the Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker..."

"We don't know whether they really went. I only heard it from others."

Lin Feng said in a trembling voice.

During the brief time he had been watched, it felt as though he had lived through countless years. He would never forget that terrifying pressure for the rest of his life.

"The Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker..."

"Mu Chen is in Ice Valley?!"

A trace of amusement flashed through Qing Luo's eyes.

Ever since arriving in the Northern Cang Realm, he had not encountered Mu Chen. He had not expected to receive news of him here.

Mu Chen was heading to Ice Valley

most likely because he had broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm and wanted to refine the essence of Ice Valley's Heaven Grade Spirit Beast.

Had Qing Luo not known, it would have been one thing. But now that he did, how could he let this Great Thousand Fortune's Child have his way?

Besides...

If Mu Chen was in Ice Valley, there was an eighty percent chance Luo Li was there as well.

This was becoming more and more interesting!

"Thank you."

After quietly expressing his thanks,

Qing Luo lightly stepped forward. Ripples spread beneath his feet as he gradually departed beneath the fearful, reverent gazes of the crowd.

"Senior Student Lin Feng, are we still going to Ice Valley..."

After Qing Luo left,

one student quietly asked.

"Go to Ice Valley?"

"Go eat shit! Stay nearby and dig up Natural Treasures. We might still be able to reach a Fourth Grade Mark."

"Remember this: the academy sent us here not to fight and kill, but to build connections!"

Lin Feng snapped in a low voice.

"Yes!"

The other students nodded in unison.

Following behind Lin Feng, they began searching the surrounding area for Natural Treasures...

Ice Valley.

Within a crevice in the snow-covered mountains,

Mu Chen sat cross-legged.

Behind him, Luo Li, Ye Qingling, Chu Qi, and the other experts also sat cross-legged. Dense Spiritual Energy surged around their Whole Bodies, driving away the surrounding chill.

They quietly awaited the coming storm in Ice Valley.

Unlike the tranquil environment behind them, Ice Valley presented an entirely different scene.

Over a hundred Spirit Soul Realm experts and ten thousand Spirit Wheel Realm cultivators had joined forces to besiege the Heaven Grade Spirit Beast, the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon. Spiritual Energy boiled between heaven and earth.

Only the words heart-stirring could describe such a scene...

Seeing this, Mu Chen could not help feeling emotional. What year was it now?

In the Northern Spirit Territory,

Spirit Soul Realm experts were first-rate existences, the makers of rules.

The Domain Lords of every faction,

even the Dean of Northern Spirit Academy, were in the Spirit Soul Realm.

After arriving in the Northern Cang Realm, Mu Chen had obtained many opportunities along the way and easily reached the Spirit Soul Realm,

catching up to Qing Luo.

Not only that,

there were more than a dozen Spirit Soul Realm experts behind him, all prodigies from various clans.

Among them were even ruthless figures at the Spirit Soul Realm Middle Stage and peak.

Furthermore, everyone present

possessed at least a "Six" Grade Mark.

In other words, their current lineup alone was enough to rival the combined total of all first-rate experts in the entire Northern Spirit Territory.

"Qing Luo... I'll soon reclaim what belongs to me!"

Looking at the experts behind him, Mu Chen silently thought.

He admitted

that Qing Luo was powerful.

At seventeen, Qing Luo had broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm and even snatched away Mu Chen's Seed Quota.

But that was already in the past.

Now, he had broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm. His cultivation realm and dual identity as a Spirit Array Master gave Mu Chen confidence that he was no weaker than Qing Luo.

The reason he was so confident,

It did not come from breaking through to the Spirit Soul Realm, but from his foundation.

Unlike Qing Luo, who had remained at Northern Spirit Academy all along, he had taken part in the Spirit Road, met many kings, and even bore the title of Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker.

It was this foundation

that allowed him to effortlessly gather a large number of ambitious people around him.

People like Ye Qingling and Chu Qi had not been crowned kings, but they still possessed strength that allowed them to look down upon their generation.

Although Chu Qi had come because of Luo Li...

These were all foundations Mu Chen could command at this moment.

With these foundations, he could easily take control of the overall situation,

releasing information and drawing upon the strength of countless new students in the Northern Cang Realm to obtain a Heaven Grade Spirit Beast's essence for himself.

Once he seized and refined the Heaven Grade Spirit Beast's essence,

it would be time for him to settle accounts with Qing Luo!

Boom—

As Mu Chen pondered,

an unmatched force of extreme cold lashed against the towering mountain.

The next moment,

the colossal mountain that soared into the clouds was sliced in half at the waist by that frigid power.

Mu Chen rose and looked toward the battle outside.

Under the siege of over ten thousand students, much of the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon's icy armor had shattered,

and its glow had visibly dimmed.

Clearly, it had expended an enormous amount of Spiritual Energy.

The students taking part in the Northern Cang Realm trial had also lost a third of their number.

"What a pack of wolves surrounding a tiger!"

Seeing this, Mu Chen could not help but sigh.

The Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon was a Three Heavens Realm Spirit Beast. Even heavily wounded, its Spirit Beast body was not something they could possibly shake.

Yet now,

under Mu Chen's manipulation, even a Heaven Grade Spirit Beast as powerful as one in the Three Heavens Realm was barely clinging to life.

"It's time to act!"

"When Ye Qingling and Chu Qi make their move, lead the other Spirit Soul Realm cultivators and stop those watching from the shadows!"

"Luo Li and I will take the essence. Once we have it, we'll join up with you."

Mu Chen said as he looked at the people behind him.

At his words,

Luo Li, Ye Qingling, Chu Qi, and the others all opened their eyes and nodded.

The latter turned his gaze toward the stunning woman in a black dress, her Silver Hair cascading like a waterfall.

"Listen to Mu Chen."

Luo Li said calmly.

"Alright!"

Chu Qi nodded. With a wave of his hand, several Spirit Soul Realm experts from the Chu Gang behind him rose as one.

"Everyone, prepare to move!"

Seeing this,

a trace of irritation surfaced in Mu Chen's eyes,

but he calmly turned his gaze toward the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon in the sky and said in a low voice,

As his words fell,

vast, surging Spiritual Energy erupted from their bodies...