Novels by Icemaster360

“I regret that it concluded in this manner.” Li Bai stepped down from the stage and extended a hand to Han Xiao, offering assistance to help him rise. “Haha!” A wave of laughter greeted him in response, causing Li Bai's hand to freeze and the spectators to momentarily halt their cheers. Why? This occurred because Han Xiao, who typically wore an indifferent expression, laughed—an event that was truly rare. “You’re… you’re laughing.” Li Bai expressed in astonishment, unsure of how to respond. He observed Han Xiao, still chuckling, as he took his hand while Li Bai assisted him in standing up. "It's refreshing to let loose occasionally. You see, I have a unique condition that prevents me from experiencing certain emotions—happiness, sadness, even pain. However, your words triggered something within me; for a brief moment, I felt a glimpse of excitement. For that, I am truly grateful to you, Bai." Han Xiao rose to his feet with a hint of weakness, a smile gracing his lips as he addres

"FIGHT TILL THE END," Li Bai declared with a smile, his eyes shining with resolve."What?" The crowd was taken aback, and even Han Xiao found himself surprised by the shift in Li Bai's expression."You heard me correctly. Growing up, I watched my brother train until he was too exhausted to move. When he sparred with my father, he wouldn't stop until he was knocked unconscious. I often asked him why he pushed himself so hard, why he didn't just give up and surrender. He would tell me that..." Li Bai said, pausing as his eyes grew teary at the memory of his brother."A man who gives up will never reach the peak; it takes just a single step to fail and one step to succeed," Both Li Bai and Chu Yang remarked in their respective positions."He told me that giving up is like walking a journey of a thousand miles and stopping just before the last step. I used to wonder what he meant, and after losing him, I reflected on that moment and realized I let him down the most. However, I picked myse

"Now, we arrive at the final battle of this phase, which will decide who advances to the next stage. I am pleased to introduce the last two participants: Li Bai and Han Xiao." The Elder stepped onto the stage, a smile on his face, igniting the crowd with his eloquent words. "You've got this... brother," Felix said, pausing as he looked at Li Bai, whose eyes widened in excitement. He quickly rushed to hug Felix, but Felix pushed him away immediately. "Just do your best; we are here to support you every step of the journey." Zhang He also said to Li Bai, stopping him just before he could embrace him. "Aren't you going to wish me good luck?" Li Bai cast a sideways glance at Yang Mi, who shot him a fierce look in return. "Just don't die up there," Yang Mi finally said to Li Bai, her gaze softening at the sight of his pleading eyes."Hahaha, I love you too," Li Bai chuckled as he made his way down the stands toward the stage where his opponent, Han Xiao, was already waiting.Felix

Lu Han approached his seat with a mischievous grin, eliciting fearful glances from the onlookers, and he relished every moment of it. As he reached his seat, Han Sen stepped in front of him, raising his hands to block his path, prompting Lu Han to turn his attention toward him.“You didn’t need to take it that far; what prompted you to do that?” Han Sen inquired with a composed demeanor."With all due respect, my battles are my battles; you shouldn't concern yourself with mine," Lu Han replied with a smile. Though his words seemed courteous, they carried an underlying message that clearly conveyed 'Back off.' "I suppose you're right; your battle is your own," Han Sen chuckled at these words, removing his hand and allowing Lu Han to take his seat. "I'm glad you understand," Lu Han smiled, and just as he was about to take a seat, Han Sen raised his hand once more."Just hope you don't run into me in the next round, because then, there will be no one to interrupt," Han Sen remarked wit

'He skillfully disrupted his opponent's balance, leveraging the resulting momentum to lift him off the ground. With precise timing, he harnessed the rebound force to amplify the impact of his punch, inflicting maximum damage.' Felix observed intently as Chu Yang executed his method of attack. While it may have appeared effortless to the casual observer, Felix could not help but recognize the undeniable skill required to execute it so flawlessly. The memory of Chu Yang's final punch, which had shattered the stage with a single strike, served as a testament to the immense power he possessed. Felix sighed, acknowledging that facing off against Chu Yang would be a challenging battle with an uncertain outcome. "Felix, focus. It is time for the next match," Li Bai gently reminded Felix, pulling him back from his thoughts. His gaze shifted towards the stage, where a figure stood opposite Lan Liqing. It was none other than Lu Han, the individual who had been a constant thorn in Felix's

