Chapter 584 - 471: Frenzied Feeding: An Immortal Descends

’Faceless... the Faceless Snow Demon?’ Gao Neng racked his brain, searching through the Blood Marshal’s memory recordings. Soon, the name surfaced.

The Faceless Snow Demon!

The absolute strongest of the Snow Demon Race.

An Undying Body.

He was one of the first Strongest to invade Earth. He’d survived four great wars and had already slain seven Strongest of the Human Race.

’The Blood Race, the Werewolf Race, and the Snow Demon Race are the three major races of the North District! And this Snow Demon... is one of only three beings on the Northern District Battlefield whose fame rivals that of the Beast Race’s sword!’

The Strongest of the Blood Race: Bloodthirst.

The Strongest of the Werewolf Race: Northwest Wolf.

The Strongest Snow Demon: Faceless.

The three pillars of the Northern District Battlefield.

"..." A chill ran down Gao Neng’s spine.

No wonder the other two alien Strongest had agreed so readily when this Snow Demon said he wanted to pursue him, not even trying to contend for the prize.

No wonder the White-faced King, the City Lord of Ice City, had stepped forward the moment he saw the Faceless Snow Demon and loudly announced that he was carrying Ice City’s resources.

No wonder Gao Xiaomeng’s first instinct upon seeing this Snow Demon had been to run.

Gao Neng finally understood.

This time, he had truly messed with the wrong person.

What’s more, he recalled some rather unsettling details from the Blood Marshal’s information on this Snow Demon.

For example, this Snow Demon was his natural counter. It had no physical body, was immune to all physical attacks, and had achieved true "100% elementalization."

Not only that, but the Snow Demon’s Spiritual Power was also incredibly strong.

’I’m only at fucking Tier Seven, how am I supposed to fight an opponent like this?!’ Gao Neng wanted to curse. This was just too difficult.

’There’s no way to win.’

’And I can’t even run...’

’Because if I run, Yi Qinglian, Shaximo, and the others will certainly die.’

"Charge!"

The two sides clashed.

Shaximo and his companions showed no fear.

They remained as courageous as ever.

They unleashed their formidable power and talents.

But Gao Neng noticed that the stronger the talents Shaximo and the others displayed, the wider the grins of the White-faced King and the Faceless Snow Demon seemed to grow.

"Tier-Eight gene weapons? A pity..." The Faceless Snow Demon threw another palm strike, blasting the nearest gene weapon.

BOOM!

The gene weapon exploded.

At the same time, another gene weapon’s Laser Saber slashed into the Faceless Snow Demon.

However, the blade passed right through the Faceless Snow Demon’s body, as if slicing through a cloud of gas.

’100% elementalization... that means colorless, odorless, formless, and shapeless, right?’ Gao Neng thought, watching another gene weapon fall to the ground. A pang of regret struck him.

After all, these were his creations...

He was more than a little pissed to see them destroyed so wantonly by the Faceless Snow Demon.

But being pissed was one thing; the fact remained that he couldn’t win.

"MEOW!!" Gao Xiaomeng’s voice rang out again. The soul-shaking sound made the Faceless Snow Demon falter for a moment, giving Gao Neng a chance to retreat another ten meters.

’It seems only soul attacks have any effect on the Faceless Snow Demon.’ Gritting his teeth, Gao Neng forced the Tier-Eight gene weapons to strike.

VMM!

VMM!

...

Soul Sabers materialized in mid-air, one after another.

The Tier-Eight gene weapons unleashed their full firepower.

They abandoned their Laser Sabers, switching entirely to soul attacks.

"Blades condensed from souls? Heh... In that case, before you die, I’ll let you see what real Soul Power looks like!" the Faceless Snow Demon chuckled.

Fang Tangtang raised her cannon and fired.

BOOM!

In mid-air, the shell once again passed straight through the Faceless Snow Demon’s body.

And then, several enormous figures materialized above the Snow Demon’s head.

That’s right!

There were three of them!

The one in the center was a colossal serpent, ice-blue as crystal, with fleshy wings rising from its sides—it already showed signs of transforming into a flood dragon.

