"Whew~~"
The biting wind howled like knives across the Iceberg, sending large swathes of ice flying everywhere. In this territory known as the ' Northern Region Snowfield,' the temperature was extremely cold and the environment was extremely harsh, making it difficult for even the weakest creatures to survive.
However, this extremely harsh environment is home to many ' Ancient Species ' of monsters, and occasionally, information about ' Ancient Saint's Relics ' will be revealed. Therefore, many powerful individuals in the Saint-Blessed World reside here for extended periods.
Beneath an Iceberg tens of thousands of meters high, two powerful figures were engaged in a rapid battle. One of them was Luo Ao, and his opponent was a burly man with short brown hair, a strong build, and well-developed muscles. This man was not wearing armor, but only a pair of dark metal gauntlets.
Rock-Shattering Fist!
A powerful metal fist slammed out, instantly shattering the surrounding frigid air. Terrifying energy swirled around, and earthen-yellow shockwaves churned up, exuding a profound and weighty aura.
The burly man was cultivating the Law of Earth path and had already comprehended a Law of Earth, officially crossing the threshold of the Laws. Universe Level Ninth Stage cultivator, being able to step into the threshold of the Law of Earth was already quite impressive, but compared to Luo Ao, he was still far behind.
"Call!"
In an instant, it was as if a blazing star had begun to burn, with dazzling flames shooting into the sky. Luo Ao's figure had suddenly appeared above the burly man, and he slashed down with his sword from mid-air.
"So fast!"
Bazake hadn't expected his opponent to be so fast even within his Earth Domain. He managed to dodge the sword with difficulty, then slashed at his opponent with his right leg like War Blade.
On the surface of his right leg, a clear, earth-yellow blade of energy, sharp as a knife, had appeared, clearly possessing extremely astonishing power; destroying a mountain would be an easy task for him.
"Boom!"
With a single, explosive strike, even though Luo Ao had restrained 99% of his power, the burly man Bazake was still sent flying, crashing heavily onto the hard ice ground some distance away.
"Click--"
Large areas of the icy ground cracked open, revealing dozens of huge, terrifying ravines that looked as if a major earthquake had occurred. Bazake himself spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
Bazake coughed, then stood up from the ice. He looked up at the boy in the sky. " Luo Ao, your Flame Law sword technique is truly ferocious."
Bazake considered himself a top-tier genius, but in his contest with this unfamiliar youth, he was completely outmatched.
Of course, what he didn't know was that Luo Ao hadn't actually used his most proficient Space Laws techniques at all. The Flame Law skills he had just displayed were merely the tip of the Iceberg of his own understanding.
Even so, dealing with a native genius like Bazake would still be more than enough.
"Heh, Bazake. A bet's a bet. Hand over your map." Defeating a native like this is hardly a challenge.
However, considering the presence of a World Lord Level expert here, Luo Ao naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal his true strength.
His reason for communicating with these people was simply to obtain intelligence. There were some things he couldn't discern based solely on the information provided by the Virtual Universe Company. For example, the so-called ' Ancient Saint's Relics ' were never mentioned in the Virtual Universe Company's intelligence reports.
This is normal, though. Gathering intelligence is part of the challenges in the mission world. If all the information is known in advance, the challenges become less meaningful.
"Understood." Bazake's personality was as he appeared; he was a man of his word.
Since he had lost, he readily took out a map, along with a peculiar hexagonal compass.
"Here, this is the map, along with this compass specially designed for the snowy plains. I believe you can find that place." Luo Ao nodded in satisfaction as he took the two items from the brown-haired man.
Just as he had previously guessed, the people of these settlements had ventured deep into the areas inhabited by the ' Ancient Species ' more than once, and had even found clues to the ' Ancient Saint's Relics '.
However, ' Ancient Species ' are often synonymous with ferocity and terror. The weakest among them are at the Saint ( Domain Lord ) level, and some beings at the top of the food chain have deep connections with the legendary ' Ancient Saint '.
So even though this settlement has Saint King ( World Lord ) level powerhouses, if they were to encounter an extremely terrifying Ancient Species monster, total annihilation wouldn't be uncommon.
" Luo Ao, are you really planning to go to those places?" Seeing that the other party seemed interested, Bazake couldn't help but try to dissuade him.
He knew the other party wanted to go to those places to hunt Ancient Species monsters, but it was too dangerous to go alone. After all, even Ancient Species of the same level were far stronger than humans of the same level. It was more normal for him to go with his elders.
"I've made up my mind. Goodbye." With that, Luo Ao waved his hand and vanished into the vast expanse of snow and ice ahead.
"Good luck, my friend." Bazake could only shake his head helplessly at the sight.
Throughout history, there have been many people as confident as the other side who dared to venture into those dangerous forbidden areas, but very few of them ever returned.
"That kid just left like that?" The leader of this settlement, an old man with white hair and two horns, shook his head slightly upon seeing this and then didn't take the matter to heart.
Soon, the place returned to its usual tranquility.
"Whoosh!" The cold wind howled, sweeping across the sky and earth, and endless snowflakes filled the entire world.