"That was one powerful attack from Han Sen" The outer disciples were once again filled with excitement, as they were once again reminded of the incredible skill and talent possessed by the Top Ten. "Did you guys notice that this was the first attack from Han Sen, throughout the whole battle he was on defense" The disciples eagerly engaged in conversation, discussing another topic that had caught their interest. "Yeah, and Chu Yang was completely devastated by a single attack." "He looked so cool catching that last attack," some of the females said as they engaged in conversation, giggling every now and then as they glanced at a furious Han Sen who had come off the stage and was making his way to the Top Ten seats. Chu Yang observed Han Sen's furious look, which caused the others to back away from him, saying, "Nice move at the end." Han Sen walked past the Top Ten stands, seemingly finished with his spectator duties for the day, with a cold, "Not now, Chu." Chu Yang laugh

In the battle hall of the Capital, located in the city lord's residence, the 4 generals were all gathered around the Battle table, James and Xi Shi were also seated there, as for Xi Shi and Shòuwáng, they were keeping Mimi busy elsewhere."This is a direct provocation to our esteemed Lord, we cannot stand for this rubbish, I say we attack with our full force and decimate Sergan's force" A pale faced man said in anger, his hair changed from black to brown as he spoke, his confident aura displayed his strength as a Transcendent on the same level as Yao Ming, the fact was that excluding Yao Jing who was a peak Transcendent and James who was an Ancestor, the rest were all on the same level of strength as Yao Ming, this particular General was named General Hans."Sergan is a valid threat to our Continent, we have to eliminate him as soon as possible, I agree with General Hans" A middle-aged man with an eye patch added with a serious expression, his left hand clutched a wooden cane, this wa

"Greetings to the Lord" Everyone around also did the same as Eric, giving a light bow to the Old man who nodded in response."It's nice to see you again Yao Ming" The Old man said with a smile."Hello brother" Yao Ming replied with a sigh. "I hope you've been well, I thought you were dead" The Old man chuckled as he walked over and hugged Yao Ming."You know I can't die if you haven't" Yao Ming replied with a chuckle."We have a lot to talk about, let's go somewhere private" The Old Man said with a smile."Okay, thank you for everything, I'll meet up with you later" Yao Ming said to his brother then turned to Eric who was still dazed and hadn't registered the fact that Yao Ming was the Lord's brother."Oo..okay" He managed to speak while still digesting the situation."Are these your friends?" The Old Man asked observing Xi Shi and the others behind Yao Ming, when his eyes landed on Xi Shi and James, his eyes paused for a second before moving on, he waved his hand causing the environ

"Huh? What is this?" James muttered as he strolled through the Fireherd stronghold, watching the wine, meat, food, and bodies strewn across the hall, they were all asleep."What happened here?" Xi Shi asked also curious."We're about to find out" James replied staring at the door at the end of the hall.**************************************************"We have to tidy up the place before Master gets back otherwise, he'll be pissed off if he sees the situation of the stronghold" Di er said with a sigh as he massaged his forehead which ached, they had held a feast for three days non-stop."Just forget it, what are you so worried about? Master is probably still within the Secret Realm" Shouwang said with a smile, he glanced at the others seated around the table and chuckled before sipping wine from his gourd."How are you still able to drink after all that?" Xuèmai asked in confusion, the past three days had been one to never forget, they had partied throughout and drank so much wine th

