Chapter 449 Forbidden Zone Pursuit and Annihilation of Ice Soul

Chaos Reverse Path Heavenly Palace, Main Hall.

Nightmare sat on the imperial throne, his fingertips tapping the armrest rhythmically.

Below, Zuo Feng was reporting the list of factions that had come to pay homage within the last three days:

"All seventeen tribes in the Fringe Area have submitted. Their Clan Chiefs came in person and offered half of their tribal treasuries."

"Of the thirty-two medium-sized tribes in the Core Zone that originally belonged to the Three Great Tribes, twenty-eight have sent envoys to offer gifts and declare their submission. As for the remaining four..."

Zuo Feng paused:

"Their attitudes are ambiguous. Citing the long distance and the need for preparation as excuses, they have requested more time."

Nightmare's tapping stopped.

"Long distance?"

He looked up, the deep darkness in his eyes seemingly capable of swallowing light:

"The Chaos Domain may be large, but on the day I became a Dao Ancestor, my Divine Soul already covered the entire domain. Those four tribes are no more than a million miles from the Origin Holy Land at most. For a Chaos Supreme traveling at full speed, three days is more than enough."

Zuo Feng's heart tightened: "My Lord, you mean..."

"It's not that they can't come."

Nightmare slowly stood up:

"It's that they don't want to come."

With one step, he was outside the hall, looking north—toward the Forbidden Zone of the Chaos Domain, the last hiding place of the Ice Soul Dao Ancestor.

"Just as well, I should go and take care of the last loose end."

He turned to look at Zuo Feng:

"Select fifty elites to accompany me to the Forbidden Zone."

"Those four tribes... we'll deal with them after I return."

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Forbidden Zone, Ice Sealed Valley.

This was one of the most dangerous areas in the Chaos Domain. Chaos Storms capable of tearing apart a Chaos Supreme's Physical Body raged year-round. The valley was home to countless Vicious Beasts mutated by Chaos erosion, the weakest of which possessed the combat power of an Early Stage Chaos Supreme.

At this moment, deep within the valley, inside a hidden ice cave.

The Ice Soul Dao Ancestor huddled atop a block of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice. Her face was as pale as paper, and the icy blue aura around her was so weak it was nearly extinguished.

The wound on her chest, pierced by the Nidao Demonic Flame, had still not healed. The pitch-black flame marks at the edges were like maggots on a bone, constantly eroding her remaining Origin.

"Damned outsider trash..." she whispered through gritted teeth, her eyes filled with venomous resentment.

That black flame was too strange. Not only did it heavily damage her dao foundation, but it also continuously devoured her life force. If she hadn't fled into this Ice Sealed Valley and used the extreme cold Qi of the valley to barely suppress it, she would likely have perished long ago.

"Just wait... once this Ancestor has recovered, I will definitely make you..."

Before she could finish.

Outside the ice cave, a shrill roar of a dying Vicious Beast rang out, then abruptly stopped.

The Ice Soul Dao Ancestor's pupils shrank—something had entered!

She forced herself up, her Divine Sense cautiously probing out of the ice cave.

In the valley, fifty black-robed figures were walking through the air as if strolling in a garden. Wherever they passed, the Chaos Storms automatically parted. Even those fearless Chaos Vicious Beasts would silently explode into a mist of blood when they came within a hundred feet.

The leader was dressed in black robes, darkness swirling in his eyes.

It was Nightmare.

The Ice Soul Dao Ancestor's blood seemed to freeze instantly.

He... how did he find her?!

She had clearly used every secret method to hide her aura, even sacrificing her own Origin to set up the Ice Soul Maze Array. Even another Dao Ancestor would have found it impossible to pinpoint her location in such a short time!

"Come out."

Nightmare stopped a hundred feet outside the ice cave, his voice calm:

"I know you're inside."

Inside the ice cave, there was dead silence.

Three breaths later.

"Boom—!!"

The entire ice cave exploded! Countless ice crystal fragments, sharp as knives, shot toward Nightmare and his party like a torrential rain!

The figure of the Ice Soul Dao Ancestor burst from the center of the explosion, turning into a streak of icy blue light, fleeing toward the valley exit without looking back!

She didn't even consider fighting—with her heavily injured body against Nightmare in perfect condition, it would be certain death!

"Fleeing?"

Nightmare raised his hand, his five fingers closing in a void-grip.

"Still."

Within a thousand miles, space suddenly solidified!

The Ice Soul Dao Ancestor's figure froze in mid-air, like an insect trapped in amber, unable to move!

"No—!!" she shrieked, her remaining Origin burning frantically as she tried to break through the confinement!

"Obstinate."

Nightmare took a step and was already in front of her. His right hand, like a blade, stabbed toward her Dantian!

Madness flashed in the Ice Soul Dao Ancestor's eyes:

"Then let's die together—!!"

She directly detonated all her remaining Origin, along with her dao foundation, turning into a destructive sphere of icy blue light that exploded violently!

Self-detonation!

The self-detonation of a Chaos Dao Ancestor was enough to wipe the entire Ice Sealed Valley off the map!

Darkness swirled in Nightmare's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced, pitch-black Demonic Flame condensing in his right palm as he struck the sphere of light!

"Devour."

The Demonic Flame expanded like a black hole, tightly wrapping, compressing, and devouring the sphere of light that was about to explode!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

The sphere of light vibrated violently, trying to break free, but under the Demonic Flame's frantic devouring, it quickly dimmed and shrank!

In just three breaths.

The sphere of light completely vanished.

In its place, only a wisp of pure icy blue Origin remained, which Nightmare casually swept into his palm.

The Ice Soul Dao Ancestor had fallen.

The self-detonation failed to harm Nightmare in the slightest.

Nightmare shook his hand and looked at the Chaos Vicious Beasts in the valley that had fallen into a frenzy due to the death of the Dao Ancestor.

"Clear the area."

"Yes!"

The fifty elites pounced like wolves and tigers, beginning the slaughter.

Half a day later.

The Ice Sealed Valley had turned into a silent ruin.

Nightmare stood at the top of the valley, watching the pitch-black Demonic Flame soar into the sky below, incinerating the last traces of the Ice Soul Dao Ancestor.

The Three Great Dao Ancestors, as of now—

Were all annihilated.

He turned and looked toward the Core Zone of the Chaos Domain.

"Let's go back."

"It's time to establish order."