Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 244 Dawn
Ji Fuyou's words came to an abrupt halt, which naturally attracted the attention of Yang Kaitai, Liu Yiren, and others.

As Liu Yiren also used her "eyes of the soul" to "look" in the direction Ji Fuyou was facing, she couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise in her eyes.

"That is……"

"You can search high and low without finding it, but it comes to you effortlessly."

Ji Fuyou smiled.

The two men's words quickly led the others to guess what was going on.

"Could it be that……"

"Have you found the Yeti?"

Xiao Hanxue and Fang Qiyun asked at the same time.

"Correct."

Liu Yiren nodded.

"The Snowman of the Snowfield is extremely strong in close combat. Unless you can maintain an absolute advantage over him in all aspects, it is very difficult to fight him head-on. However, he is afraid of the bright sunlight that covers the White Day Forest and dares not advance too much. Therefore, the correct way to fight him is to use sword control to shoot him down."

Ji Fuyou glanced at Yang Kaitai.

He had already switched to a flying sword forged from shimmering silver, but...

"Theoretically, the easiest way to kill the Snowman is to fight and retreat, using kite tactics. However, this monster has amazing protective strength, and ordinary methods of controlling flying swords may not be enough to defeat it. Therefore, when you encounter this kind of monster in the future, just keep an eye on it and don't let it out of your sight until I arrive. There is no need to fight it head-on."

Ji Fuyou Road.

Several people nodded.

"To give you a direct understanding of the Snowman's power, this time, I will confront this monster head-on."

As Ji Fuyou spoke, he began to take steps.

At the same time, a deflection field emerged on his body surface.

The Dragon's Will and the Overlord's True Form are activated simultaneously.

His speed also began to increase.

When he got close enough to the Snowman, the Snowman sensed something and peered through the mist, probing him directly.

At this moment, Ji Fuyou unleashed the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique. In his fully disintegrated state, his explosive power suddenly surged to a new peak.

Its already incredibly fast speed suddenly increased even further, carrying the overwhelming power of a conqueror, and it fiercely attacked the Snowman of the Snowfield.

With each final stomp, all the strength in his body was drawn into the Cold Moon Heavy Sword in his hand.

The moment the 1.6-meter-long Cold Moon Heavy Sword was thrust out, it carried innate armor-piercing sword energy, directly piercing the air. A visible white wave of energy exploded at the sword's edge, impacting the sword body in circles and creating two more white rings of energy.

Faced with this thunderous sword strike, the Snowman of the Snowfield reacted with remarkable speed.

He precisely channeled a force far beyond the limits of ordinary people's imagination, forming a vortex force field in front of him.

The vortex force field trembled violently when it collided with Ji Fuyou's thunderous sword strike.

The vortex and the innate armor-piercing sword energy on the Cold Moon Heavy Sword rubbed together fiercely, creating a violent shockwave visible to the naked eye.

The shockwaves and sword energy scattered and burst onto the ground, tearing visible sword marks into the earth.

Some of the tree branches closest to the impact were directly torn off and shattered by the shockwave and sword energy.

Such a stunning sword strike, and the result...

It was actually intercepted by the Snowman of the Snow Region through his unparalleled mastery of force.

This scene moved Yang Kaitai, Fang Qiyun, Xiao Hanxue, and Liu Yiren simultaneously.

"So strong!"

"This monster..."

"The captain was already extremely powerful. That full-force sword strike would have likely killed the Fengwo guard instantly. Yet... it was actually taken head-on by the Snowman? This monster... is actually this powerful!"

Now the group finally understood why Ji Fuyou had told them not to fight the monster after they encountered it.

Some unsuspecting people mistake this monster for a furry orc variant, and are killed by it in an instant.

Even master-level martial artists are not immune to being caught off guard.

Fortunately, this monster is not fast.

Otherwise, even if they find this monster, the only outcome will be death.

"Roar!"

Although the Snowman blocked Ji Fuyou's all-out sword strike, the shattered sword energy and the explosive shockwave tore through the ground and shattered branches and leaves, while also cutting wounds into his body.

To be precise, gaps were torn in his disguise, exposing his ice-and-snow-forged body directly to the dazzling sunlight of the daytime forest.

Under this bright sunlight, even though Ji Fuyou's sword energy did not harm the Snowman himself, the exposed areas of him still melted as if they had been splashed with strong acid.

The omnipresent light caused the snowman to let out a shrill scream, and it dared not fight Ji Fuyou any longer, turning around and running away.

"Can you escape?"

Ji Fuyou raised his hand.

Infuse with sword intent.

The Wuji Sword, carrying innate armor-piercing sword energy, was launched in an instant.

Compared to his first battle against the snowmen, Ji Fuyou's spiritual level has increased significantly this time.

Both the increased spiritual level he possessed and the treasured garment he obtained from the two-headed giant significantly enhanced the power of the Limitless Sword he unleashed.

As the Wuji Sword shot out, he also rapidly closed in, but this time, he no longer used the Innate Armor-Piercing Sword Qi, but the Crescent Moon Blade Qi.

Despite the Snowman's surging power under the attack of the Wuji Sword, a wound was still inevitably inflicted on his body.

