I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 664: Chapter 493: Mirror Nation, Return of the Ice Abyss (Part 2)

Crack crack crack

At the central clearing of the relic, the ice layer shattered and sank amidst the rumbling, countless ice crystals sprayed from the cracks, converging into a spinning ice column in the snowstorm.

The ice column grew taller and expanded at an astonishing speed, in just a few seconds transforming from a few meters long ice spire to a vast and continuous giant ice mountain.

The peaks pierced the clouds like sharp swords, the entire mountain pure blue in color, as if sculpted from a whole block of ancient ice crystal, with a glassy sheen flowing on the surface. Numerous ancient runes flickered in the ice layer, like sleeping stars.

When the ice mountain’s height broke through a thousand meters, a thick blue beam of light shot up from the mountain’s peak, directly piercing the heavy lead-gray clouds, tearing open a huge light swirl in the sky.

Where the light beam passed, the snowstorm was forcibly dispersed, even the air was tinged with a faint blue halo. The brightness was such that even at the farthest edge of the relic, this breathtaking scene piercing the heavens could be clearly seen.

"What is that?"

Taishi Feng widened his eyes, a trace of awe in his voice.

Qin Tian looked into the distance and said, "We’ll know when we go over and check."

After saying this, the Gate of Space opened, and the four stepped inside.

The next moment, the four appeared a thousand meters in the air, ahead was the newly risen ice mountain range; the continuous ice peaks resembling a dormant ice snow giant beast, the blue mountain body shimmering with a cold luster in the daylight.

But what truly made the four hold their breath was the sight at the center of the ice mountains.

The tallest sky-reaching ice mountain was unexpectedly split from the middle, a massive ice abyss traversed the mountain body, like a crack cleaved by a giant blade of a god.

The ice abyss was bottomless, violent icy winds howled and swirled at the bottom, stirring countless fine ice crystals, forming bucket-thick white whirlwinds, mixed with ice blades that could tear through spiritual energy, more intimidating than the most terrifying snowstorm.

"This is..." Qin Tian’s pupils sharply contracted; this vast ice abyss crossing the ice mountain was very familiar to him.

After he saved the Ice Crystal Phoenix, the Phoenix led him to a secret ice abyss, where he gained a massive amount of Ice Marrow Ointment.

That ice abyss was identical to this, except back then the ice walls on either side of the abyss were buried underground, now they have risen with the ice mountain, forming a majestic spectacle splitting the heavens and earth.

"So this relic is not completely isolated from the outside world." A glimmer of contemplation flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes; the mystery of the ice abyss’s sudden disappearance back then finally has some clues now.

"Do you think this could be another Ice God Treasure Vault?" Zhuge Yu suddenly speculated, rubbing his chin.

"Treasure Vault?" Taishi Feng’s eyes lit up but then showed some doubt, "But the treasure vault we entered before was closed off, very different from this one."

"I think it’s highly possible." Qin Tian was quite certain, recalling how easily the Ice Crystal Phoenix led him to the Ice Marrow Ointment. The Phoenix could easily find the ointment, indicating that the treasures hidden in this ice abyss were plentiful, and it might even be the core among the seven treasure vaults.

"So what are we waiting for? Let’s charge in directly!" Taishi Feng rubbed his fists eagerly.

"Don’t rush just yet." Qin Tian raised a hand to press on his shoulder, turning his gaze towards the distant horizon, "If this is indeed the core treasure vault, it won’t be so easy to enter."

Just as his words fell, powerful waves of spiritual energy surged from all directions—initially only a dozen scattered presences, in the blink of an eye multiplying to dozens, then hundreds.

This newly risen ice mountain was like a magnet, drawing all the talents who entered the relic towards it incessantly.

They hovered in the air, confronting each other’s energy, none daring to recklessly approach the ice abyss; the scene fell into a bizarre silence.

At this moment, two chilling intents like sharp swords pierced through the air, precisely locking onto Qin Tian and his companions!

Qin Tian turned his head, only to see two figures speeding towards them—the left one was the ugly Asaki of the Luoho Clan, battle sword strapped diagonally, surrounded by a faint blood mist; the right one was Shengongsi Yuzuo, dark golden snake scales creeping up his neck, eyes crimson like blood.

"You have a grudge against them too?" Asaki and Shengongsi Yuzuo exchanged a glance, recognizing each other’s identity, with a hint of surprise in the cold hard tone.

"They just killed my people." Shengongsi Yuzuo’s knuckles cracked with a tense grip, thinking of the death of Beitiao Hezi; the gray-black aura of disaster nearly lost control, "How about teaming up to kill them?"

