Chapter 989: Chapter 989: Capture Him Alive
Han Wen and Duan Yue were Emperor Realm Eighth Layer.
In any True Realm, that was enough to count as top-tier experts.
So, when Venerable Qi Yan faced them, he basically treated it with the standards of an inter-realm negotiation—negotiations between the Ice Realm and the Realm of Yin.
As for the Immortal Realm, he actually still didn’t take it seriously at all.
In his eyes, without the Ice Realm backing it, the Immortal Realm was nothing.
The bunch opposite him who were Emperor Realm First and Second Layer didn’t even qualify for a proper look from him.
"Our Chi Yin Palace has always minded our own business with your True Ice Realm!"
"You people of the Ice Realm, what is your intention in helping the Immortal Realm?"
"Don’t tell me you want to go to war with our Chi Yin Palace? You really think our Chi Yin Palace is scared?"
Han Wen and Duan Yue were crying on the inside.
The two hastily denied it.
"Venerable Qi Yan, you misunderstand!"
"Our Ice Realm has absolutely no intention of becoming enemies with Chi Yin Palace..."
Brother Cheng heard that these two were about to back down and lose face again, and hurriedly cut them off.
"We’re actually planning to wipe you out."
Ah this?
Han Wen and Duan Yue’s faces collapsed.
Could you please take it easy, elder?
Ever since the Ice Immortal Sect was wiped out, our Ice Realm’s strength has been greatly damaged; we no longer have the capital to fight other True Realms.
Venerable Qi Yan’s face instantly darkened.
He actually didn’t want to go into full-scale war with the Ice Realm either.
The destruction of the Ice Immortal Sect led by Celestial Venerable Ming Jue was something he still didn’t know about.
In his eyes, Chi Yin Palace couldn’t beat the Ice Realm.
Not to mention, right now they were at the critical juncture of contending for the Heavenly Dao; Chi Yin Palace really shouldn’t be making more powerful enemies.
Once they seized the Heavenly Dao in the future, wouldn’t the Ice Realm be something he could squeeze however he liked?
He was hoping to use negotiation and intimidation to force Han Wen and Duan Yue to withdraw from the battlefield.
Who knew Brother Cheng would suddenly interject with a line like that.
That really pissed him off.
"Who gave you the right to speak here?"
He continued to ignore Brother Cheng and once again fixed his gaze on the two Emperor Realm Eighth Layers.
"Can his words represent your Ice Realm?"
Han Wen and Duan Yue gave a bitter smile.
Then they both nodded in unison.
"He really can represent us..."
"What?"
Not to mention Venerable Qi Yan and those experts of Chi Yin Palace in the rear, even the Immortals of the Six Realms on their own side were endlessly astonished.
"Him?"
"Just him, an Emperor Realm Sixth Layer, can actually represent the stance of your entire True Ice Realm?"
Venerable Qi Yan acted like he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Are you playing me for a fool?"
"Just with this piece of trash..."
"Shut up!"
Hearing him humiliate Brother Cheng like that, Han Wen and Duan Yue finally couldn’t bear it anymore.
"Jiang Cheng is our Lord of the Ice Realm!"
"Unique under heaven, peerless in all the world; the entire Ice Realm respects and follows his command!"
"Your disrespect toward him is a declaration of war against the entire Ice Realm!"
"Then let there be war!"
With that, the two simultaneously drew their Ice Swords, their battle intent utterly unrestrained, soaring straight into the clouds!
Everyone was almost shocked senseless, not because of the pressure of two Emperor Realm Eighth Layers, but because of what they had just said.
"Lord of the Ice Realm?"
"Jiang Cheng?"
The next instant, the whole field boiled over.
No one dared believe it was true; they even suspected these two experts of the Ice Race were joking.
However, at the front of two armies, how could dignified Emperor Realm Eighth Layers possibly joke about something like this?
"An Emperor Realm Sixth Layer... becoming your Lord of the Ice Realm, are you kidding me?"
Venerable Qi Yan felt like these two were toying with him.
Because that was just too absurd.
To be honest, many True Realms didn’t have any single lord over the entire realm.
