Chapter 215: The Sorrow of the Ice Bee Frost

Fu Liye is an extremely rare master of space manipulation on the continent, where the cards in his hands can serve as powerful offensive weapons or carriers for spatial arrays. The purple human card enables teleportation; wherever the purple card is, a person can be there.

Somewhat akin to the soul cards used by Soul Beast Masters to summon their soul beasts, but in Fu Liye's case, he and that purple card together form the soul beast that can be summoned at will!

*Snap!*

A puff of purple smoke rose in the air, behind Gargamel.

"Watch out, youngest!" Zhebie, with his divine eyes, most sensitive to targets, no longer aimed carefully; the ice arrow instantly changed direction, shooting directly toward Gargamel’s back.

*Whoosh!*

A brilliant cold light streaked through the air, moving at incredible speed, yet it missed its target.

The purple smoke was merely a decoy. Fu Liye’s mastery of space had reached a level of supreme control, and he never appeared there. A card pierced through space, emerging from behind Dari Kapu, this time a blue one, aiming for the exorcist in the group!

Feeling the sudden threat behind him, Dari Kapu frantically channeled his soul power, trying to cast a protective shield, but it was almost too late. However, a figure moved faster than his shield could form.

Jikuchan, the third of the Five Tigers, a member of the Queidi clan, the slimmest and shortest among the five, with hard snake scales around his neck and a body as flexible as a serpent, slipped in at the last moment. His daggers crossed, gleaming like the venomous fangs of a king cobra, blocking between Dari Kapu and the blue card.

*Bam!*

The blue card exploded, releasing residual electrical force that stiffened Jikuchan’s body slightly, but fortunately, he seemed to withstand it.

But before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief,

*Snap snap snap snap snap!*

Five puffs of purple smoke erupted simultaneously in front of, behind, or beside each of the five heroes, five cards fired in quick succession.

"Ha ha ha!"

Fu Liye's laughter seemed to emanate from five different positions simultaneously, and at the same time, five deep blue cards shimmering with lightning shot out of the air.

The Exorcist Lightning Cards were darker in color and more powerful.

The five heroes all felt the terrifying threat from the lightning cards, but the attack was too fast, and it came without warning from close range, making it impossible to defend against.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Five explosions sounded at once, releasing powerful lightning energy that spread through the air like fireworks.

The blue cards were pure Exorcist Lightning Cards, while the black ones were a combination of witchcraft and exorcism, containing not only the power of thunder and witchcraft but also the curse effects of an exorcist, making them extremely terrifying.

Several gray figures, injured by the explosions, fell directly downward, seemingly unconscious.

Snap~

A wisp of green smoke flashed at the top of the bell tower, and Fu Liye reappeared lightly at his dancing spot, looking at the misty lightning and exclaiming, "Beautiful fireworks."

But in the next second, a light shone through the spreading lightning, and a gray figure burst out as if breaking through clouds.

Abu Da Jiebie's face, body, and arms were covered with sooty lightning marks, but he had already condensed an Ice Arrow in his hand. Unlike the previous simple Ice Pursuit, this Ice Arrow had a concentrated electric aura belonging to Fu Liye at its tip, forming a round, glowing lightning point at the arrowhead.

"Kill!"

Abu Da Jiebie roared in anger, releasing the fully drawn bowstring.

Fu Liye squinted his eyes, sensing that the rapidly approaching icy glow carried the soul power of his spatial resonance.

Resisting Fourier's lightning power was solely to absorb his energy and lock onto him. Even if he traversed through space, this arrow imbued with spatial resonance would surely pursue him, relentlessly.

Interesting.

Fourier smiled slightly, not opting for spatial movement. Instead, he flicked his wrist, and a golden card instantly condensed between his fingers.

Golden Divine Card, Thunder God's Critical Strike!

The dazzling electric light had turned golden. As soon as the card formed, surging soul energy swelled around it, reaching its peak of destruction.

"Go."

He lightly flicked his finger, and the golden card transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the icy arrow.

Boom!

The two energies collided in mid-air, their power equally matched, exploding instantly. The air was filled with overflowing energy. Zhebie leaped forcefully, breaking through the scattered energy, landing on the tower's top. Suppressing the turbulent blood and qi within him, he stood before Fourier.

The queen bee, continuously flapping her mandibles, appeared before Abuda Zhebie, but Fourier's overwhelming soul pressure enveloped him, leaving him no room for distraction.

"Abuda Zhebie." Fourier did not immediately attack but instead looked at him with interest: "Ranked 216 among the Holy Sanctuary heroes, what a pity. I thought someone higher-ranked would come; that way, my bounty would have increased significantly... Where is Oscar hiding?"

