102: Chapter 102 Iced Nascent Soul Monster? This cold drink is potent, isn't it?

Heavenly Demon Cult General Headquarters, the ninth floor of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda.

This was the core of the Extreme North Ice Field, where the Devilish Qi was most concentrated.

The Demon Cult Leader, Li Wujie, who was sitting cross-legged on the blood-colored altar, now had a face glowing with red light, and even his breathing had become heavy.

"Good! Such pure blood and Qi!"

He greedily devoured the "energy" being channeled from the Great Sect Protection Formation. As soon as that power entered his body, it was like a spring breeze nourishing his parched Meridians. Even the wound on his left arm, which had been severed by Lin Que, began to sprout new flesh.

"Hahahaha! Lin Que, oh Lin Que, no matter how peerless your talent or how demonic your Physical Body, in the end, didn't you still obediently become this seat's blood bank?!"

Li Wujie laughed wildly towards the sky. He felt that if he could absorb for just another incense stick's worth of time, not only would his injuries heal completely, but even his Soul Transformation Stage Early Stage Bottleneck, which had been stagnant for years, might loosen!

Without hesitation, he let down his Primordial Spirit's defenses and channeled that core "blood and Qi essence" directly into his crack-riddled Soul Transformation Origin!

However...

Just a tenth of a breath after that "essence" made contact with his Soul Transformation Origin...

The wild laughter on Li Wujie's face suddenly froze without warning.

In his pair of pitch-black eyes, extreme shock suddenly surged, followed by an indescribable... terror!

"Wait... the temperature of this blood and Qi... it's not right!!"

"This isn't blood!! What is this thing?!!"

Crack... Crack...

An extremely faint yet hair-raising sound of freezing came from the deepest depths of Li Wujie's body.

The energy that had originally been disguised as warm blood and Qi completely shed its disguise the moment it entered the core of the Primordial Spirit! It revealed its hideous true face—the [Absolute Zero Extreme Cold Poison Fiend]!

And it was an ultimate concentrated version, forcibly compressed ten thousand times by the System!

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH—!!!!"

A scream so shrill it was out of tune instantly pierced through the thick walls of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda and echoed across the entire ice field!

Li Wujie's body convulsed violently.

He discovered in horror that his internal organs, his eight extraordinary Meridians, and even his flowing Devilish Qi were all frozen in an instant!

A layer of ghostly blue frost spread outward from his Dantian at a speed visible to the naked eye, instantly covering his entire body!

"No!! My Primordial Spirit!! My Soul Transformation Origin!!!"

Even more despairing was that this extreme cold poison fiend could even freeze the Soul! His already heavily injured Primordial Spirit was now like a tiny flame falling into a ten-thousand-year-old ice hole; with a "pfft," it almost went out directly!

"Lin Que... you set me up!!!"

“Pfft—”

Li Wujie spat out a mouthful of blood.

But as soon as that blood left his mouth, while still in mid-air, it had already condensed into pitch-black ice shards, hitting the altar with a "clatter clatter."

A dignified Soul Transformation Stage Supreme didn't die under a Lightning Tribulation, nor did he die under a blade; instead, he was frozen into a high-level paraplegic by a mouthful of "cold drink" in his own nest!

...

Meanwhile, outside the Demon Suppressing Pagoda.

"Young Master Lin, what was that sound?"

Su Qingyu couldn't help but shiver when she heard that scream, which sounded like a pig being slaughtered, coming from the top of the pagoda.

"Oh, the Cult Leader probably ate something bad and is venting his emotions."

Lin Que stood at the bow of the ship, a "kind" smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

In his mind, the System notification arrived as expected:

[Ding! The "Trojan Horse" package has been successfully signed for!]

[Target Status Updated: Li Wujie (Early Soul Transformation Stage), suffering from extreme core frostbite, 90% of Meridians frozen, Primordial Spirit activity reduced by 85%, current combat power plummeted to: Early Nascent Soul Stage (Crippled State)!]

"Tsk tsk, only Early Nascent Soul Stage now?"

Lin Que cracked his neck, his entire skeleton letting out thunderous explosions.

"This punching bag is leaking air quite seriously. Looks like I need to finish this quickly."

And below, hiding in the Formation core, the Left Protector Old Man Nether and the Right Protector Mad Blood Butcher heard the scream from the top of the tower, and the smiles on their faces instantly froze.

"What's going on? What happened to the Cult Leader?!"

"The Formation is clearly extracting that kid's blood and Qi!"

The two of them looked up at Lin Que in doubt and alarm.

"You two Protectors, why are you spacing out?"

Lin Que clapped his hands and looked down at them from above:

"I've let you use the water pump for so long; isn't it time to settle my service fee?"

"What arrogance! Since you're looking for death, this old man will use the power of the Formation to refine you first!!"

The Left Protector roared, frantically driving the Formation.

The **[Nine Nether Blood-Refining Heaven-Devouring Formation]** glowed with intense blood light. Countless blood-colored chains as thick as buckets emerged from the Formation runes, coiling toward the Spirit Boat in the sky like venomous snakes, attempting to drag Lin Que directly into the Formation to be slaughtered!

"A Formation?"

Lin Que's eyes narrowed.

He no longer held back. His Middle Stage Nascent Soul cultivation, which he had just broken through to, erupted like a bursting dam!

