Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 216: The Frozen Throne
Shicheng was, after all, a powerful local clan. Without the help of Ran Deng's clone, Li Chunfeng was not arrogant enough to think that he could achieve any great results on his own.

They waited until midnight, but found no opportunity.

Only when a powerful aura descended and Xiang Jue returned did he leave reluctantly.

In their first encounter, both sides were wary.

The next day.

The wind and snow intensified, falling to the ground only to be swept back into the sky by the gale-force winds.

Li Chunfeng suddenly discovered a large number of demonic spirits approaching the tribe amidst the wind and snow on his warning line.

However, these auras were not strong, and after notifying Lin Shan, Kai Xuan, and the others, they were ignored.

A moment later, Lin Shan and Kai Xuan jointly requested an audience.

Several snow demons of various appearances were captured alive.

One of the adorable beasts, resembling a two-horned antelope, even bared its teeth at Li Chunfeng.

"Why bring him back alive?" Li Chunfeng asked Lin Shan telepathically, somewhat puzzled.

Lin Shan paused, "My lord, Kai Xuan said that the snow demon cannot be killed, otherwise it will bring about a snow demon calamity. I don't know if it's true or not, so I can only bring it back alive."

Knowing his own lack of local knowledge, Li Chunfeng didn't ask any more questions. "A clever trick!"

[Snow Antelope: A spirit born from the land of ice and snow, possessing the will of ice and snow. Its horns shine with dazzling starlight amidst the ice and snow, guiding lost travelers in the wind and snow to find the right direction.]

Li Chunfeng carefully examined it.

Undeniably, this was an exceptionally beautiful spirit, its fur as soft as snow, shimmering with a crystalline brilliance, like an elf in the snow, its steps on the snow like a celestial horse galloping through the clouds. Its horns were like jade, the tips shimmering with starlight.

Perhaps it really is an auspicious beast.

However, the other, enormous yeti was not so friendly.

It resembled a ferocious snow ape, its massive body appearing majestic and mysterious against the backdrop of white snow. Its fur was as white as snow, and its eyes burned like fire. In the raging blizzard, it let out a deep roar towards the crowd, a breathtaking sound of nature.

The Snow Woman is a special spirit in the snow. She has the appearance of a young girl with pointed ears, sharp, saw-like teeth, and pale, almost transparent skin, blending perfectly with the surrounding snowy environment.

Various snow foxes, snow frogs, snow wolves, and even swarms of ice bees, ice crystal deer, ice crystal butterflies, and other ice and snow spirits are mixed in.

These spirits vary in rank, but they all share the common feature of having snow-white fur or ice-like, crystalline scales.

Perhaps the action of capturing them just now offended these snow demons.

In Li Chunfeng's perception of "reflecting the vast universe", there were too many "spots of light" gathering around the Dragon Horn Mountain Range, and they seemed to be surrounding it.

These snow demons are not an independent group or individuals; they must possess unique means of communication amidst the snowstorm. Even if captured now, they can still send out signals to contact more snow demons for rescue.

Li Chunfeng did not sense any fluctuations in divine sense, which he guessed was a special communication method similar to a sword token.

If the number of "light spots" on the periphery increases a hundredfold, it might actually form a snow demon calamity similar to the clones of the lantern ghost.

Li Chunfeng has no shortage of ice and snow attribute demon cores, and Jia Fu previously needed water attribute earth-rank demon cores, but no longer does.

Moreover, there's a glacier Dao Fruit lying in his inner world.

With powerful enemies lurking around the tribe, it's better to avoid trouble. Since there's no benefit to be gained, let's follow tradition and let them go.

"Let go?"

Lin Shan was quite surprised; this was not in line with the way things were done in the Earthly Realm.

Li Chunfeng glared at him, "Do as I say."

"Yes!"

The snow demons, now released, seemed even more arrogant, soaring into the air amidst the wind and snow, glaring eagerly at the crowd below, as if they were ready to get their revenge.

A blue light appeared in Li Chunfeng's eyes, stimulating the Ice and Snow Dao Fruit that was bound by the divine power lock.

Instantly, an immense power of ice and snow law emanated from him, causing even the swirling snowstorm to pause for a moment. The proud snow demons all fell to the ground, their arrogance completely gone.

Li Chunfeng smiled inwardly, thinking, "You think I can't handle you?" He then withdrew his provocation.

The snow demon scattered like birds and beasts.

Even the snow demons on the periphery panicked and scattered in all directions.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, more snow demons gathered around.

"It's not over yet!"

Li Chunfeng ordered the lanterns to be lit, and instantly the entire mountainside was illuminated with fiery red lanterns. No matter how strong the wind and snow were, they could not shake these lanterns in the slightest.

The snow demon community was thrown into turmoil again when suddenly a young snow antelope broke free of its pack, carrying a fiery red flower in its mouth. Under the watchful eyes of many snow demons, it walked into the group of lantern ghosts.

The lantern demon was enraged, and all the lantern demons simultaneously emitted red light, about to attack.

