Translator: CinderTL
Boom!!
Within Qinggang City, shrouded in mist, a scorching crimson light illuminated everything.
The frost receded, and the earth melted.
The explosive heat surged as the Blazing Sun, like a comet plummeting from the sky, crashed violently into a corner of the High Wall.
"He's actually reached this level..."
Meister, sent flying backward, his pupils trembling, smashed through skyscraper after skyscraper.
Flying bricks and rubble filled the air, threatening to mix with the ice flowers and frost, but within a mere instant, everything melted and evaporated under the explosive heat.
Witnessing this, and seeing the Blazing Sun crash down relentlessly, Meister abandoned all underestimation. He immediately unleashed his full power, his body rapidly transforming into a sheet of frost.
Boom!!
Finally, the kilometer-wide Blazing Sun slammed into the earth.
As if some high-energy heat source had erupted violently, a towering flame pillar roared skyward, ravaging the heavens and earth.
The streets, the ground, the ruined buildings—everything was vaporized by the inferno, reduced to ash.
A massive crater appeared, filled with a blinding sea of fire that churned and surged, leaving the observing Angel-tier powerhouses stunned in place, their faces etched with shock.
"So powerful."
"A Lower-Ranking Angel? No, it feels like more!"
"Could he have already cleared the fifth trial of the Heavenly Ladder? But he's so young!"
A wave of astonishment and doubt washed over them. They had assumed Chen Feng, being so young, must be weak.
Yet here he was, this seemingly lucky youth, surpassing them all.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Frost crystallized, spreading across the street from the High Wall's edge.
Unlike the onlookers' detached speculation, Meister felt the full force of the moment.
Activating his elementalization ability, he transformed into an ice sculpture, rising from the frozen ground to regain his human form.
The scorching heat suppressed his frost powers. The distant explosion's kilometer-wide flames blazed blindingly, threatening to melt his ice-flower-like pupils.
Just how strong is he?!
Meister's expression turned grave as he sensed the terrifying, destructive power.
Without his elementalization ability to absorb most of the impact, Chen Feng's punch would have crippled him instantly.
Before the thought could fully form,
Thud!
Frost shards scattered as the ice before him shattered.
A flash of Thunder Light erupted, arcs of electricity crackling.
Chen Feng's black trench coat billowed as he materialized instantly, right fist clenched, foot planted firmly on the ground.
A crimson-gold flame flickered in his deep eyes. Molten lava surged forth, melting the earth beneath their feet, forming a fiery blockade.
The swirling snowflakes evaporated instantly, and the frost on the ground shattered inch by inch.
A sudden chill surged through Meister's heart. His eyes were fixed on the radiant flame fist mark hurtling toward him, its blinding light nearly obscuring his vision.
"Icebound Thousand Miles!"
Boom!
His cold eyes flashed with defiance, refusing to concede defeat.
His ice-sculpted body erupted with bone-chilling cold, unleashing a torrent of white mist that filled the sky.
The molten earth froze abruptly, layers of silver frost expanding rapidly outward from him in concentric circles.
Skyscrapers were encased in ice, cracks solidified, and the entire world was enveloped in a layer of frost and snow.
Even the distant explosions seemed to be frozen in mid-air, trapped like massive amber fossils. Chen Feng, standing mere feet away, felt frost creeping up his boots and black trousers, turning them silver as the ice surged upward.
"Here it comes," the Angel-tier powerhouses murmured, their expressions hardening. Even Wu Yunhai, a fellow Lower-Ranking Angel who had cleared the fifth level of the Heavenly Ladder, watched with solemn intensity.
As comrades who had once fought alongside Meister against the Black Tide, they knew his true strength.
At full power, his freezing abilities were unmatched among Lower-Ranking Angels, placing him at the pinnacle of his tier.
Now, he had unleashed his Martial Dao Momentum, activating his frozen domain!
Crack!
A brittle sound suddenly echoed through the air.
The Angel-tier powerhouses' expressions tightened, with Meister, the closest among them, his pupils contracting sharply.
Cracks spiderwebbed across the expanding frost on the ground, and the silver-white ice encasing half of Chen Feng's body rapidly disintegrated.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The crisp shattering echoed through the Frostsnow World. Only then did the crowd realize that a colossal volcano had silently materialized, looming behind Chen Feng.
Boom!
The volcano erupted, unleashing a scarlet-gold inferno.
Molten lava flowed, melting everything in its path, scorching the entire world and engulfing it in explosive flames.
"This..."
Meister felt a surge of astonishment, yet the radiant flame fist mark hurtled toward him undiminished.
Boom!
The fist struck.
A pillar of fire pierced the sky, melting through a kilometer of space.
