Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 449: Chapter 360: An Arrow is Loosed, the Desolate God Falls (Part 1)

Yin Zuocang remained in the posture of his final spear thrust, his body taut.

Hu Qi stood less than a meter away.

This was a distance that, before, could have been covered in an instant.

But now, it was as if an impassable chasm separated them, impossible to cross.

Whether it was his movements or the circulation of the Ethereal Wanderer within his body, everything seemed to have been slowed down countless times.

It wasn’t just his physical body; even his thoughts were slightly affected.

The same was true for his attack.

The silver glints of his spear crawled slowly through the air, moving at a snail’s pace.

From the outside, a twenty-meter radius with Hu Qi at its epicenter was enveloped in a layer of blue-white light.

Within the light, translucent ice crystals had formed all around.

’It’s still a little off from absolute zero...’

Hu Qi mused to himself.

The unique Abilities of this world’s Evolvers could actually be developed in various ways.

For example, this body’s evolutionary path allowed it to control a type of cold current.

This cold current could be used to construct an Ice Domain.

However, all of this required one prerequisite: incredibly precise control.

This might be difficult for an ordinary Evolver to achieve.

But for Hu Qi, who came from a Secret Martial Artist background and was formed from a wisp of an Apostle Level Peak’s essence, it wasn’t difficult at all.

However, limited by this body’s strength, he was still a long way from constructing his ideal of absolute zero.

In theory.

At absolute zero, the thermal motion of molecules in nearly all substances would cease, and many materials would exhibit special states.

For common substances like gases, as they approach absolute zero, they liquefy or even solidify, their atoms’ or molecules’ chaotic movements coming to a near-complete stop.

But for now, he could only slow down the movement of these molecules, creating the illusion of time slowing down.

Freezing them completely was simply impossible.

Watching Yin Zuocang, whose movements had slowed to a crawl, he raised his hand.

Seeing this, Yin Zuocang’s expression changed drastically.

As a Tier Four Evolver, his survival instincts screamed at the extreme danger.

"Don’t... don’t kill me! I’m willing to submit to you!"

A spiritual fluctuation spread out just then.

It was Yin Zuocang.

Faced with life and death, this leader of the Pan Mountain Gathering Place, who controlled the fates of over five hundred thousand people—this Celestial King who had reached Tier Four—was actually begging for mercy.

All of his previous madness and bravado were gone.

But in Hu Qi’s view, this was normal.

The more powerful a creature was, the more it cherished its life.

If they didn’t fear death, they could never have grown to such heights.

The only exceptions were those born divinely powerful or individuals with some kind of special conviction.

Otherwise, none could escape this law.

The man before him clearly belonged to neither category. When faced with death, he still felt fear and would yield.

"Too bad. I don’t like repeating myself. I gave you a chance, but you refused it."

Hu Qi’s expression was calm.

He flicked a finger.

In an instant, the surrounding water vapor condensed, forming a prism-shaped ice blade.

It spun in the air.

Like a sharp shard of glass glinting with a frigid light, it shot straight for Yin Zuocang’s forehead.

SHINK!

The ice blade tore through the air with a sharp whistle.

Faced with this, Yin Zuocang tried to raise his spear to block.

But his movements were too sluggish; he simply couldn’t.

The next second.

THWACK!

With that sound, Yin Zuocang’s Tier Four Evolver body, as hard as steel, was easily torn open. The ice blade pierced straight through his skull.

Yin Zuocang’s eyes widened, nearly bursting from their sockets, filled with venomous hatred and unwillingness to accept his fate.

"You... you actually... dared to kill me... The Leader... won’t let you go... I’ll be waiting for you in the afterlife..."

Unfortunately, looks can’t kill.

The next instant.

The terrifying cold energy contained within the ice blade surged into Yin Zuocang’s body like a ferocious tide, instantly extinguishing his Vitality.

His entire body turned into an ice sculpture, frozen in place.

The remaining Tier Three Evolvers who witnessed this scene looked on in horror.

They were inside Hu Qi’s Ice Domain.

Weaker than Yin Zuocang, they were now frozen solid, unable to move a muscle.

The only things that could move were their terrified eyes.

Hu Qi’s cold gaze swept over the surroundings. Excluding the three unlucky ones who had died as collateral damage, twelve people remained.

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly as he spoke in an icy tone.

"Relax. I won’t kill you, on one condition: you do exactly as you’re told."

As he spoke.

Blue-white points of light radiating cold energy materialized in his hand, then sank into the bodies of the remaining men.

"Get rid of any funny ideas, or I’ll make you wish you were dead!"

His voice echoed in the air.

Feeling the chill in their chests, the men looked terrified.

Hu Qi ignored their reactions. His form twisted and changed into that of a middle-aged man.

He now looked exactly like Yin Zuocang.

At the same time.

The ice that had bound them gradually receded, and they regained their ability to move.

Watching what Hu Qi had done, the men exchanged bewildered glances.

As they suspected, this person was not Chen Yi, whom they had previously thought he was.

But at this moment, none of them dared to ask any questions. They knew all too well that their lives were now completely in his hands.

"Yes, Chief!"

Their expressions were deferential.