Published: February 26, 2025
"Inside is a high-level ice attribute Ancient Fire Seed."
"A high-level ice attribute Ancient Fire Seed is of great use to Bing'er. I must obtain it."
"This time, if I give up on leaving, I won't be able to come back for another 300,000 years!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Yunxi sent a voice transmission, "Then you need to be extra careful."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yunxi transmitted a message: "Then you must be extra careful."
"Rustle—" Just as Tan Yun and the others were transmitting messages, countless Blood-Biting Ice Serpents, each several meters long, surged out from the thirty-eighth layer, numbering over ten thousand, densely packed and chilling to the spine.
In just a few breaths, the swarm of Blood-Biting Ice Serpents surrounded Tan Yun, their piercing screams erupting:
"This human killed our kin; we must avenge them!"
"Kill him..."
"..."
In the next moment, the ten thousand Blood-Biting Ice Serpents opened their grotesque mouths like a volley of white snow arrows and lunged at Tan Yun.
Tan Yun could see at a glance that the highest-ranked among these Blood-Biting Ice Serpents was merely an Ancestral King Beast.
"Purple Heart, burn them all!"
With Tan Yun's command, the primordial flame shot out from his right palm, engulfing the Blood-Biting Ice Serpents within the vast thirty-seventh layer of ice.
"Ah..."
"Our King, help us..."
"A human has intruded..."
"..."
The screams continued for just a breath before falling silent; all ten thousand Blood-Biting Ice Serpents were consumed in the sea of flames!
Tan Yun did not immediately retract the primordial flame; his sword-like brows furrowed as he muttered to himself, "Our King?"
"You damned human, how dare you kill my kin!" Suddenly, a deafening and coarse voice rolled down from above Tan Yun in the Ice Cave.
Immediately after, a violent and chilling aura enveloped Tan Yun. Judging from this aura, the Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King was at the fifth level of Ancestral Sage.
"The Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King has an extremely powerful chill; however, in terms of physical sturdiness and speed, it is not my match, and its chill is ineffective against me. It is simply not my opponent."
At this moment, Tan Yun was completely unflustered. He held the primordial chaos god-slaying sword, waiting for the Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King to attack.
"Bang—Crash!"
In just a moment, the Ice Cave leading to the thirty-eighth layer seemed to have suffered a devastating impact and shattered apart.
In the next instant, a Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King, measuring a hundred thousand zhang long and several hundred zhang wide, emerged from the shattered Ice Cave, swiftly swimming within the thirty-seventh layer of the ice tower and appearing before Tan Yun.
Standing before the Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King, Tan Yun looked exceptionally small.
"You damned little brat, who gave you the courage to kill my kin!" The Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King glared down at Tan Yun, a foul stench emanating from its hideous mouth as it roared, "I will kill you!"
"Wait!" Tan Yun looked up at the Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King and declared firmly, "To be honest, your kin wanted to kill me, and I killed them in self-defense. They deserved to die."
"And I do not wish to kill you. The heavens show mercy, and I do not want to indiscriminately slay the innocent."
The Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King's voice became extremely hoarse as it said sternly, "You, a mere human at the great perfection of the ancestral emperor realm, dare to speak so arrogantly in front of me!"
"Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King, I warn you, do not act recklessly. If you make a move against me, I will surely kill you." Tan Yun said, "Let me tell you a story. After you listen, you can choose whether to attack or to obey my words."
"What a boastful tone!" The Blood-Biting Ice Serpent King replied sharply, "I actually want to hear what you have to say!"
Tan Yun's lips curled up slightly, "Not long ago, I went to the Ancient Fire Abyss, and the daughter of the Death God Faced Spider couple wanted to kill me, but I killed her instead."