The world of ice and snow kept expanding. The snow-white horizon kept extending. As far as the eye could see, the entire world was covered in white.
Normally, when two Soul Worlds collided, it would depend on the strength of the Soul World and the user's power. If there wasn't too much of a difference, then each Soul World would occupy half of the Soul World. And if one side was overwhelmingly stronger, then the weaker side's Soul World would only be able to protect themselves.
But for us … there wouldn't be any difference. At the very least, there wouldn't be any difference in appearance.
What color would it be if white and white overlapped? As far as Zero could see, there was still snow everywhere. What surprised Zero was that the two ice archmages' Soul Worlds didn't clash with each other at all. They perfectly merged together. This obviously went against the common sense of Soul Worlds. While she was astonished, she also faintly sensed that something was wrong with the situation.
The double coldness caused the temperature to plummet yet again. This extreme coldness caused snow to fall from the sky once again. The palm-sized snowflakes were actually ice crystals. Fatal frost would freeze the ground as it smashed into the ground. It was just like an explosion of snow. But the first to be unable to bear it were Zero's personal guards who were already used to the cold.
Logically speaking, they should have long since gotten used to the cold since they came from the Ice Plane. But the strange thing was that in this relatively warm mortal plane, the seemingly harmless ice made them feel quite uncomfortable.
The intelligent high-level undead discovered to their astonishment that the situation had already gone out of control. Their feet were now unable to move when they touched the snow. They had lost control of their limbs, and the endless snowflakes caused the high-level undead's soul vision to become meaningless. In this Soul World created by two Undead Emperors, even the Legend-ranked undead were as powerless as mortals. The darkness and coldness created a hopeless situation of death.
It wasn't a coincidence that they chose to use a large-scale AOE attack like a Soul World. It was because of the nature of ice magic.
After all, no matter if it was stealing heat or regular ice magic, both would cause a large-scale change in temperature. In that case, in order to maximize the attack's power, many top-level ice archmages would choose to use a Soul World of ice.
A low-temperature Soul World of ice and snow wouldn't weaken the power of ice magic. Instead, it would strengthen the power of ice magic. This was the same principle for fire archmages. Many fire archmages' Soul Worlds would be lava or volcanoes, which would multiply the power of their attacks.
It was completely reasonable for two top-tier Ice Mages to have similar Soul Worlds, but it was very abnormal for their Soul Worlds to overlap with each other.
However, I chuckled. This "abnormality" was exactly what I wanted. I watched as large amounts of ice and snow descended. The Hibernation Chill contained within the ice and snow made even the strongest undead feel as if they were prey trapped in a spider's web. Struggling would be meaningless, and they could only obediently be frozen.
The ones who couldn't understand the current situation the most were the Winter Devils. They were completely immune to ice, but this was the first time they had experienced the pain of being frozen. This ice and snow actually made them feel despair.
When the extreme ice arrived, they discovered that they could actually still feel pain. The extreme cold caused their skin to crack, their bones to shatter, and their souls to freeze. The ice that they had never experienced before was directly damaging their very essence, causing them to recall the pain they felt when they were still alive. Gradually, when the pain gradually weakened and even disappeared, it wasn't that their physical bodies were finally able to resist this extreme cold. Instead, they had completely lost their limbs and souls.
"Why did it coordinate with me to increase the power of my Ice Domain? Then aren't you a living being? "
Zero didn't hide her astonishment at all. She discovered that Roland wasn't resisting her "Heat Loss Pond" at all. Instead, he added something to it that greatly increased its power. Was Roland not worried that he would die in there as well? Wasn't he a living being? He even dared to increase the power of my Soul World? Wasn't he afraid that I wouldn't be able to endure it first?
Logically speaking, when it came to ice magic, the living would be far inferior to the undead, who weren't afraid of low temperatures. After all, many ice magic spells had large AoE effects. It would be a joke if you accidentally froze yourself to death. For undead ice magic, all you needed to do was lower the temperature, and the living would naturally die in large numbers. This was also why many liches would study ice magic as well.
However, Roland was clearly a living being, yet he placed himself in an extremely cold environment. Even though this ice was capable of freezing even a Winter Demon, he still didn't stop increasing the power of his Soul World. Was he trying to commit suicide?
