bookbashuk 30. The Mysterious Man in Black
30. The Mysterious Man in Black
Landing on the ice crystal giant that contained a large amount of divine power and shimmered with a faint blue light, Ling Bingtian retracted the pair of ice crystal wings behind him.
At a glance, Ling Bingtian noticed that the light emanating from the ice crystal was gradually decreasing, indicating that the divine power contained within it was rapidly diminishing.
At the same time, Ling Bingtian also noticed that the area that the ice crystal could protect was gradually shrinking, which was obviously closely related to the reduction of the divine power contained within the ice crystal.
"There's not much time left." Ling Bingtian's heart sank slightly as he realized that even Bingjing couldn't give him enough time to investigate the situation.
Without thinking too much, Ling Bingtian began to carefully observe the situation inside the small plane, but apart from seeing more and more cracks, he couldn't see anything else.
Is there really no other way?
Ling Bingtian refused to believe it. He circulated his soul power and placed his hand on the only place in this small plane that still appeared normal—the ice crystal.
The instant Ling Bingtian's hand touched the ice crystal, the divine power within the ice crystal seemed to be activated, instantly radiating an extremely dazzling ice-blue light.
Besides the ice crystal that Ling Bingtian touched, the other seven ice crystals also emitted their brightest light.
The only difference was that the ice crystals that Ling Bingtian had absorbed some of before emitted a dimmer light than the ice crystals that hadn't been absorbed.
Under the combined illumination of the eight ice crystals, Ling Bingtian seemed to be immersed in an ocean of icy blue light.
His consciousness was also affected by these lights almost instantly.
In the dazzling light, Ling Bingtian couldn't help but close his eyes, and scenes began to appear in his mind.
From these images, Ling Bingtian saw the Ice God, who had just been communicating with him, fly out of His bed, away from a magnificent-looking ice palace, and fly off in a certain direction.
During the flight, from God's perspective, Ling Bingtian could see many "people" appearing around the Ice God, all flying in the same direction.
Judging from the aura emanating from these "people" that was almost identical to that of the Ice God, Ling Bingtian knew that they were probably all gods from the Douluo God Realm.
Those whose aura was clearly weaker than that of the Ice God were probably third-level deities; those whose aura was similar to that of the Ice God should be second-level deities of the same level; as for the few that exuded an aura even more terrifying than that of the Ice God, they should be first-level deities of the God Realm.
Just as Ling Bingtian was wondering why they had all set out together, the Ice Gods arrived at their destination.
Through his perspective, Ling Bingtian could clearly see that the Ice God flew to the side of a god whose entire body exuded a gentle aura, seemed to exchange a few words with Him, and then turned his gaze forward.
Following His gaze, Ling Bingtian saw a person surrounded by gods, different from the surrounding deities.
It was a man dressed in black armor, standing calmly amidst the gods, his eyes full of composure, holding an unconscious deity in his hand.
Unlike the gods in the Douluo God Realm, Ling Bingtian could not sense the slightest aura from the man in black.
But Ling Bingtian was surprised to find that the aura emanating from the deity he was carrying was even stronger than that of the Ice God!
A first-level deity!
As a veteran second-level deity, only the God King and first-level deities can surpass the Ice God in aura.
The deity being carried by the man in black did not possess the characteristics of a god-king as Ling Bingtian remembered. Therefore, he should be a first-level deity.
What kind of person is qualified to stand amidst the gods, carrying one unconscious first-level deity after another, and still display such an imposing manner? Ling Bingtian didn't know, but he still felt inexplicably domineering.
Most importantly, looking at the man in black, Ling Bingtian felt a strange sense of familiarity.
However, no matter how much Ling Bingtian searched through his memories of his past and present lives, he could not find anyone who resembled the man in black.
As Ling Bingtian continued reading, he saw that shortly after the Ice God stood before the gentle-looking deity, another god, exuding a terrifying aura, also arrived within the encirclement.
Ling Bingtian glanced at him briefly and was shocked by the terrifying aura of destruction emanating from him.
From that god in black robes, Ling Bingtian seemed to see world after world go from prosperity to destruction.
Besides the civilization it contained, even the most resilient and enduring mountains and rivers were destroyed under its influence.
It seems that this deity represents the word "destruction"!
God of Destruction!
Ling Bingtian realized that this must be one of the five great god kings of the Douluo God Realm, the God of Destruction.
The aura emanating from the God of Destruction was truly terrifying. Compared to Him, the Ice God was like a small stream compared to a long river—incomparable.
When the God of Destruction arrived at the scene, he seemed very angry when he saw the man in black and the first-level deity he was carrying.
He raised his hand and struck the man in black with a bolt of lightning filled with terrifying power.
Ling Bingtian vaguely sensed that the energy contained in this lightning bolt was probably enough to destroy him countless times.
But this terrifying bolt of lightning was actually crushed by the man in black with just one hand when it reached him.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Bingtian saw the man in black mutter a few words, but before he could see what he was doing, he realized what he was doing.
A ring of crimson flames, similar to his own Ice Emperor Dragon Domain but clearly several levels higher, spread out from the man in black.
Its speed was so fast that Ling Bingtian was unable to catch it.
Almost the instant Ling Bingtian saw the firelight, he was horrified to see that the number of gods surrounding the man in black had instantly decreased by more than half.
"They were all killed?" Ling Bingtian was filled with confusion.
If you cultivate for a hundred years just to become a god like this, only to be instantly killed by someone, then what is the point of cultivating?
For a moment, Ling Bingtian was also in a state of confusion.
While he was bewildered, the images continued to scroll.
With the power he had cultivated for countless years, the Ice God managed to resist the attack of the ring of flames, but he still looked at the man in black in front of him with suspicion and uncertainty.
Presumably, at this moment, He also realized how ignorant his previous idea that no one could harm the divine realm was.
Ling Bingtian, lost in a daze, paid no attention to the following scenes.
Ling Bingtian was pleased that the Ice God was able to block the mysterious man in black's ring of flames, which showed that He did have some strength.
However, the thought that the Ice God, despite cultivating for so many years, was still limited by his divine position and suppressed by a group of first-level gods and the five great god-kings made him all the more remarkable.
Ling Bingtian felt helpless. It seemed he still had to rely on his divine pearl. Otherwise, what good would becoming the Ice God do? Would he be exploited by some selfless god-king for the rest of his life?
That is definitely not the immortality I want, nor is it my path!
Ling Bingtian firmly thought this in his heart.