Chapter 1141: Iceblast Wyrm
Knowing that it was most likely just a coincidence, Lin Li continued to start linking the remaining islands on the nautical map.
There were seven islands in total, and Lin Li randomly linked any two of them together by a line, only to finally make an even more surprising discovery. Not only was the location that Jeremiah inquired about at the intersection of those lines, the location that Julio mentioned was likewise at another intersection. The discovery he made in the other world was also at an intersection.
It seemed that the seven islands where the Void Spirit Mageweath were placed had a real connection with the so-called cursed island. However, the lines between the seven islands were now resembling a net that engulfed the sea, with several intersections between the lines. Could it be that the island would move around the sea?
Perhaps the ice island would really appear at every intersection in this sea, but Lin Li didn’t have that much time to explore all the intersections one by one. They were now in the Endless Ocean where that area could only be considered a tiny part of the sea, but even then, it was extremely large, and if one were unlucky, they would probably end up spending months on searching it point by point.
Lin Li stopped and took two steps back to carefully observe the net on the nautical map and the three points of intersection that had been identified as areas that the island had appeared in. He did not think that that ice island would randomly appear in any of the intersection points, and that it definitely followed some kind of pattern instead.
“Julio, send my orders to arrange for The Star to search these locations according to the sequence!” Lin Li immediately ordered Julio after identifying the seven intersection points on the nautical map.
“Yes, Captain!” Although Julio couldn’t understand the significance of Lin Li’s annotations on the map, he immediately turned around and left the pilothouse before starting to order *The Star’*s crew to sail quickly towards the first intersection point.
Although the distance from one point to another on the map seemed to be just a few centimeters, that distance would probably be magnified to thousands of nautical miles in the Endless Ocean. Fortunately, The Star was powered by the alchemical power system, or else it would probably take a long time for them to arrive if they relied only on the power of the sails.
Thus, The Star was fully powered, and she searched each point according to Lin Li’s annotations. After searching the sea for another eight days, they felt the temperature dropping, and large ice floes began to appear on the sea. They finally saw the ice-covered island.
“Captain, that should be the legendary island!” As soon as Julio discovered the island, he immediately ran to report to Lin Li, feeling as if a huge boulder had been lifted off his chest.
Of course, when Julio reported, Lin Li had actually also seen the island that was gradually appearing in front of them, as well as the surrounding battles.h.i.+ps that had been frozen for thousands of years, and now looked like ice sculptures. When the Gilded Kingdom provoked the Felan Kingdom, Lin Li intervened and froze the Gilded Kingdom’s battles.h.i.+ps, creating an extraordinary monument for the Felan Kingdom. However, it was nothing compared to what was presented before him now.
However, just as The Star was approaching the ice island quickly, a black shadow suddenly darted out from the sky and flew towards The Star like a lightning. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached the s.h.i.+p.
There was a huge Iceblast Wyrm flying above The Star. It was almost the same size as The Star, and was covered in thick blue ice armor and surrounded by silver clouds that were composed of ice crystals. With the appearance of this Iceblast Wyrm, the sea around the s.h.i.+p quickly froze, and extended towards the hull of The Star as if it had come to life.
In this situation, the speed of The Star plunged to the minimum. In the beginning, the sounds of the s.h.i.+p could still be heard coming from the bow, but they vanished in no time. Although The Star was powered by an alchemical power system, and it was considered extremely powerful, the s.h.i.+p was now frozen together with the ice. It was as if it was moving together with an iceberg on top of it. No matter how powerful it was, its power was bound to be exhausted eventually.
At the same time, a huge Sanctuary-level power had also shrouded the entire The Star, causing the sailors on the vessel to fall onto the floor. Even though the sailors on The Star were all extremely competent, they were only so compared to ordinary people, and they were just insignificant n.o.bodies in front of a Sanctuary powerhouse.
