The moment Mo Lin finished speaking, he sprang into action. He instantly folded in his spread wings, using the abrupt shift between light and darkness to disrupt his opponent. Then he pushed off with both legs and launched himself forward, charging before Snow Empress as if he had teleported. Without another word, he threw a punch straight at her abdomen. Avoiding her head and chest was already the last of Mo Lin's "gentleness."
The sudden change between light and darkness naturally could not noticeably disrupt Snow Empress, but by the time she reacted, Mo Lin had already reached her.
Fortunately, Snow Empress had deployed her domain. Within it, she could create ultimate ice far more quickly. Before Mo Lin's punch struck her abdomen, she condensed an ice pillar directly in the path of his fist, successfully blocking the blow. She then swiftly retreated and manipulated the dense snowfall to temporarily conceal herself, buying herself a moment to catch her breath after escaping danger.
Although Mo Lin's punch had not directly shattered the ice pillar formed from ultimate ice, numerous cracks had already appeared across it. If he threw another punch with the same force, it would inevitably shatter into icy fragments.
Mo Lin could not say whether he had used his full strength in that punch. Though he had told Snow Empress not to blame him if she died, this was the first time he had gone all out, and Snow Empress was still someone he intended to recruit. Mo Lin felt that his subconscious had probably made him hold back somewhat. Otherwise, he should have been able to shatter the ice pillar formed from ultimate ice with a single blow.
Mo Lin himself did not know just how strong he was now, but with all abilities related to physical