Chapter 78: If I Can

5 hours ago.

After Chen Mo left the summit, he ran toward the foot of the snow mountain under the guidance of the ice crystal mouse.

When he first arrived at this snow mountain, Chen Mo had Ai Sha take the ice crystal mouse to search for the mountain's regional spirit.

As long as he finds the regional spirit and refines it.

Then in this region, he would be invincible!

Not to mention that after becoming the master of the region, he also has the ability to kick other beings directly out of this snow mountain! Being able to locate the regional spirit quickly is his greatest advantage! While descending, Chen Mo naturally spotted two trailing Winter Saber-tooth Tigers, and abruptly turned, using his Xuan Ice Claw to effortlessly dispatch them one by one.

His current combat power completely overwhelms ordinary high-level transcendent beings!

Squeak~

The ice crystal mouse led the way, and Chen Mo soon arrived at the place where the regional spirit resided; Shi Jie was already waiting there.

It was a cave, and the snow mountain's regional spirit had disguised itself as an unremarkable stone inside the cave.

Chen Mo seized the regional spirit but did not rush to refine it.

Refining it now would emit a pillar of light that would inevitably attract a swarm of beasts to attack!

If those transcendent beings had any sense, they would soon guess Chen Mo's intention.

So Chen Mo planned to wait until 45 minutes before the ice dragon fruit ripens to refine it! He prepared many First‑Tier Divine Pills that can rapidly restore his internal spiritual energy.

Completely refining this regional spirit would take only half an hour.

And traveling from the summit to the current edge of the snow mountain, even a fast‑flying bird would need ten minutes! The vast majority of transcendent creatures would not give up the lure of Second‑Tier Divine Pills to fight it to the death!

When there were still 45 minutes left before the ice dragon fruit matured.

Chen Mo simultaneously infused spiritual energy into the regional spirit and used divine pills to restore his internal spiritual energy.

Roar!

Before long, beast roars reached his ears! Winter Saber-tooth Tigers, white apes, snow mastiffs, Ice‑Burst Bears—one transcendent creature after another appeared before him, yet none dared to strike first.

They were obeying their respective leaders' orders to delay the Ice Lion King's refinement of the regional spirit.

But they all knew their own strength; how could they be rivals to the Ice Lion King? Advancing would only lead to death.

They're all just "workers," risking their lives! "Roar!" (King, let me go!)

These transcendent beings tried to stall, but Frost Lion Overlord would not allow it! He wanted to show off wildly before the Lion King, so he took the initiative to engage! He charged straight into the beast herd and fired a "stink‑fart bomb."

The green "poison mist" instantly enveloped the battlefield, and the transcendent beings within the area spewed white foam, collapsing heavily to the ground.

Biochemical weapon attack!

Soon after, Shi Jie Ai Sha also naturally joined the fight.

There were only a few beasts in the herd that weren't even high‑level transcendent, so they weren't a match and fled in a hurry.

Half an hour later.

When Chen Mo poured the last strand of spiritual energy into the regional spirit, the blue pillar of light slowly faded.

This fragment of the regional spirit also drifted toward other fragments, becoming part of an invisible sphere.

The ice‑type spiritual energy in Chen Mo's body reconsolidated! He became a Lord‑level again! In the next second, he rose, unleashed wave after wave of sound explosions, and sprinted toward the summit of the snow mountain.

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Snow‑mountain summit.

Another fierce battle broke out here.

However, upon seeing the blue pillar fade, these transcendent beings simultaneously chose to cease fighting.

Many summit leaders wore resentful expressions! The regional master possesses the ability to kick other transcendent beings out of its domain.

So now, as long as the Lion King wishes, he can kick them out of this area at any time.

But facing the soon‑ripening ice dragon fruit, they are unwilling to let it go.

At this moment, a snow chestnut squirrel's front surged with ice‑type spiritual energy, forming an ice arrow aimed at the ice dragon fruit.

Holding the thought 'if I can't have it, no one shall', it struck to destroy the ice dragon fruit outright! But the next second, the snow chestnut squirrel vanished from this realm—teleported! It was directly "kicked" away by the snow mountain's regional master! Deprived of spiritual guidance, the ice arrow slowly faded.

Seeing this, many spirit beasts were not shocked but delighted.

They began to imitate, trying to destroy the ice dragon fruit! Now they have no chance to obtain this Second‑Tier Divine Pill, and staying here any longer would be too dangerous!

Thus these transcendent beings now have only one thought.

That is to leave here quickly, then stay within their own territories until a Second‑Tier Divine Pill appears there! By destroying the ice dragon fruit, they can have the Ice Lion King kick them out, thus escaping the area swiftly.

In less than two minutes, the summit became utterly empty, leaving only blood‑stained corpses scattered on the ground and a handful of transcendent beings.

At this point, Chen Mo had also arrived at the summit.

At this moment, only four transcendent beings remained on the summit.

They were the Winter Saber-tooth Tiger, the white ape, the snow mastiff, and the Ice‑toothed Mammoth.

Among them, Chen Mo tried to kick the Winter Saber-tooth Tiger, white ape, and snow mastiff out of this domain, but for some reason failed.

As for the Ice‑toothed Mammoth, Chen Mo did not "kick" it.

Now, all four transcendent beings exuded a Lord‑realm aura, with combined combat power exceeding 3000!

Clearly they had used the trump cards left by their ancestors.

What surprised Chen Mo was the Frost Mammoth; after swallowing some golden blood, its size surged wildly, and it too ascended to Lord level.

That golden blood was probably seized earlier from the "indigenous people."

At this time, there were still eight minutes before the ice dragon fruit matured.

The four giants faced each other in pairs; the Winter Saber-tooth Tiger, white ape, and the other two fought each other, but when Chen Mo appeared, they all simultaneously halted the slaughter.

The snow mastiff immediately withdrew from combat and tossed a spirit‑linked ice silkworm thread toward Chen Mo.

"Roar!" (Brother Lion, lend me a hand. Let's eliminate them first, then contest the divine pills, shall we?) "Roar!" (Alright!)

Chen Mo nodded, but did not join the fight.

Sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight isn't good, right!

Meanwhile, quietly observe the overall combat power and abilities of these four extraordinary creatures.

【Winter Saber-tooth Tiger (Male)】

【Level: Low-tier Lord】

【Constitution: 145】

【Agility: 126】

【Strength: 135】

【Spirit: 192】

【Abilities: Ice Thorn Armor, Ice Horn Pierce, Ice Stomp, Ice Flame Burn, Ice Burst, Blizzard, Ice Claw】

【Overall Combat Power: 3250~3600】

【Snow Mastiff】

【Level: Low-tier Lord】

【Overall Combat Power: 2891~3100】

【White Ape】

【Level: Low-tier Lord】

【Overall Combat Power: 3050~3102】

【Ice-toothed Mammoth】

【Level: Low-tier Lord】

【Overall Combat Power: 1820~2100】

(End of Chapter)