“And that, ladies and gentlemen is how you make an entrance” James said with a bow before leaping off the monster’s back to land on the ground.“James! How..?” Xi Shi’s eyes lit up in shock after seeing James who grinned and walked over to her.“Yeah I missed you too” James winked at Xi Shi then turned to the others around.“Please help me loot those bodies over there” James said to them with a smile.“Yes of course” The others quickly took off to execute the task, they didn’t want to imagine what would happen if James got angry, the humongous monster at the side was a hint.After seeing them move along, James turned back to XI Shi.“Give me a minute with him” James whispered to her causing her to nod in response, James then turned to The Northern Sword who twitched seeing this.James’s expression suddenly turned serious as he walked toward The Northern Sword, taking each step one by one, watching James approach him, The Northern Sword instinctively grabbed his sword, his expression c

“I don’t know who you are but I’ll do as you say, I’m sure you know better than to break the oath of a sword” The Northern Sword replied with a nod to James who smiled just as the dimension shook for three cloaked figures to appear.“Looks like your opponents are here, I’ll be going on now, Xi Shi wait for me” James said to The Northern Sword and then to Xi Shi before teleporting over to the orb, he looked back to catch a view of The Northern Sword rushing toward the three figures alone if it was a different person there, James would have been worried but he knew who the Northern Sword was so he had no fear, he turned around and placed his palms on the orb before disappearing leaving the others.When he was some distance away from the three figures, The Northern Sword paused before sitting on the ground, his long sword lay next to him as he waved his hand causing a gourd to appear in his hands which he raised to his mouth, he then proceeded to gulp down its contents, by now the three

A flash of light was followed by the appearance of a figure in a pure white dimension, the whole dimension was white filled with nothing, it was totally empty except for the doorway that stood some feet away from him.“A creepy doorway, why not?” James chuckled to himself before walking through the doorway, as he walked through, he felt a strange force wash over him seeping through every pore in his body as if, trying to inspect every single secret he kept, the feeling lasted for a while before he was teleported into a grassy field, immediately after appearing, James didn’t waste time and quickly took a look at his surroundings.He was in a beautiful grassland, there was a magnificent sun which could be seen standing triumphantly in the sky providing light, butterflies flew all around the flowers which graced the environment with enchanting smells, birds flew all around the sky as rabbits and other insects played around on the ground, all this combined painted a beautiful image in Jam

A few minutes into a fruitless search, the team found themselves at the base of the stairs leading to the next floor. They had traversed the conference rooms, cafeteria, storage rooms, maintenance areas, and employee locker room, yet uncovered nothing—only more lifeless bodies. This left them questioning the veracity of the enigmatic figure's claims. “Do you believe that guy was being honest when he claimed there would be no enemies?” Henry inquired of Micheal, who was lost in thought, also grappling with the same question. "He doesn't appear to be bluffing based on what we've observed, but we can't afford to take any chances. We're moving forward, but stay alert for any concealed dangers or ambushes. We can never completely trust the words of someone who has done this to an entire area," Michael replied with a sigh. They then moved up the stairs to the next floor, which was the data storage floor. This floor housed the lab items storage unit, medical facility, a library, experiment

"There are three floors. To minimize the danger level, we'll forgo covering more ground and move together. Destroy any camera you see using silenced mode, and keep your eyes peeled for any threats." Micheal instructed with a serious tone as they entered the building. They found themselves on the first floor, and given the spaciousness of the structure, it would typically have been prudent to split up to cover more ground. However, in their current situation, it was more sensible to remain together, ensuring that if any of them faced trouble, they would confront it as a united front. The bottom floor served as the general department, housing the reception area, security checkpoint, administration offices, conference rooms, cafeteria, storage rooms, maintenance areas, and employee locker room. The team cautiously advanced, reaching the reception area that presented a haunting scene: a partially devoured body slumped in the receptionist's chair. Her hands, still bearing remnants of dec

