The people from Tianchi Holy Land, the Dongfang Family, and the Gu Family, upon seeing Chen Duo make his move, also sent forth dazzling lights, or summoned secret treasures from their persons, all attacking the glacier simultaneously.

Huo Yanqing raised a finger, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth responded instantly, coalescing into a sheet of white light that descended from the sky.

Gu Jiange gave a light shout, and a crimson longsword flew out from his neck.

The sword exhaled blazing ribbons of light, and a hundred-meter-long Flood Dragon, appearing both real and illusory, suddenly materialized, its scales dense, sharp horns crowning its head, with wisps of flame flickering in and out among the scales, projecting an astonishing aura.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Numerous secret treasures and martial skills descended like falling stars, slamming into the glacier, eliciting earth-shattering roars from the ice.

Marvelous symbols, shimmering with vibrant colors, manifested within the glacier, sending rings of pale white ripples slowly expanding outwards with the glacier as the center. The bone-chilling cold intensified tenfold.

Many martial artists on the periphery, their expressions horrified, hastily urged the essence within their qi to resist the invasion of the cold energy.

As the glacier rippled with pale white waves, the strange symbols within the ice began to glow with a fiery red light, brilliant and dazzling like the fire of the sun.

The martial artists from Lingbao Grotto-Heaven, the Dongfang Family, Tianchi Holy Land, and the Gu Family unleashed their power one after another, continuing their bombardment of the glacier.

Rumbling sounds that seemed to shatter eardrums echoed from Menluo Island. The sky in this vicinity burst forth with multicolored radiance, shooting across the glacier like fireworks before scattering into specks of light.

The glacier remained unmoving, yet deep beneath the nearby ground, a thunderous roar arose, the earth churning, splitting open to form deeper and wider ravines.

Within the glacier, the strange fiery red symbols, after an initial blinding brilliance, gradually began to dim.

The icy white ripples continued their slow expansion. Martial artists who were within fifteen hundred meters of the glacier began to show looks of terror beneath the pale waves, and some trembled uncontrollably, forced to retreat further.

Shi Yan and Xia Xinyan maintained solemn expressions, yet they remained perfectly still.

Urging the essence within their bodies, streams of warm essence flowed through their meridians. The Wuguang Shield was summoned, its dark light warding off the cold. Although some essence was consumed, Shi Yan found the resistance manageable.

"Another sign of yielding!" Chen Feng exclaimed in pleasant surprise, sending down silver lights like thunder-balls from his giant hammer, bombarding the glacier.

The martial artists of the three major powers once again channeled the strength within their bodies, unleashing all manner of secret treasures and martial skills against the glacier in a relentless barrage.

Light flickered in the sky, secret treasures flew wildly, the air cracked from the concussions, and the earth split into more fissures.

For a time, the very fabric of the surrounding heavens and earth shifted in color. Great roars erupted from nearby volcanoes, three of which were affected, erupting with torrents of molten magma ahead of schedule.

The lava flowed down from the sky, pouring into the newly formed ravines here. In a short while, the ravines filled with magma, like glowing molten iron, sending forth rolling waves of heat.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Fierce roars emanated from the earth as more fissures tore open. Many martial artists standing on raised sections of the ravines lost their footing and tumbled down into the depths.

Volcanic magma was exceptionally vicious; any martial artist who fell into the ravines was consumed without exception, dissolved by the magma, leaving no bones behind.

Screams rose and fell ceaselessly. The martial artists who had come seeking the secrets of the ice mountain cried out in fear, scrambling to flee in all directions.

More martial artists perished in the earthquakes, plunging into the magma. In a mere few dozen seconds, dozens of martial artists were killed outright, dying miserably on the spot.

Shi Yan and Xia Xinyan were also searching for stable footing, using Tengnu Die [Soaring Rage Falling Stomp] to anchor themselves.

Xia Xinyan held tightly to Shi Yan with one hand, her expression grave, ready at any moment to unleash the power of her Reincarnation Martial Soul to escape this calamity by flying.

Around them, seven martial artists plunged into the ravines and were swallowed by the magma. The vital essence (jingqi) from their bodies quietly seeped out from the ravines and flowed into Shi Yan's acupuncture points.

Shi Yan’s expression lit up with excitement; heedless of the danger, he chuckled darkly, his face alight with pleasure.

"Stop! Please stop! Let us leave quickly!"

"For pity's sake, leave us a way to survive!"

"Stop attacking the glacier, let us go!"

"..."

The surrounding martial artists screamed, desperately pleading with the people from the four major factions.

These four factions’ continued assault on the glacier had caused the earth to split and the volcanoes to erupt magma. As long as their attacks persisted, the ground would continue to tremble, and more martial artists would fall into the ravines.

The nearby martial artists begged in terror, many no longer daring to linger, already harboring the thought of escaping this sea of suffering.

Alas, the contingent of Lingbao Grotto-Heaven, the Dongfang Family, the Gu Family, and Tianchi Holy Land paid no heed to the desperate pleas, clearly not valuing the lives of these lower-level martial artists, and continued to pour all their effort into the furious bombardment of the glacier.

These four factions were filled with experts, even possessing Heaven-rank powerhouses among them. No matter how violently the earth shook, they could always find purchase, suffering no casualties.

Shi Yan deeply understood the cruelty of the Boundless Sea. To the supreme Fifteen Great Factions, the lives of others meant nothing. To achieve their goals, they grudged a single pause, preferring to see all nearby low-level martial artists buried with them rather than halt their assault.