Just like how their Chi Yin Palace hadn’t managed to rule the entire Realm of Yin and could only be considered the strongest sect over there.
Even a Celestial Venerable becoming lord of an entire realm would already be hard to believe.
Let alone a mere Emperor Realm Sixth Layer?
Han Wen and Duan Yue’s faces were cold as they said in a deep voice, "This is the personal acknowledgment of Ice Extreme Saint Venerable. Our entire Ice Origin Valley responded to it. Whether you believe it or not, that’s your own problem!"
"Ice Extreme Saint Venerable?"
Venerable Qi Yan had at least heard of him; that was an old powerhouse, famed in multiple True Realm wars.
And Jiang Cheng actually received his acknowledgment?
On what basis?
He opened his mouth, stunned speechless for a moment, not even knowing how to comment.
The group of Chi Yin Palace experts behind him were also petrified on the spot.
They had originally thought this expedition was using a bull knife to slaughter a chicken; now they were suddenly wondering if their lineup might actually be a little lacking in specs?
In Chi Yin Palace, the only one whose status could be matched against a realm lord was their Sect Leader, Celestial Venerable Mieyang, right?
If even they were reacting like this, how much more stunned would the Immortal Realm side be.
Everyone there was almost stupefied by this news.
"Holy shit, holy shit!"
"Sect Leader Jiang is actually Lord of the Ice Realm?"
"Did I hear that right? Lord of the Ice Realm!"
"Meaning... he rules the entire True Ice Realm?"
"Our Immortal Realm’s Sect Leader Jiang actually became the master of a vast True Realm?"
"No way, isn’t this a bit too exaggerated?"
"This, this, this... completely breaks imagination!"
"I originally guessed he might have become some big shot in a Great Sect of the Ice Realm—that was already guessing high enough, but who would’ve thought..."
"This is downright miraculous."
In the depths of many Immortal experts’ hearts, aside from shock and a sense of unreality, there was also a strong surge of pride.
Facing a Dimensional Reduction Strike from other True Realms, someone from the Immortal Realm had actually become the leader of a higher Plane—how inspiring was that?
Even someone as proud as Mang Ye had nothing to say at this moment.
He’d been mixing in the Realm of True Power for so many years and hadn’t managed to make much of a name for himself, while Jiang Cheng had already taken control of an entire True Realm.
The gap was simply incomparable!
Watching his Reputation Value surge upward, Brother Cheng’s expression stayed calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed.
Alas, acting cool is just so plain and unadorned.
Without even trying, he’d refined his逼格 once again.
"Previously, all those people from your Chi Yin Palace were killed by me alone; it had nothing to do with these two."
His own "battle achievements" naturally couldn’t be credited to others; he had to emphasize that.
Then he shook the Cold Slayer Sword in his hand.
"Now everything’s clear. Are you satisfied?"
Venerable Qi Yan worked hard to calm his sense of absurdity, and asked solemnly, "You really are Lord of the Ice Realm?"
"Yeah. What, are you scared now?"
Brother Cheng definitely didn’t want this batch of spoils to slip away.
Venerable Qi Yan, on the other hand, gradually steadied himself.
"Scared?"
"Hahahahaha!"
He threw his head back in loud laughter. "What joke are you telling?"
Once he finally calmed down, he suddenly realized there was a huge opportunity here.
If he could capture Jiang Cheng, wouldn’t that be an enormous gain?
This was the Lord of the Ice Realm; he could then use him to "hold the emperor hostage to command the dukes," and issue orders to the Ice Realm—how delightful would that be?
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Jiang Cheng was only Emperor Realm Sixth Layer; taking him down would be easy.
Thinking that, he quietly gave his orders.
"Four of you, split off and hold back those two of the Ice Race."
"The rest, capture Jiang Cheng with me—alive!"
How could the Elders of Chi Yin Palace under his command be idiots?
Just from hearing the words "alive," they immediately understood his intent.
The next instant, before Han Wen and Duan Yue could react, four Emperor Realm Eighth Layers pounced forward, locking the two down tightly.
And Venerable Qi Yan, together with the remaining eight Emperor Realm Eighth Layers and several dozen Emperor Realm Seventh Layers, all charged straight at Sect Leader Jiang.
