Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 248 - 213 The Three Kings Compete for a Person_2

Chapter 248: Chapter 213 The Three Kings Compete for a Person_2

“Star Cloud King!” Master Jiu Chi roared again.

At that moment, the palace was filled with three different overwhelming auras, as the three Spirit Clan kings had clashed with their Divine Senses thousands of times in the blink of an eye.

This invisible confrontation was secretive and perilous; a single misstep could cause severe damage to one’s spirit.

All three had been at the Perfect Golden Core stage for many years, with their strengths barely distinguishable from one another. After hundreds of years of competition, none could gain an advantage over the others.

Therefore, after a mere breath’s time, they simultaneously withdrew their auras.

“Star Fighting, why are you getting involved in this trivial matter?” the Heavenly River King was the first to break the deadlock.

With a smile, the Star Fighting King said, “This is no trivial matter. The bloodline of this youngster is not ordinary; it is likely a rare occurrence of ancestral rebirth. The purity of his bloodline is comparable to those juniors in the heritage sequence. How could I, as a king, let go of such a talented new member of the Spirit Clan?”

“Regardless of what you two think. This youngster, I have decided to claim him. If you want to dispute it, then come with me to the Ancestor Sacrifice Altar!”

The Ancestor Sacrifice Altar is a sacred site for the Spirit Clan, serving not only to worship ancestors but also as an arena for life and death. Whenever there is an insurmountable grudge between clan members, they can resolve it on the Ancestor Sacrifice Altar, to decide both superiority and life or death!

“Ice King, have you lost your mind? Just for this youngster? Is it worth it?” The Heavenly River King, his expression changing and tone agitated, said after hearing this.

The Ice King was always silent and reserved; even now, he said nothing, but his silence made the two Spirit Clan kings realize that their old friend was serious this time.

“Ice King, I won’t dispute with you for now. But the ownership of this person must be determined by the elders’ judgment. Once we meet the Ling Yuan Ancestor, I will surely call for a sacred verdict. Farewell!”

With these words, the Heavenly River King waved his sleeve, and his whole being suddenly transformed into a stream of water, merging into the emerging image of the Heavenly River.

In an instant,

The image of the Heavenly River dissipated, and the Heavenly River King vanished without a trace.

The Star Fighting King hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze to Zhao Sheng, giving him a deep look with endless starlight swirling in his eyes.

This look made Zhao Sheng’s hair stand on end, instantly triggering his danger perception. Only then did he realize that the Star Cloud King was emanating a dense aura of death.

Zhao Sheng’s heart chilled with shock; the Star Cloud King actually harbored a deep killing intent towards him.

The Star Cloud King withdrew his gaze, looking composedly towards the Ice Man whose coldness was piercing, and said solemnly, “Ice King, you… take care of yourself!”

After saying this, the Star Fighting King’s figure flashed, and he instantly disappeared from the palace.

Seeing this, Master Jiu Chi cautiously spoke up, “Ice King, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave.”

“Mm!”

Heartened by this response, Master Jiu Chi cast an envious glance at Zhao Sheng before quietly departing.

Now, only the Ice King and Zhao Sheng were left in the palace.

At this point, Zhao Sheng finally had the opportunity to speak, “Deeply grateful for the Ice King’s favor, but my foundation has been established, nearing perfection. I’m afraid I cannot re-cultivate this ‘Eternal Ice Heart Skill’.”

The Ice King said indifferently, “No matter! You are still young, even if you have to destroy your cultivation and start over, it’s not too late.”

Zhao Sheng paused upon hearing this, but still he was unwilling to cultivate any ‘Eternal Ice Heart Skill’.

‘Eternal Ice Heart Skill’, even though it is a divine skill that leads directly to the Tao, if one cultivated it to the end, one would become like the Ice King, an ice person, with almost no emotions or desires.

Then what was the purpose of living?

In some ways, the ‘Eternal Ice Heart Skill’ was even more evil than the ‘Blood Soul Scripture’.

Seeing that he was cornered, Zhao Sheng decided to express his thoughts forthrightly, his expression unyielding, “Although the divine skill is impressive, I do not wish to become like the elder. I will not learn it!”

Crack! Crack!

A thick layer of frost suddenly formed around the palace—the ceilings, the floors, the ice chairs, and the jade beds in every corner started to crystalize at a rate visible to the naked eye, quickly turning into a forest of transparent ice pillars.

And at this moment, it began to snow in the palace.

The snowflakes fluttered down gently, but as soon as they landed on Zhao Sheng, they instantly turned into large patches of frost.

In an instant, Zhao Sheng’s protective light shield turned into a silver-white ice wall, from which emanated an extreme coldness. Waves of intangible freezing energy infiltrated his body through his pores, skin, and orifices, almost freezing his blood and spiritual power.

Zhao Sheng was extremely startled; his Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer cultivation was actually unable to withstand even a single thought from the Ice King.

Even though the other was a Perfect Golden Core, the difference in strength between them seemed to be too vast.

