Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 703 Slaying the Ice Demon, Clearing the Trial! (Two Chapters Combined)

"The last item."

As Jiuxiao Qu spoke, he took out another item, placed it in his palm, and with a surge of immortal power, slapped it sharply to the side.

The next moment, space tore open, and a portal of light appeared.

"Please, everyone, let's fight the demon in this small world."

Many of the wandering immortals who were familiar with the process and had already gone through it all had solemn expressions, some even with a hint of determination.

"What's coming will come!"

"Let's go! This time, we must fight to the death!"

"Whether the outcome can be reversed depends on this."

Many of the scattered immortals kept muttering to themselves as they looked at the gate of light with complicated expressions.

The Nine Heavens General stepped into the gate of light first, followed immediately by the other heavenly soldiers and generals.

Then came the scattered immortals, including Song Changming.

He was quite familiar with the portal before him; the magic mirror in his hand could also open this portal, allowing him to travel between the two places.

This celestial general clearly possesses a magical artifact with similar functions, or perhaps a spatial magic technique.

The familiar feeling of floating and inverting, but this time he didn't need to fumble for his way in the space tunnel; a force propelled him to the end of the tunnel.

With one step, all that lies before you is a world of ice and snow, with a biting wind.

"Even with my immortal body, I feel the chill of this place?" A rogue immortal, arriving for the first time, couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"What's so strange about that? There are many dangerous places in the world where even immortals would perish. This place is clearly not a good place either," another wandering immortal with more experience chimed in.

As soon as he finished speaking, the distant snow-capped mountains shook, the glaciers cracked, and one after another, monsters tens of feet tall emerged from them.

Its entire body was covered in frost, a deep blue, its form resembled that of a long ape, its hands hung limply to the ground, its eyes gleamed with malevolence, and it exhaled a chilling aura from its mouth.

They are called demons because these ice apes kill any living creature they see, regardless of its species.

Therefore, he was labeled a demon by the Celestial Court.

The Nine Heavens General stood in the air, with over a hundred heavenly soldiers and generals behind him. He looked at the slowly moving ice ape with a calm expression.

"The final trial is to fight those ice apes. If you can last for 15 minutes, you will pass; if you can last for 1 hour, you will be considered excellent. If you can kill one ice ape, you will be exempt from the trial and directly selected to ascend to heaven."

When Jiuxiaoqu explained these rules, many newly arrived wandering immortals were greatly encouraged.

As long as you can hunt down one of these ice demons, you don't need to care about any evaluation results or celestial talent; you can directly become a soldier in the heavens!

How could this not tempt them?

"I'm leaving!"

A wandering immortal brandished his magical weapon, confidently charging forward, but within two minutes, he fled back in a sorry state.

"What a ruthless ice demon!" The wandering immortal was still shaken.

He was at least a mid-stage Immortal Realm cultivator with immortal power and a low-grade magic weapon, yet he couldn't even last a few rounds against this Ice Demon.

It's already quite an achievement that they managed to escape alive.

Only now did he realize the true danger of this trial.

"go!"

On the other side, several rogue immortals had already planned their move and were now joining forces to take action.

But the ice demon wasn't stupid either; several of them surrounded it and engaged in battle.

After four or five minutes of this entangled battle, one of the scattered immortals was defeated and forced to retreat injured.

Seven or eight minutes later, they were hit hard again.

This continued until, after a quarter of an hour, only two people managed to hold on.

With a wave of his hand, the celestial official recorded the valid scores of these two individuals. As for the others who did not last a quarter of an hour, there was no need to look them up; they were eliminated directly.

After all, the main task of the heavenly soldiers is to eliminate demons.

If you don't have the ability to deal with this demon, you naturally can't stay.

After that, more and more scattered immortals chose to join forces to disperse the oppressive force of the ice demons' encirclement.

"Young friend, how about we go together and look after each other?" A man who looked relatively young extended an invitation to Song Changming.

Several other wandering immortals beside him also looked at him.

Song Changming glanced at them and found that these rogue immortals all had cultivation levels close to the late stage of the Immortal Realm, no less than Song Changming himself. Two of them had even reached the late stage of the Immortal Realm.

This lineup is definitely one of the best among the group of independent immortals.

It's not hard to guess why Song Changming was chosen by the other party.

After all, he possessed unparalleled talent at the eighth level of immortality, and his cultivation was also quite good. Among all the scattered immortals, he was the most likely to be chosen.

“Okay.” Song Changming didn’t refuse.

That day, the general did not say that teams could not be formed, nor did he stop them, which clearly indicated that he tacitly approved of this situation.

He naturally chose this safest approach.

“That’s excellent!” the young-looking man nodded.

