This is a probing attack that Luo Bing often uses. It's fast, has a wide range, and is quite powerful, enough to make most opponents of the same level flustered. He wants to use this attack to completely shatter Xiao Han's laughable confidence!
The students watching gasped in shock, as if they could already see Xiao Han being pierced by Ice Spikes and frozen into an ice sculpture. Xia Yubing covered her mouth in alarm, her eyes wide open, her heart pounding in her throat.
However, just as the dense Ice Spikes were about to hit him, facing this extremely fierce attack, Xiao Han not only did not dodge or defend, but the corner of his mouth curled up into a barely perceptible smile.
That curve carried a hint of amusement, a hint of... disdain.
Luo Bing, the top student in Zero Class? Peak of the Fifth Level of the Martial Master Realm?
Hehe.
Perfect, I'll use you to test my newly acquired power.
He finally prepared to move.
A cold glint flashed in Luo Bing's eyes, and her aura exploded completely without reservation!
"Click--click--"
A bone-chilling cold spread wildly from him, and the hard obsidian ground of the training ground was quickly covered with a thick layer of frost. The moisture in the air instantly condensed into countless tiny ice crystals, reflecting a cold luster.
The oppressive aura of the Fifth Level of the Martial Master Realm, mixed with the increasingly solidified Frost Domain Prototype, pressed down fiercely on Xiao Han opposite him like an invisible iceberg!
"Ice Prison!!"
Luo Bing gave a low shout and pushed forward with both hands.
In an instant, the weather changed dramatically!
The frost that had been merely covering the ground seemed to come alive, with countless sharp ice spikes rising from the ground like fangs sprouting from the earth! In mid-air, even more ice blades and icicles materialized out of thin air, densely packed, blotting out the sky, and with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, shooting towards Xiao Han from all directions without any blind spots!
Ice spikes sealed off the ground, ice blades sliced through space, frigid air froze perception, and a domain-suppressing operation was launched!
This was Luo Bing's furious, all-out attack. He wanted to use this cage of ice and snow to completely crush and freeze that arrogant newcomer!
"It's over!"
"How can I dodge this?!"
"What a terrifying area-of-effect attack! Senior Luo Bing is getting serious!"
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd; everyone was stunned by the catastrophic scene.
Xia Yubing was so frightened that she closed her eyes, unable to bear watching the bloody scene that followed. Instructor Qin Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised his power slightly, ready to intervene at any moment to prevent Xiao Han from being seriously injured.
However, Xiao Han, who was at the center of the ice storm, did something that made everyone's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.
He didn't move.
At least, it looks like nothing has happened.
Faced with the ice spikes and blades that came crashing down like a storm, he didn't even summon his Martial Soul, remaining calm and collected.
Just as the first icicle was about to pierce the ground beneath his feet, and the first icicle was about to tear the hem of his clothes—
Xiao Han moved.
His movements weren't fast; one could even say they were... leisurely?
He turned slightly to the side, and the icicle, strong enough to pierce a steel plate, grazed the hem of his clothes and plunged into the ground, kicking up a cloud of ice shards.
He lightly lifted his foot, as if strolling in a courtyard, his toes touching the tip of a newly sprouted icicle. His figure floated upwards half a foot like a ghost, just barely dodging the several ice blades sweeping down from below.
Then, his figure began to blur.
Like a reflection in water, like willow catkins in the wind, or like a shadow blending into the air.
A Step to the Ends of the Earth!
Under the silent operation of the "Shadow Void Scripture," Xiao Han brought this already unpredictable footwork to an inconceivable level.
His body seemed to lose weight as he weaved through the impenetrable storm of ice blades. Every step he took was perfectly timed, every dodge was just right, and he always managed to avoid the attack at the last second with the smallest movement and the most incredible angle.
Those ice blades, sharp enough to tear steel, flew past the tips of his hair.
The icicles, imbued with terrifying cold, fell just short of his nose.
He was like a highly skilled dancer, performing an elegant and composed waltz on the edge of death. Ice and snow were his stage, and murderous intent was his accompaniment.
The entire training ground became a one-man show for him.
The inescapable net laid by Luo Bing, the Ice Prison that would have driven any opponent of the same level to despair, now looked like a joke! All the attacks seemed to be deliberately avoiding him!
"This... how is this possible?!"
"His footwork... what kind of footwork is that?!"
"I can't hit it at all... I can't hit it at all!"
"Damn it! He doesn't seem to be using any strength at all!"
The gasps from the sidelines rose and fell, from initial worry to disbelief and astonishment, and then to utter shock and disbelief.
The frost on Luo Bing's face had vanished, replaced by a grimace, and deep in her eyes, an undisguised shock and humiliation!
His prized attack, his all-out Ice Prison, couldn't even touch the hem of his opponent's clothes?!
This is an utter disgrace!
"I don't believe it!!"
Luo Bing roared, her inner Gang Qi surging wildly, her hands forming hand seals even faster, unleashing more ice spikes and blades, instantly doubling her attack frequency! The temperature in the entire training ground plummeted again, the chill almost materializing!
However, it didn't work.
Xiao Han's figure remained as ghostly as ever, moving with ease through the increasingly violent blizzard. The more frantically Luo Bing attacked, the more weaknesses he exposed, and the rhythm of his attacks became chaotic due to his loss of emotional control.
When masters clash, victory or defeat often hinges on a single, albeit narrow, decision.
Just as Luo Bing's aura momentarily froze due to forcibly unleashing her power—
Xiao Han's eyes lit up.
A sharp glint finally flashed in those eyes that had always been calm and unwavering.
Now!
Almost at the same moment Luo Bing's weakness appeared, Xiao Han's figure, which had been moving as if he were strolling leisurely, suddenly disappeared!
It wasn't a fleeting afterimage at incredible speed, but a true, teleportation-like disappearance!
The next moment!
He had already appeared in front of Luo Bing!
The two were less than half a meter apart!
Luo Bing's pupils suddenly contracted, and an extreme sense of crisis instantly enveloped his entire body! He didn't even have time to react; he could only watch helplessly as a fist, an ordinary-looking fist, even somewhat thin, slowly approached his chest.
It lacked any earth-shattering grandeur.
There was no dazzling brilliance.
Even the fluctuations in Gang Qi were so weak as to be almost negligible.
It was like a gentle push between friends, a playful gesture.
However, Luo Bing, a genius at the peak of the Fifth Level of the Martial Master Realm, sensed a terrifying aura from this seemingly harmless punch that made his soul tremble!
That was... destruction! That was... Annihilation!
"No--!"
Luo Bing was terrified. She wanted to retreat, to defend herself, and to summon her Martial Soul!
But it was too late.