The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 253 If you can't kill me, you will!

In a vast canyon, entirely constructed of ice and snow, a biting wind sweeps through the entire canyon, scattering the drifting snowflakes.

Within the canyon, there are huge 'snow mounds' scattered randomly, as if frozen, and apart from the howling wind, there is only deathly silence.

"Wow~~~"

Ripples spread through the space, carrying strange spatial fluctuations.

A handsome young man dressed in a golden robe appeared in the snow-covered canyon, and the moment he appeared, the entire canyon seemed to awaken instantly.

Huge snowdrifts swayed, and some of them stood up, causing large amounts of ice and snow to fall, revealing hideous demons.

"Hmm? These are ice demons?" Lei Zhan stood in the air, his divine sense sweeping over them.

Now that his strength has greatly increased, and this is his first time venturing into the Demon-Subduing Palace at the level of Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals, the difficulty is generally not too high, so Lei Zhan doesn't care.

"It spans hundreds of millions of miles, roughly the size of an ordinary great world in the Three Realms."

A large amount of information was collected, and Lei Zhan's gaze fell on the area below. "There are also these ice demons. There are more than 10,000 of them, and each of them has an aura comparable to that of an ancestral god or ancestral immortal."

Below, large chunks of snow fell, revealing ice demons with ice-blue skin, enormous wings resembling fascia, and claws that shimmered with an icy blue light.

These ice demons were vastly different from those Lei Zhan had encountered before, and their auras had increased dozens of times.

"They're humans!"

"How dare you trespass into our Ice Demon Canyon!"

"Damn it!"

"kill!"

As soon as Lei Zhan appeared, the aura emanating from his body immediately alarmed the surrounding ice demons, who then swept him with their divine senses.

This was like stirring up a hornet's nest, causing the ice demons to charge forward.

Lei Zhan swept his gaze around and saw that the spacetime power was surging all around, and the spacetime within a radius of millions of miles was collapsing layer by layer.

It was as if a perfect mirror had been shattered by an invisible hand, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading out, revealing a completely annihilated void.

A massive amount of spacetime turbulence overflowed from the void rift, easily annihilating all the ice demons that rushed towards them.

"This……"

"What? The power of spacetime?"

"So powerful? He annihilated a large number of people simply by manipulating the power of heaven and earth?"

The ice demons were terrified. The enemy could completely annihilate them with just a thought. How could they fight like this?

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan looked at everything below, even the fear on the faces of the ice demons was very clear. "The intelligence that these ice demons have developed is not low. The difference between the level of ancestral god and ancestral immortal and the level of true god and true immortal is really huge!"

Although Lei Zhan was calm, he became even more curious about the powerful being who created all of this.

These ice demons are clearly not living beings. They can reappear again and again, and continue for endless years. Even if there were billions of living beings, they probably wouldn't be enough to kill them.

"An illusion? Or perhaps one created using formations or treasures?" This thought flashed through Lei Zhan's mind, but he quickly stopped thinking about it.

"However, after all the avatars of my second primordial spirit merged into one, even just using the power of the Ancestral Immortal greatly enhanced the power I could draw upon the Dao. The difference is..."

Lei Zhan has now broken through to the level of Ancestral Immortal, with his eighteen clones fused into one. In terms of the quality of his magical power, he is almost comparable to a half-step Chaos Immortal. Even his simple manipulation of the power of spacetime is extremely powerful.

Even without controlling the ancestral fire and ancestral water to unleash the Yin-Yang Life and Death Wheel, the power of the Dao alone is enough to barely reach two or three tenths of the power of the Yin-Yang Life and Death Wheel!
Even if it's only 20-30%, it's enough to sweep away all the ice demons that have appeared so far.

Furthermore, simply manipulating the power of spacetime to unleash the Star Shattering Technique consumes very little of one's own energy. Because with a mere thought, that small amount of energy is completely replenished by absorbing the power of chaos.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan's gaze turned cold. "Die!"

In the brief moment that Lei Zhan manipulated the power of spacetime to annihilate them, a large number of ice demons were born again in the canyon below, densely packed and even more numerous than before.

"Rumble~~~"

The terrifying power of spacetime swept across the land, capable of annihilating large numbers of invading ice demons with a single sweep, its efficiency astonishing.

……

With each sweep, the waves of ice demons that appeared were easily wiped out.

Time passed by indefinitely, and even Lei Zhan lost count of how many times he had raided the area...

Finally, the entire world fell silent.

"All the ordinary ice demons have been completely wiped out."

The shattered spacetime returned to calm, and the entire Ice and Snow Canyon became silent. The ice demons, who exuded the aura of ancestral gods, completely disappeared without a trace.

Lei Zhan remained completely calm, but a silver-white spear suddenly appeared in his hand.

Because the Ice Demon Lord is about to appear.

Based on previous experience venturing into the Demon-Subduing Palace, the Demon Lord would typically appear after all the ordinary demons like the Ice Demons and Fire Demons were wiped out. "Buzz..."

A buzzing sound echoed in the space, followed by the sudden appearance of an aura.

Emerging from the depths of the canyon, its overwhelming aura startled Lei Zhan.

"Didn't Senior Brother say that this Ice Demon Lord is only slightly stronger than the Heart God General? But the aura he's exuding is probably no less than that of the Heart God General himself!" Lei Zhan gripped his spear tightly and secretly guessed.

