However, Xiang Tian was equally aware that he could not sustain this full-power state for long, meaning he had to swiftly dispatch Xing Chen and Yue Ying.
At that moment, he finally unleashed the ultimate technique he rarely employed! The Ice Sword Art!
Indeed, it was a marvelous killing move executed by combining the astonishing freezing power of the Paralysis Ring with his sword techniques!
Xiang Tian’s sword-wielding hand shifted to his left!
Only this way could the chilling frost from the Paralysis Ring perfectly merge with the keen edge of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Sword. A left-handed sword was Xiang Tian’s most terrifying combat form!
The energy consumption of the Martial Force Shield was staggering; even with the reserves of the Heavenly Dragon Set, it couldn't last more than three minutes!
Thus, this was certainly not a long-term solution!
And those bizarre sword qi attacks had truly given him a headache!
It seemed using the ultimate move was unavoidable!
With his mind made up, Xiang Tian hesitated no longer: “Take this! Ice Domain.”
Almost the instant Xiang Tian roared the command, Xing Chen felt the entire world instantly transform into a massive ice cellar!
This was no mere elemental fluctuation brought about by magic; it felt instead like a true Arctic world of ice and snow!
The bio-radar in his mind instantly flashed terrifying readings! Temperature: minus 120 degrees Celsius!
Xing Chen felt his entire body instantly freeze stiff, as if even his blood had solidified!
Ah! What is this!
Xing Chen could scarcely believe what he was seeing!
The entire inner barrier was visibly changing, transforming into a vast expanse of white ice in the blink of an eye!
And even more terrifyingly, he and Yue Ying were completely frozen solid within this immense block of ice! Utterly unable to move! Their bodies became instantly stiff and painfully numb, quickly losing sensation. Their vision began to blur!
Damn it! This all happened too fast, too fast! Xing Chen knew if he didn’t act immediately, he would likely be frozen to death! Why hadn't Ying Yue mentioned this in the plan she left behind!
At this moment, the terror in Xing Chen’s heart reached its peak.
Ying Yue’s plan had gone wrong! The biggest error was failing to anticipate this damned Ice Domain. Could it be that Xiang Tian had only comprehended this move after Ying Yue’s demise!
But the instinct for survival meant Xing Chen would never give up just like that! Almost instantly, Xing Chen instinctively mobilized his protective Dou Qi! Forcibly sustaining a massive Dou Qi Shield that wrapped tightly around himself and the golden eagle!
Yue Ying’s reaction, however, was even swifter than Xing Chen’s; she enacted the correct countermeasure—Dou Qi protection—almost simultaneously with sensing the temperature shift!
Both of them circulated their internal Dou Qi with desperate intensity, generating powerful heat to counteract the horrifying chill!
Yet, the misfortune of Xing Chen and Yue Ying did not end there!
Under the terrifying low temperatures within the Ice Domain, no one could escape Xiang Tian’s pursuit. However, upon seeing Xing Chen and Yue Ying manage to erect their Dou Qi shields, Xiang Tian was slightly surprised that a small pocket of space managed to dissolve near where he had frozen them.
But within the Ice Domain, even Xiang Tian could not move easily, because the moment it was activated, the entire world had become one colossal block of ice! Every creature within, including himself, risked being frozen!
Therefore, his only recourse to kill Xing Chen and Yue Ying now was to intensify the power of the Ice Domain, further lowering the temperature until they were both frozen solid!
This was the terror of the Ice Domain: no matter how superb your swordsmanship, it was utterly useless within the domain!
In such conditions, it became a contest of who possessed greater resistance to the cold—whoever could endure longer would survive! But Xiang Tian, possessing the Paralysis Ring, had a body long accustomed to extreme, sub-zero freezing conditions!
Even at an extreme low of negative 230 degrees Celsius, he remained unharmed. All he needed to do was expend massive amounts of Dou Qi to maintain the Ice Domain's limit temperature, thereby achieving the goal of freezing his opponents to death!
In a certain sense, this terrifying ultimate skill was absolutely unbreakable! It was also the most extreme, least technical, and most unscrupulous move possible.
For this reason, even Xiang Tian rarely used it, employing it only three times in his entire life.
He had used it against Ying Yue, Chen Xing, and the previous owner of Wolong Manor.
The result? They were all defeated by the Ice Domain without exception!
He never imagined that thirty thousand years later, he would be forced to resort to this, his most despised ultimate skill! This brought a wave of emotion to Xiang Tian!
But since he had used it, there was nothing to regret!
