Battle Against a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator

Clang!

As though the azure heavens had split open, with a dragon's roar soaring through the nine skies, a sword light as clear and cold as autumn water, swift as lightning, burst from Cold Jade's waist. The blade was long and narrow, its entire body gleaming with the frigid luster of stars. It was his bonded flying sword—Frost Star!

The instant the sword light emerged, the temperature across the entire Dao Discussion Platform plummeted. Even with the formation's barrier in place, a sharp, bone-piercing chill began spreading through the surrounding stands.

Before the sword arrived, its razor-sharp sword intent, capable of tearing through all things, had already locked onto every vital point around Xu Yuan's body as though it were tangible.

"Take this sword!"

Cold Jade raised two fingers like a sword and pointed forward. Frost Star gave a cheerful tremble, transforming into an icy streak of light too swift for the naked eye to catch as it shot straight at Xu Yuan's face. It was far faster than Blazing Flame's fire python from before. In its wake, it left only a distinct trail of frost hanging in the air, lingering without dispersing.

It was as if even the surrounding air had frozen solid.

The spectators below saw only a blur before the sword light was already several feet from Xu Yuan. Many Qi Refinement cultivators had not even seen how the sword had been launched.

Yet just as that frigid sword light was about to touch Xu Yuan, a sudden change erupted at his side.

Buzz!

A deep, weighty green radiance shot from Xu Yuan's sleeve before spreading beneath his feet, instantly covering an area several yards wide. Within that light, countless thick, gnarled dark-green vines, gleaming with metallic luster and vigorous life force, burst from the ground.

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