"Muuu, muuu." Mike stared at the bodies before him, the muffled screams echoing around him, yet his gaze remained fixated on the holes in their heads. Suddenly, similar memories began to flood his mind. He was still lost in this state when he felt a thick, heavy hand grab him. "Mike! Snap out of it. They're gone. We need to move; the others can't hold them off much longer." Henry's deep voice pulled Micheal from his thoughts. He quickly shook his head, attempting to refocus on reality. Turning to see Bai and Hai unleashing a barrage of bullets on the Scrapers, and Racheal igniting an inferno of flames against them, Micheal felt something snap inside him. "Go up, I've got this," Michael said to Henry before turning back and rushing over to where the others stood. "You guys leave, I'll hold them off," Micheal said to his teammates, who paused, staring at the lightning pulsing around his whole body. They could feel the intensity and power emanating from Micheal, and without wasting

"You three should head to the control room; perhaps you'll discover something valuable. Greg, I think there should be some weapons stored in there, correct?" Micheal addressed Henry, Bai, and Hai before turning to Greg and posing a question. "Indeed, there should be some remaining. I recall some survivors from the base mentioning that they had scavenged the area on their journey here," Greg responded after a moment of contemplation. "The bullets available are largely ineffective against the majority of the monsters present, so we will only take explosives and any other items that are effective against them. Perhaps we can bring along a few handguns as a precaution. You all should check it out with Greg while the rest of us remain on watch here." Micheal gave instructions, earning a nod from the three who promptly set to work, with Greg taking the lead. After several minutes, they came back from their search, carrying a bag filled with a few useful items, including explosives, flas

"Henry, take Mike with you. The rest of you, clear a path to the vehicles. No matter what happens, keep moving forward and don’t look back. Find the source of all this and take care of it. I trust you all to handle the rest. And please, don’t hold Micheal responsible for what’s happened. It’s been a pleasure knowing each of you." With a broad grin, Yoshi addressed his friends, drawing his sword from a reaper's skull as he charged toward the oncoming reapers, not pausing for a response. "Yoshi, hold on!" Henry called out in an attempt to stop him, but Yoshi had already dashed into the sea of reapers, unleashing his abilities to their fullest extent. He executed a combined attack, drawing on all the powers of the group that he had replicated. With this strategy, all the reapers appeared to charge at him to strike, as though he had attracted their attention. "We can't leave him behind; we have to go back for him," Bai insisted, determined to assist Yoshi, but his brother restrained hi

"With this number, it would be impossible to get through," Greg remarked, frowning as he glanced at the sea of Reapers. He was acutely aware of how terrifying these creatures could be, having lost more than just a few friends to them."Hmm, no obstruction in place. I think we can take them; we know enough about them to finally confront them," Michael said after some thought. His words made Greg and his wife exchange glances, trying to determine if they had heard him correctly."Did you really just say that you want to confront all of those creatures?" Greg inquired, astonished; he found it hard to accept what he was hearing."Indeed, in the past, we found ourselves in circumstances that hindered our ability to fully leverage our skills, or we lacked sufficient knowledge about the threat at hand. However, that is no longer the case. We now understand that the worms controlling the reapers are located in their necks, that they are vulnerable to fire, and that they respond strongly to so

"Who are you? I've never heard of someone as strong as you?" A voice woke me up from whatever state I was in, I recognized the voice as that of Lex."Who I am is not of importance right now, what you should be worried about is what I'm about to do to you" A voice strikingly similar to mine also replied making me flinch, the nostalgia hitting me like a wet sponge."Isn't that my voice?" I asked myself as I opened my eyes to find myself on a bloody battlefield which I recognized instantly."You're more of a monster than I am, what are you?" Lex asked in fear while looking at all the zombie bodies scattered across the ground, torn limb from limb, heads and entrails scattered across the battlefield.'What is this? A memory?' I thought to myself wondering what was happening, if this was a past event, the only way I could be seeing it again is through memories.Thinking about what Lex said, I had to agree with him on that, I was a monster, I had singlehandedly decimated Lex's entire horde,

