Name of the Spirit Crown Holder, Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill!

"Bing Tianxiao..."

An Ran slowly savored the name, and a strange gleam suddenly flashed through her originally cool eyes.

"So it's you."

"The one who overpowered all contenders on the Spirit Road and ultimately reached the summit to seize the banner... the Spirit Road's Spirit Crown Holder!"

Boom!

The moment those words left her mouth, a storm of shock instantly swept through the hall.

The new students had already been stunned.

But the senior students' expressions changed in unison, and gasps of disbelief rose one after another.

"He's that Spirit Crown Holder?!"

"My heavens, I heard this year's Spirit Road produced several monsters, and this guy is the strongest of them all!"

"No wonder he dared to challenge Senior Sister An Ran directly instead of drawing lots. This guy is the real deal!"

The senior students looked at Bing Tianxiao with deep apprehension.

An Ran stared at Bing Tianxiao as the restrained spiritual energy around her began to circulate slowly, like a volcano on the verge of awakening.

"No wonder you had the confidence to challenge me directly."

Her gaze locked tightly onto Bing Tianxiao, and admiration colored her tone.

"I'm afraid you're not only the boldest among them, but also the undisputed strongest of this year's new students!"

"To have the Spirit Crown Holder take the initiative to challenge me is quite an honor."

Despite An Ran's extremely high praise, Bing Tianxiao remained unmoved.

"You flatter me, Senior Sister. Whether I'm the strongest or not is just an empty title. I'm a practical person."

He grinned, revealing a row of white teeth. His eyes were clear and frank.

"I'm mainly interested in those five thousand Spirit Values."

"Senior Sister, let's cut the small talk. Are you accepting this match or not?"

"You're certainly direct."

An Ran was startled at first, then couldn't help letting out a soft laugh.

"I accept!"

"Great! Senior Sister, you're decisive!"

Bing Tianxiao snapped his fingers, and the smile on his face deepened.

An Ran turned to look at the still-dazed new and senior students around her and waved her hand.

She restored the authority of the senior sister in charge.

"As for everyone else, the rules remain the same. Senior students, prepare yourselves. New students, come forward and draw lots to determine your respective gatekeepers!"

Only after hearing An Ran speak did everyone come back to their senses.

Although everyone's thoughts had long since been drawn to the "ace versus ace" clash between Bing Tianxiao and An Ran, the academy's rules were still the rules.

The new students who had issued challenges swallowed nervously, suppressing their excitement and shock.

One after another, they walked toward the spiritual-energy pillars ahead and drew their opponents.

The senior students also put away their earlier contempt and indifference.

After all, even the "leader" of this year's new students had dared to challenge Senior Sister An Ran directly despite the difference in rank.

Who knew what other untouchable monsters were hidden among the remaining new students?

For a time, spiritual light flickered throughout the hall as the lots were drawn one after another.

Before long, the dozen or so new students bold enough to challenge the senior students had all finished drawing lots and locked onto their opponents.

The atmosphere in the hall had settled down, though.

But everyone's eyes kept drifting toward Bing Tianxiao and An Ran, filled with irrepressible anticipation.

Seeing that everyone was ready, An Ran restrained the smile on her face and returned to her cool and spirited bearing.

She turned to the Gray-Robed Elder beside her and said respectfully:

"Elder Bai, all the opponents have been chosen. We can begin."

The elder known as Elder Bai nodded slightly.

"In that case, enter the formation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Bai slowly raised his withered palm and casually waved it through the air.

Buzz!

The floor of the entire hall suddenly lit up with complicated and profound spiritual-energy formation patterns, and an intense spatial fluctuation rippled outward.

Immediately afterward, dazzling silver pillars of light shot into the sky, enveloping Bing Tianxiao, An Ran, and the dozen or so pairs of new and senior students preparing to fight.

The light only flashed for an instant.

When the silver light faded, the twenty or thirty figures had vanished from the hall without a trace, transported into independent battle spaces specially used for matches.

