Chapter 831: News of Entrapment

At the Lunar Divine Palace in the starry skies, Mou Qi's arrogant voice could be heard ringing out from Han Yi's divine platform.

"Han Yi!"

A scene gradually sharpened into view inside a crystal-clear block of ice.

Pang Jian's restored Immortal Divine Soul could be seen within, light and lightning surging from his body in erratic bursts. The gleam in his eyes had dimmed slightly, as though he had suffered a significant blow. The imposing Cang Feng and the graceful Mu Ya stood at his sides.

Farther back, the River of Wisdom flowed silently, severing all connections between Pang Jian and the outside world.

Mou Qi, dressed in white robes, gazed coldly at Pang Jian.

The scene showed Pang Jian in a dire situation of being surrounded on all sides.

Mou Qi said coolly, "Pang Jian, there's no escape for you."

Han Yi's body trembled as she was jolted awake. "Pang Jian!"

Gathering her divine power to take a closer look, she instantly realized that Mou Qi was deliberately projecting everything through the block of ice in real time!

Three high-ranking Gods were besieging Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul in the bizarre mist!

Having just awakened from a deep period of comprehension, Ying Yue rushed into Han Yi's divine platform, glanced at the block of ice, and immediately moved to obscure it. Her divine power quickly flowed forth, erasing the imprint that Mou Qi left behind.

"Ying Yue, what are you doing?!" Han Yi cried out in alarm. "Mou Qi and the others have surrounded Pang Jian! If it were just Mou Qi alone, I wouldn't be so worried, but there are three high-ranking Gods there! Cang Feng and Mu Ya are with Mou Qi! How could Pang Jian possibly stand against those three in the bizarre mist?"

"So what?" Ying Yue replied coldly, her expression unreadable. "What exactly do you intend to do?"

Han Yi froze, her expression faltering.

"You and I have yet to ascend as high-ranking Gods ourselves!" Ying Yue snapped. "Not to mention, we serve Sovereign Luo! Have you forgotten? She's hunted the True Gods of the human race more relentlessly than anyone else these past years!

"Mou Qi showed you that scene for one reason, and one reason only. He likely wants to use us as leverage to pressure the one we serve.

"Han Yi, please, don't cause trouble for Sovereign Luo, alright?

"We don't have the strength to help Pang Jian. Anything you try to do will only bring harm to us, and worse, it could damage Sovereign Luo's reputation," the Moon God sternly rebuked Han Yi.

Han Yi bit her lip in frustration, internally cursing her low cultivation realm and lack of power.

"If my guess is correct, the God of Wisdom is already there in the bizarre mist," Ying Yue said with a sigh. "Let's hope Pang Jian survives this ordeal. Han Yi, you and I both know that he has another body. Even if his Immortal Divine Soul is destroyed, he'll still live on."

"Another body..." Han Yi muttered silently.

***

Having received Pang Jian's permission, the Ice Race had since scattered across the continents of the First World, exploring the lands, experiencing the local customs, and studying the unique cultivation systems of the human race in the Abyss.

Unfortunately, the peace did not last.

The surge of murky energy had caused the First World to become overcrowded. Many fragmented lands were packed with people, leaving no room for the Ice Race to survive, let alone thrive.

Thus, the Ice Race inevitably withdrew from the continents and regrouped at the Resolute Expanse.

Recently, they had been considering leaving the Abyss altogether and returning to their homeland.

𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The altar that they once used to commune with the Ice Demon had been reactivated and now served as a link to the Frost Crystal God. They had even received guidance from her directly.

The Frost Crystal God agreed to cede the entirety of the Ice Race's ancestral territory back to them because of Pang Jian. She even provided a detailed map, showing them how to return.

The Ice Race had sought confirmation through the golden bees and received assurance from Pang Jian that the Frost Crystal God's promise was genuine. If they chose to leave the Abyss, they could return home at any time.

After a round of discussion, Second Elder Bing Yuan and the others came to a decision.

"Let's return to our homeland."

"Should we speak with the Frost Crystal God one more time?" Bing Yun asked.

"Might as well." Bing Yuan nodded, signaling for the young girl they had selected to step onto the altar and inform Han Yi of their decision.

Moments later, a trace of the Frost Crystal God's divine consciousness poured into the young girl's body.

Her delicate shoulders trembled, and even her voice quivered as she said, "The Frost Crystal God...she told us to inform Pang Jian that three high-ranking Gods—Mou Qi, Cang Feng, and Mu Ya— have surrounded his other body somewhere in the bizarre mist!

"Even the Sovereign of the Spirit Race may be involved!" The young girl shouted.

Bing Yuan's expression changed drastically. In a flash, he transformed into a blinding beam of icy light, scouring the fragmented land in search of a golden bee.

***

The black turtle lay sprawled among the mountain ranges, drawing in the essence of the earth.

Despite being on the Sacred Soul Continent in the Second World, he remained aware of everything that happened in the Resolute Expanse.

As long as his attention was fixed on the Resolute Expanse, nothing that occurred within could escape his notice.

Three high-ranking Gods of the Spirit Race!

A strange light flickered through the eyes of the black turtle. The first person he reported this information to was not Pang Jian, but Pang Lin.

***

In the bizarre mist, Pang Lin stood calmly atop a leaf of the Nine Heavens Thunder Divine Tree. Darkness no longer surged from her, nor did she draw upon Yuan Yi's vast vitality, for the savage ancient ape had finally bowed his head in exhausted surrender.

Yuan Yi looked gaunt and shriveled, skin clinging to bone. More than half of his blood essence had been drained.

Slumped atop the World God Pendant, he looked utterly dispirited as he muttered bitterly, "Fine. I yield."

He had not expected the Sovereign of the Fey Race to be able to defeat him so thoroughly, even as a human. This revelation crushed all thought of further resistance.

Pang Lin, in contrast, was in excellent spirits.

"Yuan Yi, you failed to become a Sovereign while I was in deep slumber. That means your chance has forever passed. Don't say I never gave you the opportunity. You simply failed to seize it. You can't blame me for that," she said, lips pursed into a smile.

Having gained Yuan Yi's submission once more, the Fey Race within the bizarre mist was now firmly within her grasp.

Yuan Yi was an incredibly powerful being, likely the strongest among the existing high-ranking Gods.

"Hm?" Pang Lin frowned slightly as she received a message from the black turtle. "Fu Ya, you're quicker than I expected."

The ancient ape's expression changed drastically. "Fu Ya?! She's here in the bizarre mist as well?"

"She is, but not for us." Pang Lin's radiant gaze held a glint of cold steel, striking fear into the ancient ape's heart. "The one who played the biggest part in my downfall wasn't Sovereign Luo or the God of Space, but her, Fu Ya.

"She was the true instigator. She stirred up both Sovereign Luo and the God of Space, leading to my fall into the bizarre mist."

Pang Lin frowned.

"I still haven't regained all my strength. This could become troublesome."