Seeing Xing Chen and Yue Ying inside the ice block managing to melt the surrounding ice through sheer, powerful Dou Qi, Xiang Tian decisively increased the intensity of the Ice Domain! The Ice Domain consumed Dou Qi energy as well, but thanks to the conversion ability of the Paralysis Ring, it emitted freezing energy far beyond what ordinary people could imagine!
Xing Chen and Yue Ying desperately unleashed their Dou Qi, frantically striking the incredibly solid ice block!
However, when Xiang Tian suddenly heightened the domain’s low temperature, the two were nearly frozen solid again! Most of their Dou Qi was consumed fighting the freezing energy, leaving them little surplus force to smash through the ice and break free!
But even so, they refused to give up easily!
Under Lan Ye's control, the seventy-two Dragon Shadows frantically impacted the surrounding ice, attempting to forcibly shatter the immense block.
But the sheer scale of the inner barrier, stretching for thousands of meters, meant that no matter how astonishing the impact and destructive power of the seventy-two Dragon Shadows, they could not breach this terrifying domain. Rescuing Xing Chen and Yue Ying was a complete fantasy!
Was it truly over this time! He had lost count of how many times he had teetered on the brink of death, but never before had it felt so utterly hopeless and helpless!
The Dou Qi energy within his body was depleting at an astonishing rate.
Xing Chen could even feel the energy of life itself entering a rapidly ticking countdown!
His body grew colder and colder! His consciousness began to blur!
Dou Qi Strength: Ten Million Dou Qi Strength: Eight Million Dou Qi Strength: Five Million Dou Qi Strength: Four Million .................................... Dou Qi Strength: One Hundred Thousand Dou Qi Strength: Ten Thousand Dou Qi Strength: One Thousand Dou Qi Strength: One Hundred Dou Qi Strength: Zero Life Force Field: Zero .......................................
The long-awaited data finally appeared in his mind, and a slight smile of triumph crossed Xiang Tian’s lips. But just to be safe, he maintained his energy channeling stance.
This state persisted for a full five minutes!
Only when he was certain that Xing Chen and Yue Ying had completely lost all vital functions did he slowly retract the freezing energy!
The previously blindingly white frozen world finally vanished!
And Xing Chen, Yue Ying, and their two mounts, suspended mid-air, crashed heavily onto the ground at that moment!
So long! A full twenty minutes! Maintaining the Ice Domain at its maximum intensity left even the deeply cultivated Xiang Tian feeling dizzy and his heart pounding. His opponents’ endurance far exceeded his projections; their Dou Qi energy was simply too strong, too strong.
It forced him to use his full strength, risking internal injury and extreme depletion of physical and mental Dou Qi reserves to finally freeze them to death! This state of absolute energy exhaustion, leaving him almost faint, was an absolute first—even dealing with the previous Wolong Manor Master hadn't been this exhausting and arduous!
He had finally won! Although Xing Chen was dead! His body remained!
As long as his body remained, they could use his genetic cells to replicate the perfect paternal sample! Three thousand years of pursuit and waiting!
The time for fruition had finally arrived!
The usually steady and calm Xiang Tian could no longer contain himself and burst into ecstatic, triumphant laughter: “Yue Ying, Chen Xing, Old Manor Master, in the end, I am the victor. The facts prove I was right. My Wolong Clan is destined to become the most perfect clan in the world, hahahaha....”
Xiang Tian staggered over to the side of Xing Chen and Yue Ying, frozen stiff, their life force extinguished!
“Three thousand years ago I could defeat you, and three thousand years later I can still defeat you. You only have yourselves to blame for overestimating your abilities,” Xiang Tian murmured with profound emotion!
Then, with difficulty, he turned away!
It was time for a good rest! This battle had exhausted him too much, too much!
At this very moment! Inside Xing Chen’s mind, Lan Ye!
Confirmed: Subject Xing Chen's life functions terminated! Confirmed: Guardian Hero Yue Ying's life functions terminated! Gemini activated! Gemini Dark Aspect! Initiating remote summoning!
Xiang Tian suddenly sensed a strange energy fluctuation!
“What is this! This is spatial magic, forced teleportation!” In an instant, Xiang Tian’s pale face turned ashen as he snapped back to awareness!
He watched as Yue Ying’s body suddenly erupted with a bizarre white light!
Then, amidst a huge ripple and distortion, a blurry figure suddenly flashed into existence out of thin air!
Whoosh! The blurry figure, the moment it materialized, shot forward like lightning!
