Novels by Icemaster360

"That was a strange battle," Li Bai remarked."Yeah," Felix replied, his voice low as his mind drifted deeper into thought. He watched as Mulan knelt beside Vane’s unconscious body. Han Sen had already placed him gently on the stretcher before quietly stepping back.'Why did he seem so eager to end the fight?' Felix’s eyes narrowed. Han Sen stood nearby, scratching his head like a kid caught red-handed.After that first attack nearly landed, something changed in him—his entire demeanor shifted. Felix clenched his fists unconsciously. He wasn’t just trying to win. He was trying to finish it… fast. Then there was that strange energy—brief, but unmistakable. That was the second time... what is he hiding?A few feet away, the Elder’s gaze lingered on Han Sen for a heartbeat too long. His expression was calm, yet sharp, as if he’d noticed the shift too—but chose not to say anything.Chu Yang, sitting with arms folded, subtly turned toward Han Sen. His brows were slightly furrowed, lips p

"Woah! What just happened?" an outer disciple yelled in shock. Getting up from his seat, he glanced at his friend, then back at the stage where Lu Han’s body was being lifted off. He couldn’t believe his eyes."That was the most one-sided battle I’ve ever seen... Is this the true power of the Mad Dog?" another muttered in disbelief. Nobody had expected the battle to go this way. Some thought Felix would win, while others supported Lu Han—but no one expected it to end this quickly. And what kind of insane strength had Felix just revealed?"That energy and aura... he’s an Emperor," one of the more knowledgeable disciples suddenly blurted out, drawing everyone’s attention to the realization. Only then did the others begin to sense it too—it was true."Woah, so he was suppressing his true strength all this time..." Yet another discussion broke out among the disciples as they watched Felix calmly walk back toward his seat.When he reached the Top 10 stand—where Chu Yang and the others stoo

"Isn't there a way to somehow change the rules or something?" Zhang He quickly asked the Elder, who only shook his head.The response made both Zhang He and Li Bai's expressions change drastically as they turned to Felix."I guess I can finally take care of this guy," Felix muttered calmly. He had been searching for a chance to destroy Lu Han for a while now, and fate had finally presented the opportunity."With this, the results for the second phase match-ups have been selected," the Elder announced, as the names on the board shuffled and switched places.Match-ups:First Match: Felix Clearwater vs. Lu HanSecond Match: Vane Griffin vs. Han SenThird Match: Li Bai vs. Su YangFourth Match: Chu Yang vs. Shan RenFifth Match: Zhang He vs. Alquine Yale"WOAHHHHH!" The crowd erupted in cheers as the match-ups were revealed. Each pair drew attention, but the most anticipated battle was undoubtedly the first: The Mad Dog versus Lu Han.There was no doubt in anyone's mind—the first match was

“I regret that it concluded in this manner.” Li Bai stepped down from the stage and extended a hand to Han Xiao, offering assistance to help him rise. “Haha!” A wave of laughter greeted him in response, causing Li Bai's hand to freeze and the spectators to momentarily halt their cheers. Why? This occurred because Han Xiao, who typically wore an indifferent expression, laughed—an event that was truly rare. “You’re… you’re laughing.” Li Bai expressed in astonishment, unsure of how to respond. He observed Han Xiao, still chuckling, as he took his hand while Li Bai assisted him in standing up. "It's refreshing to let loose occasionally. You see, I have a unique condition that prevents me from experiencing certain emotions—happiness, sadness, even pain. However, your words triggered something within me; for a brief moment, I felt a glimpse of excitement. For that, I am truly grateful to you, Bai." Han Xiao rose to his feet with a hint of weakness, a smile gracing his lips as he addres

