Chapter 403

"If not for the Nine Nether Netherflames having just the right restraint, plus the effect of a surprise attack, it would be hard to say who would have won in the end."

After Chen Ang absorbed the essence blood of the Iron-Backed Dragon Ox, the two left the Secret Realm. Just as they exited, the Secret Realm collapsed, but fortunately, there was no threat to their lives.

The Eighth Elder spoke up: "How was it? Any gains this time? Seeing the two of you lads grinning, you must have harvested quite a lot, right?"

Wan Shitong replied: "Eighth Elder, you are my dear elder; how could I let a treasure as good as the Phoenix pass me by? But it's fine, it has already turned into essence blood and been absorbed by me. If it were a Spirit Realm Phoenix, do you think we could have returned alive?"

"This time it was our negligence. I hope the Young Master will forgive us. Next time we will be more careful in clearing the area and will not let any exotic beasts slip by."

"Enough, enough, I know there were extenuating circumstances. I'll let this matter slide. Go back now; you don't need to worry about this Secret Realm anymore. It has collapsed, so it's of no use anyway."

"Tell my father that I thank him for his good intentions this time. Tell him to be more careful over there and not to always rush to the front. Is he so eager to die? If there's nothing else, you may leave first."

The Eighth Elder said to the Ninth Elder beside him: "Old Nine, did I hear that right just now? The Young Master is actually starting to care about the Family Head. Is it true?"

The Ninth Elder laughed: "That's right. It seems the relationship between the father and son is slowly developing in a very good direction. But that's good; it can be considered fulfilling a wish the family has held for many years. Who wouldn't be happy about that?"

After the two returned to the Wuqu Academy, Wan Shitong chose to go into seclusion immediately. He was feeling increasingly lost about the future, and despite obtaining the Phoenix essence blood this time, he didn't feel much excitement.

Instead, there was a sense of heavy mystery. According to records in ancient books, the Nine Nether Netherflames and the Phoenix are roughly the same; there has never been a case where the Nine Nether Netherflames could obtain Phoenix essence blood. It was equivalent to blazing a brand-new path.

What dangers and opportunities this path might hold were unclear. Having no mental preparation, he began to grow anxious. Not knowing if this was good or bad, he chose to bite the bullet and keep going.

403: Crisis at the Cold Pool

Chen Ang discovered that as his strength continued to improve, he always felt something was missing, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He wanted to seek advice from the Dean. The Dean looked at Chen Ang's condition.

He couldn't help but ask: "It's not that I'm complaining, you brat, what are you worried about now? Your strength among the Tier 9s is already considered extremely formidable, why be so persistent?"

"In a year's time, there will definitely be a place for you on the Hidden Dragon List. Now, except for facing top powerhouses like Xue and those reclusive geniuses, you can almost be said to be crushing most Tier 9 powerhouses. What is there to be unhappy about?"

Chen Ang asked with doubt: "Dean, you say, compared to the genius who has been sealed the longest in our Wuqu Academy, is the gap between us large?"

The Dean saw through Chen Ang's thoughts and couldn't help but comfort him: "Large, very large. You aren't even as formidable as a small fraction of that legend's strength back in the day."

"Among the Tier 9s, can you tell me how he improved? I also want to become stronger. At first, I thought that as the realm continued to improve, strength would become stronger and stronger."

"But slowly, I discovered that viewpoint was wrong. Take Senior Sister Shui Lanlan as an example. At the time, I possessed the cultivation of the Spirit Realm, but when facing the Senior Sister, it was of no use at all. The gap in between simply cannot be made up by realm."

"Haha, being able to know one's own shortcomings is something to be gratified about. According to the current situation, there's no need to worry; just proceed step by step."

"Recently, the Sin Prison side has stabilized, and there won't be any major threats for the time being. Just cultivate with peace of mind. I heard there is a very rare treasure in the Cold Pool of the Monster Beast Forest. It is called the Cold Star Butterfly Flower. I hope you can bring it back."

"Find a way to refine it into a pill for you to take. Your current emotions are a bit off; you absolutely must not be influenced by inner demons. Do you hear me?"

Chen Ang endured and asked: "Dean, if I go to the Cold Pool, won't I be driven out by the monster beasts? You must know that monster beasts have great hostility toward the human race; otherwise, the war between the two races wouldn't have been erupting continuously for so many years."

"Brat, if you aren't willing, then beat the monster beasts until they are convinced. This time, powerhouses will be sent to follow you. Those who will attack you are some powerhouses below the Spirit Realm."

"As for monster beasts above the Spirit Realm, there will be people holding them back to help you solve it. The Cold Star Butterfly Flower surrounded by the Cold Pool must be taken."

Chen Ang and Wan Shitong arrived at the Cold Pool in the Monster Beast Forest. Looking at the Cold Star Butterfly Flower wrapped inside, he couldn't help but say: "Boss, is this the legendary Cold Star Butterfly Flower? What's going on with it being wrapped in ice? Watch me."

