— Descent of the Frostveil Ancestor —
Eren moved downhill fast, Selene at his side.
Selene frowned. "The Frostveil Sect has a Sovereign-realm Ancestor. After you killed their people, he won't let this go."
Eren's lips curved coldly. "Let him come. I'll kill him too."
Selene shivered, yet felt strangely reassured.
"So arrogant, boy! Let this old man see how you plan to 'kill me too'!"
A sharp whistle split the air—
Countless pale-blue icicles rained down like a storm!
Selene's face turned white. "Eren!"
Eren stayed calm. He pulled Selene behind him as his aura exploded outward, forming an invisible shield around them.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Icicles shattered on impact, sparks flying—unable to even scratch the barrier.
"Hmph! You blocked it? Then try this—Dancing Snow Frenzied Dragon!"
Mountain winds howled. Snow surged, twisting into a hundred-meter ice dragon in the sky!
It writhed, roared—then dove with mountain-splitting force.
Eren planted his feet, eyes sharp as blades.
This time, he held nothing back.
BOOM!!
His punch tore the sky.
Fist force slammed into the dragon—
The dragon exploded instantly.
Shards of ice rained down like a collapsing waterfall.
As the snow settled, a figure walked forward through the frost.
The Frostveil Ancestor.
Hands behind his back. Robes fluttering. Steps light enough to leave no trace.
---
— Blood on the Ice Barrier —
"Impressive strength," the Ancestor said, tone high and condescending.
"I'll give you a chance. Hand over every herb you stole, the Frostjade Marrow, the three treasures on you, and your ten flying swords. Cut off one arm. Do that, and I'll spare you."
Eren watched him quietly, mockery flickering in his eyes.
—I need a chance from you?
He offered no reply.
Severin misunderstood, instantly puffing up and barking, "Eren, this is our Sovereign Ancestor! You saw his power! Do as he says or—"
Hum—
Eren stopped listening.
He acted.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Ten flying swords shot out like bolts of lightning, aiming for the Ancestor's brow, throat, and navel!
The Ancestor snorted. Frostveil aura erupted around him, forming a pale-blue barrier that wrapped both him and Severin inside.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sword-light hammered the ice barrier, cold and blade-energy bursting everywhere!
"You think flying swords can shake a Sovereign?" the Ancestor mocked. "Boy, you have no idea what a Sovereign Warrior—"
Crack.
A thin fracture formed.
The Ancestor's face froze.
He opened his mouth to sneer—
A shrill scream exploded behind him.
"AHHH—!!"
Severin clutched his throat—
Blood surged through his fingers.
Terror filled his eyes.
Inside this "impenetrable" barrier, he was still struck?
He collapsed a moment later, dead.
The Ancestor stopped breathing—
A precise kill.
Executed under his protection.
---
— One Punch Shatters the Snow Mountain —
"AHHHHH—!!"
The Ancestor roared to the sky, hair and beard flying wildly, eyes blazing with fury.
Severin died under his barrier.
For a Sovereign... this was unforgivable.
"Beast! I will tear you into pieces!"
He pulled in heaven and earth's spiritual energy at once—air twisting violently around him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Snow and wind from miles around reversed direction, rushing toward him—
Gathering above his head into a—
massive snow mountain!
The Ancestor held the mountain with one hand, like a war god towering over the world.
Selene trembled. "Is... is that still human?"
Eren finally's expression hardened.
—A Sovereign Warrior was indeed no ordinary foe.
"DIE!!!"
The Ancestor hurled the snow mountain down!
The sky dimmed. Air tore apart. The impact force resembled an apocalypse falling.
Facing the incoming destruction—
Eren didn't step back.
His feet slammed into the ground, anchoring him like a divine pillar.
A fist surged upward, power gathering like a rising storm.
BOOOOOM————!!
Heaven exploded.
The snow mountain shattered mid-air—
Ice fragments spraying like a meteor shower across the world.