The air twisted and evaporated in its wake, dissipating into billowing steam, leaving behind a charred, kilometer-long molten tunnel.
Chen Feng showed no elation, nor any satisfaction. Instead, he raised an eyebrow and glanced toward the rooftop of a distant high-rise.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Ice flowers fluttered down, coalescing into a snowman.
Meister reappeared, clad in his black robe, wisps of white vapor seeping from his body.
"Elemental shift?"
Chen Feng showed a hint of surprise as he slowly withdrew his fist.
But Meister, standing at a distance, wore a grave expression. The ice flower patterns in his eyes had gained a touch of gray.
"A High-Ranking Angel?"
Wave's heart trembled violently. His frozen domain had been shattered with a single strike!
He had nearly been killed instantly.
His gaze shifted to Chen Feng, who was slowly retracting his fist, then to the Scarlet Gold volcano hovering behind him.
Though the Fierce Tiger Manifestation lay coiled within, its killing intent simmering, Wave sensed something was amiss.
"No, he's not a High-Ranking Angel."
"But..."
At most, Chen Feng had achieved a highly condensed form of Martial Dao Momentum, a rudimentary projection of his spiritual world. In essence, he had yet to fully form a complete spiritual world or attain the enlightened martial dao origin.
Yet how could his power, speed, and burning Martial Dao Force surpass the level of a Lower-Ranking Angel in every aspect?
"Strange."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Wu Yunhai, standing atop a high-rise building, also noticed this anomaly. He frowned slightly, sensing the questioning gazes of Yan Changkong and the others.
"He hasn't attained the enlightened martial dao origin yet."
Speaking in a deep voice, Wu Yunhai was certain of his deduction.
Extraordinary Ones needed to form a complete spiritual world to unlock the Primordial Sea, gain infinite power, and reach the level of High-Ranking Angels.
Martial Artists followed a similar principle, though they called it the Illuminated Origin.
But now...
Crack!
The earth split open, and molten lava flowed, melting everything in its path.
The black-robed youth slowly turned around. Through the distorted air, the crowd could confirm that this was neither a martial dao origin nor a projection of a complete spiritual world.
"Then how did he do it?"
Pandor, Yan Changkong, and the others were even more shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.
This completely shattered their understanding and surpassed all historical records of martial arts within the High Wall Alliance.
In response...
"The ability to elementalize is truly fascinating."
A deep voice echoed through the air. The crowd's gazes sharpened as the distorted mist suddenly dissipated from the scorched earth, melted by the lava.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A fierce wind swept through, scattering scorching gusts in all directions.
Chen Feng, watching the ice-sculpted figure on the distant high-rise, suddenly retracted the radiant flames surrounding him into his body, vanishing without a trace.
"But..."
Buzz!!
The heavens and earth trembled as scarlet gold light pierced through the world.
Wu Yunhai and the others looked up, witnessing an unforgettable sight.
"If the world were under my control,"
"Could your elements still serve you?"
The words echoed through the air. On the high-rise, Meister's pupils dilated violently, his body seeming to buckle under immense pressure as the ice encasing him rapidly melted.
Staring intently, they saw a blazing sun suspended in the sky vault, radiating explosive heat. The pitch-black mist was largely dispelled, while a colossal scarlet moon orbited it, stabilizing the heavens.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
In an instant, all the frost power that had erupted was suppressed, even rapidly melting. Even the frozen domain failed to manifest, as if crushed by a superior domain and world.
His expression shaken, Meister stared at the floating sun and moon, and the stars that materialized moments later, his mind reeling in disbelief.
Unwilling to accept it, he lowered his gaze.
Below, lava flowed through Qinggang City, storms raged, and endless tornadoes had materialized, fueling the flames.
All traces of silver frost had vanished completely, as if they had never existed.
"How is this possible?"
Meister's heart trembled, and he momentarily lost his composure.
The angels, including Wu Yunhai, felt an unparalleled force crushing them, as if their flesh were melting and their cells disintegrating.
All eyes converged in shock and disbelief as Chen Feng stepped forward on the earth.
Thud!
With a firm step, he stood before Meister.
He appeared ordinary, without any radiant flames or dazzling auras.
Yet, with his mere presence—even as he extended a single finger—
Meister was forced out of his elementalized state, and to his horror, he discovered he could no longer control the frost.
From above and below, from every direction, an infinite scorching heat pressed in, rendering him utterly powerless.
It felt like the weight of an entire world bearing down on him, or the oppressive dominance of a king within his absolute domain.
He could only stand trembling, watching that raised index finger slowly descend.
He has actually reached the legendary stage.
He is about to... cross that threshold.
Meister's mind churned like a stormy sea as he finally grasped the true extent of Chen Feng's extraordinary nature.
