Chapter 501: Chapter 474: Terrifying Frost

At this moment,

Wang Wu fully realized the power of the Vermilion Bird Array Soul; he didn’t need to do anything, yet nothing within the space of the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower could escape his notice.

Unfortunately, such a powerful method, I’m afraid, is only effective within a certain range around the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower. Beyond a certain distance, it becomes ineffective, similar to the Hidden Origin Bell. Otherwise, carrying an Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact would make one invincible across the world.

Thinking this, Wang Wu split a wisp of Divine Thought, attaching it to the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, and in a moment, he appeared beside Qingxue, ready to surprise her, but unexpectedly saw a wisp of hard-to-detect gray aura entwined around a strand of Qingxue’s hair.

He hesitated for a moment, not acting rashly but observing from a distance.

Qingxue seemed completely unaware of this, chatting politely with a prison guard there before heading straight to the place she had arranged to meet Wang Wu. But, evidently, there was no trace of such a place.

Qingxue didn’t linger, she hurried past and hurried away, as if just taking a stroll.

After she left the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, Wang Wu waited patiently for a moment. Only then did a wisp of gray aura gradually take shape at the agreed place, ultimately transforming into a tiny snake as long as a thumb.

It looked very ordinary, but at this moment, Wang Wu’s main body suddenly felt a hunch, a sense of crisis surfacing.

What is going on?

What kind of background does this snake have to cause such a huge sense of crisis in him?

At this point, the tiny snake glanced around for a moment, then turned into a wisp of green smoke, heading straight towards Wang Wu’s hiding place.

Shit!

What went wrong?

In the blink of an eye, Wang Wu quickly cleaned up the scene; all Spiritual Qi was absorbed, the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle dismantled instantly, and with the activation of the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, he teleported his main body there.

Almost in the next second, that green smoke found Wang Wu’s hiding spot and swiftly transformed into a middle-aged scholar, pointing to the ground as if performing some formidable Great Divine Techniques. Wang Wu, watching from afar through the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, felt a chill down his spine.

The only good news was that the Vermilion Bird Array Soul was indeed powerful. It seemed as long as he didn’t leave the protection of the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, the opponent couldn’t detect him.

“Huh?”

At this moment, the middle-aged scholar let out a surprised sound, seemingly not expecting to fail to find him.

Just as he was about to turn away, another figure suddenly appeared—a mysterious-looking elder with engraved talismans on his brow, exuding an extremely uncomfortable aura from head to toe.

As soon as this elder appeared, Wang Wu was almost certain that he was the Great Witch Priest of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race.

They actually found their way here?

No way.

Could this middle-aged scholar possibly be sent by the Cyan Dragon Race to extract his Hidden Dragon Sinew?

But why did they specifically choose to show up when Qingxue was here?

Wang Wu thought to himself, the truth should be, these two had been here for a long time but because of the Vermilion Bird Array Soul’s protection, he had never been able to discover them, so they began to target someone from the Frost Domain instead.

No, more accurately, they’d been waiting here in the Great Wilderness Sin Prison for his appearance.

Now that they have solid evidence, he has connections with the Frost Domain.

Wang Wu thought rapidly while, on the other side, the middle-aged scholar and the mysterious elder said nothing, just glanced at each other before leaving, crisp and clean, without any unnecessary words.

Wang Wu didn’t dare to chase after them; he wasn’t very familiar with the use of the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, nor did he dare use it wantonly to avoid inviting a Dimensional Strike.

Yet next, he may have to switch identities to traverse the Cultivation Realm.

Hmm?

Just as he thought of this, Wang Wu’s heart stirred, seeing the mysterious elder and the middle-aged scholar forced back in a rather embarrassed state.

Then, a sliver of Sword Aura appeared out of thin air, dyed with ribbons of red like clouds, covering tens of thousands of miles of the sky like a sunset blood curtain in an instant!

The mysterious elder and middle-aged scholar were undeniably strong, but at this moment, their complexions changed dramatically.

“Frost Red Leaf, don’t overdo it. I am the Cyan Dragon Envoy stationed at the Hidden Origin Association by the Cyan Dragon Race. What are you doing? I’ll tell you, your actions could trigger a war between our two sides!”

“Frost Red Leaf, I am the Great Witch Priest of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race, ordered to investigate the whereabouts of the offspring of the criminal prince Xiong Wangwu. Our clan has already notified your Hidden Origin Association, and all actions are legal and compliant. What you’re doing now is utterly presumptuous! Is this how the Hidden Origin Association treats its guests?”

Both angrily rebuked, but it was clear they were just barking without much substance.

However, Frost Monarch was nowhere to be seen, nor was there a response from him; only red clouds like blood, with sword aura reaching the heavens, that cold and despairing aura spreading seemed to freeze the blood in one’s veins.

Wang Wu hid far away, and even with the protection of the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, it was almost unbearable for him. It was truly eerie, and his Innate Five Demon Pills seemed to have no resistance against this frost, rendered completely ineffective.

Including the Third Sequence, things like the Creation Fire Spirit Pill and the Creation Gold Spirit Pill were all useless.

The only useful thing was his Second Sequence, the Five Elements Yin Array, silently operating, providing warmth to both the nearly frozen First Sequence and Third Sequence, transferring away the frost without absorbing any bit of it or causing any depletion.

Because, he truly couldn’t afford to provoke it.

Wang Wu was shocked and despairing at this moment.

