Chapter 370 - 368: Peak of Ninth Layer

At the foot of a hillside, a barrier of black, flowing light trapped the Extreme Ice Fairy and a man from the Spirit List.

"I have a way to escape, but I need your help!" the Extreme Ice Fairy said to the man from the Spirit List.

"Please, Extreme Ice Fairy, tell me. I’ll do everything in my power to help," the man said excitedly.

He greatly admired a prodigy like the Extreme Ice Fairy, who possessed both beauty and strength.

"As long as we break through the trap Tu Kai left behind, we can leave this place. Once we find others, we can remove our Forbidden Element Rings..." the Extreme Ice Fairy said slowly.

Relatively speaking, there were more humans here than members of the Sea Hunter Race.

As long as they escaped the trap set by Tu Kai, their chances of getting out were high.

The key problem was that they couldn’t use their True Essence.

However, the Extreme Ice Fairy had discovered that she could slightly activate her Martial Vein Power.

"I have a Secret Technique that can double the power of my Martial Vein Power. Even with the current restrictions, the resulting burst of strength will be enough to destroy Tu Kai’s trap..."

"But I’ll need to borrow your Martial Vein Power..."

The Extreme Ice Fairy told the man her plan.

The man nodded in agreement.

Afterward, the Extreme Ice Fairy pressed her fair back against his, making the man’s heart race with desire.

The Ice Martial Vein on the Extreme Ice Fairy’s back emitted a bone-chilling cold that seeped into the man’s body.

At first, the man only felt a chill run down his spine. His body grew cold, but he didn’t think much of it. Instead, he was thrilled to be in such close contact with the Extreme Ice Fairy.

"Extreme Ice Fairy, I can’t hold on much longer!"

But soon, his face turned pale and his body grew stiff.

The Extreme Ice Fairy didn’t respond.

The man finally realized something was wrong and shouted in a panic, "Extreme Ice Fairy, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? Didn’t I tell you I wanted to escape?"

A cunning smile appeared on the Extreme Ice Fairy’s beautiful, icy face.

The man finally understood that the Extreme Ice Fairy had tricked and used him, but he was already frozen solid, unable to move or use his True Essence.

Time passed slowly. The man lost consciousness and turned into an ice sculpture.

’It’s ready!’

The Extreme Ice Fairy’s Ice Martial Vein gradually condensed a layer of blue ice crystals that enveloped her.

"Explode!" she let out a soft cry.

The Martial Vein of the man pressed against her back suddenly exploded, unleashing a cold and violent aura.

The surrounding barrier of black, flowing light instantly froze, and cracks spread across its surface.

The back of the Ice Fairy was covered in wounds from the blast. Enduring the pain, she stood up and shattered the frozen black barrier.

"Hahaha, I succeeded!"

The Extreme Ice Fairy laughed wildly.

The true nature of her so-called Secret Technique was to infiltrate another person’s Martial Vein with cold energy and then detonate it.

’That man was a fool to fall for it so easily.’

Suddenly, an abrupt voice rang out, praising her. "Not bad. You truly live up to your name, Extreme Ice Fairy. To think you found a way to escape."

"Luo Tian!"

The Extreme Ice Fairy was extremely familiar with this voice, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

She looked up and saw Luo Tian perched on a treetop not far away, a leisurely expression on his face as if he were watching a show.

"Oh, it’s you, Luo Tian. We are both geniuses of the Dongchen Continent. Faced with this crisis from the Alien Race, we should help each other. Could you help me remove my Forbidden Element Ring?"

The Extreme Ice Fairy immediately put on a pure yet alluring smile. She lowered her body, revealing her two large, glistening, snow-white mounds in a seductive posture.

Once, she had been high and mighty, looking down on Luo Tian with disdain, and had even ruthlessly tried to cripple him.

But now, the Extreme Ice Fairy was debasing herself, trying to seduce Luo Tian in hopes of receiving his forgiveness and help.

"You’re right. We should help each other."

Luo Tian nodded and flew down from the treetop.

Hearing this, the Extreme Ice Fairy’s face lit up with joy.

But in the next instant, Luo Tian suddenly struck out with his palm, hitting her in the abdomen and sending her flying dozens of meters away, coughing up a large amount of blood.

"You!"

The Extreme Ice Fairy collapsed on the ground, blood gushing from her mouth as her life force rapidly faded.

