304: Ice crystal phoenix! Kill the Shadow Demon Emperor!

Great Xia, Northern Lands.

This land, covered in ice and snow, was swept by biting winds. Apart from a few humans and fierce beasts capable of surviving in such frigid conditions, all others had vanished.

The Shadow Demon Emperor had just arrived when he felt the surrounding winds were unusually cold. After walking for a moment, he saw dozens of white-robed humans struggling through the ice and snow.

“How can I refuse prey that delivers itself to my doorstep?”

He unhesitatingly pounced on the dozens of humans ahead, devouring them in an instant, feeling his strength only partially restored.

However, one white-robed human had quietly escaped, now blended into the heavy snow, having also concealed his aura. The Shadow Demon Emperor found it nearly impossible to locate him.

“Forget it. It’s just a mere human. If he ran, he ran.”

“Presumably, in this environment, there aren't many human powerhouses, let alone fierce beasts.”

“It’s perfect for this Emperor to heal his wounds!”

Thinking this, the Shadow Demon Emperor wandered for a moment, found a relatively comfortable spot, and began to heal his wounds in peace... Soon after, a human hurriedly ran into an ice palace, crying to the colossal and majestic fierce beast in front of him, “Master, a powerful demon suddenly intruded into your territory and killed many of your servants!”

“Please, Master, act and slay that powerful demon!”

“How audacious...”

Upon hearing this, the fierce beast roared in fury, its bellow making the wind and snow outside even more biting, “To dare touch this King’s people, truly ignorant of his own limits!”

“Come, men, seal off the entire Northern Lands! This King will personally go and kill him!”

“Yes!”

This majestic fierce beast was the Ice Crystal Phoenix.

After receiving news of the powerful demon intruding into its territory, it immediately led a host of human and fierce beast subordinates, heading in a mighty procession towards where the Shadow Demon Emperor was.

From a great distance, the Ice Crystal Phoenix saw a dense mass of demonic energy swirling in the sky, spreading wider and wider. This instantly enraged it, “Damned demon, not only did he kill this King’s servants, but he also dares to be so brazen?”

“Caw—!”

With a furious roar, countless ice and snow transformed into sharp and keen ice crystals, whistling towards the demonic cloud.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Amidst crisp sounds, the Shadow Demon Emperor burst forth, his expression full of anger, “Who dares to be so presumptuous?”

He shot out, commanding the demonic cloud to shatter all the ice crystals. Upon seeing that it was the Ice Crystal Phoenix, he was slightly startled, “Even it has reached the Eighth Stage?”

Before coming to the Northern Lands of Great Xia, the Shadow Demon Emperor had inquired about any powerhouses there. Only after learning there was only an Ice Crystal Phoenix did he dare to come. But he hadn't expected that the Ice Crystal Phoenix had also become an Eighth Stage powerhouse.

Especially, the way it manipulated the ice and snow between heaven and earth seemed to indicate... it had already obtained the origin of ice and snow.

“Demon, you seek death!”

Seeing that the Shadow Demon Emperor still dared to provoke it, the Ice Crystal Phoenix immediately opened its mouth and spat out an extreme blast of frost. Wherever this frost passed, it almost caused the surrounding space to freeze!

The next second, it flapped its wings, causing endless cold winds to howl, carrying with them a surging power of ice.

“Myriad Shadow Split!”

The Shadow Demon Emperor unhesitatingly unleashed countless shadow clones, weaving through them to rapidly approach the Ice Crystal Phoenix!

But just as he was about to strike, the surrounding world seemed to freeze, preventing him from freely moving among the many shadows.

“Break—!”

In just a moment, the Shadow Demon Emperor mobilized a large amount of demonic energy, shattering the surrounding ice crystals, and charged forward again, “A mere early Eighth Stage, dares to be arrogant in front of this Emperor?”

“This Emperor is injured, not crippled!”

Rumble—!

A terrifying roar suddenly erupted.

The Infant Demon’s transformed figure flashed through, and then the Ice Crystal Phoenix’s left wing made cracking sounds, quickly drooping down.

With just one strike, it was severely wounded by the Shadow Demon Emperor, its heart instantly thrown into chaos!

“Perfect, I’ll devour you and let this Emperor recover some vital energy!”

The Shadow Demon Emperor directly unleashed the Realm of Shadows, enveloping the Ice Crystal Phoenix within it, and used his myriad shadows to quickly move through it.

“Ah...”

In just a dozen seconds, the Ice Crystal Phoenix let out a series of shrill screams, looking utterly wretched!

“Die!”

Seeing that the Ice Crystal Phoenix had no power left to resist, the Shadow Demon Emperor instantly rushed forward, preparing to end its life!

“Ice Seal Heaven and Earth!”

Suddenly, something within the Ice Crystal Phoenix seemed to shatter, and then wave after wave of extreme icy power surged out, almost instantly freezing the Shadow Demon Emperor’s shadows. Even the surrounding strong winds halted at this moment.

Everything here was practically frozen, spreading for hundreds of miles!

...“Good opportunity!”

Great Xia, near the Imperial Capital.

Xia Fan was searching everywhere for traces of the Shadow Demon Emperor, having also dispatched countless clones to search. Now, after a report from one of his clones, he finally learned the exact location of the Shadow Demon Emperor, and was overjoyed.

“Let’s go, to the Land of Ice and Snow!”

He called the Magic Cat and immediately used Void Traversing, heading straight for the Land of Ice and Snow.

When Xia Fan felt a bone-chilling cold, he knew where he was. But at this moment, a dishevelled figure sped from not far away, seemingly trying to escape to the south!

“Shadow Demon Emperor?!”

Xia Fan was filled with pleasant surprise after seeing who it was.

Beside him, the Magic Cat had already used its ability to temporarily lock down this part of heaven and earth.

Both sides were surprised by the other’s appearance, but one felt more surprise, while the other felt fear!

“Shadow Demon Emperor!”

Xia Fan quickly rushed towards the Shadow Demon Emperor, a cold smile on his face, “When I fought the Blood Demon, you didn’t show up. That’s when it was destined that you wouldn’t be my opponent!”

“Today, you won’t escape!”

Although both were at the Eighth Stage, Xia Fan not only had the Magic Cat’s boost, allowing his strength to infinitely approach the Ninth Stage, but he could also use powerful abilities such as the Clone Technique, Divine Firmament Lightning Technique, and Undying Body.

Rumble—!

The moment the heavenly lightning struck, Xia Fan raised his claw and pounced on the Shadow Demon Emperor.

The latter had no choice but to brace himself and split into countless shadows, but these shadows vanished into smoke the moment they touched the heavenly lightning, and he was even struck so hard he spat blood!

Now, the gap between the two was as wide as a chasm!

In just a short while, Xia Fan killed the Shadow Demon Emperor, then directly cast out the Great Devouring Realm, swallowing him whole.

Now, Xia Fan’s strength had increased again, reaching the peak of the Eighth Stage, becoming the most powerful existence in this world.

In this battle, the Descendant of the Earth Mother still acted as a spectator, watching the entire fight. At this moment, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion, “I never thought the Jiangnan Tiger King would become so powerful!”

“In this world, no matter how many schemes and tricks there are, it seems... they can no longer shake him, can they?”