There was no water dripping left anywhere, not even a stain on stone, and no traces of Siren's body that could be compared to the small pebbles still remaining from the Gargoyle on the third floor. The aquatic boss had vanished completely, dissolved into nothingness.At that moment, Guo Jiang was not lacking in ingenuity born of cultivation experience. "Why should I bother with manual searching? I'm a wizard, after all with spiritual arts. I should be able to find her trail without searching this way like a common tracker," he thought confidently. Magic surpassed mundane methods.He stroked the Curse of the Afterlife Necklace with reverent fingers and held the head of the skull made of rare metal. The pendant was cool despite surrounding heat."CALL!" The invocation carried power.Guo Jiang's voice echoed through empty chambers, and the cursed aura from the necklace activated. A power that held magical commands over death itself could be felt pressing against reality. The air grew hea

At first, it was just a small gush like spring emerging. But as time went by, the seepage turned into a source of water that flowed incessantly with growing force. The water that had been trapped in the dantian for so long now flooded back into its energy flow, filling the void.Guo Jiang realized that this was a natural process necessary to restore energy to the ocean of his dantian. Witnessing this process made him feel more at ease and confident that his cultivation would reach the next stage. The emptying had been preparation for greater capacity.Time passed unnoticed as consciousness turned inward, and two days had passed since the water began to flow. The sea of energy in Guo Jiang's dantian had increased threefold from before, expanded beyond previous limits. The more water that filled the sea with each moment, the closer he was to increasing his cultivation to the next realm.However, suddenly, the bright atmosphere within the Realm turned gloomy without warning. The silver l

Tang Wu immediately gave a straightforward answer without preamble. He spoke clearly and directly, befitting the nature of those from the heretical sect who valued directness. Subtlety was not their way."Lord Lin Heng, I won't beat around the bush with flowery words. I come from the Soul Hunter Sect to ask you to hand over the Ice Island disciple named Guo Jiang." The demand was blunt, almost hostile."The deaths of dozens of young genius disciples of the Soul Hunter Sect, including our key disciple Zhan Jianhong, must be explained and answered for. In order to maintain peace and harmony between the Great Sect Alliances in the Silver Screening Continent, we ask you to hand over Guo Jiang to us. We will bring him to justice for the deaths of our disciples." The accusation hung heavy in cold air."What?" Lin Heng was shocked by the audacity.Up until now, Guo Jiang had never even visited the Ice Island Palace despite rumors. Lin Heng had just heard that Vice Leader Lin Haoyu's disciple

WHOOSH!Tan Fai flashed quickly across the ice field, producing a squeaking sound of grip with a powerful sword aura. The technique was accompanied by a gust of cold wind that froze the moisture in the air, creating crystalline patterns that sparkled in the pale sunlight."There's no way you're getting away this time, brat!" Tan Fai said in a low tone filled with menace and determination.However, just like before when arrogance had led to humiliation, his hand that had been prepared to grab the young man's neck suddenly missed. The attack was sucked into empty air as if the target had never existed in that space at all.Tan Fai had tried to anticipate this outcome and adjust his technique accordingly. He didn't want to repeat his previous embarrassing experience that had made him a laughingstock, so he had carefully studied the young man's movements.However, due to the intense Qi he had applied with reckless abandon, when his attack missed and his grip missed its target completely,

The snow, falling in the form of icy flakes like frozen tears, touched the skin of the figures standing on the grounds of the Ice Island Palace. The gust of wind was sharp and merciless, cutting through their skin with force even sharper than a kitchen knife cutting through meat. Each breath formed white clouds in the frigid air.However, the four practitioners from the Ice Island Sect and the Soul Hunter Sect felt their hearts shiver with deeper cold. Their heads felt as if they had been doused with a bucket of ice water, shock more penetrating than winter's bite. The revelation struck them like physical blows."What?" Tang Wu said, his voice trembling with disbelief and mounting fear. Meanwhile, Tan Fai paled visibly, even urinating in fright at the display of power. Lin Heng and Lin Haoyu, though shocked by the announcement, tried to hide their shock behind cultivated masks. Years of political experience served them well."Isn't this better for our sect? The sects in the alliance w