In his World-in-Hand, Ice Talker looked around in awe at everything surrounding her.
John had fully refined the Snow Mountain World along with the Spirit Stone Vein, transforming his World-in-Hand completely.
The spiritual energy was now more concentrated and stable. The icy chill from Snow Mountain and the fiery heat of the Spirit Stone Vein were spread across the northern and southern ends of his World-in-Hand without the slightest interference between them, making the environment all the more pleasant.
At that moment, spatial power rippled as John’s figure appeared.
Noticing his arrival, Ice Talker smiled and greeted him, “Congratulations, Godslayer. You actually managed to refine and merge the Snow Mountain World and the Spirit Stone Vein.”
John frowned, responding coldly, “How did you get in here?”
A strange premonition stirred within him. Ice Talker always seemed to know his whereabouts –she was the first to arrive when he was previously trapped within the Spirit Stone Vein.
He suspected this woman might have left a mark on him somehow.
Ice Talker maintained her smile, saying, “What, not happy to see me?”
Uninterested in wasting words, John replied, “Tell me what you want.”
Just now, he’d sensed quite a commotion-Ice Talker establishing a city power, opening up Shadow Star resources. She wouldn’t be here now without a reason.
“It’s the same proposal as before,” she began. “I’m inviting you to join the Nature Clan.” Before he could refuse, she continued, “Or, if that’s not to your liking, you could join my faction, Voice of All Things. This is the very first faction on Shadow Star, with plenty of benefits. Think it over?”
Her tone even held a hint of pleading.
John considered this for a moment but still shook his head. “I plan to form my own faction.”
“Ah, you’re so heartless, only ever hurting your dear sister’s feelings,” Ice Talker sighed, looking disappointed. She continued, “Actually, there’s one more reason I came to find you. Though I’ve managed to establish my city faction, I still need help to fend off a monster tide attack.”
“You’re asking me to help?” John asked, raising a brow.
Ice Talker nodded. “Yes, our Nature Clan doesn’t have many powerful members here yet. I only have two strong fighters under my command: Terran and the Emperor of the Underworld. It might be a bit challenging for us to withstand the monster tide on our own.”
John’s eyes glinted as he replied, “I can help, but—”
Before he could finish, Ice Talker interrupted, “Nope, this won’t count as settling the favor you owe me.”
John was left speechless. He couldn’t shake the feeling that he was walking into a trap of hers.
“Time and place,” he finally said, deciding not to refuse. This would give him a chance to observe how challenging it would be to establish a city and resist a monster tide on Shadow Star, which would be helpful for his own plans.
“Three days from now, at Shadow Clan City #1134. Here are the coordinates. See you in three days,” Ice Talker said, providing him the exact location. She gave his World-in-Hand an envious glance before preparing to leave.
“Wait,” John stopped her and asked, “Do you know the details of The Overseer’s levels? After the late One-Star stage, is there something called One-Star Perfection?”
He’d intended to ask Nature God about this, but the old man had left before he could.
“One-Star Perfection?” Ice Talker looked shocked, her gaze suddenly wary. “Don’t tell me you’ve received the Heaven’s Law blessing?”
Without waiting for an answer, she prepared to use a soul technique, attempting to delve into John’s mind.
John stepped back, irritated. “Why are you acting just like Nature Lord God? Yes, I was offered Heaven’s blessing, but I turned it down.”
“You’ve met that old man?” Ice Talker looked a bit embarrassed, her suspicion fading as she explained, “Each level of The Overseer does indeed have a state of perfection, but very few reach that stage. If you do reach the state of Perfection, you’ll receive Heaven’s Law blessing. But make no mistake, that isn’t a gift-it’s Heaven’s way of cutting off your path to further growth. You were right to refuse.”
John frowned. He had sensed something strange about Heaven’s Law blessing, but he hadn’t realized just how dangerous it was.
He was relieved he hadn’t accepted it.
Ice Talker continued, “There are too many secrets involved here, so I can’t explain everything. When you’re strong enough, you’ll naturally come to understand. Don’t forget to help me defend the city in three days. I’ll be going now.”
With that, she vanished from John’s World-in-Hand.
“John, your taste isn’t bad-she’s quite a beauty,” Sini remarked, appearing out of nowhere with a teasing grin.
John rolled his eyes. “Don’t overthink it. I’m still not sure if she’s a friend or an enemy.” “Hmph. My woman’s intuition tells me she means you no harm,” Sini replied, giving him a sidelong glance. “And I want to be part of this monster tide defense in three days.”
“Don’t worry, you’ll be there,” John agreed with a nod.
This upcoming monster tide at Ice Talker’s city would be his first real confrontation with the forces of Shadow Clan, and he was eager to see just how powerful these opponents really
were.
The elves, Beast Clan, and Undying Legion from Skyline Continent under his command had all reached the ninth tier. On top of that, their recent mastery of The Immortals’ heritage had greatly strengthened them. With the city walls on their side, defending against Shadow Clan’s Hunters shouldn’t be an issue.
John guessed that the strongest threats in the monster tide would come from the Shadow Clan army, the Hunters, and the spirit beast forces of Shadow Star.