Luo Ao, who had transformed into a Snow-Winged Eagle demon beast, was flying in the sky, surveying the area below. Occasionally, he would revert to human form and use a special hexagonal compass to correct his direction.
"Bah!"
Just then, a piercing cry of a raptor that could shatter clouds and split rocks resounded through the sky. Luo Ao immediately noticed it and quickly approached.
"It's the Frenzied Thunder Demon Bear and the Storm Purple-Feathered Eagle." Both of these demonic beasts are Ancient Species, far more powerful than other demonic beasts of the same level.
The so-called ' Ancient Species ' and ' Dangerous Species ' are actually all monsters.
However, ' Dangerous Species ' are ordinary monsters, while ' Ancient Species ' have inherited the Ancient Saint Blood '. Each of them can be seen as a weakened version of the darlings of the Laws. Whether in terms of talent or strength, they are incomparable to ' Dangerous Species ' of the same level.
"As expected of Ancient Species, its strength is indeed formidable."
Luo Ao, in his Snow-Winged Eagle, looked directly north, his gaze transforming into two solid beams of light that blasted away the vast expanse of snow and wind that obscured his view, revealing the battle scene in the distance.
Centered on the gigantic Frenzied Thunder Demon Bear, a lightning sphere a kilometer high stands amidst the snowy world, Thunderbolt with lightning and dancing with electric snakes, releasing violent energy.
The Storm Purple-Feathered Eagle, which was significantly smaller in size, also unleashed a massive and terrifying storm with itself as the eye of the storm, covering an astonishing area! Especially in this icy world, the storm instinctively carried some of the power of ice and snow, directly forming an ice and snow storm capable of World Destruction!
Luo Ao could roughly sense that the power unleashed by these two was extremely strong, most likely two Ancient Species at the World Lord Level, and their life force was so astonishing even at such a great distance.
The Domain Lord Level Ice Snow Lion Beast that he killed before was not even worthy of being compared to the two of them.
"As expected of a dangerous area where Ancient Species appear, there are two World Lord Level Ancient Species right off the bat, how exciting!" Luo Ao's eyes lit up, and the blood in his veins began to boil.
Although the Ancient Species Blood Core required for the mission only needs to be at the lowest level of Domain Lord Level, he naturally wanted to improve his Life Gene Level as a member of the Yan God Race Clan, so the stronger the target, the better.
"No, these two are too clever; they haven't really gotten into a fight." Disguised as a demonic beast and hiding in the sky, Luo Ao observed for a long time but found that he hadn't gotten a chance to take advantage of the situation at all.
The Ancient Species living here are all high-level demonic beasts, whose intelligence is no less than that of humans. Although the two of them seem to be fighting fiercely, they are actually still holding back. In particular, Luo Ao also discovered that he was not the only one hiding in the shadows watching this battle; there were also several other terrifying Ancient Species demonic beasts.
The Ancient Species monsters fought each other to Profound Mysteries of Devouring each other's blood cores and evolve themselves. However, these creatures were not fools; on the contrary, they were all extremely shrewd, and it was rare for them to engage in a desperate, all-or-nothing battle.
"These Ancient Species at the World Lord Level are too powerful. And their vitality is terrifying. I think it's impossible for me to inflict a fatal wound on my own." Luo Ao, who had originally planned to hunt down these Ancient Species directly, quickly gave up on the idea.
"No wonder, even in the settlement of Bazake, where a World Lord Level expert is stationed, they don't dare to casually trespass into such a place."
Ancient Species Blood Core are indeed supreme treasures, but only if you have the strength to obtain them.
"It seems the only option is to check out that ruin. If we find nothing here, we'll have to go to human society to collect blood cores." If the goal is simply to collect blood cores or ' Saint-Blessed Weapon,' going to human society is definitely the easier way.
After all, in human society, he might have been able to obtain these things from some weaker individuals, but here he only had to fight these terrifying Ancient Species monsters head-on.
"Hopefully, the ' Ancient Saint ruins' that Bazake spoke of are not just a false legend." He glanced deeply at the several terrifying Ancient Species beasts, and his transformed Snow-Winged Eagle beast vanished once more into the icy wilderness.
This is a giant Iceberg over a million meters high. Deep inside this giant Iceberg is a strange and huge passage leading to the interior. The entrance of this passage is about 500 meters long and wide. Looking from the outside in, it is a bottomless ice cave.
"Let's go in and take a look." Although there might be extremely terrifying creatures inside this ice cave, it was his Mirror Prism Clone that was currently operating outside, and it was fully capable of reacting to any unexpected situation.
"There's actually light in here." Luo Ao was somewhat surprised. He then flew deeper into the ice cave. The ice cave was extremely deep and winding, and there was almost no trace of life inside. Luo Ao followed the ice cave, turning and extending downwards... He flew for about several hundred miles before arriving at a different place.
"It's so cold here." Luo Ao could sense just how extreme the environment was.
The outside world of ice and snow is already extremely cold, but here it is ten or even a hundred times colder than other parts of the Northern Region Snowfield.