Leng Suifeng

Cold! A bone-chilling cold!

Just looking at the white-haired man, Qi Bei felt as if his eyes were about to be frozen over.

Suddenly, the white-haired man looked up. His pupils were also white, so white it felt like stepping into a boundless world of ice and snow.

This was a man carved from ice, from head to toe, down to every single hair, appearing incredibly eerie.

As Qi Bei's gaze met the white-haired man's, his heart clenched, and the flow of blood throughout his body began to slow, as if frozen.

"Roar... Die!" Vajra roared, charging towards the white-haired man like a moving small fortress. With every step, the ground trembled violently, shattering the hard bluestone on the street and leaving behind massive footprints.

When he was still thirty feet away from the white-haired man, Vajra sprang up like a cannonball. His fist, as large as a basin, whistled through the air, smashing down towards the white-haired man's head.

The white-haired man casually raised a hand and met the attack with a light palm strike, stirring up a flurry of frost.

"Bang!"

Vajra's fist slammed into the white-haired man's almost transparent white palm. Vajra remained frozen in mid-air.

The white-haired man's palm bent slightly backward. A flicker of surprise flashed in his icy eyes. With a sudden shake of his hand, a spray of ice flowers rapidly spread from Vajra's fist towards his entire body.

In the blink of an eye, Vajra's massive body was encased in ice.

However, unexpectedly, as soon as Vajra was frozen, a dazzling, ethereal light flashed from his arms, and the ice layer instantly shattered.

"Roar..." Vajra roared repeatedly, and his other fist shot towards the white-haired man like lightning. Within the rapid fist shadows, faint images of ferocious beasts flickered.

"Ice Collapse Fist," the white-haired man stated coldly, meeting Vajra's attack with his own fist. He appeared to throw only one punch, but in reality, he unleashed dozens of punches in an instant. The superposition of fist force caused even space to distort slightly.

"Boom..."

Vajra's face contorted, the exposed veins on his arm throbbing.

Suddenly, Vajra grunted and spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward.

A golden light flashed in Qi Bei's pupils, and he shot forward like lightning, placing his palm behind Vajra to catch him.

Vajra's eyes were nearly wild. Qi Bei could feel a powerful, mysterious force within him fully awakening.

"Listen to me, don't go berserk," Qi Bei whispered. If there was even a sliver of a chance, he didn't want Vajra's berserk ability to be exposed to the world. This was Vajra's trump card, and also his own. He shouldn't reveal it easily before reaching a certain level of strength, unless it was a life-or-death situation, or if all witnesses could be silenced.

Vajra's body trembled, and the madness in his eyes began to recede.

As soon as they landed, Qi Bei leaped up again, gliding towards the white-haired man. It looked less like an attack and more like he was rushing to his death.

The white-haired man remained expressionless and suddenly struck out with a palm in mid-air, creating ripple-like energy waves in the air.

Qi Bei was hit in the chest and sent flying backward. After landing, he staggered back several steps before stabilizing himself, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

To everyone's surprise, as soon as Qi Bei regained his footing, he leaped up again, gliding towards the white-haired man.

The white-haired man used the same move, and Qi Bei was sent flying again. This time, he clutched his chest, coughed a few times, spat out two mouthfuls of bloody phlegm, and then flew forward again.

The white-haired man frowned slightly. This time, he used stronger Battle Qi energy. If Emperor Hanmos hadn't told him to try not to injure this seemingly simple-minded youth, he would have already dismembered this annoying brat...

Qi Bei was hit again. This time, he let out a scream, spitting a mist of blood towards the white-haired man.

The white-haired man, being extremely fastidious, raised a hand and swept the cold air towards the blood mist.

Just then, Qi Bei, who had been struck, abruptly stopped. He transformed into a Phantom and charged towards the white-haired man with astonishing speed.

By the time the white-haired man reacted, Qi Bei was already upon him, about to collide with him.

"Ice Wall!" the white-haired man coldly shouted, and a wall of ice instantly formed before him.

But in an instant, the white-haired man's pupils contracted sharply. Two golden fingers silently pierced through the ice wall, pointing towards his chest.

Instinctively, Battle Qi ice armor materialized on the white-haired man's body.

With a "poof" sound, the two fingers struck the Battle Qi ice armor. A strange force penetrated the armor.

The white-haired man felt a sharp pain in his chest, almost causing him to pass out.

So close, what a shame! Qi Bei sighed inwardly with regret. He had just used the Divine Dragon Art's inner force to target the white-haired man's heart meridian, but his Battle Qi energy was too strong, and his core Battle Qi was at least King Grade. This allowed him to only injure the man with the Pulse Severing Finger, despite all his efforts.

"You will all die!" the white-haired man roared in anger. Waves of ice flames erupted from his body. The Ice Jade Longsword stuck in the ground trembled and flew into his hand on its own.

"Leng Suifeng, you can't kill Qi Bei. Nord, have you forgotten His Majesty's instructions?" the Dragon Armor Army Commander shouted urgently. They were only here to intercept Qi Bei and force him back to the Imperial Capital. If he died, the Nord Family would likely throw the entire Golden Leaf Dynasty into chaos.

However, the white-haired man named Leng Suifeng paid no heed. He was a dignified Earth Grade warrior who cultivated the Saint Grade core Battle Qi, the Heart Freezing Battle Qi Art, and yet he had been injured by this brat. He couldn't quell his anger without killing him.

Furthermore, he was not Emperor Hanmos's subordinate. He owed him a favor five years ago and had only agreed to help out of obligation.

Leng Suifeng hadn't used his sword initially because he disdained to. Using his sword against such a lowly ant would be an insult to the sword.

But the enraged Leng Suifeng no longer cared. He swung his sword with both hands, unleashing a tens-of-feet-long ice sword energy towards Qi Bei and Vajra. Where the sword energy passed, the earth cracked open, and the fissures were quickly covered in ice.

Qi Bei covered his hands with his robes, his Dantian's inner force surging. His hands began to transform into dragon form instantly.

However, at this very moment, a dramatic turn of events occurred.

"Stop him!" the Dragon Armor Army Commander suddenly roared, throwing his halberd, which shot towards Leng Suifeng like a cold light.

Following that, the Magic Crossbowmen fired volleys of crossbow bolts, using the magic arrow net that was originally meant for Qi Bei to trap Leng Suifeng.

(Speaking of which, this week's recommendation votes aren't as strong as last week's, brothers, give me some firepower!)