Once everyone was together, they didn't linger any longer and flew directly towards a place where ice demons were entrenched.

There were three ice demons standing side by side. The group chose one of them, and they paired up, each taking one of the demons.

"Young friend, be careful, the Ice Demon's frost aura is very powerful!" the young-looking man warned Song Changming.

This person was named Wei Xuanlang, one of the two cultivators at the late stage of the Immortal Realm.

Having said that, he summoned a precious jade sword and swung it at the ice demon.

The sword light, as sharp as fire and lightning, struck the Ice Demon, shattering large patches of ice crystals on its surface.

This single move led Song Changming to conclude that even in a one-on-one fight, the opponent could most likely withstand the Ice Demon for a quarter of an hour, or even longer.

But the opponent's goal was clearly not just that; he wanted to hold out for an hour in order to achieve an outstanding performance.

Song Changming didn't stand by and watch. He leaped into the air and struck out with his palm.

This palm strike was incredibly powerful. The golden palm print, formed from immortal energy, struck the ice demon and knocked it to the ground!

When Wei Xuanlang saw this, his eyes lit up.

The fact that Song Changming was such a great teammate inspired him to come up with even bolder ideas.

"Young friend Song, how about we join forces and slay this Ice Demon?" Wei Xuanlang said directly.

Normally, it would be extremely difficult for a rogue immortal in the Immortal Realm to deal with this Ice Demon.

If one possesses powerful magical treasures and advanced immortal techniques, perhaps even a perfected immortal could have a chance to kill it alone.

However, to be on the safe side, only a true immortal could kill this ice demon.

Now, with Wei Xuanlang and Song Changming joining forces, they see hope of eliminating the enemy.

Song Changming naturally nodded in agreement.

If they can defeat the Ice Demon, they might be able to pass the trial together, which would benefit both of them.

Before the Ice Demon could even get up, Kui Xuanlang made a hand seal, and his immortal power surged forth.

Immortal Technique: Southern Ming Golden Dragon!

hum!
The immortal sword flew out and transformed directly into a golden fire dragon, roaring as it crashed into the ice demon below once more.

The flames exploded for dozens of miles, and the solid ice on the ground instantly melted into boiling water!

"Is this the magic of immortality?" Song Changming's eyes gleamed with wonder.

Its power is no less than, and no less than, the martial arts techniques he knows!
Most importantly, this sword fire is not only powerful, but also contains the profound mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

It was celestial fire, capable of burning continuously even on this ice. After this sword strike, the ice demon was also severely injured, roaring in pain.

Song Changming was impressed by this person; he was indeed capable.

Even the heavenly generals in the distance witnessed this scene.

"This man's sword strike is quite powerful. I wonder where he learned it from. Even the Ice Demon's frost energy couldn't stop it," a detachment general said in surprise.

"It has true dragon fire on it, so I suppose there is also a mystery in that sword. The sword and the immortal technique complement each other. This boy can be taken directly." The Nine Heavens General also nodded, acknowledging the combat power shown by Wei Xuanlang.

It wouldn't hurt to give one spot to the heavens directly, even if the other party hasn't killed an ice demon yet, the sword strike they just displayed was enough.

"besides."

Jiuxiaoqu looked at Song Changming, who was fighting alongside him.

This person possessed neither magical treasures nor immortal techniques, yet he could easily overturn an ice demon simply by channeling pure physical strength into his immortal power.

How much power is hidden within this?

"He is indeed no ordinary wandering immortal." Jiuxiao Qu pondered to himself.

In fact, after the test revealed his eighth-level immortal talent, he could have already made an exception and taken Song Changming away, so he wouldn't have needed to participate in this Demon Fighting Trial.

This pair is basically confirmed to go to heaven with them and join the heavenly soldiers.

In the arena, after taking that flaming sword, when the Ice Demon got up again, his body had been halved, resembling a snowman about to melt away.

It shot into the sky and spewed a breath of freezing frost towards the two of them.

Kui Xuanlang parried with his precious sword, but the frost could not freeze it.

Seeing that Wei Xuanlang's fire attack was so effective, Song Changming simply summoned the fire seed within his body and released a strange fire to resist the opponent's frost.

Ordinary strange fires are no match for the frost aura of this ice demon.

However, within Song Changming's strange fire, there is a wisp of the Sun God Fire.

The true essence of the Sun God's Fire shone forth, and the golden flames instantly scalded away the frost.

Even the ice demon was terrified of the fire and retreated repeatedly, eventually fleeing altogether.

Kui Xuanlang was unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity to slay the demon, and moved to block it.

The magic was unleashed once more, and the fire dragon reappeared.

