Chapter 522 - 37: Cold Moon Treasure Bead

The combat instincts of the Ancient Evil Race were extremely strong.

Nine streaks of cold light shot over, their killing intent blanketing the Dream Spirit Incarnation. A bone-chilling cold surged through the sky as frigid waves swept across for a hundred miles, causing countless ice crystals and snowflakes to materialize from the air.

Within the cold light were nine members of the Hanyue Royal Family!

They stood three zhang tall, their bodies covered in crystalline blue scales. They were humanoid with six arms, heads like pythons, and a blue, crescent-moon-shaped runic sigil on their brows.

The Dream Spirit Incarnation was only about a foot tall, its body seemingly pieced together from snow-white paper. With a calm and composed expression, it allowed the nine members of the Hanyue Royal Family to surround it, meeting their ferocious gazes with a faint smile.

A look of boredom crossed its face, as if it were somewhat disappointed by the strength of these nine Tier Four members of the Ancient Evil Race.

’To think I was sent to deal with... these... Sigh...’

The leading member of the Hanyue Royal Family barked, "Who are you? Release our clan’s Sacred Beast at once, or don’t blame us for being merciless!"

As he spoke, the nine members of the Hanyue Royal Family joined forces to form a Grand Array, enveloping the Dream Spirit Incarnation within it.

In the void, it was as if nine snowflakes were suspended in the air. With them as the center, layers of ice crystals condensed and spread outward.

These ice crystals varied in thickness, layered one upon another, and were incredibly solid. They reflected the vault of the heavens, giving off a sense of vast, open distance.

The nine members of the Hanyue Royal Family didn’t know what had just happened, so they didn’t use a killing blow at the start. Instead, they planned to trap the Dream Spirit Incarnation.

After all, any being capable of making the Cold Moon Lineage’s Sacred Beast "disappear" in such a short time must possess methods that had reached the Tribulation Realm and could not be taken lightly.

The Dream Spirit Incarnation watched the Hanyue Royal Family’s Grand Array with great interest, then offered some guidance, "Everyone, I’m afraid this Tier Five Array alone won’t be enough to hold me. If you have any other tricks up your sleeves, feel free to use them."

As it finished speaking, a tyrannical aura that seemed to connect heaven and earth emanated from its body. The ice crystals in the void rumbled and vibrated, and cracks began to appear on their surfaces.

The member of the Hanyue Royal Family, though fierce in appearance but trembling inside, let out a sharp cry and roared, "I don’t care who you are! Today, you will learn the consequences of provoking my Cold Moon Race!"

As he spoke, a bead overflowing with cold light appeared behind him.

"Everyone, attack with your full strength! We’ll suppress this fiend first and sort things out later!"

Following his command, three other members of the Hanyue Royal Family also summoned identical beads of cold light behind them.

The moment these four beads appeared, the chill in the sky intensified severalfold. With the four beads as anchors, a deep-blue iceberg suddenly flashed into existence, freezing the Dream Spirit Incarnation within it.

The ultimate power of ice and cold, carrying a terrifying aura capable of freezing all creation, completely froze the void and the land within a thousand-li radius.

"Tier Five Magical Artifacts... Is this the foundation of the Hanyue Royal Family’s power?"

The Dream Spirit Incarnation smiled faintly. Its body, like a dream-like illusion, was completely unaffected by the iceberg. It slowly raised its hand, and the White Bone Relic in its grasp quietly transformed into a Bone Whistle.

This was one of the seven transformations of the White Bone Relic: the Bone Trumpet.

It then blew sharply into the Bone Whistle.

A sharp, piercing whistle instantly resounded through the heavens!

CRACK, CRACK, CRACK.

The iceberg abruptly shattered. The Magical Power within the nine Hanyue Royal Family members was inexplicably agitated, as if it had turned into tens of millions of hair-thin needles rampaging through their bodies. Traces of blood seeped from their skin, and they could no longer maintain the Grand Array.

The Dream Spirit Incarnation waved its sleeve, and a brilliant golden ancient cauldron leaped out of the void. Countless cries of birds and roars of beasts emanated from the cauldron—chirps and squawks, angry roars and long howls, all blending into a complex cacophony.

The cauldron’s lid flew open. Countless golden sparks and red threads, spinning like electric wheels, burst from the cauldron. It spewed a thousand auspicious streams of air mixed with ten thousand points of golden light, which shot out like lightning towards the four overflowing beads of cold light.

The radiant light was so intense it was hard to keep one’s eyes open.

The nine members of the Hanyue Royal Family only saw the radiant light sweep past before they lost their connection to the Cold Moon Treasure Beads in their Divine Sense.