Of course, I had no intentions of explaining myself to Zero. Nor would I tell her that my "Absolute Zero Ice Armor" made the lower temperature meaningless. Nor would I tell her that I wasn't using a Soul World, but rather a true Frigidwinter Earth from another world. I didn't increase the power of my Soul World. Instead, I placed my Soul World within my Frigidwinter Earth.
"… Is it fine to just comment in my heart? I heard everything. "
"Of course. Otherwise, how uncomfortable would it be to hold it in? Besides, it's not like Roland can hear me."
I wasn't some brainless villain who would die from talking too much, nor was I some demon king who loved explaining things. How could I possibly tell my secrets to Roland? I even marked my weaknesses and treasures in red, as if I was afraid that Roland wouldn't be able to find a way to deal with me.
If Roland was confused, then so be it. It would be even better if he died without even realizing it.
However, the closest undead creature was already right in front of me. Even if I was slowed down, I still couldn't ignore it. And since Roland's Soul World was still in a disconnected state, then …
"Come out, Irene Béla!"
"As expected, nothing good will come out of calling me!"
A gigantic ice dragon arrived with the wind. However, I secretly applied a layer of my patented "Absolute Zero Ice Armor" on its outer shell. This was the only way I wouldn't be turned into an ice sculpture by this deadly snowstorm.
Temperature control. No matter if it was high-temperature or low-temperature magic, the greatest advantage or disadvantage would always be its outstanding area-of-effect. Not only would I obtain an outstanding AOE attack, but the most likely cause of death would also be accidentally killing myself. After all, the temperature would change without a trace. It was highly possible that I would be roasted to death or frozen to death.
That was why I was an ice mage who wasn't very confident in my control over ice. After I obtained my own world of ice and snow and gained control over the power of the Concept, the first thing I did was create a "shield of ice" to protect myself. This "armor created from the coldest ice" would allow me to suffer a certain amount of frostbite, but also prevent me from dying at even lower temperatures.
As my opponent, Zero wasn't that easy to deal with. She was a true-blue SemiGod Undead Emperor. Perhaps she wasn't in her strongest form right now, which meant that she was probably only at the Myth rank. That meant that she was an ice mage who was two major power levels higher than me.
"… As expected, direct attacks are meaningless?"
I had no intentions of directly fighting against her. Instead, I had my "Frigidwinter Earth" increase the temperature of her Soul World. However, the result was that her subordinates were indeed affected. She basically ignored the snowflakes as they directly floated past her. Since she didn't hit her, even my "Freezing Air" wouldn't affect her at all.
"When I close my eyes, I can sense nothing at all. It's as if she doesn't even exist. Is this what 'Zero' is like?"
Indeed, specters didn't have physical bodies. The strongest among them were even immune to physical damage. However, this definitely didn't mean that they were immune to magic. I knew quite well what Soul Worlds were like. While it was possible to create an environment that allowed one to use their strengths, it was impossible to directly create a cheat-like setting. This meant that her ability to ignore my Freezing Air was most likely a unique ability of hers.
I had also tested this ability in battle. No matter if it was rocks or magic, they would all directly pass through her, making it impossible for her to cause any actual damage.
However, ever since we met, apart from summoning her Soul World and summoning her subordinates, she hadn't done anything else. It was evident that her "invincibility" didn't come without a price.
While specters were immune to physical damage, they also had no physical attack abilities. Since they didn't have physical bodies, they wouldn't even be able to pick up ordinary weapons. They could only use their negative energy bodies to touch the living and instinctively absorb their life force. Perhaps Zero's current state was similar to this. It wasn't that she didn't want to attack, it was that she was unable to. Against ordinary opponents, perhaps just stealing away the surrounding temperature would be sufficient.
The ice dragon before me was flying amidst the snowflakes. Streaks of dragon breath were preventing the slow-moving undead from approaching me. Since magical pets couldn't surpass their masters in power level, this seemingly powerful ice dragon was actually only at the peak of Gold rank. She could only count as an embroidered pillow … Fine then, judging from the dragon breath that suddenly shot towards me, Irene Béla was quite dissatisfied with me.
"Although I've already set up the trap, it seems that it'll still take some time for this ticking time bomb to explode … In that case, I'll have War play with you."
…
Just what form was War in? What form should he take? What abilities did he have? Would he be vicious?
