Blade Emperor, Sword Lord
After Chu Xiaoran summoned the Dharma Aspect Totem, her entire aura changed, and a pure and immaculate aura enveloped her.
Seeing Chu Xiaoran like this, the audience was secretly amazed. It was as if she was a snow lotus from Divine Mountain standing on the stage, and with the Ice Plains Snow Wolf behind her, she gave people a strong visual impact!
Chu Xiaoran pointed her sword downwards. The Longsword, which was originally as soft as water, suddenly became hard and sharp. The cold blade was thus inserted into the Purple Tungsten Steel arena.
Call--
A cold wind arose! The chill emanated from Chu Xiaoran's sword and spread outwards in all directions!
Click! Click!
One icicle after another froze on the ground of the arena, and the entire area within dozens of meters of the Divine Desolation Stage centered on Chu Xiaoran was transformed into a frozen forest.
The icy wind was biting, and Yi Yun stood in the frozen forest, facing Chu Xiaoran's sword.
The audience was stunned by what they saw. These ice pillars were all formed from Chu Xiaoran's vital energy. A Purple Blood Realm martial artist had actually created an ice forest using only her own vital energy? How much vital energy did that take!?
Purple Blood Warrior have a limited amount of vital energy in their bodies. If an ordinary martial artist were like Chu Xiaoran, they probably wouldn't have enough vital energy even if they exhausted it all, and they wouldn't be able to fight at all.
"Hmm... this ice forest..."
Yi Yun looked around, his brows furrowing slightly. He could sense that every single ice pillar that stood up was connected to Chu Xiaoran spiritually.
Activating the Purple Crystal's Energy Vision, Yi Yun could see that each ice pillar contained extremely pure energy. And this energy was intricately connected to Chu Xiaoran.
The energy of the ice pillars comes from Chu Xiaoran's body, but at the same time, these ice pillars are also gathering vital energy to supply Chu Xiaoran.
"This is a formation!"
Yi Yun suddenly understood. This icy forest, while seemingly consuming a large amount of Chu Xiaoran's energy, actually provided her with an energy boost from the formation during battles within it. This gave her a significant advantage.
"Is this the application of the Ice Element Law...?"
Yi Yun knew that merely being able to control ice energy meant he could only use cold air to kill enemies; he certainly couldn't set up such an exquisite and magical formation.
The so-called laws are the most fundamental principles of energy. Mastering the laws means mastering the methods of utilizing this energy.
The higher one's understanding of the laws, the more masterful one's use of energy becomes!
Just then, Chu Xiaoran drew her sword!
Her sword thrust instantly drained the chill from the arena, and the energy within the ice array was drawn away by Chu Xiaoran's sword, sweeping towards Yi Yun!
"Lone Peak Cold Lotus!"
Chu Xiaoran turned her sword, and the surging cold air condensed into a giant snow lotus in the sky, shooting towards Yi Yun.
This unrestrained Sword Qi cut into the ice pillars of the icy array, but instead of severing them, it passed through unimpeded.
This single move alone demonstrates Chu Xiaoran's mastery of the Ice Law.
Faced with this sword strike, Yi Yun lunged forward, his Thousand Army Saber infused with Pure Yang Vital Energy, and with a single sweep, the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters was revealed.
"Snap!"
A flash of light filled the sky as Yi Yun's blade energy clashed fiercely with Chu Xiaoran's Sword Qi.
Two powerful forces clash, boom!
A violent explosion struck, and Yi Yun and Chu Xiaoran were both thrown back by the shockwave. As Yi Yun backward, his gaze suddenly sharpened. He looked up abruptly, and above him, a huge Ice Plains Snow Wolf pounced straight down!
Those gleaming white fangs reflected a chilling light. Although they were phantoms formed from the Savage Power, they could fight like Fierce Beasts!
The Ice Plains Snow Wolf pounced down with both claws!
Its body was seven or eight meters long, and its claws were like a row of gleaming swords. When the swords were slashed out, they went straight for Yi Yun's throat!
At this moment, Yi Yun had just finished his move, his old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated. Seeing the Ice Plains Snow Wolf attacking, Yi Yun forcibly twisted his body in mid-air.
Subtle Movement!
Although Yi Yun cannot fly, he can already use his Movement Technique of Subtle Movement techniques to blend into his surroundings and gain leverage in the air!
He shifted his body, and at the same time, slashed out with his sword!
"Clang!"
As the Thousand Army Saber collided with the wolf claw, Yi Yun felt a slight numbness in his tiger's mouth. His body was propelled backward by the force of the impact. His feet slammed into the ground, and the Thousand Army Saber cut into the ground. Under the impact of the enormous force, Yi Yun slid seven or eight meters away. The Thousand Army Saber cut a series of sparks from the Purple Tungsten Steel!
Before Yi Yun could catch his breath, his expression suddenly changed.
He discovered that he had landed right in the middle of six icicles!
Within his Energy Vision, he clearly sensed that these six ice pillars were much brighter than the others, and they were gathering a large amount of energy, like a volcano about to erupt.
Oops!
Yi Yun leaped into the air, but before he could even take off, all six ice pillars exploded simultaneously!
The flying ice shards, like tiny icy swords, hurtled straight at Yi Yun!
"Snap snap snap!"
