[Seeking rewards, I really want to know, when will a reward alliance hierarch be born?]

Bang!

With a loud crash, the burly man with the saber on his back and the Ice Demon were both sent flying. The force was generated from the clash of their big saber treasures. The burly man with the saber on his back was surprised that the treasure in the Ice Demon’s hand was merely a saber formed by condensed Ice Energy, while his own saber was forged with decent materials. Why couldn’t he shatter the saber formed by the Ice Demon’s Ice Energy?

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three powerful beams of Sword Energy were unleashed from the saber of the burly man, directly targeting the Ice Demon. The Ice Demon snorted coldly and said, "Although your strength is not weak, defeating me won’t be such an easy task!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The Ice Demon faced the assault head-on, equally forceful, releasing three powerful beams of Sword Energy to meet the attack from the burly man!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three explosive sounds resonated, and it seemed that all three forces were shattered upon clashing. The Ice Demon couldn’t help but laugh coldly, saying, "You can’t defeat me, stop dreaming!"

"Is that so? This time is different from the previous times..." The burly man confidently replied with a laugh.

Suddenly, amidst the clashing forces, three Rune Chains flew out, each powerful and shooting straight towards the Ice Demon. The Ice Demon was shocked, never expecting that the burly man would conceal such powerful runes within the three streams of Sword Energy, and these runes were sealing around it like Sword Energy.

Buzz!

The three Rune Chains trapped the Ice Demon, surrounding it before it had time to retreat and constantly gathering around, seeming as if to refine the Ice Demon!

"Humph, although your strength is unexpected, to me, the Snow Domain Master, it’s nothing!" The Ice Demon quickly calmed down, indeed possessing formidable power. With a cold snort, it sealed with both hands, forming an Ice Wall in four directions—above, below, left, and right—surrounding itself!

Crash!

All the Sword Energy-laden runes unleashed by the burly man collided with the four-sided Ice Wall. The runes boasted immense power, each with an unstoppable force. However, upon hitting the four-sided Ice Wall, the runes seemed to lose their energy, incapable of breaking the Ice Wall!

"Your power is quite strange..." The burly man couldn’t help but frown and say.

"I am the Snow Domain Master; everything here is under my control. Especially the power of ice and snow, nobody is more adept than I am. With runes like yours, you won’t possibly harm me!" The Ice Demon confidently laughed coldly.

The burly man furrowed his brow. Frankly, he didn’t expect his adept Rune Power to fail to take down the Ice Demon. This surprised him, given the Ice Demon’s cultivation realm was merely Early-stage Martial Saint, not exceptionally strong. However, its combat prowess was astonishingly formidable, and its Martial Arts True Qi seemed inexhaustible!

"Despite fighting for so long, the Martial Arts True Qi within you hasn’t depleted at all; it’s quite strange!" The burly man couldn’t help but say.

"I said, within this Snow Domain, I am the sovereign, and no one can defeat me. I control everything. Your actions are leading you to certain death!" The Ice Demon coldly looked at the burly man and said.

"Damn it, I don’t believe you’re that powerful. Watch me tame you!" The burly man, refusing to concede, immediately wielded his treasure saber and charged forward!

The Ice Demon also frowned. Perhaps it hadn’t expected that Ye Tianchen and the burly man, who intruded into the Snow Domain, possessed such formidable strength and were equally troublesome opponents. Immediately, it gripped its Ice Blade, determined to fight the burly man to the death!

On the other side, Ye Tianchen, finding nothing of value, directly kicked the Little Black Bear away. Little did he know, the Little Black Bear crashed heavily on the ground, its head seemingly hitting something, immediately resulting in a bleeding head injury!

"Damn, you’re too ruthless! This time you actually made me bleed!" Little Black Bear yelled loudly, clutching its bleeding head.

"Hehe, it was an accident, an accident..." Ye Tianchen felt he might have gone a bit too far, couldn’t help but chuckle as he spoke.

"No way, you have to compensate me!" Little Black Bear seized the opportunity and said insistently.

"Compensate you? What kind of compensation do you want, kid?" Ye Tianchen asked irritably.