Behind him, a hundred-zhang-tall phantom of a Divine Demon Nascent Soul with closed eyes, surrounded by four-colored flames, slowly emerged!

This was not just spiritual power, but also the terrifying blood and Qi suppression brought by the Major Achievement of the Demon God Body!

"This kind of trash is worthy of being called a Formation?"

Lin Que reached behind him and gripped the hilt of the starfall mo dao.

Zheng—!!

A crisp blade hum echoed through the nine heavens.

Gold, white, red, purple!

Four types of world-destroying exotic fires instantly dyed the pitch-black blade into four brilliant colors.

The surrounding snow was instantly evaporated into nothingness the moment it touched the blade's glow.

Lin Que held the saber with both hands and raised it high.

He didn't use any fancy Martial Skills. Relying solely on the massive spiritual power of the Middle Stage Nascent Soul and his half-step Soul Transformation level peak physical strength, he faced the blood-colored Formation that covered a hundred-mile radius below—

And slashed down!

"Break for me...!!!"

Rumble—!!!!!

A thousand-zhang-long four-colored blade glow, like a divine punishment that split the heavens and earth, crashed heavily onto the blood-colored Formation barrier with a destructive aura that swept away everything in its path!

There was no stalemate, no resistance.

The **[Nine Nether Blood-Refining Heaven-Devouring Formation]**, which claimed to be able to withstand the attacks of the Soul Transformation Stage and drain the blood of a hundred thousand living beings, was like a fragile eggshell in the face of Lin Que's absolute violence fused with the four-colored exotic fires!

Crack!!

Bang!!

The entire Formation disintegrated in an instant!

The blood-colored Formation runes across the sky snapped inch by inch, turning into countless violent spiritual energy currents that swept in all directions!

"No!!!"

The Left and Right Protectors, situated at the core of the Formation, suffered an extremely terrifying Formation backlash!

“Pfft!”

The Right Protector Mad Blood Butcher was already heavily injured. Now, unable to bear it any longer, his heart Meridians were directly shattered by the backlash force, and his Nascent Soul exploded within his body, causing him to die on the spot!

As for the Left Protector Old Man Nether, although he desperately summoned a defensive Magic Treasure, he was still struck by the aftershock of the blade glow. His lower body was instantly evaporated, and he screamed as he dragged his mangled remains into the snow, becoming a complete cripple.

One slash.

The Formation was broken, and the Protectors were dead!

The entire field was dead silent, save for the whistling of the wind and snow.

Su Qingyu stood behind Lin Que, looking at the man who was like a Heavenly God descended to earth, her small mouth open wide enough to fit an egg.

"Is... is this the Middle Stage Nascent Soul? Why does it feel even more terrifying than the Soul Transformation Stage..."

Lin Que slowly sheathed his blade.

He didn't even look at the Left Protector, who was like a dead dog on the ground. Instead, he raised his head, his gaze locking onto the thousand-zhang-tall Demon Suppressing Pagoda.

"The tower is built quite high."

Lin Que cracked his neck, a hint of violent purple-gold light flashing in his eyes:

"However, I don't like having to look up at people; my cervical spine isn't very good."

He stomped his foot hard on the deck of the Spirit Boat.

Bang!

The top-grade Magic Treasure level Spirit Boat was actually stepped on by him, sinking dozens of zhang!

And Lin Que himself had already turned into a purple-gold bolt of lightning, charging straight toward the symbol of the Heavenly Demon Cult—the Demon Suppressing Pagoda—with an unstoppable posture!

"Since the Cult Leader won't come out to receive guests..."

While Lin Que was in mid-air, the four-colored Divine Demon phantom behind him suddenly opened its eyes!

He clenched his right fist, and purple Stellar Flames and white Cold Fire compressed frantically on his knuckles, forming a destructive energy orb!

"Then I'll personally go in and check the meter!!"

Boom—!!!

Under the despairing gaze of the Left Protector...

Lin Que, like a meteorite hitting the Earth, smashed a fist heavily into the middle section of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda!

Crack crack crack crack...

This sturdy demon pagoda, built from ancient bones and standing for ten thousand years through wind and frost, developed a massive crack from the center under Lin Que's extremely arrogant punch! The crack rapidly spread upward to the top of the tower!

Next...

Accompanied by a world-shaking explosion.

The upper half of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda was actually... snapped off!

Countless massive bone fragments and rocks fell like hail, and the entire Extreme North Ice Field shook violently!

Dust filled the sky.

And in the ruins of that broken tower top...

A wretched figure covered in a thick layer of ghostly blue ice, with hair full of frost and only a right arm remaining, crawled out of the ruins with difficulty.

As he crawled, he shivered and spat out cold air.

It was none other than that once-unrivaled Soul Transformation Supreme—the Heavenly Demon Cult Leader, Li Wujie!

"Achoo—!!"

As soon as Li Wujie crawled out, he couldn't help but let out a world-shaking sneeze, and his snot froze into icicles as soon as it came out.

Whoosh—

A gust of wild wind blew away the dust.

Lin Que hovered in mid-air, his clothes unstained by dust, the starfall mo dao in his hand pointing directly at the center of Li Wujie's eyebrows.

He looked at the "ice sculpture" before him, the miserable Soul Transformation big shot, and a mockingly extreme smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Yo, Cult Leader."

"This extra-large 'Iced Poison Fiend' I ordered for you..."

"Does it still taste strong enough?"