When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 340 The First

January 1st, Ursus Federation, Northern Tundra Wilderness.

A specially designed eight-wheeled off-road vehicle sped across the snow-covered plain, leaving trails of snow dust billowing behind it.

Inside the car, a middle-aged man from Ursus with a short beard streaked with white and wearing frameless glasses was checking the route while driving.

The northern tundra wilderness is a notoriously desolate place in the Ursus Federation, where temperatures can drop below minus forty degrees Celsius in winter, and can even reach as low as minus seventy-one degrees Celsius.

Even in this martial arts era, the Ursus people mainly settle in the southwest of this region, with few people in the north.

However, given the preconceived notions about the Ursus people, it's not surprising that someone would appear.

Every year, some Ursus warriors come to the northern wilderness during the coldest time of year, attempting to conquer this region. This middle-aged man may be one of them.

The off-road vehicle continued forward, and following the route displayed on the light screen, it would soon reach its destination.

But just then, the cold wind suddenly became piercing, as if the heavens and earth were howling, and hailstones the size of fists rained down, making the car windows rattle.

Fortunately, the car windows were made of a special material; otherwise, they might have been smashed by now, letting the wind and snow into the car.

The middle-aged man stopped his car, staring at the shattered ice shards on the window and the spreading frost...

"Suka BuLei."

A surge of intense anger suddenly erupted from the middle-aged man, crashing against the car window.

At the same time, the car window shattered suddenly in the cold, letting in a bone-chilling cold that collided with the raging torrent.

boom!
The eight-wheeled off-road vehicle was frozen solid in an instant, and then exploded a moment later. A tall figure broke through the cold wind and air blast, flying out and landing on the snow.

At this moment, the wind and snow became even more severe, as if giants were roaring, but when they swarmed towards the middle-aged man, they were swept away by an even stronger force, unable to penetrate his body.

The middle-aged man took off his frameless glasses, and his originally refined demeanor vanished abruptly, replaced by coldness and sternness.

He gripped a three-edged sword, its slender blade radiating a chilling aura.

The sword trembled slightly, and a sword aura sliced ​​through the wind and snow, revealing a figure that seemed to dominate the wind and snow. At the same time, the cold spiritual power locked onto the opponent.

Then, the middle-aged man's pupils contracted slightly.

"It seems you recognized me."

Bai Ze, draped in a white robe, emerged from the wind and snow and said calmly, "Sergei Kirinovich Stuchenko, or as you may be called—Northern Lights."

Sergei certainly recognized Bai Ze.

Perhaps at the beginning, he was just regarded as an insignificant person, but when Bai Ze swept through the six-star level and even killed Li Hengxiong, who was at the seven-star level, Sergei could no longer treat him as an insignificant person.

From then on, Sergei paid close attention to Bai Ze.

He never expected that he would run into Bai Ze here.

Does Bai Ze not need to stabilize his realm after breaking through?
Furthermore, how was he able to intercept me here? Is the intelligence network of the Eastern Xia Federation really that efficient?
Many thoughts flashed through my mind, but in the end, they all returned to a cold emptiness.

At this point, thinking about whys is useless; only one battle remains.

Sergei transformed into a black cloud, breaking through the wind and snow, and charged towards Bai Ze.

A chilling aura crept over Bai Ze's body. Even though the black cloud that Sergei had transformed into had not yet arrived, Bai Ze had already been attacked first.

Due to their environment, most Ursus people cultivate cold-attribute true qi—what the Ursus people call battle qi. Some focus on body cultivation, while others convert to orthodox religions. Additionally, some follow the path of new martial arts.

The Ursus people are all about practicality.

Sergei was clearly no exception, but the cold-attribute battle qi he cultivated was more inclined towards yin and cold, which did not conform to the orthodox wind, snow and frost. His spiritual power was even more extreme and cold, penetrating to the bone.

In Bai Ze's eyes, the cold black aura enveloped him almost instantly, and then the black clouds swept in, with hundreds of icy sword energies shooting out like a torrential rain, bombarding Bai Ze's body.

bang——

Bai Ze's figure exploded, but no blood was visible. Instead, a burst of crimson light erupted and collided with the black qi and evil clouds.

The intense true energy was so prominent in this freezing place, yet it was completely unaffected by the cold. The intense light collided, and the dark clouds shattered with a crash, turning into countless cold currents that swept across the land.

It is the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Sergei, who was paying close attention to Bai Ze, recognized the move immediately. The Five-Colored Divine Light and Return to Nothingness had become Bai Ze's signature moves.

A burst of crimson light erupted, transforming into an endless stream of fiery energy that swept across and incinerated the cold currents.

Upon seeing the dissipation of the dark clouds, Sergei immediately crushed the cold, black stone that he had somehow acquired in his left hand, absorbing a surge of yin energy into his body. His three-edged sword, now dark and dull under the influence of battle qi, danced wildly before him, its numerous sword lights resisting the fiery energy.

Upon contact, flames ignited on the sword light. Sergei felt as if his entire body was burning, and even felt his mental energy burning, bringing intense pain.

'Isn't he known as "Heaven's Will"? How come his spiritual power is so intense and fierce?'

The intense sense of the unknown transformed into a deep sense of crisis, weighing heavily on Sergei's heart. He gritted his teeth and roared, unleashing all his mental strength and fighting spirit.

"what!"

Amidst the black flames, Sergei's face contorted with rage as he used his battle aura to summon wind, snow, and frost. His three-edged sword erupted like a torrential downpour, attempting to pierce through the flames.

But at this moment, following the intense heat, a chilling cold suddenly appeared, and the alternation of heat and cold pressed down simultaneously.

Sergei suddenly turned around and was shocked to find that the area behind him had been filled with a dark, divine light, and the snow and wind dancing between heaven and earth had been dyed dark black.

He drew in the wind, snow, and frost, but instead drew in the dark divine light.

"'God willing'······"

Sergei spread his mental energy and was shocked to find that at this moment, the world was completely black, as if this world had turned into a cage, imprisoning him.

"So this is fate!"

Bai Ze rules over this land, and wind, snow, and frost are all enemies of Sergei.

After the scorching heat subsided, an incomparably deep, dark divine light took its place. The wind and snow, along with the divine light, transformed into a massive vortex that spun rapidly around Sergei. Endless streams of icy, dark energy eroded his body, assimilating his own yin energy.

All he saw in the end was the collapse of the dark sky and earth, followed by complete darkness.

As the wind and snow gradually subsided, Sergei's body reappeared.

At this moment, he was frozen in the ice, all his life force extinguished.

"First."

Bai Ze reappeared, placing a palm on the ice statue's head, "Memory Reading".

(End of this chapter)