Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 168 Tianshan
As the last ray of starlight and the primordial energy of Xuanhuang converged, a delicate balance emerged atop Kunlun Mountain.

The light from Soraka's Star Staff gradually faded, and the seven emperors opposite her also withdrew their oppressive aura, as the trembling mountain phantoms slowly sank into the earth's veins.

“Kunlun truly deserves to be called the ancestor of all mountains.” Soraka nodded slightly.

The Kunlun Demon Lord, Xuewei, swayed slightly, the sharp glint in her eyes softening slightly: "You alone wield the power of a galaxy, yet you manage to hold your own against the combined might of Kunlun." Her voice held a touch of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing admiration and reflection), "We have lay low for too long, unaware that such a powerful figure had emerged in the world."

Soraka smiled but did not answer, only gazing at the distant, mist-shrouded mountains.

This subtle reaction prompted the emperors to exchange meaningful glances.

After a moment of silence, the Kunlun Demon Lord retracted his nine tails and stepped aside to make way: "Since you are interested in Kunlun, you are welcome to explore on your own."

The Kunlun Demon Lord and his group no longer blocked Soraka, allowing her to roam freely in Kunlun.

If the other side had that kind of strength, they would have made their move long ago if they wanted to cause trouble in Kunlun.

Soraka gave a slight bow: "Thank you."

She lightly tapped her star staff and walked towards the depths of the mountains, stepping on the flowing starlight.

The Demon Lord watched Soraka's figure recede into the distance and murmured, "Such a being is best not to be an enemy."

She didn't finish her sentence, but the other emperors understood its meaning.

Then the figures of the seven emperors quietly disappeared.

Only the lingering starlight and primordial energy on the mountaintop proved that the earth-shattering confrontation just now was not an illusion.

The Kunlun Mountains have regained their former tranquility.
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After Soraka traveled around Kunlun, her silvery-white figure reappeared on the glaciers of the Tianshan Mountains.

This massive mountain range, spanning four countries, is similar in size to Kunlun, but it lacks that ancient majesty and has a more desolate and cold feel.

The snow in the Tianshan Mountains is different from the thick snow in the Kunlun Mountains; the snow here is lighter and shimmers with a crystal-clear blue light under the sun.

Soraka stepped onto the millennia-old glacier, the crisp sound of ice cracking echoing beneath her feet, leaving faint traces of starlight on the ice surface.

She looked up and saw the entire glacier like a polished mirror, reflecting the aurora borealis flowing in the sky.

"what?"

A faint clicking sound caught her attention.

From the glacier crevice, several palm-sized Heavenly Ice Spirits timidly peeked out.

They are completely transparent, with pale blue light veins flowing through their bodies, and they look like miniature versions of ice and snow elves.

These fragile little lives, which should have been wary of strangers, were instead drawn to the gentle starlight emanating from Soraka.

A bold ice spirit was the first to float over, its transparent wings refracting a rainbow of light under the starlight.

Soraka smiled and extended her finger, and the little thing gently landed on her fingertip, making a clear, chiming sound like a wind chime.

Soon, more and more ice spirits gathered from all parts of the glacier, some flying around her, some landing on her silver hair...

“You guys are much cuter than those guys from Kunlun,” Soraka chuckled softly, a few tiny stars coalescing at her fingertips.

The ice spirits immediately began to swirl joyfully around these miniature stars, refracting the starlight into dreamlike bands of light.

On this tranquil glacier, the children of the stars sat on the ground, letting the ice spirits frolic around them.

At dawn on the third day in the Tianshan Mountains, Soraka was collecting starlight condensation in a glacial crevice.

She came to a smooth ice wall.

As the morning light slanted in, a slender human figure could be vaguely seen inside the ice wall.

Gently wipe away the frost and snow that have accumulated on the surface of the ice wall over the years.

A sleeping girl emerged from behind the glistening ice.

Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded like mist amidst the ice crystals, tiny ice beads clung to her eyelashes, and her pale lips made her appear extremely fragile. "Qin Yu'er?"

Upon seeing the other person, Soraka also remembered some things.

Qin Yu'er is Zu Xingyi's lover. Because of her powerful ice-type abilities, she was frozen in the Tianshan Mountains by the Holy City.

In the long history of magical awakening, there is a special kind of being known as the "born soul seed".

Even before their awakening, these gifted mages possessed a primordial and pure elemental seed within their bodies.

Their magical power grew at an unstoppable pace, and their affinity for the elements reached an astonishing level.

If they are properly guided, once they can fully control their power, they will become very powerful mages, at least top-tier ones, and even comparable to some emperors.

However, the Holy City classifies any power it cannot control as heresy, and they are filled with fear of any power beyond their control.

Such powerful magical talent was given the title of "victims" by them, implying that it would bring disaster.

Soraka lightly raised her left hand, and rays of starlight bloomed from her palm.

The light appeared gentle, yet it contained the immense power to dispel all laws.

The power that sealed Qin Yu'er began to rapidly dissolve and disintegrate under the starlight.

“Crack—”

A crack appeared on the crystal-clear ice wall, followed by countless fine cracks spreading out like a spider web.

The confinement imposed by the Holy City now groaned under its unbearable burden, crumbling one after another under the purification of starlight.

As the last seal dissipated, Soraka lightly tapped her fingertip, and a wisp of warm starlight flowed into Qin Yu'er's heart.

The girl's pale eyelashes suddenly trembled, and the ice crystals that had condensed on them fell off in a flurry.

She slowly opened her eyes, her icy blue pupils like the purest lake water in the Tianshan Mountains.

"I?"

Qin Yu'er's voice was as light as falling snow, carrying the confusion of someone who had fallen asleep.

She tried to move her stiff fingers, only to find her wrist being gently held by a pair of warm hands.

The sensation was so real that she realized she had truly woken up from a long nightmare.

As her gaze gradually focused, she saw the woman before her clearly—silver hair cascading down like a galaxy, eyes that seemed to contain the entire starry sky, and the starlight flowing around her illuminating the dim ice cave as if it were a dream.

Such an extraordinary being made Qin Yu'er feel as if she had met a god.

"Who are you.?"

She spoke weakly, her breath condensing into tiny ice crystals in the air.

Soraka smiled slightly: "I am a traveler passing through this place."

She gently helped Qin Yu'er up, and the starlight transformed into a warm halo that enveloped the girl's cold body.

The starlight seemed to come alive, seeping into Qin Yu'er's long-frozen meridians, awakening her dormant vitality. The woman's pale skin gradually regained its color, and her magic was fully restored.

Immediately afterwards, the Sky-Scar Ice Spirits who had come with Soraka also happily poured in.

The pure ice-attribute magic within Qin Yu'er's body also has a natural attraction for these little elves.

They would sometimes lightly touch the girl's hair, and sometimes perch on her shoulder, emitting pleasant trembling sounds.

"thank you"

Qin Yu'er looked up at Soraka, "How should I address my benefactor?"

(End of this chapter)