The adorable snow antelope trembled with fear, but did not stop its steps.

Li Chunfeng's heart stirred, wanting to see what they were up to, and he ordered Randeng to stop.

Then the snow antelope let out a joyful, tender cry, echoed by countless snow fairies. The sound was like a harmonious resonance between ice and snow and nature, which even the raging blizzard could not drown out. As if encouraged, the snow antelope frolicked through the snow and flew towards the Immortal Cave where Li Chunfeng was.

Under Li Chunfeng's gaze, it knelt on its front hooves and placed the fiery red flower it held in its mouth at the entrance of the cave.

He looked at Li Chunfeng with a hopeful expression.

Li Chunfeng: "..."

Taiyi and Mosquito Taoist also emerged, looking at the little thing with curiosity.

"Sir, they were beaten up, yet they still bring you flowers. Do they have brainstem deficiency?"

Li Chunfeng was also unsure, so he reached out and beckoned the fiery red flower into his hand.

[Snow-Red Spirit Orchid: Tier 1 Spirit Herb. A wondrous flower nurtured amidst wind and snow. It helps enhance the will to withstand ice and snow, slightly increases ice attribute aptitude, slightly increases the upper limit of divine soul pressure, and slightly increases the upper limit of physical strength.]

"Is this...given to me?"

"Ang~"

Xue Ling nodded, and after delivering the goods, she ran back happily.

Mr. Li was also completely baffled.

He casually placed a snow-red spirit orchid into his mouth, where it melted instantly without needing to be refined. He didn't waste anything, carefully contemplating its essence for a moment.

It is indeed a very small amount.

Compared to Li Chunfeng's current spiritual realm and physical strength, the difference is so small as to be almost imperceptible.

Not long after, the lamp-burning clone sounded an alarm again.

He looked at the disc that 'reflects the universe', his expression becoming even stranger.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! The Snow Demon calamity has struck!"

Jiao Xuan, Kai Xuan, Lin Shan, and the others rushed forward together, ready to gather their forces and prepare for battle.

"It's alright, no need to be nervous or on guard, let them in."

Then, amidst the wind and snow, one after another, snow demons rushed into the lantern ghost's territory, stepping on the icy, snowy road, leading straight to the immortal's cave halfway up the mountain.

They went to pay homage to Li Chunfeng, as if on a pilgrimage.

Each snow demon carries a gift, the most common being this snow-red spirit orchid.

Lin Shan and the others were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene, their expressions filled with disbelief.

Snow demons gathered in droves, coming to pay homage in waves. Li Chunfeng felt he shouldn't be standing at the cave entrance; he should have decorated the entrance to the Immortal Cave into a majestic ice palace, and then sat high on a frozen throne carved from ice.

But the Ice Dao Fruit was not convinced by him, and he also did not have any ice-attribute spells.

As time went on, Li Chunfeng also discovered that among the snow demons who came to pay homage, there was not a single high-level snow demon.

The highest-ranking snow demon was only at the fourth level.

"So, the snow demons at a higher level don't submit to me?"

Li Chunfeng had a vague guess.

When in doubt, ask your teacher; why worry about things on your own?

The sword token vibrated. Qi Huaxuexia of the Dragon Heart Tribe had only returned not long ago when she was summoned again. Somewhat helplessly, she asked, "What is it this time? Could it be that the Spirit King has attacked?"

"Teacher, something seems rather strange..."

He reported the situation to Qi Huaxuexia.

Qi Huaxuexia, as expected of a mentor proficient in the field of ice and snow, explained the rules of the Snow Demon to him clearly.

The focus was indeed on the glacier's path.

The Snow Demon race does not determine its lineage by bloodline, but rather by the level of mastery of the will of ice and snow. Although there are many types of Snow Demons, the hierarchy is extremely strict.

Li Chunfeng released a trace of the power of the Glacier Dao Fruit, making the snow demons believe that he had mastered an entire complete law of ice.

According to the rules of the Snow Demon clan, his rank is at least King-level (fifth rank).

"...It's normal to offer tribute to one's own king. But a snowy region cannot have two kings. If your region already has a Snow Demon King, it will inevitably trigger a battle for the throne! And according to the Snow Demons' rules, in a battle for the throne, spells of other elements are useless; only the laws of ice and snow can be tested. However, the Snow Crimson Spirit Flower is indeed hard to come by, so you might as well give it a try; it will help you control that Ice and Snow Dao Fruit. In short... be careful yourself. At worst, you'll just lose the 'throne,' since you haven't mastered the Dao Fruit anyway."

Li Chunfeng: "..."

As expected, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

As the gifts piled up, it was too late for Li Chunfeng to stop them, even if he wanted to.

I just hope that this barren land will never have another Snow Demon King...

Even after the entire send-off ceremony was over, the snow demons remained, wreaking havoc around the outer area.

This move has added an extra layer of protection to the outer perimeter of the Dragon Horn Mountains.

Li Chunfeng also began refining the Snow Red Spirit Flower.

One snow-red spirit flower is not enough, but thousands of them might have a different effect.

