Are you done?

Two days after the flying boat left the Ice River Valley's territory, it passed through a desolate mountain range.

Shen Wen and Xiao Yi Xian stood on the deck, watching the jagged rocks fly past below.

Shen Wen suddenly spoke, his voice spreading calmly: "Aren't you coming out yet? If we go any further, we'll enter the Pill Domain's range. By then, it will be difficult for you to show yourselves even if you wanted to."

As soon as he finished speaking, the space ahead fluctuated, and several figures suddenly emerged, blocking the flying boat's path.

Leading them was an elderly man in an ice-blue robe with a sinister face; he was the Grand Elder of the Ice River Valley, Heavenly Frost Son, a One-Star Dou Zun.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by a cold sneer: "As expected of a Grade 8 Alchemist, your Soul perception is indeed sharp. To think you could discover our tracks."

His gaze swept over Shen Wen, and upon sensing his Six-Star Dou Zong aura, his heart settled, his tone carrying a hint of regret: "Unfortunately, you are only a Six-Star Dou Zong."

"If you were at the Peak of the Dou Zong Realm, perhaps I would have been somewhat wary."

"What a pity... Grandmaster Shen, if you had stayed in the Pill Tower, you wouldn't have met this disaster."

"If you must blame someone, blame the woman beside you."

As he spoke, the other four Ice River Valley Dou Zong experts dispersed, faintly surrounding the flying boat.

Heavenly Frost Son looked at Shen Wen, his tone sounding like he was granting a favor: "The Valley Master's target is only that Innate Calamity Poison Body."

"Grandmaster Shen, if you know what's good for you, surrender peacefully and come back with us. Perhaps you can suffer less physical pain."

Believing victory was within his grasp, he became more talkative, a fanaticism flashing in his eyes: "The Valley Master has already become obsessed with the path of the Calamity Poison Body!"

"As long as he obtains this perfect Innate body, the Valley Master will surely break through his shackles, ascend to the Dou Sheng Realm, and even... touch the Realm of Dou Di!"

"At that time, my Ice River Valley will rule the world!"

He finished his long speech, only to find Shen Wen looking at him indifferently, without a hint of panic on his face. In fact... he looked a bit like he was watching a play.

A trace of unease flickered through Heavenly Frost Son's heart for no reason.

He immediately used his Soul Power and space perception to carefully sweep the surroundings, confirming there was no aura of a hidden Protector. Only then did he feel slightly relieved.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Shen Wen's calm, emotionless voice:

“Are you done speaking?”

The next moment, the expression on Heavenly Frost Son's face completely froze.

It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but that he suddenly discovered—

The space within a few feet of him seemed to have instantly turned into ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, "freezing" him, along with the Dou Qi and Soul Power he was mobilizing, dead in his tracks!

A wave of horror originating from the depths of his Soul suddenly exploded!

Space Lock?!

Such pure and terrifying control?!

He looked at Shen Wen in disbelief.

How is this possible?

The opponent is clearly only a Six-Star Dou Zong!

Even if he was exceptionally talented and had some understanding of Space Power, it would be absolutely impossible to reach the point of being so effortless, instantly imprisoning a Dou Zun!

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Could this Shen Wen be here to fish? Otherwise, since he knew the Valley Master was researching the Calamity Poison Body, why would he bring one right to their door?

He thought he was a naive sucker, but it turned out he was a giant crocodile lurking beneath the surface!

...Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Ice River Valley.

Bing He sat alone on the cold throne, his fingers unconsciously tapping the armrest.

Calculating the time, Heavenly Frost Son and the others should have already made their move, right?

A trace of heat and greed flickered in his eyes.

Calamity Poison Body... Innate Calamity Poison Body!

Many years ago, a Calamity Poison Body that had cultivated to the Dou Zun Realm appeared in the Central Plains. Its power was overwhelming, leaving poisonous miasmas for thousands of miles and severing all life wherever it went.

Even though it was eventually repelled by that Venerable Yao, the terrifying power it displayed still left an indelible mark on the young Bing He's heart.

From then on, he developed an almost obsessive fixation on this power.

With the help of the Ice River Valley's secret "Ice Venerable Strength," along with a small portion of residual power and broken legacies from that poison body obtained by extreme luck...

He tried many times.

Finally, he used a secret method to forcibly reconstruct himself, stubbornly "creating" himself into an Acquired Calamity Poison Body.

By devouring potent poisons, his cultivation once advanced by leaps and bounds, making him addicted to this shortcut.

However, after reaching Four-Star Dou Zun, the drawbacks of this Acquired Physique became increasingly prominent, and his progress became extremely slow, almost stagnating.

He knew well that only by obtaining a perfect, naturally formed Innate Calamity Poison Body and using its Origin to compensate for his own flaws could he break through the barriers and step into a higher Realm!

For this reason, he had searched for many years but had never been able to see one.

He didn't expect that Shen Wen would personally deliver the person to his door!

In his eyes, this was simply a god-given Opportunity!

A Six-Star Dou Zong, even with some background and methods, would have no chance of survival under the siege of an experienced One-Star Dou Zun and several Dou Zong.

Once he obtained that Innate Calamity Poison Body and refined its Origin, he, Bing He, would have full confidence in attacking the Peak of the Dou Zun Realm and even peering into that supreme Dou Sheng Realm!

By then, even when facing the Pill Tower, he wouldn't need to be overly wary.

A cold and expectant smile curled at the corners of Bing He's mouth, as if he could already see his future ruling the world.

“Today is truly my lucky day!”

...“Today is truly my lucky day!”

Shen Wen looked at Heavenly Frost Son and the four pale-faced Dou Zong who were tightly locked on the deck by Space Power.

“Perfect, my Great Universal Salvation Technique hasn't tried to convert a Dou Zun yet. Since you've come to my door, you've saved me some trouble.”

Before he finished speaking, a speck of pure golden light suddenly lit up at the center of Shen Wen's forehead.

The light wasn't dazzling, but it carried a vast and compassionate meaning that pointed directly at the Soul's Origin.

The golden light left his body and slowly floated toward Heavenly Frost Son, who was suppressed and unable to move, his eyes rolling in terror.

“Hee... ugh!” Heavenly Frost Son made a difficult gasping sound in his throat, his eyes erupting with extreme fear and unwillingness.

He frantically mobilized the Dou Qi in his body, even not hesitating to burn his Origin.

He tried to break through the spatial shackles that imprisoned him like an insect in amber, while his Soul Power also turned into spikes, wanting to resist the invading golden light.

However, everything was in vain.

Under Shen Wen's absolute spatial control, which combined the space ancestral talisman and the Gu Treasure Art, his struggle was pathetically weak. The golden light entered his forehead without any obstruction.

Buzz—

Shen Wen clearly felt his vast Soul Power at the Late Stage of the Heaven Realm flowing toward Heavenly Frost Son at an alarming speed, like a dam opening to release a flood!

This consumption was several times more intense than when he converted those six Dou Zong before, as if it weren't a stream but a river that had burst its banks.

Just at the beginning, the Soul Power consumed was comparable to refining a Grade 8 low-tier Medicinal Pill.

Heavenly Frost Son's body trembled violently, and his face instantly turned ashen.

His pupils occasionally dilated and then regained their final ferocity; it was his will as a Dou Zun making its final, desperate resistance.

The muscles on his face contorted, and a strange "clucking" sound came from his throat, as if he were engaged in the most brutal tug-of-war with an invisible force.