I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 83 Spring Returns to the Ice PlainsDeep in the night, the Frozen Plains were silent, with only the sound of the cold wind howling.

Emperor Cao Xukun left his deputy to hold the main camp, took Li Tieniu and a dozen elite secret guards, and slipped out of the camp silently, heading straight for the Ice God Palace in the far north.

”Emperor Xuan, does this count as raiding their home?” Li Tieniu wrapped his cotton coat tighter, rubbed his frozen red hands, and chuckled, ”That brat Bing Lingtian is still foolishly waiting on the other side for tomorrow’s decisive battle, never dreaming that we would flank him and raid his base.”

”In war, there is no such thing as being too deceitful.” Emperor Cao Xukun’s footsteps were light; he didn’t even leave a footprint on the snow as he walked.

The two traveled at high speed and arrived at the Ice God Palace in less than two hours. Looking from afar, the entire palace was carved from ten-thousand-year-old ice, emitting a faint blue glow under the moonlight, looking both mysterious and majestic. Surrounding the palace, a massive Ice Formation shrouded the area, filled with sharp ice spikes and phantom Ice Demons, exuding a biting chill.

This was the famous Thousand-Year Ice Formation, the defensive array set up by the ancient Ice God. Bing Lingtian had bragged incessantly, claiming that without his Ice God bloodline, anyone who dared to enter the formation would be frozen into an ice sculpture and never be able to reincarnate.

”Damn, this formation looks pretty intimidating!” Li Tieniu widened his eyes, ”Look at those Ice Demons, all baring their fangs and brandishing their claws; they look like trouble.”

”It’s just for show.” Emperor Cao Xukun scoffed, walking slowly toward the formation with his hands in his pockets, ”This formation looks flashy, but its core has long since rotted away. That kid Bing Lingtian has only awakened a superficial bit of the inheritance; he doesn’t even know where the formation eye is, yet he has the nerve to show it off.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and tapped lightly toward the center of the formation. Black Chaos Spiritual Power slithered like a snake into the ice, instantly locating the formation eye. With a crisp ”crack,” the entire Thousand-Year Ice Formation shook violently; the seemingly ferocious phantom Ice Demons instantly dissipated, and the sharp ice spikes shattered one after another.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Thousand-Year Ice Formation, which claimed to be able to trap and kill cultivators at the Integration Stage, was effortlessly and completely broken by Emperor Cao Xukun.

”That’s it?” Li Tieniu watched, dumbfounded, ”I thought it would take three days and three nights of fighting, but it was like poking through a window paper. This isn’t a defensive formation; it’s clearly a shoddy construction project!”

”What else did you expect?” Emperor Cao Xukun stepped into the Ice God Palace, ”Ancient formations passed down to this day have long lost their original power. Only a country bumpkin like Bing Lingtian, who hasn’t seen the world, would treat it like a treasure.”

The Ice God Palace was empty; all the barbarian soldiers had been taken to the Frozen Plains by Bing Lingtian. Emperor Cao Xukun headed straight for the main hall and saw, floating above the ice throne in the center, a fist-sized heart emitting a faint blue light, with a set of ice-blue armor placed beside it.

[Ding! Discovered Ice God treasures: Heart of the Ice God, ice gods armor!]

[Intercepting treasures for the host... Interception successful!]

[Reward obtained: Heart of the Ice God! Can immunize against all ice-type attacks and control all ice and snow in the world!]

[Reward obtained: ice gods armor! Defense increased tenfold, can transform into ice wings for flight!]

[Reward obtained: Bing Lingtian’s luck reduced by 40%!]

A surge of pure ice-type divine power poured into his body. Emperor Cao Xukun felt a refreshing coolness throughout, and the originally bone-chilling wind became incredibly comfortable. He reached out, and the Heart of the Ice God and the ice gods armor flew into his hands. The ice gods armor automatically donned itself onto his body, fitting perfectly, and a pair of giant ice wings unfolded behind his back, looking awe-inspiring.

”Damn! That’s so cool!” Li Tieniu drooled as he watched, ”Emperor Xuan, when you wear this armor, you look absolutely stunning! If that brat Bing Lingtian sees this, he’ll be so angry he’ll vomit blood!”

”Don’t rush; there’s more to make him vomit blood later.” Emperor Cao Xukun hooked his lips into a mischievous smile and raised his hand to press the Heart of the Ice God into the foundation of the Ice God Palace. In an instant, the entire Ice God Palace shook violently, and a warm current surged out from the foundation, spreading across the entire Northern Frozen Plains.

The temperature, which was originally dozens of degrees below zero, began to rise at a rate visible to the naked eye. The ice and snow that had covered the land for ten thousand years began to melt, revealing the fertile black soil underneath; the frozen rivers thawed, making rushing sounds; and even tender green grass began to sprout from the melting snow.

