The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1409

Chapter 1409: Chapter 1405: Ten Extremes Ice Array Chapter 1409: Chapter 1405: Ten Extremes Ice Array Time flew by, and before long, seven or eight days had passed.

Just as Shen Luo was growing a bit impatient, Ao Hong finally sent word that the Array was ready.

Under Ao Hong's guidance, Shen Luo made his way to the depths of the Dragon Palace, to a secluded palace. Entering through a secret cave entrance, they followed stone steps downward to a seabed cave deep beneath the Eastern Sea.

The moment Shen Luo stepped into the cave, he was assaulted by waves of cold breath from all directions, which made even him shiver subconsciously.

The cave had many branching paths, resembling an undersea maze. Had it not been for Ao Hong leading the way, Shen Luo would have feared getting lost.

After what felt like a quarter of an hour, the two reached the bottom of the cave, where an ice cave of immense size lay, nearly as large as half the Dragon Palace.

The ice cave's edges were lined with rhomboidal ice cones protruding from the ground and walls, their deep blue bodies emitting a faint gloss and sinister cold.

Amidst the glow of countless pale lights, the entire ice cave did not seem dark but rather was filled with a mysterious aura.

Following Ao Hong's lead, Shen Luo arrived at the heart of the cave and saw a massive crystal ice bed in front of him.

The shape of the ice bed was irregular, fashioned by hand into a concave shape lower in the middle and higher around the edges, where five towering platforms rose, likely the locations of the array pivots.

As they drew nearer, Shen Luo saw several figures waiting, seemingly for him.

“Friend Shen, let me introduce you. This is…” Upon seeing Shen Luo, Ao Guang approached to introduce the others.

Shen Luo followed suit, greeting each person in turn.

One of them was tall and broad, with a stern face and sharply defined features, as if chiseled by an axe. His eyes were slightly elongated, conveying an inherent sense of superiority. He was the West Sea Dragon King Ao Run.

Beside him stood another figure of similar stature, with a long purple beard, wide mouth, and broad ears, clad in a purple robe, emanating warmth and friendliness. He was the South Sea Dragon King Ao Qin.

Another man stood taller than the previous two, slimmer, with white strands of hair cascading from his temples. His demeanor was indifferent, not meeting Shen Luo's gaze. He was the Northern Sea Dragon King Ao Shun.

Beyond these three, there was a beautiful woman in a water-blue long dress, simply introduced as Ao Yu, and by deduction, likely also of the Dragon Clan.

Additionally, there was one who stood behind them all, which Shen Luo glanced at and recognized as not unfamiliar – it was Ao Zhong, also a Crown Prince of the Dragon.

After some pleasantries, Ao Guang brought out the sharkskin scroll, unrolled it for everyone to see.

On closer inspection, Shen Luo noticed that the patterns drawn on it matched the white jade ice bed before them, except that it was adorned with many charm patterns unseen on the ice bed itself.

Beyond the jade bed, the scroll also marked numerous dense array pillars scattered around.

“This is the Ten Extremes Ice Array, a secret passed down from ancient times in the East Sea Dragon Palace. It has not been activated for a long time. I found this scroll by chance, which details how to initiate and operate the Array,” Ao Guang explained to everyone.

“Big brother, just tell us what to do; we will fully cooperate,” Ao Qin immediately spoke up.

The others echoed in agreement.

Ao Guang nodded, then started instructing everyone on how to position themselves, how to chant the incantations, and how to complete the casting.

Upon hearing this, everyone furrowed their brows.

“Big Brother, entrusting the most crucial position to this member of the Human Race may be inappropriate,” the West Sea Dragon King was the first to express his doubts.

“Friend Shen, please don't mind my youngest brother's words; he's just worried that your cultivation level isn't deep enough and that there may be accidents,” the South Sea Dragon King came out to smooth things over with a smile.

“I don't mind at all. If any of you would like to take charge of the key Array pivot, I would be more than happy,” Shen Luo replied with a smile.

