Even though he had cracked quite a good amount of ice, Joeâs Great Icebound Spell didnât stop there,
with the parts shattered by Julian being immediately rescaled by ice again. Joe had also sealed the
tunnel with layers of ice, forming a huge barrier.
Joe
Alex
Joe
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Just then, Joe activated the Earth Escape Technique again, burrowing rapidly below ground.
Joe
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Ancestor Bodhi had seen everything happening outside. He looked in astonishment at the gigantic
Chaos Tree, unable to believe that the Chaos Tree had dragged the sword into Joeâs mind palace and
wiped away its soul imprint.
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âYou⦠You really surprise me, child. Oh no, wait. It was the Chaos Tree that shocked me. It just
grabbed someoneâs weapon away! How invincible. I didnât know the tree had such surprising powers!â
âWeâre rich, weâre rich! Your luck is truly out of this world, kid.â
âThatâs actually the Dao killing sword, the king of swords, the only epee among the list of supreme
weapons!â
Joe said, âShut it up. That old good-for-nothing is still chasing us, and I have a soul imprint on my body.
Iâd be easily found, no matter where I go. F*ck, that old man really is troublesome.â
Joe
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Thump!
Just then, Joe suddenly sensed his technique being halted halfway. His head had hit something hard,
which almost broke his skull. He clenched his teeth in pain.
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âWhatâs that?â
âOww! D*mn. My headâs swollen.â
Joe nudged his head and was forced to stop.
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Ancestor Bodhi cried. âThis⦠Could this be the Ice Mother Chaos?â
âUhm⦠Whatâs that?â
Ancestor Bodhi explained that Ice Mother Chaos was the equivalent of the ancestor of the ice element.
The source of all ice elements in this world was the Ice Mother Chaos. The giant ice cube Joe had
crashed into was also part of it.
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In actuality, the outer surroundings had only turned to ice due to the prolonged effects of Ice Mother
Chaos. Only a tiny bit of the actual thing might be in here, and its size could be even smaller than a
human fist.
Joe used his divine sense. The ice was so large he couldnât see the end of it, much like an
underground land of ice.
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âTo think that the core of all this could only be the size of a fist.â
âEdgar, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Ice Mother Chaos isnât a treasure that can simply be
found. During ancient, even prehistoric times, kings and leaders had fought aggressively to attain it.â
Edgar,
Alex,
âSince youâve learned to cast the Great Icebound Spell, its power will increase by tenfold once you get
hold of it.â
âTen times? Youâre exaggerating, right?â
âIâm not, and thatâs just a safe estimation.â
Joe was shocked, tempted as well. No one could remain calm at the mention of ten times more power.
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âHow do I get it?â Joe asked. âThis ice is too hard to be broken.â
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Ancestor Bodhi said, âItâs very troublesome to other people, but youâre blessed with an item, the Chaos
Tree! The Ice Mother Chaos and Chaos Tree have one thing in common, they both originate from the
Chaos World. So, theyâre compatible. You can use Chaos Treeâs Mother Chaos energy to break
through the ice easily.â
Joe looked behind him, Julian was still chasing after him, and he was getting nearer.
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âLetâs do this!â
âChaos Tree, Iâm counting on you!â
Whoom!
A ball of Mother Chaos energy rushed out from the Chaos Tree and crashed onto the ice wall.
A mystical scene appeared.
It was as if the rock-hard ice wall had met the worldâs hottest water and melted swiftly, forming a whole.
Joe immediately jumped in, as the tunnel he had just melted was rescaled with ice.
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Right then, Julian had finally caught up. He realized they were only separated by an ice wall less than a
meter thick. Knowing that he could shatter such little ice with just one finger, he yelled. âYou have
nowhere to run now, you brat!â
âDie!â
He punched the ice wall aggressively.