Chapter 154: Chapter 154: The Barrier Shattered!
Crestholm, outside the Winslow Family estate.
Aster Grant’s fingers hovered in mid-air, unable to knock on that vermilion door.
He truly did not know how to begin...
How to tell the Winslow Family that Crystal Winslow was now at death’s door!
But all this had to be faced eventually...
After hesitating at the entrance for a long while, he took a deep breath and finally pushed open the heavy door.
His eyes were met with blinding white silk, silently fluttering in the wind.
Aster Grant’s heart twisted sharply.
Not only Crystal Winslow, but Skylar Winslow too...
Soon, Orion Winslow received notification and appeared before Aster Grant.
"I’m sorry, Mr. Winslow..."
This statement made Orion Winslow pause in his tracks.
When his gaze fell upon the girl behind Aster Grant—
The pale-as-paper girl in the Spring of Life, he was struck as if by lightning.
"How could it be..."
Orion Winslow staggered back half a step, his mind shaken to its core.
The clan leader had just fallen, and now even the young lady...
He suddenly seemed ten years older yet still forced himself to speak:
"No... It’s not your fault..."
"This was the young lady’s own choice!"
Back then, he had advised Crystal Winslow not to get involved in this action.
However...
Crystal Winslow refused!
Without a moment’s hesitation, she refused!
She decisively chose the battlefield at Lythos, as for the reason...
Orion Winslow’s gaze fell on Aster Grant.
Because Lythos was related to Aster Grant!
Seeing Orion Winslow’s reaction, Aster Grant realized that Orion might have misunderstood, so he hurriedly said:
"Even though Crystal’s life force is continuously draining, she can still be saved!"
"As long as the Snow Clan can be found, she can fully recover!"
"I came here now to ask if the Winslow Family has a way to stem the life force loss?"
"What did you say?" Orion Winslow’s clouded eyes suddenly sparkled, "The young lady can still be saved?"
He had clearly felt just now that Crystal’s condition was identical to that of Skylar Winslow back then.
Both had sacrificed all their life force, which resulted in a near-exhausted state.
But now...
"There is a way!"
Orion Winslow’s bony fingers trembled slightly with excitement as he grabbed Aster Grant:
"Come with me quickly!"
They passed through numerous courtyards and arrived at the Winslow Family’s most central ancestral house.
At the moment of pushing open the door, an intense cold air rushed toward them.
In the center of the room was a translucent ice coffin!
"This ice coffin can completely seal the life force! Just put the young lady in..."
Without saying a word, Aster Grant carefully lifted Crystal Winslow from the Spring of Life.
At the instant of leaving the spring, the girl’s smooth skin began to shrivel visibly.
This is bad!
He dashed forward and gently placed Crystal into the ice coffin.
With the sound of the coffin lid closing, Crystal’s body gradually returned to its original state!
"Phew—"
Orion Winslow exhaled deeply and then frowned, saying:
"But how will you break through the Demon Clan’s barrier?"
He hadn’t forgotten that the entire Draconia was shrouded in the Demon Clan’s barrier.
Previously he had tried, unable to even leave...
Even sending messages out was extremely difficult!
"I have a way for that!"
Regarding the barrier...
With the existence of the Angel Race’s Breaking Realm Blade, Aster Grant wasn’t worried.
Seeing this, Orion Winslow’s tightly furrowed eyebrows finally relaxed somewhat.
"By the way," he suddenly remembered something, "you can store the ice coffin in the Beastbond Space. Now, it has become like an inanimate object..."
Besides the contracted beasts, only lifeless objects could be stored in the Beastbond Space.
Upon hearing Orion Winslow’s words, Aster Grant immediately tried.
His spiritual power connected to the ice coffin.
The next moment, the ice coffin transformed into a stream of light and instantly merged into his forehead.
Aster Grant felt it.
Inside the Beastbond Space, the crystalline coffin floated quietly, Crystal’s pale face vaguely visible amidst the mist.
Seeing Crystal’s figure disappear, Orion Winslow patted Aster Grant’s shoulder.
"Aster Grant, I’m counting on you!"
As he turned around, his back was slightly hunched.
The clan leader had fallen, and the Winslow Family needed him to support this piece of sky.
Just two steps out, he suddenly stopped.
"Wait!"
He retrieved an item from the Beastbond Space and handed it over to Aster Grant with great care:
"This is what the young lady... specifically instructed us to find before."
Aster Grant’s gaze shifted.
Only then did he discover...
[Snow Crystal]
[Function: Enhances the talent of the Ebon-Frost Ice Phoenix clan]
Previously, he had told Crystal about the three materials needed to enhance the Ebon-Frost Ice Phoenix.
Snow Crystal, Snow Lotus, Cold Marrow!
However, he hadn’t mentioned it was needed for the Ebon-Frost Ice Phoenix enhancement.
Instead, he told Crystal it was something he needed himself.
Unexpectedly, the Winslow Family found one of them.
"Also," Orion Winslow’s voice pulled him back to reality.
"The Cold Marrow is in Miss Veronica at the Council’s possession."
"You know Miss Veronica, so you should be able to obtain it from her."
The Council!
Aster Grant’s gaze flickered slightly.
Heading toward The Crimson See requires passing by the Council, so he can conveniently get the Cold Marrow from Veronica.
After bidding farewell to the Winslow Family, Aster Grant’s gaze fell on the barrier in the sky.
The first thing to do next is—
Break the barrier!
"Soul-devouring!"
Blood-red spiritual power suddenly exploded, synchronously igniting the Ultimate Fire around Lazuli.
Twelve wings spread behind her back as she entered the Doomsday Angel Form instantly!
[Divine Angel (Lazuli)]
[Talent: Myth Five Stars]
[Level: Commander Tier Two]
[Power: 15000→90000]
[Constitution: 15000→90000]
[Spiritual: 15000→90000]
[Speed: 15000→90000]
[Special State: Oath Guardian]
[Skills: Blazing Angel Form, Doomsday Angel Form, Blazing Burn, Celestial Fire Domain]
At the same time.
The Divine Pattern on Aster Grant’s forehead sparkled, frantically absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power into the Breaking Realm Blade.
This was an application he realized after absorbing Monarch Level Demon Clan energy.
Regarding the spiritual power of Draconia of Azurea, he already possessed preliminary control ability.
Moreover, he found out...
The Divine Pattern seemed to have a consciousness of its own, constantly suppressing his level advancement.
Logically, killing so many of the Demon Clan should have allowed him to advance to Commander Tier Five.
But the Divine Pattern absorbed all excess energy, seemingly forcing him to solidify his foundation.
Aster Grant speculated...
His control over domains had issues.
Everything at the Commander Level and Monarch Level depended on domains.
But he...
Had no intention of enhancing domains.
That’s why the Divine Pattern imposed a limit on his advancement.
If he were to skip this step...
Future achievements would inevitably be limited!
Therefore, the Divine Pattern restricting his level advancement turned out to be a fortunate event for him.
"Ready?"
Lazuli’s golden eyes reflected the sky’s barrier, with twelve light wings slightly trembling:
"Master, ready!"
The Ultimate Fire frantically condensed on the Breaking Realm Blade, and the sword emitted an unbearable humming.
The next moment—
"Judgment!"
Lazuli transformed into an arc of red-gold light, soaring upward and warping the space wherever she passed.
The Breaking Realm Blade, carrying world-destroying might, cleaved viciously onto the barrier!
"Crack—"
The crisp sound of shattering echoed through the clouds.
In the sky, the barrier fractured like fragile glass, first showing a crack, then—
"Boom!!!"
The entire barrier collapsed with a roar, dissipating into a rain of light!
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