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The Ice River Valley was famous in the Ancient Xi Universe. Historically, before the Ancient Xi Universe was occupied by the Rhino Ape Race, many races fought over the Ice River Valley.
Occupying this place with resources was more cost-effective than occupying one hundred other places with resources.
The Ice River Valley had always been heavily guarded. There were many powerful runes here.
To crack all of them would take a long time. But Blood Fairy could secretly modify some of them. Lu Li could go in as long as he could find a way.
Blood Fairy's mastery of godly glyphs was getting stronger and stronger. It only took her half a day to open a path.
Blood Fairy sensed that there were only two powerful warriors close to the Great Perfection guarding the place. Lu Li snuck in with ease.
The Ice River Valley was large, more than three hundred miles in width. But its length was unknown. Not even the Rhino Ape Race dared to go in. They were merely guarding the periphery.
On both sides of the Ice River Valley were towering mountains that extended to the middle. Only a crack could be seen above. Therefore, the Ice River Valley looked like a cave.
The entire valley was covered in ice. Lu Li could not see the ground, only the thick ice.
Lu Li saw many slaves. They had dug caves in the ice and lived there. They were all wearing thick robes. There were slaves of various races, but none of them were powerful.
Their eyes were dull and numb.
Teams of warriors were patrolling, checking the surroundings nervously.
Clearly, they had received news that Lu Li had attacked nearby universes. Therefore, it was very likely that he had arrived at this one.
Once he arrived at this one, the Ice River Valley would be one of the main targets for Lu Li.
Lu Li had run into more than a dozen teams of warriors after three miles. The security here was tight.
Of course, no matter how many warriors there were, Lu Li was of no use. He hurried on. In the time for one incense stick to burn, he arrived at the main city of the Ice River Valley.
A small city had been built here. At least one hundred thousand warriors were stationed here. Warriors were on the city walls and at the gate.
If it were not for the skill of stealth, it would be a pipe dream to enter the city.
Lu Li sensed outside the city. He was sure that there were only two powerful warriors in the city. He was ready to take action.
This city was also filled with Rhinoceros Ape soldiers. When the time came, they could just directly destroy the city and not hurt the slaves.
Lu Li was planning to release the hundreds of thousands of slaves after he breached this place. That would be a good deed.
"Is that the depths of the Ice River Valley?"
Lu Li looked to the back of the city. He noticed that the mountains were connected, so the valleys inside had become caves. It was colder in the distance, and it felt grey. Lu Li took a few looks and felt that it was horrifying. It was like the mouth of a huge beast. He would be swallowed if he went in.
"This place seems to be very dangerous. It's better not to go too deep!"
Lu Li took a few more looks. His heart was palpitating. His instinct of walking on the line between life and death for many years told him that if he dared to go deeper into this place, he would most likely die in here.
It was better to just destroy this city and leave immediately.
Without any hesitation, Lu Li went into the city and arrived at a manor where the two powerful warriors were staying. They must be two forefathers that were nearing the end of their lives. Lu Li could tell that they were old and weak at the same time.
Lu Li had no concerns about the two warriors that were close to the Great Perfection. He checked casually and went into a castle. The two old men were in the castle. They should be cultivating.
There were escorts outside the castle, and the runes were activated. Lu Li asked Blood Fairy to crack the runes secretly while he stood outside the gate. He was ready to launch an attack the moment the runes were cracked.
The runes here were simple. Blood Fairy cracked them easily. The moment Lu Li cracked the runes, he broke in. Flames surged out from his hands and filled up the entire hall.
The two experts inside were startled when the Divine Inscriptions were broken apart. However, when they opened their eyes, they discovered that the terrifying flames had already expanded and expanded.
"Lu Li?"
The two warriors came back to their senses. They had received the message from their race, but they were too old to pay much attention to it.
They didn't think that Lu Li would come here to attack so coincidentally.
Therefore, they didn't pay much attention to Lu Li. They just told the defending warriors in the valley to be careful.
They didn't expect that Lu Li would really come here and use such powerful flames as soon as he showed up.
Although the two old men were old, their reaction was quite fast. They immediately rushed up.
The runes in the castle were cracked. They could break out easily.
Unfortunately, Lu Li's flames had arrived. Though they made it out of the castle, they were still covered in flames.
As soon as they came out, they began to roll and scream. Their shrill cries frightened the nearby warriors.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
There were one hundred thousand warriors in the city. At least seventy or eighty thousand of them were alarmed. They all rushed over in panic. Many warriors were trembling in fear when they saw how badly the two forefathers were burned.
They had all received the news recently and knew that Lu Li was here.
"Commander Yuan!"
A Saint King furiously roared, "All of you, spread out! Don't gather together!"
This Saint Emperor seemed to have quite a bit of prestige in the Ice River Valley. The moment he gave the order, all the soldiers immediately scattered. A commander quickly rushed into a castle.
A moment later, a ray of light shot up to the sky from the castle. Following that, the entire Ice Valley began to glow with runes. The sky and the walls were glowing, forming a huge shield. Strands of qi and energy spread out from the runes, making the atmosphere in the valley more oppressive.
"You activated the runes?"
Lu Li sneered. He didn't pay much attention. With Blood Fairy here, no matter how powerful the runes were, it would take her half a day to a day to crack them. At the very least, she could open a crack for him to sneak out.
At the very least, he could be surrounded by powerful warriors. So what?
He could stay in the Magic Circle for 10 days or half a month. Those outside the valley would be searching for him.
Lu Li asked Blood Fairy to check the runes while he dashed out to start the slaughter.
The first one he attacked was the commander who gave the order. Lu Li showed up behind this Saint Emperor and used the Traceless Saber to kill him. Lu Li didn't want to waste even one drop of Liquid of Destruction.
"Ah —"
Soon, the valley was filled with miserable cries. Since the runes were activated and the warriors didn't want to run away, Lu Li planned to kill all of them.
The warriors spread out and tried to attack Lu Li. Yet, they could not hurt him. Lu Li began to harvest one life after another. With a casual swing of the Traceless Saber, he could kill dozens of average warriors.
"What, what …"
In the distance, many slaves walked out from their caves. They were trembling in fear when they saw Lu Li killing warriors one by one.
They didn't dare to do anything. They just prostrated themselves on the ground, motionless. They looked at Lu Li as if he was a demon from hell.
Third Sect Leader