Rumble!
Rumble!
The explosive sounds were incessant, clearly audible for thousands of miles around.
The entire earth trembled. The martial artists within all revealed terrified expressions as they looked toward the Extreme Cold Palace’s direction.
“What happened!”
The northeastern Lu Province martial cultivators collectively froze.
This level of tremors was definitely caused by a massive explosion!
Hiss—
Hiss hiss hiss—
At the Extreme Cold Palace… no, on the mountain body half-blown away, violent lightning sprayed forth. The residual force clearly hadn’t completely dissipated!
Jun Changxiao’s gaze filled with disbelief.
Lu Qianqian appeared on the mountain peak—she wasn’t in the Extreme Cold Palace. Little Dragon was also blasted away. He directly adopted Zhen Dejun’s suggestion and chose to detonate the array.
However…
This level of power, this level of destructive force was too frightening. Even field artillery couldn’t do this!
Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and the others also froze.
Especially recalling the chain explosion just now that was more brilliant than fireworks, a chill rose from their backs!
“Alas.”
Zhen Dejun shook his head: “The power didn’t meet expectations. I’ll need to improve it properly after returning.”
“…”
Everyone’s mouths twitched.
The entire mountaintop was blown away, and it still didn’t meet expectations? If you improve it further, wouldn’t you raze a hundred-mile radius to the ground!
“Wait!”
Jun Changxiao said: “Elder Zhen, didn’t you just say that once the array detonated, it could raze a hundred-mile radius to the ground?”
Right!
Everyone also remembered!
He did say that, and very ominously asked if the Extreme Cold Palace people were afraid or not!
Zhen Dejun stood with hands behind his back, letting the cold wind brush his face, shamelessly saying: “When facing powerful enemies, if you can say something big, desperately say something big. That’s how you scare them.”
Damn!
Turned out he was bluffing all along!
Everyone rolled their eyes at him.
However, relying solely on an array to blow away half the Extreme Cold Palace was still extremely impressive!
Li Qingyang and the others finally deeply realized why no one on Star Meteor Continent was willing to offend array masters!
Too frightening.
Too terrifying!
Especially lunatics like Elder Zhen!
Whoever provoked him and had him squat at their doorstep every day planting time bombs—just thinking about it sent chills up the spine.
“Elder Zhen.”
Su Xiaomo sidled over, putting on a fawning smile: “Can you teach me? In the future, if someone provokes me, I’ll plant an array in their outhouse and blow them until they’re covered in shit and piss!”
Zhen Dejun gave him a white-eyed glance: “You have no array aptitude. Go play with mud.”
“Splat!”
“Splat!”
The Demon Ridge Black Eagle flapped its wings as it flew over, casually tossing the mountain-sized Little Dragon down: “Master, this little pest nearly got blown to death.”
“Bullshit!”
Little Dragon angrily stood up: “Without you dragging me, I could have dodged on my own!”
“Hmph.”
The Demon Ridge Black Eagle snorted coldly. Landing before Jun Changxiao, she smiled sweetly: “Master, I performed well just now, right!”
“Not bad, not bad.”
Jun Changxiao delivered a head pat.
The Demon Ridge Black Eagle’s young girl form was only eleven or twelve years old. Standing with the nearly six-foot-tall Sect Master Jun, they quite had the feeling of father and daughter.
Of course.
The most eye-catching feature was still that pair of wings as black as ink!
“So beautiful!”
Su Xiaomo walked over, smiling: “Little girl, can I touch them?”
“Swish!”
The Demon Ridge Black Eagle turned her face. The smile on her face withdrew, her bright eyes flashing coldly: “Remember, call me Queen!”
This face-changing speed was truly too fast!
Su Xiaomo shivered and hurriedly said: “Yes, Your Highness!”
Whoosh whoosh—
Just then, violent energy surged from the half-blown mountain body. The eight sect masters flew out from the lightning in extreme disarray.
The explosion came too suddenly. They simply couldn’t dodge.
Fortunately, their strength was extremely formidable. They could resist the thunder force bombardment, but inevitably ended up disheveled!
The most tragic was none other than the Extreme Cold Palace Master.