"FIGHT TILL THE END," Li Bai declared with a smile, his eyes shining with resolve."What?" The crowd was taken aback, and even Han Xiao found himself surprised by the shift in Li Bai's expression."You heard me correctly. Growing up, I watched my brother train until he was too exhausted to move. When he sparred with my father, he wouldn't stop until he was knocked unconscious. I often asked him why he pushed himself so hard, why he didn't just give up and surrender. He would tell me that..." Li Bai said, pausing as his eyes grew teary at the memory of his brother."A man who gives up will never reach the peak; it takes just a single step to fail and one step to succeed," Both Li Bai and Chu Yang remarked in their respective positions."He told me that giving up is like walking a journey of a thousand miles and stopping just before the last step. I used to wonder what he meant, and after losing him, I reflected on that moment and realized I let him down the most. However, I picked myse

"Now, we arrive at the final battle of this phase, which will decide who advances to the next stage. I am pleased to introduce the last two participants: Li Bai and Han Xiao." The Elder stepped onto the stage, a smile on his face, igniting the crowd with his eloquent words. "You've got this... brother," Felix said, pausing as he looked at Li Bai, whose eyes widened in excitement. He quickly rushed to hug Felix, but Felix pushed him away immediately. "Just do your best; we are here to support you every step of the journey." Zhang He also said to Li Bai, stopping him just before he could embrace him. "Aren't you going to wish me good luck?" Li Bai cast a sideways glance at Yang Mi, who shot him a fierce look in return. "Just don't die up there," Yang Mi finally said to Li Bai, her gaze softening at the sight of his pleading eyes."Hahaha, I love you too," Li Bai chuckled as he made his way down the stands toward the stage where his opponent, Han Xiao, was already waiting.Felix

"Who are you? I've never heard of someone as strong as you?" A voice woke me up from whatever state I was in, I recognized the voice as that of Lex."Who I am is not of importance right now, what you should be worried about is what I'm about to do to you" A voice strikingly similar to mine also replied making me flinch, the nostalgia hitting me like a wet sponge."Isn't that my voice?" I asked myself as I opened my eyes to find myself on a bloody battlefield which I recognized instantly."You're more of a monster than I am, what are you?" Lex asked in fear while looking at all the zombie bodies scattered across the ground, torn limb from limb, heads and entrails scattered across the battlefield.'What is this? A memory?' I thought to myself wondering what was happening, if this was a past event, the only way I could be seeing it again is through memories.Thinking about what Lex said, I had to agree with him on that, I was a monster, I had singlehandedly decimated Lex's entire horde,

[Half A Year Ago]"Ratata" The brutal sound of a machine gun being sprayed around echoed through the once-still night."Rawrr" Flocks of zombies growled, as they rushed toward the middle-aged Mark who with a desperate expression, continuously sprayed his bullets onto the approaching zombies."How did it come to this? I can't fight them all, is this where my life ends?" Mark said to himself in fear, with the number of zombies he could see, there was no way he could fight them all off, it was impossible, his clip was almost empty, and with just a few bullets left, he decided to fight to the death."Ratata—Click, click" Seconds later, the sound of the empty clip struck Mark's ears making him freeze up for a split second, before he quickly threw the gun onto the nearby zombies and took off, hoping to find shelter around.Before he could get far, a zombie suddenly leaped onto him from one of the nearby houses."RAWRRR" The zombie growled, sinking its teeth into his left arm and causing him

"Let's test him out" I breathed out and tossed the card into the air, with a burst of light, the figure of Lex appeared before me."You called Master" Lex said respectfully."Finally, another trump card in my arsenal" I sighed while passing my hand through my hair, I slowly drifted into my thoughts."Wait what happened? Hey what did you do to me" Lex's angry voice broke me out of my thoughts."Huh? Well that's a first" I remarked, marveling at the scene which was unfolding before me, this was the first time that a beast I had tamed was acting on their own instinct."Hmm, okay let's see, raise your hands" I decided to test out something, so I gave a command to Lex."What, I'm not gonna raise my hands" Lex scoffed at my words but the next moment, he found his hands up, he tried to pull them down but they seemed to have a mind of their own."Hey, what is this? Release me from this spell this instant" Lex raged with his hands still up."Hmm, Interesting, so he has a mind of his own but ul