The radiant light retracted into the ancient cauldron, and its lid instantly snapped shut.

"ROAR!"

Seeing this, one of the Hanyue Royal Family members let out an unwilling roar and unleashed an ultimate Secret Technique.

The crescent moon on his brow burst forth with divine radiance, and countless mysterious, shimmering blue patterns emerged all over his body.

On the ground below, within the thousands of chasms and abysses, a similar blue light seemed to flicker in response.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that the layout of the chasms and abysses on the ground was identical to the mysterious patterns on his body.

In an instant, the Hanyue Royal Family member’s figure abruptly expanded, growing taller and taller until he transformed into a hundred-zhang-tall giant. His six arms each formed different seals, condensing hand seals that pulsed with a terrifying aura.

His aura also broke through the Tier Four level, reaching Tier Five!

"KILL!"

Endless cold light condensed into a long spear and thrust down at the Dream Spirit Incarnation.

For the first time, a solemn expression appeared on the Dream Spirit Incarnation’s face. It pointed a finger, and a vast, surging wave of Magical Power poured into the White Bone Relic.

The next moment, a hundred-zhang-tall Strong Bone Demon materialized out of thin air and threw a punch at the spear of cold light.

A blinding sphere of Dark Gold Fist Aura erupted at the point of impact between the fist and the spear!

In an instant, an incomparably terrifying force exploded outward. A tremendous boom shook the void and quickly filled the entire sky.

The giant bone fist unflinchingly shattered the spear of cold light. Then, the Strong Bone Demon wavered and transformed into a Bone Bridge, carrying the Nine Yi Cauldron as it abruptly tore through the void. Ignoring all the cold and the attacks, it vanished silently in an instant.

The Bridge of Helplessness!

Meanwhile, the Dream Spirit Incarnation that remained behind stood with its hands clasped behind its back as the paper of its body scattered, spontaneously combusting without flame and turning to ash.

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「Ten thousand li away.」

Fang Cheng sat in the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion, with the Wuxie Child attending to him at his side.

Behind him, an Immortal Sect gate opened in the void, and rolling Spiritual Qi poured down, devoured by his Netherworld Giant Kun Dharma Aspect.

His Magical Power was also steadily recovering.

"The Ancient Evil Race truly lives up to its name. Their foundation is indeed profound."

He sighed with emotion as he perceived what the Dream Spirit Incarnation had seen before it dissipated.

Starfall Abyss was the Ancestral Land of the Cold Moon Lineage; it seemed there was something truly wondrous about it.

That member of the Hanyue Royal Family had used a Secret Technique, merging his own aura with the aura of the hundred-thousand-li radius of Starfall Abyss, allowing him to break his limits and raise his cultivation to the Tier Five level.

Such a Secret Technique, regardless of whether it had severe side effects, was powerful enough on its own to anchor the destiny of the entire Cold Moon Lineage.

’I wonder how many of the nine Hanyue Royal Family members who appeared today have mastered such a Secret Technique?’

The Child hadn’t witnessed the fight, but he had a rough idea of what happened based on his distant senses.

He said, "If they were to leave Starfall Abyss, those Hanyue Royal Family members might not be able to display such strength... However, your foresight in choosing to avoid a direct confrontation is truly godlike, Master. I am filled with admiration."

Fang Cheng chuckled, surprised that the Child had learned how to flatter. Just as he was about to lecture the boy, a flash of dark Demonic Light appeared outside the Immortal Mansion. A Bone Bridge pierced through the Nether Void and silently materialized in the empty space.

He beckoned with his hand, and the Bridge of Helplessness transformed back into the White Bone Relic, flying inside along with the Nine Yi Cauldron.

The White Bone Relic shrank to the size of a grain of rice, flashed, and disappeared into Fang Cheng’s Ancestral Acupoint between his brows.

Fang Cheng took hold of the Nine Yi Cauldron and swept it with his Divine Sense. He saw the four Cold Moon Treasure Beads clinking inside, seemingly trying to break out of the Treasure Cauldron.

"This is a set of four Tier Five Magical Artifacts. If I play my cards right, I might be able to trade them for five or six Tier Five Flying Swords!"

His eyes lit up, and his mood improved considerably.

"Now that I have the Kui Ox Hide and the Nine-headed Gu Snake Blood, I can go back and refine the Mystic City Jade Talisman. After that, it’s time to forge the Tier Five Feather Divine Soldiers!"

With the protection of Tier Five Feather Divine Soldiers, he would be able to finish his accumulation sooner and charge the bottleneck of the Tribulation Realm!

He would have a bit more confidence before the impending great calamity.

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