Soul Emperor Martial God

Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...

One after another, Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish appeared on the sea surface under the Northern Lights, glittering with flowing luminance, only to be swiftly absorbed as soon as they emerged.

The participating Martial Artists were all delighted.

These Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish were rare treasures.

Capturing one was equivalent to several days of arduous Cultivation.

For the first round of the Ice Sea Fate, there was only seven days.

The Ice Palace Deacons in the high skies acted as judges, meticulously recording each competitor's progress.

Scores were awarded based on the number and size of the Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish captured.

After seven days, rankings would determine the distribution of substantial rewards.

Whether it was for the first round's rewards or the immediate increase in Cultivation that the competitors could feel and acquire, it made them excited and frenzied.

At that moment, a fierce battle erupted tens of miles away.

The chaotic battle involving dozens of Martial Artists troubled the area's Spiritual Energy and various attacks churned the ice surface tumultuously.

Those involved in the melee were all Independent Martial Artists.

Xiao Yi now understood why the senior Sky-splitting Sword Maiden had said that attending the Ice Edge Conference without a slot would be quite troublesome.

The Ice Edge Conference was open to anyone on the Flame Dragon Continent,

provided they were under fifty years old.

Martial Artists with slots could directly participate.

Those without had to complete many assessments and tasks.

These tasks varied significantly,

ranging from slaying ten thousand Snow Ice Lions to even more absurd tasks like killing ten thousand Blizzard Snow Lions.

Blizzard Snow Lions were sixth-level Demon Beasts.

Some tasks even required searching for specific and rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the vast and endless Extreme Cold Lands.

In short, these tasks were varied, but without exception, they were incredibly intricate and challenging.

Not to mention whether one had the power to complete these tasks,

even with the capability, there might not be enough time.

If some Demon Beasts were too unique or some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures too rare, failing to complete the tasks and assessments on time meant missing the conference.

If one couldn't complete them before the start of the Ice Edge Conference, it was considered a failure.

There would be no chance to participate in this Ice Edge Conference.

Furthermore, even if one was lucky enough to pass the assessments and join the conference,

there would still be many troubles during participation.

For instance, in this first round, capturing Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish,

Martial Artists with slots could not interfere with each other and captured their own.

Those without slots, who came after completing assessments, had no restrictions at all.

They could snatch Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish just captured by others through robbery.

Even engaging in brutal fights to the death posed no issue.

It was a particularly vicious competition.

This time, the Ice Edge Conference had nearly fifteen hundred participants.

Over ninety percent were Martial Artists with slots.

Less than ten percent were Independent Martial Artists who had passed the assessments.

Of course, those who passed and made it here were all extraordinarily powerful.

However, they could fight each other but were not allowed to affect the Martial Artists with slots.

Now, back to our story.

The battle happening tens of miles away did not affect Xiao Yi and the others here.

The Martial Artists with slots were capturing Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish swiftly,

and absorbing them to enhance their Cultivation.

However, even the Martial Artists with slots did not have it all smooth sailing.

At that moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared beneath the ice block under Xiao Yi's feet.

The shadow surged and leapt out of the sea.

It was a man-eating Ice Sea Giant Fish, opening its huge mouth and biting towards Xiao Yi.

This Giant Fish's power was definitely at the Earth Origin Realm level.

Xiao Yi flicked his finger, and a Sword Qi instantly sliced the Giant Fish apart.

This was the Extreme Cold Ice Sea, a perilous place.

Beneath the sea surface were numerous fierce Extreme Cold Sea Beasts.

The Sea Beasts in the waters here were much larger and more ferocious than those on land.

While capturing Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish, everyone also had to be vigilant against attacks from Sea Beasts.

Beneath this Ice Sea lay countless powerful beasts that even Heavenly Origin Realm Martial Artists would dread.

And perhaps, in the deeper reaches of the Ice Sea, even mightier beings existed.

This was also why the Ice Palace Elders were Controlling the air, closely monitoring the situation of the contestants below.

Should anything go awry, they would intervene immediately.

Of course, the Martial Artists who had obtained slots to participate in the Ice Edge Conference had powerful factions behind them,

and they had surely been given adequate Protective Items.

Thus, there was not too much concern for their safety and wellbeing.

Let's return to the main story.

Martial Artists were 'joyfully' catching Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish.

Although occasionally they were affected by Sea Beast attacks, resulting in the sensitive Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish getting alarmed and immediately diving back to the bottom of the Ice Sea.

