Chapter 1 Snowfield, Cold Wind

The snowfield was filled with the bleak sound of the cold wind.

Gu Xiaoman had returned to being alone.

"I always feel that there is something extraordinary deep within this Ice Sea Ruins, but going any further is too risky."

At this moment, Xiaoman stood alone on the snowy mountain peak, gazing at the distant sky.

In the darkness, there seemed to be a driving force pushing her forward, to see the scenery beyond the snow mountain…

But she didn't dare to advance rashly…

She had witnessed the power of that red shadow.

Encountering it would bring more misfortune than fortune.

Moreover, the incident of being exposed by the Northern Continent transcendents had also reminded her that this was the Ice Sea Ruins!

If she wanted to live, she had to be cautious every step of the way and not slack off in the slightest!

"Meeting the Northern Continent and Eastern Continent people would be considered good. If I encounter those guys from Guang Ming Bi Lei… the trouble would be really big."

Gu Xiaoman rubbed her cheeks.

She took a deep breath.

Her current strength was at most on par with a Tier 3 transcendent.

Dealing with people like Hiddal and Toze Tsuki was no problem, but were the outer continent people so kind? If they really discovered her, either a high-level transcendent would take action, or a low-level transcendent would besiege her!

Her current situation was very difficult.

Continuing forward would most likely encounter huge dangers that she couldn't handle.

"No, I can't just go back like this… Even if I turn around now, the situation won't get any better."

Gu Xiaoman took a deep breath.

She wasn't a reckless person.

But the current situation didn't allow her to retreat. She believed in the guidance deep within her heart… Just as every mental-type transcendent believed in their own mind's warning.

After making up her mind, she continued to advance into the depths of the snowfield.

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In the Ice Sea Ruins, near the crash site of the cloud ship, the Black Tortoise found a snowy mountain to seclude himself in.

He didn't have any good options right now.

He could only hide first and recuperate from his injuries.

As the one with the strongest defensive ability among the Four Divine Envoys, he had not only comprehended the Iron Stomach, a top-tier defensive domain, but he was also proficient in some ancient runes for positional defense. After casually smashing a piece of the mountain wall, the Black Tortoise unfolded the Xuan Shui Zhi Pei, attracting countless winds and snows to use as cover, and then began to arrange the array patterns.

His Iron Stomach domain had countless advantages.

In a head-on confrontation with someone of the same tier, the Iron Stomach was almost invincible, unless it was an extremely powerful pinpoint attack.

Otherwise, other transcendents simply couldn't break through his domain defense.

But it also had a fatal flaw.

That was, after the Iron Stomach was unfolded, his movement speed would be greatly reduced. Before comprehending the second domain, the Black Tortoise's strength was considered the bottom of the Four Divine Envoys by default, and he was also very helpless, because he could only be beaten by the Vermillion Bird and Cloud Tiger… As for the Red Dragon, needless to say, the Red Dragon was the one in a million ruthless person who could pinpoint and break through the Iron Stomach.

But the comprehension of the Xuan Shui Zhi Pei greatly made up for the Black Tortoise's shortcomings.

He forcibly endowed his domain with "water element attributes", forcibly performing a different kind of "elementalization"!

And the originally cumbersome Iron Stomach was covered by the Xuan Shui Zhi Pei and was no longer heavy—

He could have both a solid defense and a flexible movement!

This was also why those Tier 4 transcendents seemed to have similar transcendent realms, but their actual combat power was vastly different… Some people's second domain could perfectly make up for the shortcomings of the previous domain, achieving a perfect effect where one plus one was greater than two!

"No destruction, no construction…"

"Cloud Tiger can break through, maybe I can too."

The Black Tortoise completed the arrangement of the temporary shelter, he eliminated distracting thoughts, and unified his mind.

He was very clear now.

There was only one path in front of him—

Advancement!

That red shadow was terrifying, and he couldn't afford to offend the guy who shot down the cloud ship.

Being trapped in the Ice Sea Ruins made it difficult to escape.

But if he could complete the advancement, then the situation would be different!

Putting aside everything else, at least he would be confident in saving his life in the face of that red shadow!

Just as the Black Tortoise closed his eyes, preparing to rest properly…

A hoarse voice sounded outside the mountain wall.

"You want to break through to become a title?"

This voice gave the Black Tortoise a big scare, his whole soul was almost shaken out of his body.

This place was extremely desolate, and he had arranged several layers of array patterns inside and out. In theory, he shouldn't be noticed.

The next moment.

A burly figure in black casually smashed the snow curtain covering the outside of the stone cave and slowly walked in… But he didn't forget to close the "door" after entering.

The Black Tortoise stared blankly at the tall figure in front of him.

A black shirt.

Two horns grew out of his forehead, half of one of them broken off.

His whole body was covered in knife wounds, and he was still bleeding…

"Great Deer Saint?"

The Black Tortoise's expression suddenly became tense.

Five years ago, the Storm Church had a total of six saints. Except for Saint Gadi, they were all titled.

And five years had passed, the saint seats had expanded to seven, and Saint Gadi had also successfully broken through.

However, even among the titled, there were strong and weak. The strength of this Great Deer Saint was not considered very strong… If they really had to rank the seats within the Storm Church, the Great Deer should be at the bottom.

Even so.

The Black Tortoise didn't have the slightest carelessness.

He had two layers of domains, his own strength was outstanding. Meeting this kind of bottom-tier saint, he wouldn't be completely unable to fight back…

What's more, he had just escaped from the pursuit of the red shadow.

