Immortal Martial Emperor

The eternal glacier collapsed with a deafening roar.

The silent glacial valley was filled with booming, deafening crashes that made one’s skin crawl. The sheer scale was immense.

Avalanches thundered down from the mountain peaks. The rolling snow was like hundreds of millions of white steeds stampeding in a mad frenzy, their mighty charge causing heaven and earth to pale.

The ground caved in. Massive chasms tore across the glacier’s surface like merciless Desolate Beasts opening their gaping, bloody maws to swallow the towering peaks.

Kicking up a swirling storm of ice and dust!

"How is this possible? The Ancient Ice Glacier is actually breaking apart? This is impossible..."

Crown Prince Landy, Blood Cyan Robe, and the other experts were all dumbfounded, their faces etched with disbelief.

Where did the name "Ancient Ice Glacier" come from?

It was because ever since its appearance, even after hundreds of years of conquest and exploration by the Ice Kingdom, it had never once changed.

But now...

This eternal Ancient Ice Glacier was actually on the verge of collapsing?

What in the world was going on?

Hong Yu and Blood Cyan Robe tacitly ceased their fight, staring unblinkingly at the apocalyptic scene.

RUMBLE!

Starting from the valley, the terrifying disaster spread across the entire Ancient Ice Glacier. A glacial expanse as vast as the Southern Ten Nations was collapsing, sinking toward the ocean.

This was simply too terrifying!

"Crown Prince, look!" a Royal Family expert suddenly pointed at the sky.

Everyone quickly looked up.

In the void, from the area where the torrent of Ice Souls was flowing, tens of thousands of black Demon Shadows were flying out.

After flying out, the Demon Shadows, like bloodthirsty fiends, immediately found a nearby Martial Ice Soul and swarmed it. In the blink of an eye, they broke through the layer of ice encasing it.

The sealed Martial Ice Soul within let out a furious roar.

It was a Mammoth Giant Elephant thirty meters tall.

The Mammoth Giant Elephant roared repeatedly, its long, powerful trunk lashing out like a Divine Dragon’s whip, sweeping away dozens of Demon Shadows.

But the Demon Shadows were not afraid. On the contrary, they seemed excited as even more of them swarmed forward.

A few seconds later... the giant elephant was gone, leaving only a skeleton.

Hiss!

Hong Yu and the others all sucked in a cold breath.

The power of a Martial Ice Soul was directly related to its size. For example, a ten-meter-tall Martial Ice Soul was definitely no match for one that was twenty or thirty meters tall, and the True Dragon Martial Fortune it contained was naturally inferior as well.

That Mammoth Giant Elephant, over thirty meters tall, possessed combat power comparable to the Peak of Primordial Embryo Realm. Yet, such a powerful existence was devoured by several thousand Demon Shadows in mere seconds.

It was utterly horrifying!

’What are these monsters? They can actually devour Martial Ice Souls? Could it be... the strange events at the Ancient Ice Glacier are because of them?’ Crown Prince Landy’s expression was grave as he pondered deeply.

Blood Cyan Robe’s gaze was dark and profound, and he said nothing.

Xu Wudi had appeared by Hong Yu’s side at some point, and the two stood shoulder to shoulder.

Clad in red leather armor, Xu Wudi asked in a low voice, "What do we do?"

Hong Yu rubbed his nose. "Let’s watch and see how things develop for now."

In the void, the Demon Shadows were only chasing after the Martial Ice Souls, showing no inclination to attack Hong Yu and the others.

This allowed their taut nerves to relax considerably.

"Crown Prince?" a Royal Family expert asked.

Landy’s eyes flickered. He gritted his teeth. "We must obtain the Martial Ice Souls. Move out!"

"Yes!"

With Landy in the lead, the three Royal Family experts followed closely behind, charging toward the torrent of Ice Souls.

Blood Cyan Robe snorted coldly and followed them.

Xu Wudi was also eager to act, looking at Hong Yu with an anxious gaze.

Hong Yu smiled faintly. "Let them fight over the Martial Ice Souls. You, come with me!"

"Huh?"

