At the far end of a world swathed in silver and snow.
Amid the raging blizzard, a colossal creature, half dragon and half serpent, slowly moved. A pair of enormous ice-crystal wings rose from its back as it commanded the power of wind and snow.
As it moved, the howling winds in the icy world grew fiercer and fiercer.
At least several thousand people had gathered on the outskirts of Ice Cold Valley.
Most of them were Spirit Wheel Realm warriors, of course, with nearly a hundred Divine Soul Realm experts among them.
Whether it was the powerful Heavenly Beast, the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon; the rare natural treasure, the Ice God Tree; or the even rarer Ice God Fruit, all drew the attention of every expert in the surrounding area.
In the days that followed, more and more students who had heard the news continued to arrive.
Before long, the crowd had swelled to nearly ten thousand.
It was a staggering number and proportion, amounting to almost a fifth of the trial students in this Northern Heavens Realm. The surrounding region had been left nearly deserted.
Within the camp, a sea of dark figures surrounded more than a hundred Divine Soul Realm experts.
Three figures radiating extraordinary power stood in midair.
Xie Guan, Wu Hu, and Qin Zheng.
All three were late-stage Divine Soul Realm experts who had taken part in the Spirit Road Trial and earned the title of Quasi-King.
Their talent surpassed even Chu Qi's, and they commanded tremendous influence.
Though all three were Quasi-King-level experts, they had already reached the late stage of the Divine Soul Realm. Chu Qi, by contrast, had remained stuck at the peak of the middle stage until his death. He was outclassed by more than a little.
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