The Ice Crystal Clan truly lived up to their fearsome reputation. If allowed to develop to their full potential, they would undoubtedly become one of the most dreaded races among all the myriad races of the heavens. Their power was nearly boundless—unparalleled resilience, terrifying offensive capabilities, the power to freeze heaven and earth, the ability to transform into battle forms with invincible physical bodies, and even a means to reproduce by splitting, reaching monstrous levels of strength. Most frightening of all was their ability to resurrect through division, essentially achieving a form of immortality. Even if their original body perished, their consciousness could instantly awaken within one of their spawned descendants—with no backlash or side effects. It was a power that defied the natural order.
Compared to humans, the Ice Crystal Clan was far more unnatural and heaven-defying—a race that simply shouldn't exist.
They were extremely difficult to counter.
Fortunately, the Iron-Blood Great Wall could sacrifice and devour countless ice crystal eggs, directly refining them. This severed the Ice Crystal Clan's hopes of rebirth and propagation. No matter what, the Ice Crystal Royal Court and the Great Yi Dynasty were locked in a life-or-death struggle. There would be no peace—only mutual annihilation.
Great Yi was now steadily encroaching, compressing the Ice Crystal Clan's territory step by step.
"As long as they can still die, as long as their bodies can still shatter—they are destined for destruction. A race like this has no right to exist."
Yi Tianxing's voice was calm as he smiled faintly.
The Ice Crystal Clan was not a weak race that could be wiped out easily. This war would undoubtedly be arduous. But as long as the Iron-Blood Great Wall continued to expand and fully enveloped the Snow Continent, the Ice Crystal Royal Court would lose even without direct defeat. Their demise would become inevitable. No one could change that outcome. As long as the Iron-Blood Great Wall remained unbroken, victory belonged to Great Yi.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Ballista bolts rained down like divine spears from the heavens, crushing all in their path.
On the wall, sharpshooters and archers unleashed waves of destruction—ballista bolts, enchanted arrows, and rune bullets—all aimed at the Ice Crystal warriors' weak points. Without question, their eyes were their greatest vulnerability. Arrows and bullets struck true, piercing through the eyes and directly destroying the brain. In that instant, the ice crystal battle forms shattered, splitting into countless warriors as the form dispersed. Once separated, their bodies could no longer withstand the power of enchanted bolts and rune bullets—they were shredded to fragments.
The battlefield became a vision of continuous slaughter.
Bolts and bullets infused with true essence and mana possessed immense destructive force.
But the Ice Crystal warriors did not simply endure in silence. One by one, ice spears flashed out like lightning toward the walls. Each spear exploded with force comparable to the full-strength strike of a Law Manifestation Realm cultivator.
"Iron-Blood Guard!!"
As these ice spears neared the walls, a collective roar rang out from within the Iron-Blood Great Wall—filled with the will of countless warriors.
Suddenly, a blood-red radiance erupted from the Iron-Blood Great Wall, shooting into the sky and forming a vast, crimson barrier. It covered the entire territory of Great Yi—though only visible over Snow Continent. In other regions, it remained hidden unless provoked, in order to avoid affecting surrounding lands.
Iron-Blood Guardian Barrier!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Cries of battle and slaughter echoed within the bloody barrier. In the red light, countless human warrior spirits shouted and formed into battle formations along the wall.
This barrier wasn't just a shield—it held within it the immortal will to protect, to guard the people of Great Yi.
To destroy this shield required hundreds of times more power than normal. Any force that struck it was instantly dispersed across the entire Great Wall, diluting it and rendering it nearly harmless.
An elephant's stomp became a mosquito's bite.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One massive ice spear after another struck the barrier, creating visible ripples that spread like water before disappearing. The terrifying power within the spears dissolved into nothingness, and the spears fell powerlessly from the sky—some even shattered into ice shards from the rebound.
The Iron-Blood Great Wall was rooted in Great Yi's territory, drawing limitless energy from the earth, keeping it stable and unbreakable.
These attacks only caused the blood light of the wall to dim ever so slightly—to an almost imperceptible degree. Even thousands of ice spears were meaningless in the face of an entire continent's power. It was like casting stones into the ocean.
"What terrifying defense... It completely nullifies Law Manifestation-level attacks. This isn't war. It's slaughter."— From the Dragon Palace observers.
The Dragon Palace had long since begun observing the battle via various means. Upon witnessing the emergence of the Iron-Blood Barrier, they grew grim.
"This Great Wall... is one of Great Yi's national treasures—an artifact of fate. Wherever the wall extends becomes sovereign territory. Anyone who wishes to attack must first break through this gate. Without that, Great Yi remains invincible."— Commented the Turtle Prime Minister.
"But this kind of defense must have limits. It can't possibly remain active forever. The energy cost is surely immense."— Said Ao Qi with certainty.
She didn't believe such a defense could be sustained indefinitely.
"Enough. Just watch for now."— Said the Hanhai Dragon King calmly.
Great Yi was the first and foremost imperial dynasty of the world, backed by countless hidden cards. For years, they had observed, yet never fully grasped Yi Tianxing's depths—his trump cards were unfathomable.
"You think you can block the Ice Crystal army with this alone? Naïve."— General Xuanbing of the Ice Crystal Clan growled coldly.
Such a one-sided battle could not continue. If his warriors kept dying while the enemy remained untouched, morale would collapse.
He would not allow that.
He still had a trump card.
The Ice Crystal War Fortress beneath him was no mere decoration—it was a terrifying weapon of war, a battlefield killer capable of changing everything.
"Ice Crystal War Fortress ready—activate the Ice Soul Immortal-Slaying Blade!!"
At his shout, the fortress began to shine. Countless mysterious runes lit up as vast power surged through its structure. A pillar of divine light shot into the sky.
And within the light—a massive, jagged ice crystal blade emerged.
This blade, covered in cryptic runes and Dao patterns, exuded lethal, cutting-edge pressure, as though it could slice through anything, freeze all of existence, and even slay immortals. Death clung to its every shimmer.
The moment it appeared, ice and snow descended. The surrounding temperature plummeted.
Crack!!
The Ice Soul Immortal-Slaying Blade grew rapidly, expanding to several thousand zhang tall in an instant. It pierced the sky like a divine weapon of ancient gods.
Then—it fell.
A blade strike from the heavens, swung by a giant of myth.
Wherever the blade passed, blizzards raged, worlds froze. The air howled with snowstorms, a terrifying knife intent surging through heaven and earth.
This was a blade that made ice and snow dance for its master.
This was a blade that could change the very color of the world.
Death, Ice, Chill, Despair.
Even the Great Yi soldiers atop the wall felt their bodies stiffen, a bone-deep chill surging through their marrow, threatening to freeze their very souls.
"A congenital spiritual treasure!?"— Yi Tianxing's eyes narrowed, bursting with divine light.
He could immediately sense it—this was no ordinary weapon. The aura it released was that of a true innate spiritual treasure, far beyond ordinary magic treasures. Dao laws and heavenly principles swirled within.
And it was fast—far too fast.
The Ice Soul Immortal-Slaying Blade smashed downward, clashing violently with the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
The battle between two ultimate forces began. The knife intent surged, the chill crept across the wall, and a layer of thick ice rapidly formed on the barrier.