Xu Wudi looked at Hong Yu blankly, but she had an instinctual trust in him and followed.

Hong Yu did the exact opposite. Instead of following Blood Cyan Robe and Landy to plunder the Martial Ice Souls, he charged toward the Demon Shadows.

"Wudi, don’t go after the Martial Ice Souls. Attack these Demon Shadows directly," Hong Yu said in a low voice.

"Attack the Demon Shadows?" Xu Wudi was confused.

Hong Yu chuckled and explained, "The Martial Ice Souls are too strong. Even if we go all out, we’d only be able to grab a few each while competing with them. But these monsters are different. I just observed them. They have no physical bodies; they’re made of a strange energy. The Martial Fortune they devour from the Ice Souls is hidden within them."

Xu Wudi was sharp to begin with, and after this hint, her eyes lit up.

She asked in a low voice, "You mean plundering the Demon Shadows is the same as snatching Martial Ice Souls?"

"Exactly."

Hong Yu nodded. "Although the Martial Fortune contained within each Demon Shadow isn’t much, there are a lot of them. Plus, they don’t have physical bodies, and I have a way to counter them. Just follow behind me and harvest the Demon Shadows to your heart’s content!"

"Okay!"

The two immediately formed a team and charged toward the Demon Shadows.

The information about the Demon Shadows had, of course, come from Little One.

To be precise, they weren’t exactly Demon Shadows, but rather monsters formed from the condensed resentment of previously hunted Martial Ice Souls.

They survived by devouring Martial Fortune.

However, in the past, there were enough Martial Ice Souls within the torrent to suppress them, preventing them from appearing outside it.

Over time, the number of Demon Shadows grew and grew, until the balance with the torrent of Ice Souls was broken.

ROAR!

Ahead, a thousand Demon Shadows were besieging a Martial Ice Soul at the Mid-stage Primordial Embryo Realm. They seemed completely unaware of Hong Yu and Xu Wudi’s arrival, as if they only had eyes for the Martial Ice Soul.

Meanwhile...

Blood Cyan Robe had already harvested one Martial Ice Soul with his formidable strength.

Crown Prince Landy, with the help of his three experts, had also acquired three Martial Ice Souls. When he suddenly noticed Hong Yu and Xu Wudi giving up on the Martial Ice Souls to deal with the Demon Shadows instead, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Blood Cyan Robe sneered, "Idiots. Passing up perfectly good Martial Ice Souls to provoke those monsters? They’re really asking for it!"

"Crown Prince, have Hong Yu and Xu Wudi gone mad?"

"Those monsters can even take down Martial Ice Souls. They’re already doing us a favor by not provoking us. For those two to go after them... they’re really courting death!"

a Royal Family expert said, bewildered.

Landy frowned. "I don’t know either. But Hong Yu is a complicated person, full of secrets. Don’t worry about him for now. The most important thing is to gather Martial Ice Souls as quickly as possible. This torrent of Ice Souls will only last an hour, and we’re already halfway through. We need to speed up!"

"As you command!"

Landy continued leading his experts to capture Martial Ice Souls.

Completely absorbing ten Martial Ice Souls could increase one’s True Dragon Martial Fortune by ten feet.

If one wanted to advance a full level in the Heaven-Transforming Realm, they would need to plunder one hundred Martial Ice Souls.

Moreover... Martial Ice Souls could only be used by the one who plundered them, and they were ineffective for anyone over the age of thirty.

Because of this, although the Ice Kingdom frequently produced astonishingly talented individuals thanks to this treasure trove, it had never given rise to a Demon Fiend capable of looking down on the entire world.

Currently, Blood Cyan Robe, Xu Wudi, and Landy were all True Dragons of the Third Transformation of Heaven Realm.

They were all giving it their all in the competition!

Compared to Landy and Blood Cyan Robe, who were locked in fierce battles, frantically dealing with the Martial Ice Souls, Hong Yu’s side seemed rather leisurely.

The Demon Shadows didn’t fight back against Hong Yu at all. Lacking physical bodies, their greatest fear was Spiritual Attacks.

Hong Yu pushed his Heaven-Swallowing Divine Technique to its absolute limit.

