Luo Feng nodded inwardly. He could comprehend the deep yearning of these mighty beings, who had been confined for countless eons, to enter the ‘Virtual Universe.’ Just like him—though he wandered the cosmos, through the ‘Virtual Universe,’ he could frequently reunite with his family. The 100% lifelike simulation of the Virtual Universe made Luo Feng feel as though it were reality, and he was certain these imprisoned powerhouses shared the same longing.
“Do you have an anonymous account sensor?” suddenly asked the Cangjiang Clan lifeform.
Luo Feng was taken aback.
“You let me enter the Virtual Universe, allow me to interact with the outside world. I will do anything for you,” the Cangjiang Clan lifeform quickly said.
“I don’t,” Luo Feng shook his head.
Disappointment and despair filled the transparent face of the Cangjiang Clan lifeform.
However, Luo Feng felt no sympathy whatsoever, because he was acutely aware that he absolutely could not disclose the fact that he possessed an “anonymous account detector.” If this information were to leak… he would instantly become the public enemy of the entire Ice Prison! The powerful figures within the Ice Prison would unite against him, and Luo Feng was naturally not foolish enough to let that happen.
“I’ll ask you again,” Luo Feng looked at the tall Cangjiang Clan lifeform before him. “You all believe… that as long as you gather ten thousand identification tokens, you can leave?”
“Believe, of course we believe!” The Cangjiang Clan lifeform’s breath grew significantly stronger. “In the distant past, the Venerable Qingkou said publicly, and he wouldn’t stoop to trickery in front of us. Besides—we have no choice but to believe.”
Luo Feng frowned. “Over endless eons, what has been the situation in the Ice Prison? How many powerhouses are still alive now? And what about their strength?”
“Killing.”
“Betrayal.”
“Backstabbing.”
“For that sliver of hope, anything can be done.” The Cangjiang Clan creature let out a grating laugh. “Human, the strong ones in the Ice Prison are far more ruthless, vicious, and crazier than those outside. Some would even perish together with their enemies.”
Luo Feng recalled the previous self-destructive act by the Katu Clan’s powerhouse, who had indeed intended to fight him to the death, even attempting mutual destruction… Unfortunately, he couldn’t even get close to Luo Feng and ultimately self-destructed without even bothering to consider whether Luo Feng was nearby or in any danger.
“As for their strength, under extreme pressure, the strong can still unleash greater potential,” said the Cangjiang Clan lifeform. “From endless eons until now, about 860 of the strong remain alive.”
“About 860?” Luo Feng sighed inwardly, so over eleven thousand alien immortals had perished.
“Pushed to their limits, those with formidable bloodlines hold the upper hand. Among the roughly 860 powerhouses… those at the peak of the ‘King’ level are considered the weakest. Those at the higher ‘King’ level can only hide in various places, not daring to engage in battle—they are all exceptionally skilled at evasion. As for those at the peak ‘King’ level, they dare to step out and fight. These are the weakest, numbering around 800! There are approximately 50 ‘King-Limit’ powerhouses! Along with ten nearing ‘Invincible King’ status, plus the five absolute ‘Invincible King’ titans.” The Cangjiang Clan lifeform said, “Let me show you something.”
With that, the massive transparent arm of the Cangjiang Clan lifeform swept through the air, causing a huge block of ice to descend from the sky, crashing onto the snowy ground.
Luo Feng looked.
The ice block stood approximately ten meters tall, its surface densely inscribed with names and brief descriptions written in the demonic script.
“This is the ranking.”
“The Ranking of the Strong in the Ice Prison.” The lifeform from the Cangjiang Clan sighed, “In the Ice Prison, it’s too lonely and monotonous. One can’t even focus on cultivation, always at risk of being attacked. Over such a long period… the Ice Prison ranking has become one of the more entertaining things for us. This is a rough ranking compiled by ‘Tianlang,’ one of the five titans of the Ice Prison, based on the strength of all the strong individuals, from 1st to 863rd, in descending order.”
Luo Feng frowned. “How can strength be divided so finely? When strengths are equal, it’s hard to say who would win in battle.”
“We naturally understand that, but the ranking compiled by Tianlang still holds great credibility, derived through the many battles within the Ice Prison,” the Cangjiang Clan lifeform mused. “In the Ice Prison, with no hope of leaving, being able to climb the rankings into the top 100, or even top 50, is considered a form of progress.”
“Do you think that’s laughable?”
“We’ve become so lonely and isolated here that we actually value this ranking.” The Cangjiang Clan lifeform laughed, its massive divine body slightly trembling.
Luo Feng looked at the names listed on the large block of ice.
“You managed to defeat me, but the truly terrifying powerhouses in the Ice Prison are formidable indeed. Whether it’s the Five Titans or the Ten Sealed Kings, none are easy opponents,” said the lifeform of the Cangjiang Clan. “As a newcomer, you will undoubtedly face repeated ambushes and countless battles. Unless you can defeat a Sealed King-level powerhouse to prove your strength… otherwise, the days of endless fighting will never cease.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Go.” Luo Feng said.
“You’re letting me go?” the Cangjiang Clan lifeform couldn’t help but ask.
“If you don’t leave now, I might change my mind.” Luo Feng looked at him.
“Human, I advise you, don’t have mercy in the Ice Prison, or your fate will be tragic.” The Cangjiang Clan lifeform’s voice echoed in the air, already teleporting away directly. Luo Feng had long since lifted the spatial seal.
