Lu Yin watched Ice Emperor's performance with admiration. He was certain Chi Laoguai hadn't spotted anything wrong.
His guess was right. Chi Laoguai really hadn't noticed anything. He was convinced there were no experts left on Emperor Ice Continent, and that the only Star Envoy-level powerhouse had surely died.
After hearing Chi Laoguai's confident reply,
Hong Zhu finally made his move. He stepped forward and vanished. When he appeared again, he was outside the rift in the void. Then he took another step and entered the rift—and Emperor Ice Continent.
The moment Hong Zhu entered Emperor Ice Continent, the entire continent trembled. Flames spread across the sky like clouds, rapidly melting the ice covering the land. The once-white continent quickly began to thaw, even triggering floods.
Ice Emperor looked up. "At last." With that, he vanished.
Lu Yin watched Hong Zhu beside the rift. He had faced Star Envoys more than once, and had even killed an Imprinter from the Sixth Continent—who was a Star Envoy—but only with the help of external means. Even with his current strength, he couldn't possibly face a Star Envoy head-on. Even dealing with a powerhouse whose battle force reached four hundred thousand was extremely difficult.
Star Envoys were different from ordinary cultivators. Their battles took place on another level. They used what was reportedly called star energy, not star power.
The difference in levels meant Lu Yin couldn't understand that realm.
Hong Zhu appeared and looked toward Extreme Ice City in the distance. The moment Lu Yin saw him, he felt it. He had just started to look when Ice Emperor appeared before him. Without a word, Ice Emperor raised a hand and froze Hong Zhu in place. Hong Zhu stared at Ice Emperor in shock. "You—you're not dead?"
Ice Emperor barked, "Of course