Chapter 413: Nine Nether Jade Vein

Standing outside the Prohibition, Xiao Han watched in astonishment as the Imperial Ice declared a forceful war against the enemies filling the sky. Ever since the two had met, although this person was a senior from the ancient era and a peak powerhouse, their personality was truly too casual; it was impossible to feel even a hint of threat from them, and they were more like a harmless old soul.

Not until this moment did Xiao Han realize anew that this person was by no means a soft persimmon for anyone to knead.

While Xiao Han was updating his impression of the Imperial Ice in his mind, a fierce battle...

Or rather, a one-sided crushing would be more appropriate.

"Nine Cold Heaven Prison!"

"Imprison!"

One could see the space around the Imperial Ice turning into a sheet of ice-blue at a speed visible to the naked eye. A chilling cold spread, and Ice Crystals emitting a biting cold light emerged from thin air, resembling a massive furnace devouring life.

The so-called Medicine Guardians within it also had frost quietly crawling over their bodies at some unknown time, and with every movement, they emitted "Crack!" sounds, their actions incredibly sluggish.

"Annihilation!"

"Clang!"

A finger-snap sound was lightly produced, echoing in the silent space.

The bodies of countless Night Watchers, which appeared fierce in the eyes of outsiders, seemed like sand blown by the wind; ice crystals filled the sky, and crystal dust scattered, refracting seven-colored light, quite aesthetically pleasing.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

A long whip danced, the ten-thousand-foot-long whip tracing countless afterimages across the sky, instantly destroying all enemies within a thousand feet with the force of a falling tree, and countless broken remains scattered across the firmament, falling to the ground and kicking up bursts of dust.

However, this quantity was still not even one percent of the total number of Medicine Guardians. The remaining ones had red light flickering in their eyes, surging together toward the place where the Imperial Ice stood, their extreme speed even compressing the air to produce sonic booms.

"Well come!"

With a hint of excitement mixed in their calm eyes, the Imperial Ice stepped down, a large pit several dozen feet in radius appearing abruptly. They leaped into the high sky, the long whip sweeping horizontally,

"Snap!"

"Boom!"

Following the crisp, loud whip crack was the uniform sound of bodies bursting. A rain of metal fell from the sky, and the sound of metal colliding with the ground rose one after another.

The Imperial Ice had blown the horn of attack toward Medicine Mountain, and Xiao Han was not idle either; his massive Soul Power surged out and covered the light shield before him.

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Time flowed by breath by breath. The number of Medicine Guardians defeated by the Imperial Ice grew at an incredible speed, the scrap metal piled at the foot of Medicine Mountain grew thicker, and the structure of the Spirit Array in Xiao Han's mind became increasingly clear...

The next day, Xiao Han's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, the golden light in them gradually receding, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Glancing at the scene in Medicine Mountain, the Imperial Ice was still surrounded tightly; every time they destroyed a group of enemies with one strike, an equivalent number would fill the gap.

However, Xiao Han had no worries. With that person's strength, after only a day of fighting, dealing with these so-called Medicine Guardians—whose strongest were at most the fifth or sixth level of the Supreme Realm, and the vast majority of whom didn't even reach the Supreme Realm—was completely like clearing out soldiers; it could hardly be called much of a drain.

If he had only sought to take all the medicinal herbs, Xiao Han would have long since entered the fray to coordinate with the Imperial Ice, but he had a more important task.

"Fortunately!"

"Rich bastard!"

Xiao Han's tone was gloomy, faintly revealing a bit of envy and jealousy. Such a large Medicine Mountain, which even a Grandmaster Alchemist couldn't remain indifferent to, was guarded by only a group of small fry; the financial resources were astonishing!

Envy was envy, but Xiao Han would only turn these things into his own.

His palm slowly lifted toward the light shield in front of him, Spirit Power spewing out, and a cerulean beam of light slammed down heavily.

"Oh? Is it done?"

The movement outside naturally did not escape the perception of the Imperial Ice. The massive momentum was clearly a signal. Easily breaking through the so-called encirclement, with a few flashes and a whip strike, the figure of the Imperial Ice reappeared beside Xiao Han.

"Now it all depends on you."

"Rest assured, it's easy." Xiao Han's tone remained unchanged, his hands also not stopping their movements.

A massive Spirit Array emerged from the light shield, its complex patterns making a layman dizzy just looking at them. Golden light flashed in Xiao Han's eyes, and runes of unknown meaning flowed rapidly.

Aiming at the direction where the Spirit Array rose, Xiao Han sat upright, his fingers moving like a butterfly, countless strange patterns flowing from his fingertips and darting toward the distant Spirit Array.

In the eyes of the Imperial Ice, Xiao Han's operation was simply astonishing; it was as if with a light flick of his fingers, that mighty Spirit Array was already being kneaded and molded at will, modified as he pleased.

In the surprised gaze of the Imperial Ice, Xiao Han's actions lasted for a full two or three hours, until sweat appeared slightly on his forehead and his movements stopped, the light of the Spirit Array dimming.

"How is it?"

The Imperial Ice asked, unable to wait.

Nodding slightly, a look of pride clearly displayed between his brows,

"Not bad. The difficulty of this Spirit Array isn't too high, and I have already begun to grasp some of the patterns this Spirit Array Master used to engrave the Spirit Array."

"Then you've made progress." For the first time in a long while, the Imperial Ice did not mock Xiao Han.

Merely through two Spirit Arrays, in just five short days—which for a powerhouse wasn't even enough time to take a nap—he could actually begin to grasp the patterns of a completely unfamiliar Spirit Array heritage. "Simple genius" could no longer describe Xiao Han's talent for Spirit Arrays.

This was a monster!

Xiao Han did not indulge in the flattery of the Imperial Ice. His eyes were calm, his hands formed a peculiar gesture in front of him, and then he left a trail of phantoms in the air; blue and white lines emerged, drawing a strange pattern.

The Imperial Ice stared at the movements of Xiao Han's hands without blinking, then narrowed their eyes slightly, then suddenly widened them, looking up at the Spirit Array in the sky that had long since dimmed.

Wasn't this exactly a miniature version of that Spirit Array?

"Hey! What are you dazed for? Prepare to clean up the battlefield and receive the spoils."

The surprise of the Imperial Ice was interrupted by the urging voice of Xiao Han beside them.

After a slight daze, they were astonished to find that the light shield that had originally enveloped the entire Medicine Mountain had quietly disappeared at some point.

The head of the elder from the beginning hung down powerlessly, and countless remaining Medicine Guardians floated quietly in mid-air, no longer possessing their initial ferocity.

"You aren't going to move this Medicine Mountain away directly?" The Imperial Ice looked at someone in a daze. This was not the Xiao Clan Ice Saint they remembered, the one who was like a locust plague, stripping everything bare, and who would even give a dog two slaps if it passed by!

Seeming to read the strange meaning in the words of the Imperial Ice, Xiao Han rolled his eyes and curled his lips:

"Do you think everything can be packed up all at once?"

"Hurry up, keep those that are precious and have greater utility properly stored; I'll take the rest along with the Medicine Mountain."

As the words fell, the Imperial Ice realized; indeed, one shouldn't try to cook it all in one pot.

Then, he nimbly dashed toward the target he had originally planned...

After a loud boom, the massive mountain range spanning the plain instantly transformed into a streak of pitch-black light and flew into Xiao Han's palm; the small mountain model felt quite heavy in his hand.

"Continue?"

Imperial asked.

"Mm."

"The next target..."

Xiao Han put away the small mountain, and a slightly tattered Scroll appeared in his palm, his eyes shining.

"Nine Nether Jade Vein!"