"Wow~~~"

From the depths of the distant canyon, an ice demon, clad in dark blue ice armor, with scarlet eyes and a massive, imposing figure, flew out. He transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Lei Zhan, his speed alone comparable to the limits of the Heavenly Dao.

"This..." Lei Zhan looked at the Ice Demon Lord rapidly approaching from afar, his pupils contracted, and he was extremely wary.

"The Ice Demon Lord's strength... this is actually the difficulty of my first trial?"

What can rival the limits of the Heavenly Dao, whether it be flight speed, attack speed, or anything else, is generally only something that a World God can achieve.

Even ancestral gods and immortals rarely achieve this level of accomplishment.

In Lei Zhan's memory, this Ice Demon Lord was not known for his speed. He usually combined the Water Dao with other Daos.

"Intruder?" The Ice Demon Lord said coldly, "Kill me and you will gain 120,000 merit points, and you might even be able to barely get a 'Grade A' rating. Otherwise, you will only be killed by me!"

"Killed by you?" Lei Zhan frowned. This Ice Demon Lord, who was at the level of Ancestral God and Ancestral Immortal, was truly intelligent. He even knew about achievements and evaluations.

But he was killed...

Isn't the trial at the Demon Subduing Palace supposed to be completely safe? This isn't a trip to the Ice Demon Valley, so why would the Ice Demon Lord say something like that?

"Failure naturally comes at a price. Even if it's not actual death, the pain that befalls the soul and spirit... can be more terrifying than death itself if it reaches a certain level!"

The Ice Demon Lord walked towards Lei Zhan, surrounded by endless ice and snow, which quickly condensed in his hands into two curved blades that looked like they were forged from ice crystals.

"Pain acting on the soul and spirit?" Lei Zhan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

As long as it's not specifically targeted at him, this trial can continue; otherwise, he might as well just go and challenge the Ice Demon Valley directly.

Although there is a risk of death in Ice Demon Valley, Lei Zhan is not too worried.

Moreover, venturing into the Ice Demon Valley carries risks that are proportional to the rewards.

The merits gained from slaying the ice demons and fire demons in Ice Demon Valley are considerable!
"Die!" The Ice Demon Lord continued walking towards Lei Zhan, his entire body exuding overwhelming ferocity. He held two ice crystal scimitars that resembled crescent moons in his hands, like a high and mighty demon god.

"Kill!" Lei Zhan's eyes were filled with soaring fighting spirit, and he was already on high alert.

Around him were beads, long shuttles, and more than ten chaotic treasures radiating powerful auras, floating in the air.

This inner world is connected to a Dao Lord of Life and Death, so Lei Zhan would naturally not underestimate anyone who could come up with such a grand scheme.

Therefore, in addition to bringing the Chaos Supreme Treasure 'Flying Trench Divine Wooden Boat', they also brought the two sets of Chaos Treasures obtained from the Azure Wave Ancestor Immortal.

Even though these two magical artifacts are not perfectly suited to the Yin-Yang Life and Death Wheel Secret Technique, they can still greatly enhance one's strength.

"It's a pity that the Qingyang Ancestral Immortal is still in seclusion. Otherwise, if I could pay some price and use these two sets of my magic treasures to exchange for the divine sword in his hand that is of the same origin as water and fire, I could directly enhance the power of my Yin-Yang Life and Death Wheel Secret Technique by a large margin!" This thought flashed through Lei Zhan's mind, and then it was completely extinguished.

Trading magical treasures with Qingyang Ancestral Immortal was something that had been agreed upon long ago.

But three hundred years ago, the Qingyang Ancestral Immortal suddenly had an enlightenment and went into seclusion, and has not emerged since.

“However, even so, my Yin-Yang Life and Death Wheel is still a powerful killing move. I am only at the level of an Ancestral Immortal now, so it is impossible for me to engage in close combat with this Ice Demon Lord.” Lei Zhan thought to himself.

"BOOM!"

In an instant, the magical treasures surrounding Lei Zhan flew up, followed by a mighty surge of golden solar flames and yin mysterious water gushing out from Lei Zhan's body.

It immediately merged with the two sets of chaotic magic treasures, transforming into a huge water and fire wheel.

"Hmm? A secret technique that combines ancestral water and ancestral fire? No, there's also time, space... and even many 'Dao' elements mixed in."

"But all these 'Dao's' are combined in an orderly manner, and their power is comparable to a trace of Chaos Divine Water and Chaos Divine Fire!"

The Ice Demon Lord paused in his tracks.

Upon entering the realm of water and fire, his speed visibly decreased significantly. The ubiquitous golden flames of the sun and the vast, surging dark waters of the moon constantly collided and clashed with each other.

Even the spacetime power contained within it was sometimes extremely fast and sometimes extremely slow, and the surrounding time flow and space were constantly changing, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"Thousand Realms!" Lei Zhan pointed a finger at the Ice Demon Lord, whose speed had suddenly dropped as if he were stuck in a quagmire.

“Hua La La~~~~”

The space-time around the Ice Demon Lord instantly shattered inch by inch, as if a thousand worlds were blooming, incomparably beautiful and terrifying.

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(End of this chapter)