Though this strike was merely a probe and did not use his full strength, it was still a casual blow from a Title Douluo. Its power was absolutely not to be underestimated!
However.
Faced with that ribbon of poisonous mist, Xue Bingchen merely raised his right hand slightly.
"Crack!"
An utterly frigid chill surged forth in an instant, condensing into a crystal-clear ice shield in midair.
With a muffled bang!
The ribbon of poisonous mist lashed fiercely against the ice shield. Not only did it fail to shatter it, but it was instantly frozen by the extreme cold radiating from the shield, turning into shards of ice scattered across the ground!
"Hm?!"
Seeing his probing attack so effortlessly neutralized, Dugu Bo's expression finally turned completely solemn.
"This kid... is a little strange!"
Dugu Bo was secretly alarmed.
"He's clearly only a six-ringed Soul Emperor, yet he can face an attack from a Title Douluo like me without even summoning his martial soul and take it so calmly?"
"Who the hell is the Title Douluo here?!"
Dugu Bo felt that his dignity had been challenged.
He snorted coldly, about to get a little more serious and test Xue Bingchen's limits again.
However!
Just as Dugu Bo was preparing to attack once more!
"Boom—!"
An incomparably terrifying, supreme pressure, as though it had descended from primordial antiquity, fell without warning!
This pressure was icy to the extreme and overwhelmingly tyrannical, instantly locking firmly onto Dugu Bo atop the tree!
The moment that aura locked onto him, Dugu Bo felt as if every drop of blood in his body had frozen. An unprecedented, deadly sense of crisis, like a blade pressed against his back, swept through his entire body!
"Th-this... what kind of aura is this?!"
Dugu Bo's eyes widened in terror, and