After speaking, Wan Shitong took out the Nine Nether Netherflames and began to burn the ice. After dozens of minutes, the ice was not affected at all; there wasn't even a trace of melting, which was very frustrating.

Just at this moment, a large number of monster beasts appeared near the Cold Pool, among which were several at the Monster King realm. One Monster King shouted loudly: "Human, this is not a place you can set foot in. Leave obediently, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

Just after speaking, a powerful wave of energy appeared in the sky, killing the Monster King. No one saw what that person looked like or where they were, but it gave the monster beasts a huge sense of oppression, making the crowd of monsters very wary and afraid to attack.

A Monster King powerhouse shouted loudly: "Senior, this Cold Pool was originally a place for our monster race. Isn't it a bit excessive for the human race to do this? And killing a Monster King, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

"Attacks among the same level will absolutely not be managed. If a Monster King level attacks, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Then your meaning is that there is no problem with a Level 9 monster beast attacking? If that's the case, Senior, then please don't block us."

"Cold Dragon, it is your chance. Defeat the intruders. Daring to plot against the Cold Star Butterfly Flower, then their death is destined. Could it be you are willing to see the Cold Star Butterfly Flower taken away by others?"

The Cold Dragon was very unhappy inside. He didn't expect that there would actually be people who dared to make a move on the legendary Holy Flower. These two must be dealt with.

Wan Shitong was just about to go up to fight, but was stopped by Chen Ang: "I want to obtain this Cold Star Butterfly Flower. I want to see what big difference there is between this monster race genius and the human race."

He took out the Array-Breaking Qilin Spear and began to launch an attack toward the Cold Dragon. The Cold Dragon also did not hesitate, took out his weapon, and the two began to clash.

At the beginning, Chen Ang hadn't discovered the problem, but slowly he found that the cold air was invading his body, beginning to affect his attack speed. At first, his own attacks were very fast, but slowly his movements began to be restricted.

The Cold Dragon's attack caught Chen Ang off guard. Wan Shitong had no way to help from the side; Chen Ang could only rely on his willpower to persist. Once Wan Shitong chose to intervene, there would be a possibility of the human side breaking the agreement, which would be the most troublesome thing.

Chen Ang was extremely helpless inside. He didn't expect this cold air to be so terrifying, beginning to continuously erode his body. If it weren't for his own strength being sufficiently powerful and having a foundation in body refining, he would barely have persisted.

But if it continued like this, the one to admit defeat in the end would definitely be himself. Helplessly, he pretended to be injured, reserved a portion of his strength, and taking advantage of the Cold Dragon's lack of attention, he ended the Cold Dragon's life.

Just as the weapon pierced the Cold Dragon's heart, a burst of cold air rushed toward his face. As the cold air completely entered Lin Ye's body, Chen Ang's body turned into an ice sculpture, unable to move.

This made the powerhouse hiding in the background unable to help but stand out and say: "Tell me how to defrost him. This matter must be given a reasonable explanation."

The leading Monster King smiled and said: "My lord, this matter cannot be blamed on us. It was a battle between the two of them. Who could have thought that in the end, they would pay with their lives, forcibly freezing Chen Ang? There was indeed no chance to intervene to save him."

"It really is quite a pity. From now on, the Wuqu Academy will have one less genius. We are also feeling very tormented inside, but there is indeed no way."

The powerhouse also knew it wasn't the time to fight the monster race. He took the Cold Star Butterfly Flower and Lin Ye and was just about to leave, but was blocked.

"My lord, the person can go, but the item must stay. The Cold Star Butterfly Flower is a divine object of the monster race. If it is really taken away by you, where will the face of the monster race be? You say so, right?"

"If you are really prepared to take away the divine object, you must consider the consequences. The monster race doesn't mind invading the human race on a large scale again."

"Are you threatening me? The human race does not fear threats. At worst, we'll have a human-monster war and see who wins and who loses."

"No, no, how can you call it a threat? It's just speaking the truth. This is the token of the Monster God. I believe you should have heard of it. Hand this over to the Dean, and he should know what's going on."

404: Monster God Backs Down

"Fine, the Cold Star Butterfly Flower can be left behind, but can you help remove the freezing on our student?"

"This is indeed impossible. I believe the Wuqu Academy Dean is knowledgeable. Solving this small problem should be easy for him. Participating too much is breaking the rules for the monster race. I really cannot comply."

Looking at the smug villain in front of him, even the protecting powerhouse couldn't help but want to beat him up. But looking at the current situation, it really couldn't be done. He had to go back and find the Dean to solve it.

The Monster God token in his hand was a signal that had to be handled carefully. Returning to the Wuqu Academy, he recounted the whole incident. The Dean said solemnly: "Fine, you two go down first. Leave Chen Ang here. I've checked his body just now; there's no problem. I will find a way to solve it temporarily."

"Regarding this Monster God token, do not speak of today's events to the outside, and do not cause panic. Do you hear me?"