More martial artists cried out as they were continuously consumed by the magma. A very small minority of onlookers, possessing the exceptional strength and good fortune of Xia Xinyan and Shi Yan, managed to find new footholds amidst the tremors, avoiding being submerged by the lava.

Ignoring the wails of the dying around them, the four major factions stubbornly continued their relentless bombardment of the glacier.

Inside the glacier, the fiery glow of the strange symbols gradually dimmed, but the ripples emanating from the ice grew increasingly bone-chilling.

Even Shi Yan had to expend considerable energy to resist, just to prevent his limbs from growing stiff.

Some martial artists who had previously been relatively stable found their movements sluggish due to the spreading icy ripples. A few had exhausted their luck and tumbled into the magma within the ravines.

Of the hundreds of surrounding martial artists, at least half had fallen into the ravines, dying amidst the most piercing screams.

Shi Yan absorbed the essence of five more Earthly and Innate realm martial artists. The negative energy within his acupuncture points slowly dissipated, and a wave of bloodlust began to sprout from the depths of his heart.

"Let's find a less crowded place to land," Shi Yan commanded inwardly, lightly signaling to Xia Xinyan, and proactively moved towards an area with fewer people.

Regarding the matter of the mysterious Martial Soul, Xia Xinyan remained completely unaware. When Shi Yan had used that strange power to heal her Reincarnation Martial Soul, he had merely claimed it was the recovery of her Undying Martial Soul, which he had channeled using a secret method to infuse her, never mentioning the mysterious Martial Soul.

Xia Xinyan harbored doubts, sensing Shi Yan was hiding something, but being naturally kind-hearted, she asked no further questions.

"Alright," Xia Xinyan agreed, not questioning why Shi Yan sought a less crowded spot, and obediently cooperated.

Although Shi Yan greedily desired the essence, he knew the limit of what he could safely absorb. At the realm of Hundred Tribulations First Heaven, absorbing too much of that negative energy could cause him to explode.

The most agonizing part was that he could not control the exact amount he absorbed. Thus, the moment he felt a faint ache in his acupuncture points, he immediately grew vigilant, actively maneuvering away to prevent the points from absorbing too much negative power.

If the negative power exceeded his tolerance limit, his acupuncture points would shatter completely, and the faint pain would eventually become unbearable torment, constantly corroding his sanity.

In his current situation, he dared not imagine what would happen if he lost control.

Therefore, he had to keep the absorbed negative energy within a reasonable limit, daring not to be too greedy.

The tremendous roar gradually subsided.

The experts of the four major factions ceased their bombardment not out of kindness to save others, but because they were growing tired.

Such intense, non-stop bombardment was taxing even for these formidable experts.

They were also worried about depleting their strength too much; once the secret within the glacier was revealed, they feared being unable to compete if they had expended too much energy solely on breaking the ice. Thus, they held onto their selfish reserves and dared not commit their full power to the glacier.

As the furious bombardment stopped, the pale white ripples within the glacier slowly vanished. The strange symbols also ceased emitting their dazzling light, seemingly falling quiet as well.

With the glacier no longer under attack, the earth gradually calmed, and the earthquakes ceased.

The martial artists who had luckily survived glared at the people of the four factions with expressions of terror and resentment, then swiftly departed, never daring to remain.

However, several dozen martial artists who retained confidence in their abilities did not leave, instead remaining on the periphery, staring grimly at the glacier.

Shi Yan and Xia Xinyan were among them.

The sun set, and the moon rose.

Throughout the night, the warriors of the four major factions rested with their eyes closed around the glacier.

Further away, those like Xia Xinyan and Shi Yan also sat in quiet meditation, practicing diligently, all secretly anticipating what would come.

In the deep of night, Shi Yan clenched his teeth, his expression ferocious, an aura of violent brutality emanating from him.

"Can you hold on?" Xia Xinyan asked softly, her face filled with concern.

They were now three thousand meters away from the glacier, far separated from the people of the four major factions, and also at a considerable distance from the martial artists of the smaller factions.

Consequently, Shi Yan's physical anomaly did not alarm anyone else.

"It's fine," Shi Yan gasped, waving his hand urging her away. "You stay further from me and just watch over me. Your presence is the greatest ** to me. Don't let me see you, or the pain will be worse!"

Xia Xinyan was surprised, but instead of anger, she smiled faintly. "Am I really that captivating to you?"

Shi Yan groaned, enduring the agony, and growled low, "Xinyan, please don't joke with me at a time like this? I'm afraid I might assault you! Truly, your charm is immense!"

Xia Xinyan's lips twitched, but she felt no anger, instead departing lightly with a pleased heart. Her soft voice drifted from a distance, "Meditate and recover. I will remain watching nearby; nothing will happen."

Shi Yan took a deep breath and tightly shut his eyes.

The streams of negative power within all his acupuncture points were suddenly and forcibly roused by him!

Wisps of white mist suddenly spilled from his body, a mixture of various negative energies within the fog.

Stream after stream of negative power was forcefully driven out from his points, channeled through sheer willpower into his blood vessels, sinking into his very blood.

"Oh!"

Shi Yan let out a low roar, his teeth grinding audibly. Enduring the pain, he ripped the negative energy forth, driving it like steel needles into his blood.

His blood seemed to ignite, and Shi Yan’s entire body boiled. His expression grew horrifyingly grim, and the faint white mist on his body solidified into crystalline chunks clinging to the surface of his flesh.

He was cultivating the Berserk Second Heaven technique.

The deathly silent glacier suddenly grew intensely cold!

Rings of pale white ripples, without any external force striking them, suddenly erupted outwards.

The cold aura was several times more potent than it had been during the day!