Additionally, some newly arrived powerful beings from other races might join in the attack.
He shook off his concerns. Since Ice Talker dared to establish a city, she surely had ways to withstand her enemies.
“Sini, make the most of these three days for training. I expect we’ll be in for a real battle when we face the monster tide,” John advised. He’d decided to use this time to break through to
Two-Star Overseer.
“Alright.” Sini nodded obediently and settled herself beneath the Tree of Life, resuming her focus on comprehending The Immortals’ legacy.
Meanwhile, John retrieved the Heart of the Continent dropped by Asura Nick upon his defeat. He began refining it and integrating it into his World-in-Hand. He was already at One-Star Perfection as The Overseer; with one more breakthrough, he could reach Two-Star Overseer.
…
[You have refined the Asura Heart of the Continent. Your cultivation level has advanced to Two-Star Overseer.]
[Your four primary attributes +1,000,000; Soul Technique +100,000.]
The notifications flashed across his mind. John easily absorbed the Asura Heart of the Continent, smoothly advancing to the early stage of Two-Star Overseer.
The stability of his World-in-Hand increased once again.
And his power rose significantly, with each of his four primary attributes gaining an
additional 1,000,000 points.
Now, his strength attribute was over 30 million, and his mental attribute exceeded 20 million.
Although his physique and agility were slightly lower, they too had risen to over 10 million
points.
With his current power, he could activate the Heaven and Earth Transformation state and take down upper-tier god-level opponents with ease.
What thrilled him the most, however, was his Soul Technique stat, which had reached 1.8
million points, far surpassing the vast majority of upper-tier gods at their peak.
“It’s time to help Ice Talker defend her city,” he thought, glancing at the time. Without
continuing his training, he focused and left his World-in-Hand.
He reappeared at the former location of the Spirit Stone Vein.
“Spirit beasts!” John exclaimed in surprise. The Spirit Stone Vein was gone, and the Shadow Clan forces had withdrawn. Strangely, Hunters hadn’t occupied this place; instead, it was swarming with spirit beasts.
These creatures, native to Shadow Star, had a minimum strength of Tier 7. Among them were even some peak-level upper-tier gods, powerful enough that even Hunters and Shadow Clan avoided provoking them lightly.
Countless spirit beasts roamed the area, scavenging the scattered Spirit Stones. To John’s amazement, these creatures could directly devour Spirit Stones to cultivate.
A few of the spirit beasts noticed John’s sudden appearance, but they only gave him a curious
glance before resuming their search for Spirit Stones.
These creatures didn’t attack humans on sight?
He was taken aback, and an idea formed in his mind as he thought of the Spirit Stone
mountains within his World-in-Hand.
Those mountains were still blazing with Undying Flames; only peak-level upper-tier gods
could get close without risking their lives.
Among his followers, only Cand-Dragon, Lincoln, and a few others were peak upper-tier
gods. Relying solely on them to mine the Spirit Stone mountains wasn’t realistic.
Perhaps… he could tame these spirit beasts.
Watching the spirit beasts wandering around, John couldn’t help but feel tempted.
This wasn’t urgent. First, he needed to help Ice Talker defend against the monster tide.
Buzz!
With a hum, he activated his Split Void ability, tearing open a spatial channel directly to City
#1134.
Roars filled the air.
John appeared above a fortress, surrounded by an endless sea of Hunters, stretching out in a dark, surging wave as far as the eye could see.
“Did the monster tide attack start early?” He wondered, as it should still be one day away.
On the city walls, over three thousand Nature Clan members and more than thirty thousand Saint Spirit Clan fighters were straining to hold off the onslaught of Hunters.
The three thousand Nature Clan members were all peak upper-tier gods, but against the tidal wave of Hunters, they could only manage to hold the line with the wall’s protection, barely
keeping up.
They noticed John above and frowned, eyeing him warily.
Ignoring them, John’s gaze quickly found Ice Talker in the crowd.
Ice Talker’s fighting style was unique, her body surrounded by countless vines that whipped
out like whips, ruthlessly slaughtering the Hunters that surged forward. She looked exhausted, strands of hair falling across her forehead in disarray, clearly having been fighting
for a long time.
She noticed John’s arrival and quickly called out, “Little brother, are you going to just stand there, or will you lend a hand?”
John sighed, landing beside her, and asked, “Did the monster tide attack start early?”
“No. This is just a typical Hunter assault. Foreign factions aren’t allowed to establish
territories here without permission from Shadow Clan, so the Hunters attack relentlessly,” she explained briefly, pulling out a few pills and popping them into her mouth. They were basic Spiritual Power Pills, restoring 100 spiritual power per second for 100
seconds, with stackable duration.
As Ice Talker recovered a bit of spiritual power, she looked over at John and asked, “Where’s
your team? We need some help holding off the Hunters.”
The Nature Clan and Saint Spirit Clan forces had already been fighting for three days and
nights and were thoroughly exhausted. The monster tide attack wouldn’t hit until tomorrow morning, so they needed to save as much energy as possible.
Besides, Sini, who was with John, wielded the Power of the Nine Nether, a power that was particularly deadly against both Shadow Clan and Hunters. With her assistance, their defenses could hold much more easily.