Chapter 2497: Chapter 2497: The Confrontation

While the warriors remained confused as to why they couldn't attack Rocher, the sword in Rocher's hand turned into a ray of light that headed straight for the three Demi-holy Beings in the front.

These were highly experienced Demi-holy Beings.

Although Rocher's power took them by surprise, they all managed to react quickly.

“Gentle Wind Twining!”

From the body of a Demi-holy Being emerged a gently breeze.

Although harmless at first, countless thin gusts began to quickly coil like invisible ropes around Rocher's Soaring Snake Sword.

“The breeze...”

Rocher's eyes widened. Despite the sharpness of his sword, it failed to inflict damage on the unshapely breeze.

“I've stopped him!” the Demi-holy Being bellowed.

“We must trap him before he can make another move!”

Seeing this, other Demi-holy Beings followed suit.

The burning flames evolved into long threads that headed straight for Rocher. Not long after, the Life Godly Way morphed into vines that ensnared him.

Rocher's eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at these wise individuals.

Rocher was a consummate True God. He would've been unable to deal with several Demi-holy Beings if he hadn't gone to the Abyss Demon Region.

However, he was different now.

Before the Demi-holy Beings' attacks could reach him, tiny ice flowers appeared in front of him.

Once the threads of flames reached the ice flowers, the flames immediately disappeared and were replaced by ice.

The vines headed towards Rocher turned to ice as well.

The chilly air that ran along the vines turned the fierce flames into frosty ice flowers.

Even the gentle breezes couldn't escape being turned into ice—their outlines now visible due to the ice flowers floating in the air.

“What energy is this?”

“Is this the Mysterious Ice Godly Way?”

“Impossible! The Mysterious Ice Godly Way isn't that frightening. Back off!”

The Demi-holy Beings looked terrified.

Although a warning was sent out, Rocher's ice flowers were too fast. The three Demi-holy Beings that tried to trap Rocher had no time to retreat and were quickly attacked by the ice flowers.

Before any of them could respond, they were turned into ice sculptures—the look of shock so vivid on their frozen faces.

If the Demi-holy Beings met the same frozen fate at the hands of the Mysterious Ice Godly Way, they could break out of it. Rocher's ice flowers, however, weren't ordinary for if they made contact with the Demi-holy Beings, then the life would be instantly sucked out of them. ȐåɴоᛒĚ𝙎

The crowd that wanted to fight Rocher stopped immediately.

Earlier, the Demi-holy Beings and consummate True Gods were excited to challenge Rocher. Now, they looked at him with horror as if staring at a fiend.

With his sword in one hand, he gently raised the other to swirl a tiny ice flower. He then said, “I wonder if I have the qualifications to spare your lives.”

No one spoke. They continued to stare at the ice flower in his hand. Never before had they witnessed a method such as this.

Even those who practiced the Mysterious Ice Godly Way to the consummation couldn't hold a candle to Rocher in terms of playing with ice.

They realized that they were no match for Rocher. If they made the rash decision to rush forward, they would die.

Alfredo and the others from the large clans on the Floating Islands were smart enough to not make a move. A serious look was plastered on all their faces.

'This guy's power is quite intimidating. I wonder if Zen is stronger than him, ' Alfredo thought to himself as he looked at Zen.

Zen stood quietly behind Rocher and Sword Chen. It appeared that he didn't intend on moving one inch.

Just as the two sides were about to reach a standstill, a terrifying aura suddenly burst from the valley depths as if millions of beasts were emerging out of the earth. A stench followed it and made everyone's head turn towards the source, hoping to suppress their fear.

Whoosh!

Everyone focused on the streak of black light that appeared.

It turned out to be a black spear that headed quickly for Rocher.

Zen's expression changed at the sight of the spear. He ordered, “Rocher, retreat!”

Rocher also sensed the black spear's power. With a light tap of his toes, he withdrew.

Boom!

The black spear pierced the exact spot where Rocher was standing earlier.

The spear was completely transformed by the Abyss Demon Region's energy, melting like a black candle upon piercing the ground. The resulting black puddle on the ground had wispy black auras that soared towards the sky with their faint miserable screams. The area had become purgatory.

A few moments later, a figure floated over from the valley.

It was a man with a pair of black wings on his back and a blood-red, gourd-shaped pendant on his chest. A hostile look was plastered over his normally handsome face.

“It's Pascal!”

“What's he doing here?”

“What is that power? What's going on?”

Whether it was Rocher's ice flowers or Pascal's black spear, neither of them could be controlled by normal consummate True Gods.

Not even Holy Beings were that strong.

This battle would be beyond their control—like a confrontation between two immortals.

Pascal flew over and gazed at Zen before addressing him. “Even the Yellow Emperor Guards couldn't stop you from entering the Mountain of Holy Beings. Mike is really hard to deal with. However, it's such a shame that all of you will have to die here today.”

Zen stared at Pascal and retorted with a smile, “Whether we die today or not isn't for you to decide. That will be answered when we're done fighting. But before that, I'll have to admit that I do feel sorry for you—being turned into a puppet by your father and all.”

Upon hearing this, all the bystanders looked at each other in shock and confusion.

“Pascal? A...puppet?”

“By his...father?”

Alfredo's brows furrowed and then raised abruptly.

He was already aware of the changes that Pascal, Laquisha, and Aleyna had undergone even before entering the Abyss Demon Region. What he wasn't aware of was how cruel Samuel could be to do such a thing to his children.

Pascal—or rather, Samuel in Pascal's body—was clearly irritated with the fact that Zen had exposed him in front of all those witnesses.

Just as Pascal was about to attack, Zen revealed, “I've restored Laquisha's and Aleyna's memories. They're both disappointed in you, Aleyna especially. She never thought her own father would be capable of such cruelty.”

Even when the two girls stayed within the fairy palace, Zen could sense that they still had certain feelings toward the Han Clan.

Their father's poor treatment of them was unacceptable.

“Stop!”

Pascal interrupted him.

A fierce light shot out of his eyes and his black wings trembled as he began charging towards Zen.