"Teach me a cultivation skill!" Little Black Bear replied with a mischievous grin.

"Get lost, and keep bleeding. What’s the use of human clan’s cultivation method for you? You want a beating, don’t you!" Ye Tianchen waved his fist as he spoke.

Little Black Bear was startled, as he was increasingly understanding Ye Tianchen’s temperament. This guy feared nothing, would do as he said, no matter who you are, if you provoke him, you’ll suffer. He’d hit without hesitation, and Little Black Bear had been beaten enough already, couldn’t afford to provoke or endure anymore!

"Forget it, I was just asking. Although I can’t cultivate now, can’t I at least look?" Little Black Bear muttered softly.

Ye Tianchen didn’t pay attention to Little Black Bear; this troublemaker definitely needed a good thrashing, or he would cause greater calamity in the future. An hour had passed, and the man with the big saber still hadn’t dealt with the ice demon. It seemed the so-called Snow Domain Master wasn’t a vain reputation; he was indeed powerful and not to be underestimated!

Unexpectedly, just when Ye Tianchen turned around, he noticed Little Black Bear sitting on the ground with a strange expression, seemingly hiding something. He glared at Little Black Bear and asked, "Aren’t you leaving, what are you doing here?"

"A bit dizzy; you kicked me over, head hit and bled, of course I’m dizzy. Let me dizzy for a while!" Little Black Bear said pitifully.

Ye Tianchen glanced at Little Black Bear, found his gaze odd. Indeed, it was fishy; even if he was hit and bled, it shouldn’t be a big deal. Given the Bear Clan’s physique, such minor injury was lighter than a mosquito bite, how could he be dizzy? This guy must be up to something!

"Fine, stay here, but be careful of those ten snowmen reappearing!" Ye Tianchen intentionally threatened Little Black Bear.

"I... I’ll go right away, just sitting for a while isn’t allowed?" Little Black Bear stammered.

Ye Tianchen ignored Little Black Bear, seemingly heading forward. The prolonged battle between the man with the big saber and the ice demon hadn’t concluded, which was unfavorable for Ye Tianchen and the saber guy, merely wasting time!

Once Ye Tianchen left, Little Black Bear’s expression changed, chuckling and wiping the blood from his face. Actually, he had hit something hard earlier, just a minor scrape on the forehead. Yet, he exaggerated the wound to appear severely injured, hoping to scam Ye Tianchen, but Ye Tianchen wasn’t buying it, leaving him quite frustrated.

"Haha, let me see what this is; can’t let you discover it, or there won’t be any for me!" Little Black Bear chuckled, muttering to himself.

Little Black Bear slowly moved his butt and transformed into a chubby three-year-old child, digging through the snow in the icy environment. After a short search, he revealed a satisfied smile, pulling something out!

"This seems like a fruit, why is it light red? Could it be..." Little Black Bear muttered, suddenly covering his mouth, fearing someone might hear, cautiously looked around, and confirmed no one was around. Then he opened his right hand, looking at a thumb-sized red bead carefully!

Little Black Bear grew increasingly excited, the smile on his face blossomed, couldn’t stop shivering from excitement, muttering to himself, "Gosh, I’m so lucky, I actually found it, really found... the Ice and Snow Divine Lotus fruit..."

"Is this the Ice and Snow Divine Lotus fruit? Is it very powerful?" a voice asked in Little Black Bear’s ear.

"Of course! Are you stupid? The Ice and Snow Divine Lotus isn’t exactly an immortal elixir but way stronger than ordinary Spiritual Medicine Divine Grass. This is the seed of the Ice and Snow Divine Lotus; if planted and cultivated..." Little Black Bear rattled off, then realized something was wrong. Turning around, he saw Ye Tianchen had appeared behind him without him noticing!

Little Black Bear jumped up, trying to flee, but as he was about to dash away, he was suddenly enveloped by rune chains, forming a cage around him, tightly trapping him, no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break free.

Whoosh!

Before Little Black Bear could react, the light red fruit in his hand floated to Ye Tianchen, landing in his hand. Little Black Bear couldn’t help but groan, "No, this is mine, I found it..." (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian.com, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)