After seeing the scorching heat radiating from the Dark Night Ling Tian had thrown, Tian Xin knew it was already too late. It would be difficult enough for her to freeze the Dark Night, whose heat was scorching to the extreme. Even if she could, it would no longer make any difference.
The heat had already spread. The Mysterious Ice Crystals within a radius of several hundred zhang were showing signs of melting. They had not melted completely, but once the crystals grew damp, the gray mist had already tainted them. Even if she released her Mysterious Ice aura now and froze them again, the crystals would turn gray.
"Alas, I never expected the scorching heat from your heavy halberd to be a higher level than my Mysterious Ice aura." Tian Xin sighed softly, but there was no disappointment in her voice. If anything, there was a hint of delight. "Not bad. As expected of a divine artifact. Even damaged to this extent, it still has impressive power."
"Tian Xin, I did take a bit of a shortcut this time." Ling Tian smiled faintly, without a trace of smugness. "If I didn't have Dark Night, this tactic of mine would've been very difficult to pull off."
"Dark Night is yours, so it's part of your strength. How can that be taking a shortcut?" Tian Xin shook her head gently. Her beautiful eyes glanced into the sky. "The gray mist will disperse before long, and then only the gray ice crystals will remain. The Heavenly Silkworm Silk has picked up very little gray dust, but I imagine it won't be able to stop you anymore."
"Mm, that's right." Ling Tian nodded, then asked curiously, "Tian Xin, can I ask you something? Is the Heavenly Silkworm Silk your Natal Dan Artifact? I