He flew back dozens of feet before Zhao Letian managed to stabilize his body by flapping his wings behind him.
But at this moment, his face was very pale, with blood at the corner of his mouth, and his aura somewhat erratic and unstable.
Just passing through the Space Barrier and arriving in this Small World had already consumed a lot of his strength, which he hadn't completely recovered.
The use of the Invincible Sword just now had drained one-fifth of his strength in an instant.
Lastly, he was directly hit by those powerful ice blocks, injuring his internal organs.
All these reasons combined made his current condition very poor.
However, with sacrifice comes reward.
This battle was not fought in vain.
At the very least, he had obtained hundreds of the quest-required Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the Ice Heart Flowers, as well as several Ice Toad corpses.
Especially that Sect Martial triple-layered Ice Toad King, which was exceptionally precious, enough to be used as an ingredient for refining the third-grade Life Extending Pill.
"Reaching the triple-layer of Sect Martial really is a hurdle, having to exert great effort to slay such an existence with the power of the True Martial Realm," Zhao Letian shook his head and smiled, picking up the Ice Toad King's corpse while inwardly reflecting.
As far as he knew, the majority of True Martial Realm geniuses could only contend with common Martial Artists of the first or second layer of Sect Martial at best using various means, very few could contend with the powerhouses of the triple-layer of Sect Martial.
Even powerhouses like Yanmoluo and Hua Qianyang, who were top-tier geniuses just below the invincible powerhouses, found it very difficult to slay individuals of the triple-layer of Sect Martial, let alone the demon beasts of the Sect Martial triple-layer.
The fact that Zhao Letian was able to forcefully slay a Sect Martial triple-layer demon beast today indicated that his strength was already not inferior to Yanmoluo and Hua Qianyang, and there was even a possibility that he was stronger.
Of course, this was on the premise that the opponent didn't use certain special powerful methods.
As for comparing to invincible powerhouses like Baru, Zhao Letian vaguely felt that he was probably still lacking a bit.
He was very clear that being able to suppress Baru with his Physical Strength did not mean that he could surpass Baru in overall strength.
Looking back, when Baru unleashed all his strength without holding anything back, he made Zhao Letian feel the sense of a life-threatening danger. If it hadn't been for the intervention of the Floating Cloud Monarch, the final outcome of who would win or lose was still very hard to say.
"Compared with those invincible powerhouses, what I lack the most should be cultivation. The Primordial Energy in this Small World is extremely dense, even far surpassing that of the Sky Dome Imperial City. Perhaps, after one month of cultivation and training here, the gap in cultivation can be completely made up for," Zhao Letian wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, took out a bottle of Healing Pills, swallowed a few, and looked out into the vast and endless icy wilderness, feeling the incredibly dense Primordial Energy, his fighting spirit rising high.
This Small World was a special cultivation haven that one only stumbles upon by chance, and since Zhao Letian had arrived here, he naturally wouldn't waste such excellent conditions for cultivation. While completing the various tasks, he would also seize the time to advance his cultivation level and enhance his strength.
After resting on the spot for a short time, Zhao Letian then continued to stride toward the depths of the Ice Domain, heading in the direction of the central Imperial City.
In this Ice Domain, there were still many kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures specified in the tasks. Once he had collected roughly enough, he would head to the only Imperial City in this Small World, because there, there were not only various treasures required by the Sky Dome Dynasty, but there might also be a great opportunity that could allow the True Martial Realm geniuses like him to undergo a complete transformation and soar to the heavens.
At the same moment, other True Martial Realm geniuses who had arrived in this Small World were also experiencing different opportunities.
In the Fire Domain, the sky was perpetually shrouded in crimson clouds, and the ground was covered by charred soil extending for miles. The cracked earth was riddled with deep gullies that spread out like a spiderweb. Within these gullies, one could glimpse the scorching red magma slowly flowing.
Above the ground, in the air, one could see roiling heatwaves as if the space itself was being baked and distorted.
Yet in such a harsh environment stood a towering tree on the barren, scorched earth, its branches lush and leaves abundant, a true marvel to behold.
This tree had a trunk as hard as iron with black bark, and leaves that seemed ablaze; but what was particularly remarkable were the blood-vessel-like, protruding veins covering the roots, branches, and leaves, through which boiling magma flowed.
At this moment, a handsome young man in white robes stood beneath this majestic tree, fanning himself leisurely, and looked up in ecstatic joy at the unique tree before him.
However, he was not interested in the leaves of the tree but fixed his gaze on several red fruits hidden among the leaves.
These fruits emitted astonishing waves of fire attribute Primordial Energy, their entire bodies red as fire, shaped like drops of water, with unusual patterns on their surfaces, and one could faintly see a magma-like liquid slowly flowing inside them.
"The Ancestor Fire Tree, Fire Spirit Fruits, fate really favors me, to have come across such a heaven-defying treasure. It is said that just one Fire Spirit Fruit can create an Acquired Fire Spirit Body, enough to transform me completely. Zhao Zilong, Zhao Zilong, this is the heavens wanting to end you. Although your strength has grown tremendously, you will still have nowhere to be buried after your death!"
The young man in white gazed intently with fiery eyes, thinking excitedly.
This person was none other than Xiao Yan, the fifth-ranked genius of Skyfire Country who had been defeated by Zhao Letian in a single sword strike.
In another part of the Imperial Secret Realm, within the Wind Domain, violent sandstorms raged nonstop every day.
At this moment, within a massive tornado tens of miles in diameter, a stunning woman dressed in a fiery long dress, regal and aloof, stood unaffected by the surrounding sand and wind, step by step, she proceeded towards a cyan rock in front of her.
This cyan rock was taller than a person and extremely smooth, standing firm amidst the tornado, not moving a single inch.
"Wind-stabilizing Rock, I didn't expect to find such a treasure here. It seems this Small World is no less than the ones in the Sky Dome Dynasty."
The woman in the red dress quietly remarked as she looked at the cyan rock ahead and, with a wave of her hand, collected the Wind-stabilizing Rock.
This woman was none other than Ji Fengyi, the highly esteemed Princess of the Sky Dome Dynasty.
As soon as the Wind-stabilizing Rock disappeared, the surrounding tornadoes seemed to lose a powerful restraining force, suddenly intensifying manifold, their ferocity becoming even more terrifying.
However, Ji Fengyi remained completely unaffected by the tornadoes, like a soaring phoenix, she flew straight out from among them.
Simultaneously, in the Thunder Domain, where thunder roared incessantly, Zhou Bin, the young lord of Thunder Swamp Country, had captured an exceedingly rare Thunder Python within a lightning-filled Thunder Pond. A satisfied smile curled at the corners of his mouth. With this Thunder Python, his strength would greatly increase, and he might even surpass invincible warriors like Baru.