The Thousand Army Saber was wielded, its light enveloping Yi Yun's entire body. Tiny ice arrows were cleaved by the Thousand Army Saber, but some still managed to penetrate Yi Yun 'Yi Yun Protective True Essence, slicing through his muscles!
Blood splattered!
Yi Yun is injured!
Gasps of surprise erupted from the surrounding stands; this was Yi Yun's first injury since the start of the competition!
Chu Xiaoran's attacks were terrifying, one after another, keeping everyone on their toes!
Previously, Chu Xiaoran hadn't revealed her full strength, and even when facing Long Li, she won with her weakest strength. That wasn't because Chu Xiaoran was deliberately showing weakness, but because once she revealed the Ice Law and Totem Dharma Form, her attacks would be like a storm! People like Long Li simply couldn't withstand it!
Before people could react, Chu Xiaoran appeared in their sight like an ice and snow ghost, stepping through the air.
Chu Xiaoran swung her sword a second time!!
There was no respite in the attacks; wave after wave of assault kept the audience on the edge of their seats, let alone Yi Yun on the stage!
Chu Xiaoran swung her sword, Sword Light was like a cascading ocean!
At that moment, Chu Xiaoran's eyes turned ice blue, and her pupils seemed to contain endless glaciers!
Chu Xiaoran unleashed her sword strike, six more ice pillars behind her shattered simultaneously. All of these broken Ice Crystal were drawn by Chu Xiaoran's sword and shot towards Yi Yun!
At the same time, the Ice Plains Snow Wolf behind Chu Xiaoran howled, merging into the sword strike and becoming its soul! Combined with the shattered Ice Crystal projectiles, Chu Xiaoran unleashed her strongest attack! This was the pinnacle of her offensive power!!
"Azure icy sea, fleeting beauty!!"
Chu Xiaoran uttered these eight words softly, words as poetic as a poem, and Sword Light as beautiful as a painting!
If Chu Xiaoran is a snow lotus on an iceberg, then her beauty, which has been brewing for a thousand years, blooms in this instant!
This attack seemed to freeze time, and the expressions on the faces of everyone around were completely frozen.
Chu Xiaoran's strength is terrifying; she keeps it hidden until it's revealed, and then it's earth-shattering!
How can anyone block this sword strike?!
As the azure Sword Light surged towards them like a tidal wave, Yi Yun's pupils contracted. Reflected in his pupils, the Sword Light drew ever closer, its chilling aura and killing intent threatening to obliterate everything!
In that instant, Yi Yun's heart was as calm as still water!
His right hand rested on the hilt of the Thousand Army Saber, his mental energy completely concentrated in the blade.
The Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters: Slaughter as the Heart!
In an instant, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, a veritable hell, seemed to surge up behind Yi Yun!
The blood-red color spread out, and a chilling killing intent sealed off the surrounding void!
Back when the master of the Blade Tomb was comprehending the Dao of the Blade, he experienced countless battles and killed countless people!
The true way of the sword is not written on scrolls, but forged in a sea of blood and carnage!
The Way of the Saber is to forge ahead relentlessly, to slaughter everything in its path!
Yi Yun drew his sword; this was the strongest strike he had mastered in the Blade Tomb!
With this slash, everything in the world seemed to vanish, leaving only this streak of blood-red blade light, as if it had shattered a corner of the arena!
What?! This is!?
The moment Yi Yun drew his sword, both Cang Yan and Jian Ge were shocked. Cang Yan even stood up from his seat.
That kid!
Cang Yan's eyes lit up. When Chu Xiaoran condensed her Pre-Origin Foundation Dharma Aspect and used the Law of Ice, Cang Yan and Jian Ge only praised her, but were not as shocked as they were!
Just then, Yi Yun's knife and Chu Xiaoran's sword clashed!
The sword is like an emperor!
Sword like yours!
Boom!
Ice Crystal shattered, white wolves howled, and seas of blood surged!
A terrifying explosion occurred, and the shockwave spread wildly. Yi Yun felt a powerful force strike him, almost causing him to drop the Thousand Army Saber from his hand!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Ice Crystal shot into Yi Yun's Protective Vital Energy!
The Savage Power transformed from the Ice Plains Snow Wolf rushed into Yi Yun's physical body and meridians like a ghost, raging wildly!
Yi Yun even felt that his bloodline had frozen in an instant. Although he circulated his Pure Yang Power in time to melt away the cold energy, it still left Yi Yun pale and his blood churning.
He was injured once again. He deeply felt how terrifying Chu Xiaoran was. Her strength lay not in absolute power, but in her tactics, skills, and understanding of the laws!
Yi Yun comprehended the killing move in the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters. In terms of attack power, he was no less than Chu Xiaoran. However, Chu Xiaoran used her skills to unleash attacks that left him overwhelmed. Even the landing point after he blocked the attack of the Ice Plains Snow Wolf was calculated by Chu Xiaoran. She had the six ice pillars around her gather energy in advance and explode at the moment Yi Yun landed!
From the very first sword strike, to the combo attacks of the Ice Plains Snow Wolf, and then to the exploding ice pillar, these three attacks were all preparations for Chu Xiaoran's Chu Xiaoran sword strike, which was her true trump card!
Such calculations, all for this one sword strike—it's hard to believe that Chu Xiaoran is only a thirteen-year-old girl!
...(To be continued~^~)