74: Evil weak old man

“...This is going against the Heavens.”

Upon seeing the quest description, Li Si felt a burning sensation in his chest.

He would receive quest rewards for every descendant he fathered; wasn't this clearly a way to get stronger just by having children?

“Cough, cough, cough...Queen Beatrice, what kind of generous rewards...are there?” A professional smile appeared on his handsome face.

“Everything you could possibly want.”

Beatrice extended her slender, scallion-like index finger and spoke with enchanting allure: “For every descendant you father, I will reward you with a legendary item.

For every ten descendants, I will give you an additional mythical item.

If you can father a hundred descendants, no matter what you desire, I can give it to you.”

“Can it be an Ancient Artifact, the Wheel of Life?”

“Of course, even the stars in the sky, I can pluck them for you.”

“...”

Li Si was speechless.

Plucking stars and moons—where did this overbearing CEO-style rhetoric come from?

It was utterly preposterous, like preposterousness itself opening the door for its mother—

It was beyond ridiculous.

Moreover, to father a hundred descendants, even a sow couldn't be that prolific.

In reality, Beatrice’s words weren’t wrong.

Life Royalty have long lifespans; having one child every ten years, fathering a hundred descendants would only take a thousand years.

For Life Royalty, a thousand years is less than a tenth of their lifespan.

Li Si was still operating on the level of an ordinary person's understanding, so it was naturally difficult for him to comprehend.

“Let’s put it aside for today; I still have a quest to complete.

The matter of having descendants can wait until next time.”

“Buzz!”

The space vibrated.

Li Si activated the Great Teleportation Technique to return to the Light Elf's dwelling place.

“Swish!”

His figure appeared at the entrance of the potion shop.

Light Energy Potion (Epic): Remaining quantity 1, price 100,000 gold coins.

“The gold coins are finally useful.”

Li Si decisively clicked the purchase option with his mind.

“Clatter...”

Brilliant golden light flickered and danced.

The gold coins in his backpack instantly dropped from six digits to five, leaving him with over 28,000.

At this moment, Qian Duoduo sent him a message without warning: “Boss, my Way of Feet is finally about to take off.

In less than a week, the members have grown to 3,000.

Boss, are you sure you don’t want to join the Way of Feet?”

“Definitely, and absolutely not joining.”

Li Si quickly replied to the message, then activated the Great Teleportation Technique, returning to the Ten Thousand Willow Woods in Moonfall Town.

Thirty li further south was the Icy Cold Pond, the quest location for the Weak Old Man.

He walked south.

Not long after, the surrounding temperature grew colder and colder.

Li Si knew that the Icy Cold Pond was almost there.

After walking another thousand meters, a cold pond came into his view.

“Ding!”

“Congratulations, you have arrived at a new area—Icy Cold Pond (Level 30-35).

“Description: A naturally formed cold pond, its water bone-chillingly cold.

Over the long years, the coldness of the Icy Cold Pond has become even more astonishing.

You had best not venture deep into it; otherwise, you might turn into an ice sculpture.”

“Quickly.”

Li Si wanted to quickly complete the quest assigned by the Weak Old Man, because it was already very late.

Although his spirit was still full, it was already three in the morning, which was supposed to be sleeping time.

He thought, “I’ll sleep until six and then go online again; two or three hours of sleep a day is enough.”

“Plop!”

Li Si dove into the water, moving through the Icy Cold Pond like a fish, swiftly darting about.

Where was the ice jade marrow?

Since it was named after extreme ice, he guessed that the ice jade marrow should be in the coldest part.

“The jade marrow is in the depths.”

Li Si swam towards the depths.

“Ding!”

“You are immune to Frost damage.”

“You are immune to Level 3 Frost effect.”

“You are immune to Level 3 Frost effect.”

“You are immune to Level 3 Frost effect.”

“Ding!”

“Heaven Rewards Diligence, you have gradually adapted to the strong water pressure, your physique has been enhanced, becoming more robust.”

“Permanent Health +100.”

“By holding your breath underwater for an extended period, your physique has rapidly improved.

Heaven Rewards Diligence, your respiratory system has been upgraded.”

“You have learned the ability of underwater breathing.”

“...Awesome.”

Li Si was endlessly amazed; the Limiter’s ability once again exceeded his imagination.

As he continued to dive, the temperature of the Icy Cold Pond grew colder and colder.

“Ding!”

“Warning: You have fallen into a Level 5 Frozen state, lasting 30 seconds.”

“Warning: You have fallen into a Level 5 Frozen state, lasting 30 seconds.”

“Warning: You have fallen into a Level 5 Frozen state, lasting 30 seconds.”

Warning messages constantly refreshed before his eyes.

Azure ice crystals formed on Li Si’s body, leaving him unable to move.