"Creak" The rusty door of the partly dilapidated apartment gave a tired squeal that signalled that it had reached the end of its life, as it was pushed open by a group of Three. The group consisted of a female and two males."Are you sure it's here?" The blonde female asked with a frown as she walked into the dusty apartment, she seemed to be in her early 20's."I'm sure it's here, I'm positive" The younger male who shared a striking similarity to the female replied with a confident smile."Doesn't seem like it, this place looks like it housed a whole generation of spiders" The last male added, his eyes hinting at the spiderwebs littered across the whole house."It was a spider's nest, but all the Spiders were already dead when I arrived, so at that times, I curiously explored the rest of the house in hopes of picking up some loot and that was when i found this" The Younger youth recounted while leading the rest deeper into the house until they ended up at the basement."What's written

“Dominic, are you okay?” Cristina asked in worry. “Christina, I’m infected” I replied, the realization shocking myself. “Rawwr—“ A Zombie leaped up behind me attempting to bite me but was quickly silenced. BANG “What are you guys doing here, let’s go, are you okay?” Rash asked approaching us with the others, he was the one who had saved me, I had previously told them to stay stationed at the entrance to the elevator and leave if I did not come back in a minute. “We’re fine” I replied quickly hiding the arm that was bitten, I turned to Christina and gave her a sigh to not say anything as we followed the others. “Damn these damn zombies are back again” Brad said shooting down the zombies that approached us on our way to the elevator, we ran dodging most zombies and before long arrived at the elevator. “Go in, I’ll hold them off” I said to the others since I was the only one with some ammunition left. “Okay, quick let’s go” Logan said to the others as they all entered, I glanced a

“Woah that was cool” Rash said staring at the frozen zombies.“Are they all dead?” Tess asked poking the head of a nearby zombie but getting no reaction from it, it was like their brain went offline and they just forgot what they were doing.“Not dead, just stunned for a few minutes, enough to let us get out of here, let’s go” I replied grabbing Christina as we prepared to leave.“Wait, I have to get something inside quick, you guys take the lead, I’m right behind you” Christina said quickly, suddenly remembering that she had left something in the supply room.“Okay but be quick, let’s go” I nodded to her then turned to the others who followed behind as we headed toward where the others in the base had gone.“Hey, are you guys okay? We heard the roar” Damien and the other appeared from the corner stunning us.“Where were you guys? We almost died and you’re here asking if we’re okay” Rash replied with a frown, his eyebrows furrowed.“As you can also see, we were also preoccupied with o

"How long do we have to stay here for? I'm getting really tired of this place," Bai grumbled, his foot kicking the food brought to them by the guards. His eyes surveyed the guards, as though devising a strategy. After giving up, he glanced upwards to see a section of the wall cracked. With a curse, he turned away, frustrated that they hadn't at least provided a larger and more aesthetically pleasing cell.They had been in their new home for nearly a week following the events at the zone, having been captured and confined in this unpleasant and foul-smelling prison cell situated in an unknown location. They were fed twice a day; throughout their entire stay, they had not been permitted to take a bath, likely due to concerns that they might attempt something if given the opportunity to leave. Although that fear seemed unfounded, considering they had been restrained with the ability-inhibiting cuffs, they were effectively powerless against the highly trained and formidable guard

"Where am I?" Liam inquired, experiencing an unusual feeling. He gradually lifted himself into a sitting position, causing the ring on his chest to fall to the ground. As he reached out to retrieve it, he paused in disbelief for a few seconds before springing to his feet. He looked at his body in astonishment, noticing that his arms and other body parts had returned to their natural state, with the robotic components vanished. He frowned, attempting to recall what had transpired."Micheal, Micheal!" As he recalled the events that had brought him here, his expression shifted immediately, glancing around in bewilderment. The devastation was overwhelming; nothing remained upright, everything lay flattened on the ground. No reaper, Creeper, or scraper was visible; all he could see was barren earth. His brother was also missing, leaving him to ponder what had occurred, for he distinctly remembered having died."Is this limbo?" he pondered, remembering that he had died in hi