Without further struggle, he slowly closed his eyes, awaiting death's arrival.
The defeated eat dust. He knew this was his fate.
Though he dreaded returning to darkness and silence, he understood the insurmountable gap between them, leaving him no chance to resist.
Buzz!
Yet, even at the very end...
The scorching wind brushed past him, but Meister felt no pain.
He opened his eyes in confusion, only to see Chen Feng standing motionless, calmly looking down at him like a superior observing his subordinate.
"I hate wasting effort."
"If you still wish to die..."
The gale subsided, and the flames receded.
The world returned to its pitch-black darkness. The sun, moon, stars, magma, and storm—all vanished in an instant.
Meister froze momentarily, then met Chen Feng's indifferent gaze.
He understood the unspoken meaning, his pride and resentment now gone.
"This subordinate, Meister..."
"Hails Lord!"
Thud!
His leather boot struck the ground as he knelt on one knee, pledging his loyalty.
Seeing this, Chen Feng's expression softened, and he nodded slightly.
Reviving with Fragments of Divinity came at a tremendous cost. Gathering the nine fragments had already drained much of his energy.
Killing a resurrected angel would clearly be a poor investment.
As for their previous conflict...
Seeing Meister's complete submission, Chen Feng slowly turned his head to survey the surrounding area.
A series of whooshing sounds filled the air as the remaining five angels, including Wu Yunhai, transformed into streaks of light and rapidly approached.
"Wu Yunhai pledges allegiance to our lord!"
"This subordinate, Pandor, swears to follow you unto death!"
"Yan Mou will undoubtedly follow our lord."
Successive declarations of fealty rang out as all the angels affirmed their loyalty.
Chen Feng knew that his earlier demonstration of killing Meister as a warning had achieved its intended effect.
True obedience could only be earned through overwhelming power.
Moreover, thanks to the resurrection mark, he could control these angels' lives at any moment, eliminating any fear of betrayal.
"However, there's no need for them to know about this."
Scanning the kneeling figures, Chen Feng decided to keep the resurrection mark a secret. He didn't want to give these angels any further cause for speculation.
"Rise, all of you."
With a gesture for them to stand, Chen Feng finally had the opportunity to properly assess his new subordinates.
Wu Yunhai and Meister were the only two Lower-Ranking Angels present, their strength noticeably surpassing the other four.
Based on his assessment, Wu Yunhai and Mester were at the peak of the Lower-Ranking Angels, significantly stronger than Andrei and Farrell, and nearly as powerful as the Holy Shield Colossus before its Second Metamorphosis.
Their frozen domain, for instance, already possessed the nascent power of a spiritual world.
As for the other four:
Pandor, the scarlet copper giant, stood as massive as a small mountain. Yan Changkong, wielding an ancient silver martial arts sword, had a full head of silver-white hair.
Though only low-rank envoy-level, their strength surpassed most first-stage Legendary-grade warriors on Earth.
Bringing all six to Earth would be a tremendous asset.
With them, Chen Feng could establish himself as the third major power, rivaling the Red Nation and the Platinum Federation.
But how do I get them off this world?
The thought flashed through Chen Feng's mind, leaving him puzzled.
These six weren't spiritually linked like the Holy Shield Colossus, making this situation unprecedented.
Could it be related to that mark? Can I summon them through it?
As he pondered, he couldn't shake the feeling that Wu Yunhai and the others were looking at him with an unexpectedly bright intensity.
It wasn't just respect for his strength; their gazes held a hint of curiosity and fervor, as if they were witnessing a legendary figure.
At the same moment,
Night fell over Black Harbor City.
The moon hung high, surrounded by a scattering of stars.
Red and blue lights flashed wildly as public security bureau Flying Cars streaked across the sky, their searchlights cutting through the darkness.
The city's outskirts remained shrouded in shadow, where a drunken Black man lay passed out beneath a streetlight.
The scene appeared peaceful, but every detail was observed by a Raven perched high above.
Below, a faint yellow glow emanated from the church, like the last embers of divine faith in the mortal world.
"The Power of the Dead truly lives up to its name. It's the perfect force for manipulating the spiritual world."
"It seems we'll achieve our desired outcome soon."
A deep, steady voice echoed within the church, tinged with amusement and praise.
Yet upon closer inspection, the only visible figures were a humanoid statue and a few flickering candles.
"Those divine beings are not to be trifled with."
"They may already suspect something. We have only one chance."
A cold snort cut through the air, barely concealing a simmering rage.
Shadows stirred within the church, and a black-robed figure materialized from the darkness.
In response to the warning, the statue smiled faintly and nodded, as if coming to life.
"Rest assured."
"They won't interfere."
(End of the Chapter)
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