All of this happened relatively slowly, at least in Xiang Tian’s perception!
Because Xiang Tian clearly saw the golden sword edge rushing toward him!
The biosystem in his mind accurately reported on this strike: Dou Qi Strength! Only a negligible two million! Yet, under the somber sky, this insignificant golden sword edge glittered with the sharp light of death!
He knew he should evade, but his stamina had been utterly depleted in the massive preceding battle, and his Dou Qi was sucked dry! He felt as if his body was suddenly weighed down by a thousand pounds, completely unable to shift his position freely.
Slish! So the only thing he could do was watch helplessly as the golden sword edge slowly slid into his chest!
Scalding hot blood slowly seeped out with each surging heartbeat!
Then he saw a grim, ice-cold face!
Black long hair, black eyes! And a face that completely overlapped with his memories!
“It’s! It’s you! It’s you!” Xiang Tian was dumbfounded, feeling his rapidly draining life force. He could never believe what he was seeing: “Chen... Chen Xing.”
Slish! The golden sword edge was swiftly withdrawn!
The gushing blood splattered onto that cold countenance, revealing a trace of unnatural ferocity and savage satisfaction.
“Wrong. My name is not Chen Xing, but Zhan Lang. Perhaps you can also call me Xing Ye.”
“Zhan! Zhan Lang! Lang.” Xiang Tian’s robust body stooped, clutching his chest and gasping in pain: “You are Zhan Lang, one of the Old Manor Master’s six great guards.”
“Indeed.” Zhan Lang said slowly. “You didn’t expect this, did you? You have finally met your end.”
“No! Impossible! I killed all seven great guards.” Xiang Tian muttered to himself.
“Of course, you killed me. But Ying Yue gave me rebirth! Not just me, but Qing Cheng, Yufeng, and the others were also reborn, specifically for this day to kill you!”
“Personality replication?” Xiang Tian managed a bitter, wan smile. “In the end, I was still schemed against by Ying Yue. What a terrifying woman.” Xiang Tian seemed desperate yet puzzled: “This is the Wolong Barrier, which shields all spatial teleportation. Why are you here?”
“Because the other half of the Gemini constellation is me, Zhan Lang,” Zhan Lang replied.
“The Gemini constellation! Gemini Dark Aspect, remote teleportation, ignoring the barrier! I see, I see.” Xiang Tian’s voice faded, and his once strong body finally collapsed with a thud onto the ground!
But the sight of his face, frozen in desolate shock with eyes wide open, caused even the cold Zhan Lang to feel a pang of palpitation and reflection. Then, his icy gaze fell upon Yue Ying and Xing Chen lying on the ground!
“Thank you, Xing Chen,” Zhan Lang murmured to himself. “I have finally avenged myself. In return, I will grant you rebirth and send you back to the Marfa World. Your daughter and son will also return to your side. From this day forward, the gate to the Wolong World will remain forever closed. May we never meet again.”
En! Opening his eyes again! Before him was a dense, lush jungle! Birds chirped merrily on the branches, and he could even see a few mischievous little squirrels chasing each other!
Where was this! Xing Chen instinctively sat up!
He found two people lying beside him! One seated!
Xing Ye, Xing Zhan! And Yue Ying!
Xing Chen could hardly believe his eyes!
Xing Zhan and Xing Ye also gradually woke up! They then noticed each other’s presence!
“Old Dad, Brother, Yue Ying, is that really you!” Xing Zhan cried out incredulously! “Am I dreaming?” As he spoke, Xing Zhan grabbed Xing Ye’s arm and bit down hard.
“Ow, that hurts!” A pig-slaughtering shriek echoed through the woods, startling a few crows circling overhead! “You little brat, what are you doing!”
“It hurts, and I hear screaming, so I guess I’m not dreaming.” Xing Zhan was overjoyed and threw his arms around his father and brother! “This is wonderful! We’ve finally met.”
Yes! They had finally met! Xing Chen and Xing Ye were also moved and excited! But more than that, they were utterly bewildered!
Out of habit, Xing Chen instinctively scanned their surroundings.
“This is the Bichon Continent,” Xing Chen could hardly believe his eyes.
“Ah, it really is the Bichon Continent.” Xing Ye gazed toward the distance. The faintly visible city walls on the horizon, though far away, were instantly recognized by Xing Ye as Bichon’s Ginkgo City!
“I distinctly remember being at Wolong Manor, how did we get here?” Xing Zhan muttered.