Luo Feng glanced at the block of ice lying on the snowy ground. With a single sweep of his gaze, he committed all the intricate details carved into the ice to memory, then flipped his hand and stored the ice block within his world ring. As for the parting advice offered by the lifeform of the Cangjiang Clan, Luo Feng paid it no mind. The demeanor of a true powerhouse is not so easily swayed by the words of another being.
“Katu Clan lifeform, ranked 732nd.”
“Cangjiang Clan lifeform, ranked 611th.”
“Soul Devouring Beast, ranked 102nd.”
Luo Feng muttered to himself, realizing that the Katu and Cangjiang he had defeated were indeed at the bottom, while the Soul Devouring Beast ranked higher due to its innate secret techniques.
…
Through the information on the block of ice, Luo Feng gained a clear understanding of the entire Ice Prison.
At the center of the Ice Prison is the ‘Ice Sea’, which divides the entire Ice Prison into five regions—Ice Sea, Eastern Ice Prison, Western Ice Prison, Northern Ice Prison, and Southern Ice Prison. The five titans have also consciously taken control of these five regions, never easily engaging each other.
“Of the five titans, three are special lifeforms, one is the Cidam Clan, and one is the royal family of the Monster Race, ‘Tianlang’,” Luo Feng murmured.
The starting point of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast is ten times higher than that of humans. At the same peak level of becoming a king, a human’s divine body possesses 100,000 times the power of a Sovereign, whereas the Golden-Horned Giant Beast possesses 1,000,000 times the power of a Sovereign.
As for the special lifeforms… even the weakest among them are already on par with the Golden-Horned Giant Beast. Furthermore, these three special lifeforms possess at least 60 times the strength of an ordinary human at their weakest, with the strongest reaching up to 200 times human strength. Without even factoring in other enhancement techniques… merely by reaching the pinnacle of King-level, the most formidable among them boasts a divine body foundation equivalent to 20 million times the power of a Sovereign! Truly astonishing!
The Cidam Clan is a rare race in the universe, as scarce as the Mosha Clan, naturally ten times stronger than humans.
The royal family of the demon race, Tianlang, has the weakest foundation, yet is naturally six times stronger than humans!
…
In short, each of these five titans starts with a high foundation, and after endless eons of oppression and torment, they have all developed terrifying and incredible strength.
“There are three surviving special lifeforms in the Ice Prison, and all have become titans,” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “Special lifeforms… indeed are incredibly powerful.”
“Humans begin with a weak foundation; reaching the level of ‘Invincible King’… is far more challenging.” Luo Feng increasingly sensed some of the human race’s vulnerabilities in the universe. In truth, human physical talents are rather average on a cosmic scale, yet this seemingly mediocre race has given rise to several supreme beings who have shaken the universe.
…
Luo Feng built an underground dwelling beneath the snow-covered land by the Ice Sea coastline.
He would temporarily stay here for cultivation.
“According to the simple introduction on this ranking, these five titans are all comparable to my teacher, Zhenyan Wang,” Luo Feng thought inwardly. “Right now, I don’t have the capability to collect ten thousand identification tokens. Well… I’ll treat this as a trial and training ground, defeating them one by one, then leave the Ice Prison.”
“As for the Venerable Qingkou, whether he truly intends to release people or not, it’s none of my concern.”
“If he dares to use underhanded methods, I’ll ask my teacher, the Chaos City Lord, to intervene, making him lose both his wife and his army.” Luo Feng closed his eyes and stopped thinking further.
While other powerhouses in the Ice Prison were desperate to escape, Luo Feng instead treated it as a training ground to hone his skills.
…
On the snowy ground.
A towering figure, approximately three meters tall, clad entirely in crimson red with grotesque bone spikes jutting from his body and a blood-red mask covering his face, strode forward. Within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers around him, an overwhelming Law Domain unfurled, morphing into an endless sea of fire. Wherever he passed… the snow melted into lakes, and the lakes boiled.
Yet after he passed, those boiling lakes quickly solidified back into snow under the influence of the Ice Prison, as if nothing had changed.
“Footprints.”
“Strange footprints.”
The voice of the bone-spiked powerhouse reverberated in his chest. “A stranger has entered the Ice Prison. What an audacious one, leaving footprints without bothering to erase them. Is it confidence? Hahaha…”
He strode forward.
Wherever he went, the snow turned into boiling lakes. Within his Law Domain spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, everything was under his detection.
Finally, he approached the coast of the Ice Sea.
“Boom!” From the edge of the boiling lake, a silver figure suddenly shot into the sky, then spread his silver wings, hovering midair and looking down.
The savage warrior, adorned with bone spikes and clad in a crimson mask, lifted his gaze to Luo Feng and bared his teeth in a grin. His single massive eye gleamed with a bone-chilling madness as he uttered, “Human!”
“Whitebone King, one of the Ten Sealed Kings, ranked 11th.” Luo Feng glanced down at the approaching figure, this information flashing through his mind. The five titans and the Ten Sealed Kings represented the fifteen most powerful warriors in the entire Ice Prison. With the five titans rarely making appearances, the Ten Sealed Kings were practically the dominant forces.
“Human! Human!” growled the voice, the aura of madness growing stronger.
“Whitebone King!” Luo Feng’s voice rang from high above as well.
The battle intent and killing intent spread.
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