Origin of Destruction Opens, Nirvana Void

Luo Yun moved.

The Destruction Wings unfurled behind him with a snap, and he shot toward Snow Emperor like a meteor.

With the Moon Eclipse Sword in the lead, a mass of compressed destruction force gathered at the tip. Purple-black light coalesced along the blade, tearing the air asunder and ripping up the ice sheet in his wake.

Snow Emperor raised her right hand, fingers splayed.

Ice-blue soul power condensed in her palm into a sphere the size of a fist. The sphere detonated, transforming into an overwhelming blizzard that swept toward Luo Yun.

Countless tiny ice blades spun and sliced within the storm, each sharp enough to cleave steel, refracting cold, biting light under the vast sky of the Far North.

Luo Yun did not slow down.

The Moon Eclipse Sword thrust straight into the heart of the storm.

The moment the destruction sword qi collided with the blizzard, a dull, thunderous boom erupted.

Purple-black thunder and ice-blue storm intertwined, tearing at each other, devouring, and annihilating.

Ice blades were ground into powder by the destruction thunder within three feet of Luo Yun's body, and snowflakes evaporated into white mist the instant they touched the purple-black sword qi.

Luo Yun pierced through the storm; his robes were slashed in several places, but not a single drop of blood was shed.

Snow Emperor's brows furrowed slightly.

Her blizzard was something even beasts of the same rank dared not charge through, yet this six-year-old child had just plowed right through it?

Her reaction was lightning-fast. She made a grasping motion with her right hand, and the Ice Crystal Sword materialized in her palm, its blade as clear as a mirror.

With a flick of her wrist, the Ice Crystal Sword traced a perfect arc in the air, ice-blue light flowing along its trajectory.

"Imperial Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled!"

Snow Emperor's voice was crisp and cold, echoing across the Ice Plains.

The massive Ice Crystal Sword slashed fiercely toward Luo Yun.

This was one of Snow Emperor's three ultimate techniques: Imperial Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled.

It carried the will to freeze all things—unreasonable, leaving no room for retreat.

On the Ice Hill, Ice Emperor's pincers snapped open, her azure vertical pupils filled with shock.

Luo Yun closed his eyes, then opened them again.

Deep within his scarlet pupils, purple-gold light exploded.

He pushed the Origin of Destruction to its absolute limit in that instant. The purple-black thunder on the Moon Eclipse Sword swelled several times over; no longer mere tiny arcs, they were now thick, arm-sized thunder dragons churning madly along the blade.

He gripped the sword with both hands and swept it upward, the blade carving an arc through the air.

"Nirvana Void."

Luo Yun's voice was not loud, but amidst the roar of the destruction thunder, every word was crystal clear.

The mass of purple-black destruction force on the edge of the Moon Eclipse Sword detonated.

The purple-black light radiated outward from the Moon Eclipse Sword as its center. Wherever it passed, the air was torn apart, fine cracks appeared in space, light was swallowed, sound was annihilated, and all things returned to the void.

Imperial Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled collided with Nirvana Void.

The ice-blue beam of light and the purple-black radiance clashed in mid-air. There was no thunderous roar, no explosion—only a teeth-grinding sound, like metal being snapped in two.

The two forces tore at each other at the boundary; the ice-blue light sought to freeze everything, while the purple-black light sought to destroy everything.

Ice Emperor stood on the Ice Hill, her pincers held before her, squinting as she watched the collision of those two forces, her heart hammering as if it were about to leap from her throat.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

BOOM!

Both forces detonated simultaneously.

The shockwave radiated from the point of impact, lifting a layer of ice several feet thick from the plains. Shattered ice and snow were swept into the sky, forming a massive mushroom cloud.

Ice Emperor was pushed back several steps by the shockwave, only stabilizing herself after driving her pincers deep into the ice.

The dust settled.

Luo Yun and Snow Emperor retreated several steps at the same time.

Luo Yun retreated seven steps, driving the Moon Eclipse Sword into the ice to anchor himself, the blade buried deep into the frozen layer before he could barely steady his body.

A trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it was quickly healed by the emerald light surging from his left hand.

Snow Emperor retreated three steps, leaning on her Ice Crystal Sword. The blade was covered in fine cracks, with several pieces already shattered and fallen away.

Her chest rose and fell slightly. She stared at Luo Yun with ice-blue eyes, the gravity in her gaze deeper than before.

Had her Imperial Sword been even a fraction weaker against the child's strike just now, she might have been the one to lose.

Luo Yun stood where he was, the golden-green light in his left palm growing brighter.

The Source of Life surged madly within him. The emerald halo spread from his left hand across his entire body; wherever it passed, his shaken meridians healed, his depleted soul power recovered, and even the holes in his robes mended themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, he returned to his peak state.

Snow Emperor's pupils contracted slightly. She stared at the golden-green halo in Luo Yun's left hand, her brows knitting together into a knot.

The power of destruction was already unreasonable enough, and now he possessed a life force capable of instantly healing wounds and restoring soul power.

Unkillable, inexhaustible, and growing stronger the longer he fought.

What kind of monster was this child, exactly?

"I truly underestimated you." Snow Emperor straightened up; her voice was calm, but the contempt in her tone had vanished entirely.

Luo Yun did not speak. He held the Moon Eclipse Sword horizontally before him, his scarlet eyes fixed on Snow Emperor as he awaited her next move.

Snow Emperor took a deep breath, her ice-blue eyes closing for a fleeting moment before snapping open.

Deep within her pupils, ice-blue light surged.

The temperature around her plummeted—not by the tens of degrees as before, but by nearly a hundred degrees in a single breath.

The moisture in the air instantly condensed into ice crystals, hovering densely around her like countless tiny diamonds, refracting a cold, biting light.

"Domain of Ice and Snow."

Snow Emperor's voice was soft, yet it echoed across the entire Ice Plains.

With her as the center, ice-blue light rippled outward; wherever it passed, the air froze and light solidified.

The ice-blue curtain of light covered a radius of several kilometers, enveloping Luo Yun, Ice Emperor on the Ice Hill, and the entire expanse of the Ice Plains.

The temperature within the domain dropped to an inconceivable level, causing even his Destruction Thunder to become sluggish, the frequency of its sparks slowing down significantly.

Luo Yun held his sword horizontally, killing intent suffusing his eyes.

Dark purple mist surged from his body, cold and bone-piercing, carrying a heavy scent of blood and the aura of death.

The mist did not seem to be released from within the domain, but rather surged up from the depths of hell, every wisp soaked in the wails of countless departed souls.

Wherever the mist passed, dark red patterns appeared on the ice, forming a stark contrast to Snow Emperor's ice-blue radiance.

Domain of the God of Slaughter.

The black-red mist collided with the ice-blue curtain of light.

The two domains clashed violently at their boundary, generating ripples visible to the naked eye; wherever these ripples passed, the ice shattered and the air twisted.

The black-red mist eroded the ice-blue curtain, while the ice-blue curtain froze the black-red mist. Neither force could overcome the other, creating a distinct, sharp line of demarcation at their intersection.