Chapter 37: Demigod Giant
Soren did not waste much time.
After sending a new round of construction blueprints to the Overseas Islands, he continued to prepare to complete the chain tasks of the four elemental stones. Now that he was getting closer to the Legendary Domain, he estimated that after completing these tasks he could ascend to Legend. Perhaps at that time, he could try to fuse the divinity fragments obtained from the tasks. A sealed divinity fragment, said to come from a fallen Evil God, posed a certain danger; it required a high will to combat the residual power of the divinity.
Therefore, Soren was hesitant about whether he should pass the divinity fragment to Vivian for her to absorb.
The will of a deity is a troublesome thing!
After all, Vivian was still too young, and her will could not possibly compare to Soren’s, who had experienced so much.
As time slowly went by.
The matter of defeating the South Islands’ navy was brewing, and Soren finally obtained new legend points, and this time he got two at once.
“Misty Naval Battle [Legendary Battle]: In early March of the New Moon Era 1676, you single-handedly sniped the coalition of the South Islands and Víkings near the waters around Arendelle. In this battle, you dealt heavy damage to the enemy and repelled the South Islands’ navy; the legend of the Ghost Ship gradually spread to the Frozen Kingdom. The outcome of this battle is still brewing; there are vague rumors among the folk calling you the Guardian of Arendelle. [Legend Points +2]”
“Dark Tide Naval Battle [Large-scale Battle]: In mid-March of the New Moon Era 1676, you led a pirate army to ambush the retreating forces of the South Islands near the Dark Tide Strait. In this battle, you severely damaged the South Islands’ navy and brought the West Coast under your influence. With the victory of this battle, your reputation among pirates has soared, and there are even suggestions to establish a ‘Pirate Code’ in your name that represents the Pirate Kings. [Legend Points +3]”
The two legend points were calculated separately.
Perhaps because these two battles were different, Soren received 5 legend points this time.
As the legend points increased, his personal reputation also rose. The number of people who knew about him would also grow. Generally, adventurers only gained around a dozen legend points, making them relatively well-known within a certain area. When the legend points reached around twenty, the fame began to spread, and it was possible that many people in a kingdom would have heard of your tale, such as when Soren just became Pirate King. When a person’s legend points exceed thirty, the range of their spread quickly expands, and it could be said that their fame has covered half a continent.
Fifty legend points mark a watershed.
To go further, one either needs to achieve something that makes them well-known or find a way to spread their fame beyond the continent.
For instance, Soren now, while very famous among pirates, is still somewhat known in various kingdoms.
However, in the Underdark, they have no idea who he is!
As for other places like the Bottomless Abyss, Hell of Bartok, Blissful Wilderness, and the Gray Domain, none of those planes have any knowledge of Soren’s identity.
…………
In the Frozen Kingdom.
Soren once again arrived in this cold land, but this time he was not heading to Arendelle. Instead, he moved towards the continuous ice mountain range.
This is the territory of the Ice Trolls.
Although Soren already had the ability to challenge these highly regenerating creatures, he did not have any thoughts of raising his profession level by killing them.
Because these monsters were difficult to k*ll, their regeneration ability was too freakish, and more importantly, the trolls here had spell-like abilities. Perhaps due to living in an excessively cold region, these Ice Trolls had developed spell-like mutations, posing a potential risk. Additionally, there was a chance to encounter Troll Shamans here, a type of spellcaster similar to a shaman, which made dealing with them inherently disadvantageous for Wanderers. Trolls are monsters that can regrow their heads after being decapitated, and piercing their hearts is of no consequence to them. This does not align with Soren’s combat style.
As he progressed along the cold ice mountain range, Soren gradually entered a valley among the mountains.
Surrounded by steep ice walls, the number of beings began to sharply decline, and some difficult-to-deal with elemental life forms emerged.
—Ice Elemental!
“Ice Elemental [Elemental Life] (4th Tier).”
“Challenge Level 10, Biological Level 15, possessing spell-like abilities.”
“Highest Attributes: 22 points. Lowest Attributes: 10 points. Total Attribute Value: 90-100 points.”
“Specialties: Elemental Armor, Ice Lance, Elemental Life Traits, Cold Traits.”
“Challenge Difficulty: A.”
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Elemental life forms all belong to supernatural creatures.
They are generally around the 4th tier, making them very difficult enemies for ordinary people; even the pirate leaders under Soren find them hard to deal with.
The Ice Elementals are around two meters tall, having a body made of cold ice like the Earth Elementals, possessing only a vague humanoid shape. Their bodies are close to a light blue color and are entirely composed of very hard ice blocks. They basically have no vital weak points, and any injury can gradually heal as long as they can refreeze the water into ice; therefore, they must be dealt with swiftly.
As he entered the territory of these Ice Elementals.
The Legendary Curved Blade Icebane began to emit a cold light, and as the nearby temperature approached zero degrees, Icebane would automatically produce strange flowing light, extinguishing nearby flames; it allowed Soren to reduce the cold damage received. This level of battle posed little challenge for Soren; he effortlessly defeated these Ice Elementals and gradually moved deeper into the range of the altar.
The real highlight would be the massive elemental life form that appears after taking the elemental stone.
Last time, it was a Legendary-level Earth Giant, and this time, who knows what might appear; Soren still did not fully understand.
The altar looked very similar to the one he saw last time.
Soren carefully approached, and while exploring around the altar, he quickly found the elemental stone (Water).
Rumbling!
When he took out this elemental stone, the ice blocks underneath immediately began to shatter, and a gigantic arm suddenly stretched out from underneath the altar.
The ground cracked spider-web-like in all directions; just the size of a single arm already reached Soren’s height.
Rumbling!
A massive body emerged, with an upper half made of ice and a lower half spiraling like a whirlpool of flowing water.
—“Ice Giant!” [Demigod]
Bad news!
Soren’s expression changed slightly, and in an instant, he slipped into the shadows and fled towards the mouth of the valley.
Elemental Giants are all demigod-level beings, much stronger than Elemental Elders, with some even capable of directly granting mortals’ wishes, akin to legendary magic lamps.
Such an enemy was not something he could easily handle!
However, just as Soren made his escape from the valley, the ice giant bursting from the ground suddenly spoke: “Finally free!”
“Mortals! Did you free Karona Grass?”
……………(To Be Continued ~^~)
