Innumerable divine lights gathered above the cold pool and then plunged into a huge whirlpool, deep into the bottom of the cold pool.

  A pitch-black palace, as if forged from fine iron, rose up from the whirlpool. Countless ghosts fluttered around the palace, and innumerable white bones piled up into a mountain of skeletons in front of it.

  "This...this palace is just like the castle lord's manor in Youjin City. No, although they're similar, it's absolutely not the same one." Guo Yi was shocked by the scene before his eyes.

  Guo Ye wanted to cross the Cold Pool and head towards the dark palace in the center, but at this time the Cold Pool had undergone a transformation. Countless bone-like blades were flying around the edge of the pool, and anyone who approached within 100 meters would be in danger of falling.

  "Big brother, I'm flying!"

  Yao Yao held the Blood Jade in both hands, slowly rising from the ground and flying towards the palace in the center of the Cold Pond. Guo Yi leapt up to try and rescue her back, but was knocked flying by the intense light of the Blood Jade.

  "Ten years, after ten years, ten years..."

  A faint and intermittent sound came from the Blood Jade, the voice was unclear whether it was male or female, old or young, but it was clear and audible.

  Yao Yao flew above the cold pond, all the bone knives retreated from her, all the ghosts worshipped her, even the white bones piled outside the palace knelt down one after another, making indistinct sounds in their mouths.

  "Big brother, I'm so scared..."

  Yao Yao was crying and being pulled by a mysterious force into the pitch-black palace, the heavy gate of the palace closed again, then sank back into the icy pool.

  The whirlpool in the icy pool disappeared, and the dark clouds in the sky also dispersed. A blazing sun suddenly appeared in the sky, shining its light all over the land.

  This small world originally had no sun and moon, only two different clouds. At this time, the sun rises, the clouds disappear, as if a brand new beginning is about to arrive.

  "Ten years? What does it mean? Is it saying that ten years later, Yao will walk out of that palace? Or is it saying that something big will happen in ten years? Or perhaps..."

  Kuo Yi's mind was extremely confused, with too many questions trapped in his brain. Just as he thought of taking a risk to dive into the cold pool to rescue Yao Yao, the entire cold pool suddenly disappeared from the ground.

  The cold pond suddenly disappeared from under Guo Yao's eyelids, as if it had never appeared before. At this time, on the ground, except for the crimson sandstone, only a circular ancient well with a diameter of one foot was left.

  "Thousands of miles of icy ponds suddenly disappeared without a trace, this is also too unreasonable."

  The cold pond disappears, and the ancient well appears!

  Kuo Yeh walked to the front of the ancient well and was surprised to find that the water in the well presented two colors, one half was as black as icy pool water, and the other half was white without any impurities.

  A circular ancient well with black and white intersecting patterns resembles an incomplete Tai Chi yin-yang fish diagram.

  At this time, the water in the ancient well emitted a fragrance that was unparalleled, and a black-and-white striped spiritual grass seedling grew out of the puddle. This spiritual grass had only one leaf, which was surprisingly also round in shape, and divided into two colors: black and white.

  "What... is this?"

  Guo Yi really wanted to reach out and pull up that spiritual grass, but the ancient well underwent another change. The black and white water in the well suddenly started spinning around, and the spiritual grass grew wildly within the spinning water. In a short time, it grew from a small sprout into a plant over a foot tall, but there was still only one black and white leaf on top of the spiritual grass.

  Just as the well water was spinning, the two immortal gates in Guo Yao's body suddenly also started spinning, transforming into the Taiji Immortal Seal. The speed of their rotation was surprisingly identical to that of the well water.

  Suddenly, an ancient well rose from the ground and rushed into Guo Yue's body, settling in a position under two immortal gates.

  "This..."

  Guo Yi was completely shocked by the changes in his body at this time. A black and white yin-yang ancient well had grown under his dantian, and that black and white spiritual grass still grew in the ancient well, with a brilliant light emanating from it and a fragrance of medicine filling his nostrils.

