Chapter 14: The Ice Spirit Master

  "Sneak attack on me? You're looking for death!"

  Nie Fengbo was like an enraged lion, letting out a thunderous roar from his mouth. As he turned around with a misstep, his right fist swept across, and a wave of heat burst forth from his fist.

  "Boom!"

  Two fists collided violently, and the black youth was hit hard, his body stumbling backward, his face flushed red, including his fist, his entire left arm turned into a charred state, with dense blood beads oozing out from the mottled cracks on his skin.

  Look at him clearly, Nie Fengbo roared: "Nie Xiuge, it's you, you little turtle egg! With your meager cultivation, you dare to launch a sneak attack on me? You're simply tired of living. Since your mother is my cousin, I'll spare your life this time, now get out!"

  After a loud scolding, Nie Fengbo hastily looked around and couldn't help but feel anxious and angry. Was there still any sign of Nie Kong nearby?

  "Hmph, you can ambush Xiuzhu, why can't I ambush you?" Nie Xiuwu gritted his teeth and shouted hoarsely, his left arm throbbing in intense pain. Thinking of how Nie Xiuzhu was punched into pieces from behind by this guy in front of him, Nie Xiuwu's eyes blazed with hatred as if they could spit out fire, and he swung his right fist to pounce again.

  Nie Fengbo urgently wanted to pursue Nie Kong, but was entangled by Nie Xiuguo. After listening to his words, he almost got angry and kicked him in the abdomen, scolding: "You're really a little rascal, your mother is brainless! If I don't kill Nie Xiu, Nie Kong will still kill him!"

  Nie Xiagu fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, but quickly struggled to get up and rushed over: "Don't run! Nie Kong is a straightforward killer, but you are good at sneaking around and taking advantage of others, and you even killed Xiu Zhu so miserably."

  He had only run two steps when his waist was caught by Nie Xiu, and Nie Feng's face turned red with rage as he shouted: "Let go! Let go of me!"

  No matter how hard Nie Fengbo kicked and beat him, Nie Xiuguo refused to let go, shouting stubbornly: "I won't! You want to kill Nie Kong, don't you? I won't let you have your way. If you have the ability, then kill me first!"

  "You really think I don't dare to take action?"

  Nie Fengbo's face turned iron-green, being entwined by Nie Xiuge to the point of fury, in the vast Mortal and Immortal Realms, the longer they delayed, the harder it would be to find Nie Kong. With a few forceful struggles, he still couldn't shake off Nie Xiuge's arms, Nie Fengbo's anger surged forth, an elbow striking his right rib.

  Nie Xiuguo let out a loud cry, his body slumping to the ground as he spat out large mouthfuls of blood. Nie Fengbo didn't even glance at him before hastily rushing deeper into the dense forest...

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  The dense forest gradually became sparse, and the height and waist of those trees also began to grow slowly, and the ground was filled with thick dead leaves.

  Nie Kong swiftly darted between the trees, his footsteps rustling occasionally.

  Just now, Nie Kong was thinking about a countermeasure when he inadvertently glanced at the grass behind Nie Fengbo and saw Nie Xiagu's familiar face hidden in it, with intense resentment in his eyes.

  At first, Nie Kong thought it was aimed at himself, but later when he saw him making eye contact with himself, Nie Kong finally understood that Nie Xiu's target of hatred was actually Nie Fengbo. Moreover, Nie Xiu's eyes also conveyed the meaning of letting Nie Fengbo entangle him and allowing Nie Kong to escape.

  The two of them didn't say a word, just exchanged a glance, and Nie Kong understood Nie Xiagu's intention. So, Nie Kong deliberately provoked Nie Fengbo with his words, even suddenly making an attacking gesture to attract his attention, in order to cover up the noise made by Nie Xiagu's actions.

  After the goal was achieved, Nie Kong immediately accelerated and rushed into the forest to hide. He didn't leave until he heard that Nie Fengbo and Nie Xingyue were distant relatives.

