Almighty Genius

Chapter 2269 -

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"What on earth is going on here?"

Even though Qin Fang's nerves were quite thick-skinned, when faced with such a bizarre scene, he was at a loss for what to do. It was quite similar to the very uncomfortable feeling he had when he was drained by the puppet person back then.

But the problem is, the blood-sucking by the puppet person could at least be clearly seen, whereas the enigmatic egg before him…

"Huh?"

Just as Qin Fang was pondering whether to throw away the incredibly strange "egg" in his hand, a sudden realization dawned upon him, significantly alleviating his worry.

"They've come in, let's get moving..."

At this moment, a peculiar sound reached Qin Fang's ears, seemingly originating from the entrance at the fifth layer. He then knew that Vincent and company must have already broken through, so there was no need for him to linger longer.

Without bothering with the enigmatic "egg," he simply dashed into the frigid sixth layer of the underground palace.

The sixth layer of the underground palace was entirely an icy world.

Upon entering, one was greeted by a biting chill. The ground, walls, and ceiling were all covered with thick, solid ice…

Qin Fang attempted to score the ice surface with the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword. Yet, even with its sharpness, it only managed to create a gash on the ice surface, which was far less lethal compared to slicing through iron effortlessly outside.

"These solid ice layers, who knows how long they haven't thawed..."

With a piece of Thousand-Year Cold Jade in his possession, Qin Fang was somewhat knowledgeable about such coldness. However, he was still taken aback by the ice's solidity in the sixth layer of the underground palace, making him wonder whether this palace existed at the poles or atop the Snow Mountain.

The ice was extremely hard, to the point where even the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword could only inflict minimal damage, indicating its unimaginable hardness.

"Here... it looks just like a freezing cell!"

Qin Fang couldn't help but complain, tightening his clothes for warmth… although it didn't help much, it provided some psychological comfort.

Nonetheless, it's not that Qin Fang was extremely cold. With his formidable True Qi, he could still withstand the piercing cold air here…

"When will this egg settle down..."

After briefly inspecting the surroundings, he felt it differed slightly from his expectations. The anticipated challenge didn't appear; instead, the egg in his hand made him quite uncomfortable, with the Blood Replenishing Pills depleting continuously.

Ding~~

At that moment, a cold wind arose, sparking a strong sense of crisis within Qin Fang. Almost instinctively, he swiped the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword in the void, immediately feeling it slice through something.

Thud~~

Subsequently, something fell from mid-air, dropping to the ground… landing on the hard ice surface, it was instantly covered by a layer of light blue liquid, vaguely revealing parts of a creature's body scattered around.

"What is that?"

Qin Fang curiously examined the corpse on the ground, immediately deploying a Scouting Skill on it. Judging by the movements of the corpse, it appeared to be an unknown creature killed inadvertently by Qin Fang.

"Blue Blood Ice Bat..."

When the scouting results were fed back, Qin Fang couldn't help but exclaim, "It's actually this thing? Wasn't it extinct long ago?"

This was a notoriously rare and venomous creature, once as infamous as the Godslaying Worm…

Of course, in terms of actual power, the Blue Blood Ice Bat was significantly inferior to the Godslaying Worm, but the havoc it wreaked was no less than that of the Godslaying Worm…

After all, the Godslaying Worm was extremely rare, seldom appearing even once in a thousand years. However, the Blue Blood Ice Bat could continuously reproduce, one nest following another. As long as one or two survived, they could propagate endlessly, making complete eradication difficult…

Nevertheless, the Blue Blood Ice Bats were not entirely without weakness, quite the contrary, its weakness was glaringly obvious… It thrived only in areas rich in Spiritual Energy and with extreme cold.

Once removed from such an environment, a Blue Blood Ice Bat couldn't survive more than three days!

The Blue Blood Ice Bat was feared because, a thousand years ago, there was a supremely powerful sect in the Martial World, the Mysterious Ice Sect, a sect formidable enough to oppress other powerful sects such as Shu Mountain, the Tang Sect, Kunlun, Tianshan to the point of stagnation. At its peak, even the Demon Sect, which once unified the Six Paths, avoided confronting it…

However, such a powerful sect was completely wiped out overnight... And the culprits were none other than the Blue Blood Ice Bats you see before you!

Later investigations revealed that the sect's secret land of the Mysterious Ice Sect was actually the lair of the Blue Blood Ice Bats. During a practice session, someone accidentally broke through the isolating ice layer, disturbing the hibernating Blue Blood Ice Bats, which led to this catastrophic disaster.

Countless Blue Blood Ice Bats swarmed out of their lair, attacking these "enemies" who had disturbed them. These eerie creatures, whose bodies are almost transparent with blue blood, not only can fly but are incredibly fast. The most critical aspect is that their claws, teeth, and even the barbs on their wings contain the most terrifying poison in the world... the Heavenly Blue Blood!

