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“Found it! It’s there!” The moment Leylin defeated the Arctic Knight, a hint of happiness emerged on Arwen’s face. He’d been waiting in the castle at the core of this world of ice the whole time.
He pulled out a few pieces of black crystal from his arms, among which one had already cracked quite obviously.
“It’s the broken valley area!” After discovering the target, Arwen’s entire person blurred into a phantom as he shot towards the canyon area.
Of course, he’d never hoped that his subordinates would capture a Morning Star; that would just be a joke. Those he’d sent out this time would serve as nothing more than a warning.
Once they came into contact with that Morning Star, Arwen who was in control of their spirit sources would know immediately.
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At the same time, in broken valley area within the hill village of the Arctic Tribe, Leylin looked at Estam as the creatures crawled and knelt at his feet, heads pressing on the ground.
“Please forgive our rudeness Lord and spare our lives.” Estam began to cry and beg profusely scared silly from Leylin’s prowess and his later comment.
Leylin didn’t diffuse the situation as his eyes sparkled, and soon after he suddenly lifted his head and looked into the distant sky.
A small black dot grew larger and larger, pressing down like a small mountain. The approaching figure was that of an icy creature who was half human, half scorpion. His upper body was dressed in a butler’s suit, the bloodshot eyes leaving a deep impression.
“It’s Arwen! Oh God, The General Commander is here personally!” Estam shuddered with fear, thinking why are all these super experts knocking at his doorstep today.
Arwen’s form was slightly similar to the Scorpion Man. However, there were also major differences. His figure was smaller and did not carry the fierce aura that came with the bloodline of an ancient creature.
But seeing how he had shown up here, and also his appearance, he was related to the Scorpion Man.
“Lord—” Before Estam could start speaking, a faint blue light enveloped it in a moment, turning it into an ice sculpture.
A web of cracks emerged on this sculpture, covering it up entirely before it shattered into pieces. It sounded like a glass cup had fallen to the ground.
Estam, along with the ice sculpture, had turned into dust.
“Greetings, foreign Morning Star!” After killing Estam, Arwen pulled out a clean, white handkerchief and wiped his palms, greeting Leylin as if he was an unconcerned person.
“How would you like…” Leylin scratched his chin and asked a half question with a considering pose.
Arwen stood still patiently waiting for Leylin to complete his question but he saw Leylin unmoved looking at him with a mischievous sly grin. After waiting for a few seconds he couldn’t take it anymore as he was about to open his mouth when suddenly Leylin finished his sentence in a cold malicious voice, “TO DIE?”
Arwen was startled and immediately after his eyes were spewing fire in fury but instantly he regained his usual composure, “I represent my master, the Arctic Queen, in inviting you to her castle. But it seems My Lord here is not interested.”
“When did I say that? I for one am very excited and expectant to meet the Legendary Arctic Queen.” A mocking smile emerged at the corners of Leylin’s lips as he sneered.
A blood-red light shot out of Arwen eyes in a flash. As if the entire earth was shaken, thunder roared and his entire body jumped into motion from his stationary state, coming before Leylin as if he had broken through the boundaries of time and space,
*Swoosh!* A long and translucent dark green needle rushed towards Leylin, a bright, dazzling radiance at its tip.
A tail was attached to the long needle. It was the tail section of a scorpion!
Leylin looked at the incoming devastating attack with a faint smile and deployed no defensive measure whatsoever but just simply stretched his hands and grabbed the dark green needle broke arriving in front of him.
‘What!?’
Arwen was startled badly as he looked at the smiling Leylin who looked at him evily, which send shiver down his spine, Arwin immediately tried to retreat but Leylin kept his iron grip and squeezed the tail crushing it into mush meat!
*Ka-cha!* “Ahh!” Arwen transformed into a small white dot retreated with a crushed tail.
“Who are you?” Arwen looked at his partially mushed tail as a trace of apprehension appeared on his face. Large amounts of white, icy fog solidified, mending to seal his injuries.
The confrontation just now had occurred very quickly, and was very horrifying for Arwen.
His sneak attack called ‘Breath of Doom’ by his stinger, was a very dangerous move as not even a peak Morning Star would dare take it lightly but the man before him actually took it head on and only used his body to completely suppress and even injured him.
From the previous confrontation, Arwen would rank as a Four Star Morning Star according to Sky City’s rankings. If his body’s special abilities were included, his strength would probably even reach Five Stars.
A certain amount of effort would be needed to take down such an enemy for even a 5-star Morning Star Warlock but against Leylin there is no comparison. Only his physical body alone which is far beyond the comprehension of a rank 4 can take on Arwin.
