Chapter 16

Li Wei's eyes grew deep, and he spoke slowly, word by word: "Nine… States… Cauldron!!"

At these words.

The others' faces changed drastically.

No one was unaware of what these three characters meant—both a mythic artifact and a national treasure!

"Is this the omen preceding the emergence of a mythic artifact…" asked the middle-aged man, deeply troubled.

In fact.

Whether or not it was a mythic artifact, Donghai City would never again know peace.

And just as the group fell silent.

The ice throne ahead vanished instantly, the snow beneath it melting away in an instant, as if it had never existed—this sight made everyone's pupils contract sharply.

After a few brief exchanges.

Several high-rank professionals took to the air and swiftly departed to handle the matter.

…

…

"That was close…"

Below.

In a corner of the trading market.

Jiang Li looked relieved.

He never imagined…

After an hundred-billion-fold synthesis critical hit, he had synthesized a mythic weapon!

And.

At the very moment the synthesis completed.

It triggered an astonishing city-wide phenomenon!

The ice throne seated upon the frosty heavens, the torrential snow blanketing the entire city in summer—far more powerful and extravagant by a hundred thousandfold than the phenomenon Li Mengying had awakened!

Fortunately.

This phenomenon did not last long.

"To manifest such an omen upon its very emergence…"

"No wonder it's a mythic weapon!"

Gradually, calm returned.

Jiang Li looked down at his backpack… more precisely, at the seemingly ancient long blade within it.

"Mythic… Ice Wheel Pill!"

A flicker of burning heat passed through Jiang Li's eyes.

What did it mean, to possess a mythic-quality item?

Across the entire Nine States, there were only three known!

And.

Two of them were mere artifacts.

Offering little practical aid in combat.

Only one was a mythic weapon, held by the strongest figure in today's Nine States.

Each mythic artifact was a vessel of national destiny, possessing unimaginable power!

Jiang Li once heard.

Of the Nine States Cauldron, the mythic relic.

It guarded the entire Nine States' qi and dragon veins.

While protecting the nation with favorable weather and peace, it granted citizens extended lifespans and strengthened health; for professionals, it additionally boosted luck and critical rate.

Now.

He himself possessed a mythic weapon!

"Huh!"

Jiang Li drew a deep breath.

After preparing himself.

He immediately focused his mind and opened the detailed information of Ice Wheel Pill.

【Equipment: Ice Wheel Pill!】

【Level: Lv. 1—Equipable!】

【Quality: Mythic (Growth-Bound)!】

【Attack: +500～800!】

【HP: +1000!】

【Critical Rate: +100%!】

【Critical Effect: +100%!】

【Attack Speed: +100%!】

【Physical Penetration: +50%!】

【Magic Penetration: +50%!】

【Innate Talent: Celestial Phenomenon Descends!】

【Passive Effect One: Frost Freeze!】

【Passive Effect Two:??? (Sealed)】

【Passive Effect Three:??? (Sealed)】

【Passive Effect Four:??? (Sealed)】

【Passive Effect Five:??? (Sealed)】

【Active Skill One:??? (Sealed)】

【Active Skill Two:??? (Sealed)】

【Active Skill Three:??? (Sealed)】

【Active Skill Four:??? (Sealed)】

【Active Skill Five:??? (Sealed)】

【Initial Release: Seated Upon the Frost Heaven! Hyōrinmaru! (Sealed)】

【Bankai: Great Crimson Ice Wheel Pill (Sealed)】

【Description: The strongest ice-and-snow Zanpakutō… bar none. It belongs to the King of Ice, possesses boundless potential, and wields the might to manipulate ice and snow, command the heavens, and dominate all of the sky!】

【Note: Hyōrinmaru is currently in its newborn state. Its attributes, effects, Initial Release, and Bankai will all continue to grow and unseal as its master grows stronger!】