He pinned down her hands, dodged the Ice Spikes shooting from her arms, then stomped down on the whip-like kick she threw. The seamless series of movements temporarily subdued her, and that cold air began to freeze as well...
If he used ropes, this woman would definitely control ice to slice them apart. If the ropes were sturdy enough, she would summon those ice pillars from before and violently force them apart. After thinking it over, this was the best method.
They were both ice, but Jiu Ming's was formed from one hundred percent absolute cold air. It would not be easy for her to break through it either. If the speed at which he generated cold air had not been so far inferior to Esdeath casually raising a finger and creating an ice ball dozens of meters wide, he would have used this method long ago.
Now that the ice had taken shape, all Jiu Ming had to do was keep reinforcing its thickness so she could not break free.
"Hey!! You woman, you bit me!!!!" Esdeath, her limbs frozen in place, stretched out her neck and clamped down hard on Jiu Ming's shoulder. Jiu Ming's eyes widened as he cursed, then grimaced and pressed her face away. "Was that necessary? It's not like you're afraid of the cold. Then I won't hold back either."
Ice Seal continued to strengthen. She launched several counterattacks along the way, but Jiu Ming either blocked or dodged them all. Just as he had thought, breaking through an Ice Seal made from absolute cold air was extremely difficult. "Hm... maybe I should learn some sealing techniques from Yakumo Yukari someday?" Jiu Ming said, rubbing his shoulder. The wound there quickly healed without any abnormal changes. It seemed he would not be infected.
"Calmed