Chapter 796 : The Sea-Calmer's Divine Intervention

"Damnation!"

The complexions of the group instantly paled. They had never imagined that such a troublesome Glacier Iron Corpse could actually be a consumable item.

In truth, given the combat prowess of the few of them, a single Glacier Iron Corpse was not much of a threat. It was only after being arranged into a Formation that they gained the power to rival a Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure.

These constructs excelled at entrapping their foes, making it difficult for the group to break free immediately. They had thought that destroying one would allow them to fight their way out.

Unexpectedly, Glacier Old Demon possessed a considerable number of Glacier Iron Corpse. Even after deploying the grand formation, he still had spares. He could replenish them at any moment even if several were destroyed, which presented a significant problem for the four.

"Fear not, Eldrin the Worthy Brother! Your elder brother is here to aid you!"

At that very moment, Sea-Calmer Path Master finally arrived on the scene.

From tens of thousands of Li-lengths away, he summoned his Sea-Calmer Divine Pearl [a divine pearl with the power to calm the seas]. With a thunderous crash, it slammed into the Glacier Immortal-Suppressing Seal, sending the seal hurtling through the air with a deafening impact.

This Sea-Calmer Divine Pearl gathered the boundless power of the vast oceans, capable of pacifying endless seas. While its sharpness might not match that of an Immortal Sword or a Spiritual Treasure, its sheer weight and destructive force were in no way inferior to the Glacier Immortal-Suppressing Seal.

Moreover, the Sea-Calmer Divine Pearl had already reached the Sixth Rank Mid-Grade tier, its power far surpassing that of the Glacier Immortal-Suppressing Seal. The story continues at site: audio-novel.com.

"Damnation!"

Seeing the Glacier Immortal-Suppressing Seal [a powerful enchanted seal imbued with glacial energy] being blocked, freeing up the two Primordial Solar Immortal Sword [legendary swords forged with the essence of the primordial sun]—the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword [a sword whose power can churn the oceans like an azure dragon] and the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword [a divine blade famed for slaying even immortals]—Glacier Old Demon could not help but let a flicker of alarm cross his face.

With a guttural roar, he spat forth a stream of frigid air that coalesced into a ghostly blue demonic sword wreathed in black miasma, intercepting the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword.

This blade was named the 'Wraith Frigid Soul Sword' [a sword of pure Yin energy, forged from souls and glacial essence], an utterly sinister weapon of pure Yin [the passive, dark, and feminine cosmic principle] demonic nature. It was a Demonic Treasure [a powerful artifact forged through demonic arts] that Glacier Old Demon had spent millennia painstakingly refining.

Its core material was Primordial Frigid Soul Iron [a legendary metal of ultimate cold, forged over eons within glaciers], into which the souls of countless millions of wraiths had been fused during its creation.

To understand the Primordial Frigid Soul Iron, one must know it originates from the most common of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures [rare and potent natural resources used in cultivation and artifact forging]—the Mystic Iron [a basic spiritual ore].

This Mystic Iron, having fallen into the billion-year-old, never-melting glaciers of the Far North Icy Plains [a vast, perpetually frozen northern wasteland], is tempered day and night by the glacial cold.

After enduring the passage of millions of years, all impurities within the iron are utterly purged. Having absorbed boundless Frost Soul [a profound, soul-chilling cold energy] frigid energy, it transforms into a nearly translucent mass known as Frigid Soul Iron [a refined, soul-chilling metal].

This metal is bone-chillingly cold, a substance of ultimate Yin [the passive, dark, and feminine cosmic principle] and frost. Legend claims that if placed upon the earth, it could turn a land spanning one hundred thousand Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] into a frozen tundra.

If cast into an Underground Fire Vein [a subterranean river of magma and fire energy], it could even snuff out an entire volcano.