Meeting the Great Deer Saint at this moment didn't scare him that much.

"…It's me."

The Great Deer Saint smiled. It was already very difficult for his huge body to squeeze into the stone cave. After saying a word to the Black Tortoise, he sat down with a bang, his hands pressed on his knees. For a moment, snow splashed in the narrow stone cave, mixed with a faint fishy smell.

A large amount of blood seeped out and quickly soaked the snow.

"You still dare to look for me?"

The Black Tortoise sneered. He could tell at a glance that the wounds on the Great Deer Saint's body were from the red shadow.

And he could also tell that the Great Deer Saint was seriously injured, at least more seriously than himself!

If the red shadow used forty to fifty percent of its strength to hit him, then it used at least ninety percent to hit the Great Deer Saint!

"What's there not to dare…"

The Great Deer Saint's expression remained unchanged, and he asked with a smile, "The transcendents brought by the church were all killed by him, and your Origin Tower's cloud ship also crashed, didn't it? Now, the only survivors from the Central Continent and Southern Continent are you and me, so why can't the previous accounts be considered settled?"

"…"

The Black Tortoise was silent for a while.

He originally hated the Storm Church.

But now he was relieved, and he was even a little grateful. If the cloud ship hadn't returned and he hadn't been backstabbed by the Cloud Tiger… then he would have already become a corpse.

Thinking about it carefully, the current situation was indeed very delicate.

The Storm Church and the Origin Tower's law enforcement teams had been completely destroyed.

It was unlikely that he could leave the ruins alive on his own.

If there was one more title…

It would be different.

The two powerhouses who met in the snow understood each other's thoughts at the moment their eyes met.

Live!

They both wanted to survive…

And to survive, they had to abandon their past grievances!

"I'm here to find you to join forces…" The Great Deer Saint said slowly, "If you don't want to join forces with me, I can leave now. But I can tell you that the hiding place you chose isn't clever, and these array patterns can't stop the exploration of 'those who have a mind'. Those guys from Guang Ming City came with sacred objects that can pry into transcendent auras. If I leave, others will find you soon."

"Guang Ming City brought sacred objects that can pry into transcendent auras?"

The Black Tortoise's pupils shrank, and he frowned, "How do you know about this?"

"When I was escaping for my life… I encountered them."

The Great Deer grinned and smiled, "The enforcers sent by Guang Ming City this time are very strong. The leader is Long Qi, the Seventh Elder of the Guang Ming Temple. You should also be clear that although the Ice Sea Ruins being explored this time have authority restrictions, each continent's advance team will bring 'authority objects' to ensure nothing goes wrong, right?"

The Black Tortoise was silent.

Because he knew that the Great Deer was right.

Such an important task, even if the God Seat couldn't come in person, couldn't let his subordinates suffer.

The Storm Church was like this, and so was the Origin Tower.

He and Cloud Tiger brought the Cloud Mirror. Fortunately, this authority object had always been kept by him!

"The authority object that Long Qi brought this time is the 'Blazing Eye'. In addition to providing combat amplification, it can also use source matter aura as a clue to carry out a certain degree of spying. It almost exposed me earlier."

The Great Deer Saint lowered his voice and said, "But their team also suffered losses. It seems that they encountered a certain attack when they entered the Ice Sea… I brushed past them from a distance and didn't stay too long."

"No need to say more… I know my situation."

The Black Tortoise narrowed his eyes: "So how do you want to join forces?"

The Great Deer Saint heard a satisfactory answer and nodded slowly: "Seeing your injuries, you should have encountered that guy too."

"Yes, I really didn't expect that there would really be transcendence in the Ice Sea Ruins…"

"But your injuries aren't serious."

The Great Deer said word by word: "You are trying to advance to a title, I can protect you…"

"Protect me?"

The Black Tortoise heard a ridiculous joke: "Why should I trust you?"

Not to mention that this was the Ice Sea Ruins.

Even if this was the Origin Tower.

He wouldn't dare to let the Great Deer Saint be in the same room with him when he was breaking through to a title!

Just a moment ago, the Storm Church had secretly plotted against the Origin Tower!

"You and I each unload our spiritual sea defenses and allow the other to reside a wisp of spirit, to ensure that this process doesn't have any accidents." The Great Deer Saint proposed a very fair plan: "If anyone has ulterior motives, then with just a thought, they can shatter the other's spiritual sea…"

The Black Tortoise fell into thought, hesitating.

This method sounded crazy.

But in fact, it was not impossible.

As long as he resided in the Great Deer Saint's spiritual sea, he would have no fear of accidents. No matter how the Great Deer preemptively attacked him, his wisp of spirit would be enough to stir the other's mind into a mess.

"If I wanted to kill you, why would I politely push the door and come in?"

The Great Deer Saint asked with a smile: "I would just kill my way in, or I would send your coordinates to Guang Ming City… what would you do?"

"…"

The Black Tortoise's face was gloomy, and he didn't answer.

"I'm seriously injured and need time to recover."

The Great Deer Saint continued: "I'll use the time you break through to recover… We can take care of each other, this is considered the first step of cooperation."

The Black Tortoise's face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "What about after that?"

"After that, we need to intercept a flying vehicle to leave the Ice Sea Ruins."

The Great Deer Saint narrowed his eyes and said, "There are no titles in the advance teams sent by the Eastern Continent and Northern Continent this time… We can try to loot their source energy艇."

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