“How dare you have murderous intentions towards Lady Dragon, you’re truly ignorant of the meaning of your life!”
Just as Harleen was about to activate the power within her body, an old man’s voice echoed through the air. Whoosh! At the same time the voice sounded, a tremendous force swept in from the side, thunderous and overwhelming.
Sensing the danger, Philbert Parker trembled and hurriedly dodged to the side. However, he was still a step too slow, his entire body lifted into the air, blood spewing out in an arc. After flying several hundred meters and creating a large pit in the ice, he lay motionless inside for quite some time.
Witnessing this scene, a chorus of gasps sounded around, and both Azure Dragon and the Northfortia people stopped what they were doing. They found it hard to believe that a genuine Saint Realm powerhouse was beaten like this with just one strike.
In the next moment, an old man’s figure appeared in the air.
“Elder Grand Ravenwood?!” Recognizing the person, Harleen and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone knew who he was; Grand Ravenwood was the First Elder in the Ravenwood clan.
“Lady Dragon!” Grand Ravenwood first bowed respectfully to Harleen. Then he looked up and greeted Ivy and the others.
“Elder Grand Ravenwood, what brings you here?” Harleen asked, slightly easing her tone.
Grand Ravenwood bowed again before saying, “The old master was worried about the Holy Son’s safety in the Polar Domain, so he sent me and Elder Shep to protect him.”
Harleen finally understood, then she looked at Grand Ravenwood and said, “Thank you for saving our lives!”
“Please, Lady Dragon, it’s my duty!” Grand Ravenwood responded with another bow.
Just then, the remaining people from Northfortia turned and fled in all directions. They were already cornered by Azure Dragon’s group, and now there was another peerless powerhouse who could heavily injure a Saint of the first rank with just one strike. If they didn’t run now, they would all be finished here.
“Elder Grand Ravenwood, they are from Northfortia, don’t let them escape!” Azure Dragon shouted.
“Understood!” Grand Ravenwood replied, then dashed out.
Although the dozen or so Northfortia people scattered in all directions to escape, they had no chance of survival in front of Grand Ravenwood. In less than three minutes, all of them were lying on the ground, none of them survived. Azure Dragon and the others watched this scene in disbelief, their mouths twitching several times.
“Lady Dragon, how should we deal with them?” Grand Ravenwood later pointed at the several men from the Guardians and asked.
J”W-We are the Guardians…” the man who had shouted at Harleen earlier trembled as he spoke. “If you… if you dare to kill us, the Guardians won’t let you off…”
The others had terrified expressions on their faces as well, wanting to run but not daring to, they could only stand in place trembling.
“Let them go!” Harleen replied after a moment of thought. Then she walked towards Philbert Parker. Soon, she arrived in front of him and calmly asked, “Do you have anything else to say?”
“Y-You people form Glavale are so audacious, you even dare to touch the Guardians’ people…” Philbert Parker struggled to speak, lying on the ground like a dead dog.
“In the past, you must have targeted my compatriots a lot, right?” Harleen interrupted him. “This time, consider it a lesson, if there’s a next time, be prepared for the consequences!” After saying that, she looked at the several men from the Guardians, her tone turning cold, “Take your Provincial Governor and leave immediately!”
To her, even though she wanted to kill Philbert Parker right then and there, she was well aware that he was one of the four Provincial Governors of the Guardians. If she killed him like this, it would mean completely falling out with the entire Guardians, which would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. Moreover, if she killed one Philbert Parker, there would be a second and a third. The problem with the Guardians was not yet completely resolved.
Hearing Harleen’s words, the several men from the Guardians quickly helped Philbert Parker up and ran away. At this point, outside the entrance of the ice cave, it was finally quiet, with only the Glavale people remaining.
At the same time, Billy and the others had already walked out of the middle passage and arrived in a huge ice cave inside, spanning tens of thousands of square meters. The oppressive aura in this place reached its peak, surpassing the intensity felt in the previous passage by several orders of magnitude. Stout, with the lowest cultivation level, couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed.
The group surveyed their surroundings, and what caught their attention the most was a circular area in the center, adorned with densely embedded spiritual stones. The diameter of the circular space was about twenty to thirty meters, and the number of spirit stones on the ice surface far exceeded those embedded in the previous passage. In the middle of the circle, there was an uncovered ice coffin, but it was too far to see what was inside. Apart from that, the vast space was empty. In the corner of the innermost left side, there was a circular opening, and no one knew what was inside.
“Damn, what’s in that ice coffin?” Bob exclaimed.
“I’ll go take a look!” Ian said, lifting his foot to walk towards the ice coffin.
“Hey, Ian!” Billy shouted.
“What’s up? I won’t touch those spirit stones.”
“The pressure in this space is so strong, it can’t be that simple. Let’s wait and see!” Casey replied on behalf of Billy.
“Alright then.” Ian nodded in response.
“Boss, people from Northfortia have arrived!” shortly after, Azure Fang pointed to the exit of the right passage and said.
“There are only four of them left, and two of them are injured. Most likely, they activated the Chi Formation.” Bob turned his head to take a look.
At the same time, the four Northfortia individuals were also observing Billy and the others.
“Lord Klein, not a single person from Glavale is missing, and they don’t have any injuries either.” One of the men said after glancing at Billy and the others.
Klein furrowed his brows and nodded. “They probably didn’t activate the Chi Formation!”
“If it wasn’t for that idiot, Dyke, we wouldn’t be in such a sorry state!” another man said angrily.
“I told him not to touch those spirit stones, but he secretly took one. He’s such a reckless idiot!”
“Why haven’t the people of Aquilandia come out yet!” the other woman spoke up.
“They’re probably trapped by the Chi Formation, just like us!” Klein replied. “Forget about them!”
“Lord Klein, we don’t know what’s inside that ice coffin, should I go take a look?” the man who spoke earlier said, lifting his foot towards the ice coffin.
“Don’t touch those spirit stones!” Klein reminded.
“Understood!” the man nodded.
Soon, the man stepped onto the circular area embedded with spirit stones. As soon as he moved, a chilling voice that sent shivers down everyone’s spines echoed in their ears. At the same time, the pressure within the space seemed to rise once again.