But he wasn’t flustered at all, because he knew the Limiter would always activate.

About 20 seconds later, the Limiter activated just as he expected—

“Ding!”

“Heaven Rewards Diligence.”

“100% immunity to Frost control below Level 5.”

“100% immunity to Frost control below Level 6.”

“100% immunity to Frost control below Level 7.”

At this moment, Li Si’s expression became extremely grim.

This shameless Weak Old Man, he still thought he was a good person, but it turned out he was utterly black-hearted.

A Level 7 Frozen state corresponded to a legendary quality.

If it weren't for the incredible Limiter, the difficulty of this quest would be unimaginable, absolutely hellish.

But what about the quest reward?

It was only a golden-quality wind-attribute gem; legendary difficulty, but only a golden reward.

Weak Old Man, you are the worst, most black-hearted guy!

Li Si couldn’t help but curse loudly underwater.

“Buzz!”

A brilliant azure light suddenly flickered ahead.

This was almost the bottom of the Icy Cold Pond.

In the bone-chilling pond water, a pale green jade stone floated up and down.

It was the ice jade marrow!

Li Si immediately swam over, and just as he was about to reach out for the ice jade marrow, he saw a shocking sight.

A massive beast shadow was curled up beneath the ice jade marrow.

Judging by its appearance, could it be...a dragon?

“Holy crap!”

Li Si’s heart skipped a beat.

The azure divine dragon was elegantly poised, every scale exquisitely crafted, like a rare treasure in the world.

Great Ice Dragon King — Ao Ling (Legendary Constant King)

Level: 99

Attributes: ????

Talents: ????

Skills: ????

Description: An Ice Dragon, a top-tier life form that controls the world’s extreme ice, with a long lifespan.

Ao Ling has lived for tens of thousands of years and personally experienced the last Fallen God Disturbance.

He is one of the oldest life forms on the Kyushu Continent, his true combat power has reached the divine level, and he is known to the world as the Eternal Great Ice Dragon King.

“Old man, screw your grandpa!!”

At this moment, Li Si felt small, helpless, and pathetic.

Constant King! An eternal king.

What kind of bad luck did he have today to encounter two in one day?

“Buzz!”

The divine smith token glowed with dazzling divine light.

His figure instantly vanished from the Icy Cold Pond.

As for the ice jade marrow, he didn’t care about it at all; he just wanted to get away from the Great Ice Dragon King as quickly as possible.

Beatrice eradicating Beska was still vivid in his mind; provoking the Great Ice Dragon King?

Several lives wouldn't be enough to die.

That old man in Moonfall Town, he truly deserved to be cut into a thousand pieces!

Li Si secretly held a grudge against the Weak Old Man, hoping to find a suitable opportunity to make him pay the price he deserved.

“Buzz!”

The Great Teleportation Technique took effect, teleporting him into Luanxing City.

Before his feet were even steady, he heard a cold voice.

“Little thief, you’ve finally appeared.”

The rough roar was filled with surprise.

“Buzz!”

An azure light array unfolded silently.

“Ding!”

“Affected by the Enforcement Barrier, the divine smith token’s teleportation effect is temporarily invalid.”

“Affected by the Enforcement Barrier, the Great Teleportation Technique’s teleportation effect is temporarily invalid.”

Not good, it’s Wang Ruihu!!

Li Si, of course, knew who the owner of that roaring voice was.

The next second, the dizziness from the long-distance teleportation disappeared, his vision returned to normal, and he saw a man in armor.

The man was about 35 years old, with a square face, and a large saber hung at his waist.

“Little thief, have you thought about how you want to die?”

Wang Ruihu slowly drew the large saber from his waist.

“Think your mom.”

Li Si laughed and cursed.

It was just death, anyway; his red name had already been cleared, and according to the rules of the Heavens, the NPC prison couldn't hold him at all.

Moreover, he hadn’t worn the Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow precisely because he feared such a situation.

What if the Great Wilderness Bow dropped? Where would he go to complain?

Even the Light Energy Potion he had just bought was placed in the Divine Smith Valley.

The most valuable items in his backpack were the health potions, 10 gold coins a bottle, and there were plenty of them in the Light Elf's residence.

So, dying wouldn’t be a big loss.

Just die then.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

Wang Ruihu forcibly suppressed the urge to cleave Li Si to death with one strike.

“Wang Rui Niu was insatiably greedy and brutally inhumane; he deserved to die.

And you, bullying the weak and not adhering to martial ethics, don’t let me find an opportunity, or I will definitely send you two brothers to reunite.”

Li Si’s voice was colder than the ice jade marrow.

“You...silver-tongued, unrepentant, die!”

Wang Ruihu’s saber left its sheath, stirring up a sharp killing intent.