256: Chapter 256 Restricting Spiritual Power

At the same time, the army of Ice Snow Tigers that had been attempting a rescue all came to a sudden halt.

"Roar, roar, roar—"

Low growls filled with fear rang out.

The remaining thousands of Ice Snow Tigers instantly lost their will to fight. Without hesitation, they turned around and fled toward the depths of the ice plains without looking back.

In the blink of an eye, they had vanished completely!

The once chaotic battlefield instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Only the corpses of Ice Snow Tigers scattered across the ground, the shattered ice, and that particularly eye-catching demon emperor corpse remained, telling of the tragic intensity of the battle just now!

The silence lasted for several seconds.

Then, the entire ice plain suddenly erupted into a frenzy.

"I-It's over? Just like that?"

"Dragon Country's Chen Yi, he alone—no, his spirit beast alone, killed the leader?"

"I'm not dreaming, am I? Quick, pinch me!"

"This combat power—it's simply heaven-defying!"

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The geniuses from various countries, coming back to their senses, let out exclamations of relief after surviving the disaster.

The way they looked at Chen Yi and the seemingly delicate Spirit Beast Girls by his side was filled with shock, awe, and a hint of indefinable complexity.

Only now did they truly realize that the rumors about Chen Yi on the internet were not only not exaggerated, but might have even been somewhat underestimated!

This guy's strength simply couldn't be measured by common sense!

Moreover, this was clearly not his full deck of cards!

The name of a genius indeed lived up to its reputation!

At this moment, Yun Zhiyao had returned to Chen Yi's side, her face beaming with excitement as she held four crystal cores emitting dense energy fluctuations.

"Chen Yi, look! These three are the ice-attribute crystal cores from those three beast kings; Sister Xue'er should be able to use them. As for this last one, it seems to be a demon emperor crystal core!"

"A demon emperor crystal core?"

This time, it wasn't just the Dragon Country side.

Even the Beast Tamers from other countries who were preparing to come forward and give thanks were stunned, all of them sucking in a breath of cold air!

A demon emperor crystal core!

Its value far exceeded a beast king crystal core of the same level by more than a hundred times!

Because it not only contained vast and pure energy, but more importantly, it was almost 100% guaranteed to allow the refiner to comprehend at least one ice-attribute skill possessed by that demon emperor!

It was a supreme treasure dreamed of by countless Beast Tamers and spirit beasts, and extremely rare!

To think that the leader Chen Yi and his team killed was actually a demon emperor?

"A demon emperor—that little beauty actually killed a demon emperor?"

"A Rank Seven demon emperor, under normal circumstances, would probably require a Rank Eight spirit beast for a successful subjugation, right?"

"And yet—it was killed in a 1-on-1 duel by a Rank Six Beast Tamer's Contracted Spirit Beast?"

"This, this, this—I cannot understand it!"

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Facing everyone's shock.

Chen Yi just smiled, took the ice-attribute demon emperor crystal core, and praised Yun Zhiyao: "Beautifully done!"

Yun Zhiyao gave a faint smile and pushed the credit back: "It's all because your enhancement was so powerful, Chen Yi! Without your power, I wouldn't have been able to beat it!"

After the two of them exchanged a round of mutual praise.

Chen Yi held the demon emperor crystal core, turned to walk in front of Lin Mengxue, and stuffed it directly into her hand.

"Xue'er, this demon emperor crystal core is ice-attribute, which is perfect for you! Take it and use it; see if you can comprehend any powerful skills."

Lin Mengxue held the demon emperor crystal core that was emitting a terrifying chill, her hands trembling slightly as she hurriedly said: "This—this is too precious! A Rank Seven demon emperor crystal core, I feel its value is no less than a billion dragon country coins! Even if I sold myself, I might not be able to afford it—"

Before she could finish, Chen Yi reached out and gently rubbed her head, interrupting her.

"Silly girl, what nonsense are you saying? You are a priceless treasure in my heart! Let alone a billion, even if it were ten billion or a hundred billion, as long as it's useful to you, I'll give it to you! Keep it for now, and try to refine it once we find a safe place!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Mengxue's delicate body trembled slightly. Looking into Chen Yi's eyes filled with smiles and doting, she suddenly felt an indefinable warm current surge through her entire body.

Her nose felt sour, and her eyes instantly reddened, moved to tears.

"Mhm! Thank you, Brother Chen Yi!"

[Ding! Lin Mengxue's favorability +2 points!]

[Current favorability: 99 points!]

Seeing this scene, The girls nearby exchanged helpless looks.

Chu Feiyu sighed and murmured: "This Brother Chen Yi—when he starts flirting, there's really not even a bit of wind-up; it's impossible to guard against!"

Luo Shiyin also covered her mouth and chuckled: "Exactly! A 'priceless treasure,' he could have at least hesitated a bit!"

Yan Jiuyue shrugged her hands: "That's why we're all captivated, aren't we?"

Hua Yuetong and Hua Star Pupil also looked at each other and smiled, shaking their heads.

One must know that nowadays, the vast majority of Beast Tamers keep good treasures for their own use.

Even for treasures they can't use, most Beast Tamers would choose to sell them for money and then buy some heaven and earth spiritual treasure that can strengthen themselves.

Although Chen Yi certainly wasn't short on money now, to give away a demon emperor crystal core worth over a billion without a shred of hesitation—

It could only be said that perhaps only a person like Chen Yi could do such a thing!

They were truly fortunate to have been bought by Chen Yi; otherwise, they wouldn't even know if they would ever meet such a good man in their lives!

Just then, a genius Beast Tamer from Sausage Country seemed to have discovered something and suddenly pointed at the slowly dissipating corpse of the Ice Prison Tiger Emperor, letting out a startled cry: "Look! What is that?!"

Everyone followed the sound and saw a pillar of pure white light suddenly erupt from the headless corpse of the Ice Prison Tiger Emperor, shooting straight into the clouds!

Everyone illuminated by this white light, regardless of nationality or language, heard a cold, emotionless voice clearly in their minds!

[Ice Purgatory: Total spiritual power must not exceed 3,000 points]

The white light lasted for about three seconds, then, along with the corpse of the Ice Prison Tiger Emperor, it slowly dissipated into the air as if it had never existed.

The scene fell into a strange silence.

Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered.

"Ice Purgatory? What does that mean? Is it referring to this ice plain area?"

"Total spiritual power must not exceed 3,000 points? What kind of rule is this?"

"Spiritual power—does it refer to that spiritual power quantification standard used by the Beast Tamer Association during testing?"

"It probably is? Otherwise, what else could it refer to?"

"But what does 'not exceeding 3,000 points' mean? 3,000 spiritual points—that's a value only a Thirteenth Rank spirit beast or higher could possibly possess, right? Out of everyone here, the highest individual spiritual power is probably only around two hundred points?"

"This secret realm only allows Beast Tamers and spirit beasts below Rank Seven to enter. Where are we supposed to find a spirit beast with 3,000 points of spiritual power?"

Everyone discussed animatedly, all feeling confused and puzzled.