Chapter 197: The Snow Monarch
–Battlefield Secret Realm, White Velvet Snow Forest
Although this secret realm was already covered in snow, the current snowfall was unnatural, drawing everyone’s attention.
An endless flurry of white snowflakes, not physical, but illusory, formed from overflowing spirit energy.
Whose spirit energy could possibly fill the entire secret realm…?
Hei Luelan lay on the ground, barely clinging to life, her eyes unfocused, her heart filled with despair.
There was no hope now. They would all die here. First, the White Velvet Snow Forest would be destroyed, then the Water Heart Stage, then the entire Sea Region, and even the Wind Realm and the Cangsheng Palace would be caught in the crossfire.
As despair consumed her, a pair of dazzlingly white feet, so pale they seemed almost luminous, appeared in her vision.
Delicate toes, adorned with ice-flower nail art, stepped through the snow towards her.
Hei Luelan was startled. Even in her weakened state, she should have sensed someone approaching.
She slowly raised her gaze, following the woman’s pure white wedding dress upwards.
The woman’s attire was… strange. Although a wedding dress, its style resembled a shroud.
No!!!
It wasn’t a wedding dress or a shroud, but mourning clothes, the kind worn for a ghost marriage!
The next second, Hei Luelan’s eyes widened in terror, her breath catching in her throat, her face contorted in a grimace of fear, like a victim in a horror movie.
She tried to get up and run, but her body was paralyzed, her mind frozen.
Before this being, none of her spirit beasts dared to appear.
How weak, how insignificant, how pathetic…
The woman in the white wedding dress, her bare feet treading lightly on the snow, reached Hei Luelan and gently picked up the white hair clutched in her hand.
Then, she turned and left, leaving behind a frozen statue.
The Snow Monarch, a legendary-rank spirit beast!!!
Meanwhile, several kilometers away, at the edge of the secret realm, Gong Lianyue felt a wave of dizziness.
She looked towards the source of the spirit energy fluctuation, her heart heavy. If what that Pool of Hidden Secrets Spirit Master had said was true, the Snow Monarch was now within the secret realm, and Hei Luelan was dead.
Although she didn’t know how, the Snow Monarch, a titled legendary being, likely possessed several spirit beasts with teleportation abilities.
This terrifying snowfall, blanketing the entire secret realm, was the result of the Snow Monarch’s overflowing spirit energy.
“I’ve sent word to the other factions. What’s your plan?”
Luo Kuxin, the green-haired woman, her voice grim, approached from behind.
The Pool of Hidden Secrets’ actions threatened not only the Spirit Masters within this secret realm, but the entire Sea Region.
But besieging a legendary being, even one suppressed to the Dead Sea Stage, within a secret realm with only a few Saint-rank spirit beasts… it seemed like a fool’s errand.
She wondered what had possessed the Nether Empress. Having already suffered at the hands of the Snow Monarch once, she was still challenging it after a thousand years.
“My plan?”
Gong Lianyue’s voice was tinged with despair. Even the usually calm and collected Sorrowful Saintess felt lost.
Compared to the sudden appearance of the Snow Monarch, the Wind Realm’s threats seemed insignificant.
What she wanted to say was this: Pool of Hidden Secrets, I’ll kill your entire clan!
How could a few Dead Sea Stage Spirit Masters possibly defeat a legendary being?
Even if it was suppressed to the Dead Sea Stage, even to the Illumination Stage, it wouldn’t matter!!!
Escaping was also pointless. Even if she fled to the Wind Realm, she wouldn’t be safe.
She would have to reach the Cangsheng Palace…
The Cangsheng Palace had three legendary beings, including her own Water Element, but first, she had to escape this sealed secret realm.
And she couldn’t just abandon the Sea Region.
“The outside world… it must be in chaos by now.”
“Yes, even the ancestors of the water lineage must have been alerted. The Nether Empress is in serious trouble~~~” Luo Kuxin sighed, seemingly anticipating the Nether Empress’s downfall, yet her tone lacked any real joy.
Perhaps today… the Sea Region… would be destroyed…
Just as Luo Kuxin predicted, the Water Heart Stage was in chaos, the Pool of Hidden Secrets members surrounded by a large number of Sea Region Spirit Masters.
