Soul Emperor Martial God

After blasting Xiao Yi and his two companions away,

the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor did not launch another attack but immediately continued to dive deeper to escape.

Although its spiritual intelligence was higher than that of the ordinary Swallowing Spirit Ice Fish, and even the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale,

they shared a common trait, sensitivity.

It was merely attracted to the surface by the pure and rich Cold Ice attribute aura.

When attacked, its first instinct was to flee back to the depths of the Ice Sea.

Of course, Xiao Yi and his companions were not willing to give up.

After stabilizing themselves, their speed soared to the limit, and they quickly intercepted the fleeing Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor.

"Cold Ice Sea Covering Slash."

"Dark Ice Martial Break Palm."

"Ice Flame Erosion Heart."

Three ferocious attacks injured it once again.

The Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor was indeed powerful; the attacks it launched were probably too much for even a martial artist at Duan Yun's level to handle many times.

However, it had a fatal weakness.

That was its extremely fragile body.

It did not possess a demon beast's tough body like that of a Seventh-level Peak Demon Beast.

Its body consisted only of a layer of pure Spiritual Energy, hardly having any defensive qualities.

Its powerful attacks stemmed from its enormous body and the pure Spiritual Energy used to execute those attacks.

At this moment, its huge body was injured by three attacks.

Vast amounts of pure Spiritual Energy, like gushing blood, flowed out of its body.

Xiao Yi and his companions were no longer planning to freeze this Spiritual Energy.

Instead, while injuring the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor, they were reducing its strength.

Although bearing its attacks was terrifying and could cause injuries,

Xiao Yi and his companions were almost absolutely certain that they could exhaust the emperor whale to death before they were grievously injured themselves.

They intended to completely deplete the pure Spiritual Energy within its body.

This was the reason they dared to trouble it.

"Phew... such pure power."

A wisp of Spiritual Energy that the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor had just leaked out drifted around and was absorbed by Xiao Yi and his companions.

Their eyes immediately lit up.

The purity was unlike anything the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale King could match.

This was definitely a higher level of power.

"Roar." The Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor let out an angry roar.

Three terrifying massive water currents struck at Xiao Yi and his companions.

It then continued to dive deeper to escape.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

The trio was once again blasted away, spitting blood.

They then pursued once more and intercepted the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor again.

Three strong attacks hit the whale emperor, causing it to leak a large amount of pure Spiritual Energy.

Correspondingly, Xiao Yi and his companions were blasted away again.

The situation continued in an unchanging cycle.

Catching up, intercepting, injuring, being blasted away; catching up again, intercepting again, injuring again, being blasted away again.

The trio had already drawn their weapons.

Xiao Yi's weapon was, of course, the Frost Sword.

Muu Bing's weapon was an Ice Attribute white staff.

Han Cang's weapon was a pair of gloves.

All their weapons were Mid-grade Primordial Artifacts.

Muu Bing and Han Cang were originally only at the Heavenly Origin First Layer Cultivation.

But, with the enhancement from the Primordial Artifacts and their own secret techniques, as well as their various skills,

the combat power they unleashed had now reached the peak level.

Probably at the level of Mu Qingyun.

And among them, the greatest increase came from their secret techniques.

However, Xiao Yi could not tell what those secret techniques were.

He only knew that they were somewhat similar to the "Absorption Palm."

They were martial artists cultivated in the Cold Ice Dao.

In the depths of the Extreme Cold Ice Sea, where it was unbearably cold, it paradoxically became their best battleground.

This was also the reason for their significant increase in combat power today.

But I digress.

The trio continued to chase, bearing the cost of injuries.

After a while,

as the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor reached a depth of nearly ten thousand meters,

the trio had already sustained severe injuries.

Xiao Yi's injuries were the lightest since his strength was already superior to the others,

and he was protected by the Ice Armor.

The surroundings were already pitch-black, extremely cold.

This place had long been in the Aurora, including regions where sunlight could not reach.

At this depth, ordinary deep-sea areas would already be extremely cold due to the constant absence of sunlight.

Not to mention this was the Extreme Cold Ice Sea.

The surrounding cold was beyond description.

If it were not for their deep Cultivation, they might have already frozen to death.

But even then, the eerily pitch-black surroundings, like being in a cold abyss, were still somewhat daunting.

No one knew how deep the Extreme Cold Ice Sea really was.

Even less was known about what existed at the deepest parts of the Extreme Cold Ice Sea.

This vast, boundless Extreme Cold Ice Sea was one of the dangerous places.

A sense of unknown danger suddenly surged in their hearts.

Regardless, Xiao Yi, who always had an audacious spirit, did not let this sense of danger make him retreat.

He gritted his teeth and continued the pursuit.

As for Han Cang and Muu Bing, the even more terrifying cold at this deeper part of the Ice Sea seemed to enhance the power of their secret techniques.

Their combat power had also somewhat increased.

They just barely reached the level of Blood River.

With the increase in combat power, these two were even less likely to retreat.

The trio pursued again.

Despite the darkness surrounding them, as martial artists with exceptional vision, they could still barely make out the surrounding circumstances.

Also, martial artists possessed perception, able to sense everything within a hundred meters radius by simply extending it outward.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Time and again, the trio injured the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor, and they too endured attack after attack.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The three of them couldn't even be sure how many meters they had dived.

