The Ice Prison King

The one who arrived in Azurefire City was Kolan's Life God Clone.

After all, his Death God Clone had already become a Highgod. To continue cultivating, he would inevitably need to study the Death Rules, and studying the Death Rules meant killing and death. The Ice Prison was the most suitable place for that.

His Life God Clone was different. The Life Law was not known for its enthusiasm for combat and killing; it involved the study of all things related to life.

In Azurefire City, Kolan bought various things—magical beasts, Divine Beasts, Elves, beastmen, and half-beastmen—to study life.

Gradually, Kolan also learned about some things in Azurefire City.

At the very center of Azurefire City stood the palace where Bluefire lived. The entire palace was a solid structure condensed from Earth Elements, demonstrating Bluefire's terrifying mastery of the Laws of Earth Elements.

Bluefire had two brothers who, thanks to their relationship with him, held positions in Azurefire City second only to Bluefire himself.

Below Bluefire was a Highgod named Adkins, whose strength was second only to Bluefire's. He was extremely famous in Azurefire City.

Adkins possessed two Divine Clones, one of Light and the other of Darkness, and both had reached the Highgod level.

While Kolan's Life God Clone settled in Azurefire City and devoted himself to research, Kolan, far away in the Ice Prison, was unleashing a torrent of slaughter.

After his Death God Clone became a Highgod, Kolan's terrifying strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Highgod. He possessed a Highgod Artifact for soul defense, excelled in matters of the soul, and also had powerful soul energy and a tough body. In just a few decades, he had amassed a force of five hundred Highgods.

Although all five hundred Highgods had reached the Highgod level by refining divine sparks, they were still a formidable force.

In just a hundred years, every living being in the entire Ice Prison had been wiped out, apart from those in Ice Prison City.

Kolan refined the souls of countless lives into Soul Essence, forming Soul Gold Beads.

Kolan refined large quantities of Soul Venom and Soul Poison Mist.

Kolan's reputation had risen until, throughout the Ice Prison, he was second only to the Ice Prison King.

This, in turn, drew the attention of Ice Prison City.

Inside the palace in Ice Prison City, a young man with blue hair sat high upon his throne. His hair seemed to writhe like a nest of serpents, making him look terrifying.

"My lord, that Death Castle is far too brazen. They're slaughtering everyone at will. The entire Ice Prison has been wiped out, and now they're threatening the royal city." A burly man with fiery red hair looked furious. "If this continues, I'm afraid the entire Plane Prison will know only that God of Death and not you, my lord—the king!"

The young man seated on the throne was the Ice Prison King!

The Ice Prison King had originally been a living being from the Yulan Continent plane, a Divine Beast who lived in the North Sea. After offending a Plane Guardian, he was imprisoned in the Plane Prison. Countless billions of years had passed since then, and he had been a king for countless billions of years as well.

Every so often, someone would challenge the Ice Prison King, only to be slain by him.

"Aols, how strong is this God of Death? How does he compare to you?" the Ice Prison King asked coolly.

Aols had independently cultivated to become a Highgod. He had followed the Ice Prison King since long ago and served as Commander of the Ice Prison City Guard.

The Ice Prison City Guard had ten Commanders, each an independently cultivated Highgod.

"My lord, five years ago I led my men to wipe out Death Castle. We were completely annihilated, and I lost my Water Element Mid-God Clone. That was the only way I managed to return to the royal city," Aols said.

A chill flashed in the Ice Prison King's eyes. "It seems this God of Death has no regard for me, his king. Very well, I'll show him what I can do!"

Which of the Five Great Kings of the Plane Prison hadn't fought their way up through mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, earning their royal positions through countless deaths?

The Ice Prison King was no exception. He was no soft touch either.

Although the Ice Prison King had never cared about the fighting and chaos in the Ice Prison beyond Ice Prison City—after all, if the entire Ice Prison were peaceful and free of fighting, there probably wouldn't be anywhere left to stand—

the other side's slaughter had gone too far.

The number of lives slain in the Ice Prison had probably exceeded two hundred million.

The Ice Prison King then personally led the Ice Prison City Guard out of Ice Prison City and headed for Death Castle.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

The piercing cries instantly rang throughout Death Castle.

Even Kolan, who had been cultivating, was startled.

Kolan rushed outside at once. He saw figures filling the sky.

Kolan sent a mental message, and the troops of Death Castle immediately began to assemble.

Five hundred Highgods and five thousand Mid-Gods!

The two sides faced off.

Kolan flew through the air, staring coldly at the opposing force. When he saw their banners, he knew they belonged to the Ice Prison City Guard.

"So you're the God of Death? You've got quite the nerve. No one has dared challenge my authority in a hundred thousand years," the Ice Prison King said, regarding Kolan coolly. "You have two choices: submit or die!"

"Haha, what a joke!" Kolan sneered. "Clance, you can't kill me that easily!"

"Collective Soul Attack!" Kolan sent a mental message.

Almost as one, his men raised the weapons in their hands. Countless dense, illusory images flew out from them.

"Attack!" the Ice Prison King ordered with a cold snort.

The hundred thousand soldiers of the Ice Prison City Guard moved with practiced ease, unleashing Soul Attacks all at once.

Countless illusory images filled the space between the two forces. Some collided in midair and vanished, while those that didn't went straight for the enemy.

A flood of translucent images of all kinds cut through the air, attacking the opposing side.

Boom! Some of the Soul Attacks collided and dispersed in midair, but most struck the opposing forces.

Many of those hit couldn't withstand the attacks. Their bodies fell like rain.

Kolan didn't feel the slightest bit of pain at the deaths of his men.

Kolan took a gray sphere from his Space Ring and threw it out.

The gray sphere exploded, transforming into a vast cloud of pink mist.

This was the poison mist he had refined. Even Highgods who touched it would be overcome by murderous urges.

At the same time, Kolan sent a mental message to one of his squads. The men raised their crossbows and fired.

These crossbow bolts were no ordinary weapons. Their tips were coated with Soul Venom. They were guaranteed to kill Mid-Gods, and even a Highgod might be killed by a volley if he let his guard down.

"Kolan, you deserve to die!" The Ice Prison King stared at Kolan coldly. A long whip appeared in his hand. He lashed it out, and it moved like a giant serpent as it struck toward Kolan.

These gods who cultivated the Death Rules were truly detestable. They had one trick after another.

If he let Kolan keep using those tricks, his men would suffer heavy losses.

To kill the enemy, first kill their leader. As long as he killed Kolan, all the problems would be solved.