Chapter 708: Chapter 496: Lightning VS Ice Elemental Lord

They flew for about another half hour.

Just as Raylo began to think the snowstorm would never end, the view before him suddenly opened up.

They had passed through the most violent region of the blizzard.

The sky ahead was still gloomy, but the snow had lessened considerably, and visibility had greatly improved.

A range of rolling white mountains, covered in pristine snow, lay sprawled at the edge of the horizon like a slumbering Giant Beast.

And in the deepest part of that mountain range, one peak stood out, towering above the rest.

It was taller than all the surrounding peaks, its slopes steeper, like a sharp sword of Frost piercing the heavens.

What was even stranger was that while the entire Northern Lands were being battered by the blizzard, the sky directly above that one peak was completely calm.

Countless Ice and Snow Elements, as if drawn by some invisible force, converged from all directions, forming a massive, slow-moving vortex that swirled above the mountaintop.

The sight was both magnificent and bizarre.

"That must be the place."

A sharp glint flashed in Raylo’s eyes.

"Aow?"

The two cats in front of him, Moonlight and Coal Ball, raised their heads at the same time, looking curiously at the strange peak.

Raylo didn’t have Lightning approach immediately.

At the top of that peak, he sensed a powerful and cold life force.

That aura was perfectly fused with the Ice and Snow Power of the entire mountain—vast, majestic, and exuding a daunting, unapproachable air.

Without a doubt, that was the Domain Level Ice Elemental Lord mentioned in the system’s intelligence, the one entrenched here.

"Interesting."

A smile played on Raylo’s lips.

"Lightning, that big fellow up ahead is all yours!"

"ROAR!"

The moment Raylo’s words fell, the hundred-meter Thunder Dragon beneath him let out a sky-shaking roar.

The roar was filled with excitement and a ferocious will to fight.

It no longer held back. Its colossal body transformed into a streak of purple lightning that tore across the sky, diving straight toward the solitary, ice-shrouded peak with a deafening thunderclap!

「On the solitary peak.」

Perennial Profound Ice reflected a cold, eerie sheen under the gloomy daylight.

A colossal figure, a hundred meters tall, stood silently in the center of the summit.

Its entire body was composed of translucent ice crystals. Its form was vaguely humanoid, but its limbs were as thick as giant, frozen trees.

Its head was a single, uncarved block of ice. It had no facial features, only two points of ethereal blue Soul Fire burning quietly in the depths of the crystal.

The Ice Elemental Lord.

With its every breath, the ice and snow across the entire mountain resonated in sympathy.

Countless streams of Ice and Snow Power, like subjects answering an Emperor’s call, gathered from all directions, transforming into visible white currents of air that flowed into its body.

Its aura surged, climbing steadily with this endless replenishment of energy.

Suddenly, its head, burning with Soul Fire, snapped up to face the sky.

A streak of light, formed from lightning, was tearing through the snowstorm, charging straight for its territory with extreme ferocity!

Within that streak of light was a Power diametrically opposed to the cold of this place—a Power filled with destruction and rage.

"GRR..."

The Ice Elemental Lord let out a low growl. The sound was not like one from a throat, but more like the grinding rumble of countless blocks of ice rubbing and crushing against each other.

’Intruder!’

A wave of tyrannical rage erupted from its body!

It abruptly raised its right arm, formed of massive ice crystals, and aimed at the approaching purple streak in the sky.

HUMMM!

The Ice and Snow Elements in the air instantly began to seethe!

A colossal Ice Spear, a hundred meters long and shimmering with a bone-chilling light, materialized out of thin air in front of its arm!

However, before it could hurl this Ice Spear, which was powerful enough to pierce a mountain...

"ROAR!"

A higher-pitched, more ferocious dragon’s cry exploded from within the purple streak of light!

Along with the cry, an incredibly thick bolt of purple Thunderbolt, like a Spear of Divine Punishment, overtook the Ice Spear despite being launched later. It tore through the sky and viciously struck the newly formed weapon!

BOOM!

A deafening explosion echoed through the clouds!

The Ice Spear shattered on impact, turning into a cloud of glittering ice fragments that scattered in all directions.

But the purple streak of light didn’t slow down at all. It broke straight through the icy mist from the explosion and arrived high above the solitary peak.

Only then did the Ice Elemental Lord see the intruder’s true form.

It was a ferocious Giant Dragon, a hundred meters long!

Its body was covered in deep blue scales, with purple Thunderbolt slithering across them like living creatures.

Its golden, vertical pupils, filled with surging battle lust, were locked firmly onto it.

"ROAR!"

Lightning hovered in mid-air, letting out another defiant roar at the Ice Elemental Lord below.

The next moment, it moved.

There were no more probing attacks.

Lightning’s massive body shuddered violently!

"RUMBLE!"

With it at the center, a huge Domain over several hundred meters in diameter erupted into existence!

Within the Domain, purple light flickered as countless thick bolts of Lightning shot back and forth, roaring like frenzied thunder serpents.

The air was torn apart, letting out a series of CRACKLING sonic booms.

The Thunderbolt Domain!

"ROAR!"

Down below, the Ice Elemental Lord seemed to have been thoroughly enraged by the Giant Dragon’s arrogance.

Its huge crystalline body sank, its feet digging deep into the hard Profound Ice beneath it.

HUMMM!

An icy-blue halo spread out from its body like a ripple on water!

Wherever the halo passed, everything froze solid!

The moisture in the air instantly condensed into ice crystals. Even light itself seemed to freeze under this extreme cold, slowing to a crawl.

A Domain composed of pure ice and snow, also over a thousand meters in diameter, rose up from the ground!

The Frost Domain!

BOOM!

Two completely different Domains clashed violently above the solitary peak!

Within the Thunderbolt Domain, countless raging bolts of Lightning, like the sharpest War Spears, frantically battered the borders of the Frost Domain, attempting to tear it apart.

Meanwhile, within the Frost Domain, endless chilling energy formed into icy-blue chains that continuously seeped in, corroding and attempting to completely freeze and shatter the rampaging thunder serpents!

Purple and icy-blue, two completely different lights, tangled, collided, and annihilated each other madly at the boundary where the Domains met.

Every collision unleashed vast, chaotic torrents of energy.

"Interesting."

Far off to the side, so as not to interfere with Lightning’s battle, Raylo had moved to a large boulder on the edge of the summit, watching the fight with great interest.

Moonlight and Coal Ball were perched on his left and right shoulders respectively, also observing with curiosity.

’This Ice Elemental Lord’s control over its Domain has reached a rather profound level.’

Raylo could tell that the Ice Elemental Lord held the absolute "home-field advantage" on this mountain.

The entire mountain was the source of its Power.

Its Frost Domain was connected to the mountain’s ley lines, giving it a nearly endless supply of Power.

And Lightning, though its Power was even more ferocious, was ultimately fighting an away game and lacked staying power.

’Still, this is for the best.’

’Pressure is what leads to progress.’

Raylo glanced at Moonlight and Coal Ball perched on his shoulders. ’I’ll have to get these two little guys into more fights in the future, too. Otherwise, their only skill will be looking cute all day.’

「In the center of the battlefield.」

"ROAR!"

Lightning also seemed to realize it couldn’t afford a prolonged battle of attrition with its opponent.

It let out a furious roar and stopped the pointless clash of Domains.

Bringing its entire Thunderbolt Domain with it, its massive body shot down like a purple meteor, crashing violently toward the Ice Elemental Lord below!

It was going to use the most direct, most ferocious method possible to try and utterly crush its opponent!

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