CHAPTER 498

“What is that?!”

In the underground cave beneath the ice plains, an elder in a black robe looked up, his face full of shock.

Although he couldn't see what was happening outside with his naked eye, his powerful Golden Core Realm divine sense was far superior to mere sight.

Moreover, with the aid of the formation in his cave, he could perceive everything outside with absolute clarity.

Thus, when he sensed through the formation that an enormous Five-Colored Glazed Palm of Spiritual Power had appeared in the sky, his mouth gaped open in disbelief.

His heart was filled with horror, even tinged with confusion.

Because he had no idea how such an immense palm, vast enough to obscure the heavens, had come into existence.

Before he could even make sense of the situation, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.

That colossal Five-Colored Glazed Palm had already begun its descent from the sky, pressing down directly toward his location!

“Not good!”

At that moment, the black-robed elder immediately realized that the attack was aimed at him.

But understanding this fact made no difference—it was already too late.

The sheer might radiating from that Five-Colored Glazed Palm was unimaginably terrifying.

Its descent from above felt as though the sky itself was collapsing.

If he didn’t react immediately, he would be crushed to death on the spot!

“Rise for me!”

With no time to hide his presence any longer, the black-robed elder's eyes widened in shock. His divine sense surged, instantly activating the protective formations of his cave.

As the formation powered up, the surrounding Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Energy began to stir violently.

Vast amounts of spiritual energy were swallowed by the formation, transforming into layers of protective barriers that shielded the entire cave.

“There really is someone hiding beneath the ice plains!”

Such a commotion could not escape the notice of those in the sky.

Mu Tian and the others immediately sensed the fluctuations in Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Energy below, confirming what Lu Qing had stated.

Someone was indeed concealed beneath the ice, and their location was directly beneath the palm of Lu Qing’s massive Five-Colored Glazed Palm.

Boom!

The descent of the enormous Five-Colored Glazed Palm was not slow.

Even before it fully landed, the violent astral winds it stirred had already sliced through the ice plain below, forming countless fissures and sending ice shards flying in all directions. 𝘳𝘼𐌽օBÈS̩

Then, under the astonished gazes of Mu Tian and the others, the Five-Colored Glazed Palm finally struck the ice.

The entire ground trembled and quaked!

The colossal palm, spanning several miles, gripped the ice plains.

Its five fingers, thick as towering pillars, pierced through the ice layer, plunging several hundred feet into the ground.

But this was just the beginning.

As Lu Qing clenched his hand, the massive Five-Colored Glazed Palm contracted.

The five pillar-like fingers shifted, tearing through the frozen land, crushing glaciers and breaking apart the earth.

Nothing could resist the unstoppable force of the Five-Colored Glazed Palm.

As the fingers closed together, Lu Qing’s arm lifted once more.

This time, the effect was even more astonishing.

A deafening explosion erupted from beneath the ice.

It was the sound of the ice shattering.

Then, Mu Tian and the others witnessed something unbelievable—the Five-Colored Glazed Palm had seized a colossal ice pillar nearly a hundred feet wide and hundreds of feet thick, pulling it out of the ice plains.

From a distance, it looked as if a primordial giant was wielding boundless divine power, uprooting a massive ice mountain from the vast frozen land.

The Five-Colored Glazed Palm, clutching the ice mountain, slowly ascended.

As it rose, its overwhelming seal and crushing force continued grinding away at the ice.

Countless ice shards scattered into the sky, swept by the violent astral winds, creating a fierce localized blizzard over the ice plains.

As the ice mountain was ground down further, by the time the Five-Colored Glazed Palm reached high into the air, its size had already shrunk significantly—reduced to a hundred-foot-wide massive ice sphere, within which colorful lights flickered.

It was precisely because of these flickering lights that the spiritual palm’s crushing force finally met resistance, slowing its contraction.

Sensing this, Lu Qing temporarily stopped, ceasing his spiritual power output, allowing the giant palm to hold still.

With the palm’s stillness, the astral winds gradually calmed, and the blizzard began to fade.

At this moment, Mu Tian and the others could finally see clearly what was within the Five-Colored Glazed Palm.

There, at its center, was a massive hundred-foot-wide ice sphere.

Through its translucent layers, they could faintly see a hidden cave dwelling, safeguarded by layers of formation barriers.

However, despite appearing robust and well-defended, those formation barriers, under the immense pressure of the Five-Colored Glazed Palm, were now teetering on the brink of collapse.

This sight left Mu Tian and the others utterly shaken.

This was a scenario beyond their wildest dreams, an unimaginable display of earth-shattering power!

And just like them, the black-robed elder trapped within the ice sphere was equally dumbfounded.

Never in his wildest thoughts had he imagined that the cave dwelling he painstakingly fortified with layers of formations would one day be lifted into the sky by a single hand.

Such divine power was beyond his comprehension.

“Mo Heng, that unworthy disciple of mine—what in the world has he done outside to provoke such a terrifying existence?!”

Within the cave, the black-robed elder's body felt cold as ice, a mix of terror and confusion filling his mind.

His disciple Mo Heng was merely at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

In the Northern Territories, that would indeed qualify as an expert.

But in the grand scheme of the world, such a level was no different from the personal disciples of major sects in Zhongzhou.

How could he have possibly provoked someone of this caliber?

No wonder he had been unable to divine any useful information earlier—Mo Heng’s slayer had been an entity of unimaginable might!

In an instant, countless thoughts raced through the black-robed elder’s mind.

But he did not dare to move—let alone resist.

The entity before him was far too powerful. He had no will to fight.

His only hope was that the formations within his cave could hold against this monstrous force.

As he prayed desperately, a grinding creak shattered his last hope.

The once-motionless Five-Colored Glazed Palm began to tighten once more.

At that moment, the already unstable formation barriers could no longer withstand the pressure.

Like a candle flickering in a storm, the formations shattered instantly.

The cave dwelling itself exploded, collapsing into complete ruin.

Spurt!

With the destruction of the formations and cave, the black-robed elder, whose soul was linked to them, coughed out a mouthful of blood, his divine soul suffering severe damage.

But there was no time to care about his injuries.

The terrifying seal and crushing force of the Five-Colored Glazed Palm, after destroying the cave, continued pressing toward him.

Finally, the black-robed elder broke down completely.

Casting aside all dignity as a Golden Core Realm expert, he begged for mercy.

“Spare me! Senior, please spare me!”

The overwhelming power suddenly paused.

Instead of crushing him outright, it merely sealed him in place.

Then, the once mile-wide Five-Colored Glazed Palm rapidly shrunk.

In mere moments, it reduced to three meters in size, gripping the black-robed elder tightly as it flew toward a golden-glowing flying boat.