[7 minutes earlier]"Wake up, wake up," Henry heard Racheal's voice urging him to rise. He rose unsteadily, immediately noticing Racheal's panicked expression, which alarmed him at once."What's the problem, Racheal?" Henry inquired, standing up with a frown."Micheal's gone; he left this," Racheal replied, holding up a Walkman with a note attached that read, 'Play me.'"Dammit, he's gone back to the zone," Henry cursed, memories flooding back as he recalled how Michael had zapped them all to sleep."Come on, what's all the commotion about?" Hei awoke in a state of confusion and promptly smacked his brother on the arm, which roused him from sleep as well."Micheal is gone," Henry said to the brothers who were about to start fighting. Once they heard him, the drowsiness in their eyes disappeared instantly, and they also remembered what had happened."We need to return for him. But wait, where is

"HUUFF" Michael appeared to return to his body in a state of confusion as he looked at Gravix, who seemed to sense something."Did you use Insight? Tell me what you saw," Gravix said with an intense look, gripping Michael's shoulders."SUUUUU" Once Gravix touched him, he felt himself being drawn back into that sensation, but unlike the previous time, he observed himself from a third-person perspective. Pictures and scenes flashed before his eyes, depicting events that had yet to occur, images etched in his mind. He witnessed a great deal of bloodshed, the Hunter arriving and purging the earth, an overwhelming amount of violence. The actions of Gravix were minimal in comparison to the feats of the Hunter depicted in the images he observed; it all occured transpired in mere seconds before everything concluded and he was returned."Hey! What did you see?" Gravix inquired, observing that Micheal had returned."Blood, destruction, so much mur

Within the confines of the usurped zone, Micheal's silhouette was visible, perched upon the towering walls that encircled the area. On either side of the walls, thick, concentrated, and blazing flames were visible, preventing the undead from advancing.Micheal sat quietly, watching the scene unfold. Moments later, his brother emerged from one side of the wall, making his way toward him. Upon his arrival, he took a seat beside his brother. For a moment, silence enveloped them until Micheal finally spoke up."How do you think mom would respond if she were here right now?" Micheal turned to his brother and asked, a sorrowful expression crossing his face."I believe she would take great pride in the fine gentleman you have become. By the way, I apologize for...""Hold on, before you go on, I need to express my apologies for my actions in the past. Discovering the sacrifices you made truly opened my eyes. I came to understand that I was responsible for many th

"SWISSHHHH" In the next moment, a surge of lightning coursed through Yoshi's body as he attempted to strike Micheal, the force so intense that it rendered him unconscious. After finishing with Yoshi, Michael turned back to Dr. Grey and raised his hands toward the ceiling. With a simple gesture, lightning shot out, tearing through the roof and causing the entire building to tremble like an earthquake."Quick, we must leave at once; that attack won't hold him off indefinitely," Michael said, turning to his friends, who were now grasping the gravity of the situation."Are you all alright?" Micheal inquired, suddenly sensing a pair of arms encirclinghis neck, drawing him into a warm embrace."Micheal..." Racheal whispered, drawing Micheal nearer, as though afraid he might vanish once more."I apologize for making you worry, but I'm here now" Micheal smiled as he embraced Racheal tightly, feeling her sobs. He could only imagine the pain she had

In the battle hall of the Capital, located in the city lord's residence, the 4 generals were all gathered around the Battle table, James and Xi Shi were also seated there, as for Xi Shi and Shòuwáng, they were keeping Mimi busy elsewhere."This is a direct provocation to our esteemed Lord, we cannot stand for this rubbish, I say we attack with our full force and decimate Sergan's force" A pale faced man said in anger, his hair changed from black to brown as he spoke, his confident aura displayed his strength as a Transcendent on the same level as Yao Ming, the fact was that excluding Yao Jing who was a peak Transcendent and James who was an Ancestor, the rest were all on the same level of strength as Yao Ming, this particular General was named General Hans."Sergan is a valid threat to our Continent, we have to eliminate him as soon as possible, I agree with General Hans" A middle-aged man with an eye patch added with a serious expression, his left hand clutched a wooden cane, this wa