As he paused slightly, Ji Fuyou followed closely behind, and the force of the Crescent Moon Blade Qi clashed with the power unleashed by the Snowman of the Snow Region. Although the Cold Moon Sword was inevitably dulled again, the shattered Crescent Moon Blade Qi had already struck his body.

"Bang bang bang!"

The snowman had four or five wounds torn into its body.

Under the bright sunlight, these wounds went from minor to serious, with snowmelt constantly melting and flowing out of them.

The snowman roared, unleashing its power, and a chilling aura spread throughout its body.

If this chill were directed at an ordinary martial artist, it would likely erode their blood and qi, making their movements slow and stiff. But against Ji Fuyou, who possessed the true form of a hegemon…

Completely fearless.

As the snowman sustained more and more wounds, large amounts of snowmelt seeped out along the wounds, and he eventually could no longer continue.

After Ji Fuyou seized an opportunity, he struck with his heavy sword, instantly shattering Ji Fuyou's head and scattering countless ice blocks and snowmelt. Amidst this ice and snowmelt, a dazzling purple light shone brilliantly.

Ji Fuyou suddenly reached out and quickly grabbed the purple light in his hand.

It was a purple physique source crystal.

"very good."

As expected.

The Snowman of the Snowfield is so powerful that the Source Crystal nurtured within its body is naturally extraordinary.

However, when he received the purple source crystal, his gaze immediately fell on something else.

It's the same one...

gem!?
"An emerald?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

He held this gem, which was clearly different from the source crystal, and could vaguely sense that it was quite magical, but he couldn't quite grasp its specific function.

"team leader."

The four quickly surrounded them.

They stared at the snowman, still in shock.

"Now you know how terrifying the unknown hidden in the fog can be, don't you?"

Ji Fuyou smiled.

Several people deeply believed it.

Yang Kaitai said, "This monster may look unremarkable, but if we encounter it suddenly and without warning, all of us could be in mortal danger."

He added, "This is only because the monsters are restrained by the 'sunlight' in the Daylight Forest and dare not go all out; otherwise... even if they were on high alert, they would have had a hard time escaping."

Seeing that the others were taking it seriously, Ji Fuyou nodded.

"Captain, do you have a purple-grade Physique Source Crystal?"

Xiao Hanxue looked on with curiosity.

"Ah."

Ji Fuyou took out the Source Crystal.

"Wow, it's so beautiful! This captivating purple is so noble and mysterious..."

Xiao Hanxue's eyes seemed to be gleaming.

"Little Snow!"

Liu Yiren rebuked her with a stern tone.

"It's alright. I know Xiaoxue's personality. She can say whatever comes to mind."

Ji Fuyou smiled and said, "In the future, you will also have the opportunity to obtain the Purple Physique Source Crystal. And that day will not be long, as soon as a few months or as long as a year."

Xiao Hanxue nodded quickly: "I believe in the captain."

Ji Fuyou immediately took out the emerald: "Look, does anyone recognize what this is?"

Several people immediately crowded around and looked them over.

They even took it in their hands and carefully sensed it.

result……

They all shook their heads, unable to recognize him.

Seeing this, Ji Fuyou did not force the issue.

I'll send a message to Gu Qing later and ask if he knows this top spiritual master of the Federation.

He seemed to know a lot about these strange and unusual things.

"Alright, wait a moment while I refine the source crystal. After that, we'll wander around the Daylight Forest before heading back."

Ji Fuyou Road.

Having just obtained a purple physique source crystal, the captain's desire to stay a while longer didn't surprise the others.

Soon, the four people took over Ji Fuyou's protection, while Ji Fuyou easily refined the Body Source Crystal.

After refining the source crystal, his physique increased to 38.6.

It increased by 1.2%.

Judging from the surface data alone, he has now surpassed Prince Lin Lun of the Black Gold Empire.

Of course, he is making progress, and so is Prince Linlun.

No one knows how much his strength has improved.

However, backed by the Black Gold Empire's royal family, he has been pushed to the brink of advancing to Martial Saint over this period of time...

Even if he were to advance to the Martial Saint realm, he wouldn't find it strange.

"Alright, continue the search. We'll split into two groups. Again, let me know as soon as you have any news."

Ji Fuyou Road.

Yang Kaitai and the others nodded.

They had originally planned to stay in the Daylight Forest for ten days, and they were simply proceeding according to the original plan.

……

In the following days, Ji Fuyou spent his time searching for the Snowman in the Daylight Forest while keeping an eye on the messages in the Heavenly Horn.

Despite the Federation's swift action, as many as 23 members of the Heavenly Ranking still disappeared within a week of the Heavenly Horn.

The Federation lodged a strong protest with the Black Gold Empire and the Griffin Republic, and publicly condemned them.

They even mobilized manpower to destroy dozens of strongholds of the Black Gold Empire and the Griffin Republic, and captured and executed hundreds of spies.

After a week, all the members of the Heavenly Ranking were finally able to gather, and everyone fled to the headquarters of the Heavenly City Spiritual Ability Association.

Upon arriving here, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

The crisis targeting those on the Heavenly Ranking seemed to have passed.

Dawn is approaching.

(End of this chapter)