58: Chapter 58 The Chaotic Thunder Domain is Initially Formed, and Bad News Arrives from the Sea God Pavilion

Using the entire Extreme North Land as a springboard? What a crazy plan!

"Don't get ahead of yourself just yet."

At the critical moment, Su Chen was still the calmer one.

He looked at Huo Yuhao, who was controlled by the Ice Empress, and said in a deep voice, "If we rush over now, we'll just be delivering ourselves on a silver platter. Since the other party has set up such a large scheme, the Core Zone must be heavily guarded, perhaps even by Evil Soul Masters at the Titled Douluo level."

"And," Su Chen pointed to himself, "I haven't fully digested the power I just devoured. My foundation is unstable, and I need time to consolidate it. Otherwise, if a fight breaks out, I might not even be able to keep my domain steady."

The Ice Empress's emerald eyes flickered. She was, after all, a Spirit Beast who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and she instantly understood Su Chen's meaning.

"You're right," the Ice Empress said coldly. "Rashness is useless."

She looked around and then pointed to a massive Ice Cliff not far away, eroded by wind and snow year-round and nearly vertical to the ground.

"Go there. The icy winds there are turbulent and contain the most primitive tearing force, which is perfect for helping you temper your domain. One day should be enough."

"Alright." Su Chen didn't waste words; he directly took flight, landing on the top of the Ice Cliff in a few flashes and sitting down cross-legged.

Huo Yuhao and the Swan King stood guard for him below.

Su Chen closed his eyes tightly, his mind sinking into his body.

The Chaos Thunder Dragon Martial Soul let out a dragon roar, and purple-gold Soul Power surged out of his body like a tide.

"Thunder God Domain, open!"

Hum—

A massive spherical space nearly a hundred meters in diameter instantly expanded.

This domain was no longer just simple flashes of lightning, but a vast net woven from countless fine strands of purple-gold lightning.

Within the domain, the air seemed to be sucked dry.

All ice and snow elements were rejected and decomposed by the violent power of lightning the moment they entered the domain, turning into the most primitive particles.

Even more terrifying was that this vast net of lightning was still slowly contracting and expanding, as if it were a living creature with a life of its own.

Anything that entered it would be continuously eroded and dismantled by it.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

When Su Chen opened his eyes again, his entire temperament had become more reserved and dangerous.

With a thought, the Chaos Thunder Domain silently expanded, enveloping the waiting Huo Yuhao below as well.

"Yuhao, try using a soul skill on me," Su Chen said.

"Alright."

It was still the Ice Empress controlling Huo Yuhao's body.

A hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes. She raised a finger, and combining spiritual power with Soul Power, she instantly simulated an extremely solid ice spike that shot towards Su Chen.

However, a bizarre scene occurred.

The ice spike, powerful enough to pierce through steel plates, seemed to have been dropped into strong acid the moment it entered the range of the Chaos Thunder Domain.

Its structure instantly began to collapse, and the Soul Power that made up the soul skill was rapidly decomposed and devoured by strands of purple-gold electrical arcs.

It didn't even last a second before it completely dissipated in mid-air with a "poof."

The Ice Empress's emerald pupils constricted suddenly.

"Is this... erosion and decomposition at the level of laws?" she murmured to herself, a hint of disbelief in her tone.

"That's more or less what it means." Su Chen withdrew his domain and nodded with satisfaction.

This Chaos Thunder Domain was simply the nemesis of all energy-based attacks.

Especially for those Evil Soul Masters who toyed with souls and filthy energy, the effect was absolutely perfect and twice as effective.

With this, his confidence in facing high-level Evil Soul Masters was even greater.

"Alright, now it's time for us to act."

Su Chen turned his gaze toward the Core Zone. "Ice Empress, Swan King, can you determine the exact location of the main formation?"

The Ice Empress closed her eyes and sensed carefully for a moment, then shook her head. "The opponent's array has a very strong shielding effect. I can only feel the general direction, but I can't pinpoint the exact location."

At this time, the Swan King spoke, its voice grave: "If we follow that direction, there is only one most likely place—the Ice Abyss Corridor."

"It is a massive natural glacial rift valley, bottomless and incredibly complex in terrain, like a giant labyrinth. It is one of the most perilous dead zones in our Extreme North Land."

The Ice Empress also opened her eyes and added, "It's right. The Ice Abyss Corridor is constantly swept by 'Ultimate Ice Storms,' which are death storms that even hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts dare not enter lightly."

"By setting the main formation there, the Holy Spirit Cult can use the natural hazards as a barrier and utilize the energy of the ice storms, killing two birds with one stone."

She looked at Su Chen, her tone more serious than ever: "But you must be careful. If they dare to set the main formation there, the guarding enemies will only be stronger, perhaps much stronger, than the Elder You Ming we encountered."

Su Chen and Huo Yuhao looked at each other, both seeing the determination in the other's eyes.

Things had come to this; there was no other choice.

"Thank you for the information, senior." Su Chen nodded solemnly to the Swan King.

"Two benefactors, the fate of the Extreme North Land is in your hands!"

The Swan King's massive head lowered deeply, expressing the highest respect.

There was no time to lose.

After bidding farewell to the Swan King, Su Chen and Huo Yuhao did not delay for a moment and immediately set off to return to Shrek City.

The conspiracy of the Extreme North Blood Sacrifice was too vast; it was definitely not something the two of them could solve alone.

They had to immediately bring this information back to the academy and ask the elders of the Sea Gods Pavilion to decide.

The two of them sped along like lightning, flying toward the center of the continent at their fastest speed.

When they stepped into the Sea Gods Pavilion again, an extremely oppressive atmosphere hit them.

Inside the pavilion, Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Liner, Cai Meier, and all the other elders were gathered together. Everyone's face was extremely grim as they stood heavily outside the door of a quiet room.

"Elder Xuan, what happened?" Su Chen's heart sank, having a bad premonition.

Seeing them return, Elder Xuan squeezed a smile onto his anxious face that looked worse than crying, and the wine gourd in his mouth was nowhere to be seen.

"You've returned just in time..." Elder Xuan's voice was hoarse as he pointed to the tightly closed door of the quiet room. "Elder Mu... he's not going to make it."

What?!

Su Chen and Huo Yuhao were struck as if by lightning, their minds buzzing.

"How can this be? Wasn't it said to be just a relapse of an old injury?" Su Chen asked urgently.

"It's not an old injury." Elder Xuan shook his head, his eyes full of bloodshot veins and towering rage. "Elder Mu was struck by a traitor's hand and was hit with a vicious evil technique called 'Evil Fire Inducer'."

"Evil Fire Inducer?"

"Yes, it's a unique method of the Holy Spirit Cult. This thing will trigger and contaminate the host's most fundamental life force, transforming it into an evil fire that burns life until the lamp runs out of oil."

"Elder Mu didn't have much time left, and his dragon god power was nearly exhausted. Now, being triggered by this evil fire, it's even..."

Elder Xuan didn't continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

He paused and then said, "We used Spirit-Concentrating Grass to temporarily suppress the spread of the evil fire, but it's only a temporary measure; it won't last long."

This news was like a great mountain, making everyone present feel breathless.

The pillar of Shrek Academy was about to fall.