"This is the source of everything!"
Leylin sighed. If not for the Scorpion Man falling here with the bloodline of the female bronze giant, the entire Icy World would not have appeared.
Sigh.
Hence, it was not an exaggeration to call the Scorpion Man the ancestor of this world.
Leylin's body floated into the air and slowly descended, arriving at the bottom of the depression.
When he saw the Scorpion Man's full appearance, his pupils constricted.
In Leylin's vision, there was a huge half-human, half-scorpion corpse lying on the ground. Traces of blue ice were like a spider's web, connecting to the Scorpion Man's skin and injecting large amounts of life force and icy energy into it.
On the Scorpion Man's back, the strange green blood seemed to be boiling and squirming as if it had a life of its own. It had even crawled all over its back and began to spread in all directions.
Green blood vessels seemed to cover the Scorpion Man's entire body, and even began to twist like eyeballs. They were lifeless and full of strangeness.
Under the corrosion of the green blood and blood vessels, the Scorpion Man's appearance had changed slightly.
Compared to the body in Leylin's memory, the current Scorpion Man's appearance was more slender, and even its face had become more exquisite, developing in the direction of femininity. Its upper body even had obvious feminine features.
"Hm!
No!
This isn't a corpse … "
Leylin was suddenly shocked. Only after getting closer did he realise that the Scorpion Man was not only breathing weakly, but even its heart was beating slowly.
However, the undulations of this life force seemed very insignificant in comparison to its huge body, and Leylin had even overlooked it at the start.
"This Scorpion Man is actually alive!"
Leylin took a few steps back.
At this moment, the Scorpion Man suddenly opened its eyes!
"You're here!"
A familiar soul undulation.
It began to attack Leylin's defences.
"You're not him!
You're the Arctic Empress!
No!
You're the guardian of the Icy World, that female bronze giant! "
Leylin cried out involuntarily.
Fine black scales covered its entire body, and a few potion tubes exploded, forming a large screen of light. The scarlet earrings on its ears were ready to go.
Even the current Leylin did not dare to recklessly face the terror of an ancient creature of laws.
Although he had guessed it before, when the truth really emerged, Leylin still felt a little dazed.
After witnessing this scene, Leylin quickly replayed everything in his mind.
They quickly connected the dots.
In the ancient war, the Snake Dowager had invaded the Icy World, and the bronze female giant had died in battle. A drop of her blood had landed on the Scorpion Man's body, accompanying him as he fell into a spatial crack, and by chance, he had arrived here.
The Scorpion Man died on the spot, but the green blood on his back did not!
The female bronze giant was a terrifying creature above Level 7!
They might even be able to achieve rebirth from a single drop of blood if they grasped a certain law!
Her bloodline had inherited a portion of her own spiritual brand, even though the Morning Star Scorpion Man had fallen.
But it still maintained its vitality!
Even if there was only a single drop of this ancient bloodline, it was enough to grant a new life after leaving the body.
It was just that it was too difficult to directly regenerate a drop of blood.
Thus, it was like a virus, searching for life that it could parasitize and attempting to infect.
Transforming it into the form that he needed.
And in Twilight Zone, was there any creature more suitable than the Scorpion Man?
Not to mention anything else.
Even the problem of distance was enough for him to make a choice!
Thus, the female giant's bloodline began to parasitize the Scorpion Man's corpse.
She even transformed him, giving him the appearance of a woman.
This transformation not only required a large amount of time, but also a terrifying amount of life energy.
Thus, the female giant's brand transformed the Icy World in Twilight Zone through the radiation of the Icy World, and even gave birth to life in the Icy World!
Following which, she used a portion of the Scorpion Man's flesh to create Arwen as her protector.
In Twilight Zone, a Morning Star protector was enough to suppress everything!
Thus, the female giant hid behind the scenes, while Arwen was in charge of everything on the surface. He regularly collected icy creatures for blood sacrifice, increasing the Scorpion Man's life energy and providing nutrients for the female giant's blood.
Everything was about to succeed.
As long as the transformation was successful, the female giant could be reborn from the Scorpion Man's body!
She would become another new life!
If only Leylin had not appeared.
However, there were no ifs in this world. Leylin's appearance, and especially Arwen's death, had forced the female giant to personally take action, speeding up the process of collecting flesh and life energy.
"No!
I'm only a part of the female giant. Right now, I'm a combination of the memory brand and the Scorpion Man's body!
Thus, I'm the Arctic Empress! "
The Scorpion Man stared at Leylin, indifferent soul undulations emitting from his body.
Seeing this, Leylin heaved a sigh of relief.
