The blue flame atop the Heart of Frostflame made Evan Cole's heart tighten—it radiated an extremely dangerous aura, seemingly even more powerful than his own Heavenfire.
This blue flame wasn’t high temperature—it was pure cold. Just touching it would be a huge hassle. Even standing more than two meters away, Evan could barely endure the chill radiating from it—that alone showed how terrifying it was.
Trying to just pick the Heart of Frostflame directly was unrealistic—the stalk was made entirely of Mystic Ice, and at such low temperatures its hardness was absurd. Only an extremely powerful attack could possibly break it.
But using a strong attack would definitely alert the two Ice Beasts fighting nearby—and that would be major trouble. For a moment, Evan hesitated, unsure whether to seize the Heart now or wait for the two Ice Beasts to maul each other, kill them, and then take it.
The two Ice Beasts were locked in a brutal fight, sending out waves of fierce spatial tremors. In the end, Evan decided to go for the Heart of Frostflame first while they were distracted.
To get the Heart of Frostflame, his only option was to use the Star-Siphon Art to pull it over and then instantly stash it in his storage ring. Right now, that was the only method Evan could think of.
He sent the Frostbane Divine Sword slashing at one of the Heart of Frostflame’s blossoms, unleashing a Heart-Sword attack. Right now, only Heart-Sword strikes could hit with real force.
The Frostbane Divine Sword flew from his hand and struck the stalk dead-on. He thought he’d break it, but the stalk didn’t budge—not even a crack. Instead, the sword was bounced several meters back into Evan’s grip.
“That stalk is ridiculously tough. Looks like I’ll need to use a much stronger martial skill to get the Heart of Frostflame,” Evan muttered. He knew exactly how fierce his Heart-Sword was—it could kill even a late-stage Immortal Emperor. But against this, it barely made a mark.
Now that he’d broken through to late-stage Immortal Emperor, Evan’s strength was already monstrous. He never expected to hit a wall like this.
When the beasts were distracted, Evan snuck back to the Heart of Frostflame. Heart-Sword wasn’t strong enough—he’d have to use a real martial skill. He decided to try Star-Cleave.
He unleashed a powerful Star-Cleave through the Frostbane Divine Sword, sending a torrent of sword-qi smashing into the stalk. But to Evan’s dismay, it only left a few faint marks—nowhere near enough to sever it.
But the shockwaves gave him away—the vibration instantly drew the two Ice Beasts over. They stopped fighting and charged straight for Evan.
Provoking them into fighting again was out of the question now. Evan regretted not using Divine Cleave from the start, afraid it’d destroy the Heart of Frostflame—he hadn’t realized just how absurdly tough it was.
He had to act before the beasts arrived. Without another moment’s hesitation, Evan raised the Frostbane Divine Sword and unleashed Divine Cleave. Even if he couldn’t get the Heart, he wouldn’t let those two beasts have it either.
Boom! Another thunderous crash—Divine Cleave’s power was on a whole different level from Star-Cleave. The entire space trembled violently, cold storms blasting out in every direction.
Seeing the Heart of Frostflame under mysterious attack, the two Ice Beasts howled—whether in rage or despair, Evan couldn’t tell—and rushed over even faster.
Divine Cleave severed all three blossoms at once. Evan reacted instantly, casting Star-Siphon Art to snatch them up—he managed to grab two, but the third shot up into the air.
With a thought, he stashed the Heart of Frostflame in his storage ring—just as the two Ice Beasts arrived right in front of him.
Evan activated Light Transformation, vanishing from the beasts’ sight. The Ice Lion saw the Heart of Frostflame was gone and let out a deafening roar—so loud it nearly burst Evan’s eardrums.
That roar was almost as powerful as Shadow’s Lion’s Roar—both could shake the heavens. Evan hurriedly flashed dozens of meters away, and to his shock, he saw despair flicker in the beasts’ transparent eyes.
Just then, the third blossom of the Heart of Frostflame fell from the sky, landing on the ground and erupting with blue flame. A wave of terrifying cold spread out, and the Ice Beasts turned and fled as if facing death itself.
Evan shot upward, but he and the beasts were a split second too late. That overwhelming cold swept across several li, instantly freezing all three—one man and two beasts—into solid Mystic Ice…
Provoking them into fighting again was out of the question now. Evan regretted not using Divine Cleave from the start, afraid it’d destroy the Heart of Frostflame—he hadn’t realized just how absurdly tough it was.
He had to act before the beasts arrived. Without another moment’s hesitation, Evan raised the Frostbane Divine Sword and unleashed Divine Cleave. Even if he couldn’t get the Heart, he wouldn’t let those two beasts have it either.
Boom! Another thunderous crash—Divine Cleave’s power was on a whole different level from Star-Cleave. The entire space trembled violently, cold storms blasting out in every direction.
Seeing the Heart of Frostflame under mysterious attack, the two Ice Beasts howled—whether in rage or despair, Evan couldn’t tell—and rushed over even faster.
Divine Cleave severed all three blossoms at once. Evan reacted instantly, casting Star-Siphon Art to snatch them up—he managed to grab two, but the third shot up into the air.
With a thought, he stashed the Heart of Frostflame in his storage ring—just as the two Ice Beasts arrived right in front of him.
Evan activated Light Transformation, vanishing from the beasts’ sight. The Ice Lion saw the Heart of Frostflame was gone and let out a deafening roar—so loud it nearly burst Evan’s eardrums.
That roar was almost as powerful as Shadow’s Lion’s Roar—both could shake the heavens. Evan hurriedly flashed dozens of meters away, and to his shock, he saw despair flicker in the beasts’ transparent eyes.
Just then, the third blossom of the Heart of Frostflame fell from the sky, landing on the ground and erupting with blue flame. A wave of terrifying cold spread out, and the Ice Beasts turned and fled as if facing death itself.
Evan shot upward, but he and the beasts were a split second too late. That overwhelming cold swept across several li, instantly freezing all three—one man and two beasts—into solid Mystic Ice…