Even the Nether Empress, surrounded by four or five Sun and Moon Realm auras, sat calmly in the void, her expression unchanged.
Some rogue cultivators and Spirit Masters from smaller factions had already begun to flee, but realizing that even escaping the Sea Region wouldn’t save them from a legendary being, they turned their anger and frustration on the Pool of Hidden Secrets.
Weaker than their opponents, they resorted to verbal attacks, cursing and insulting the Pool of Hidden Secrets’ ancestry.
Thud!
A beautiful, blue-haired woman with an aged aura emerged from the swirling ocean.
Leaning on a sea dragon-headed cane, she tapped the air, the resulting shockwave silencing the chaotic arena.
“You Xinchan, what are you thinking? Do you really believe these children can defeat a legendary being?”
“No, they are merely pawns, a necessary sacrifice to enrage the Snow Monarch, Teacher.”
Sensing the familiar, violent spirit energy behind her, the Nether Empress’s expression remained unchanged, a flicker of madness in her eyes.
Did those fools really think these Dead Sea Stage weaklings could defeat the Snow Monarch?
It was a joke, a deception for the gullible. And yet, her own descendants had believed it. Such naive, sheltered fools, born in hell, having never seen the world. She almost laughed out loud.
“You Xinchan, you’ve gone mad,” the blue-haired woman said, shaking her head, her expression filled with pity.
“So what?”
The Nether Empress remained defiant, unfazed by the angry auras surrounding her, unwilling to fight.
With the legendary being about to descend, the Sea Region factions wouldn’t dare to attack the Pool of Hidden Secrets now.
And to save the Sea Region, they had to follow her plan.
This meticulously crafted, 170-step plan, a thousand years in the making, was only at its first stage. She had simulated it countless times in her mind.
Once the Dead Sea Stage pawns in the secret realm were eliminated, it would be time for the second stage…
The true battle against the Snow Monarch… was still a long way off.
But no matter how long it took, she would wait.
Chapter 198: Contract Severance
–War Secret Realm, White Velvet Snow Forest
Victory: Impossible.
Escape: Useless.
Pleading: Unseen.
Where was hope?
Legendary beings were perfect creatures, their every inch of skin like polished jade, their beauty breathtaking.
The woman in the pure white wedding dress walked through the secret realm, the world around her frozen in a deathly silence, all hope extinguished.
This world… was dying…
Bang!
Suddenly, a group of Spirit Masters stood before the Snow Monarch, blocking her path.
The veiled, silver-haired woman, the Blissful Saintess of the Water Wish Pavilion, Gong Lianyue and Luo Kuxin’s former teammate.
A desperate plan formed in the Blissful Saintess’s mind. Since death was inevitable, she might as well try.
Her plan was to attract the Snow Monarch’s attention with a loud shout, forcing that cold, indifferent gaze upon them.
Then, the five of them would immediately prostrate themselves and beg for mercy. Surely, a legendary being, in its infinite compassion, would spare them.
Taking a deep breath, the Blissful Saintess unleashed the loudest shout she could muster.
“SNOW——！！！！！！”
The Snow Monarch, her aura calm and undisturbed, walked past five frozen statues.
She had vaguely heard something, but it had been instantly silenced by the chilling aura radiating from her.
She didn’t even bother to look. No mortal could see the microorganisms crushed beneath her feet.
However, a flicker of… something… a hint of urgency and… recognition, touched the Snow Monarch’s consciousness.
She sensed a strangely familiar spirit energy, something that shouldn’t be possible…
A few minutes later, most of the Spirit Masters in the secret realm were frozen, their bodies contorted in grotesque positions.
No life could approach within a kilometer of the Snow Monarch. Even the five-member team from the Cold Court had been annihilated.
Encased in ice, their auras still lingering, their bodies frozen, only their consciousness remained, trapped in a frozen hell.
The Snow Monarch’s ice had no temperature.
The cold they felt… was despair.
A chilling despair spread, and a figure appeared before the Snow Monarch.
A beautiful girl with snow-white hair, seemingly unaffected by the legendary being’s presence. Xue Beihan, the Desireless Saintess of the Winter Floating Sky.
Lacking all five senses, Xue Beihan couldn’t even sense spirit energy. She was completely immune to the Snow Monarch’s aura.
