High Martial Arts: I Awaken a Low-Tier Martial System - Chapter 854 - 417: New Achievement! Heaven-Slaying and Realm-Breaking (Three-in-One)

“The rewards given by the system are quite exaggerated.” Jiang Ye pondered privately, “Is it because of my resistance against the invaders?”

In a typical Grounded Martial Arts world.

By the phase of resisting world invaders, it usually signifies the climax of the story!

With this in mind, it’s reasonable for the system to offer generous rewards.

“If I destroy this Shadow Race stronghold,” Jiang Ye thought to himself, “what reward will the system offer?”

Thinking of this, Jiang Ye’s eyes couldn’t help but flicker.

“Elder Chen…”

“The unfulfilled wish of yours, let me, the junior, fulfill it for you.” Jiang Ye felt a surge of blood boiling in his heart.

Eradicating the Shadow Race stronghold.

It’s not just for the system’s rewards.

More importantly, destroying even one Shadow Race stronghold would significantly reduce the pressure on the Blue Star Civilization.

“The billions of people on Blue Star have suffered from the Shadow Disaster for too long.”

“This debt,” Jiang Ye’s gaze turned cold as a knife, “let’s start repaying it from today.”

Many thoughts flashed through his mind.

Although it felt slow, it only took a few breaths of time.

“Let’s go!”

“But before diving into the Shadow Race stronghold,” Jiang Ye said deeply, “I still need to rescue my teacher.”

“Rescue your teacher?”

The Zhou Family Demi-God was initially delighted to hear Jiang Ye’s words, but then quickly became stunned.

“This Shadow Race stronghold is vast.” The Zhou Family Demi-God frowned, “It will be very difficult for you to find others.”

“I have my ways.” As soon as Jiang Ye finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and dashed forward.

Upon unlocking [Omniscient Vision].

Jiang Ye seemed to have activated a cheat, having an unobstructed view of the entire world.

He could already see from afar where Zhu Honglie was trapped.

…

Within the Shadow Race stronghold, black snowflakes were falling.

This snow was not white but pitch black, and it was colder than ordinary snowflakes, exuding a chilling aura.

In a cave covered with this icy landscape.

Several figures were huddled together, their breaths were feeble, and although each was clearly an Eight Breaks powerhouse, they were shivering with cold.

This scene was quite peculiar.

It’s known that the physical bodies of Eight Breaks powerhouses have already evolved to an extreme, Vajra Indestructible, and ordinary cold winds wouldn’t affect them at all.

So how could they be shivering with cold?

But in fact, the cold aura of this icy landscape was a bone-eroding cold with invisible forces at play.

Even the body of an Eight Breaks powerhouse might not be able to withstand it.

“What should we do?”

“With communication down and completely unable to find our way back,” a figure said in a low voice, “if this continues, even if we don’t die at the hands of the Shadow Tide, we’ll freeze to death here.”

His voice trembled and grew quieter.

This grand Eight Breaks powerhouse was now weak to the extreme.

“Old Chen, don’t sleep!”

“Hold on!” Another figure with a bushy beard shouted, “We can’t die here. We must fight our way out!”

If Jiang Ye were here, he would surely recognize this bushy-bearded voice was from Zhu Honglie.

But now, this burly elder had the same pale complexion.

He had numerous life-threatening injuries on his body.

“I’m about to give up,” the figure known as Old Chen said in a low voice, his voice becoming weaker.

“Let’s try to find a way out after this storm passes,” Zhu Honglie said deeply, a hint of despair in his eyes.

They’d already been trapped here for several days.

In this Shadow Race stronghold, all communication methods were completely down, so the Federation side had no way of knowing their situation promptly.

Even if they knew the situation here.

By the time the Federation dispatched powerhouses for support, they might not be able to find them.

The Shadow Race stronghold, though called a ’stronghold’, each was as vast as a planet.

Furthermore, even if a demigod powerhouse entered here, they couldn’t use Divine Thought.

Finding people in such a place would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

“Am I, Zhu Honglie, really going to die in this godforsaken place?”

Zhu Honglie sighed inwardly.

“It’s been a year since I last returned.”

“I wonder how that kid Jiang Ye is doing,” Zhu Honglie thought silently, “Has he broken through the Fourth Break?”

What he was most concerned about now was Jiang Ye and his own family.

And just as Zhu Honglie was reminiscing.

“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”

Outside the cave, a sudden whistling sound emerged.

“What is this?”

“Not good, enemies are approaching!” Zhu Honglie said in a low voice, “Prepare for battle!”

The other figures all gripped their weapons tightly, their expressions solemn, each as if facing a formidable enemy.

In this icy landscape.

No outsider could possibly find them this quickly.

The only possibility was the Shadow Race.

“Let’s fight to the death.” Zhu Honglie’s eyes filled with resolve, as his remaining life was running low.

But in the very next second.

Whoosh!

A figure entered the cave and suddenly stopped.

Though it was dark, the cave was full of Eight Breaks powerhouses, and at such close range, they first immediately recognized it.

It was a human!

Zhu Honglie’s eyes widened abruptly.

“Jiang Ye?”

“How is it you?” Zhu Honglie’s face was full of disbelief, even suspecting for a moment that he was hallucinating.

How could Jiang Ye possibly appear here?

This was the Shadow Race stronghold!

At least Seventh Break and above had the qualifications to enter.

“Teacher, it’s me.” Jiang Ye sighed in relief upon seeing Zhu Honglie was alright.

But immediately, when he saw the other person’s many terrifying wounds, his heart tightened again.

“Teacher, your injuries are too severe.” Jiang Ye said quickly, “I’ll take you out now.”

“Wait.”

Zhu Honglie, however, covered his head, “Are you really Jiang Ye?”

Jiang Ye nodded.

“Nonsense!”

“How did you get in?” Zhu Honglie glared angrily, “Do you know how dangerous this place is?”

“Teacher,” Jiang Ye said helplessly, “I’ve now achieved the Seventh Break, why wouldn’t I be able to enter here?”