305: Stone statue

But to everyone's surprise, when Chen Tianming stood before the gate, the terrifying ice crystal palace actually came to a standstill.

Several powerhouses slowly stepped forward to test the ice crystal palace.

It really didn't move at all.

The dwarf had lost and arrived at the palace gate.

At this moment, the palace's ice crystal stairs descended along with it.

Although the dwarf had lost, he was completely unconvinced.

His nose flared, and he grumbled indignantly.

"You winning this doesn't count as real skill! If I hadn't drawn away the ice crystal palace's attacks, would you have been able to approach the palace so easily?"

Chen Tianming chuckled.

It seemed it was time for him to show a bit of his strength.

Chen Tianming waved his hand gently, and instantly, countless ice crystals began to dance.

Clatter, clatter!

The bricks and tiles of the palace transformed into segments of armor, attaching themselves to Chen Tianming's body.

Everyone gasped in amazement at this scene.

Chen Tianming widened his eyes exaggeratedly and exclaimed.

"Huh? Where did this come from? I don't understand? Is this a reward for breaking through the ice crystal palace gate?!"

The chattering crowd suddenly fell silent.

They stared at Chen Tianming for the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Finally, someone in the crowd couldn't hold back.

"It's so infuriating! I want to hit him!"

"This kid actually has such an opportunity; I'm so envious!"

A group of top-tier cultivators, like laborers at a market dock fighting over menial jobs, swarmed toward Chen Tianming.

However, Chen Tianming had ice armor protecting him, and the eerie chill made everyone's skin crawl.

These people only dared to surround Chen Tianming and talk trash.

The leading Golden Immortal experts shouted sternly.

"Do you have any demeanor of a cultivator? Retreat quickly, don't make a spectacle of yourselves!"

"This ice crystal palace must be a test given to us by the people of the Divine Realm. As long as we break through one layer, we can obtain rewards!"

"Since the ruins' gate is open, let's hurry in and take the treasures!"

Upon hearing the words "take the treasures," the crowd finally quieted down.

But it was only for a moment.

The few people closest to the entrance immediately flew into the palace.

Those behind cursed loudly.

"Despicable! To actually rush ahead!"

"Truly shameless, absolutely shameless!"

Inside the pitch-black gate ahead, those who had rushed in laughed loudly, leaving behind mockery.

"You were slow to react, so don't blame us! You're so slow you couldn't even catch a fresh meal!"

This sentence provoked everyone.

They swarmed into the gate once again.

No one noticed the cold sneer on Chen Tianming's face at the entrance.

Only the dwarf saw it.

He was both angry and resentful.

But because he had lost the bet and Chen Tianming's strength had surged, he didn't dare say much and could only speak indignantly.

"What are you laughing at again?"

Chen Tianming looked down at him.

"You are already my Dao slave, yet you have the nerve to be impudent with me? State your name!"

The dwarf, knowing he was in the wrong, pursed his lips and had to say.

"I am the Ninth Dark Star of the Dark Soul Palace, Heisha!"

Chen Tianming nodded.

"Good, good, good! From now on, follow me, and you shall be called... Shabi!"

Heisha frowned.

"That sounds a bit off... but since you won, I'll go along with it!"

Chen Tianming laughed heartily.

"Good! Splendid! From now on you are my slave. I am giving you a mission now: I want you to go into the palace, and when the crowd gathers, stir up trouble and incite them to fight. The harder they fight, the better! Complete it well!"

Heisha couldn't help but sigh.

He frowned and looked up, looking like he was at the mercy of others.

Chen Tianming said.

"What are you doing? I'm not killing you! I don't know that soul-control method for Dao slaves, and I don't want to learn it. Being my slave doesn't require those low-class contracts!"

Heisha was skeptical.

When he arrived at the gate, he found that Chen Tianming did not stop him.

Without contractual bondage, this slave matter became a mere verbal formality.

Heisha felt it was time to escape.

So he suddenly activated his cultivation technique, wanting to turn into black gas and flee.

But unexpectedly, at this moment.

Boom!

A loud noise.

The majestic dome of the palace crashed down.

It forced Heisha to have nowhere to hide, and he transformed back into a human.

He was panicked and quickly tried to attack.

Unexpectedly, his attack hit the ice surface like a feather hitting a wall.

It was soft and left not a single trace.

Now Heisha was truly anxious.

He used all his spiritual power to launch an attack.

Bang!

The ice surface reflected the power contained within the Great Dao; it was impossible to shake it at all.

Heisha's space became smaller and smaller, and finally, he was compressed.

His body size shrank, but the ice surface pressed tightly against his body, continuing to exert pressure.

Heisha's small body curled up, his internal organs squeezed, and his physical body was almost about to be juiced.

Finally, he couldn't help but beg for mercy.

"No! Don't! Don't! I submit! I submit!"

Chen Tianming walked up to him and waved his hand; Heisha was released slightly and could finally catch his breath.

His eyes were filled with terror and confusion.

"You! How is this possible?"

"Could it be that you just inherited the entire ice crystal palace?!"

Chen Tianming chuckled.

"Heh! Inherited? I created this palace!"

Heisha was stunned and let out a few dry laughs.

"Heh, hehe, you're joking, right? Although I, this immortal, have lost, you cannot mock me like this!"

Chen Tianming glared at him coldly.

"Less nonsense! Do as I say, or I'll slaughter you!"

Heisha immediately shrank his neck.

He felt like a turtle that had crawled into someone else's basket!

Chen Tianming unsealed him, and Heisha immediately ran away in fear, but this time, he wasn't fleeing.

Inside the palace, there was nowhere for him to run!

By the time Heisha arrived under a statue in the palace, everyone had already gathered.

Someone couldn't help but tease Heisha.

"Where is your master? Did he go slack off and send you here?"

Heisha rolled his eyes.

"You! Hmph! My master has obtained the inheritance of the Ice Palace, so why would he care about the remaining treasures here? Naturally, I wanted to join in the fun and received my master's permission!"

He had already started to assume the role of a slave.

Just then, a dispute suddenly broke out ahead.

"I saw this first! It should belong to me!"

"Hmph? An ancient artifact, and you say it belongs to you just because you say so? We clearly obtained it together, so why should it belong to you!"

Heisha saw that the opportunity had arrived.

He didn't care what the group was arguing about.

He just shouted loudly.

"What are you arguing about! This place is so big, why not just have a fight!"

It must be said, Heisha was truly terrified.

And cultivators are inherently selfish; unexpectedly, they really started fighting in front.

Others took advantage of the chaos to launch sneak attacks and seize items.

Now, the group was fighting in a chaotic mess.

Terrifying spiritual power and chaotic Great Dao energies collided wildly, distorting the entire space.

Some saw the chaos expanding and turned to run.

Chen Tianming had long since closed off the space; no one could run out.

Physical bodies collapsed, and primordial spirits were extinguished.

More than a dozen High Immortals perished.

The remaining people were also depleted, and while they were replenishing, they heard a cracking sound of stone breaking.

The giant stone statue in the center slowly stood up, its arms crossed, and its forearms erupted with seven-colored light.

Chen Tianming clapped and cheered.

"Ultraman Beam!"