Chapter 221: The Matter Resolved

Looking at the gazes below that were staring at him in confusion, Xiao Han could not help but reveal a wicked smile, teasing in his mouth:

"It seems I didn't find the wrong place this time!"

At this moment, Xueying flashed before Xiao Han and the other, snorting coldly: "Who are you people?"

Because Xiao Han and the other had not made a move and their internal energy was contained, the gap in strength was too great for Xueying to perceive their cultivation at all, and he was quite fearless in his speech.

Of course, he was also secretly signaling the others to be ready to attack at any moment; there was more than just one Demon General here, and he believed that under the collective attack of over ten Demon Generals, the opponents would soon be killed and become blood food.

However, suddenly, Xueying's pupils constricted. He looked down to see an ice palm flickering with lightning piercing through his chest.

Amidst the incredulous gazes of Xueying and his subordinates, Thunder Spirit snorted coldly and gave a slight shake. The former's body immediately congealed a layer of frost, and subsequently, it suddenly turned into dust under the sky.

Xiao Han chuckled and snapped his fingers, "Ice Sealed World!"

As soon as the words fell, snowflakes suddenly drifted down in the valley. At the same time, thick ice and snow spread on the ground, approaching the Blood Demon Clan members at the center step by step.

During this period, some tried to fly into the high sky, yet they fell to the ground inexplicably. Upon touching the falling snowflakes and the cold icy surface, they uncontrollably became ice sculptures one by one.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Han looked calmly at the lifelike ice sculptures in the valley, among which one could vaguely see the expressions of fear, despair, anger, regret, and disbelief displayed by those who had been frozen.

Although these major threats were resolved, Xiao Han's expression did not relax at all; instead, it was unusually cold.

"We were played like a knife!"

Just from the array laid out in the valley earlier, Xiao Han had discovered significant suspicious points. For such a closed array, there was actually only one layer of Illusion Array plus a simple array to conceal their aura.

It didn't even have a single layer of perception array buff applied, which meant that once someone found their way to the door, there would be no possibility of detection at all, and they would be blocked directly inside the valley.

Initially, Xiao Han thought there was some conspiracy behind it being so smooth, and that there might even be an ambush or similar setup.

However, out of confidence in his own strength, he believed he could retreat unscathed, which was why he dared to act this way.

As it turned out, having easily resolved these so-called Blood Demon Clan members in the valley who didn't even have a single Dou Saint among them, Xiao Han immediately understood that these were likely abandoned pawns.

Although his voice was flat and his tone did not change, the emotions within it were felt by Thunder Spirit.

"This is just a temporary measure. Let them keep jumping for now; we can settle the score after the autumn harvest," Thunder Spirit advised.

"Return to the Pavilion!" Xiao Han said concisely. It was better to return and report back now.

Not long after Xiao Han and the other left, two black-robed figures appeared in the valley. Looking at the crystalline state of the entire valley, they exchanged a glance and then vanished.

……

"Has something gone wrong so quickly?" Hun Miesheng stood with his back to the two, his voice flat.

"Yes!" one of the kneeling figures lowered his head and said: "None of them survived! There are no traces of any resistance."

"Did you find out who did it?" Hun Miesheng really wanted to know which person had acted so decisively; this was still far from his estimated time!

"If this subordinate's guess is correct, it should be the Ice Saint!" After the man replied, he buried his head deep.

"Ice Saint?" Hearing this familiar name, Hun Miesheng's tone changed slightly; he had an unforgettable memory of a certain someone!

"Can you confirm it?"

"It can be confirmed!" The man's tone became slightly lighter, "The other party didn't seem to have any intention of hiding their identity."

Recalling the vast white snow he had seen at the time and the ice sculptures shimmering in the sunlight, along with the feeling that his blood was about to freeze, he couldn't help but shiver.

In the entire Central Plains, only that God of Slaughter could possibly use Cold Ice Dou Qi to such a degree and with such destructive power!

The Ice Venerable Force of Ice River Valley wasn't even fit to carry the other party's shoes.

"Hmm!" Hun Miesheng's tone reflected no emotion, "You may withdraw!"