To forge the Wraith Frigid Soul Sword [a malevolent sword forged from countless tormented souls], Glacier Old Demon expended over three thousand years. During this time, he performed blood sacrifices upon thousands of Immortal Clan [clans of cultivators] both great and small, extracting the living souls of countless millions from the Human Race to fuse into the demonic blade.

The Primordial Frigid Soul Iron [an ore of ultimate Yin and cold properties] was supremely Yin and frigid. For the myriad souls trapped within it, the experience was no different from dwelling within the glacial hells of the Eighteen Layers of Hell [the multi-layered underworld of torment], enduring bone-chilling agony day and night.

Yet, it was precisely this torment that amplified the resentment and hatred of those myriad souls, granting the Wraith Frigid Soul Sword even greater power.

Because the Wraith Frigid Soul Sword was so profoundly cruel and inhumane, its forging violated the natural order, and its use was sure to incur the deep-seated hatred of the Human Race. Therefore, Glacier Old Demon dared not wield this treasure lightly.

Now, seeing that he could not subdue his opponents, Glacier Old Demon finally unleashed the Wraith Frigid Soul Sword, its power so immense that it forced even the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword [a divine sword of the Azure Dragon lineage] into a steady retreat.

Verdant Consort understood clearly. This was not a matter of the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword being inferior, but rather that the sword lacked a forged sword spirit [the sentient core of a powerful spiritual weapon] and thus could not unleash its ultimate might.

With no other choice, Verdant Consort could only channel all her Spiritual Treasure [enchanted artifacts] and Divine Ability [supernatural techniques born from profound cultivation] into a desperate struggle against the Wraith Frigid Soul Sword, barely managing to hold the line against Glacier Old Demon's ultimate trump card.

"Damnation!"

Seizing the opportunity, Patriarch Wang also made his move. He unleashed a dazzling stream of light—his Innate Primordial Solar Divine Ability [a supreme technique born from one's deepest cultivation], the 'Frigid Soul Soul-Severing Blade' [a blade of frost capable of severing souls].

Fortunately, Sea-Calmer Path Master was no pushover either. He immediately activated a Golden Treasure Bracelet [a protective bracelet artifact], successfully blocking the Primordial Solar Divine Ability.

"This object."

Eldrin Chen's expression turned slightly cold. He had not anticipated that Sea-Calmer Path Master still possessed such a Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a spiritual artifact imbued with the pure, unyielding power of the primordial sun].

That Sea-Calmer Path Master gave a faint smile and nodded, saying, "This bracelet is named the Vajra Demon-Breaking Bracelet [an indestructible bracelet forged to shatter demonic arts]. It is an ancient treasure from a Buddhist Sect [a monastic order dedicated to spiritual cultivation and enlightenment] from several hundred thousand years ago, with a grade as high as Sixth Rank Low-Grade."

"The Heavenly Mountain Goddess [a legendary deity associated with a celestial peak] obtained it by chance in the past. However, as this item would be of no use if taken to the Immortal Realm [the higher plane of existence where ascended immortals reside], it was left here for a destined individual, allowing me to find it by fortune."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen gave a slight nod of understanding. He then once again channeled the Heavenly River Positive Water Sword [a sword technique that summons the purifying waters of the celestial river] to continuously assault the Glacier Iron Corpse [animated corpses forged from glacial iron], aiming to swiftly break Glacier Old Demon's Formation [a structured arrangement of energy nodes used for defense or attack].

This time, with Exquisite Jiang freed up to lend assistance, the two of them attacked in succession. Under their combined onslaught, they destroyed four of the Glacier Iron Corpse in a row, finally pushing Glacier Old Demon to the brink of desperation. Access the full story on audio - novel . com.

A sliver of retreat began to form in Glacier Old Demon's heart. His gaze fixed on Patriarch Wang as he said, "You old ghost Wang, whatever tricks you have left, use them now."