Wherever he passed, a blue light enveloped his body, like a giant blue sphere. Upon contact, the Demon Shadows would screech and dissolve into black smoke, condensing into a small cluster of True Dragon Martial Fortune.

As Hong Yu absorbed the True Dragon Martial Fortune, he also helped Xu Wudi devour it.

Although it took over a hundred Demon Shadows to equal one Martial Ice Soul, their sheer numbers more than made up for it. Wherever they went, black smoke billowed, and clusters of Martial Fortune appeared like ripe fruit in an orchard, easily picked and devoured by Hong Yu and Xu Wudi.

Ten minutes passed like this.

Xu Wudi alone had devoured no fewer than a thousand Demon Shadows, equivalent to hunting ten Martial Ice Souls.

Her True Dragon Martial Fortune had now grown from the original 330 feet to 340 feet.

Blood Cyan Robe, on the other hand, had only managed to harvest seven Martial Ice Souls. Landy had a few more, but still only eleven.

It was because there were simply too many Demon Shadows, and they devoured the Martial Ice Souls too quickly. Often, just as the two of them spotted a Martial Ice Soul and before they could even reach it, they would watch helplessly as hundreds of Demon Shadows swarmed and consumed it completely.

"Damn it, the torrent of Ice Souls will disappear in a little over ten minutes, and I haven’t even gotten ten Martial Ice Souls yet," Blood Cyan Robe said, his face ashen.

Landy looked equally grim. "Eleven Martial Ice Souls? Even if I absorb and refine them all, it will only just raise my Martial Fortune from 320 to 330 feet."

The struggle had been so intense that Landy and Blood Cyan Robe had no time to pay attention to anyone else.

With no Martial Ice Souls nearby at the moment, both parties could finally take a short break.

As the two were stewing in their frustration, a Royal Family expert’s eyes suddenly went wide. "H-Holy crap, this can’t be real, can it?"

"Huh?"

Both of them turned to look toward Hong Yu and Xu Wudi.

And then...

Their eyes went wide as well.

They stared at each other, a strange and bitter feeling welling up inside them.

In the distant Celestial Universe, Hong Yu was plowing a path straight ahead. Blue light radiated from his body, and any Demon Shadow that touched it instantly turned to black smoke, transforming into a cluster of True Dragon Martial Fortune.

The True Dragon Martial Fortune hovered in the void.

Then, Hong Yu and Xu Wudi moved, greedily devouring the True Dragon Martial Fortune that filled the sky.

The two of them were strolling about, completely unrestrained, and the amount of Martial Fortune they were harvesting was simply terrifying.

Blood Cyan Robe and Landy exchanged a glance, and both saw the shock and deep helplessness in the other’s eyes.

Seeing how easily they were doing it, and then thinking about how they themselves were fighting for their lives to hunt Martial Ice Souls, both of them couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

"Dammit, a moment ago I thought they were courting death, but it turns out they have a way to deal with these monsters? And... these monsters actually have True Dragon Martial Fortune inside them too?" one of the Royal Family experts muttered under his breath.

A muscle twitched violently on both Landy’s and Blood Cyan Robe’s faces.

’Just a moment ago, we also thought Hong Yu was courting death and wasting an opportunity!’

’But now... what a slap in the face!’

Watching Hong Yu and Xu Wudi continuously devour the True Dragon Martial Fortune, they felt as if an invisible hand was slapping them hard across the face.

Landy’s eyes flickered, his thoughts unreadable.

Blood Cyan Robe, however, was more direct. He snorted coldly. "Landy, I’m not about to stand by and watch them harvest True Dragon Martial Fortune so easily."

"Then what do you propose?" Landy’s expression was hesitant.

Blood Cyan Robe grinned coldly and said sinisterly, "Unless they agree to let us join them in absorbing the Martial Fortune... otherwise..." He made a throat-slitting gesture.

Landy’s gaze shifted. After a moment, he nodded firmly.

Blood Cyan Robe, Landy, and the three Royal Family experts’ eyes gleamed darkly as they flew toward Hong Yu and Xu Wudi...