"I’m helping you on your way to the Yellow Springs!" Luo Tian sneered.

He always repaid his debts. The Extreme Ice Fairy had once tried to cripple him; now that he had the chance, Luo Tian had no reason to let her go.

The Extreme Ice Fairy struggled with all her might, her eyes bloodshot and filled with a mixture of resentment and fury.

A few breaths later, she stopped breathing completely, her cold corpse lying motionless.

’This seems like a good item!’

Luo Tian walked over to the Extreme Ice Fairy and removed a heavy silver bracelet from her wrist.

He asked the Celestial Book and directly learned the item’s name and purpose.

Forbidden Element Ring: Imprisons the Primordial Pool, restricts True Essence. Effective even against High Tier Earth Element Realm cultivators.

’This thing is effective even against those at the High Tier Earth Element Realm?’

Luo Tian’s eyes lit up.

He then looked at the prodigy who had been killed by the Extreme Ice Fairy and took the Forbidden Element Ring from his wrist as well.

Next, he looted both of their Storage Spaces.

The Extreme Ice Fairy truly deserved her reputation as a top prodigy. Her Storage Ring was filled with treasures; she had 15,000 Spiritual Essence Coins alone.

In addition, there were also many Ice-type Treasures.

Among them was one treasure that would be beneficial to his Nether Dragon Divine Vein.

’Tu Kai isn’t here. Where did he go?’

Luo Tian glanced around, spreading his Spiritual Sense.

Just then, his Creation Technique sent him a faint premonition of danger.

’Danger is coming...’

He tried to perform an Inference and only managed to gather a few clues.

The danger was related to Tu Kai and the Sea Demon Palace.

’Could it be that the force behind Tu Kai is making a new move?’ Luo Tian guessed inwardly.

Of the five members of the Sea Hunter Race, only Tu Kai remained after they had killed the other four Earth Element Realm geniuses.

If this had happened to one of the Four Major Sects, it would have been an irrecoverable, massive loss.

WHOOSH!

Luo Tian quickly left the area.

He activated the Wind Manipulation Technique, transforming into wind and floating in mid-air as he gazed at the distant seashore.

Before, the behemoth had been a blurry shape in the sea, but now, a portion of it had emerged from the water. He could see palaces, pavilions, and long corridors, all classical and magnificent.

Around the vast palace complex, seawater churned like clouds, and misty light shone for several miles, emitting an ever-stronger pressure that intimidated all living things.

Just looking at it made one’s heart surge with excitement.

’It looks like this might be a Heritage Treasure Land!’

Luo Tian’s mind trembled.

Judging by its methods and scale, the Great Power who had established this heritage was definitely not weak.

However, there was still some time before the Heritage Treasure Land fully descended.

Luo Tian left and returned to the Ancient Ruins from which the blue pillar of light had shot out.

’I can break through now!’

Luo Tian sat down cross-legged.

Inside his Qi Sea.

The completion of his Ninth-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex had already reached ninety percent.

The appearance of the Heritage Treasure Land filled Luo Tian with intense desire.

Only by increasing his strength would he have a chance to obtain greater benefits.

A portion of the Celestial Pearl Fruit’s medicinal effects was still sealed within Luo Tian’s body.

Now, he activated and absorbed those effects.

BUZZ!

He also activated his Nether Dragon Divine Vein. A powerful suction force pulled in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from all directions, instantly forming a massive Spiritual Qi vortex.

The ancient, dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged rapidly into Luo Tian’s body.

Combined with the remaining medicinal effects of the "Celestial Pearl Fruit," Luo Tian’s Ninth-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex quickly moved toward completion.

In less than two hours.

RUMBLE!

The True Qi inside his Qi Sea flowed through all nine Spirit Sea Vortexes.

The Ninth-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex was finally complete. The nine Spirit Sea vortexes spun slowly and in perfect unison.

The True Qi refined by the Nine-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex was now even more condensed and powerful!

"I’ve done it! The Peak of the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm!"

A smile appeared on Luo Tian’s face.

At the same time, the Sixth-Layer of his Guiyuan True Skill also reached Perfection.

Breaking through this small bottleneck and advancing his Cultivation Technique made Luo Tian’s Guiyuan True Qi incredibly tough and condensed, significantly boosting his strength.

’After I let my cultivation settle for a while, I can break through to the Earth Element Realm!’