  Two fairy gates floated above the ancient well, revolving around that spiritual grass ceaselessly.

  Guo Yi only felt that the spiritual energy in his body was increasing at all times, and the speed of his cultivation was more than ten times faster than before. He was advancing rapidly on the path of immortality.

  The ranking of "Wu Bang" directly rose from thirty-first place, continuously soaring upwards, "thirty-one, thirty, twenty-nine..."

  However, in just a few breaths, Guo Yi's "Martial Arts Ranking" ranking rose like a rocket to ninth place before stabilizing, but still showed an upward trend.

  "Ninth place." Guo Yi's face lit up with great joy, and he laughed: "I've also entered the top ten of the 'Martial Arts Rankings', now I can truly be considered among the ranks of the absolute top masters."

  "Yan Honglei, it's time for you to call me Big Brother."

  Just then, the voice of Kasyapa Buddha sounded in Guo Yi's ear, exclaiming: "I said why I felt a heartbeat even when I was in the Zhāntiān Sword, it turned out to be this?"

  "Do you know the origin of this ancient well?" Guo Yi asked with a stir in his heart.

  Kasyapa Buddha calmed his startled mind and said: "I don't know."

  "Really don't know?" Guo Yi didn't believe this suddenly appearing old monk wouldn't know.

  "A monk does not speak deceitfully."

  Kwok Yat really wanted to punch the old bald head a few times and said, "I think this monk has been talking nonsense from start to finish."

  "Amitabha Buddha, forgive me, forgive me!"

  Guo Yi no longer bothered with the old monk, knowing that even if he asked him again, he wouldn't be able to get anything valuable out of him. However, the changes in his body made him take notice. Inside his body, there was now a sword and a monk who was either human or spirit, and now there was also an ancient well and a blade of grass. Guo Yi felt like his body was becoming a miscellaneous goods store.

  Looking into the body, the black and white ancient well sinks to the bottom, the black and white spiritual grass is planted on top of the ancient well, and two immortal gates surround the spiritual grass in rotation.

  "Could it be that my two Celestial Gates and this ancient well have some connection, the light actually intertwining together, standing above the ancient well transformed into a cloud of yin-yang colors."

  This change was completely beyond Guo Yi's understanding. He was sure that Master Jia Ye knew something, but he just wouldn't say anything, and naturally there was nothing he could do about it.

  At this time, all the masters of the Ice and Fire Little World's "Martial Arts Ranking" were surprised to discover one thing: a strange name appeared in the top ten of the "Martial Arts Ranking", Guo Yi, ninth on the "Martial Arts Ranking".

  "The top ten of the 'Martial Arts Ranking List' is a difficult barrier to overcome, and yet someone has managed to break through it again. Guo Ye, this name sounds so familiar... Ah yes, isn't he the person that Blood One wants to kill?"

  "This is going to be interesting, none of the top ten in 'Wu Bang' are kind-hearted, and this Guo Yi actually rushed to ninth place, can Blood One still kill him?"

  On a great mountain in the world of ice and fire, thousands of corpses were piled up, all of whom were high-ranking masters of the "Martial List". A man wearing a blood-stained robe, holding a long knife with a green blade, split open a man wearing armor, coldly laughing: "Is being ninth on the 'Martial List' really nothing to brag about? This only makes me feel more challenged."

  A woman in white walked through a ruined city, gazing at the corpses scattered throughout, her steps ethereal. Suddenly, the "Martial Chart" imprint on her body flickered slightly, and a hint of a smile appeared on her face: "What kind of extraordinary encounter did you have? Must you be my senior brother to be content, or do you want to take another step closer?"

  In the world of ice and fire, war is raging, and in the Holy Martial City, which is billions of miles away, it is also bustling with excitement.

  Two hundred-meter-long lists floated in the sky above Shengwu City, one was the ranking of the "Martial List" and the other was the ranking of soul points.

