"Strength is the only standard to test magic. In front of strength, all tricks and cleverness are nothing." —— After losing to the King of Law for the 888th time, the then Devil King Kutos said at the third quarter Devil King Palace Democratic Living Meeting in 1621.

I am Christoph • Li Wei, and I am extremely annoyed now.

"Don't! You've taken away my most precious thing, how am I going to live in the future?"

The Saintess held Li Wei's thigh and pleaded painfully, with a runny nose and tears in her eyes.

"I don't care! Get away from me! I want to go back and have a drink, and I'm not in the mood to play with you..." Li Wei kicked the Saintess away disgustedly, but she desperately held onto his clothes.

"No! Don't treat me like this! You have to take responsibility for me..."

Ah, this Saintess is really annoying!

How did things turn out this way?

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To trace back, we have to go to the edge of the continent a month ago, the extreme cold north.

Outside the Eternal Winter Palace, the dark sky was covered with haze, the colorful aurora fluctuating intensely, and the biting cold wind howled, foreshadowing the unrest of this day.

The Bren Continent United Army was ready, and the combined forces of Holy Knights, Necromancers, Magic Mech Armors, Goblin Technologies, and Rainbow Ponies built an unprecedented solid defense line.

At the center of the formation, the highest power of Bren Continent was gathered together.

They were all the strongest above the Heavenly Rank, famous legends across the entire continent, but their powerful array didn't give them confidence. They knew that today's battle would be a life-and-death struggle. In order to save the continent, they had to give their all.

Suddenly, a distant, long roar came from the underground of the Eternal Winter Palace, causing everyone to tense up.

The legendary Lord of Eternal Winter, who awakens once every few thousand years, appeared!

According to the records salvaged from the ruins, the last destruction of the continental civilization was caused by the awakening of the Lord of Eternal Winter. With just one powerful ancient magic, "Freezing a Thousand Miles and Drifting Snow for Ten Thousand Miles", the splendid ancient civilization became a pile of old paper, and the history of the continent was forced to start from scratch.

What will happen to the Bren continent this time?

The burden on their shoulders made everyone's faces solemn.

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by a sharp, terrifying roar, a huge figure broke the beams and eaves of the Eternal Winter Palace and proudly soared into the sky.

With wings that covered the sun, pure white feathers, and ice-blue arcs of light surrounding the body, an ice phoenix appeared in front of everyone.

"You should not have come."

The ice phoenix's deep, ancient, and rich voice directly entered the minds of everyone present through consciousness.

Soldiers in the front row were immediately subdued by the overwhelming pressure, kneeling under the ancient divine beast's aura, some even being swept into the sky by the phoenix's wings and torn to pieces.

Amelia, the youngest Heavenly Ranker and Chief of the Empire, had seen countless grand scenes, even fought against extraterrestrial powers, but even so, the power of the Lord of Eternal Winter still terrified her.

Pope Frade • Ulsan said with a cold expression, "It seems that it was right not to bring those weak apprentices. Apart from the Heavenly Rankers, bringing more people would be like Calabash children trying to save their grandfather, one by one delivering themselves to death."

"Damn... can we really beat this thing?" Delisa, the Prime Minister of the Western Continent Magic Industry Association, murmured with her hand covering her cherry lips.

"The main god will protect us.” The Holy Knight in Mithril armor prayed devoutly.

"Bullshit, all the apostles from the Heavenly Mountains have packed up their bags and run away. If the main god is going to protect us, why didn't he lend us a hand?

This has led to a series of conspiracy discussions surrounding the Heavenly Mountains.

"Even the Devil King has announced that he is closing his doors and not accepting any challenges from heroes. I'm afraid it's really going to be a disaster..."

"I heard that the Void Lord went back to the 2D dimension just to avoid this ice phoenix. He's really smart... Damn!"