Eren stood amidst the blizzard, voice rolling like thunder:
"Old dog of Frostveil, bring out every trump card you have—"
"Let me see if a so-called Sovereign Warrior is worth the price!"---
— Inferno Scorches the Frozen Domain —
"Wretched brat! I truly underestimated you!"
His killing move shattered, the Frostveil Ancestor was shaken and furious, eyes burning with murderous intent.
"Fine! Witness the ultimate technique I forged in twenty years of seclusion—Ten Thousand Miles of Ice!"
BOOM—!
The world transformed instantly.
The raging wind and snow froze mid-air, then solidified layer by layer into pale-blue ice.
Frost surged outward like a tidal wave—sky, earth, mountains, even the air...
All turned into a world of frozen blue.
"E...Eren? Wh-where are we? Is this... an illusion?"
Selene trembled, awe and terror in her eyes.
Eren gently tapped her shoulder.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here."
The next second—
Whoosh!
Two blazing serpents of fire roared from his palms!
The flames were so fierce the entire blue world shrieked under the heat.
"Wh-what fire is that?!"
For the first time, panic cracked the Ancestor's voice.
The flames scorched through his protective aura—
Even igniting the Frostveil power he had spent decades cultivating!
Fire crawled up his body, twisting his figure inside the crimson blaze.
Hum!!
In desperation, a deep azure radiance erupted from within—
His Primordial Cold Essence!
The soul-freezing cold instantly suppressed the true fire.
A Sovereign Warrior—monstrous in offense, defense, and recovery.
"He... didn't burn?"
Eren raised a brow. His Five Thunders True Fire rarely failed.
This was a first.
The Ancestor panted, panic and killing intent swirling in his eyes.
---
— Fall of the Ice Colossus —
Before Eren could strike again, the world lurched—
The Ancestor flung his arms wide, roaring like icy thunder:
"DIE!!!"
RUMBLE—RUMBLE—RUMBLE!!
The pale-blue ice forming the domain surged toward him, sucked into his body in crazed torrents!
Moments later—
A towering ice colossus stood over the world.
Arms like mountain ridges.
A shadow blotting out the sun.
The Ancestor's voice boomed from within:
"Speechless with fear, brat? Dying under this technique is an honor!"
The giant fist descended!
Air imploded. Space twisted.
The ground cracked before the fist even landed.
Eren flickered behind the colossus.
But the giant reacted instantly—its massive foot stomped down like a falling pillar of heaven!
Eren flashed again, his movement ghostlike within the frozen domain.
"Stop scurrying like a rat!" the Ancestor roared.
"As you wish."
Eren stopped moving.
His gaze sharpened to a blade's edge.
"Old fool. Watch closely—this is real power."
BOOM!!
He drew one-third of his spiritual power into his palm and unleashed a single devastating strike.
No technique.
No flourish.
Nothing but pure, overwhelming force.
"—Shatter."
BOOM——!!
Heaven and earth shook.
The colossal ice titan exploded instantly—
Reduced to drifting snow and shattered frost.
---
— The Last Gambit —
Pfft—!!
A ragged figure stumbled forth—the Frostveil Ancestor's true body.
He vomited blood, face twisted in terror and disbelief.
He had lost.
Completely.
To a young monster.
"Wh... what are you?!" he trembled.
Eren stood calmly, spiritual flames curling around him like a war god descending.
"A dying man doesn't deserve to know."
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh—!
The ten flying swords launched again, killing intent roaring like thunder.
The Ancestor nearly lost his soul. He crawled and scrambled toward the mountain peak.
"Boy! If you're not afraid to die, chase me!
The Frostveil Sect... still has deeper foundations!!"
His voice vanished into the storm.
Eren's eyes narrowed.
Not from fear—
—but from rising battle heat.
"Deeper foundations?"
A sharp smile spread across his face.
"Good. Let's see who else in your Frostveil Sect can stop me."
He vanished into the blizzard like lightning—
Chasing straight after the fleeing Ancestor.