I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield Chapter 630 - 480: Thunder Saber Slays Foes, Ice God Treasure Vault

Shards of ice rode the biting wind, slicing like endless tiny blades over the snowfields and striking Qin Tian’s face.

Qin Tian’s eyes fixed firmly on the dark beast that had just burst from the ice peak, its massive twenty-meter frame like a lumbering mountain. Chilling tusks protruded from its feral skull, while its bone-spiked tail lashed the icy terrain, gouging a multi-meter-deep furrow reminiscent of Godzilla in films.

Qin Tian’s brow furrowed. For millennia, the ice monument had held this creature in check without fail. Yet the moment they entered the ruins, lesser beasts stirred everywhere, and now this colossal one shattered its icy prison?

Even odder, shouldn’t these monsters have a natural lifespan?

Retaining such savage might after eons of slumber defies all reason.

"Roar—!"

A thunderous bellow erupted from the beast abruptly, its enormous paw swinging down amid a howling gale toward its own cranium.

Qin Tian and Karen tilted their heads skyward, noticing then that the collapsing ice peak hadn’t crushed the monument. Rather, remnants clung to the monster’s head, crowning the grotesque titan with an "ice hat."

The massive paw smacked the ice monument, yielding a shrill "creak" as several black scales dislodged, but the monument held steadfast.

Rather, a fiercer frost emanated from it, creeping across the beast’s skull, forming ice-blue runes on its throat and chest—those runes intertwined like animated shackles, subtly radiating a sealing array’s presence, firmly binding the monster’s might.

"What a formidable sealing treasure."

Qin Tian inwardly marveled. The creature’s presence hit high Tier Seven levels, yet the ice monument curbed some of its power. Thus, he stood a real chance in combat.

Once this beast fell, claiming the ice monument would be straightforward.

Yet he held back from striking, his gaze shifting instinctively to Karen nearby—the Cain Bloodline’s resilience surpassed even his anticipations.

During the prior clash, any other Tier Six Holy Blood heir would’ve been slain repeatedly.

However, Karen leveraged his bloodline gifts and masterful blood spell handling to evade blades time and again, akin to an unkillable pest.

This tenacity echoed his own Immortal Sacred Body somewhat. Rivals must share that frustration confronting him.

Right then, Karen’s eyes flicked among the ice monument, the beast, and Qin Tian, a scheming glint in his crimson gaze. Instantly, thick blood glow erupted around him, morphing into a blurring afterimage that raced over the snowfield afar.

He knew full well that joining Qin Tian against the beast now meant, even in victory, Qin Tian’s prowess would deny him the monument.

Better to retreat to safety and observe Qin Tian battle the monster.

Afterward, whether Qin Tian slew the beast or vice versa, he could swoop in for the gains.

Should Qin Tian balk and refuse to engage, the monument goes unclaimed by all, costing him nothing.

Karen’s fleeing form caught Qin Tian’s eye, but pursuit didn’t tempt him—the Hunting Mark was already etched on Karen. Distance mattered not; he’d always sense him.

Bang bang bang~

After repeated swats, the ebony monster abandoned its vain efforts against the head-perched ice monument. It burrowed deeper into its cranium with every thrash.

Emitting a guttural snarl, its obsidian sockets locked onto the "tiny insect" ahead, wild ferocity sharpening abruptly. A palpable dread aura bore down, fracturing the iced soil and stilling the ambient gale.

Qin Tian stayed composed. Clutching the Black Frost Blade, he lifted his arm a touch. Violet lightning promptly sheathed the weapon, sparks snapping as deep purple bolts writhed along its edge.

Versus Karen earlier, black flames had scorched the Sea of Blood, but this Tier Seven foe demanded his signature Thunder Saber.

Swish

Qin Tian slashed forth, unleashing a multi-meter purple thunder blade Qi that rent the sky, hurtling at the monster.

"Roar!"

The beast growled deeply, hoisting its black-scaled colossal palm to intercept the thunder blade Qi.

A explosive "boom" rang out as the purple blade Qi shattered against the palm. Jagged dark purple bolts danced wildly in its grasp, yet failed to breach the scales.

However, as the monster pulled its hand back, several scales across its palm appeared scorched black, with faint purple lightning threads infiltrating through the gaps between scales into its flesh, making its actions falter for a brief moment.

"Such strong defense power."

Qin Tian felt inwardly stunned, realizing that although this blow served only as a probe without full power, it could still pierce the defenses of a regular Tier Six Spiritualist and even tear through the armor plating of mid-sized battleships.

Yet the monster had blocked the attack with ease, revealing that its defensive strength far exceeded what he had anticipated.

Not granting Qin Tian any chance to reflect, the monster pressed its assault.

Even with its colossal twenty-meter frame, the beast displayed incredible nimbleness. Its hind legs thrust powerfully against the ground, hurtling toward Qin Tian as its enormous palm eclipsed the sky above. The rushing palm winds carried swirling dark energy, poised to crush Qin Tian together with the nearby frozen earth.

Qin Tian's gaze turned razor-sharp, his Demon King’s Wings snapping open with a vigorous flap, his form gliding phantom-like several meters sideways and backward to evade the massive hand.

Boom!

The colossal hand crashed into the terrain, shattering the icy soil amid a deafening rumble and excavating a vast crater dozens of meters in depth, while debris of stone and ice sprayed outward.

Swish!

Qin Tian struck once more, his Black Frost Blade cloaked in violet lightning, landing a precise hit on the monster’s knee.

The sword met the scales with a sharp "clang," purple electricity bursting apart to fracture the scales and expose the deep crimson tendons below.