Imprisoned in the Ice Prison

The two Universe Masters clearly didn't know that they had only captured Luo Feng's Earth human body. Although the 'Wu Qi Wings', 'Star Map', and 'Pagoda Pearl' on his Earth human body were all extremely important, if Luo Feng were truly pushed to the brink, he could simply ask his teacher, Chaos City Lord, to appear and easily retrieve his supreme treasures.

The Star Map and Pagoda Pearl were only barely considered 'supreme treasures', and even if Chaos City Lord discovered them, he wouldn't seize them. So, Luo Feng still felt quite confident, but calling upon Chaos City Lord was a last resort. Luo Feng wouldn't do so unless he faced an absolute dead end.

...

Inside the majestic, ten-thousand-kilometer-high ice palace at the core of Zidoukou Master's Ice Prison Star.

Qingdoukou Master and Zidoukou Master walked side by side through the palace.

"Honestly... I really wanted to slap that human to death!" Qingdoukou Master said in a low voice.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? What kind of identity does 'Zuoshanke' possess? He's one of the most powerful beings in the vast universe! If we provoke Zuoshanke, even the powerful individuals we know wouldn't be able to protect us. If you want to die, don't drag our thousands of clansmen down with you," Zidoukou Master reprimanded.

Qingdoukou Master quickly chuckled, "I was just saying. You know... we are both dignified Universe Masters, ranked among the top in the myriad races of the universe, yet we have to put on an act in front of that human."

"This was Zuoshanke's instruction, so of course, we must follow it. Besides, Zuoshanke has given us considerable benefits," Zidoukou Master nodded.

"Back then... Zuoshanke instructed us to casually place this black metal plate on any Ice Prison Star, forbidding us from placing it on our own Ice Prison Star, to await an alien to steal it. He also said... if the thief was a flesh-and-blood lifeform, we were forbidden from killing them; instead, we were to imprison them in the Ice Prison," Qingdoukou Master frowned. "The Demon Killer Clan clone earlier was an energy lifeform, so I directly slapped it to death... but it turns out the mastermind was this human!"

"Tell me, why did Zuoshanke give such an order?" Qingdoukou Master asked.

"Is there even a need to ask? Spending so much effort, it must be to temper and cultivate a powerful individual," Zidoukou Master's eyes gleamed. "This human must be the one chosen by Zuoshanke."

"Cultivating a disciple?" Qingdoukou Master shook his head. "Is there such a ruthless teacher? Zuoshanke clearly knows the rules of my Ice Prison, yet he still sends the one he's cultivating into the Ice Prison? No matter how powerful his disciple is, Zuoshanke should know what kind of powerful individuals are imprisoned in my Ice Prison."

"Ruthless," Zidoukou Master said in a low voice. "Perhaps this is a form of tempering. If he can't pass this trial and dies... then it's Zuoshanke's tempering that killed him, and it has nothing to do with us."

"Indeed, indeed," Qingdoukou Master nodded repeatedly.

They continued their conversation as they walked.

"But this human is indeed cunning enough to deceive even me. How did you find that black metal plate?" Qingdoukou Master asked curiously. "Back then, Zuoshanke also instructed that if an alien truly stole the black metal plate without us knowing, then so be it. Only if they were caught by us would they be sent to the Ice Prison."

"Hmph hmph."

Zidoukou Master smiled.

"Quick, tell me how you found it," Qingdoukou Master pressed.

Zidoukou Master smiled faintly, "The Demon Killer Clan was escaping with the black metal plate, teleporting again and again, right? Midway through a teleport, he secretly placed a World Ring disguised as a rock on a floating mountain range. I immediately focused on it... and also noticed an alien taking that 'rock'. Then I followed that alien, trailing them all the way, and finally discovered that human! After observing for a long time and confirming that the human was very likely the mastermind, I then revealed myself."

"No, that's not right!" Qingdoukou Master shook his head. "I was chasing the Demon Killer Clan, but you weren't. And the Demon Killer Clan teleported repeatedly... placing that disguised World Ring on the mountain was instantaneous. By the time I teleported to that mountain, I didn't even notice it. How did you notice? And how did you have time to investigate?"

Zidoukou Master gave a mysterious smile.

"Tell me, quick, tell me," Qingdoukou Master was extremely curious.

"It's simple," Zidoukou Master said proudly. "I left a tiny mark on that black metal plate. No matter where the black metal plate was, I could sense it... We both have tokens, and I sensed you constantly changing positions, but the black metal plate remained still. So, I directly teleported there and quietly concealed myself, thus witnessing an alien taking the ring containing the black metal plate. Then I followed, and you know the rest."

"You—" Qingdoukou Master's eyes widened. "You actually left a mark! You left a mark on the black metal plate!"

"Is that not allowed?"

Zidoukou Master smiled. "I was always curious about who Zuoshanke arranged this whole setup to temper. Of course, I wanted to see it with my own eyes, but I was also worried that if he really stole it, we wouldn't even know. Just in case, I did that. Haha... Zuoshanke didn't forbid us from doing so. Moreover, Zuoshanke also wanted that flesh-and-blood lifeform who stole the black metal plate to be tempered in the Ice Prison!"

Qingdoukou Master shook his head with a sigh, feeling sorry for Luo Feng.