  At this time someone exclaimed: "Look at the ninth place on the Martial Arts List, it has changed its name to Guo Yi. Who is this Guo Yi?"

  "I only know that Blood One wants to kill this young man, but no one knows why he wants to kill him. Now that this young man has risen so quickly, the Holy Martial Battlefield will surely witness a shocking showdown between two geniuses."

  "This young man, although talented but late to mature, still cannot be a match for Blood One. A generation of proud sons will die in a foreign land." More people do not think highly of Guo Ye, believing he will die on the battlefield of Holy War, under Blood One's blade.

  Now the war of Sheng Wu has entered its fifth day, and all the indigenous people in the small world have been slaughtered.

  Two days ago, a fierce collision occurred among the top players in "Wu Bang", with frantic killings taking place everywhere on the ground. Within two days, hundreds of thousands of people died, and the brutality of the battle cannot be described in words. The ranking of "Wu Bang" has also been fluctuating wildly, with at least three layers of the original top 108 players dying, including one of the top ten absolute masters falling.

  These two days, known as the "Great Purge", less than a million of the remaining top players in the "Martial Arts Rankings" were left. For a small world, tens of thousands of people seemed too few, and when divided equally, there was only one person within a hundred miles.

  When Guo Yi returned from the North Pole of the small world, what he saw was ruins and dead bodies everywhere. He walked thousands of miles without seeing a single living person.

  "Has the strong man of 'Wu Bang' become extinct?"

  Guo Yi's current soul points are over 100,000, but his ranking has long since slipped to several hundred places. He is thinking of killing and robbing people of their points, but he can't see a single person in sight.

  Kuo Yeh walked into a dilapidated ancient city, the streets of which were stained red with blood. After being baked by the sun, a layer of bloody mud had formed.

  In a remote corner of the ancient city, a young man carrying an iron sword secretly watched as Guo Yao entered the city, then turned and entered a cellar, saying to the people inside: "Brothers, a fat sheep has arrived."

  In the underground cellar, including the young man with a sword on his back, there were four people in total. The aura on their bodies was not weak at all, and they were all high-ranking masters who were about to enter the "Martial Arts Ranking". These four people were survivors of the "Great Purge" period, and they were intimidated by the terrifying killings at that time, so they did not dare to show up easily again. That's why they hid in this underground cellar.

  One of the bearded men with a voice like thunder said, "Are you sure there's only one person?"

  The young man with an iron sword on his back said: "Absolutely only one person, the four of us can easily defeat him and then divide his soul points equally."

  Another young man dressed as a rich young master shook his head and disapproved, saying: "Anyone who can escape alive during the Great Purification period is not a simple person. Moreover, he dares to appear alone in this city with great fanfare, definitely has an uncommon ability, perhaps already having a ranking on the 'Martial Arts Ranking'."

  The fourth person was a delicate-looking woman, who said at this time: "Based on our strength, we don't have the opportunity to compete for ranking points. Let's just hide here and spend the last four days quietly. As long as we can return to Shengwu City, there will definitely be countless Xianmen factions vying for us. After all, not many people can survive this time."

  The man dressed as a rich young master and the woman stayed, while the bearded big man and the sword-carrying youth took an extreme risk once, and the two joined forces to kill Guo Yi.

  Guo Yi stepped across two streets, his mind preoccupied with the whereabouts of those top martial artists from the "Martial Arts Rankings", when suddenly two gusts of wind came from the rooftops behind him.

  "Go die!"

  The young man carrying the iron sword was extremely agile, and the iron sword in his hand was like a black long snake, stabbing towards Guo Yi's back. The bearded big man held a huge iron hammer, smashing it towards Guo Yi's head.

