The cold reached its extreme. Ice turned to water, and deep-blue currents surged swiftly toward Xi. Along the way, mist froze, layer upon layer, revealing a riot of colors as they rushed forward with startling speed.
The Monastic Blade's shout had thrown Xi into confusion. Under heaven and above earth, who alone was supreme? Memories flashed through his mind, and his Primordial Spirit seemed to split apart, locked in fierce struggle. Though he quickly suppressed it, the deep-blue flow from the Ice Eye Crystal Soul was already before him. He could no longer dodge.
Meng Qi had never expected Only I Am Supreme to make the flaw in Xi's heart erupt completely and win the fight without a battle. After all, Xi possessed the Five Virtues. Even if his merit and sacred virtue wavered for a moment, a thread of life would remain, turning disaster into fortune. He could forcibly suppress the flaw and regain his senses. What Meng Qi wanted was a moment of weakness, giving him a chance to use the Divine Weapon Main Material before Xi could break free of the lock!
The deep-blue flow swallowed Xi's body. His merit had already recovered, but the golden Exquisite Pagoda froze solid. The dots of black and yellow light stiffened in midair. The black-and-white rays, auspicious purple qi, ripples of sacred virtue, and pale Hidden Virtue all froze, crystalline and dazzling in a rainbow of colors, brilliant as a dream. Cold spread inward, and even the phoenix phantom was sealed in the ice. Once it melted, everything would turn to dregs. The Ice Eye Crystal Soul's dreadful power was on full display.
If Meng Qi had not also cultivated the Yuanshi Golden Chapter and mastered the Five Beginnings and Five Virtues arts, including the Three Treasures Ruyi Fist, someone