They thought it was just He Xiaotian, but it turned out to be such a terrifying plot!
The three clan heads were all much older than Han Chen. Their hair was all white, but they were still full of energy and vigor. Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye exchanged glances at the sight, knowing that things had taken a turn for the worse.
The He, Qi, and Su Clans, along with the Shangguan Clan in the south of Xuankong Continent, were known as the Four Great Clans of the continent. The Wolf Sect in the south of Xuankong Continent might be on par with the Shangguan Clan, but it wasn't one of them. That was because it had always kept a low profile and didn't involve itself in worldly affairs. It was only after Han Xiang took over as Han Chen's successor that the Wolf Sect began to show its faces in the affairs of the southern cities.
Actually, He Xiaotian had secretly met with the Shangguan Clan Head in the early years to probe the man's intentions towards Cloud Realm Continent. If the Shangguan Clan Head wanted to, he could easily join forces with the Four Great Clans to divide up Cloud Realm Continent. Unfortunately, the Shangguan Clan Head had no such intentions, which was why the He Clan Head had thrown an olive branch at Han Xiang instead.
Han Xiang wasn't as strong as Han Chen, so she was nothing more than a chess piece in the eyes of the three clan heads. Moreover, the three of them had another secret besides Cloud Realm Continent, a gargantuan secret!
It was the secret of the Ice Sea, a secret that the three of them had spent over a decade working together to solve. The fewer people who knew, the better. In their eyes, Han Xiang didn't have the right to know the secret.
Currently, the ice on the Ice Sea was still cracking apart. Standing on the surface of the water, it really did feel like the ground was crumbling apart. But no one had the time to worry about such a terrifying sensation.
Han Chen, Han Yunxi, and Long Fei Ye were surrounded by the three clan heads. Leaving aside the fact that Han Chen and Long Fei Ye were still recovering, they had no chance of winning even if they hadn't used up their true qi in front of Gu Beiyue.
After all, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had no idea who the three clan heads were. Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had been cultivating their True Qi for about ten years. With their current strength, they could only be ranked in the top five of the new rankings. On the other hand, these three patriarchs were the top experts on the Mysterious Continent. They were all in the top ten of the Mysterious Continent's experts ranking!
Han Chen was ranked fifth on the Mystic Sky Realm experts ranking, the He Family Head was ranked sixth, the Su Family Head Su Qicheng was ranked seventh, and the Qi Family Head Qi Lianjue was ranked fourth. Their strength was unimaginable!
As long as Qi Lianjue restrained Han Chen, either He Xiaotian or Su Qicheng could easily kill Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye.
It was obvious that a head-on fight was not going to work!
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye stood back to back, while Han Chen stood on their right. Facing the three Patriarchs, the three of them were on guard.
"These three clans have joined forces. If they wanted to kill us, they would have done so long ago. There's no need for them to go through so much trouble," Han Yunxi said in a low voice.
"It must have something to do with the melting of the Ice Sea and Phoenix power," Long Fei Ye said in a low voice.
They did not know what Han Chen was thinking, but at least Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had the same guess.
Since they could not fight head-on, they could only outsmart them.
Han Yunxi said coldly, "I've long heard of the Mysterious Continent's four Patriarchs. Haha, I didn't expect that after meeting you today, you're such shameless old beasts who bully the weak and launch sneak attacks!"
The three Patriarchs were still indifferent even after being scolded to this extent. They seemed to be waiting for something and were not in a hurry to make a move.
What were they waiting for?
How could they hold back such insults?
Han Yunxi was suspicious. Long Fei Ye said in a low voice, "It doesn't seem like they're surrounding us. It's more like …"
At this moment, Han Chen suddenly drew his sword. "Kill!"
Unexpectedly, the three Patriarchs actually retreated in unison. They still had no intention of making a move and only looked at them.
Strange …
"What are they waiting for? It must have something to do with the melting of the ice! "Han Yunxi was certain.
Who would have thought that as soon as she finished speaking, the ice beneath her feet suddenly moved. The three of them immediately flew up into the air, and after they flew up, the small piece of ice beneath their feet actually collapsed.
A giant hole appeared in the shattered ice, so deep that they couldn't see the bottom. Inside, they could see a cold gleam of light.
After the hole appeared, the entire Ice Sea began to shake like an earthquake. The shaking became more and more intense. The ice that was already fragmented began to collapse and melt in large areas due to the violent shaking.
Just at this time, the three Patriarchs also soared into the sky. The three of them actually combined their strength and sent an incomparably powerful force into the ice hole at the speed of lightning!
Only the heavens knew how deep the ice hole was. When this power entered the ice hole, there was no echo.
"There must be a secret behind the melting of the Ice Sea! They're speeding up the melting process! It has to be! "Han Yunxi exclaimed in alarm.
With these people's martial prowess, they didn't need to do this to kill her and Long Fei Ye or take over Cloud Realm Continent. Their true goal was to melt the Ice Sea! Drowning out the northern regions of Cloud Realm Continent was just a small goal, but there had to be a bigger secret behind it!
There had to be!
"Stop them!" Long Fei Ye and Han Chen cried out at the same time.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, an incomparably intense cold light burst out from the large ice cave. The cold Qi was frightening, but it was also extremely dazzling.