After the two left, looking at the token in his hand, the Dean seemed to think of something, smiled, and said: "I didn't expect that after so many years, this old thing is still thinking about taking revenge on me. Could it be he really thinks he possesses this strength?"

Arriving at the territory of the monster race, he crushed the Monster God token. A terrifying aura streaked across the sky. Looking at the Dean in front of him, the Monster God couldn't help but laugh: "Dean, long time no see. I really didn't expect that after so many years, your temperament is still so good."

The Dean didn't waste words with him and went straight to the point: "Speak, how can the freezing of my academy's student be undone?"

"As for this, I really can't answer you. I am the Monster God, it's true, but not every race listens to my orders. You must also understand that wanting to obtain a divine object already triggers the taboos of those monster beasts in the Cold Pool. Controlling them is not that easy."

"How about we two have a fight? If I beat you until you are convinced, I'll help you defrost the student."

"Haha, the old man happens to have that idea. I'd like to see if you've made any progress in your strength after hundreds of years."

The two fought together. The Monster God's strength was very terrifying. He was already born with the Dragon race bloodline, and it was a true Dragon race bloodline, without any mixed bloodlines; he was a purebred Dragon race.

This pressure was very great. Seeing that there was no good way, the Dean was very confident in this avatar; solving this Monster God was no problem.

The power that could be provided when fighting was a lot. At the beginning, the strength of this avatar was very weak, but until now, it could go head-to-head with the Monster God.

The final outcome was that the Dean was a notch better. The Monster God couldn't help but say: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could the strength of an avatar become so formidable after a hundred years? Then how formidable must your main body be?"

"Sigh, no way. Over these years, the world core of the Perished World has provided me with most of the energy and the help of the power of luck. Defeating you is easy."

"The main body has been guarding the Sin Prison, but if we really fought, I estimate it wouldn't be as high as this avatar's strength?"

The Dean's teasing made the Monster God unable to help but fly into a rage. After so many years of bitter cultivation, he couldn't even beat an avatar. The last time they fought, he was fighting the main body, and now a hundred years had passed.

When fighting the avatar again, he couldn't take any advantage. Now he was increasingly worried about what would happen in the future. The unknown is the most terrifying.

The Dean smiled: "How is it? Can you tell me the method of defrosting now? Otherwise, I will make the Monster Beast Forest have one less Monster God powerhouse."

"Haha, do you really think I am the strongest in the Monster Beast Forest? Isn't that looking down on the monster race a bit too much?"

"I know there are still some hidden old monsters, but would they really be willing to choose to end their seclusion and come out for revenge for a little dragon like you? Life is completely worthless in the eyes of old monsters."

"Sure enough, you know the inside story of the monster race. Then, I cannot let you stay."

"Naive, really too naive. Your full-force strike is of no use and was easily blocked. I'll give you three counts. Tell me the method of defrosting obediently, or else die."

The Monster God helplessly took out a small bottle of Cold Immortal Water and placed it in front of the Dean, urging: "Drop a drop on the ice surface, and it will recover after half a day. The rest is considered a gift for you."

"This Cold Immortal Water was obtained with great difficulty from those old monsters in the Cold Pool. To be honest, this time it was indeed a bit excessive. The number of Cold Star Butterfly Flowers in the entire Cold Pool does not exceed a hundred. If you want to move any one of them, it will definitely cause a counterattack."

"Haha, the human race wants what they want, and still has to ask you? Do you want to fight? Moreover, over these years, many monster races have been hunted, but your monster race is not bad either. Countless human geniuses have been killed in your hands. It's a balance."

"I don't want to break this rule for now. If you really don't understand the rules, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

The Monster God knew he couldn't beat the Dean, so he gave up resisting. After the Dean left, the Monster God walked into a big tree. He must find a way to improve his strength. Who knows when the human race will invade on a large scale? Strength is the most critical thing.

Dropping this Cold Immortal Water onto the ice block, it defrosted after a while. After waking up, Chen Ang said in disbelief: "Dean, where am I?"

"You brat, cleaning up this mess for you this time cost a lot of power. But fortunately, it was barely enough to fool the Monster God. Next time, you must be careful."

"Regarding this trip to the Cold Pool, absolutely do not tell others. The Cold Immortal Water, using any drop is enough to resist the erosion of the cold air for half a month. It is a real good treasure."

"Anyway, the annual output is very low. I paid a great price to get this small bottle. You must use it sparingly."

"Dean, what do you say? I didn't obtain the Cold Star Butterfly Flower this time, and I feel very uncomfortable."

"Brat, don't be anxious. In this world, it's not just the Cold Star Butterfly Flower that is a divine object that can reduce inner demons and lower negative emotions. There are still many."

"This incident is just a lesson for us. Be careful in the future. The Sin Prison side has stabilized for the time being, and there is no major problem, but this Monster Beast Forest side is not very stable."

"Fine, you go down first. It's getting late, I need to rest for a while, my old bones."