”Oh my god! The Frozen Plains have actually melted!” Li Tieniu widened his eyes, watching the incredible scene before him, ”This is ice and snow that hasn’t melted for ten thousand years! You actually made it melt just like that?”

”The Thousand-Year Ice Formation was the root cause of the cold on the Frozen Plains,” Emperor Cao Xukun said calmly, ”Now that the formation is broken and the Heart of the Ice God is under my control, the temperature of the Frozen Plains will naturally return to normal. Before long, this place will become a vast grassland with lush water and grass, no longer a bitter, barren land where not a blade of grass grows.”

Meanwhile, on the Frozen Plains, Bing Lingtian was sitting on his ice-sculpted throne, waiting for tomorrow’s decisive battle. He drank fine wine, held beauties in his arms, and bragged triumphantly to his subordinates, ”That fake emperor, Emperor Cao Xukun, must be scared! Maybe he’s crying in his camp right now! Tomorrow, as soon as I make a move, his five hundred thousand troops will instantly turn into ice sculptures!”

”Ice Emperor’s might! Unrivaled under the heavens!” The barbarian chieftains flattered him one after another.

Just then, a scout came scrambling in, his face pale and his voice trembling, ”Report! Your Majesty, Ice Emperor! Something terrible has happened! The Ice God Palace... the Ice God Palace is in trouble!”

”What are you panicking about!” Bing Lingtian waved his hand impatiently, ”The Ice God Palace is protected by the Thousand-Year Ice Formation; not even a fly could fly in. What could possibly go wrong?”

”It’s not that, Your Majesty! The Ice Formation has been broken! Emperor Cao Xukun broke into the Ice God Palace and stole the Heart of the Ice God and the ice gods armor!” the scout cried out, ”And... and the ice and snow on the Frozen Plains have started to melt! The temperature has risen! Our snow-terrain warhorses are starting to slip!”

”Nonsense!” Bing Lingtian stood up abruptly and kicked the scout over, ”Without my Ice God bloodline, no one can break the Thousand-Year Ice Formation! How could Emperor Cao Xukun break into the Ice God Palace! If you dare to spread rumors again, I’ll chop off your head!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a warm breeze blow over. Bing Lingtian was stunned for a moment, reached out to touch the air, and sure enough, it was no longer bone-chilling. He rushed out of the tent and looked up, only to see the distant snow-capped mountains melting, with snowmelt forming small streams flowing down. The originally vast, white Frozen Plains already had large patches of black earth appearing.

”No! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!” Bing Lingtian’s face turned deathly pale, and he staggered back a few steps, nearly falling to the ground, ”My Heart of the Ice God! My ice gods armor! Emperor Cao Xukun! I will be your sworn enemy until death!”

He was trembling all over with anger and spat out a mouthful of blood. The Ice God inheritance he was so proud of, his most precious treasure, had been quietly stolen by Emperor Cao Xukun! And even the Ice Formation that had guarded the land for ten thousand years had been broken, and the Frozen Plains had actually started to return to spring! This was more painful than killing him!

”Your Majesty, Ice Emperor! What should we do now?” The barbarian chieftains were also panicking.

”What should we do? What else can we do!” Bing Lingtian’s face was twisted as he roared, ”Pass down the order! The whole army attacks! Attack Emperor Cao Xukun’s camp right now! I want to kill him and take back my Heart of the Ice God and ice gods armor!”

Just then, Emperor Cao Xukun’s voice came from the distance, clearly spreading throughout the entire barbarian camp:

”Bing Lingtian, don’t be in such a rush. I’ll keep your treasures safe for you for now. During tomorrow’s decisive battle, I will personally return them to you—oh, that’s not right; I’ll keep them for you forever.”

”By the way, I forgot to tell you, I’ve already dismantled the Ice God Palace and even dug up the foundation. If you want to go back and see it, you’ll only find a patch of mud.”

”Emperor Cao Xukun! I will kill you!” Bing Lingtian was so angry he spat out another mouthful of blood, pointing to the south and roaring crazily.

The barbarian soldiers watched the melting ice and snow and heard Emperor Cao Xukun’s mockery; their morale plummeted, and they looked at each other in dismay. The Frozen Plains they relied on for survival were gone, their Ice God treasures had been stolen, and even their most revered Ice Emperor had been angered into vomiting blood. How could they fight this battle?

Meanwhile, in Emperor Cao Xukun’s camp, Li Tieniu laughed until he doubled over, ”Emperor Xuan is awesome! This move was a direct strike to the heart! That brat Bing Lingtian must be so angry his lungs are about to explode! I can just imagine him jumping up and down and cursing right now!”

Emperor Cao Xukun took off the ice gods armor and stretched, ”In tomorrow’s decisive battle, he won’t even have his last trump card; he’ll just be a toothless tiger. We will win easily.”