He could have stolen it, but because of Zidoukou Master's curiosity... he fell into the trap!

"Poor little fellow, I hope he doesn't die in the Ice Prison," Qingdoukou Master shook his head.

"Anyway, we can't interfere. Whether he lives or dies depends on his luck. If he dies... it's because of Zuoshanke's tempering, and it has nothing to do with us," Zidoukou Master shook his head.

"Zuoshanke travels alone in the vast universe, with an eccentric temperament. Even the major superpowers are unwilling to provoke him, and it's true... what an eccentric temperament," Qingdoukou Master sighed.

...

The massive Ice Prison Star was Qingdoukou Master's lair. On the surface of this Ice Prison Star stood a majestic cylindrical ice pillar, approximately eight hundred kilometers in diameter and ten thousand kilometers high, piercing the sky.

Whoosh!

Four figures swooped down from high altitude. It was Talasha and two other super-strong individuals escorting Luo Feng. The space around them was completely sealed, indicating that one of them was constantly maintaining a 'space lock' to prevent the cunning human from teleporting away. They didn't know, however, that without the Demon Killer Clan clone's help, Luo Feng's Earth human body truly couldn't teleport.

"Is that the Ice Prison?" Luo Feng gazed at the colossal cylindrical ice pillar, a powerful aura, no less potent than that of a sealed star, emanating from it.

"Yes, that's the Ice Prison!" Talasha said coldly as she escorted Luo Feng. "You're surprisingly calm, considering you're about to be imprisoned in the Ice Prison... perhaps for billions of years, or even live in fear every day, eventually dying inside. Yet you're not panicking at all!"

"Since I've been caught, what good would panic do?" Luo Feng smiled.

His original core, carried by his Golden Horn Behemoth clone, had already left the Wuhua Secret Realm and was resting in a servant's God Kingdom. As soon as he summoned it, it could teleport directly to the Wuhua Secret Realm.

Luo Feng's gaze fell upon the distant Ice Prison.

The legend of the Ice Prison... was the greatest legend of the entire Ice Prison Star Belt! It was said that while the two Universe Masters of the Ice Prison Star Belt would kill captured aliens, if they caught some exceptionally powerful or otherwise special Undying beings, they would imprison them in the Ice Prison. Over countless eons, billions of epochs, an unknown number of powerful individuals had been imprisoned in the Ice Prison! Their strength would naturally increase within the Ice Prison.

Furthermore, the two Universe Masters encouraged the imprisoned aliens to fight and kill each other. Under such slaughter and cultivation, confined to the Ice Prison for endless ages, this oppressive environment indeed made the Ice Prison a place of madness.

"As long as I'm not facing an absolute dead end, there's no need to call upon my teacher, Chaos City Lord. Moreover... on my path to becoming a super-strong individual, I truly want to avoid calling upon Chaos City Lord even once." Luo Feng had long held this idea. In his opinion, being forced to call upon Chaos City Lord was a shameful thing.

If he had the ability, he would fight and endure it himself!

He would grow step by step until he stood shoulder to shoulder with Chaos City Lord, or even surpassed him. Along this path... he would not call upon Chaos City Lord even once! This was Luo Feng's demand of himself!

A true powerhouse never gives himself an excuse to retreat from the start.

...

Talasha and her two companions escorted Luo Feng to the front of the Ice Prison.

"Human," a sharp voice from one of Qingdoukou's subordinates said. "Although your strength is decent, the weakest individuals imprisoned in the Ice Prison were King-level Undyings. Without that level of strength... the leader wouldn't bother imprisoning these aliens in the Ice Prison. And after long ages of life-and-death struggles within, I'll give you a warning... if you're afraid, just self-destruct early. The darkness and madness inside are not something you can endure."

"Oh, how exciting," Luo Feng smiled.

"This is your number plate," Talasha said, casually tossing out a purple and green mottled ice block number plate. The plate had numbers in the common language of the Demon Race.

Luo Feng took the plate.

"Represents my identity?" Luo Feng wondered, secretly thinking it felt a bit like a prison ID on Earth.

"Go in," Talasha suddenly pushed Luo Feng.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng was directly pushed towards the Ice Prison, instantly entering a hundred-kilometer radius.

Immediately—

"Rumble~~~" A terrifyingly powerful suction force enveloped Luo Feng, as if he had fallen into an endless vortex.

Trapped in this devouring force, Luo Feng immediately spread his wings, intending to resist.

"Don't resist. If you resist, you know the consequences," Talasha and her two companions watched Luo Feng coldly.

"You're right," Luo Feng shook his head.

This was the territory of two Universe Masters; they could arrive here with a single teleport.

"Then let's go see the legendary Ice Prison," Luo Feng looked up at the source of the suction force. A dark, gaping maw had opened in the Ice Prison, with layers upon layers, like the blades of a fan.

Boom!

Luo Feng was completely sucked inside.

"Rumble~~~" Layer after layer of 'fan blades' closed again, and the massive ice pillar returned to its smooth, perfect state, leaving no trace.

From then on—

Luo Feng was imprisoned in the Ice Prison.

"Enjoy yourself, human!" Talasha cast a cold glance at the ice pillar.

"Let's go, Talasha."

"Let's leave."

Immediately, the three of them transformed into three streaks of light, rapidly soaring into the sky.