"Greetings to the Lord" Everyone around also did the same as Eric, giving a light bow to the Old man who nodded in response."It's nice to see you again Yao Ming" The Old man said with a smile."Hello brother" Yao Ming replied with a sigh. "I hope you've been well, I thought you were dead" The Old man chuckled as he walked over and hugged Yao Ming."You know I can't die if you haven't" Yao Ming replied with a chuckle."We have a lot to talk about, let's go somewhere private" The Old Man said with a smile."Okay, thank you for everything, I'll meet up with you later" Yao Ming said to his brother then turned to Eric who was still dazed and hadn't registered the fact that Yao Ming was the Lord's brother."Oo..okay" He managed to speak while still digesting the situation."Are these your friends?" The Old Man asked observing Xi Shi and the others behind Yao Ming, when his eyes landed on Xi Shi and James, his eyes paused for a second before moving on, he waved his hand causing the environ

"Huh? What is this?" James muttered as he strolled through the Fireherd stronghold, watching the wine, meat, food, and bodies strewn across the hall, they were all asleep."What happened here?" Xi Shi asked also curious."We're about to find out" James replied staring at the door at the end of the hall.**************************************************"We have to tidy up the place before Master gets back otherwise, he'll be pissed off if he sees the situation of the stronghold" Di er said with a sigh as he massaged his forehead which ached, they had held a feast for three days non-stop."Just forget it, what are you so worried about? Master is probably still within the Secret Realm" Shouwang said with a smile, he glanced at the others seated around the table and chuckled before sipping wine from his gourd."How are you still able to drink after all that?" Xuèmai asked in confusion, the past three days had been one to never forget, they had partied throughout and drank so much wine th

“And that, ladies and gentlemen is how you make an entrance” James said with a bow before leaping off the monster’s back to land on the ground.“James! How..?” Xi Shi’s eyes lit up in shock after seeing James who grinned and walked over to her.“Yeah I missed you too” James winked at Xi Shi then turned to the others around.“Please help me loot those bodies over there” James said to them with a smile.“Yes of course” The others quickly took off to execute the task, they didn’t want to imagine what would happen if James got angry, the humongous monster at the side was a hint.After seeing them move along, James turned back to XI Shi.“Give me a minute with him” James whispered to her causing her to nod in response, James then turned to The Northern Sword who twitched seeing this.James’s expression suddenly turned serious as he walked toward The Northern Sword, taking each step one by one, watching James approach him, The Northern Sword instinctively grabbed his sword, his expression c

“I don’t know who you are but I’ll do as you say, I’m sure you know better than to break the oath of a sword” The Northern Sword replied with a nod to James who smiled just as the dimension shook for three cloaked figures to appear.“Looks like your opponents are here, I’ll be going on now, Xi Shi wait for me” James said to The Northern Sword and then to Xi Shi before teleporting over to the orb, he looked back to catch a view of The Northern Sword rushing toward the three figures alone if it was a different person there, James would have been worried but he knew who the Northern Sword was so he had no fear, he turned around and placed his palms on the orb before disappearing leaving the others.When he was some distance away from the three figures, The Northern Sword paused before sitting on the ground, his long sword lay next to him as he waved his hand causing a gourd to appear in his hands which he raised to his mouth, he then proceeded to gulp down its contents, by now the three

A flash of light was followed by the appearance of a figure in a pure white dimension, the whole dimension was white filled with nothing, it was totally empty except for the doorway that stood some feet away from him.“A creepy doorway, why not?” James chuckled to himself before walking through the doorway, as he walked through, he felt a strange force wash over him seeping through every pore in his body as if, trying to inspect every single secret he kept, the feeling lasted for a while before he was teleported into a grassy field, immediately after appearing, James didn’t waste time and quickly took a look at his surroundings.He was in a beautiful grassland, there was a magnificent sun which could be seen standing triumphantly in the sky providing light, butterflies flew all around the flowers which graced the environment with enchanting smells, birds flew all around the sky as rabbits and other insects played around on the ground, all this combined painted a beautiful image in Jam