Before the people remaining in the hall could cry out in surprise, Elder Bai flicked his finger again.

The vast spiritual energy in midair rapidly gathered, and a spiritual-energy screen dozens of yards across slowly unfolded above everyone's heads like a painting.

The screen quickly divided into more than a dozen sections, clearly displaying the scenes within each battle space.

The most eye-catching one was naturally the main image at the very center of the screen.

The image showed a vast and desolate rocky wasteland.

Bing Tianxiao and An Ran stood at opposite ends of the wasteland, facing each other from afar.

At this moment, the enormous hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone wanted to see who would emerge victorious!

Within the battle space,.

Bing Tianxiao clasped his hands behind his head in a relaxed posture as he looked at the fully prepared An Ran across from him.

"Senior Sister, as the saying goes, ladies first. You can go ahead."

He turned slightly and made an inviting gesture, his tone filled with absolute confidence.

An Ran's willow brows lifted slightly at his words.

As a senior student of the Northern Cang Spirit Academy with the strength of the Heaven Integration Realm, when had she ever been looked down on like this?

But she also knew that the seemingly carefree youth before her was the most terrifying monster on this year's Spirit Road.

"Since you're so overconfident, then your senior sister won't hold back!"

An Ran let out a cold snort, without the slightest hesitation.

"Spirit Breaking Spear!"

A chilly shout rang from An Ran's red lips as she thrust her slender jade arm. The spiritual-energy spear erupted with dazzling light.

Facing this incomparably fierce attack, the carefree smile remained at the corner of Bing Tianxiao's mouth.

"Senior Sister, don't be so hot-tempered. Cool down a little."

Bing Tianxiao chuckled and slowly raised his right hand.

Buzz!

An extremely cold aura suddenly erupted from within his body.

Azure spiritual energy surged forth like a burst dam.

"Mysterious Ice Palm!"

With a low shout, an ice-jade palm print met the violent spiritual-energy spear head-on without the slightest attempt to evade it.

Boom!

Under the countless shocked gazes fixed on the external spiritual-energy screen, the ghostly blue ice palm shattered the spear with overwhelming speed!

The ice palm print continued forward without losing momentum, striking straight toward An Ran's head!

An Ran's beautiful eyes fixed on the astonishingly powerful ice palm print. At the same time, vigorous spiritual-energy fluctuations surged across her jade-like hand.

She struck back with one palm, sending rolling spiritual energy outward.

"Void Shattering Spirit Palm!"

As An Ran struck out with her palm, a radiant palm formed from condensed, vigorous spiritual energy appeared.

Bang!

The two collided, and an astonishing spiritual-energy shockwave immediately spread through the space.

Bing Tianxiao watched the two palm prints annihilate each other, and the smile on his face grew even wider.

"Oh, not bad, Senior Sister. You actually managed to take that attack."

"Looks like your Heaven Integration Realm strength isn't just for show. Since that's the case, I'll get a little more serious."

Before his voice faded, the carefree look on Bing Tianxiao's face vanished.

The temperature around them plummeted at a terrifying speed. On the originally desolate rocky wasteland, a thick layer of white frost condensed at a visible rate.

"Senior Sister, try this move!"

With a low shout, Bing Tianxiao suddenly shot up from the ground and hovered in midair.

His hands rapidly formed seals, afterimages flashing as a bone-chilling storm began to condense wildly around him.

"Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill!"

As his hand seals halted, the bone-chilling storm instantly transformed into a ghostly blue tornado dozens of yards across!

This tornado was no ordinary gale. It was formed from countless tiny fragments of Mysterious Ice, each as sharp as a blade, spinning at high speed.

Every fragment of Mysterious Ice contained extreme cold and cutting power. Wherever it passed, even the air was torn apart with ear-piercing howls, while a layer of the rocky ground below was forcibly scraped away.

"Go!"

Bing Tianxiao pointed down from midair.

The enormous Mysterious Ice tornado swept toward An Ran below like a roaring frost dragon.