Oscar, the Winter Staff, is the only old monster in the Ice Spirit Kingdom who poses a threat to him. However, at that age, there isn't much left to do. Even if he came, Fourier was confident in his ability to handle him.

Zhebie tightly gripped his Frostbow, the queen bee beside him, yet he could only watch, unable to act: "There's no need for the elder to intervene! Fourier, we Ice Spirits have no grudge against your Dark Sanctuary..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, see, here we go again." Fourier wore an amused smile, countering: "Do I need a reason to want to kill you?"

"Your slaughter of living beings is truly abhorred by both man and god!" Zhebie roared.

Fu Liye burst into laughter, finding it particularly amusing every time he heard these people tell stories. He pointed to the vast expanse of silver light that was almost reaching the city gate: "Look at that beautiful color; that is nature's gift. In another hour, the entire Ice Spirit will vanish from the Nine Heavens Continent, but you can rest assured, this is only temporary. The cleansing is for rebirth, and when the time comes, new and more beautiful life will be born on this land. Humanity is merely a transient presence, so don't be too sad."

The Ice Bees came too quickly, much faster than anyone had imagined!

The queen bee atop the tower was calling out, the high-frequency vibrations from her flapping mandibles continuously stimulating and urging the swarm. In just this short defensive period, the first wave of bees had already approached the city gate! The vast silver light resembled a tidal wave surging towards the city gate below, yet the Tian Shu Formation was still far from fully activated, leaving the entire city gate completely unprotected.

Zhebie was both shocked and furious; he could even hear the 'buzzing' sound of the Ice Bees as they flew closer.

The swarm had already neared the city gate, rendering the plan to divert the queen bee elsewhere a failure: "You madmen!"

"Ha ha ha!" Fu Liye laughed heartily: "You flatter me so, I'm quite embarrassed. Come, come, since we have nothing better to do, I'll let you take three shots!"

...

"Prepare!" Xue Cangbo stood on the city wall, holding aloft an ice sword that commanded the army. The sword, like an ice spike, was crystal clear with a bright luster condensed within its blade.

Frost's Sorrow!

It was the national treasure of Ice Spirit, a true treasure gifted by the Supreme Saint to the first queen!

Rattling sounds filled the air as over a hundred Divine Soul Cannons swiveled their barrels to aim at the vast silver light. Below the city gate, the shield soldiers who had been resting and conserving their strength immediately rose to their feet. Working in groups of four, they erected massive shields—three meters tall, two meters wide, and weighing a ton—forming a continuous fortress. Their movements were perfectly synchronized, each soldier using their left shoulder to support the giant shield, bending their left leg, and extending their right leg backward for stability.

Then, there was complete silence among the troops, everyone holding their breath as they waited for the rapidly approaching swarm.

The wizards raised their ice staves, their soul power ready but not yet released.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down a young ice wizard's forehead, the salty moisture stinging his eyes, but he dared not blink.

From afar, the swarm of Ice Bees appeared as nothing more than a shimmering silver glow. People's understanding of them was mostly derived from ancient legends, akin to tales adults used to scare children, but now...

The swarm arrived faster than imagined. The 'silver cloud' that had seemed so distant moments ago had now transformed into an overwhelming expanse, sweeping across the sky like a shroud, and it was less than three miles from the city gate!

Buzzzzzzzz~

The terrifying sound of their wings beating was like a continuous roll of thunder, causing the entire earth to tremble slightly. Not far away, a forest that had been lush and green after the thaw of an ice sheet was instantly covered as the swarm passed.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Like the sound of hailstones hitting a roof, one could see tall trees beginning to fall in large patches; some were snapped in half, others vanished into thin air, and still others caught fire from the friction of the Ice Bees' powerful collisions, emitting thick smoke. But soon, the icy energy carried by the bees condensed the smoke into blocks of ice, which fell down with a rustling sound.

Destruction, annihilation!

Wherever the swarm passed, not a blade of grass remained!

This was the Ten Thousand Mile Ice Bee, ranked fifty-eighth among the forbidden species in the *Nine Heavens Chronicles*.

A slight unrest appeared in the flanks of the Snow Wolf Guard, not among the warriors, but among the snow wolves.

The innate fear of Ice Bees made several snow wolves' legs go weak, causing them to kneel and tremble uncontrollably. No matter how hard the warriors on their backs whipped them, they dared not move an inch. Even those snow wolves that managed to stay standing had lost their usual composure, growling low and heavy-breathed.

Not only the snow wolves were afraid; many of these well-trained warriors also trembled with fear.

But they dared not retreat, nor could they.

The Tian Shu Formation was only halfway activated, far from fully deployed. There was no way out for anyone at the city gate. Facing this wave of Ice Bees, there was no room for luck. It would either be the death of the Ice Bees or the end of the Ice Spirits!