Leylin didn’t release his own domain facing Arwen, because it would be plain bullying. Leylin has only slightly released his undulation and that alone created a terrifying pull on bloodlines suppressing Arwen’s own, making his face flush slightly red. If Leylin released his blazing sun like domain then even a Radiant Moon may suffer restrictions let alone a Rank 4 level existence.
With him being a Warlock with an ancient bloodline who had also received that bloodline’s dominating properties, Leylin’s domain was naturally connected to it.
“You are definitely strong but you look down a lot on me which would be your undoing.” A realm of ice emerged behind Arwen as he spoke, trying to press Leylin. Arwen concluded that Leylin must be a body strengthening Magus with supernatural physical strength hence he decided to attack with his domain and seeing how Leylin didn’t retaliate with his own domain made him more furious.
The huge domains collided Leylin who stood unaffected, the force was making even the void vibrate. The illusory walls shattered, creating the feeling as if the world being destroyed.
However, Arwen’s icy realm was evidently pressing Leylin but his unimpressed look, caused Arwen’s expression to change. How was he suppose to know that Leylin is a complete pervert acting weak to keep things interesting but sadly Leylin was no more amused as his will to continue fall.
“I cannot fail!” Arwen looked at Leylin who was in front of him with a determined gaze. Streaks of dark green energy suddenly emerged from his body, forming strange patterns that covered it. The skin on his back exploded with a boom and a huge figure rushed out from his back.
This huge mountain-like scorpion’s entire body was dark green in colour and there was the extremely distinct face of a woman on its back.
Arwen’s previous human body was now like a piece of skin, floating in the void.
Arwen’s true form was actually a large Icy Jade Scorpion.
“Chik chik!” The large scorpion yelled. The huge claws in its hands were like falling meteorites as they smashed towards Leylin with a terrifying force.
This frightening strength caused even the void to shudder.
“So boring, I thought experiencing new things would be helpful in my comprehension but you are too weak to entertain me. ” Leylin’s smile made Arwen’s hair stand on end…
His two starry pupils shot out petrifying rays of light as an imaginary huge snake’s body coiled up, covering Arwen within.
Leylin released his full powers as the earth rumbled as terrifying energy ripples were transmitted across the sky, completely annihilating the Tribe below in an instant. The frightening energy ripple destroyed the entire fortified hill village to a state beyond recognition, and it spread hundreds of miles and wreak havoc as an apocalypse happened in a flash.
Village members who had previously been shocked due to the death of the chief were now all shrieking, trying to run out of the fortified hill village in hopes of getting far away from this place but it was all for naught.
To put it bluntly, this place was completely destroyed and everyone died from just being in the same presence as the Adhishesha, this was the first time since his fight with Blazing Flame Monarch that Leylin exploded with full strength.
Explosions sounded one after another. The release of his Breaking Dawn soul force affected the void, causing space to splinter away and the whole space vibrated as if wailing.
Arwen didn’t even have time to think before he died being crushed by Leylin like an ant. Leylin didn’t stop and he roared as the void shattered with a bang.
With the writhing of the void, a dark passageway opened up. Leylin, dressed in a white robe, walked out with one hand holding a red cube which was Arwen blood essence obtained from his body.
“Ahh that’s feels so refreshing!” Leylin popped his joints yelling in joy at releasing his ordinarily suppressed powers.
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*CHIIII—* The very moment Arwen was
killed, a piercing sound exploded in the icy castle, causing the air to quiver and the ground to tremble.
Large numbers of guards knelt on the ground, shuddering as they begged the Arctic Queen to quell her anger.
However, their prayers were to no avail.
A dazzling blue light swept out, wrapping up the entire castle within. The icy beings in the castle, be they guards, maids, servants, or prisoners, all turned into ice sculptures. Streams of blue light gathered from their bodies, tunnelling into the ground like earthworms.
*Whoosh!* When all the blue lustre disappeared from the ice sculptures, numerous cracks appeared on them as they crumbled apart to form a snow-white powder. The castle sank into a deathly silence.
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Leylin stood at the void for a moment calming down, as he looked at the region with the most dense icy radiation, “Let’s see if you can entertain me.”
Like a shooting star Leylin whizzed faster into the horizon, only leaving behind after-images in the sky.
Even rank 3 creatures could only crouch on the ground, unable to move after seeing Leylin hurtling past. They were terrified by his speed and prowess…
The castle of ice was located at the heart of this world, and when Leylin came here he found that the vicinity of the place had gone up in smoke.
‘After Awren’s death there was no one left alive so it’s unlikely that they would join soon to stage a rebellion but knowing that illusion master remnant they would obviously flock this place to die and strengthen her.’ Watching the empty castle, a smirk rose about Leylin’s lips.