Even if he had the blood of an existence of laws, the transformation of his body had not been completed. He could not even be considered to have been truly resurrected, and was only a bloodline brand struggling at death's door.
Hence, the Scorpion Man could not even move. Even speaking had to be done through soul force, not to mention transferring it.
"If that's the case, I still have a chance!" Leylin's eyes shone brightly.
Even if the other party had completed the transformation of his body, he would at most be at the peak of rank 4, or with the power of his bloodline, he could rival a Radiant Moon Magus. However, Leylin had many trump cards in his hands, and still had a fighting chance. Now that the other party could not even move, he held an even greater advantage.
"Scorpion Man?
Is that the creature's name? "Leylin asked.
"Yes!
However, I don't like this appearance, so I could only modify it and make it resemble a Scorpion Woman. After all, the Scorpion Woman's illusory abilities are well-known in the Icy World, and the innate talent it forms is compatible with my bloodline.
However, this process and the reincarnation process both require a lot of time … "
The Arctic Empress seemed to have changed into a different person, answering all of Leylin's questions.
"No wonder …" Leylin nodded, a trace of ridicule in his eyes.
* Boom!
The ground trembled, and something that looked like a blue tree root emerged. The branches and leaves connected with the blue tentacles on the Scorpion Man's body, forming a cage that sealed Leylin within.
* Poof!
Poof! * Snow-white fog was emitted from the Scorpion Man's pores, fusing with the blue tentacles and even forming natural frost runes on the surface.
"Fortunately, you're here!
With the flesh of a human Morning Star, I can use Voss as a sacrifice to offer your point mass to the Ruler of Ice. I'm sure the transformation process can be sped up, or even completed! "
The Arctic Empress' voice was cold, "Since you killed Arwen, use your flesh and blood to pay for it!"
* Boom! *
A blood-red blade of light appeared on Leylin's palm, and he fiercely slashed at the cage, producing an ear-piercing sound.
Numerous snow-white runes flickered, even forming a layer of solid blue ice that froze the blood blade at the side of the cage. Even more blue began to spread towards Leylin's arm.
"Even an attack of 700 degrees has no effect?"
Leylin retreated in a flash, sizing up the runes on the cage, "Some mere energy circuits don't have this effect. Could it be these runes?"
"Frost Imprisonment Runes from the ancient World of Ice, and there are even records of it being able to imprison Radiant Moon Magi!
If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself! "
The Arctic Empress laughed maniacally, "Do you think I can't retaliate just because I can't move?
I've said it before, you'll definitely regret it after coming in! "
Leylin ignored the other party's shrill laughter, minding his own business as he went to the edge of the cage, "A.I. Chip!
Scan! "
[Beep!
Discovered Ancient Frost Imprisonment Runes.
Effect: Increases the toughness of the attached item by 5 OZ. Frost resistance by 7 OZ. Provides Frost Reflection ability.
Estimated strength: 890-1120!]
The A.I. Chip quickly intoned.
"At this level, I'm afraid I'll only be able to escape if I use Kemoyin Serpent Transformation at full power a few times!"
Leylin sighed, "However, is there a need for this?"
Leylin stretched out his hands, and at this moment, purple light began to ripple from his hands.
The moment the purple light came into contact with the cage, something strange happened!
Black spots began to spread on the cage, and even the ancient imprisonment runes could not stop them.
The entire cage was like an old wooden frame, rapidly corroding, and even becoming riddled with holes.
* Pa! *
Leylin's hands exerted a little force, and a large hole was opened in the cage, allowing him to walk out.
"This is impossible!" The Arctic Empress' shrill laughter stopped abruptly.
"Nothing is impossible!
Although you carefully analysed my potion and even expelled the poison, how could the potion I brewed be so simple? "
Leylin smiled, and a purple rune flickered at the tip of his finger.
This rune seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and large amounts of purple spots appeared on the Scorpion Man's body, even sealing off the blood on his back.
Through the arrangements he'd made in the Icy Castle and the tricks he'd played on the Icy Tribe, Leylin had turned the tables and seized the initiative.
"Hmph!
A mere poison! "The Arctic Empress snorted coldly.
"I know that this bit of poison doesn't have much effect on ancient Morning Star creatures, and it won't even last a few minutes … However, I was hoping that it would be able to delay them for a few minutes …"
Leylin's eyes shone as he came to the Scorpion Man's side, looking at the green blood on his back.
"You still don't know?
I'm actually a Warlock!
I'm even a descendant of the Snake Dowager who caused your death. For us Warlocks, separating blood and purifying genes is a simple matter … "