[Half A Year Ago]"Ratata" The brutal sound of a machine gun being sprayed around echoed through the once-still night."Rawrr" Flocks of zombies growled, as they rushed toward the middle-aged Mark who with a desperate expression, continuously sprayed his bullets onto the approaching zombies."How did it come to this? I can't fight them all, is this where my life ends?" Mark said to himself in fear, with the number of zombies he could see, there was no way he could fight them all off, it was impossible, his clip was almost empty, and with just a few bullets left, he decided to fight to the death."Ratata—Click, click" Seconds later, the sound of the empty clip struck Mark's ears making him freeze up for a split second, before he quickly threw the gun onto the nearby zombies and took off, hoping to find shelter around.Before he could get far, a zombie suddenly leaped onto him from one of the nearby houses."RAWRRR" The zombie growled, sinking its teeth into his left arm and causing him

"Let's test him out" I breathed out and tossed the card into the air, with a burst of light, the figure of Lex appeared before me."You called Master" Lex said respectfully."Finally, another trump card in my arsenal" I sighed while passing my hand through my hair, I slowly drifted into my thoughts."Wait what happened? Hey what did you do to me" Lex's angry voice broke me out of my thoughts."Huh? Well that's a first" I remarked, marveling at the scene which was unfolding before me, this was the first time that a beast I had tamed was acting on their own instinct."Hmm, okay let's see, raise your hands" I decided to test out something, so I gave a command to Lex."What, I'm not gonna raise my hands" Lex scoffed at my words but the next moment, he found his hands up, he tried to pull them down but they seemed to have a mind of their own."Hey, what is this? Release me from this spell this instant" Lex raged with his hands still up."Hmm, Interesting, so he has a mind of his own but ul

"Creak" The rusty door of the partly dilapidated apartment gave a tired squeal that signalled that it had reached the end of its life, as it was pushed open by a group of Three. The group consisted of a female and two males."Are you sure it's here?" The blonde female asked with a frown as she walked into the dusty apartment, she seemed to be in her early 20's."I'm sure it's here, I'm positive" The younger male who shared a striking similarity to the female replied with a confident smile."Doesn't seem like it, this place looks like it housed a whole generation of spiders" The last male added, his eyes hinting at the spiderwebs littered across the whole house."It was a spider's nest, but all the Spiders were already dead when I arrived, so at that times, I curiously explored the rest of the house in hopes of picking up some loot and that was when i found this" The Younger youth recounted while leading the rest deeper into the house until they ended up at the basement."What's written

“Dominic, are you okay?” Cristina asked in worry. “Christina, I’m infected” I replied, the realization shocking myself. “Rawwr—“ A Zombie leaped up behind me attempting to bite me but was quickly silenced. BANG “What are you guys doing here, let’s go, are you okay?” Rash asked approaching us with the others, he was the one who had saved me, I had previously told them to stay stationed at the entrance to the elevator and leave if I did not come back in a minute. “We’re fine” I replied quickly hiding the arm that was bitten, I turned to Christina and gave her a sigh to not say anything as we followed the others. “Damn these damn zombies are back again” Brad said shooting down the zombies that approached us on our way to the elevator, we ran dodging most zombies and before long arrived at the elevator. “Go in, I’ll hold them off” I said to the others since I was the only one with some ammunition left. “Okay, quick let’s go” Logan said to the others as they all entered, I glanced a

“Woah that was cool” Rash said staring at the frozen zombies.“Are they all dead?” Tess asked poking the head of a nearby zombie but getting no reaction from it, it was like their brain went offline and they just forgot what they were doing.“Not dead, just stunned for a few minutes, enough to let us get out of here, let’s go” I replied grabbing Christina as we prepared to leave.“Wait, I have to get something inside quick, you guys take the lead, I’m right behind you” Christina said quickly, suddenly remembering that she had left something in the supply room.“Okay but be quick, let’s go” I nodded to her then turned to the others who followed behind as we headed toward where the others in the base had gone.“Hey, are you guys okay? We heard the roar” Damien and the other appeared from the corner stunning us.“Where were you guys? We almost died and you’re here asking if we’re okay” Rash replied with a frown, his eyebrows furrowed.“As you can also see, we were also preoccupied with o