This time, the fire dragon was even more powerful, completely melting the ice demon.

Kui Xuanlang let out a long, heavy sigh, a hint of joy on his face.

Using such powerful offensive immortal techniques twice in succession would indeed be a considerable drain on his current level of immortal power.

His joy faded, and he said to Song Changming with a hint of apology, "I've already killed this Ice Demon. Why don't we find another one? This time, you can kill it!"

He estimated that with his own immortal power, he could cast that immortal technique once more.

Just then, an ice demon broke in from nearby.

Song Changming did not refuse the other party's kindness, as he also wanted to get closer to the immortal technique.

The profound mysteries of the Dao contained within it are truly unique, something he had never encountered in any of the martial arts techniques he had previously learned.

This time, Song Changming no longer held back and directly took out the God-Devouring Blade.

With a flick of the fire seed onto the God-Devouring Blade, the true essence of the Sun God's Fire immediately adhered to it.

With a swift movement of the longsword, flames surged forth, making Kui Xuanlang's Fire Dragon Immortal Technique even more powerful.

With attacks from both sides, the Ice Demon was swiftly and cleanly killed and incinerated by Song Changming.

This scene left the other wandering immortals stunned.

I never expected that Song Changming and his companion would be so skilled with their swords and sabers.

With their combined efforts, the Ice Demon was able to kill without hesitation, even slaying two of them in succession!

In contrast, even if three or five of them were to gather together, they wouldn't last long against this Ice Demon before fleeing in disarray.

After using his magic three times, Wei Xuanlang had almost no magic power left, so he stopped trying and flew away.

Song Changming hadn't suffered much damage and was thinking about whether to try to kill an Ice Demon solo again, just to play it safe.

Just then, a celestial official called out to him.

"Young friend, now that you have slain an ice demon, you should stop."

Upon hearing this, Song Changming couldn't help but ask, "Have I passed the trial?"

"Passed, passed," the celestial official nodded.

Every Ice Demon we use is one less to go around. We'll need to test the demon-fighting skills of other rogue immortals in the future, so we can't let Song Changming kill them one after another and waste them.

Upon hearing this, Song Changming also withdrew his hand and retreated.

"Brother Song's fire knife skills are truly impressive; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority," Wei Xuanlang said, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect to Song Changming.

"It can't compare to your wondrous immortal techniques," Song Changming returned the greeting with a smile.

He had a very good impression of this wandering immortal. The two had just worked together harmoniously, and now they could be considered acquainted.

Both of them knew that once they were in heaven, they would still be colleagues in the heavenly army, so it would be good for them to get to know each other better.

About half a day later, the demon-fighting trial came to an end.

Every rogue immortal had participated in the battle against the ice demon, and most of them were defeated within minutes. Few could last more than a quarter of an hour, and even fewer could last an hour.

Only Song Changming and his companion were able to slay the Ice Demon.

When the group returned to the Immortal Fortress, General Jiuxiao already had a complete jade slip in his hand.

On it, the results of each wandering immortal's trial were listed in full, making them easy to understand at a glance.

"General, there are twenty-seven qualified candidates among them," the celestial official said.

"Hmm." Jiuxiao Qu glanced at it casually, without saying much about the result.

"Then let these twenty-seven people come with us to heaven. Let's leave today."

The Nine Heavens General clearly didn't want to stay in the mortal realm any longer; this kind of job was really too boring.

"Yes." The celestial official replied, flew to the group of scattered immortals, and announced the results of the trial.

In fact, he doesn't need to say much; he just needs to read out the names of those who passed.

"Song Changming"

Upon hearing this, Song Changming knew that the first name he called out was his.

The second one is Wei Xuanlang, who is standing next to him.

The two of them slew the Ice Demon, making them the only two who performed best among this group of rogue immortals. This is reasonable, and no one would disagree, given their impressive record.

Soon, all twenty-seven wandering immortals finished reciting.

These twenty-seven men, clenching their fists, were naturally the happiest.

The rest were all disappointed, but there was nothing else they could do.

These celestial soldiers and generals are quite rigid. While bribery might be acceptable in the mortal court, anyone who dares to openly offer bribes in front of these celestial soldiers and generals will meet a bad end.

After all, there are many powerful beings in the Celestial Court, and there are more than a pair of people with clairvoyance and clairaudience.

If they are seen or overheard, they are doomed.

Perhaps some of the heavenly soldiers and generals had such thoughts, but they dared not put them into action, at least not openly.

"Those who failed the trial, may all disperse," the celestial official called out.

Jiuxiao Qu looked at the remaining twenty-seven chosen people and smiled slightly.

"Everyone, follow me to the outer heavens!"

(End of this chapter)