He hovered in midair, his back to Jun Changxiao and the others, arms spread in a ‘big’ character. His entire body was charred black from the blast. Even his hair stood on end, still emitting black smoke.
Directly ahead.
The great hall that had stood for thousands of years, though cracked in many places, still existed in the ruins. More than half the sect’s inner courtyard was also preserved under his protection!
The instant the explosion came, the Extreme Cold Palace Master didn’t think of self-preservation but rather used his body to protect the great hall that represented their inheritance, represented their soul.
Because in his view.
People could die, but the sect’s dignity must be defended!
“Thud!”
“Thud!”
The Extreme Cold Palace’s high-level members fell one by one into the ruins.
Though they didn’t fly up to use their bodies to defend the sect’s dignity, they also stood before the great hall forming a human wall, protecting the sect’s lifeline and protecting more disciples!
“Respect!” Jun Changxiao cupped his fists.
He didn’t regret the decision to blow up the Extreme Cold Palace, nor would he feel pity.
But in that critical moment, using flesh and blood, disregarding life and death to defend their sect’s dignity—this point alone was worthy of respect.
“Jun Changxiao!”
The Extreme Cold Palace Master weakly landed before the preserved great hall, both eyes bloodshot: “The humiliation you brought to our Extreme Cold Palace today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!”
Jun Changxiao turned around, arrogantly saying: “This seat awaits you at Iron Bones Mountain to collect your debt!”
“Boy!”
The Profound Spirit Sect Master said angrily: “Do you think you can leave?”
Whoosh—
As soon as he finished speaking, Little Dragon’s palms bombarded the void. Two explosive fire pillars thundered forth, shocking him into hurriedly retreating!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The other seven Martial Emperors rapidly flew over, blocking Jun Changxiao and the others’ path.
Coming to northeastern Lu Province to wreck the place and nearly blowing the Extreme Cold Palace into ruins—if they let the Eternal Ages Sect leave safely like this, where would their face be? Where would their dignity be!
“Everyone.”
Jun Changxiao said lightly: “This seat has found my eldest disciple. This should be a time for warm greetings, yet you fly around like flies—truly irritating.”
“Master!”
Little Dragon said: “You all go first. I’ll hold the rear!”
“No need.”
Jun Changxiao raised his hand. The miniature Difficult to Retrieve Blade appeared out of thin air in his palm, his gaze cold: “This seat has never killed a Martial Emperor. Today, I don’t mind directly killing eight of them!”
This blade!
Li Qingyang and the others’ faces changed drastically.
In Death Valley, in the spirit stone mine full of snake beasts, they had all witnessed it. That was definitely a divine weapon that made people fear!
The Sect Master was taking it out again today!
This was using Martial Emperor blood to consecrate the blade!
“Hmph!”
The Profound Spirit Sect Master said coldly: “Killing us eight? Sect Master Jun truly doesn’t fear the wind blowing out his tongue!”
Whoosh whoosh—
The other seven Martial Emperors’ cultivation burst forth in unison. Powerful pressure descended like an overwhelming mountain.
Jun Changxiao’s two fingers gripped the Difficult to Retrieve Blade’s hilt. The Opening Seal Talisman in his spatial ring was already held.
However.
As he prepared to crush it, prepared to manifest the forty-meter-long blade, Lu Qianqian flew over and landed before Jun Changxiao. Subconsciously protecting him behind her, she raised her jade hand and revealed an object: “The Ice Emperor’s Command is here. Who dares act recklessly!”
It was a gold-edged token with the four characters ‘Ice Emperor’s Command’ carved on it.
“You…”
The Profound Spirit Sect Master exclaimed in shock: “How do you have the Ice Emperor’s token!”
The other seven sect masters also had drastically changed expressions, yet hurriedly withdrew their pressure, clearly not daring to act rashly before the Ice Emperor’s artifact.
“The Ice Emperor Senior’s legacy.”
Lu Qianqian said calmly as still water: “I have inherited it.”
“What!”
“How is this possible!”
The eight sect masters’ gazes filled with disbelief!
The Ice Emperor had disappeared ten thousand years ago. To this day, his life and death were unknown. For someone to suddenly produce his artifact and claim to have inherited his legacy—this was simply incredible!
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