Almighty Genius

Chapter 2346 - 1840: Enchantment in the Ice Cave

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The Fallen Angel Mercenary Group can rank among the top five large mercenary groups, and that alone is enough to show how terrifying its strength is… there is definitely an overwhelmingly powerful expert holding the fort!

"Maybe, there's a Supreme sitting in town!"

Qin Fang silently added this sentence in his heart.

Experts of the Supreme Realm are not only those who cultivate Longguo Martial Arts; the ultimate skills cultivated in other countries can also reach such a peak… it's just that in terms of sheer numbers, they are far fewer than the experts of the Dragon Country.

However, these experts of the Dragon Country rely too heavily on abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which has led to an awkward situation since the great change of heaven and earth—fewer and fewer powerhouses.

In contrast, those foreign cultivators of various strange arts are not particularly dependent on Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. Maybe their strange arts are not as powerful, but the difficulty of cultivating to the Supreme Realm is obviously much lower than for Dragon Country experts.

Just like Gagarin, whom Qin Fang killed before, who cultivated African Dark Witchcraft. If he had continued to cultivate, he would soon have stepped into the Great Grandmaster Level, becoming a truly top-tier expert. If he kept going, it wouldn't be impossible for him to break through to the Supreme Realm…

This is just one example. Earth is still very big, with all kinds of races and all kinds of hidden strange arts. Naturally, the number of experts is also quite large…

It can be said that starting a hundred years ago, the Dragon Country has gone through one catastrophe after another, all because the number of its experts couldn't match those alien races… In the past, the various great Sects each only swept the snow in front of their own doors, caring nothing for state or nation, and that is what led to such bitter consequences.

Only when they themselves suffered heavy losses and quite a few Sects with hundreds of years of inheritance were destroyed did they begin to fight back, eventually driving all those alien races away… Now a temporary department has been established, sending disciples of the Sects to join it, to prevent the tragedies of those days from happening again.

But this also shows that the aliens have quite a number of experts, enough to make these Great Sects feel enormous pressure.

When even the Supreme Realm can be reached relatively easily, then the Grandmaster Level and Great Grandmaster Level go without saying; their numbers are, relatively speaking, higher as well… of course, at the same Realm, the experts of Longguo Martial Arts are still stronger in actual combat power.

Unless it's a pervert like Vincent, who possesses two different strange arts…

The stronger a faction is, the stronger the expert holding the fort for it will be.

Perhaps it's relatively easier for alien races to break through to the Supreme Realm, but once they reach this level, it's actually the same destination by different paths. They've already lost much interest in mundane affairs, and what they want more is to break the shackles of the human body and step into an entirely new level.

There is a rumor that once you surpass the Supreme Realm, you can cast off the shackles of the flesh and become an existence like an immortal!

It's not only the Dragon Country that has legends of immortals; all races and all countries have similar legends.

Ordinary people might think these immortals don't exist, but in the eyes of these Martial Arts experts, those immortals are also human—humans who have already surpassed the Supreme Realm and entered a completely new Realm… calling them immortals is not an exaggeration.

Such beings are not only terrifying in strength to the extreme; even their longevity is greatly extended. It's said that living three to five hundred years is nothing to them… Ask yourself, who wouldn't want to become such an existence?

These Supreme Realm Powerhouses, once they reach this level, are generally not young. A Supreme Realm expert in his forties or fifties is already a genius among geniuses, a monster among monsters; most of them are old men in their seventies or eighties.

Their strength is extremely terrifying, but their remaining lifespan is not much.

In order to extend their lives, they will think of every possible way to keep living… Once they reach this level, they no longer care about external things like wealth and glory; only longevity is their foundation.

So these Supreme Realm Powerhouses mostly just lend their names to some great forces, but rarely take part in any activities…

Unless something like the Underground Palace Qin Fang experienced is discovered—some place where they can find treasures to extend their own lives or to break through the shackles of the Supreme Realm—only then will they get involved, and they'll be more proactive than anyone else.

Mount Kunlun is the "Divine Mountain" of many myths and legends in the Dragon Country. It has nurtured countless legends and borne countless years of secrets… Qin Fang even knows that one of the Three Great Secret Realms, the Kunlun Secret Realm, is hidden here.

As for Mystic Realms, if Qin Fang had once looked down on them, then after that incident on the Little Island, he now believes in them firmly.

That Little Island back then was absolutely just a tiny exposed corner of the Penglai Secret Realm of the Overseas Three Immortal Mountains, but the density of Spiritual Energy contained within it was something even some millennia-old Great Sects could not compare to.

Qin Fang left relatively early. It's said that afterward, the various Great Sects all sent experts there to snatch it, and the competition was incomparably fierce, with naturally heavy casualties.