Leylin’s eyes did not stop, and instead switched to the castle.
There was no one around to stop him, even if there was they would be no match for him at all. They would not even able to hold him back for a few seconds.
The closer he got to the castle, the more silent it grew. The moment he arrived on top of the place, the whole place seemed like it’s haunted, It was as if there was some kind of terrifying danger within the castle.
Leylin hovered above the castle of ice and observed its magnificence. The icy radiation had peaked here, and the concentration was hundreds, even thousands of times greater than in the outer world. It was constantly changing and growing, distorting continuously.
Those below Morning Star probably won’t be able to survive here. The radiation was far too powerful, to the point that no ordinary beings could handle it; it had become a life-threatening poison!
The area under this castle of ice was like a terrifying black hole with an life extracting array, continuously absorbing the life force of everything on the ground. On top of that, it was expanding without end.
A thick layer of white, icy powder had formed on the ground, left behind by some unlucky people, It’s not just their life force that’s being absorbed but the frost energy and the icy nature of their bloodlines too.
Suddenly, as if having sensed Leylin’s arrival, the entire surface of the castle began to quiver.
“Ugh…” The mumble of a female voice resounded above the icy castle.
Large amounts of winds and snow gathered, forming the statue of a female giant.
The woman had a crown on her head, a dignified pair of freezing eyes under slender eyelashes. She extended her arms towards the unexpected visitor.
*Rumble!* Terrifying blue pillars of light emerged from the ground, and seemed to break through into the heavens, releasing endless ripples of energy.
“Useless!” Leylin blowed a mouthful of air and the attack was countered perfectly as it melted into nothingness.
The female giant in the air suddenly turned, her eyes focussing on Leylin. Coldness was laid bare in them, but Leylin met her gaze head on.
The giant made of ice snarled, and a large icy tornado was formed at her fist, hurtling towards Leylin.
*Boom!* Formless sound waves clashed with the tornado, and snow filled the sky.
“A mere clone which cannot even see through to peer at my true strength wants to attack me?” Leylin sneered, soul force inside his body rapidly shrinking as it concentrated like a sharp weapon, as Kemoyin Scales emerged on his body now appearing more substantial, and its scales reflected a dazzling luster.
“Lets play!” Leylin sneered as he swinged his right scaly hand and threw a punch in the direction of the female giant and the air compressed from the combination of his physical and soul force along with a small inkling of an even more potent force.
*Boom!* The female giant’s body blew up, and snowflakes fluttered in the sky.
The aftershocks were transmitted to the castle below, and large cracks began to appear on the walls.
*Whoosh!* As the wind and snow calmed, the entire area turned strangely silent.
“Don’t be so dull even though you are just a fragment it’s a disgrace to your real self.” Leylin laughed as he walked ahead, strangely he was really enjoying this session of nonsensical talk during fights.
*Buzz!* A pure, powerful spiritual force extended and began to fuse with the surroundings.
Almost instantly, Leylin found himself in another wondrous environment.
The sky was no longer filled with ice, it wasn’t the crust of the earth. The moon sparkled in a starry sky, and below was a white continent that spread a vast ocean, as far as the eye could see.
Ice Mountain Wyverns, Chilly Giants and other creatures were roaring out, and most had surpassed the limits of Morning Star.
“Oh dear you pulled me in an illusion, what a joke! with my experience in Dreamscape and exposure to dreamforce, illusion is no longer much effective against me.” Leylin thought to himself rolling his eyes.
“Hello Foreign Magus, This is the Icy World, my homeland! Foreign Magus, can you fulfil my wish of returning to my homeland?” The Arctic Queen spoke with a gentle tone as she appeared by his side. Looking somewhat similar to the giant from before, she had on a crown and platinum imperial robes.
Leylin’s remained stoic as if everything is under his control and he scanned the surroundings. “No wonder you were so strong in the real icy world and dare to confront snake dowager, even your illusion skills are top notch!”
“The most beautiful of illusions is still not reality. Even the fake world of ice in reality does not measure up to a smidgen of the splendour of the real Icy World…” The Arctic Queen sighed, her tone so sorrowful no one couldn’t bear it. Anyone hearing her would want to speak up, helping her solve the issue.
“As long as you’re willing to help me, you shall be the sole emperor of the entire Icy World!” As if she had seen Leylin wavering, the Arctic Queen added a bargaining chip.
“You don’t even understand the true extent of my strength, and its not even very likely that you can recover back to your previous level. In short you simply don’t qualify!” Leylin shook his head, his words causing the expression on the Arctic Queen’s face to change.
Blood-red energy came into being on Leylin’s hands. They crackled as they were shot around the illusion world boundary without hesitation, starting to erode it.
