Chapter 796 Fierce Battle, Crisis

"Damn it!"

Everyone's expressions instantly shifted dramatically, never expecting that such troublesome Glacier Iron Corpses were actually expendable.

In truth, with their combat prowess, a single Glacial Iron Corpse posed little threat to the group. Only when arrayed in formation did these entities gain power comparable to that of a Pure Yang Spiritual Artifact.

This artifact excels at entrapping foes, making it difficult for them to break free in a short time. They had assumed that shattering just 1 of its constraints would allow them to fight their way out.

Little did they expect that the Glacier Fiend possessed a considerable number of Glacier Iron Corpses. After deploying the grand formation, he still had reserves to spare. Even after several were destroyed, he could replenish them at any time, leaving the 4 of them deeply troubled.

"Fear not, Brother Guixu! I have come to your aid!"

At that very moment, Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name) finally arrived.

From tens of thousands of miles away, he summoned the Sea-Quelling Pearl. With a resounding clang, it struck the Glacier Immortal-Suppressing Seal, sending it flying backward with an earth-shaking impact.

This Divine Sea-Calming Pearl gathers the boundless power of the vast ocean, capable of stilling the endless waters of the sea. While its sharpness may not rival that of immortal swords or spiritual treasures, in terms of weight and might, it is no weaker than the Glacier-Suppressing Immortal Seal.

Not to mention that the Sea-Calming Pearl had already reached the grade of mid-sixth rank, its power far surpassing that of the Glacier Immortal-Suppressing Seal.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the Glacier-Suppressing Immortal Seal being blocked, the 2 Pure Yang Immortal Swords—the Azure Dragon Sea-Roiling Sword and the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword—were now free to act. The face of the Glacier Old Demon darkened slightly.

He spat out a frigid breath that coalesced into an eerie blue demonic sword wreathed in dark energy, intercepting the Azure Dragon Sea-Quelling Sword.

This sword is named the 'Ghostly Soul and Frozen Pith Sword', an exceedingly sinister blade of pure Yin demonic nature, a demonic treasure painstakingly forged by the Glacier Old Demon over thousands of years.

This treasure was forged using Primordial Frost Iron as its primary material, fused with hundreds of millions of tormented souls.

The so-called Primordial Frost Iron was originally the most common type of profound iron among heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

That black iron plummeted into the glaciers of the Far North that had remained unmelting for hundreds of millions of years, day after day tempered by the glacial cold energy.

After millions of years, the impurities within the cold iron would be completely refined away, having absorbed boundless icy soul energy, transforming into a nearly translucent mass of Frostsoul Iron.

This iron was icy to the bone, the ultimate embodiment of celestial Yin and cold in all the world. It was said that if placed upon the earth, it could transform a land of 1 100 1000 li into a frozen tundra.

If placed within an underground fire vein, it would even be sufficient to completely extinguish a volcano.

To forge the Soulfrost Sword of the Netherworld, the Glacier Fiend expended over 3,000 years, during which he blood-sacrificed thousands of immortal clans—both great and small—and fused the tormented souls of hundreds of millions of humans into the demonic blade.

The 'Primordial Frost-Soul Iron' was of the ultimate Yin and cold nature. For any living soul trapped within it, the torment was no less than being cast into the glacial hell of the 18 layers of the underworld—enduring bone-piercing, icy agony day and night.

Yet it was precisely for this reason that the resentment of myriad spirits could grow even more potent, allowing this Netherwraith Frost-Soul Sword to unleash even greater power.

Because the 'Netherfrost Soulsword' was excessively sinister and cruel, its forging violated the natural order, and wielding it could easily provoke the hatred of the human race, Glacier Elder Demon dared not employ this treasure lightly.

At this moment, seeing that he couldn't subdue the group, the Glacier Old Demon summoned this Netherfrost Soul Sword, which actually suppressed the Green Dragon Tidesword, forcing it into steady retreat.

Qing Ji knew all too well that this was not a matter of the Azure Dragon Tides-Stirring Sword being inferior, but rather that the sword lacked a forged sword soul, preventing it from unleashing its ultimate power.

Left with no alternative, Qing Ji could only muster all her spiritual treasures and divine abilities, pouring every ounce of her power into grappling with the Ghostly Soul Frost Sword. With immense effort, she barely managed to hold her ground against Glacier Old Demon's ultimate trump card.

"Damn it!"

The Wang Clan Patriarch immediately made his move as well, unleashing a brilliant stream of light—none other than his innate Pure Yang divine ability, the ‘Soul-Severing Blade of Frozen Soul(Pure Yang Divine Ability)’.

