Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 41: Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array

The Ice Forest, crystal-clear as crystals, made Shi Feng and Zhang Hu seem like the kings of this forest. As they passed, the gleaming ice hastily and fearfully made way to both sides.

Shi Feng walked with his hands clasped behind his back like an emperor patrolling his streets, and Zhang Hu, carrying his double-handed great sword on his shoulder, followed half a step behind Shi Feng like a personal guard.

"Roar! Roar!" The crowded ice monsters on both sides, though not daring to come close, constantly roared angrily at the two men in the middle as if the citizens were expressing their dissatisfaction and outrage toward their emperor.

Zhang Hu, carrying his double-handed great sword, stood tall and proud, truly like a competent guard, his gaze sweeping around to prevent these ice monsters from suddenly "rebelling."

At that moment, Shi Feng spoke to Zhang Hu, "Don’t underestimate them. If it weren’t for the fact that this array had existed for too long and most of its power had already dissipated, these creatures would all be at the Martial King Realm at their weakest. If this array had just been set up, even Martial Emperor powerhouses entering would perish."

Martial Emperor powerhouses would perish? The weakest are at the Martial King Realm?

Hearing Shi Feng’s words, Zhang Hu couldn’t help but swallow nervously. An array that could make Martial Emperor powerhouses perish—what kind of concept was that? To Zhang Hu, a Martial Artist from the Yunlai Empire, Martial Emperors were mythical figures, invincible beings.

Not just Martial Emperor powerhouses, even Martial King powerhouses in the Yunlai Empire were kings in their own right. This meant that any grass or flower here, if possessing their former power, would now be top powerhouses in the Yunlai Empire, absolutely unrestrained.

After hearing Shi Feng’s words, Zhang Hu looked at those monsters differently, even shifting from his previous arrogance to vigilance, fearing that some plant still retained its past power and would suddenly rise up and annihilate him.

The two had not walked much farther when sudden noises of a fight came from behind. Shi Feng turned back and saw a group from the Purple Thunder Sect also entering this space.

However, while there were thirteen people seen in the Illusion Array ahead, only ten entered—Lei Bo, Lei Xiao, and Lei Yi, the three strongest Martial Artists, were still alive. Originally there were five young male and five young female disciples, but now only three men and four women remained.

The other three, presumably faced grim chances.

As soon as the ten people from the Purple Thunder Sect appeared, the ice monsters found a new target and surged towards them.

"Great! Two damned mongrels! Finally, Young Lord has caught sight of you!" Lei Xiao, beautiful features now contorting grotesquely, roared loudly. His Thunderbolt Sword sparking with thunder and lightning, he crazily slashed at the surging ice monsters, attempting to carve out a path to deal with Shi Feng and Zhang Hu.

Instantly, that area was illuminated with flashes of lightning and booming thunder, and the group from the Purple Thunder Sect fiercely wielded their thunder powers.

"Young Master Feng, what should we do?" Zhang Hu looked at Shi Feng, seeking his opinion.

"Leave that mad dog alone, we can’t beat him yet; going there would just get us bitten. We’ll deal with it later, let’s go!" After speaking, Shi Feng glanced disdainfully and dismissively at Lei Xiao, while Zhang Hu raised his middle finger, scornfully gesturing at Lei Xiao from a distance before maliciously turning his middle finger downward.

"Ah! You two bastards, don’t go! Be men and face Young Lord, Ah! Ah! Ah! I want you to wish you were dead!" Lei Xiao roared maniacally.

"This child’s temperament is too poor, and he cannot handle setbacks. Even if his talents are outstanding and he possesses a Divine Body, his future achievements will be very limited," Shi Feng said as he walked alongside Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu nodded thoughtfully. When he came back to his senses, he realized that he had already walked out of Ice Forest. The Titan-like Tianmu Ice Soul Peak was only about ten meters away. Looking back, he saw that both the Ice Forest and the people from Purple Thunder Sect had vanished, leaving only a vast expanse of white ice.

"Ha ha, we made it out, we finally made it out! We’ve finally walked out of that ghostly forest," Zhang Hu exclaimed with laughter, raising his sword. He looked up at Tianmu Ice Soul Peak, his gaze moving upward, but he could not see the summit at all. He truly had no idea how tall this ice mountain was.

Despite that, the energy of Pure Yang Soil was still present in their bodies. Being so close to the ice peak, both of them still felt the warmth on their bodies.

"Young Master Feng, shall we start climbing the mountain?" Zhang Hu asked, unwittingly seeking Shi Feng’s opinion on everything.

"Ah..."

Just then, Shi Feng sighed, a look of helplessness crossing his face. "I originally thought that after so many years, any array or prohibition in this space would have weakened. But unexpectedly, at this final layer, they laid down the Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array. Now, I’m afraid we’ll return empty-handed, losing a piece of Pure Yang Soil for nothing."

Shi Feng was truly unwilling, but he was helpless.

"Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array? What is that? Is it very powerful?" Zhang Hu asked, his face full of confusion as he looked at Shi Feng.

"Hmph." Shi Feng snorted with a wry smile. "Powerful? It’s one of the most powerful killing arrays on the Tianheng Continent. Even Martial Emperor Powerhouses could be obliterated in an instant if they are not careful."

"Martial Emperor Powerhouses can be obliterated!" Zhang Hu’s eyes widened in shock as he gasped. His feet moved quickly backward three steps as he feared even the slightest leak of energy from the array ahead could kill him if he even came close.

"Young Master Feng, didn’t you say that these arrays have been here for I don’t know how many years? They shouldn’t be that powerful now, right?" Zhang Hu asked.

"On the contrary!" Shi Feng shook his head, his expression becoming extremely solemn. "I thought the same because the two arrays we encountered earlier had mostly lost their power, not even one ten-thousandth of their original. But the Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array ahead is still intact and its power is even gradually increasing because it’s constantly absorbing the icy energy of Tianmu Ice Soul Peak."

"Ah?" Zhang Hu opened his mouth wide in astonishment. Inadvertently, he looked down and noticed for the first time dense ancient runes on the ice surface just a meter in front of him, convoluted so much that he could not recognize a single one.

And the dense ancient runes on the ice surface in front of his feet, surrounding the Tianmu Ice Soul Peak, stretched endlessly on both sides. It seemed that the entire peak was enveloped by the Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array, making it futile to go around to other areas.

"Young Master Feng, do we really have to go back now?" Zhang Hu was also unwilling. Although he had not encountered any major obstacles following Shi Feng, treasure seemed so close. It was only a few steps away from the mountain, and even a light jump could lead them onto the ice mountain.

"Let’s go." Shi Feng gently shook his head. Although he was reluctant, climbing was hopeless, and he didn’t want to make futile efforts any longer. He turned around, ready to head back the way they came.

But just as Shi Feng turned around, the storage ring on his hand suddenly trembled slightly. "Hmm? What’s going on?" The Bloodthirsty Long Sword suddenly appeared in Shi Feng’s hand as he flipped his right hand, and the held Bloodthirsty sword was now trembling slightly.

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