As he consumed more and more Snow Red Spirit Flowers, a unique understanding of ice and snow arose in his heart.

Looking again at the glacier-shaped Frost Dao Fruit that was locked by the divine power lock, he didn't find it particularly troublesome.

He took out a spirit-testing ball to test his current spiritual root attributes.

As the multicolored light faded, the rest of the spiritual roots remained largely unchanged, except for one mutated ice spiritual root, which had a fairly high value.

[Ice Spirit Root: 86].

This is already at the level of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Li Chunfeng decisively gave it a try, merging with Mosquito Daoist, and began to "refine the technique!"

A profound and mysterious icy atmosphere spread through his mind, the incomplete jade disc flickered incessantly, and the [Derivation Technique] function shone brightly, clearly indicating a substantial gain.

Countless ice shields, cold stars, ice and snow, and the roar of ice dragons swirled around his body, appearing and disappearing in an instant, changing a thousand times in a moment.

At this moment, the power of ice became sacred and inviolable.

Li Chunfeng was surrounded by ice crystal armor that shimmered with aurora, and the bone-chilling cold seemed capable of freezing all heat and restlessness.

Time passed without him knowing how much, until his understanding weakened and Li Chunfeng felt he could no longer continue, he finally stopped 'refining the technique'.

Opening his eyes, he found the Immortal Cave completely covered in frost, even the dragon bud rice trees were draped with long, sword-like icicles. Outside the cave, it was a frozen world; the snow that had been falling for days had finally stopped. Everything in heaven and earth was enveloped in a thick layer of ice and snow; the land was desolate and bleak, devoid of any sign of life.

Li Chunfeng's eyes flashed with blue light, and he still exuded a terrifying chill.

With his mind focused on the incomplete jade disc, a brand-new, dazzling ability suddenly emerged, pushing all his other abilities down and taking the top spot.

[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne - The Laws of Frost, 22%!]

With a swift movement, he emerged from the Immortal Cave and arrived at the summit of Dragon Head Mountain.

As soon as the thought arose, a large number of divine soul thoughts flew out, manifesting in the air as a twenty-four-tiered ice crystal lotus seat.

Li Chunfeng sat upright on it and swung his hand to strike.

An invisible, massive, icy sword, reaching to the heavens and the earth, cleaved the frozen clouds in two, leaving behind an aura of absolute cold.

Several people from the tribe who noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky flew out to investigate.

"Don't panic, the adults have emerged from seclusion!" Lin Shan immediately reassured everyone.

"Wow, senior brother is getting more and more amazing!" Xingling's eyes also lit up.

She stayed by Li Chunfeng's side, enjoying good food and drink, and never thought of returning to the Star Spirit tribe.

She would only be afraid if Li Chunfeng chased her away at that moment.

After all... "Senior brother also promised to help me find the Strange Snail Worm and refine the Starlight Marrow Cleansing Elixir."

She won't leave until she gets the benefits.

After Li Chunfeng unleashed this incredibly powerful sword strike, he also felt it was miraculous. The power of this sword strike was comparable to the sting of the Scorpion's tail, yet it was merely a casual strike he had casually unleashed by gathering his own insights from the past few days into a single sword strike.

If this were a spell, its power would be comparable to a celestial-level spell, or even a divine power.

He hadn't even condensed the runes for that spell.

"Is this the power of mastering the laws? If one were to master a complete law of ice, all sorts of supernatural attacks would be at one's fingertips."

Let's call that sword strike just now 'Holy Ice Melancholy Formless Slash'.

With a thought, the power of ice once again condensed around his body, this time transforming into a pair of pure white ice wings, with seven-colored aurora swirling around them.

These icy wings are exquisitely beautiful, but they are not meant for flying.

This is a defensive technique that Li Chunfeng comprehended from the Ice Dao Fruit Seed, and he named it 'Aurora Pure White Devouring Ice Wings'. Although it has not been tested, it is believed that with these ice wings, one can withstand attacks from all supernatural powers, and even completely freeze them.

One attack, one defense.

However, the third path that Li Chunfeng comprehended was completely different from the first two.

It is the purest path of freezing, releasing the essence of extreme ice, capable of freezing everything. It could be named 'Frozen Ten Thousand Miles!'

As for the minor spells controlled by ice and snow, such as the roar of the ice dragon, the flying snowflakes, the rime lake, and the ice soul puppet, they are all incidental comprehensions and understandings of the power of laws, which can be used at will.

"This is the true path to supernatural power!"

As Li Chunfeng conceived his idea, the ice flowed like water from all directions, solidifying on the left side of Dragon Head Mountain's peak, forming a magnificent ice tower according to his will.

Layers of frozen steps wind their way up the mountain, where a frozen throne stands tall, awaiting its enthronement.

Li Chunfeng walked up step by step and sat on the empty, huge, frozen throne.

It's a pity there was no wind or snow.

He was actually looking forward to the next blizzard.

Ideally, a true Snow King would come to challenge him!
(End of this chapter)