"How would I know? Is there any parent who can know their child's abilities, appearance, and occupation before they're even born? "
So-called "parents" would probably only be able to provide their child with the most basic physical body and an environment to grow up in. At most, they would give their child a name with some meaning.
"War …"
"You called for me?"
A voice suddenly spoke up from behind me. It would seem that he had finished the final reorganization.
He had a mature male voice, a tall and straight figure, and a smile on his face, making him seem just like a mature gentleman. It wasn't strange at all for him to have such an appearance since he had obtained sufficient knowledge from nutrition products the moment he was born.
"A good child actually appeared. Is it true that great constructions create miracles? After investing so many resources, a normal person finally appeared!! Do you see how polite he is? He's a good child, a true gentleman! I'm not the type of person who specializes in creating freaks! "
"… A gentleman who doesn't have a face and still wears a skirt?"
"Don't remind me! Can't you at least let me enjoy myself for a minute! "
It was evident that this child's mental state was still rather chaotic. He was simultaneously wearing a gentleman's clothing and skirt, and there was nothing on his face that should have a face.
"… This is probably a problem with having a collective consciousness. Too many individuals gather into a single soul. Appearance, gender, body, and so on are all unknown, which is why he has such a chaotic appearance."
Harloys, who was reliable for once, gave me the same answer. She was also quite interested in our creation.
At the same time that I was facing this War, in the battle between the twin dragons, the battle between the Titans and the Dwarves, and the battle between the Titans and the Gays, a similarly indistinguishable existence appeared. This existence seemed to be male, yet female, like a human, yet not human. It seemed to exist, yet not exist.
"Yes, Mother is correct."
"…% *&*&*!"
Mother? Alright, from a certain standpoint, she was correct. Harloys had personally done most of the work. However, the silly cat was currently sending me a bunch of random numbers, which doubtlessly meant that her emotions were so complex that they couldn't be described with words.
"Then, according to Father's wishes, I shall display my abilities. Father, please remember that War has no fixed form …"
When 'War' made his decision, the communication in human form lost its meaning. Soon, he turned back into a phantom image.
In front of us, the mountain range kept shaking. Then, the ground split open, and a gigantic skeletal hand reached out from the ground.
Right after that, a bone giant as large as a mountain appeared. He opened his mouth wide, and countless souls gathered in a black hole that spun in his mouth. His green eyes had an evil glint that could instantly kill the undead. If one looked closely, they would discover that this bone giant's bones were actually the combination of countless skeleton soldiers, liches, skeleton warhorses, and so on. He was the combination of countless undead!
"… Welcome your deaths."
The bone giant began his own hunt. Zero's undead became his prey. Just touching them would cause them to become a part of his physical body. War's bone giant grew stronger and stronger as he fought.
On the other battlefields, similar scenes were playing out. Currently, the undead barracks were completely empty, and the few survivors were frantically fleeing for their lives. On the battlefield where the two dragons were fighting, "War" had transformed into an army of undead archers and necromancers, shooting countless cursed bone arrows at Molly.
On the battlefield between the Thunder Titan and the Dwarf War God, War transformed into a cavalry squad that charged at the gigantic bone giant. Perhaps they wouldn't be able to deal any fatal damage to the bone giant, but they would be able to effectively attract the berserk thunder and reduce some of the pressure on the Dwarf War God.
And on the battlefield between the Titan Yins and the gay Dwarf War God, War transformed into a cavalry squad that charged at the gigantic bone giant. Perhaps they wouldn't be able to deal any fatal damage to the bone giant, but they would be able to effectively attract the berserk thunder and reduce some of the pressure on the Dwarf War God.
Just as "War" said, he was the incarnation of War to begin with, and he didn't have a fixed form. Instead, he would choose the most suitable form for himself based on his opponent, and he would constantly evolve and grow in battle.
One was missing? The battle between the Goddess of Wealth and the divine beast lion was missing?
Actually, that battle had already ended. A certain Saint-rank individual that had been hidden away as a secret weapon actually changed his lazy habits and volunteered to go to the most dangerous battlefield. And when he appeared and spoke to the lion for the first time, that battle was already destined to have no result.
"Cute little brother, may I ask if you've heard of me before? No? That's great … that's too bad. Hello, my name is Beifeng Herault, and I'm a Beast Tamer Hunter. Perhaps we can become friends. "
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