The two passed each other, neither acknowledging the other’s presence, until their shoulders bumped accidentally.
Another strange ice sculpture… added to the collection…
A few minutes later, the Winter Floating Sky, the Cold Court, the Pool of Hidden Secrets, the Jade Pot Palace, the Snow Fairy Mansion, the Azure Stream Palace, the Tide Pavilion, the Water Wish Pavilion, the Sea Concubine Palace, and the Ice Shield Palace—all frozen.
This wasn’t surprising. Their spirit beasts, too terrified to even appear, had severed their connection from miles away.
Seeing this, the spectators outside lost all hope.
This was the Snow Monarch, at the Dead Sea Stage…?
What was the point? Even fifty Sun and Moon Realm experts wouldn’t stand a chance!
Wait…
Noticing something on the spirit energy screen, everyone held their breath.
One person remained: Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess!
And at her feet lay a withered corpse, the Wrathful Saintess…
Although it was Luo Kuxin’s high-ranking 03 clone, a significant loss, she had feared that being frozen would sever even their mental connection, leaving this clone trapped in eternal isolation, so she had chosen to end its existence.
With only the Sorrowful Saintess remaining, the Nether Empress’s heart pounded with excitement.
Her plan to… slay a god… had originally consisted of over a thousand steps, but the Sorrowful Saintess’s presence had simplified it to a mere 170.
The Sorrowful Saintess’s death would shatter the secret realm, marking the end of the first stage.
The true battle… was about to begin!!!
Hundreds of meters apart, the Snow Monarch and the blue-haired girl faced each other.
Facing the woman in the white wedding dress, Gong Lianyue, wearing the mysterious black crown, was protected from the legendary being’s terrifying aura, preventing her from being instantly frozen.
Of course, if the Snow Monarch decided to unleash its full power, she had no chance of survival. This was a gamble.
To protect the Sea Region, she would fight with everything she had.
The next second, a chilling aura, and the Frost Snow Woman, her expression filled with excitement as she gazed at the woman in the wedding dress, materialized.
Seeing this, the outside world erupted.
Expressions of shock and excitement, a collective gasp of relief, while the Nether Empress’s face turned an even darker shade of green, her fury palpable.
Facing the Snow Monarch, the Sorrowful Saintess had actually summoned the Frost Snow Woman, reuniting mother and daughter, revealing her trump card. What an unexpected turn of events!
Perhaps… this would be the end of the Snow Monarch’s threat!
Swish!
The next second, without warning, the Frost Snow Woman turned into a statue of ice.
A wave of icy air swirled around the Snow Monarch, almost lifting her veil, revealing her soft, pink lips.
Just a glimpse of her lips and chin was enough to confirm that she was the most beautiful being in existence.
Her lower lip curled slightly in a frown.
Then, the Snow Monarch’s gaze turned, focusing on the blue-haired girl.
“?”
“???”
Seeing the frozen Frost Snow Woman, the Water Heart Stage fell silent, a wave of despair washing over the spectators.
The situation had spiraled out of control. Even with the black crown, Gong Lianyue’s spirit energy fluctuated wildly.
A legendary being’s motives were unfathomable. There was clearly something she didn’t understand.
Frozen by the Snow Monarch’s gaze, she could no longer move.
Ice slowly crept up Gong Lianyue’s body, from her feet to her ankles, its progress agonizingly slow, because the Snow Monarch’s rage was at its peak.
Each layer of ice, incredibly dense and heavy, was unbreakable, even with a million years of effort.
Facing death, the Sorrowful Saintess’s expression remained unchanged, seemingly unafraid of being frozen for eternity.
However, her heart was filled with a bitter amusement.
Before a legendary being, everything was truly insignificant.
The Frost Snow Woman probably wouldn’t die. This was likely just punishment for contracting with a human without permission?
If it was the Snow Monarch, it could probably extract her from her soul core…
With this thought, Gong Lianyue pulled out a blood-red pill from her storage space, a hint of sadness in her eyes.
“Thank you for everything. This is my final command.”
“Flee. Leave this realm and never return.”
Gong Lianyue swallowed the Heart Severing Pill, dissolving all her spirit beast contracts.
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