Wings of Dark Snow

Chapter

Thirteenth :

Flashback

After I completed my first ten thousand years, I faced the first heavenly catastrophe of my life.

After that, my mother allowed me to go to the Ice Scorpion Clan. In truth, my mother was either a friend or an acquaintance of the Ice Scorpion Empress, so it wasn't difficult.

I still remember my first encounter with the Ice Scorpion Empress, one of the Northern Disasters - the Emerald Green Star Disaster - and the situation her sister was facing,

Her sister is the female Ice Scorpion Blue Shem

At that time, her sister, the Shiem Blue Ice Scorpion, was preparing for her breakthrough and had reached 90,000 years.

At that time…

Flashback.

From a third-person perspective:

In the northernmost central part, the territory of the Ice Scorpion Clan.

Between the snow-covered hills, a vast frozen lake stretches, with a small island in the middle.

For most people, this landscape might seem very beautiful, if it weren't for the holes dug into the hills and the large number of scorpions that appear to be made of ice, with jade-colored tails. Some of these scorpions reached three meters in height, and with the enormous number exceeding a thousand, no one who came here had a chance to enjoy the view.

But now, the region that had remained peaceful for centuries was living in utter chaos, as all the scorpions gathered around the lake, where a fierce battle was underway.

In the middle of the small lake stood a blue ice scorpion, emitting massive amounts of red mental energy mixed with blue, indicating that it was a spirit beast about to break through the hundred-thousand-year barrier.

Normally, no one, except those stronger than a hundred thousand years, would dare approach it.

However, at this moment, four people were attacking it, and since two elders were able to somewhat contain its attacks, this meant that they were at least not much weaker than it in strength.

The first person was an elderly man who appeared to be in his seventies, and if anyone from the public had seen him, they would have thought he was just a kind old man who wouldn't hurt a fly.

But now, he appeared extremely imposing, surrounded by flames, holding a red fan in his hand, with nine spirit rings revolving around him in perfect harmony: yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black-black-black-black-black… He was a Spirit Master!

Usually, there was rarely anything that would make him take things seriously, especially since he was already at the ninth level of Spirit Master.

But now, he was not just serious; he was also extremely upset.

At first, everything had gone well. One of their sect's disciples had broken through to level 80, and as usual, he had to search for a spirit essence between 80,000 and 90,000 years old.

But since his element was ice, it was nearly impossible to find a suitable essence for him in the Great Star Forest.

Therefore, they decided to head north, to the largest gathering of ice spirit beasts, to select a more suitable spirit beast.

To ensure the mission's success, the sect leader sent along the second, third, and fourth elders with him.

But the stronger the spirit beasts were, the harder it was to defeat them.

Especially since the second elder's battle spirit was the Dragon Turtle, a defensive water spirit, while the other battle spirit was the Ice Sword, and the fourth elder was a master of the air element.

As for the first elder, his battle spirit was a Fire Fan.

In addition, they had no spiritual equipment, meaning they couldn't use their full power at 100%, while the local spirit beasts were more efficient in fighting in their icy environment.

However, they did not expect the ice scorpion they chose to be the essence of the eighth element to be 90,000 years old and on the verge of breaking through to 100,000 years!

It was not only capable of resisting the attacks of two title holders at levels 95 and 93, but it also succeeded in killing the disciple who was with them, awaiting help from the rest of the scorpions!

But the biggest surprise for them was the appearance of an ice scorpion older than 100,000 years!

Now, the battle had reached a deadlock, and if they didn't find a quick way out, even escaping would be nearly impossible, especially since they were surrounded by dozens of ice scorpions, none of which were under 10,000 years old.

The second elder shouted in a booming voice, "Big Brother, I'll stop it, you escape from here!"

Then the seventh and eighth spirit rings lit up. In an instant, his massive body began to swell, transforming into a gigantic turtle, 15 meters long, with a dragon's head. He roared loudly, then charged directly at the ice scorpion!

The Ice Scorpion Empress said, "Humans, don't even dream of surviving here alive!"

Suddenly, the ice scorpion felt something and let out a young female growl, then charged toward the giant turtle.

She was unable to catch up with an opponent at level 95, let alone having to first pass through a Spirit Master with a combat title at level 93.

Although she was much stronger than him in most aspects, his defense was incredibly strong, and she couldn't break through it easily, let alone kill him.

However, once she felt her old friend's breath getting stronger, she stopped worrying about the first Element Master and decided to focus on the second person, the Martial Spirit Master.

She didn't even bother paying attention to the fourth person, for even if he was a Spirit Master class fighter at level 90, he wouldn't be able to escape from her clan members.

At the same time, the holder of the Elemental Master title also sensed the presence of a powerful breath approaching, and it was by no means weaker than the scorpion behind him.

He realized that things were worse than expected, and made a decision, though cowardly, it was the only option to save his life.

At that moment, talking about defense was impossible, and even survival became extremely difficult.

So, he activated his air element and flew at full speed in the opposite direction, toward the source of the approaching powerful breath!

From my perspective (Aison Drakon):

Finally, my mother managed to make a breakthrough, and it was time to head to the Ice Scorpion Clan's territory.

Although repeating the same things doesn't bother me, I was eagerly anticipating discovering new places and seizing opportunities.

However, I met my mother's requirements and reached the age of 10,000 years, but my progress recently had slowed down to almost half of what it was at the beginning.

Even though I understand that cultivation slows down in the later stages, that doesn't mean I'm satisfied with it.

I believe I will progress much faster in ongoing battles.

Additionally, since I reached the 10,000-year mark, my sister will come with me. After all, it will be beneficial for her to train against opponents who match or surpass her in strength.

Regardless of anything, the ability to defend oneself is vital, because I won't always be by her side.

Moreover, my sister has become lazy in her cultivation, and during this time, she has only reached the age of 8,000 years.

As we approached the Ice Scorpion Clan's territory, I began to feel strong fluctuations in spiritual energy, but before I could react, my mother quickly accelerated and disappeared from sight, saying at the last moment that she sensed several strong human auras.

Selina said, "Aison, you and Aislyn stay in the clouds, you'll be safe here. There are several powerful Spirit Masters and Elemental Masters, and once we kill them, I'll return for you."

I replied, "Alright, Mom," without really worrying about our safety. After all, we're already at the outskirts of the Ice Scorpion Clan's territory, and even finding a 1,000-year-old spirit beast here would be difficult, let alone beasts that are 10,000 years old.

Moreover, unless a Soul Sage with a flying spirit shows up, no one would even notice us.

Once she finished speaking, I looked at my sister, and without needing words, she immediately agreed and accelerated.

After all, it's rare to find Spirit Masters stronger than Elemental Masters, not to mention the fact that since my breakthrough to 10,000 years, I have never fought strong opponents.

The last time I fought was against a weak Spirit Master with a tiger spirit, and he had a medium spirit ring configuration (Yellow-Yellow-Purple-Purple-Purple-Black). That was when I was around 9,000 years old.

Although I was frustrated that I couldn't land a hit, he also couldn't break through my defense, and even when he activated his spirit body, he only left superficial scratches on my scales.

He was the first Spirit Master I encountered, which surprised me greatly, as I didn't know there were Spirit Masters in this world. However, he was eliminated by my mother.

Now, after my breakthrough, where all my indicators at least doubled, the only person who would be able to break through my defense would be a Spirit Master at level 87-90, with a combat spirit of maximum offensive power.

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I apologize for the delay.

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