Recognition

Amidst the wind and snow, poisonous rain drifts down!

Even the dark clouds in the sky were now tinged with gray.

"Hiss hiss hiss~"

Every drop of poisonous rain that falls seems capable of eroding the air!

Furthermore, after these poisonous rains fell to the ground, they directly corroded the frozen earth, creating numerous small pits of varying depths.

That scene looked just like a crater on the moon in a past life.

"Hahaha, Xiao Yi Xian, have you forgotten that I possess the Acquired Calamity Poison Body? Mere Poison Rain, I... no, there's something wrong with this Poison Rain! Damn it!"

At first, the Ice Venerable mocked Xiao Yi Xian for losing her mind and choosing to attack him with poisonous rain.

However, just as he was about to absorb the poisonous rain directly using the characteristics of his Acquired Calamity Poison Body, he quickly felt a burning sensation emanating from the point where the poisonous rain touched his skin.

This immediately gave him a bad feeling!

Although he did absorb the poisonous rain, it did not cause him any harm.

However, the poisonous rain also carried the power of the Netherworld Poison Flame, something the Ice Venerable had not anticipated!

"Waaaaah~"

He wasn't afraid of poison, but the power of fire was a devastating blow to him!

A painful wail escaped from the Ice Venerable's mouth.

After Xiao Yi Xian successfully tricked Ice Venerable, Xiao Yan naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity!

"Emperor Seal Art - Heaven Annihilating Seal!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan directly unleashed the fourth seal of the Emperor Seal Art.

A pink light bloomed above the Ice Venerable's head.

Then, the pink color quickly spread out, forming a Formation with a diameter of tens of meters!

"Boom!"

Then, a pink beam of light shot down from the Formation directly towards the Ice Venerable below.

A fatal crisis surged into his mind, and the Ice Venerable temporarily disregarded the physical pain.

"Heaven Freezing Palm!"

Gathering half of his Dou Qi, Ice Venerable gritted his teeth and unleashed a powerful palm strike.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the entire world seemed to roar as if it could no longer bear the weight.

The air has frozen solid!

Heaven Freezing Palm is also one of the signature techniques of Ice River Valley.

Although it is only High-Tier Earth Rank, under certain special circumstances, it can unleash power comparable to Heaven Rank Dou Technique!

For example, the current icy and snowy environment.

It can be said that under such conditions, the power of the Heaven Freezing Palm was further enhanced!

If Xiao Yan's Emperor Seal Art were to contend with the Heaven Freezing Palm, it would probably require the fifth seal— the Ancient Emperor Seal— to achieve the same result.

Moreover, Xiao Yan's cultivation level is still lower than that of Ice Venerable!

In the path of cultivation, the further one progresses, the more difficult it becomes to advance to higher levels.

Under these circumstances, the outcome of the collision between the Heaven Freezing Palm and the Heaven Annihilating Seal is almost obvious.

"Bang"

"Click, click"

To Xiao Yan's astonishment, the Heaven Annihilating Seal he unleashed was freezing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Ping Pong

In the end, the Heaven Annihilating Seal transformed into countless ice shards and dissipated into the air.

"Bang"

At the same time, the follow-up power of the Heaven Freezing Palm struck Xiao Yan squarely, sending him flying.

Instantly, terrifying cold air invaded Xiao Yan's body, turning his face pale and even covering his hair with a thick layer of frost.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to turn into an ice sculpture, four-colored flames burst forth from his body in the next second, and the power that was about to freeze even his blood was also expelled from his body.

The Ice River Valley's signature move, the Heaven Freezing Palm, is indeed terrifyingly powerful!

Even Xiao Yan suffered a hidden loss.

But what can you do when Xiao Yan possesses four Heavenly Flames?

In this situation, all icy-attribute powers can only cause immediate damage to Xiao Yan.

As for the idea of turning Xiao Yan into an ice sculpture, that's nothing short of wishful thinking!

Unfortunately, the greatest strength of the Heaven Freezing Palm lies precisely in its terrifyingly low temperature that freezes everything afterward; conversely, its destructive power is not that great.

This is why Xiao Yan didn't seem to be injured after expelling the cold energy from his body.

As for Xiao Yi Xian, the worry in her eyes had completely disappeared by now.

Not only that, she also intensified the poisonous rain imbued with the power of the Netherworld Poison Flame!

And in just that short time,

Even with his Dou Qi Armor, Ice Venerable had already suffered numerous burns from the Netherworld Poison Flame all over his body.

However, at this point, the Ice Venerable already knew Xiao Yan's identity.

"If I'm not mistaken, you are Xiao Yan of the Starfall Pavilion, right? I didn't expect that you would have already broken through to the Dou Zun Realm so soon after the Four Pavilions Assembly. You are truly a young man of great talent!"

But are you now preparing to provoke a war between the Starfall Pavilion and my Ice River Valley?

Even though the Venerable Yao has returned, that's no reason for you to be so arrogant!

Retreat immediately, and I will forgive and forget!

At this moment, the Ice Venerable also shouted at Xiao Yan.

Four-Coloured Heavenly Flames —that's such a distinctive thing!

To be honest, given Ice Venerable's status, he wouldn't normally be interested in the Four Pavilions Assembly.

However, the subsequent return of the Yao Lao forced the Ice Venerable to take the matter seriously.

Because, after Yao Lao's return, the strength of the Starfall Pavilion is clearly superior to that of his Ice River Valley!

Therefore, the Ice Venerable actually learned about the return of the Yao Lao before he learned about what happened at the Four Pavilions Assembly.

And in the recent Four Pavilions Assembly, the most outstanding person was naturally Xiao Yan!

Therefore, the major powers in Central Plains now basically know about Xiao Yan.

Of all these things, his status as a disciple of the Yao Lao is of even greater importance to all parties than his performance at the Four Pavilions Assembly!

The Ice Venerable was naturally one of them.

He wasn't afraid of Xiao Yan's early success; after all, he was still just "young"!

However, he was afraid of Yao Lao was behind Xiao Yan!

As the number one Alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent, Ice Venerable could only imagine how terrifying Yao Lao's connections were.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Yao Lao wanted to, gathering enough people to destroy Ice River Valley wouldn't be difficult at all.

This is also why the Ice Venerable was so hesitant to act after recognizing Xiao Yan's identity.

Because, the Ice River Valley cannot afford to offend the Venerable Yao!

It can only be said that Starfall Pavilion not to publicly disclose Yao Lao's current condition has its advantages.

Otherwise, the deterrent effect will definitely be greatly reduced!

"Ice Venerable, I don't like hearing your words. You took my friend away, and now you're saying that my Starfall Pavilion wants to start a war. Isn't all this trouble caused by your Ice River Valley?"

When traveling, Xiao Yan didn't want to tarnish the reputation of his sect!

Therefore, he did not hesitate to retort when faced with the Ice Venerable's accusations.