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    The Ice Venerable Master was on the verge of a breakdown.


    After a fierce assault, his white hair was in disarray, and his face showed clear signs of exhaustion.


    But what really hit him hard was the blow to his pride and confidence.


    He hadunched a ferocious attack, employing nearly all of his cultivated power.


    Yet the Demon Formation hadn’t sustained the slightest damage. To the Ice Venerable Master, it


    was so strange.


    Above in the skies, the Ice n’s army and the eight Ice Kings, having witnessed the Ice Venerable


    Master exert his full strength to no avail, felt a crushing sense of defeat, and their morale


    plummeted.


    In contrast, General Zack and all the soldiers within Unicorn were greatly heartened and brimming


    with joy.


    While the Ice Venerable Master frantically bombarded the formation above Unicorn, they had


    harbored fears that he might actually break through.


    Now, seeing that his attacks did nothing to the formation, their confidence soared.


    General Zack didn’t miss a chance to mock the Ice Venerable Master. He shouted for all to hear:


    “Look everyone, this is the Ice Venerable Master who was once defeated by our great Golden


    Emperor.


    “His strength isughably weak. He can’t even crack the formation of Unicorn.


    “And to think he dreamed of invading our Golden Tower Empire! Ridiculous!”


    As General Zack’s words ended, thousands of soldiers in the city erupted into roaringughter,


    “Hahaha…”


    “What a weakling!”


    “To think such a weakling dreamed of conquering us humans–what a joke!”


    Hearing the unrestrained mockery from the soldiers of Unicorn, the Ice Venerable Master clenched


    his teeth so hard he thought they might shatter.


    Rage surged within him like a towering inferno.


    Yet, even with anger pushing him to the brink, the Ice Venerable Master had to confront a bitter


    truth, he could not break through Unicorn’s formation.


    Nor could he silence these mocking soldiers of Unicorn with death.


    With aplexion dark as thunderclouds, the Ice Venerable Master snorted coldly and,


    commandeering the winds of the storm, he took off into the sky.


    As he left, he issued amand, “All of my Ice n, follow me!”


    The Ice n’s army and the eight Ice Kings immediately took to the air, following the Ice Venerable


    Master in retreat.


    The reason the Ice Venerable Master chose to withdraw from Unicorn was straightforward: since he


    couldn’t shatter the Demon Formation and he couldn’t kill the jeering soldiers, why should he stay


    and endure their taunts?


    Thus, he chose to leave.


    All the soldiers in Unicorn watched as the Ice Venerable Master led the Ice n’s army away from


    the skies above their city.


    They knew then that the lee n’s forces had failed to take Unicorn.


    Watching their disgraced departure, every soldier in the city let out a triumphant cheer.


    However, the fact that Unicorn had not lost a single soldier and had forced the enemy to retreat in


    embarrassment did not allow General Zack to forget the looming danger the Ice n army still


    posed to the Golden Tower Empire.


    He ordered his soldiers to continue to guard the city walls vigntly, without a hint of ckness.


    Then, he returned to his headquarters and promptly took out a jade slip. Through it, he conveyed


    everything that had happened, down to thest detail, to Yacouba, who was in charge of military


    affairs in Fensville.


    Several hundred miles from Unicorn, the Ice Venerable Master, leading the Ice n’s army, was still


    airborne, his face a picture of gloom.


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    At this moment, the Purple Robe Ice King approached the Ice Venerable Master cautiously and


    ventured, “Venerable master, although we’ve been held back by Unicorn, surely the Golden Tower


    Empire can’t protect all its cities with formations.


    “There must be some cities without such defenses. We can take our revengeter on those.”


    The Ice Venerable Master’s expression remained dark as he gave a slight nod to the Ice King in


    purple, “You speak the truth, Purple Robe Ice King. Even if we can’t seize Unicorn, does that mean I


    can’t take the rest of the cities in the Golden Tower Empire?”


    Even if the Golden Tower Empire indeed had ascension level formation martialist, it was imusible


    for them to set up formations for every single city.


    Each time a formation martialist constructs a formation, it drains a vast amount of core energy,


    requiring months to


    recuperate.


    To set formations for all the cities of the Golden Tower Empire was a feat not even the Ice Venerable


    Master could achieve without wearing himself to death.


    And if it didn’t kill him, it would take decades to set up formations for so many cities.


    Thus, the Ice Venerable Master was certain that only a select few cities in the Golden Tower Empire


    would be fortified with formations.


    And perhaps, Unicorn was protected because it was closest to the icy tempests of the Sunsbury Ice


    Mountains.


    The Golden Tower Empire wanted to protect Unicorn, so they had set up a formation.


    However, the Ice Venerable Master quickly realized his mistake.


    Over the next few hours, as they flew over the territories of the Golden Tower Empire, they


    encountered several cities, each guarded by formations, just like Unicorn.


    Naturally, the Ice Venerable Master and his army met with the same setbacks when they tried to


    attack these cities, just as they had at Unicorn.


    Not a single city fell to their onught.


    On the contrary, the repeated attacks were even too much for the Ice Venerable Master, who was at


    the ascension level.


    So, they found a grand mountain range within the borders of the Golden Tower Empire and chose a


    valley among its towering peaks to rest and recuperate.


    Meanwhile, back in the imperial pce of Fensville, the Yacouba was a picture of urgency and


    grave concern as he hastened toward a pce hall.


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    His swift strides caused the treasured sword at his waist to tap against his armor, creating a


    rhythmic ttering sound.


    In full battle regalia, the imposing Yacouba arrived at the Emperor’s private study.


    Indeed, inside the study, the Emperor was conversing with the princess.


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    As she sipped her coffee, Amy inquired, “Father, you said that ording to Mr. Reed, we were to


    face a great cmity within these two days. Why has there been no sign of it?”


    Huston’s brow furrowed slightly as he replied, “Even though Mr. Reed is young, his skills are


    remarkable.


    “However, divining the fate of cmities can sometimes be imprecise, which is not unusual.”


    Huston’s words were chosen to shield his daughter from worry rather than to cast doubt on


    Gilmore’s divination.


    He preferred to softly suggest that there might be some discrepancies rather than bluntly stating an


    error was made.


    “But, this might be a good sign. No cmity is certainly better than a cmity,” he added.


    Amy smiled in agreement, nodding, “You are right, Father.”


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    But no sooner had her words faded than Yacouba’s voice rang out from outside the study, “Your


    Majesty, have urgent matters to report!”