Amidst the cold light, a palm-sized spherical ice crystal slowly rose from the ice hole. Like the rest of the Ice Sea, this ice crystal was in a state of disintegration. As it broke apart, a powerful force poured out from its core.
"That's it!" Long Fei Ye said coldly.
Although they didn't know what was going on, they were certain that the melting of the Ice Sea had something to do with this ice crystal. The three Patriarchs' true goal had to be this ice crystal!
It was very likely that Phoenix energy was the key to awakening this ice crystal. Just then, the three Patriarchs had worked together to force it out.
Long Fei Ye's guess was right!
The secret of the Ice Sea that the three Patriarchs had worked together to unravel was related to Phoenix energy! Phoenix energy was the divine power of the phoenix, the power of a phoenix's rebirth through fire. It was far hotter and stronger than earthly fire or celestial fire. Only the hottest energy in the world could awaken the Profound Ice Sea that had been sleeping for a thousand years.
The reason why the Ice Sea had been frozen for a thousand years and all sorts of strange phenomena was because a thousand-year-old Profound Ice lay at the bottom of the sea.
Once this Profound Ice was awakened, the Ice Sea would begin to crack and melt. Once this Profound Ice was broken, the Ice Sea would shatter as well. The Profound Ice energy within the Profound Ice would spill out and be absorbed by the human body.
Suddenly, the three Patriarchs worked together again to attack the Profound Ice from all sides!
The ice crystal took the brunt of their attacks and cracked even more. Following that, the entire Ice Sea seemed to suffer a huge blow and began to crack even more.
"They want to destroy that Profound Ice! Destroy the Ice Sea! "Han Yunxi cried out in alarm.
"Protect that ice crystal!" Han Chen shouted.
Han Yunxi raised his sword and attacked Qi Lian Jue, while Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye worked together. Long Fei Ye was in front and Han Yunxi was behind Patriarch He!
Qi Lian Jue, who was ranked fourth on the experts list, was very arrogant. He did not put Han Chen in his eyes at all. His gaze was still fixed on the ice hole. He only raised his sword and used the strength of one hand to deal with Han Chen.
One had to admit that Han Chen's True Qi was lower than Qi Lian Jue's by an entire grade. Furthermore, he was injured. Qi Lian Jue blocked with his sword and sent Han Chen flying.
Han Chen fell onto the ice and sank a foot deep. He spat out blood.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were also in a bad situation. Long Fei Ye was in front and Han Yunxi was behind him. She used her poison skills. However, facing the experts on the Mystic Sky Continent Experts Ranking, poison techniques were completely useless.
She was detected as soon as she used her poison needles. Patriarch He did not even need to dodge. He only used his True Qi to block all of Han Yunxi's poison needles. Han Yunxi could only activate her poison storage space to retrieve her poison needles. Otherwise, Long Fei Ye would be injured by the needles.
After three moves, Long Fei Ye was struck down onto the ice. Han Yunxi did not dare to continue fighting. She hurriedly chased after Long Fei Ye and helped him up.
Three moves!
Long Fei Ye was able to take three moves from Patriarch He, who was a beginner Level Seven, with his Advanced Level Five martial strength. If this spread to the Mystical Continent, it would be regarded as a miracle! This had never happened before in the history of the Mystical Continent. Even a Level Six expert would not be able to take three moves from Patriarch He, let alone a Level Five expert!
However, at this time, no one cared about miracles. There was only strength and defeat.
There was only purpose!
"Damn it!"
Long Fei Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He did not believe it and wanted to charge forward. At this time, the three patriarchs joined forces again and prepared to launch a new attack on the ice crystal!
Oh my god!
The ice crystal was about to shatter. If it took another heavy blow, it would definitely collapse completely! At that time, the entire Ice Sea would collapse. The consequences would be unimaginable!
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi simultaneously turned and pounced on the ice crystal without hesitation. Since they could not stop them, they could only block for the ice crystal!
Han Chen's speed was faster than Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye!
Just as the attacks from the three family leaders were about to land on the ice crystal, Han Chen landed in front of the ice crystal. He endured the terrifying frost energy emanating from the ice crystal as he took the brunt of the attacks from the three family leaders!
In an instant, blood gushed out of Han Chen's mouth. He was knocked to the edge of the ice cave and almost fell into it. Only the heavens knew how much damage he had sustained. He lay on the ground, blood slowly flowing from his body and dying the ice red.
"Father-in-law!"
"Father!"
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi called out at the same time. Perhaps this was the most heartfelt greeting at this moment.
For the past ten years, they would drink tea together at the mountainside of the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse every spring. Every summer, they would teach Rui 'er martial arts in the forbidden area of Clearbreeze Mountain. At the end of every year, Long Fei Ye would send someone to leave a New Year's gift in the secret cave of Clearbreeze Mountain. On the first day of the new year, Long Fei Ye, Han Yunxi, and the two children would receive red packets.
Even Tang Zijin did not dare and had no right to give Long Fei Ye a red packet. Long Fei Ye had forgotten how old he had been since he last received a red packet from an elder.
No matter how cold he was and how strong he was in martial arts, after ten years, regardless of the ten-year promise, Han Chen was already family to them!
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