  This time, it was all luck, and it couldn't be repeated. Although he successfully got rid of Nie Fengbo, he didn't have much joy in his heart. After all, Nie Fengbo was just a small role, and there were more formidable guys in this life-and-death fantasy realm. If they encountered them, they might not have such good luck.

  Apart from those young men, there were also many spiritual beasts.

  According to reliable information from Nie Qingfeng, on the first day of entering the Mortal Realm, it is rare to encounter spiritual beasts, as they are mostly dormant in their own nests. However, as time passes, almost all spiritual beasts will come out and become increasingly ferocious.

  Especially on the sixth and seventh days, as long as they smell human scent, they will launch a frantic attack. Therefore, every time the fantasy world opens, those young people who come in can barely hold on for the first five days, let alone the last two days, unless they can find a hidden hiding place.

  The terrain in the Phantom Realm has been undergoing subtle changes all along. A safe location five years ago may have become a lair for spiritual beasts five years later. Therefore, the experience accumulated by the predecessors in the first layer of the "Phantom Realm" is almost useless.

  As for the Ling Masters patrolling in the Phantom Domain, their task is to eliminate those Ling Beasts that have grown to three or even four grades within five years. They generally do not interfere with everyone's killing, unless they happen to encounter someone who wants to make a fatal move and blow up their opponent's head, then they will take action.

  This situation is also rare, after all, they are of the same clan, and their cultivation levels are not particularly far apart. When faced with such a situation, one can choose to commit suicide.

  "You can't count on the patrolling immortal to help, everything has to rely on yourself!"

  Nie Kong's feet moved swiftly as he flew forward, his mind pondering how to spend the next seven days and hold on until the end. After all, the last ten people to leave would receive a reward from the family, although the reward was unknown, it couldn't be too far off, perhaps they could even obtain a spiritual medicine that would enhance their cultivation.

  After what just happened, Nie Kong had almost given up on his original plan to search for herbs in the Life and Death Arena. He didn't recognize most of the herbs in this world, and there was no time to distinguish them while searching in the arena, so survival became his top priority.

  About an hour later, Nie Kong stopped at a mountain ridge full of shrubs, panting and lying down, the long run had almost exhausted the spiritual power in his acupuncture points.

  "Ah——"

  A mournful cry echoed through the mountains.

  Here it comes again!

  Nie Kong's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly sat up, remembering the miserable cry that had led him to meet Nie Xiu and Nie Fengbo last time, hoping this time wouldn't be so bad.

  Faintly, the sound of fierce rebukes and collisions came with the wind.

  Nie Kong followed the sound and walked dozens of meters into the mountain ridge, only to see nearly ten people fiercely fighting at the valley entrance below... no, it was eight youths surrounding a white figure.

  With a keen eye, Nie Kong quickly identified the white figure's identity, and to his surprise, it was none other than Bai Yuqing, the young-looking giantess from the White family.

  Bai Yujing's clothes were as white as snow, and in the crowd, she fluttered and shone like a blooming snow lotus flower. Those eight young men seemed to have achieved the realm of Tongling, but they were forced by Bai Yujing, an eighth-grade Tongling girl, into a flurry of activity, with cries of surprise rising one after another, and the scene was chaotic.

  "Ah!"

  Bai Yuqing suddenly appeared behind a young man, his palm striking the boy's back like lightning. The boy's chest was instantly covered in a layer of blue ice crystals, and with a slight hook of his right foot, the boy fell to the ground, his body torn apart, and a mournful cry burst from his mouth.

  "It's actually an Ice Elemental Spirit!"

  Looking at the young man who was waving his arms and screaming before dying, Nie Kong secretly cursed, both surprised by Bai Yuqing's ruthless and decisive methods, and shocked by her special physique. It is worth noting that although the Ice Spirit Master is derived from the Water Spirit Master, it is extremely rare in the entire Tianling Continent. Unexpectedly, this girl turned out to be one of them. Of course, in terms of rarity, the Ice Spirit Master is still far inferior to Nie Kong's Wood Spirit Master.

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