Soul Emperor Martial God

The next day, the Ice Edge Conference arrived as scheduled.

In just over a month's time, the vast Everday City had already been filled with people from major forces.

This included the several hundred forces from the Extreme Cold Land itself and several hundred more from other regions.

All together, nearly seven to eight hundred major forces.

In the Extreme Cold Land, every force, regardless of size, had the right to participate in the Ice Edge Conference.

Outside of the Extreme Cold Land, this was not the case.

Some forces that were not up to standard did not have the right to participate.

Even for the major forces, if they were not strong enough, even if they had the right, they wouldn't have many spots.

Most forces only had one to two spots.

The stronger ones had three spots.

And the entire Flame Martial Kingdom only had the Sky-splitting Sword Sect with five spots.

These heavenly talents from various forces, along with the strong accompanying them, as well as independent martial artists from various places, and so on,

Had made the current Everday City a gathering place for the powerful.

Earth Origin Realm and Heavenly Origin Realm could be seen everywhere.

Xiao Yi couldn't recognize all these forces.

He was just waiting inside the Everday Ice Palace with Bai Bingxue and the other four people.

Martial artists from surrounding forces were also waiting.

The disciples and deacons of the Everday Ice Palace were making the final registrations and verifications for everyone.

The Ice Edge Conference was, in fact, also a competition.

Participants also had rankings and rewards, among other things.

Given such a grand affair as the Ice Edge Conference and the participation of so many forces, naturally, the verification and registration were quite complicated.

Having nothing else to do, Xiao Yi took a keen interest in observing the Everday Ice Palace.

Everday Ice Palace, true to its name, was an ice palace.

Its buildings were mostly constructed from ice.

Those naturally-formed ice sculptures and ice surfaces were quite magnificent and dazzling.

At the same time, Xiao Yi had discovered only yesterday that the auroras in the sky, when bathed in by martial artists,

Had special effects of increasing training speed, stabilizing the mind, and slightly increasing physical strength.

And the ice surface architecture of the Everday Ice Palace allowed these shining auroras to be continuously reflected, filling the entire Ice Palace.

This made the entire Everday Ice Palace the best training ground within the whole Everday City.

Of course, the entire palace radiated a misty glow, appearing incredibly resplendent and dazzling, awe-inspiring to onlookers.

Roughly two hours later.

The final verification had been completed.

Nine elderly figures appeared out of nowhere in the great hall of the Everday Ice Palace.

They were the nine elders of the Everday Ice Palace, each one a renowned figure within the Extreme Cold Land.

"Greetings," the nine bowed to the martial artists from various forces.

"We are honored to have you here, and it is the Everday Ice Palace that will be hosting the Ice Edge Conference this time."

"If there is any negligence or lack of hospitality, we ask for your understanding."

"The Ice Palace Elders are being too modest," the martial artists from various forces nodded and bowed in response.

The nine Ice Palace Elders spoke gravely, "The Ice Edge Conference is about to begin."

"First, allow me to announce the rules of this event..."

Among the nine Ice Palace Elders, there was clearly one who was the leader, and if not mistaken, that should be the Ice Palace Great Elder.

The Ice Palace Great Elder, with his profound cultivation, definitely belonged in the ranks of peak powerhouses.

With the boost of profound cultivation, his voice, like a booming bell, echoed throughout the venue.

After a detailed explanation.

The Ice Palace Great Elder spoke loudly, "Does anyone have any questions?"

"If not, the first round of the Ice Edge Conference, the Ice Sea Fate, will begin immediately."

The crowd of martial artists shook their heads, and no one raised any doubts.

Seeing this, the nine Ice Palace Elders nodded and then turned to lead the way.

Martial artists from various forces followed, heading towards the Extreme Cold Ice Sea.

The venue for the first round of the Ice Edge Conference was not within Everday City, but at the Extreme Cold Ice Sea.

The Extreme Cold Ice Sea, vast and boundless, was a perilous place in the Extreme Cold Land.

Just as no one knew the full extent of the Extreme Cold Land,

No one knew how vast the Extreme Cold Ice Sea was.