"Alright." Asaki nodded without hesitation.

If he were alone, he would fear General Shen Qinyue’s warning of "no killing", not daring to act under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

But now, with the Shengongsi Clan sharing the responsibility, there’s no more concern—two Holy Blood Clans joining forces, even if questioned afterwards, they could withstand it.

"The one in black is mine." Shengongsi Yuzuo stared menacingly at Qin Tian, his voice dripping with chilling intent to kill.

Beitiao Hezi had just died, and now his killing intent was at its peak; no one could stop him from killing that guy.

Asaki furrowed his brow slightly; Qin Tian was also the one he most wanted to kill. However, Shengongsi Yuzuo, with a Tier Seven Seven Stars strength, indeed surpassed him. After weighing his options for a moment, he chose to take a step back.

"The rest are mine."

"Boom! Boom!"

Two terrifying forces erupted simultaneously; blood mist and calamity energy interwove mid-air, instantly breaking the stalemate. The surrounding talents retreated one after another, faces filled with shock and excitement.

"It’s Asaki from the Luoho Clan and Shengongsi Yuzuo! They’ve actually teamed up!"

"That’s Zhuge Yu, right? What have they done exactly to attract the attention of two Holy Blood Clans!"

"Oh, you don’t know this, do you? Recently, Zhuge Jin accused the Luoho Clan of ’hoarding relics and kidnapping experts,’ resulting in them only sending three people this time. How could the Luoho Clan swallow this? As for why Shengongsi Yuzuo acted, I’m not sure, but the Shengongsi Clan has always been at odds with the Dongfang faction, likely they have provoked each other somehow."

"It’s just right to make a move now! If they wait for the Dongfang Clan people to arrive, they won’t stand a chance!"

"The more chaotic, the better! When the Holy Blood Clans fight, it gives us the chance to fish in troubled waters!"

Within the discussions, Asaki had already gripped the Battle Sword, suddenly swinging it—a massive blood-red Sword Qi swept like a new moon, dyeing the air crimson, along with a sharp howl that shredded Spiritual Energy, charging at Zhuge Yu and the others.

Simultaneously, Shengongsi Yuzuo struck, his right arm instantly transformed into a serpentine limb covered in scales, coalescing a grey spirit snake in his palm. The snake’s eyes gleamed with a dead glow, and the calamity energy caused the surrounding temperatures to plummet, lunging at Qin Tian’s face directly.

More severe was that they both locked their force onto Qin Tian; having suffered from Qin Tian’s spatial teleportation before, they would not allow him any chance to escape now.

However, they underestimated the Holy Blood Level’s Spatial Ability. At the moment they appeared, Qin Tian had already prepared his retreat, ready to withdraw at any time.

Just as the space fluctuations arose, Qin Tian suddenly sensed something, his brow moved, and he stood quietly in place.

"Boom!"

The blood-red Sword Qi and grey spirit snake were about to strike, but suddenly, the ice below surged, and a more than ten meters thick ice wall rose like a mountain from thin air, adorned with delicate frost flowers. The chilling air pierced the soul, freezing even the surrounding wind and snow into static ice crystals.

"Bang! Crack—"

The blood-red Sword Qi slashed the ice wall, instantly exploding into a crimson mist, the ice wall surface erupted with web-like cracks; the grey spirit snake crashed at the crack, its calamity energy eroding madly, yet suppressed firmly by the ice wall’s pure aura.

But in a breath, the thick ice wall shattered, turning into flying ice shards, while Asaki’s Sword Qi and Shengongsi Yuzuo’s spirit snake, under the ice wall’s rebound force, completely broke down, leaving no trace.

"Who!"

Asaki’s pupils contracted as he shouted fiercely.

"Want to fight? I’ll play with you both."

A calm voice penetrated the wind and snow, carrying no trace of mortality.

Following that, two figures drifted in from the direction of the ice abyss.

The man in front wore a robe of moon-white and cyan, his ink-black hair tied with a jade pin, his visage was gentle and refined, surrounded by a faint cyan glow, exuding a lively aura.

The woman next to him was a stark contrast, with waist-length white hair as if sculpted from ice and snow, skin whiter than snow, features exquisitely carved like an ice sculpture, eyes frosty like icy frost, emitting a chill that could freeze the air.

"That is..."

In the crowd, many immediately recognized this pair.

"Dongfang Qi, Leng Qingqiu."

The Dongfang Clan and the Leng Family have also arrived.