And that was only a leftover scrap. If the Penglai Secret Realm were to be completely exposed, the spectacle would definitely be even more explosive…

The Kunlun Secret Realm is also one of the Three Great Secret Realms, and it even surpasses the Penglai Secret Realm, second only to the legendary Savage Secret Realm…

The Fallen Angel Mercenary Group suddenly dispatched a large force to infiltrate Mount Kunlun, and even made such a big move, not hesitating to clash with the Dragon Country Military. Once Qin Fang learned of this, his first reaction was that they had discovered the Kunlun Secret Realm!

On Mount Kunlun, only the Kunlun Secret Realm could make the Fallen Angel Mercenary Group so utterly unscrupulous…

If it really was the Kunlun Secret Realm, then over on the Fallen Angel Mercenary Group's side, some old monsters would very likely show up… For a Supreme Realm Powerhouse to prolong his life, he can throw away all face and dignity.

They might clearly know that such a Mystic Realm hides infinite dangers and killing intent, but it is also filled with all kinds of opportunities… Supreme Realm Powerhouses are practically existences standing at the very Peak of humanity. As long as they're willing to risk their lives, there's almost nowhere they can't go.

"If that's really the case, then this is going to be trouble…"

Exactly because he thought of this, Qin Fang felt that things were troublesome.

With his current Strength, when facing a Grandmaster-level Expert, he could basically insta-kill them with ease.

Against Great Grandmaster Level Experts, as long as they weren't beyond the Great Grandmaster Late-Stage, he could still hold his own, maybe even kill them… As for those at Great Grandmaster Late-Stage and Peak level, he wouldn't be able to win, but he could rely on his status to escape.

But if he had to face a Supreme Realm Powerhouse, that would be a dead end… That was no longer a gap on the same level. A Supreme Realm Powerhouse was already an existence that had grasped field-force domain Strength; they could easily lock him in "shackles," leaving him utterly unable to resist, with not even a chance to run!

"They… are very strong?"

Ning Yumo had been watching Qin Fang's reactions the whole time. Seeing his furrowed brows, she couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Not just strong in the usual sense!"

Qin Fang let out a light sigh as he spoke, not hiding anything from Ning Yumo.

Strictly speaking, the relationship between the two of them was very delicate. Call them lovers and they hadn't pierced that last paper window; call them siblings and things felt a bit too ambiguous… Yet they maintained this odd relationship, and neither of them seemed to want to change it.

"If it really doesn't work, then just give up…"

Seeing Qin Fang speak with such gravity, Ning Yumo gently extended her soft, white little hand and held his big hand, advising him with infinite tenderness. She didn't want to see Qin Fang looking so worried; it hurt her heart!

"Hehe… It's not as dangerous as you think!"

Feeling the icy chill from Ning Yumo's palm, Qin Fang came back to his senses. A faint smile appeared on his face and his gloomy expression instantly dissipated. Only then did he softly offer a word of comfort, as if all the problems had suddenly become easy to solve.

"You absolutely must protect yourself… If things go beyond your control, give up immediately!"

Even though Qin Fang said that, Ning Yumo understood him very well and knew he was only trying to comfort her… She wouldn't stay on Mount Kunlun; she didn't want to become Qin Fang's burden, but she also didn't want him to force himself into danger.

Over these past few days, she herself had been through a narrow escape, almost falling into the hands of those mercenaries…

Although the mercenaries she had encountered all seemed weaker than Qin Fang, his reaction made it clear that these mercenaries were just low-level trash, and the real experts hadn't shown up yet!

She had already deeply tasted this feeling of facing an opponent she could not resist at all over the past few days.

Precisely because she understood that feeling, she all the more did not want Qin Fang to have to face it…

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing…"

Qin Fang smiled casually as he spoke, only tightening his grip on Ning Yumo's small hand and drawing her lithe body into his arms. The two of them quietly nestled together, with no other thoughts, simply leaning on each other like this, their hearts closer than ever before.

The Kunlun night was even colder and more bone-piercing than the daytime. Even in such a hidden ice cave, the temperature was steadily dropping. Even wrapped in thick quilts and with a campfire for warmth, Ning Yumo was still freezing to the point she could hardly bear it.

In response, Qin Fang had no choice but to undo his own clothes, letting Ning Yumo press even closer to his body, using his body heat to warm her…

At first, Ning Yumo was a little shy, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but gradually she calmed down. She even took the initiative to unfasten her own clothes, pressing her body against Qin Fang's. This direct physical contact made her face flush red and left her bashful, but it was indeed far more reliable for warmth than any quilt or campfire.

Slowly, Ning Yumo fell asleep in Qin Fang's arms, and the relationship between the two of them also took an unprecedented step forward… Even though that last paper window still hadn't been completely pierced, it was almost there. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)