I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 689: Chapter 505: Fusion of Flesh and Bone, Eerie Demon Creature

In the depths of the ice abyss, the cold wind, like countless ice-tempered knives, howled as it scraped the cliff face, carving dense cracks on the ice on both sides, making a piercing "sizzle" sound.

The air was extremely cold, as if it could freeze the soul itself, and the breath exhaled instantly turned into white mist, falling on the eyelashes and turning into tiny ice particles.

Amidst this bone-chilling cold, four figures moved forward slowly, none other than Qin Tian, Zhuge Yu, Huo Yuansheng, and Taishi Feng.

Their Spiritual Energy shields trembled slightly in the cold wind, resisting the brutal cold of the ice abyss.

"Something’s not right."

Taishi Feng stopped walking, looking around with furrowed brows, "Why can’t we see a single person? Even if they were scattered, battles between Tier Six and Tier Seven fighters should produce detectable fluctuations—yet now, there’s not even a trace of Energy ripple."

He raised his hand to touch the ice wall, the icy chill penetrating his palm made him shiver involuntarily.

Qin Tian gazed at the endlessly extending ice path ahead, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Before entering the treasury, this ice abyss looked like a vast ice mountain from the outside, but with their flying speed, it would only take a few minutes to traverse from south to north.

However, upon entering, they discovered it was bottomless, the ice paths winding and endless.

With nearly five hundred geniuses rushing in, like mere stones cast into an ocean, meeting was indeed difficult, yet battles of Tier Six or higher, the aftermath of Spiritual Energy clashes could spread for miles, even further, and couldn’t be completely Stealth by geomorphology, yet they’d been walking for so long without sensing any battle fluctuations.

This ice abyss seemed like an enormous maze, isolating everyone.

Huo Yuansheng wrapped his robe tighter, his expression grave: "Could there be some Array? Dividing the entire treasury into countless independent spaces?"

Qin Tian nodded slowly, his gaze towards the depths of the icy path: "It’s possible, this ice abyss is far stranger than we imagined, we must be more cautious ahead."

The four continued forward, the ice beneath their feet crunching with "creak" sounds.

Suddenly, Qin Tian’s pupils shrank slightly, his right hand subtly raised to his chest, making a "be alert" gesture.

Zhuge Yu and the other two immediately understood, their expressions unchanged, their steps steady as they advanced, but the Spiritual Energy within their bodies was already circulating rapidly.

Just as they rounded a corner, the ice wall on the left rippled like water, a snow-white figure suddenly leaping out, limbs flailing as it lunged at the outermost Huo Yuansheng, enveloped by Demonic Qi with bone-chilling cold.

"Here it comes!"

Huo Yuansheng was already prepared, drawing his sword, the moment it was unsheathed, a flash of cold light, the sharp blade cleaving directly at the demon creature’s torso.

Taishi Feng followed closely, sweeping his Heaven-piercing Halberd to block the demon creature’s retreat.

Zhuge Yu flicked his fingers, the Array Plate soaring into the air, pale blue Array patterns instantly lighting up on the ground.

"Soul-locking Array, rise!"

The Array rose from the ground, encompassing both their group and the demon creature.

Qin Tian formed a Thunder Skill hand seal, and a thick bolt of purple lightning shot out from his palm, with a "crack" sound, striking the demon creature.

"Clang!"

The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed, Huo Yuansheng’s longsword and Taishi Feng’s halberd struck the demon creature, only to be deflected by its Ice Crystal-covered carapace.

In contrast, Qin Tian’s lightning pierced through the Demonic Qi like a sharp sword, striking the demon creature solidly.

Only then did they see the assailant’s appearance clearly—it was about two meters tall, emaciated with just skin and bones, covered entirely in thin snow, facial features sunken with exposed fangs, resembling a mutated snow monkey, yet its blood-red eyes were full of bloodthirsty madness, and the coldness interlaced in its Demonic Qi was identical to the ice demon creatures they had encountered outside.

Being struck by the lightning, the demon creature’s body trembled intensely, letting out a sharp howl, with fine cracks appearing on its Ice Crystal carapace.

Zhuge Yu seized the moment, the Spiritual Energy chains within the Soul-locking Array shot out like venomous snakes, tightly coiling around the demon creature’s limbs and neck, pale blue Spiritual Energy seeping into its body, causing its Demonic Qi to stutter and stall.

Seeing this, Huo Yuansheng leapt forward, thrusting his longsword into the demon creature’s wound; Taishi Feng, meanwhile, wielded his halberd with both hands, smashing it onto the demon creature’s head.

Qin Tian waved his hand repeatedly, strands of purple-gold lightning striking precisely at the demon creature’s wounds.

This snow monkey demon creature, possessing Tier Seven strength, was even more formidable than the previous bone demon, yet under the coordinated siege of the four, it quickly fell into a disadvantage. Huo Yuansheng’s sword cleaved its right arm, Taishi Feng’s halberd heavily smashed onto its head, the Ice Crystal carapace shattered, and black blood spattered.

Just as the demon creature was about to be defeated, Qin Tian’s expression suddenly changed, quickly turning his head to look behind:

"Watch out! There’s a new enemy approaching!"

The group spread their senses, spotting a black figure rapidly approaching with astonishing speed, resembling an octopus, with a round fat body and dozens of thick tentacles, squirming swiftly on the ice, propelling its body at an astonishing pace, surrounded by Demonic Qi rolling like black fog.

"Another Tier Seven!" Taishi Feng’s expression turned grave.

Before his words finished, the octopus demon creature had broken through the edge of the Soul-locking Array, Zhuge Yu tried to block it with Spiritual Energy chains, but they were easily shredded by its tentacles.

Immediately, the dying snow monkey demon creature let out a tragic wail, and the octopus demon creature unfolded its Demonic Qi, diving down like a black net towards it.

Seeing this, Qin Tian and the others decisively withdrew, and just as they retreated a few meters, they witnessed a shocking scene.