Besides, the Iceblast Wyrm that had suddenly appeared was not at an ordinary level of the Sanctuary-realm, and based on the ma.s.sive power alone, it was obvious that it was at least level-26 or level-27. Even among Sanctuary powerhouses, it was considered extremely powerful. The sailors who had yet to even reach the Legendary-level obviously could not resist the power that was like the heavenly might itself.
At this moment, Lin Li who was initially in the pilothouse also appeared outside in the flash. He simply humphed when he was faced with the Sanctuary-level might emitted by the Iceblast Wyrm. It was like a shocking bolt of lightning, and the ma.s.sive Sanctuary-level power vanished in an instant like snow that melted under the sun.
Immediately afterwards, three figures leaped out from behind Lin Li and darted straight towards the Iceblast Wyrm. They were Connoris and two Undead servants. The actual combat power that they were able to exert was not inferior to that of an ordinary Sanctuary powerhouse.
Of course, no matter what, Connoris and the others had yet to step into the Sanctuary-realm after all. Hence, they could only fight with those who were in the early stages of the Sanctuary-realm. The three of them probably could not contend the wyrm even with joint efforts.
The Iceblast Wyrm was already level-26 or level-27, which meant that it could be considered a middle-stage Sanctuary powerhouse. However, after the three including Connoris pounced on the Iceblast Wyrm, Lin Li did not seem to want to attack at all. Instead, he stood still in the air, and watched the battle between Connoris’ group and the Iceblast Wyrm.
In terms of level, the Iceblast Wyrm was much more powerful than the three of them. In fact, if the Iceblast Wyrm had been replaced by a powerhouse like Elder Zumar, Lin Li would have already struck at this point. However, Lin Li could now feel that although the Iceblast Wyrm was level-26 or level-27, its realm did not seem to match its level. In other words, this Iceblast Wyrm somehow could not truly display the strength of a mid-rank Sanctuary powerhouse yet.
Connoris and the two Undead servants had reached the peak of the Legendary-realm long ago. However, as Lin Li became stronger, he far surpa.s.sed them. With their strength, the help they could provide Lin Li would probably gradually become insignificant if they could not step into the Sanctuary-realm. That was also the reason that Lin Li had simply become an onlooker this time. He hoped that the battle with the Iceblast Wyrm would allow Connoris and the two Undead servants to hone their skills and reach the Sanctuary-realm sooner.
Besides, with the acc.u.mulation of strength of Connoris and the two Undead servants, they would definitely improve rapidly after reaching the Sanctuary-realm. They would probably directly reach the point where they could fight mid-stage Sanctuary powerhouses alone. Only when they obtained such strength would they be able to provide greater help to Lin Li and take on more important tasks in the future.
The weapon that Connoris used was the Eternal Frost Blade that had belonged to Retribution Knight Rodhart. While rus.h.i.+ng towards the Iceblast Wyrm, Connoris hurriedly chanted the mysterious ancient deities’ incantation. As he did that, a huge magical rune instantly condensed in the air, emitting a terrifying aura that could destroy heaven and earth, and being just like a ma.s.sive seal that stomped on the Iceblast Wyrm with a loud roar.
The area around the Iceblast Wyrm was surrounded by ice crystal clouds. When Connoris attacked, they seemed to have come to life, and started stirring upwards. When they reached the spot in front of the Iceblast Wyrm, the ice crystal clouds became extremely thick, as if they had coalesced into a huge ice s.h.i.+eld to collide with the incoming magic runes.
The ice crystal cloud around the Iceblast Wyrm’s body was not formed by frozen water vapor. In each of the ice crystal particles, there were Laws of Ice instead, and there was a microcosm that could not be seen with the naked eye in every single particle. The countless ice crystals condensed into an ice s.h.i.+eld that was even more solid than icebergs that were tens of thousands of years old. Even if a beginner-level Sanctuary powerhouse attacked at full force, they probably would not be able to form a single crack in the ice s.h.i.+eld.
