Extreme Almightiest Young Master-Chapter 1778 - 1760: The Strange Tree

"It’s not as exaggerated as you say. It’s not a Demon King at all. Ice Demon Spider, tell us yourself, are you a Demon King or not!" Fang Yan said calmly at this point, though he didn’t divulge more. In truth, with his current strength, even if it were a real Demon King, he could still subdue it, but there was no need to show so much right now.

"I... I’m not a Demon King. I mistakenly consumed a Nine Cold Grass here in the Ice Abyss before, which granted me the ability to speak..." The Ice Demon Spider dared not remain silent at this moment and hastily revealed its true power, though it was reluctant to speak; it didn’t have the guts not to speak at this time.

"What? You didn’t say Demon King!"

"We’ve been fooled by a demon beast..."

When Qin Kun and Wu Shan heard the Ice Demon Spider speak like this, they almost fainted with anger, thinking how embarrassing it was to be fooled by a demon beast and almost die, pondering when demon beasts became so cunning. The Ice Demon Spider’s wisdom was indeed too high; wasn’t it said that demon beasts can only gain wisdom when they become Demon Kings? This left them feeling utterly depressed.

Looking at the Ice Demon Spider lying motionless on the ground, both their eyes were filled with a murderous gleam. They now really wanted to slaughter this demon beast, otherwise, if such news were spread by the demon beasts, they would die of shame!

Perhaps sensing the killing intent from the two, the Ice Demon Spider trembled all over, with twenty eyes looking towards Fang Yan, hoping Fang Yan could save it. Previously, it didn’t know Fang Yan was a strong cultivator in the Heaven Flipping Realm; if it did, even given a hundred guts, it would not dare to attract the attention of the three.

"Enough, you both calm down. It no longer has hostility." Seeing the two about to act, Fang Yan waved his hand, signaling the two to abandon the idea, then looked at the Ice Demon Spider, suddenly recalling something, and asked the Ice Demon Spider: "You are a demon beast here, you should know how big the first layer of the Ice Abyss is?"

"Of course, I do. I understand the basic situation here."

"How big is it exactly?"

"I don’t know the exact numbers; roughly, it’s less than twenty thousand miles around."

"That’s huge!"

"Twenty thousand miles here..."

"Besides you, are there other demon beasts here?"

"Of course, there are, but the number is relatively small, around thirty in total on the first layer of the Ice Abyss."

"Let me ask you something, on the way we saw many frozen corpses like ice sculptures, is there a way to revive them?"

"There’s no way for that. I can only revive those I froze myself; those are naturally frozen people with no life force left in them."

"Are there any special places within the Ice Abyss?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Special places? Yes, there are. There’s a place called the Ice Flame Extreme Land, where there is an Extreme Ice Cold Fire that can burn everything. There’s also a place with an Ice Tree bearing fruits; eating the fruit can make you immune to Cold Qi, but the temperature around the Ice Tree is too low to approach it without risking one’s life, even for me."

...

Through their conversation with the Ice Demon Spider, Fang Yan and the others roughly figured out the situation of the first layer of the Ice Abyss. This place was incredibly vast, consisting only of ice, and even though there were demon beasts, only around thirty existed, alongside two special places, among others.

After understanding these matters, the three mounted the back of the Ice Demon Spider, letting it carry them to other areas. They had barely traveled a mile when Fang Yan suddenly asked: "Where is your lair? Don’t tell me you’ve been here for so many years without a lair, without trophies!"

Upon hearing Fang Yan’s voice, the Ice Demon Spider almost collapsed, originally intending to lead the three to other places, so it wouldn’t have to reveal its lair. Now realizing it couldn’t escape, to protect itself, it could only first lead the three to its lair.

The lair wasn’t far, just three miles away, located in a place resembling an ice cavern, guiding the three through until reaching a large ice cellar.

As soon as the three entered the ice cellar, they noticed a heap of various items in one corner: weapons, clothing, and even space bags, all randomly placed. Meanwhile, there were some ice balls exuding chilling Cold Qi on another side.

"What are those ice balls?" Fang Yan ignored those items, instead pointing at the ice balls.

"Those are crystals of Extreme Cold Ice Qi used to enhance my cultivation. These artifacts aid ice system demon beasts in cultivation." The Ice Demon Spider spoke extremely reluctantly, fearing the three might target these; losing the Extreme Cold Ice Qi crystals would greatly slow its cultivation speed...

