Chapter 237

Chapter 237

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"Found it! It's there!" The moment Leylin defeated the Arctic Knight, a hint of happiness emerged on Arwen's face. He'd been waiting in the castle at the core of this world of ice the whole time.

He pulled out a few pieces of black crystal from his arms, among which one had already cracked quite obviously.

"It's the broken valley area!" After discovering the target, Arwen's entire person blurred into a phantom as he shot towards the canyon area.

Of course, he'd never hoped that his subordinates would capture a Morning Star; that would just be a joke. Those he'd sent out this time would serve as nothing more than a warning.

Once they came into contact with that Morning Star, Arwen who was in control of their spirit sources would know immediately.

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At the same time, in broken valley area within the hill village of the Arctic Tribe, Leylin looked at Estam as the creatures crawled and knelt at his feet, heads pressing on the ground.

"Please forgive our rudeness Lord and spare our lives." Estam began to cry and beg profusely scared silly from Leylin's prowess and his later comment.

Leylin didn't diffuse the situation as his eyes sparkled, and soon after he suddenly lifted his head and looked into the distant sky.

A small black dot grew larger and larger, pressing down like a small mountain. The approaching figure was that of an icy creature who was half human, half scorpion. His upper body was dressed in a butler's suit, the bloodshot eyes leaving a deep impression.

"It's Arwen! Oh God, The General Commander is here personally!" Estam shuddered with fear, thinking why are all these super experts knocking at his doorstep today.

Arwen's form was slightly similar to the Scorpion Man. However, there were also major differences. His figure was smaller and did not carry the fierce aura that came with the bloodline of an ancient creature.

But seeing how he had shown up here, and also his appearance, he was related to the Scorpion Man.

"Lord" Before Estam could start speaking, a faint blue light enveloped it in a moment, turning it into an ice sculpture.

A web of cracks emerged on this sculpture, covering it up entirely before it shattered into pieces. It sounded like a glass cup had fallen to the ground.

Estam, along with the ice sculpture, had turned into dust.

"Greetings, foreign Morning Star!" After killing Estam, Arwen pulled out a clean, white handkerchief and wiped his palms, greeting Leylin as if he was an unconcerned person.

"How would you like..." Leylin scratched his chin and asked a half question with a considering pose.

Arwen stood still patiently waiting for Leylin to complete his question but he saw Leylin unmoved looking at him with a mischievous sly grin. After waiting for a few seconds he couldn't take it anymore as he was about to open his mouth when suddenly Leylin finished his sentence in a cold malicious voice, "TO DIE?"

Arwen was startled and immediately after his eyes were spewing fire in fury but instantly he regained his usual composure, "I represent my master, the Arctic Queen, in inviting you to her castle. But it seems My Lord here is not interested."

"When did I say that? I for one am very excited and expectant to meet the Legendary Arctic Queen." A mocking smile emerged at the corners of Leylin's lips as he sneered.

A blood-red light shot out of Arwen eyes in a flash. As if the entire earth was shaken, thunder roared and his entire body jumped into motion from his stationary state, coming before Leylin as if he had broken through the boundaries of time and space,

*Swoosh!* A long and translucent dark green needle rushed towards Leylin, a bright, dazzling radiance at its tip.

A tail was attached to the long needle. It was the tail section of a scorpion!

Leylin looked at the incoming devastating attack with a faint smile and deployed no defensive measure whatsoever but just simply stretched his hands and grabbed the dark green needle broke arriving in front of him.

'What!?'

Arwen was startled badly as he looked at the smiling Leylin who looked at him evily, which send shiver down his spine, Arwin immediately tried to retreat but Leylin kept his iron grip and squeezed the tail crushing it into mush meat!

*Ka-cha!* "Ahh!" Arwen transformed into a small white dot retreated with a crushed tail.

"Who are you?" Arwen looked at his partially mushed tail as a trace of apprehension appeared on his face. Large amounts of white, icy fog solidified, mending to seal his injuries.

The confrontation just now had occurred very quickly, and was very horrifying for Arwen.

His sneak attack called 'Breath of Doom' by his stinger, was a very dangerous move as not even a peak Morning Star would dare take it lightly but the man before him actually took it head on and only used his body to completely suppress and even injured him.

'After Awren's death there was no one left alive so it's unlikely that they would join soon to stage a rebellion but knowing that illusion master remnant they would obviously flock this place to die and strengthen her.' Watching the empty castle, a smirk rose about Leylin's lips.

Leylin's eyes did not stop, and instead switched to the castle.