"Yes!" Immediately, the two stood up, backed away to the door, turned, and left.

"I wonder if that thing is in Langya Pavilion?" After the two left, Hun Miesheng murmured.

"Better send a message back to the clan and ask Lord Xuwu to decide!"

Immediately, Hun Miesheng's figure flashed, and the great hall fell into darkness once again, with only the emerald green flames on the surrounding walls providing a trace of cold light.

……

Langya Pavilion.

The moment Yi Huang saw Xiao Han return, she walked quickly to the front of the latter and looked at him expectantly.

"Resolved?"

"Resolved!" Xiao Han nodded.

"That's good!" Yi Huang breathed a sigh of relief. Over the past few days, the entire Southern Region had fallen into panic, and apart from a few larger cities, the flow of people in other cities had decreased by a large margin.

Yi Huang looked at this rapidly decreasing income and felt a painful ache. Fortunately, Xiao Han's speed in solving the problem was fast enough, and the current losses were not too great.

Once the news of the culprit was announced, things would naturally return to normal.

At this moment, Yi Huang thought of the key to the matter, "Who did it?"

It takes one mouth to spread a rumor, but a thousand legs to debunk it. If Langya Pavilion wanted to stop the wagging tongues, the most effective method was to display the culprit.

Xiao Han reached out and beckoned, and an ice sculpture half the height of a person appeared before Yi Huang; this was the corpse of Xueying that Xiao Han had brought back.

Yi Huang looked strangely at the frozen figure and frowned; it was truly a strange image.

The whole body was scarlet in color, with a pair of huge bull horns on its head, blood-red eyes, and two teeth exposed, looking exactly like the saber-toothed tiger fangs of a Magic Beast after taking human form.

Besides the human body, there was a huge tail resembling a deep-sea giant crocodile, and there were no toes on its wide feet; it was a complete freak of nature.

At least among the continental creatures Yi Huang had seen, there was nothing that matched these characteristics.

"This is..." Yi Huang had to know what kind of creature this was!

"A special creature not from the Dou Qi Continent." Seeing that Yi Huang still had confusion in her eyes, Xiao Han added,

"It is one of the creatures from that clan we have been tracking all along."

"Hmm?" Yi Huang's pretty face carried intense murderous intent as she stared fixedly at the fallen corpse of Xueying. Xiao Han did not doubt that if the other party appeared before Yi Huang alive, they would definitely die a miserable death.

"Are we just going to introduce it like this?" Yi Huang then looked at Xiao Han and said.

Due to Xiao Han's existence, she had heard of that clan. When she heard that the Dou Qi Continent had suffered such a great catastrophe, her heart had tightened.

Now, the entire continent had probably forgotten about this race. Yi Huang did not know how to explain it; telling the truth would just make them be treated as fools.

Xiao Han lowered his head and pondered for a while, then whispered instructions into Yi Huang's ear.

After hearing this, she also nodded in agreement.

The next day, news that Langya Pavilion had resolved the city-slaughtering culprit spread throughout the entire Central Plains via various channels.

"Have you heard? The ones who committed this major city-slaughtering case were a sect that practiced evil arts, and their leader was even a powerhouse at Dou Zun Peak!"

"So what? Didn't they still get wiped out!"

"Have you seen it?" someone asked curiously.

"Who says I haven't? Right now, the ice sculpture of that leader is still hanging on the city gate of the city that was slaughtered by Langya Pavilion!"

"An ice sculpture?" someone asked in confusion.

"Brother, you don't know about this!" that person immediately became animated.

"It is said that Langya Pavilion was exceptionally furious at those people's actions; this time, it was Ice Saint himself who took action and directly slaughtered them all."

"Ice Saint?" They nodded as a matter of course, "For that lord, it is indeed a simple task!"

"Evil arts really shouldn't be practiced casually!" someone sighed.

"What does this brother mean by that?" someone's curiosity was piqued.

"You haven't seen it; that guy who was killed doesn't even look human anymore, it's simply terrifying!"

"I also heard that, it's just..."

"..."

The Central Plains was once again plunged into heated discussion.