But, after all, the entire body of the Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish is made of Spiritual Energy.

Their spiritual intelligence is rather low.

Sensitivity and fleeing are just their instincts.

They wouldn't flee for more than a few seconds, and when they felt a great amount of True Qi or Primordial Power appearing on the ice surface, they would immediately swim towards it.

The power released by Human Martial Artists on the ice was their food and had a great appeal to them.

Time gradually passed.

Those who were fighting continued to fight.

Those who were joyfully catching continued to catch.

As a large number of competitors continued to release their own Primordial Power or True Qi.

The density of Spiritual Energy within this hundred-mile radius had increased to a rather terrifying degree.

One day later.

More and more Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish were attracted.

Naturally, more and more Sea Beasts followed.

No need to worry about the Sea Beasts for now.

Instead, the abundance of Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish varied based on the different depths of the dense concentration of Spiritual Energy.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned.

He clearly realized that although the number of Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish had increased.

The ones that appeared around him and Ye Ming, however, had actually decreased.

Almost all the Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish were swimming in another direction.

That direction was where the competing disciples of some renowned powers of the Extreme Cold Land were.

Such as the disciples of Snow Blade Sect, Ice River Sect, Ice Martial Sect, the areas around the competitors from those three powers were swarming with Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish.

In just a short period, the amount of Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish caught by the three was more than that of dozens of other powers' disciples combined.

"Damn it," said Zhong Wuyou angrily, from a block of ice several hundred meters away from Xiao Yi.

"Those guys practice the Cold Ice Dao."

"The Spiritual Energy they release from within is also of the Cold Ice attribute, which fits in quite well with the atmosphere of the Extreme Cold Ice Sea."

"Naturally, it has a greater lure for the Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish."

"When the three of them work together, catching for two hours yields more than we catch in a whole day."

Although Xiao Yi, Bai Bingxue, and the other three were hundreds of meters apart from each other.

They were all within a certain range.

Bai Bingxue, who also Cultivated the Cold Ice Dao, was no weaker in terms of the Cold Ice Aura than the disciples of the Snow Blade Sect.

However, her complexion was now extremely ugly.

All because the competing disciples of the Snow Blade Sect kept tossing Ice Attribute Elixirs to the sea surface.

Judging from the aura of these Elixirs, they were definitely of a high grade and were Pure Elixirs.

Furthermore, one Spiritual Artifact and Primordial Artifact after another of the Ice Attribute was also sacrificed by them.

Although these Artifacts were only Low Grade Primordial Artifacts, the Ice Attribute power contained within them was much more concentrated than what the Martial Artists themselves could release.

No wonder the three could attract Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish at such speed and in such numbers.

At this moment, Feng Huayue disdainfully glanced at Xiao Yi's side from afar.

"Hmph, what about the Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

"Here in the Extreme Cold Land, we are the overlords."

"Thinking of competing with us? You are far behind."

Whether by coincidence or some other reason.

The spot chosen by Feng Huayue and the others originally was the closest to the range of Xiao Yi and others.

"Scum of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, I want you to bottom this round," Feng Huayue sneered.

The disciples from the three families increased the release of their Attribute aura and power.

Instantly, almost all of the nearby Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish were drawn to them.

Meanwhile, only a few Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish remained within Xiao Yi and the others' range.

If this situation continued, Xiao Yi and the rest might not catch even a few Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish within seven days.

When the seven-day period ended, they would surely be at the bottom of the ranks.

"Damned things," Zhong Wuyou growled coldly.

"If it weren't for the rule that we can't interfere with each other in the first round, I'd really want to start chopping people."

Ye Ming called out loudly, "Junior Brother Xiao Yi, you have always been resourceful, do you have a method?"

Bai Bingxue also turned her gaze to Xiao Yi and said, "Xiao Yi, don't let down the prestige of our Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

Ling Yu also looked at Xiao Yi, full of hopeful eyes, yet her complexion was somewhat complicated, and she remained silent.

Xiao Yi nodded and said with a faint smile, "So, it's possible to attract Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish in this way, well, if they are excessive, we can't be polite either."

Saying so, he glanced at the several people around him and said, "Get ready to catch fish."

As his light words fell.

The Cold Ice Power from within Xiao Yi's body burst forth instantly.

In terms of the purity and surge of Cold Ice Aura and Cold Ice Power, what can compare to Solid Elemental Power?

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The third update.