"If we delay any further, waiting until the Drifting Snow Palace [a palace or sect associated with eternal winter] and the Kunpeng Clan [a clan or lineage descended from the mythical Kunpeng, a creature of immense size and power] retrieve their treasures, I fear we will be left with nowhere to bury our corpses."

"Damnation!"

Patriarch Wang's countenance shifted slightly, a trace of icy chill flickering in his eyes.

He cast a glance towards the distant void, where he saw the Kunpeng Demon Sage was on the verge of breaching the Treasure Vault.

The Mistress of Drifting Snow Palace had regrouped with the others from the Drifting Snow Palace and had also shattered most of the protective formations around the Artifact Refining Great Hall.

"Enough. Since we have been discovered, we might as well reveal ourselves completely," he declared.

"BOOM—"

As the words of Patriarch Wang fell, his cultivation base suddenly surged explosively, revealing a power at the Primordial Spirit 4th Tier [the fourth major stage of spiritual core cultivation].

Simultaneously, the radiance of the Gold and Jade Wandering Snake Sword also blazed forth, unleashing the might of a Middle Grade Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a high-tier enchanted artifact powered by primordial solar essence]. In an instant, it struck the Azure Abyss Sword, sending the blade flying with its light dimmed.

"Disaster!"

Eldrin Chen's face paled dramatically. He hastily channeled energy to summon the Heavenly River Positive Water Sword [a sword technique manifesting the purifying waters of the celestial river] to block, but it was sent flying in a single clash.

Finally reacting, the Sea-Calmer Path Master urgently commanded the Sea-Calmer Divine Pearl to intercept the attack.

The Sea-Calmer Divine Pearl was also a Middle Grade Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure, and it managed, albeit barely, to withstand the assault of the Gold and Jade Wandering Snake Sword.

Only then did Sea-Calmer Path Master [the Daoist who calms the seas] let out a sigh of relief, his gaze turning intensely grave as he looked at Patriarch Wang [the leader of the Wang Clan] and asked, "When did you break through to the Primordial Spirit Mid Stage [the middle stage of the Primordial Spirit realm, where one's spiritual core is significantly solidified]?"

Everyone was utterly astonished. They had never imagined that Patriarch Wang, who had only broken through to the Primordial Spirit [the foundational stage of spiritual ascension where one forms their core soul] two thousand years ago, would advance to the Primordial Spirit Mid Stage with such terrifying speed. This far exceeded all their expectations.

"Heh heh heh!"

Suddenly, a crimson light flickered within the pupils of Patriarch Wang, and he let out a sinister cackle. "Since things have come to this, there is no harm in telling you."

"During the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great calamity where demonic forces erupted from a deep abyss], the Nine Nether Abyssal Saint Venerable [a supremely powerful and ancient demonic entity] bestowed upon me a Demon God Pill [a forbidden elixir that grants immense power at a terrible price] to ensure the utter destruction of the Outer Star Palace Archipelago [a chain of islands governed by celestial palaces]."

"You deserve death!"

Eldrin Chen's expression shifted dramatically as the full cause and effect of the past events became horrifyingly clear to him in an instant.

In the past, for the sake of a single Demon God Pill, Patriarch Wang had betrayed countless cultivators of the Human Race [the collective of human cultivators and clans], leading to the overnight annihilation of millions.

At this moment, Eldrin Chen's eyes burned with a crimson fury, and an overwhelming tide of killing intent surged from the depths of his heart.

By this reckoning, the death of Lior Chen all those years ago was directly linked to this very Patriarch Wang.

With this thought crystallizing, Eldrin Chen declared with a killing intent that blotted out the heavens, "Old thief, if I do not slay you, I, Eldrin Chen of the Returning Abyss, vow to be no man!"

"You wish to kill this venerable one?"

The Patriarch Wang sneered coldly. With a single slap to his own forehead, a blood-red demonic skull flew out, cackling with a sinister, grating laughter.

"Today, this seat shall be the first to cut you down!" Experience the full epic at audio‑novel.com.