There was no one around to stop him, even if there was they would be no match for him at all. They would not even able to hold him back for a few seconds.

The closer he got to the castle, the more silent it grew. The moment he arrived on top of the place, the whole place seemed like it's haunted, It was as if there was some kind of terrifying danger within the castle.

Leylin hovered above the castle of ice and observed its magnificence. The icy radiation had peaked here, and the concentration was hundreds, even thousands of times greater than in the outer world. It was constantly changing and growing, distorting continuously.

Those below Morning Star probably won't be able to survive here. The radiation was far too powerful, to the point that no ordinary beings could handle it; it had become a life-threatening poison!

The area under this castle of ice was like a terrifying black hole with an life extracting array, continuously absorbing the life force of everything on the ground. On top of that, it was expanding without end.

A thick layer of white, icy powder had formed on the ground, left behind by some unlucky people, It's not just their life force that's being absorbed but the frost energy and the icy nature of their bloodlines too.

Suddenly, as if having sensed Leylin's arrival, the entire surface of the castle began to quiver.

"Ugh" The mumble of a female voice resounded above the icy castle.

Large amounts of winds and snow gathered, forming the statue of a female giant.

The woman had a crown on her head, a dignified pair of freezing eyes under slender eyelashes. She extended her arms towards the unexpected visitor.

*Rumble!* Terrifying blue pillars of light emerged from the ground, and seemed to break through into the heavens, releasing endless ripples of energy.

"Useless!" Leylin blowed a mouthful of air and the attack was countered perfectly as it melted into nothingness.

The female giant in the air suddenly turned, her eyes focussing on Leylin. Coldness was laid bare in them, but Leylin met her gaze head on.

The giant made of ice snarled, and a large icy tornado was formed at her fist, hurtling towards Leylin.

*Boom!* Formless sound waves clashed with the tornado, and snow filled the sky.

"A mere clone which cannot even see through to peer at my true strength wants to attack me?" Leylin sneered, soul force inside his body rapidly shrinking as it concentrated like a sharp weapon, as Kemoyin Scales emerged on his body now appearing more substantial, and its scales reflected a dazzling luster.

"Lets play!" Leylin sneered as he swinged his right scaly hand and threw a punch in the direction of the female giant and the air compressed from the combination of his physical and soul force along with a small inkling of an even more potent force.

*Boom!* The female giant's body blew up, and snowflakes fluttered in the sky.

The aftershocks were transmitted to the castle below, and large cracks began to appear on the walls.

*Whoosh!* As the wind and snow calmed, the entire area turned strangely silent.

"Don't be so dull even though you are just a fragment it's a disgrace to your real self." Leylin laughed as he walked ahead, strangely he was really enjoying this session of nonsensical talk during fights.

*Buzz!* A pure, powerful spiritual force extended and began to fuse with the surroundings.

Almost instantly, Leylin found himself in another wondrous environment.

The sky was no longer filled with ice, it wasn't the crust of the earth. The moon sparkled in a starry sky, and below was a white continent that spread a vast ocean, as far as the eye could see.

Ice Mountain Wyverns, Chilly Giants and other creatures were roaring out, and most had surpassed the limits of Morning Star.

"Oh dear you pulled me in an illusion, what a joke! with my experience in Dreamscape and exposure to dreamforce, illusion is no longer much effective against me." Leylin thought to himself rolling his eyes.

"Hello Foreign Magus, This is the Icy World, my homeland! Foreign Magus, can you fulfil my wish of returning to my homeland?" The Arctic Queen spoke with a gentle tone as she appeared by his side. Looking somewhat similar to the giant from before, she had on a crown and platinum imperial robes.

Leylin's remained stoic as if everything is under his control and he scanned the surroundings. "No wonder you were so strong in the real icy world and dare to confront snake dowager, even your illusion skills are top notch!"

"The most beautiful of illusions is still not reality. Even the fake world of ice in reality does not measure up to a smidgen of the splendour of the real Icy World" The Arctic Queen sighed, her tone so sorrowful no one couldn't bear it. Anyone hearing her would want to speak up, helping her solve the issue.

"As long as you're willing to help me, you shall be the sole emperor of the entire Icy World!" As if she had seen Leylin wavering, the Arctic Queen added a bargaining chip.

"You don't even understand the true extent of my strength, and its not even very likely that you can recover back to your previous level. In short you simply don't qualify!" Leylin shook his head, his words causing the expression on the Arctic Queen's face to change.

Blood-red energy came into being on Leylin's hands. They crackled as they were shot around the illusion world boundary without hesitation, starting to erode it.