The entire ice surface trembled, then cracks appeared, countless fissures forming continuously. A massive claw slowly emerged from the depths, a snow-white appendage as translucent as ice crystal. The colossal claw lunged towards the players in the sky.
All the players were enveloped by this single strike, but some reacted quickly enough to dodge. The sounds of explosions echoed as players disintegrated into starlight, drifting upwards.
Then, all the players turned their gaze towards the ground. Three more claws slowly extended, causing the earth to collapse. The form of a colossal creature appeared before them.
It was a dragon, its entire body encased in ice crystal. Its claws were crystalline, its body translucent like a mirror. Two long horns of a flood dragon adorned its head. Its tail was composed of ice drills, and its massive ice wings unfurled behind it. Its eyes glowed with a blue light.
Above its head, its level displayed: lv: 75. Chen Tian activated his divine pupils, and the other players began to inspect the boss's attributes.
However, their attribute interfaces failed to display any information. Impossible!
Under Chen Tian's divine pupils, the information about the colossal creature instantly appeared in his mind.
World Boss: Tiangu Ice Slaughter Dragon
Level: Seventy-five (Sealed State)
Health: ?????
Strength: ????
Constitution: ?????
Seeing that Chen Tian's screen was filled with question marks, he simply gave up. The rest of the information would undoubtedly be question marks as well, meaning it couldn't be measured. However, it was enough to prove one thing: the boss before them was of a very high level, provided it wasn't in its sealed state.
Chen Tian looked at the boss with its unknown information and said, "Give up! This boss is not something you can handle. It will only lead to your deaths."
"I don't believe it!"
A youth instantly unleashed a fireball, which struck the Tiangu Ice Slaughter Dragon's body. A "miss" notification appeared before everyone.
The players despaired. How could there be a miss? Unless the target's constitution was more than triple that of the caster, a miss was impossible.
The players then looked towards Chu Yun. Just as they were about to ask what was happening, Chu Yun burst into laughter and said, "You're only finding out now? This boss isn't a second-tier world boss, but since it appeared here, I wouldn't let it go. However, if I want it to be defeated, my strength alone is insufficient, which is why I sought you out."
"Now is the time for you to contribute to me."
Chu Yun then looked at the Tiangu Ice Slaughter Dragon, which had closed its eyes. He opened his palm, and countless blood-red threads shot out. Chen Tian was stunned, as the aura was incredibly familiar: the aura of the Evil Spirit race.
Chu Yun continued, "Now, as long as I transfer all of your abilities and health values into my body, I have a ninety percent chance of defeating the boss. The rewards will then be mine, hahaha!"
The players stared at the net of blood-red threads forming a luminous barrier, their own levels and stats decreasing little by little on their attribute interfaces.
The players attacked, but their assaults seemed to have no effect on the blood-red barrier.
Suddenly, a golden light flashed, akin to the dawn horizon. The black and red blood-red barrier instantly exploded.
Chu Yun, seeing his level increase stop, roared in anger, "Who is it?"
Chen Tian appeared before Chu Yun and said calmly, "It is me."
"Brat, you court death!"
Chen Tian waved his hand, and the players behind him instantly went offline. Chu Yun, witnessing this, became enraged. "Where did you send them?"
"Guess. Tell me where you met the Evil Spirit race, why you have Evil Spirit blood threads, tell me where they are?"
"Hahaha! You, trying to know where my master is? You court death! Since you know my master, it seems you are his enemy. Then I will kill you on behalf of my master."
"Scum of humanity, to have surrendered to an alien race, you shall be purged."
"Say what you will. In the game, as long as one can become stronger, as long as one has the means, who cares? I have already reached level eighty-nine, and I'm close to breaking through level one hundred. Boy, I will kill you!"
Chu Yun roared in fury, unleashing his full aura. The shockwaves swept outwards, pushing Chen Tian back. At the same time, Chen Tian looked at Chu Yun with a determined expression in his eyes.
For players who would stop at nothing for power, Chen Tian would not feel remorse or regret even if he killed them with his own hands, for it was in protection of the world.
Then, nine-colored wings unfurled behind Chen Tian, dyeing the sky in nine colors. Chu Yun looked at Chen Tian dismissively. "Overestimating yourself! You court death."
To think a level fifty-five would want to fight him, a level eighty-nine. Who else but he courts death? Chu Yun could already see Chen Tian begging for mercy before being slain by him.
Chen Tian looked at Chu Yun before him. Their eyes met. Chen Tian's hands slowly transformed, and instantly his entire hands became nine-colored dragon claws. Dragon scales covered his body, forming armor. Dragon wings unfurled behind him, and his dragon tail extended. Three nine-colored dragon horns stood erect on his head, and his eye sockets glowed nine-colored, with white pupils.
Chen Tian had now activated his half-dragon form. This was the first time he had used it since evolving his Ancestral Dragon bloodline. The terrifying power made Chen Tian sigh, "This power can probably only be rivaled by level ninety-nine players!"
Chu Yun was shocked to see Chen Tian transform, but he remained confident in his own strength.
He then gathered all his strength in both fists and lunged towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian watched the incoming fists and slowly extended his dragon claws. With a gentle flick, Chu Yun was instantly sent flying. Chen Tian's eyes glowed with a chaotic white light, and Chu Yun's figure seemed to be frozen.
Chu Yun exclaimed, "How is this possible? How can you be so powerful!"
Chen Tian slowly approached Chu Yun and said, "Since you refuse to tell me who your master is, I will give you no more chances. It's better for scum like you to die."
"Hahaha! You kill me, and I will revive. Then you will suffer endless pursuit."
Chen Tian replied, "Revive? You are mistaken. The contract of this world was established by me. I can modify it at any time."
Then, Chen Tian slowly placed his dragon claw on Chu Yun's forehead. A stream of memories entered Chen Tian's mind. Chen Tian then slowly raised his dragon claw. Instantly, a phantom piece of paper appeared. Chen Tian then slashed at the paper with his claw, turning it into fragments.
Chen Tian said coldly, "As expected, you are scum of society. Even in a game, you cannot hide your dirty nature. It's time for you to move on."
With that, he drove his claw through Chu Yun's body. Chu Yun's body instantly exploded into a mist of blood. Yes, a mist of blood. Flesh and blood slowly fell onto the ice surface.
The stench of blood filled the air. Despite being a game, a virtual one, it felt as real as if it were actual.
Chen Tian waved his hand, and instantly, everything around them vanished.
Henceforth, the player Chu Yun would appear in the world. Chen Tian possessed the right to alter the contract. This game itself was intertwined with the divine realm. If society could not punish you, then Chen Tian would.
Chen Tian could be said to control the life and death of all players, referring to their real selves. This was part of the original contract. Only when the time was right would the contract take effect. This right was added by Chen Tian at the time to prevent such situations.
This was to protect the world. Even if Chen Tian's hands were stained with blood, he would not blame himself, for if he showed mercy, the world might be invaded by the Evil Spirit race.
Then, the ice surface trembled. The Tiangu Ice Slaughter Dragon, which had been slumbering, stirred under the influence of the flesh and blood essence, as if it were about to awaken.