A powerful sect, at the peak of its glory, was silently exterminated by such creatures... establishing the immortal fame of the Blue Blood Ice Bats! Some even compared them to the Godslaying Worm...

After all, among the known creatures, only the Godslaying Worm and the Blue Blood Ice Bats can destroy a sect overnight!

The Blue Blood Ice Bats dominated for quite a long time, almost occupying the territory of the Mysterious Ice Sect for hundreds of years, with the surrounding area being rarely visited by people or animals, resembling a ghost domain.

Until several hundred years ago, when changes in the world caused the Blue Blood Ice Bats' habitat to deteriorate, making it difficult for them to find a place to live, leading to their slow extinction. In these hundreds of years, there has been no rumor of their reappearance.

"It seems that this sixth layer of the Underground Palace... is even more terrifying than I imagined!"

Originally, Qin Fang thought the place seemed quite peaceful, but unexpectedly, the supposedly extinct and fearsome Blue Blood Ice Bats appeared, making Qin Fang's head throb...

Qin Fang could ignore the poison of the Blue Blood Ice Bats, but the fact that these eerie creatures would suck blood was the most troublesome part. Especially since the Blue Blood Ice Bats' bodies are almost transparent, in an environment full of solid ice, they are nearly invisible, making them difficult to deal with.

Qin Fang would not fear one or two Blue Blood Ice Bats, but hundreds or thousands attacking at once would be a problem, even for a Great Grandmaster Level Expert like Vincent, who wouldn't dare to guarantee he could withstand them.

Of course, a Great Grandmaster Level Expert's Protective Gang Qi can temporarily fend off the Blue Blood Ice Bats' assault, buying some time to break through, but it would only last a short while. Any longer, and it won't suffice.

It's important to remember how powerful the Mysterious Ice Sect was back then, with more than one Paramount Realm Expert, yet in the end, weren't they piled to death by the Blue Blood Ice Bats using "Bat Sea Tactics"? What could a mere Great Grandmaster Level Expert be worth?

Pff~~

At this moment, Qin Fang's Flowing Shadow Divine Sword swiftly slashed through the air, immediately causing the body of another Blue Blood Ice Bat to fall from mid-air.

Pff pff pff~~~

Subsequently, Qin Fang continued to strike, slaying those barely visible Blue Blood Ice Bats, resolute in not giving them a chance to get close... However, more and more Blue Blood Ice Bats were closing in, causing Qin Fang's brows to furrow even tighter!

Qin Fang did not fear poison but feared being bled by the Blue Blood Ice Bats, especially if hundreds or thousands sucked him dry. Even with countless Blood Replenishing Pills, he could not endure such depletion...

"Suck blood?"

Thinking about this, Qin Fang suddenly realized he seemed to have overlooked something and immediately looked at his hand, only to be shocked to discover... the mysterious "egg" in his hand had disappeared!

"Huh, how did it disappear?"

Qin Fang found it quite strange, as he had been fully focused on dealing with these eerie Blue Blood Ice Bats and hadn't paid much attention to the "egg" changes. Once he became aware, that "egg" had already mysteriously vanished.

"This is too bizarre..."

Qin Fang murmured while furrowing his brows, feeling that something was strange about this, vaguely sensing he had overlooked something.

Pff pff pff~~~

Clearly, this was not the time for Qin Fang to ponder this matter, as more Blue Blood Ice Bats gathered around, forcing Qin Fang to concentrate on slaying the approaching Blue Blood Ice Bats, his Flowing Shadow Divine Sword continually in motion.

"Let's not worry about it for now..."

As for where exactly the "egg" went, Qin Fang had no time to concern himself with that.

"The entrance should be over there..."

While slaying the approaching Blue Blood Ice Bats, Qin Fang surveyed the terrain of the sixth layer of the Underground Palace, quickly determining the location of the entrance to the next level thereof, fearing that this stretch of the road would be tough to break through...

The sixth layer of the Underground Palace appeared overall like a narrow, deep passageway merely encased by thick solid ice.

Qin Fang had entered through one side of the passageway, and to reach the next layer, he had to traverse through it... Although the passageway seemed only about two to three hundred meters long, the number of Blue Blood Ice Bats lurking within was unimaginable to Qin Fang!

In such a short span, at the entry point of the Underground Palace, at the far end of the passageway, Qin Fang had already slain more than thirty Blue Blood Ice Bats, even if positioned according to such density, there's no less than a thousand Blue Blood Ice Bats throughout the entire passageway...

In reality, the actual count of Blue Blood Ice Bats in the passageway is certainly much higher than Qin Fang's estimation... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)