More importantly, because of the existence of the small Domain World in the ice crystals, the huge ice s.h.i.+eld had a strong defensive ability against spatial attacks. The countless ice crystals const.i.tuted Domain Worlds, and each Domain World was a different s.p.a.ce. It was as if it was composed of countless layers of faults which made the Iceblast Wyrm’s defense almost impenetrable.
However, Connoris was never one who fought with brute strength, and when he had still been an ancient demon deity, he mastered the art of deception and scheming. He now had the powerful perfect body, but his nature did not change because of that. He knew long ago that his power could not be compared to a level-26 or level-27 Iceblast Wyrm. Hence, although the ancient magic runes looked extremely terrifying, there was actually another mystery involved.
In an instant, the ma.s.sive magic runes collided with the Iceblast Wyrm’s ice s.h.i.+eld, but there was no violent sound. Instead, it was as if a burning red iron stuck into the water as they fused with the ice s.h.i.+eld. Immediately afterwards, the magic runes that had been branded into the ice s.h.i.+eld emitted a dim ray of light that almost instantly dyed the entire ice s.h.i.+eld with a grayish color.
At the same time, the Blade of Eternal Ice Connoris was holding also swung at the Iceblast Wyrm. The layers of s.p.a.ce were intertwined, and they were already cras.h.i.+ng into the ice s.h.i.+eld that had been dyed gray. At this moment, a bizarre thing happened as the ma.s.sive ice s.h.i.+eld that still looked extremely solid and st.u.r.dy turned into nothing in front of the s.p.a.ce Slashes.
The dozens of s.p.a.ce Slash penetrated the gray ice s.h.i.+eld, and blasted the Iceblast Wyrm before it could react. At this moment, the s.p.a.ce Slashes landed on the ice armor of the Iceblast Wyrm, causing countless ice flakes to blast in all directions.
When Connoris’ attack landed on the Iceblast Wyrm, Uljfalusi and Norfeller followed suit and attacked. Uljfalusi summoned Crimson, the Humerus Wyrm, which spurted a corrosive dragon breath that swept over to the Iceblast Wyrm like a storm as soon as it appeared. On the other hand, Uljfalusi raised his scepter, and quickly chanted a series of magic curse incantations that would corrode, weaken, and slow down as they surged towards the Iceblast Wyrm like a tidal wave.
Although Uljfalusi had not stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, and those curses could not have too much impact on the Iceblast Wyrm yet, a single trace of the Iceblast Wyrm’s power being weakened would have a huge impact on the entire battle.
Besides, the Iceblast Wyrm did not have the realm to match its level-26 or level-27 power, and its resistance to Uljfalusi’s curses seemed to be far less than that of an ordinary Sanctuary powerhouse. Hence, under the onslaught of Uljfalusi’s curses, the Iceblast Wyrm’s movements gradually became sluggish, while its ice armor began to lose its l.u.s.ter. Perhaps because the changes were too slow and the results were not immediate, the Iceblast Wyrm would sooner or later be hampered by the curses as long as there were no unexpected changes in the battle.
From afar, the ma.s.sive Iceblast Wyrm could be seen being engulfed by a black line that was constantly wrapping around it. It was none other than the vampire Norfeller, who had transformed into a black bolt of lightning. The ice crystal cloud around the Iceblast Wyrm was extremely powerful as it could freeze all intruders. However, there was still the power of the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera in Norfeller’s body, which was extraordinarily resistant to freezing.
The Iceblast Wyrm Sindera was once the patriarch of the Iceblast Wyrms and one of the few powerhouses who were at the very pinnacle. Although Norfeller still could not be compared to Sindera the king of the Iceblast Wyrms after devouring Sindera’s blood, his power was no worse than that of the average Iceblast Wyrm.
At this point, Norfeller had already spread his wings which were covered in golden patterns and magic runes that automatically emitted layers of powerful power, allowing them to effortlessly push the incoming ice crystal clouds away.