“You've all misjudged this Friend Shen. Although he is an early-stage True Immortal, the skills he cultivates are exquisite, and in terms of mana robustness, he's not one bit inferior to those at the middle stage of True Immortals. Moreover, his proficiency in ice cold techniques is extremely strong, surpassing all of you by far. He can move freely even in the deepest part of Zhurong Basin and is most suited to guard this place,” East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang stated.

Ao Run and the others were taken aback upon hearing this and their gazes towards Shen Luo underwent some changes.

“Uncle Ao Guang speaks so highly, could it be that Friend Shen has recently visited Zhurong Basin? As I know, just a few days ago, flames erupted from the basin to the sky. Do you know of this, Brother Shen?” Ao Yu, who had been very silent, suddenly asked.

“Several days ago, I indeed went to Zhurong Basin, merely looking for some fire-attributed Spiritual Materials. As for the eruption of firelight within the basin, I naturally noticed it as well, but that was due to an underground volcano eruption. I almost got hurt by it myself. Fortunately, my proficiency in cold-attributed divine powers saved me and I managed to escape,” Shen Luo said with a chill in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged.

Ao Yu nodded slightly, but his eyes flickered, clearly not fully believing Shen Luo's words.

The others had also heard about the incident at Zhurong Basin and looked at Shen Luo curiously.

“Now that no one has any objections, let's not delay any further and get started right away,” Ao Guang spoke up at this moment.

After Ao Run and the others shifted their gazes away, they all nodded in agreement.

Then, Shen Luo and the other four leapt up and landed atop the five Array Pillars, while Ao Guang himself flew down and seated himself cross-legged in the center of the indented ice bed.

Ao Hong and Ao Zhong exchanged glances, then stood on either side of the ice bed, acting as Protectors for the Dragon King.

Standing on that key Array Pillar, Shen Luo looked around and finally realized that the dense array of dots scattered across the battle formation map actually corresponded to the protruding diamond-shaped Ice Crystals on the ground and walls.

According to the map, there should be nine hundred and ninety-nine such ice crystal pillars, each containing the cold qi from the Earth Veins, which was the source of icy qi for the entire Great Formation.

However, he hadn't paid much attention earlier. Now, upon closer inspection, Shen Luo noticed that many of these ice crystal pillars had just been repaired, with obvious traces of the repairs left on them.

“Friend Shen, let's begin,” Ao Guang said.

Shen Luo nodded, took a deep breath, and immediately activated his Indigo Ocean Divine Technique.

In his palm burst forth a dazzling blue light, sweeping around like countless waves, and the extreme cold carried by the blue light condensed into a layer of white mist that instantly dropped the temperature to its limits.

As the icy qi spread, the Array Pillar beneath him lit up with blue light, and the dense charm patterns, which hadn't been very visible, started to appear on the ice pillar, spreading thickly towards the center of the Great Formation.

Following that, the South Sea Dragon King Ao Qin took out a silver triangular flag, waved it through the air, infusing it with mana, and the flag instantly fluttered in the wind, spreading snowflakes and Ice Crystals.

With another wave of his hand, the snowflakes wrapped in cold air lit up the ice pillar beneath him.

The West Sea Dragon King Ao Run held a White Jade Ruyi board, pointed upwards slightly with it, and a rolling Cold Stream gushed from the board, reaching the ice pillar below, and ignited it with blue light.

Ao Yu was even more straightforward; he drew out a silver incense case, and upon opening it, a faint scent spread followed by surges of cold qi that erupted like a tide.

The Northern Sea Dragon King Ao Shun breathed out a perfectly round blue pearl, which hovered in front of him, and as he lifted his hand to pass mana into it, the pearl's icy qi condensed into a column as thick as a child's arm, dropping directly onto the ice pillar below.

The five of them illuminated the Array Pillars beneath them, and the entire Ten Extremes Ice Array started functioning.

Streams of icy qi mixed within the white mist, converging from all around towards the ice bed in the center, transforming the central area into a realm as if it were an Immortal land.