Fortunately, it lasted only for a moment.

With a thought from the Ice King, all the freezing energy quickly left Zhao Sheng’s body, and the ice wall dissipated, leaving him “alive” once more.

“Hmph, in the past century, you are the first being to survive after provoking my ire,” the Ice King said.

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“Then… thank you for sparing me, Ice King!” Zhao Sheng exhaled a breath of cold air and responded coldly.

“Come forth!”

At the Ice King’s command, a group of frail and delicate white-dressed women quickly stepped into the palace from outside.

These women, clad in thin veils, seemed utterly unfazed by the piercing chill of the palace.

They belonged to an alien race living within the Iceberg Ocean, known as Ice Women, innate with a resistance to the biting cold.

“Your Majesty, what are your orders?”

“Take this little one down and settle him well, place him near the Ice Palace of this king. Treat him in the same manner as my direct disciples.”

“As you command!” The leading Ice Woman bowed deeply in salute.

Zhao Sheng, having to accept his situation, allowed the Ice Woman to lead him away.

Since he could not escape for the time being, he might as well stay temporarily and wait for an opportunity.

…

Ten days later, in a small palace, exquisite and elegant, discreet yet luxurious.

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on a ten-thousand-year-old warm jade stone, holding a high-grade water spirit stone in each hand, eyes closed, cultivating. Inside his body, the vortex of spiritual power roared into motion, strands of exceptionally pure Water Spiritual Energy wending their way along the hand and lung meridians continuously pouring into the Dantian where it was refined.

In the Dantian, the vortex of spiritual power resembled a heavenly column, with twenty-three crystalline blue “water balls” hovering in mid-air, slowly rotating with the vortex.

Beneath the vortex swirled a vast ocean of churning waves. Occasional pockets of spirit rain were tossed from the top of the vortex, falling into the vast ocean below.

Time passed unknown, and at the center of the ocean where it connected with the vortex, a new crystalline blue water ball suddenly rose.

The water ball broke free from the confinement of the vortex, floated up, and gathered with the other twenty-three above.

The moment the twenty-four Transforming Spirit Beads came together, a curious change of positions occurred, eventually forming a spherical space with twenty-four sides, with the spirit power vortex right at the center.

Hu!

Zhao Sheng opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath; the breath remained condensed and seemed incredibly solid.

With a wave of his hand disrupting the column of breath, a hint of joy appeared on Zhao Sheng’s face. He had just achieved a breakthrough, successfully reaching the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.

Once he condensed thirty-six transforming spiritual power beads, it would be time for his Foundation Establishment to reach perfection, advancing to the Golden Core stage.

He had just finished cultivating and rose to his feet, walking to the door and pushing it open to step outside.

“Young Master!”

As he stepped out, two soft voices sounded from beside the door.

Looking at the two frail Ice Women before him, Zhao Sheng dared not underestimate them.

With the occasional hint of bone-chilling coldness that leaked from the Ice Women, Zhao Sheng was certain their strength was on par with that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

And during the past few days, he had seen at least twenty such Ice Women.

Just this fact alone indicated how strong the forces under the Ice King were, and it allowed one to infer the formidable overall strength of the Spirit Clan—the reason they became the overlord of the distant oceans.

Zhao Sheng instructed, “I wish to go to Dragon Head Island, you may prepare to descend.”

The Ice Women, without showing any intention of questioning him, nodded very respectfully and complied.

A short while later, a humpbacked mountain turtle with a shell diameter exceeding twenty zhang slowly swam upwards from the seabed.

On its back, it carried a jade-stone palace the size of a basketball court, with four Green-armored Guards standing outside.

Inside the palace, upon a thousand-year-old coral chair deep within, Zhao Sheng lay reclined, his face thoughtful.

Two quarters of an hour later, the humpbacked mountain turtle slowly crawled onto Dragon Head Island and finally came to rest on a stretch of sand beach, remaining motionless.

Suddenly,

Zhao Sheng emerged from the palace, floated down from the turtle’s back, followed by the Ice Women and the four Green-armored Guards.

“Young Master, where would you like to go? Your servant will immediately inform General Crab of this place,” said one Ice Woman, stepping forward with gentle grace, her voice timid.

Zhao Sheng turned to look at her, speaking indifferently, “To Refugee City!”

On the surface, it seemed that the guards were lax, and he might have a chance to escape.

However, in reality, Zhao Sheng had no chance of escape at all because the Ice King had deliberately left a Divine Thought Imprint on him.

Crack! Crack!

Just at that moment, a massive Hu Xiao descended from the sky.

Master Jiu Chi laughed heartily as he leapt down from the back of the Hu Xiao, his figure flickered, and he abruptly appeared beside Zhao Sheng.

“Brother Zhao, you seem more impressive than the last time we met!”

Fortunate thanks to your blessings, senior, I am managing quite well. But when I think of the hardship faced by the people on Dragon Head Island, I cannot rest easy nights or days,” Zhao Sheng said in a tone neither warm nor cold.