Because he never expected that with his Vermilion Bird Array Soul plus the Five Elements Yin Array amounting to two Array Souls combined, he barely managed to withstand the aftermath of Frost Monarch’s Big Move.

How powerful is she?

In fact, at that moment, the mysterious elder and the middle-aged scholar, after shouting those words, were already frozen into ice lumps from the inside out.

Who knows their strength, but one can release a Blood Curse Celestial Punishment, and the other can extract Hidden Dragon Sinew, must be at least Taiyi Seventh Tier, yet in front of Frost Monarch, they were akin to pigs and dogs.

“Elder Hongye, please show mercy!”

A voice echoed from afar; it was Elder Hui and another unrecognized elder, followed closely by two other figures who appeared.

“Elder Hongye, please withdraw your Divine Techniques to prevent any fatality! It’s my fault as the Cyan Dragon Envoy for mishandling this matter and I deserve punishment, but not death.”

“Indeed, Elder Hongye, I implore you to show me some respect. Our Hidden Origin Association has always been on good terms with the Cyan Dragon Race and the Ancient Bear Race. There’s no need to harm our relations over a criminal prisoner who is already deceased.”

Huh? A deceased criminal prisoner, that’s a clever way to put it!

At this point, the Frost Monarch finally appeared, as if stepping out from a blazing sun, surrounded by swirling clouds—it was the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, taken away by Qingxue!

It once seemed so dim-witted, but who knows what it has gone through with the Frost Monarch on the battlefield over these years. The overwhelming killing intent and unparalleled fierceness truly made one’s heart tremble and filled with despair.

So it can be done this way?

The originally dim-witted Vermilion Bird Array Soul has managed to refine itself post-Acquired.

These past ten years must have been fascinating. It seems the Frost Monarch has truly secured his position within the Hidden Origin Association. Yes, his coattails are worth holding onto.

“Gentlemen, please proceed. Let today’s matter end here, and make sure you manage yourselves well.”

With just these few words from the Frost Monarch, the red radiance faded, retracting the terrifying icy aura, and the whole world seemed to regain its Vitality.

Those elders exchanged a few courteous words before hastily departing, even Elder Hui, with a complex gaze towards the Frost Monarch, left without saying a word.

Even Wang Wu could notice Elder Hui’s apprehension towards the Frost Monarch.

A few centuries ago, when the Frost Monarch, Elder Hui, and the Black Emperor first appeared, Elder Hui hardly minded the Frost Monarch, only the Black Emperor had concerns.

Who would have thought, after hundreds of years, though both became Second-Grade Elders, Elder Hui was left behind.

What exactly happened in these past ten years?

“Come out, how long are you planning to hide?”

The Frost Monarch’s voice suddenly resonated by Wang Wu’s ear, as he looked up in surprise; the Frost Monarch was already standing in front of him, like a terrifying Great Demon King descending upon the world.

Wang Wu shivered, utterly frightened.

There’s no way to stay calm in front of the Frost Monarch, whose presence was fully unleashed, like a Demon God.

It’s not a matter of mentality, but about the huge gap in power.

A gap so vast it brings despair.

Truly, if time could go back, he’d rather he hadn’t said those words back then.

Teasing the Frost Monarch, courting disaster indeed!

At this moment, just the residual aura of the Frost Monarch’s Creation Immortal Body made him almost lose his soul.

“Lift your head!”

“Yes!”

Trembling, Wang Wu carefully raised his head, but only halfway. Hmm, isn’t the Frost Monarch in white anymore? Instead, in a red robe, like blazing fire. Ah, it’s the Vermilion Bird Array Soul.

Wait, where’s my Vermilion Bird Array Soul?

Startled, Wang Wu mustered some courage to raise his head slightly, only to see a small Vermilion Bird gracefully dancing in the crystalline white palm of the Frost Monarch.

The Frost Monarch gazed peacefully, his eyes sacred and untouchable.

Wang Wu’s heart skipped a beat, just about to continue playing dead, but the Frost Monarch calmly spoke, “I’ve been appointed as a Second-Grade Elder of the Hidden Origin Elder Council, and I will no longer oversee Frost Domain affairs. So, do you want to take up the position as Lord of the Frost Realm?”

“Ah?”

“Ah what, don’t you understand?”

“I’m afraid I can’t handle the responsibility, fearing to let you down. Besides, I am surrounded by trouble, I’m afraid…” Wang Wu smiled bitterly.

“Afraid of what? Afraid of implicating the Frost Domain, or implicating me? As I just said, this matter ends here, they won’t come for you again, and you don’t have to worry about Elder Hui!”

The Frost Monarch spoke with faint confidence yet fully assured.

“But, I—I think one shouldn’t accept rewards without merit…” Wang Wu, now embarrassed, was nearly incoherent. Whether it’s intentional or a bad mood, the Frost Monarch’s powerful aura was overwhelming, making him nearly collapse.

“Rewards without merit? Are you mocking me?”

“No, pardon me, your grace!” Wang Wu was scared to death.

The Frost Monarch remained silent for a long time before finally saying softly:

“Is it that you must marry Qingxue?”

“I—I never said that, such a thing can’t be forced.”

“Then are you just being glib, taking advantage, teasing her?”

“No, I swear by the great path, I truly fell for Miss Qingxue at first sight!” Wang Wu’s survival instincts kicked in hard.

But the Frost Monarch was silent again.

“What if I ask you to give up?”

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