Chapter 942: Chapter 942: The Ice Palace Declares War

They weren’t foolish.

The weakness of their own Ice Power made them realize that this place was not suitable for showcasing their power.

Thus, the three desperately attempted to break out towards the rear.

They wanted to shift the battlefield to the rear Ice Realm area.

There, they could reconnect with the Ice Origin and exhibit the power befitting an Emperor Realm Seventh Layer.

It was only a thousand miles away from them.

For any Emperor Realm, it was an instant arrival.

However, at this moment, they couldn’t move forward anymore, because Brother Cheng didn’t give them the chance.

The Space’s Profound Pattern cut the thousand-mile journey into countless pieces out of thin air.

Then reassembled them, causing the space over there to be utterly disordered.

The Illusion’s Profound Pattern created an Illusion Realm, making them unable to distinguish the correct direction.

No matter how they flew, they were only moving in circles.

Along with the negative effects brought by a series of other Profound Patterns such as slowing down and binding, the three sunk deeper, unable to break free.

If in the Ice Realm, they could easily shatter these Profound Patterns with the powerful might brought by the Ice Origin.

But now, they could not.

They could only be gradually consumed, slowly reaching the end.

In the end, just to survive, the three could only plead for mercy.

"You can’t kill us!"

"The Ice Palace won’t let you go..."

"Cease this..."

They regretted it.

This was no achievement, it was seeking their own doom.

"As if not killing you all means the Ice Palace would spare me."

Brother Cheng was not moved at all, instead, he intensified his offensive.

Thus, ultimately, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he consecutively slew those three Emperor Realm Seventh Layers.

Once the battle ended, this brother skillfully retrieved the spoils of war.

The Tier Three True Artifact, Duan Ling, had only been used once before being retired with honor.

This time he acquired the Tier Four True Artifact, Cold Slayer.

From these people, he obtained as many as thirty million Silver Moon Ice Essences!

Mind you, after his last battle in the Scarlet Snow Domain, he only got over one million.

Originally, he was worried that the existing resources weren’t enough for an upgrade; now it’s fine, these people automatically relieved his concern.

As for other resources, he now didn’t have time to sort them out; he could only store them for future exchange.

After he finished his tasks, he stood up to look around.

This glance left him stunned.

Everyone else was far away from him, their faces filled with intense wariness and fear.

Just a sweep of his gaze was enough to make many back away repeatedly.

"Jiang, Jiang Cheng, don’t go crazy!"

"We didn’t attack you just now!"

"Yes, yes! We’re not from the Ice Palace, we have no hostility towards you, not your enemy."

Many prepared to escape from this blank zone at the fastest speed possible as they backed away.

They could see it clearly.

In this area, Jiang Cheng was like a king.

In a place without the Ice Origin, he, this Otherworldly Person, did not suffer any disadvantage.

Probably without employing an Emperor Realm Eighth Layer, no one could handle him.

In facing such a situation, of course, they were scared.

If the situation turned bad, they would collectively withdraw from this blank zone.

Brother Cheng naturally wouldn’t kill them, nor would he drive them away.

Those to be killed had already been dealt with cleanly, the remaining were just passersby.

Besides, if no one was here, wouldn’t there be no audience when he ascended the Ice Ladder later?

Showing off without an audience, like marching at night wearing fancy clothes—how uninteresting?

Therefore, he furrowed his brow and feigned displeasure, saying: "What kind of talk is that, treating me, someone like Jiang, as what?

"I’m not a bad person. Someone as friendly as me, how could I possibly monopolize the Ice Ladder and not let everyone in?"

"That’s something I can’t do."

The crowd exchanged glances.

Could it be you’re a good person?

You didn’t even blink when you killed, yet couldn’t see the friendliness there.

But Brother Cheng’s words indeed greatly improved his image in the eyes of everyone.

Many felt inexplicably that this Otherworldly Person seemed quite considerate.

Standing by, Gong Qing felt mixed emotions.

Lord Jiang finally did something in line with her wishes.

That’s how it should be, don’t make so many enemies!

"Alright, everyone, continue with your business. I’m going to upgrade first."

"I’ll ascend the Ice Ladder after a few days!"

After speaking, Brother Cheng took Gong Qing and found a quiet place, took out the Silver Moon Ice Essence, and began a fast refinement process.

This time no one dared to mock him anymore.

They even exchanged pleasantries and offered some compliments.

"Haha, well then, wish Elder Jiang great success!"

"Best wishes for your smooth cultivation."

"We are eager to witness!"

Even though deep inside, they still believed Jiang Cheng was exaggerating wildly.

No matter how strong your power, you’re still a Late-stage Emperor Realm Third Layer.

How could it be possible to break through two Great Realms in a few days?

Are there no bottlenecks in cultivation?

These thoughts were transformed into amazement within moments.

Brother Cheng’s refinement speed was too fast.

Because his Divine Soul and Rule Level had long exceeded the limits of this realm, indeed he had no bottlenecks to breakthrough, lacking merely the accumulation of Immortal Power.

With the Silver Moon Ice Essence now, everything became simple and easy.

The crowd could only watch piles of Silver Moon Ice Essence disappear before their eyes, while Jiang Cheng’s realm climbed higher and higher.

In just a quarter hour, he broke through to Emperor Realm Fourth Layer.

Ten hours later, he reached Mid-stage Emperor Realm Fourth Layer.

When time reached the third day, Brother Cheng was already pushing through the bottleneck to Fifth Layer.

By this time, he had only used three million of the Silver Moon Ice Essence.

Honestly, he was truly thankful that Rui Wu and the others came into his hands earlier, otherwise, it really wouldn’t have been enough.

Over these days, the entire Ice Realm was utterly shaken.

Previously Brother Cheng’s slaying of Huo Chun provoked the Ice Palace to issue an order for pursuit, merely causing recognition by everyone in the Ice Realm.

Just knowing there was such a person.

Now, however, he was severely challenging everyone’s tolerance range in the Ice Realm.

Slaying three Emperor Realm Seventh Layers, such a matter at any time, was a monumental affair.

Especially since Rui Wu and the three others were members of the Ice Palace.

How could this be tolerated?

Upon hearing the news, the Ice Palace was furious.

Subsequently, it issued a True Realm war order, declaring this as a war, and formally declared war on Jiang Cheng!

Many people only learned what Jiang Cheng had done after receiving the war mobilization.

And this unexpectedly ignited the entire True Ice Realm.

"Wow, what’s this person’s origin?"

"To deal with him, the Ice Palace actually used war-level specifications?"

"Ridiculous, this is too ridiculous!"

Last time, the Ice Palace’s wording was about capturing the culprit.

This time, it actually turned into war.

You know, there’s only one person on the opposite side, if not counting Advisor Gong.

However, upon careful consideration it was indeed reasonable.

Slaying three Emperor Realm Seventh Layers, hundreds of Emperor Realm Sixth Layers, what a huge matter is that?

This could completely be considered an Otherworld invasion.

Even a slightly smaller-scaled True Realm battle wouldn’t compare to this, because wars wouldn’t kill so many experts.