Flanking the serpent were a red Firebird and a monstrous, snow-white fish.

’Three souls?!’ Even for someone like Gao Neng, the sight of three souls appearing above the Snow Demon’s head was enough to make him lose his composure.

’Does it have to be this ridiculous?!’

He knew the Snow Demon’s soul was powerful.

But he never imagined it would be *this* powerful.

The Soul Sabers of the Tier-Eight gene weapons were based on his own power level. Thus, the sabers’ strength was still only equivalent to his own: Tier Six Late Stage.

Power like that...

...was nothing before a Snow Demon that specialized in soul-based abilities.

AOOO!

ROAR!

GLUG GLUG.

The Snow Demon’s three souls struck.

In a single instant, they shattered the Soul Sabers of several Tier-Eight gene weapons into dust.

Having lost their Soul Sabers, the Tier-Eight gene weapons were now severely damaged.

’I can’t drag this on. In just a few moments, at least eight or nine gene weapons have been destroyed. This Snow Demon is really not someone I can handle.’ Gao Neng had seen it in the enemy’s eyes—this was not a person he could afford to mess with.

So, without further hesitation... he decisively called for help!

"Master, help me!!!"

"I can’t hold on any longer!!!"

"..."

Gao Neng didn’t send out a distress signal.

He just shouted.

Of course, he put all his strength into it, using his Spiritual Power to project his voice toward the main gate of Ice City, like the thousand-mile voice projection techniques of ancient times.

He just didn’t know if it would work.

As he was thinking this...

...it worked.

In fact, the effect was immediate.

However, the response didn’t come from the right direction.

Four figures appeared, but they came from behind Gao Neng. And every one of them had a very strange-looking face.

"Four aliens?!"

"They’re flying..."

"They’re Strongest!!!"

Shaximo, Yi Qinglian, and the others were as sharp-eyed as ever, identifying the power level of the four aliens at a glance.

"..." Gao Neng.

’Is this fucking game even playable anymore?’

’I was calling for help...’

’And what happens?’

’Li Tiannan doesn’t show up, but four alien Strongest do?’

’You’ve got to be kidding me!’

"Gao Neng." At that moment, Yi Qinglian appeared by his side.

"You all go. I’ll cover our retreat." Gao Neng hated those four words, but for some reason, he said them anyway.

"No, Gao Neng. I came to tell you that if I can die with you in this life, I... I... I won’t regret it." Yi Qinglian’s eyes were fixed on Gao Neng, a faint blush on her cheeks.

Evidently, even someone as bold as Yi Qinglian couldn’t help but feel a schoolgirl’s shyness when speaking what might be her final words.

"But I regret it," Gao Neng said, his face twisting.

"???" Yi Qinglian.

"Because I don’t want to die," Gao Neng said, looking at her. He was at a loss for words. Who says something like that at a time like this?

’Can’t you see Shaximo’s eyes, red with jealousy?’

’And Lin Ying over there?’

’She’s also staring daggers at me...’

’Are you blind?’

"Yeah, yeah! Gao Neng, I don’t want to die either! Hurry up and think of something!" Fang Tangtang, who had apparently overheard him, immediately shouted.

’See? Now *that’s* the correct way to handle a crisis.’

’What’s with all this tearful life-or-death farewell nonsense?’

’Figuring a way out is the key!’

’But what can I do? There are four more alien Strongest on their way. A single Faceless Snow Demon is already more than I can handle, and now there are four more... Unless an Immortal intervenes, we’re done for.’ A chill truly crept into Gao Neng’s heart.

He figured that even if Li Tiannan rushed over now, he’d probably just be serving himself up on a platter.

The gap between the Human Race and the alien races...

...was no joke.

’A five-to-one difference in the number of Strongest.’

’The Human Race has twenty in total.’

’If you exclude those in seclusion, those guarding key locations, and only count the ones truly active in the City of Hope, the total number probably doesn’t even exceed ten.’

’But how many are there on the Northern District Battlefield alone?’

’At least fifteen.’

’After all, including the one who died and the Blood Marshal, we’ve already seen eight of them here!!!’