“You’ll never beat him!” Red Lotus said.
However, it was useless saying this now. Jiang Chen took a deadly risk of clashing against the Fire Jade Beast with the power of the Cold River Stone, barely outputting a force that could stand against the Fire Jade Beast. Jiang Chen could not squeeze out anything more from the Cold River Stone as his breathing became weakened, the recoil from the Cold River Stone was extremely powerful.
The Five Elemental True Fire was defending against the cold qi from the Cold River Stone, but it was too powerful for the Five Elemental True Fire. The flame essence within Jiang Chen was like a small child, shivering at the sight of a giant predator.
The flow of Jiang Chen’s blood was getting slower, the cold qi had infected his body. Jiang Chen was suffering from it but he didn’t have any plan to back down.
“Hahaha, that’s karma for ya, do you think a supreme weapon is that easy to use? Not even I could activate the Cold River Stone.” The Fire Jade Beast sneered against Jiang Chen’s overconfidence.
This fella really does not know his limit, forcing himself to use the Cold River Stone although it’s apparent that he can’t. Suffer the full brunt of its backlash. The Fire Jade Beast expected Jiang Chen to die under the backlash without him needing to do anything.
Red Lotus sighed. I’ve waited for all these years and is this how it ends? Jiang Chen was able to slowly rise up since he arrived in the Divine Tomb, one step at a time. Red Lotus could see that he’s going to be a rising star, yet he’s unlucky to have met the Ancient Fire Jade Beast here. The Fire Jade Beasts currently in the divine world have numbered no more than 3 since the past and they’re extremely lucky.
Red Lotus knew that the backlash from the Cold River Stone had started. It’s impossible for Jiang Chen to withstand it and the Five Elemental True Fire had grown weaker, it might even get extinguished. What does Jiang Chen have to fight the Fire Jade Beast?
“It’s fate.” The Fire Qilin murmured.
He accepted his fate, but there was no regret as he was able to befriend someone like Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen clenched his teeth as he was pushed to the extreme, he’d never allow himself to be looked down upon by Red Lotus, he’s here to save himself and the others.
“Hahaha, there’s no need for me to dirty my hands, die from the backlash of the Cold River Stone.” The Fire Jade Beast sneered.
Jiang Chen’s Myriad Qi Body, his trustee blade and pagoda, and Fire Qilin, even the Karmic Flame, all of it would be devoured by the beast, and reach the Emperor Realm once he’s done with them, then, he’d come to the world stage as a true expert!
“It’s still too early for you to be happy.” Jiang Chen sneered as his Emperor Realm Spirit covered the mountain.
Red Lotus’s expression changed followed by this.
“This is… Emperor Realm Spirit?” The Fire Jade Beast shouted.
Red Lotus was shocked too, she looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief. The Craftsman God of the past had an Emperor Realm Spirit too, but he’s a one in a billion prodigy and he was already a Divine Emperor then, however, Jiang Chen was just a Divine King, how could he possess an Emperor Realm Spirit?
Although filled with shock, the fact was that Jiang Chen’s Emperor Realm Spirit was exceptionally domineering, not even the Fire Jade Beast could stand against it. Those Divine Emperor Realm experts… only those that were exceptionally lucky could reach such a state.
“This is impossible!” The Fire Jade Beast finally felt threatened.
Although a Divine King could not activate the Cold River Stone, an Emperor Realm Spirit was no joke, it’ll definitely be able to use the Cold River Stone.
The Fire Jade Beast knew how terrifying an Emperor Realm spirit was, he would have to run if he faced such an expert. However, Jiang Chen was far too weak, a Divine King kid with an Emperor Realm spirit, that’s preposterous, and unheard of.
“There are still many more impossible things, for example, you’ll never beat the Cold River Stone! At least… not now.” Jiang Chen smirked.
Although his spirit was injured and wouldn’t be able to recover in a short period of time, he could still use it for now to activate the Cold River Stone. The Fire Jade Beast would have to put in effort to withstand the Cold River Stone.
“Even if you can activate the Cold River Stone, so what? Let’s see whether my flame essence is stronger or your Cold River Stone.” The Fire Jade Beast shouted angrily as he thumped against his chest with his eyes shooting fire beams.
“Flame Essence, burn!”
Red Lotus and the Fire Qilin’s expressions changed as they saw the Fire Jade Beast’s change. They quickly retreated from the flames of the Fire Jade Beast. Jiang Chen wielded the Cold River Stone and stood in the sky, facing off against the Fire Jade Beast. The chilling qi surged once again as the surrounding temperature plummeted below several hundred degrees. Red Lotus’ Karmic Flame was severely suppressed too, the Fire Qilin also could not withstand it as he shivered in cold. (TL/N: absolute zero, hello?)
“Freeze!”
The Cold River Stone expanded, becoming as big as a mountain, almost blocking the Nine Cauldron Mountain’s entrance. The Fire Jade Beast’s flame essence kept on burning but it was severely suppressed by the Cold River Stone, causing it to shrink in size.
The flames on the volcano disappeared, the whole volcano had become a giant igloo, the bright-red flames were now substituted by a blue-ish chill.