It was definitely too late to do it now.

After all, he had just broken through to the Peak of the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. His cultivation hadn’t settled enough, his foundation was unstable, and the success rate would be low. Even if he forced a breakthrough, it would deplete his potential.

Luo Tian did a rough calculation and found that the Heritage Treasure Land had not yet fully arrived.

So, he continued his secluded Cultivation.

This time, his goal was the Celestial Furnace Treasure Body!

Luo Tian took out a dark green fruit from his Storage Space. Its surface was covered in a snakeskin-like pattern.

’The Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit is a Three-star Treasure. It can strengthen the internal organs, fortify the body, and improve Self-Healing Power... but this fruit contains a potent poison. Even a Middle Tier Earth Element Realm cultivator would die from the poison if they consumed it directly!’

Luo Tian had originally planned to find the Alchemist Song Luyao to remove the poison from the Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit.

But this place was neither big nor small; finding a specific person would waste a lot of time.

So, Luo Tian’s consciousness entered the Celestial Book World and he asked the Celestial Book, "Is there a simple way to remove the poison from the Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit?"

However, the Celestial Book’s answer greatly surprised Luo Tian.

He didn’t need to remove the poison at all!

The poison in the Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit was a snake venom with the Yin Netherworld Attribute.

And Luo Tian’s Nether Dragon Divine Vein was a Divine Level Martial Vein, also with the Yin Netherworld Attribute, which meant it could absorb it.

This reminded Luo Tian of a similar incident back in Lingyun County City, where his Nether Dragon Divine Vein had turned a dangerous situation into a fortunate one.

With this, Luo Tian was completely at ease. He took a direct bite of the Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit and began his Cultivation.

...

「Meanwhile.」

A new batch of elites from the Sea Demon Palace teleported in, scattering to various locations.

Tu Kai returned to this place once more.

"Luo Tian, this time you’re dead! All the humans are dead!"

Tu Kai’s expression was cold and savage as a sinister smile spread across his face.

’Oh right, the prisoners...’

Tu Kai suddenly remembered that he had left in such a hurry before that he hadn’t dealt with the prisoners.

The trap he had left behind could hold the prisoners, but only for a limited time.

Tu Kai immediately returned to where the prisoners were being held.

"They’re gone?"

Tu Kai’s expression changed in alarm. ’Did the prisoners escape?’

Suddenly, an extremely dangerous aura washed over him, making his hair stand on end and a chill run down his spine.

He looked over and saw a Purple Crystal Scorpion as large as a small house, currently chewing on and tearing at the body of a human woman who appeared to be the Extreme Ice Fairy.

’Could this be... a Purple Crystal Scorpion?’

Tu Kai’s heart went cold.

This was an extremely terrifying Ancient Demon Beast, impervious to weapons and possessing a strong immunity to True Essence.

Furthermore, the Purple Crystal Scorpion was incredibly fast and extremely venomous. It was definitely a ferocious existence among creatures of the same level.

He never thought this Secret Realm would contain such a fearsome Demon Beast.

’This Purple Crystal Scorpion’s Cultivation seems to be around the Earth Element Realm Second Peak, approaching the Earth Element Realm Third Layer!’

Tu Kai felt the urge to retreat and planned to slip away quietly.

But the Purple Crystal Scorpion’s pair of cold eyes instantly locked onto him.

It swallowed the Extreme Ice Fairy’s corpse whole, and its enormous body transformed into a swift shadow, closing in on Tu Kai!

"Not good!"

Tu Kai’s expression changed drastically. He slapped his palm forward, sending out a vast, surging torrent of black light that rolled out like a turbulent ocean wave.

BANG!

But the Purple Crystal Scorpion powerfully broke through, piercing through the black light with its translucent purple crystal body completely unscathed.

"No! Am I going to die here right after I arrived!"

Tu Kai’s face filled with despair and extreme unwillingness.

Just then, a lazy voice drifted over, "Tu Kai, you’re this scared of a little scorpion? No wonder you lost to humans."

BOOM!

A dark, grayish-white aurora, carrying a chilling aura of death, suddenly slammed into it.

The Purple Crystal Scorpion was sent flying over ten meters. A corroded, pitch-black hole was left on its hard, purple crystal shell.

Tu Kai turned to look, then immediately squeezed out a fawning smile and shouted, "Thank you for saving my life, Senior Brother Wu Ye."