Chapter 53: Sacred Law of Ice and Fire

"Get off! We are walking from here on out!" Everyone stopped when they heard Captain Gunnar's voice.

"Let's go!" Kristine stared at her subordinates before jumping out of the carriage.

Anne and the other members of her squad quickly followed her.

With the recent battle against the Snake Gang, everyone was less worried about this operation.

Under the lead of Gunnar and the two squad leaders, the group headed to the former headquarters of the Snake Gang and hid in the dark corners to wait for their target.

At this moment, Kristine was hiding behind the broken wall with her hands resting on the hilt of her sword. Her eyes looked sharp as she patiently waited for the target.

Soon, over an hour passed by, and the people hidden in the shadows finally heard a series of footsteps coming in their direction. Everyone tensed up and held the handle of their weapons, prepared to take action once they got a clearer look at the target.

"What happened here?!"

"Go and check the situation!"

"Yes, sir!"

Through a small gap in the broken wall, Kristine saw a group of people wearing a hooded cloak rushing over to the collapsed building. From the way they dressed, she could immediately tell that they wanted to hide their identities.

She narrowed her eyes and waited for Gunnar's signal with bated breath.

After more than half a minute, a loud shout echoed.

"Capture them!"

Hearing this, everyone who was hiding in the shadows lunged at the enemies, catching them off guard with the sudden attack.

"Enemies! Retreat! Retreat! We are outnumbered!" One of the cloaked men shouted.

Meanwhile, Kristine had already locked her eyes on the nearest enemy. With a quick leap, she slashed down her sword.

"Hm!?"

To her surprise, the enemy managed to parry her sword and she was even pushed back a couple of steps.

"A young woman at the Foundation Establishment realm? Who are you?" The person shouted while glaring at her.

Suddenly, Anne and two more warriors attacked the man, forcing him into a passive position. This also gave Kristine some time to prepare for another attack.

She drew a pattern in the air and executed a powerful technique. The force of her attack caused the ground beneath her feet to crumble.

The man hurriedly evaded to the side to avoid the fatal blow. However, he was still struck in the shoulder, sending him flying before crashing into the rubble.

"Tie him up!" Kristine instructed her subordinates before taking a look at the overall situation.

The cloaked men were being pushed back and most of them had already been subdued. Captain Gunnar also captured a middle-aged man who looked to be the leader of the group.

Soon, the dust settled and all the cloaked men had been captured.

"Captain, is he the target?" Kristine asked Gunnar while looking at the middle-aged man whose limbs were tied in chains.

"It should be him. He is the only Core Formation realm martial practitioner in the group." Gunnar replied.

Kristine didn't expect that the middle-aged man had such a high cultivation level. Luckily, Gunnar was more powerful so no accidents happened in the operation.

"Secure their chains and transport them to the carriage!" Gunnar instructed the group.

"Yes, sir!"

***

[Congratulations! Your subordinates have captured 'The Sender'! Rewards: 2500 Fate Points, and Lithinum Shield!]

Fredrinn who was in the middle of meditation was awoken by the sound of the system prompt. 'They completed their task faster than I expected.' He smiled after reading the words on the system prompt.

He immediately checked his fate points and he found out that he already had over 10000. He now had enough fate points to merge the True Sacred Flame Heavenly Tome and the Ice Revolution Divine Method!

[Do you want to use 10000 Fate Points to merge?]

[Yes] [No]

Fredrinn clicked [Yes].

- 10000 Fate Points

[Congratulations! You have successfully merged the two cultivation methods!]

[You have learned the Sacred Law of Ice and Fire!]

[Your fire and ice affinity will increase by 2 stars!]

Fredrinn Firecrown [Core Formation 2nd Layer] [Level 32]

Spirit Root: High-Grade

Sword Talent: ⭐️⭐️

Fire Affinity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ice Affinity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cultivation Method: Sacred Law of Ice and Fire

Skills: Seven Scorching Sword Style

Affiliation: Firecrown Household

Fate Rating: E

Fate Points: 950

Sacred Law of Ice and Fire [Apex]

- Mastering this cultivation method will increase the user's fire affinity and ice affinity. It will also change the user's constitution and create the Ice-Fire Paragon Body.

"Ice-Fire Paragon Body?" Fredrinn rubbed his chin thoughtfully. It sounded powerful, but he had no clue what changes it would bring to him.

He opened his inventory and took out the Lithinum Shield.

"Holy shit!" He exclaimed in shock. The shield was almost as tall as him and it was incredibly heavy. He estimated that one had to be at the 10th layer of the Foundation Establishment stage to lift this shield.

Lithinum Shield [Epic]

- Gives the user the Endurance attribute (????️). Can block the attacks of Nascent Soul martial practitioners.

(????️= 10% physical and magical resistance)

"Is the system planning to turn me into a meat shield?" He muttered with a bitter look.

It was too heavy to carry so he put the shield back in his inventory.

With the Lithinum Shield and the Crown of Eternal Glory, he would be an unstoppable force on the battlefield.

Fredrinn could already imagine himself leading the charge against their enemies, but he hurriedly quashed the idea. It was too risky.

He closed the system prompts and headed to his father's office. He wanted to study the next parts of the Seven Scorching Sword Style. He already mastered the first movement and with his cultivation, he could already learn four of the seven movements.

Along the way, he encountered some servants and disciples. He greeted them one by one regardless of their status.

"Good evening, my lord!"

"Good evening!"

"Greetings, my lord! Do you have any instructions?"

"Good evening! I'm good. Don't mind me."

Everyone was slowly getting used to his friendliness.

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Knock! Knock! Knock!

He knocked on the door, but no one responded to him. "Is he not here?" He muttered.

He turned the doorknob, but it was locked.

"I'll find him tomorrow." He decided to head to the library to look for an ice-attributed technique. He already had the Seven Scorching Sword Style and he wanted to pair it with a powerful ice technique.

"My lord!" The guard at the entrance of the library greeted him in surprise. He didn't expect to see Fredrinn here so late at night.

[Qi Gathering 6th Layer]

His Battle Scouter Function automatically informed him about the guard's cultivation.

"It's getting late. Are there still people inside?" He asked the guard.

Hearing this, the guard nodded. "Yes, my lord. I think there are six to seven people inside the library. One of them is Sir Dontos."

Fredrinn was a bit surprised. "Sir Dontos is truly a hardworking man. I admire his dedication towards learning." He muttered in praise.

The guard didn't know what to say and could only nod his head in agreement.

"Take this small gift from me for the information you provided." Fredrinn smiled as he handed a bottle of refined energy stones to the guard.

"This is…" The guard was stunned. There were five refined energy stones inside the bottle which was more than enough to help him reach the next layer.

Looking at his shocked face, Fredrinn chuckled and patted his shoulder. "Keep up the great work."

The guard was so overwhelmed by the gesture that he almost cried. "T-Thank you, my lord!" He bowed in gratitude.

"You're welcome." Fredrinn waved at him before he entered the library.