“Never mind that, the important thing is we’re finally home,” Xing Ye cheered. “We’re finally home.”
“Home,” Xing Chen murmured, feeling waves of emotion, but even now, he was completely confused!
He clearly remembered being frozen to death while fighting Xiang Tian!
But now it seemed like nothing had happened!
What on earth was going on!
Thinking of this, Xing Chen quickly said: “Yue Ying, tell me what happened.”
“Master, Lieutenant General Zhan Lang left you a video. You will understand everything after watching it.”
He opened the video!
Soon, a tall, upright figure appeared in his mind—the figure of the esteemed Marshal Nilonia Lan Qi Ying Yue and Marshal Chen Xing, along with friends they had made in Wolong Manor!
“When you watch this video, you should already be deep within the Marfa Continent. Please forgive the harm and trouble caused to you and your two sons over the past year.” The burly man in the video was Zhan Lang, the man Xing Chen had ground his teeth over; after all, if Zhan Lang hadn't captured Xing Ye and Xing Zhan, he wouldn’t have suffered so much!
“Easy for you to say!” Xing Chen grumbled irritably.
“Regardless, on behalf of everyone at Wolong Manor, I must thank you three for everything you have done for us. Thanks to you, we finally defeated Xiang Tian’s faction and restored the former tranquility of Wolong Manor. Whatever has happened, I only hope you remember the joys and forget the unpleasantness. I won’t waste time with pleasantries. I know you value efficiency; you wouldn't do anything without benefit! So, to repay the great contributions of you three, Wolong Manor is sending you back to the Marfa Continent and has also prepared a special gift for you. This gift we have entrusted to Yue Ying to safeguard. That is all I have to say!”
“Wait, don’t hang up! I have something to say too!” Nia leaned close to the camera. “Kid, don't forget us! Although I know seeing each other again is impossible, I still want to say, take care of yourselves and live well. See you if fate allows!”
Next, Marshal Nilonia Yue Ying, Marshal Chen Xing, and others took turns speaking. Even Mei Mei, Lili, and Uncle Jin weren't excluded!
The entire video took a full hour for Xing Chen to watch.
However, Xing Chen finally understood the whole sequence of events!
First! Xiang Tian was dead. Xing Chen didn't know the specifics of his death, but it was rumored to be at the hands of Zhan Lang.
Second! The genetic defect within Wolong Manor had the opportunity to be supplemented and perfected thanks to the appearance of Xing Chen and Xing Zhan!
In other words, people of the Wolong World could now bear children! This was a good thing!
Third! The ancient barrier connecting to the Wolong World had been sealed. From now on, the Wolong World and the Marfa World were completely isolated; no one could travel freely between them anymore! This was also a good thing; Xing Chen had always worried that the Wolong World harbored ill intentions toward the Marfa World, and now he could finally rest easy!
Fourth! The people of the Wolong World were eternally grateful to him. They had even erected statues of him and Yue Ying and recorded their deeds in textbooks, embedding them in history!
A glorious achievement, but sadly, he wouldn't have the chance to witness it! That was a slight regret!
Fifth! To recognize the contributions of him and his two sons (though it seemed Xing Ye and Xing Zhan hadn’t done much), the Wolong World was sending them a gift: the Myriad Elixir, capable of curing all poisons. They didn't specify the brand, though it seemed newly developed! Since it cured all poisons, curing Yan Luo’s Ice Gu would naturally be no problem. It must be said, that Zhan Lang fellow was thoughtful; he even investigated this matter. This gift was truly impossible to refuse. Naturally, his hatred toward Zhan Lang lessened slightly.
However, Xing Chen regretted that the extremely flashy Thunder-Crashing Sets worn by him and Yue Ying had been confiscated, and the Protective Rings were gone too! He and Yue Ying were still wearing the poorly crafted replicas they had when they first entered!
In Zhan Lang’s words, this was to prevent cheating tools far beyond the current technological era from appearing prematurely. (Was this guy also a transmigrator, Xing Chen muttered to himself).
But the saving grace was that the two aerial divine beasts were left to Xing Chen and Yue Ying!
In just one year, he had rescued Xing Ye and Xing Zhan in Wolong Manor, obtained a pill capable of saving Yan Luo, and acquired two sky-soaring divine beasts. By any measure, it wasn't a loss!
“Aerial divine beasts, very cool mounts,” Xing Zhan remarked. “This time, the big guys are going to get jealous.”
“Heh heh, never mind that for now, let’s head back to the Divine Dragon Empire first,” Xing Chen suggested.