Kai Yun faced the surging assault of icy winds without the slightest fear. His enormous Dharma Body charged heedlessly into the freezing gale that rent the void apart. Heavy Mystic Light around him formed one spell formation after another, severing every flood sweeping down from the cosmos wherever he passed.
In but an instant, only ten li remained between Kai Yun and Ao Yi. Kai Yun had wanted to press forward in one burst and engage Ao Yi in close combat, but he suddenly stopped as though something had obstructed him. At the same time, ripples spread through space, making it look from afar as though he had struck an invisible barrier.
A muffled reverberation exploded. The powerful impact scattered the mist formed by the surrounding rain, then blew apart the dark clouds overhead. Dozens of zhang-high waves rose across the sea, layer upon layer, continuously sliced apart by Gold Spirit Qi that tore through space. Dense ravines formed across the surging waves.
The instant Kai Yun was blocked, Ao Yi, standing within the azure spell formation, threw back his head and let out a long roar. With that roar, an azure pillar of light appeared out of nowhere. It pierced through Heaven and Earth, carrying intense corrosive force. When it touched the Great Sea, the seawater retreated in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, a massive hollow formed, enveloping Kai Yun before he could evade it.
This was the Azure Light Technique, attained at the Fourth Realm of the Hundred Water Secret Method. It gathered Water Spirit Particles between Heaven and Earth and could form properties and spells such as high pressure, corrosion, water explosions, and water blades within. In Ao Yi's hands, this spell had also incorporated the foundational rules of Water Spirit Qi, adding