  Guo Yi did not use the Nine Changes of the Mysterious Fire Technique, nor did he use the Burial Heaven Spirit Sword. He stretched out two fingers and clamped down on the young man's iron sword, lightly snapping it in two with a "ka" sound. The iron sword broke into several segments. Then, with one punch, he struck the iron hammer of the bearded giant, causing the hammer to fly out of the giant's hand instantly. On the hammer was still imprinted a fist-shaped indentation.

  Guo Yi's fingers shot out two clusters of crimson flames, which flew towards the fragments of the iron sword and the flying iron hammer. The iron sword melted into droplets of molten iron, while the iron hammer also melted into a single iron ball.

  The two incoming people were frightened by Guo Yi's reverse heavenly means and regretted it in their hearts, turned around and escaped.

  "If you take another step, I won't mind killing you." Guo Yi said calmly.

  The young man and the bearded giant exchanged a glance, both knowing it was impossible to escape from Guo Yao's hands. Their earlier attempt was just an instinctive reaction. Upon hearing there might be a chance to survive, they hastily stopped their fleeing footsteps.

  "Hand over your soul rings and answer a few questions for me, and I might consider letting you go."

  "Thanks for sparing our lives." The two honestly handed over the Soul Ring to Guo Yi, not daring to show any disobedience, and secretly guessing Guo Yi's identity in their hearts. "A person with such abilities must be ranked high on the 'Martial Arts Ranking', could he be one of the top ten masters?"

  "You two are quite impressive, adding up to 250,000 points. I'll just accept it then." Guo Ye's current soul points had already reached 360,000, ranking him 110th in the point rankings.

  That bearded big man respectfully said: "Your Honor's cultivation is profound and mysterious, I don't know your honorable surname and great name?"

  "Guo Yi." Now that his cultivation has made great progress, he can even contend with the top three people on the "Martial Arts Ranking List". Even if he were to face Blood One now, relying on the power of the Burial Heaven Sword, Guo Yi might not necessarily lose. Therefore, he is not afraid to reveal his own name.

  "Guo Yi, I actually want to kill the top master of the 9th rank on the Martial Chart. This is a top ten master who can rival an old freak who has been cultivating for hundreds of years." The young man was so scared that his face turned white and he almost fainted.

  "What happened to all the high-ranking masters on the 'Martial Arts Leaderboard' in the Ice and Fire Little World?" Guo Yi asked.

  A burly Han with a thick beard had been filled with reverence for Guo Yi ever since he heard his name, and now Guo Yi was like a god in his eyes. "Most people have died," he said, "and a small portion of them are hiding, just wanting to pass the remaining four days safely without joining the battle again. There is also a portion of people with extremely high cultivation, such as yourself, who are still killing and robbing the top martial artists on the 'Martial Arts Leaderboard' to seize their soul points."

  "I heard that in the last three days, the Central City of the Ice and Fire Small World will set up a Holy Martial Arena, where many masters will gather to engage in the final Holy Martial Battle." The youth's eyes were filled with fervor, his heart yearning for that ultimate Holy Martial Battle, but he knew he didn't have the strength to step onto the arena.

  The majestic Han said, "The Holy Martial Arena is a sacred decree set by the four great powers, stating that it's only for competing for the Soul Ring, not for taking lives. Whoever enters the Central City cannot kill anyone, or they will be jointly killed by the four great powers."

  "Oh! The four great powers, which four great powers?" Guo Yi asked with a cold smile.

  "Ranking of Martial Arts: Second - Gu Shen Tong."

  "Ranking of Martial Arts Third: Blood One."

  "Ranking of Martial Arts Fifth: Xiao Xiao."

  "Ranking of Martial Arts Seventh: **."

  The ancient domain of the great world was vast and boundless, with many top ten masters of the "Martial List" failing to arrive before the opening of the Holy Martial Battlefield. On that day, five of the top ten masters on the "Martial List" entered the Ice Fire Small World, and during the Great Cleansing, one more fell, leaving only four remaining. Among them was not Guo Yao, who later broke through to ninth place on the "Martial List".