It's only known that among the dozens of large cities in the Extreme Cold Land, many of them are built along its bank.

And the distance to these cities, the closest of which is over ten thousand miles away.

Some are even tens of thousands of miles apart.

One could imagine the vastness of the Extreme Cold Ice Sea.

Upon leaving Evernight City, they were immediately met by the Extreme Cold Ice Sea.

Looking far into the distance, there appeared an endless sea without visible boundaries.

Upon it, icebergs floated by occasionally.

Or dense clusters of ice.

Beneath the surface lurked unknown dangers.

The Extreme Cold Ice Sea was renowned as one of the perilous places, and not without reason.

With the announcement of the Ice Palace Elders, the competition began.

The Heavenly Talents and all participants soared forth.

Eventually, they stood on the blocks of ice floating on the surface of the sea.

Moreover, they were separated by great distances, ensuring they could not interfere with one another.

The closest ones were hundreds of meters apart.

At the same time, the Deacons from the Evernight Ice Palace responsible for judging and keeping records ascended into the sky by controlling the air.

Hundreds of Deacons scattered across the sky.

With their Cultivation, they would not normally be capable of Sky-controlling Flight.

However, as disciples of the Ice Palace, they had exceptional abilities to control wind and snow.

With Prohibitions temporarily placed by the Palace Master of the Evernight Ice Palace, they could fly in the high skies and withstand the Extreme Cold Gang Wind for several days.

Simultaneously, three out of the nine elders of the Ice Palace leapt into the sky.

They too spread out in the air, keeping their eyes on the competing Heavenly Talents to prevent accidents.

The strong participants that accompanied the various forces, along with family elders, were scattered along the edges of the Extreme Cold Ice Sea's icy surface.

As spectators, they naturally sought out suitable spots from which to watch the event.

Within these thousands of miles, they were all under the influence of the Evernight Ice Palace.

The surrounding demon beasts had long been cleared out.

Thus, they could look for a preferable spot to watch from anywhere in the vicinity.

Back to the subject at hand.

At this moment, Xiao Yi stood upon a block of ice.

The block was roughly ten meters in both length and width.

Outside the ice block was ice-cold water.

And the nearest Ye Ming, floating on his ice block, was over five hundred meters away.

This first round, Ice Sea Fate,

meant that within this Extreme Cold Ice Sea, there was an abundance of Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish.

This particular Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish was remarkable.

Beneath the brighter and more dazzling polar lights than elsewhere, this ice fish, with Swallowing Spirit Power, had come into existence.

Filled within this Extreme Cold Ice Sea was an ample amount of Extreme Cold Essence and copious amounts of pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

These Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish absorbed it day and night as their sustenance.

Therefore, these ice fish were essentially made of countless concentrations of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

Also, the more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy they consumed, the purer the Spiritual Energy within them became.

In short, it was a substantial nourishment for Martial Artists' Cultivation.

However, these Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish were extremely sensitive and dwelt deep within the Ice Sea.

Martial Artists could only attract them upwards with their own Primordial Power or True Qi and then capture them.

The so-called Ice Edge Conference, as the name suggests, was to gain opportunities in this Extreme Cold Land.

How much fortune or benefit one could seize depended entirely on the talents and luck of the different Heavenly Talents.

Swoosh, suddenly, hundreds of meters away, a Martial Artist swung his arm.

A transparent and pure Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish was drawn into the air by him.

"I've caught a Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish," declared the Martial Artist, evidently very excited.

Swoosh... swoosh... swoosh...

One after another, Martial Artists began to catch Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish.

On Xiao Yi's side, he also easily captured several.

Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish felt like gripping an ice ball but was extremely lively.

"Inhale," Xiao Yi whispered.

His Martial Soul stirred within him, instantly absorbing the power in his hands.

The Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish, formed from pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, could be directly absorbed by Martial Artists.

In just a few seconds, the Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish in his hand had been absorbed completely.

And Xiao Yi's body gained a surge of pure energy.

"Such pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy," Xiao Yi's face lit up with joy.

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Second update.