Divine Sword Slices Soul

Gao Xian had not wanted to make a move in the first place. Killing one of Ice Li's incarnations meant nothing.

The problem was that Ice Li kept pressing him, truly believing she held the initiative. Gao Xian had to teach her a lesson—let her know the treachery of human hearts, let her know how unpredictable the world could be!

Ice Li truly had not expected Gao Xian to dare make a move. The information she had received had repeatedly stressed that Gao Xian valued loyalty and righteousness, and took especially good care of his own people.

Back then, to avenge a friend, he had even openly killed a fellow Nascent Soul disciple before a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord.

That was why Ice Li had come to the Green Cloud Sect. Knowing Gao Xian had gone to Vermilion Bird City, she had guessed that he would surely visit the Green Cloud Sect.

Thus, she had waited outside the Green Cloud Sect specifically for Gao Xian. Her efforts had not been wasted; she had indeed caught him.

Ice Li had thought she had Gao Xian firmly in her grasp. Instead, Gao Xian drew his sword and struck without the slightest hesitation.

Fortunately, she had maintained an exceptionally high level of vigilance all along. The instant Gao Xian moved, alarm rose within her.

Ice Li immediately activated the Cloud Dragon Crown. This sixth-rank Divine Artifact could summon clouds and transform them into long dragons—advancing to attack, retreating to defend.

Its cloud-dragon transformations also suited her white dragon bloodline. Activated through Great Underworld True Qi, the white vapor transformed into a long cloud dragon that shone with crystalline icy light.

The thousand-zhang ice dragon spiraled around Ice Li, enveloping an area several li across.

Within the ice dragon's shroud, supremely yin and frigid