After the Ice Demon Spider spoke, Fang Yan examined these spheres carefully, realizing they were just Cold Qi. If he took them, he could only create some ice-based Dharma treasures, but he wasn’t interested in such things. Qin Kun and Wu Shan weren’t cultivating ice system techniques either. So he told the Ice Demon Spider, "We’ll leave these alone and instead pick some items from the human cultivators’ belongings, alright?"

"No problem, no problem, that’s definitely not a problem! Taking those things away is fine too!" The Ice Demon Spider immediately replied when it heard Lin Feng speak, as those human cultivators’ belongings were of no use to it either. Taking them was fine as long as they didn’t take the Extreme Cold Ice Qi crystals.

Thus, the three walked to that pile of things and began selecting items. Since those coming to the first layer of the Ice Abyss for trials weren’t highly skilled, nothing worthwhile was among the items. Eventually, Qin Kun chose a black small sword-like Dharma treasure, while Wu Shan selected a vest-like defense Dharma artifact. Fang Yan seemed disinterested, finally opting to take two space bags.

The reason he chose these two space bags was due to their large capacity, which would be useful for storing anything in the future, subsequently placing them into the Space Ring for convenience, saving much space.

After selecting their items, the three immediately rode the Ice Demon Spider heading towards the strange tree. The Ice Demon Spider was pleased with this task, traveling quickly, racing through this icy environment like a cold wind, with eight legs moving faster than any two-legged creature...

In about half a day, it reached the vicinity of the strange Ice Tree with the three. From a distance, they could see the peculiar Ice Tree, approximately twenty zhang tall, with leaves resembling ice sculptures. The trunk wasn’t straight but contorted, making the tree appear bizarre, notably highlighted by some blue fruits, making the tree exceedingly odd.

Keep in mind, this is the Ice Abyss underground, without any light or water, yet such a peculiar tree grows here, naturally piquing their curiosity.

The Ice Demon Spider stopped two miles away from the tree, with one leg pointing towards the three, saying: "That tree is ahead, but this is as far as you can safely proceed. Beyond here lies danger. The temperature is frighteningly low, random ice blades materialize, and getting hit by one would severely injure even me."

Following the direction indicated by the Ice Demon Spider, Fang Yan and the others indeed found disparity compared to other places. The ground seemed distinctly marked, beyond which lay a vast circle devoid of ice spikes, merely flat with scattered ice fragments.

"You all stay here, I’ll go and take a look."

Fang Yan said nonchalantly at this time, later jumping off the Ice Demon Spider’s back, stepping forward towards the area.

"Boss, be careful!"

"Be careful, Boss!"

Seeing Fang Yan walking in, Qin Kun and Wu Shan swiftly reminded him. They knew they couldn’t hold Fang Yan back but could urge caution.

Hearing their friendly reminder, Fang Yan nodded without turning back but waved his hand, continuing onward. However, he remained extremely cautious, with Divine Sense spread out, ready for action, not wanting to be injured by any ice blade.

Barely fifty meters in, suddenly, out of nowhere, five or six ice blades appeared, approximately one zhang long, darting towards Fang Yan. Preemptively aware, Fang Yan’s body lightly swayed, easily dodging them. Those ice blades striking the ground shattered into shards, as if they never existed.

Another fifty meters in, a batch of ice blades appeared again...

Oh God!

He just went through like that!

How... how did he dodge it!

...

Watching Fang Yan effortlessly evade batch after batch of ice blades, Qin Kun and Wu Shan were utterly shocked, never imagining Fang Yan could dodge those formidable ice blades with such ease. They feared if it were them, they wouldn’t withstand even two batches...

The Ice Demon Spider, witnessing Fang Yan’s ease, was equally taken aback, knowing the fruits on that tree would be extremely useful to demon beasts like it, but they couldn’t even approach, risking layers of skin when hit by an ice blade. Yet, such deadly ice blades posed no threat to Fang Yan whatsoever. What kind of person was he, to be so monstrous, even more so than local demon beasts...

Thus, Fang Yan, under the astonished gaze of the Ice Demon Spider, Qin Kun, and Wu Shan, safely arrived beneath the tree, gently leaping up to pluck three fruits before slowly descending back to the ground. Returning the way he came.