They only knew it was far more than ten thousand meters.

At this moment, after being struck by the terrifying currents once again,

Han Cang and Muu Bing had violently spat out a large mouthful of blood.

The blood, in this pitch-black seawater, added a mysterious atmosphere.

"Damn it, can't hold on any longer," Han Cang gritted his teeth, his aura involuntarily plummeting rapidly.

Muu Bing was feeling the same.

Clearly, their secret techniques couldn't be maintained for too long and had to be dispersed.

At the same time, although the depth in the Ice Sea made the cold more intense, boosting their battle power,

the pressure from the water was becoming increasingly terrifying, making it unbearable for their bodies.

Most importantly, strange Cold Ice Demon Beasts were occasionally appearing nearby.

Though their strength was not too great, they were probably only around the Earth Element Ninth Layer.

But who knew how much their injuries would worsen if they continued downward and how long they could persist.

If they continued to recklessly chase, once their injuries became too severe, they feared they wouldn't make it back to the surface alive.

Meanwhile, the fleeing Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor, due to its massive size and constant injuries causing power leakage,

resulted in its body slightly shrinking.

But this reduction, compared to its massive body, was almost negligible, possibly less than one percent.

The initial plan was to continuously reduce its size and weaken its power until it could be captured in one fell swoop.

Now, it seemed this idea had to be abandoned.

If they continued to pursue, it was very likely that it would not become weak enough, and they themselves would succumb first.

Han Cang and Muu Bing had already stopped their pursuit.

Only Xiao Yi, who had never given up, was still relentlessly chasing.

"That lunatic," the two of them muttered.

"Forget it, let him seek his own death," Han Cang coldly chuckled.

"Although the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor is extremely rare, obtaining it would greatly increase our Cultivation."

"But without life, all is but empty talk."

Muu Bing said nothing, but nodded.

Xiao Yi kept on chasing.

With a whoosh, his speed suddenly soared to its peak, and once again he intercepted the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor.

He never gave up, obviously for a reason.

In fact, ever since the appearance of the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor, the Ice Phoenix Sword within him had been restlessly stirring.

The sword vibrated gently, suggesting an exuberant cheer.

The reaction of the Ice Phoenix Sword already proved that the power contained within it was at an extremely high level.

Xiao Yi couldn't possibly give up.

However, if they continued to dive deeper, not to mention what unknown perils existed within the abyss of the Ice Sea,

just the pressure of the water alone would gradually become unbearable.

He could not delay any longer; Xiao Yi bit his teeth, fiercely made up his mind.

His figure flashed, jumping onto the massive body of the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor.

His palm fiercely pressed down, attempting to forcibly absorb.

At this moment, the power of the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor hadn't weakened to a state where it could be captured forcibly.

For Xiao Yi to force such absorption, the outcome was unpredictable and its success uncertain.

But he had no choice but to try.

Then, almost the moment his hands touched the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor,

there was a pop as if a balloon had burst.

The entire massive body of the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor vanished into thin air.

"This..." Xiao Yi was stunned.

Immediately after, he felt a surge within him.

Introspecting,

in his Small World, Purple Radiance surged.

An overwhelming and exceedingly pure power was already within the Small World.

Undoubtedly, the entire pure power from the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor had been instantaneously absorbed by the Ice Phoenix Sword.

Xiao Yi was not seeing the frightful absorption speed of the Ice Phoenix Sword for the first time.

However, to his surprise,

at this moment, the Gaseous Primordial Power in his Qi Spring had turned to liquid.

This represented that he, with just a thought, could now break through to the Heavenly Origin Realm.

Xiao Yi smiled contentedly, stepped forward, planning to leave.

But just then, an inexplicable cold gloom enveloped his entire body.

Xiao Yi immediately shivered.

Following his gut feeling, he slightly turned his head.

In an instant, Xiao Yi's pupils constricted, his scalp tingled.

Deep below in the Ice Sea, far beyond ten thousand meters, in an extremely cold, pitch-black abyssal environment,

a gigantic eye appeared not far from him.

The eye emitted a Ghost Light, exuding a powerful and sinister cold aura.

Under its gaze, he found himself unable to move, his blood freezing.

A boundless sense of panic surged within him, leaving Xiao Yi at a loss.

It was an almost deathly fear, more terrifying than death itself.

"Move," Xiao Yi commanded himself and found his fists already trembling and clenched.

But, Xiao Yi was Xiao Yi; he soon overcame the panic in his heart.

The next second, he moved his feet, swiftly swam upwards.

After rising nearly a thousand meters,

the panic in his heart finally dissipated.

Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief, while swimming, he thought with lingering fear,

"What was that? Was it an illusion?"

His gaze looked downward, where there was nothing but pitch-blackness.

However, this pitch-blackness and cold feeling constantly made him uncomfortable.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

Xiao Yi's speed soared to its ultimate.

Before long, with a bang, his figure broke through the ice, returning to the surface of the sea.

Currently, he stood at the critical point between Earth Element Peak and Heavenly Origin First Layer.

Just one thought, and he could break through.

However, the aura of the breakthrough was temporarily suppressed by him.

Now was obviously not the right time to break through.

Around him, the nine Great Ice Palace Elders, Han Cang, Muu Bing, and others, had already surrounded him.

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Second update.