Fortunately, Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name) was no pushover either. He immediately activated a golden treasure bracelet, deflecting that Pure Yang divine power.

"This object."

Eldrin's expression chilled slightly. He had never expected Maris the Sea Steader to possess such a pure-yang spirit treasure.

Maris the Sea Steeder smiled faintly and nodded. "This bracelet is called the Vajra Demon-Shattering Bracelet, an ancient Buddhist treasure from over 1 100 1000 years ago. Its grade has reached the lower tier of the sixth rank."

Gu replied, "The Celestial Mountain Goddess also obtained it by chance in the past. However, this object would serve no purpose even if brought to the immortal realm, so it was left here for a destined individual, allowing me to stumble upon it by fortune."

Eldrin nodded upon hearing this, then once again spurred the River of Heaven Water Sword to continuously assail the Glacier Iron Corpse, intent on swiftly breaking the formation laid by the Glacier Old Demon.

With Lyra (Person Name) now free to lend a hand, the 2 launched successive attacks, annihilating 4 Glacier Iron Corpses in the Void Refinement stage. Finally, they pushed the Glacier Old Demon to desperation.

The Glacier Fiend began to entertain thoughts of retreat. His gaze fixed firmly on the Patriarch of the Wang Clan as he declared, "Old Ghost Wang, whatever tricks you have left, now is the time to unleash them."

"If we delay any further and allow the Palace of Drifting Snow and the Kunpeng clan to seize the treasure, I fear we’ll meet a fate where not even our corpses will find a resting place."

"Damn it!"

The Wang Clan Leader's expression shifted slightly, a trace of chill flickering in his gaze.

He glanced into the distant void and saw that the Kunpeng Demon Saint was on the verge of breaching the treasure vault.

The Lord of Drifting Snow reunited with her sect members, having already broken 70 or 80 percent of the restrictions within the Face Artifact Hall.

"Very well. Since I have already been discovered, I might as well reveal myself completely."

Boom—

As the Wang Clan Patriarch's voice fell, his cultivation base abruptly surged, unexpectedly revealing the power of the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

At the same time, the Golden Jade Swimming Snake Sword erupted with a dazzling radiance, unleashing the power of a mid-grade Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure. In an instant, it struck the Green Abyss Sword (Magic Treasure), sending it flying away with its brilliance dimmed and shattered.

"Damn it!"

Eldrin’s face paled dramatically. He hastily summoned the River of Heaven Water Sword to block, but was sent flying in the blink of an eye.

Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name) finally snapped back to reality and hastily activated the Ocean-Quelling Divine Pearl (Magic Treasure) to block the assault.

The Ocean-Calming Pearl was also a mid-grade pure yang spiritual treasure, barely managing to block the Golden Jade Serpent Sword.

Only then did Maris the Sea Steader let out a sigh of relief, his gaze turning profoundly grave as he stared at the Wang Clan Patriarch. "When did you break through to Primordial Spirit, Mid Stage?"

Everyone was utterly astonished. None had expected the Wang Clan Leader to break through to the Primordial Spirit, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) just 2 1000 years after his initial Primordial Spirit breakthrough—a pace that far surpassed all predictions.

"Cackle, cackle, cackle!"

Suddenly, the Wang Clan Leader’s pupils glowed with a crimson light as he let out an eerie chuckle and said, "At this point, there’s no harm in telling you."

"During the Great Cataclysm of the Demon Abyss, the 9 Nether Sacred Lord bestowed upon me a single Demon God Pill to ensure the annihilation of the Outer Star Archipelago."

"You deserve to die!"

Eldrin's face paled dramatically as he instantly grasped the entire chain of events.

In ages past, the Wang Clan Patriarch betrayed countless human cultivators for a single Demon God Pill, leading to the annihilation of 10 million mortals in a single night.

At this moment, Eldrin's eyes burned crimson as boundless killing intent surged within his heart.

By that reckoning, the death of Lior (Person Name) back then was also directly linked to the Patriarch of the Wang Clan.

At this thought, Eldrin declared with overwhelming killing intent, "Old fiend, if I do not slay you, I swear upon the Abyss that I shall no longer be human!"

"You wish to kill this old master?"

The Wang Clan Patriarch let out a cold sneer. With a sharp tap to his forehead, a blood-red demon skull flew out, cackling with a sinister, grating laughter.

"Today, this sovereign shall behead you first!"