"Whoosh-!"
Bone-piercing cold swept toward Dai Yueheng and the others, seeping deep into their marrow. Everyone felt their bodies stiffen until they could barely move.
Ling Luochеn suffered the most. With her ice martial soul, she could feel the ice within her slipping completely out of her control.
Then she stood rooted to the spot. A closer look would have revealed that the ice armor originally protecting her had abruptly solidified, and the ice beneath her feet had frozen to the ground. She could no longer move an inch; her entire body had frozen stiff.
Gu Qingnian's gaze remained cool and calm as he raised a finger slightly.
In an instant, terrifying cold burst from his fingertip, spreading wildly and becoming a torrent of ice that rushed toward Ling Luochеn at a frightening speed.
Within mere seconds, the torrent reached Ling Luochеn. Instinct urged her to flee, but her rigid body could not budge.
Dai Yueheng and the other main selection members nearby all wanted to intervene, but they too could barely move, though they were in much better shape than Ling Luochеn.
Just before the ice touched Ling Luochеn, a milky-white halo enveloped her and carried her straight into the air.
There was no need to guess. Xuan Zi had undoubtedly intervened.
The pressure on Dai Yueheng and the others intensified, but none of them intended to withdraw. They still wanted to fight, and they still had the strength for one more battle!
What shocked them was how powerful Gu Qingnian was-powerful enough to turn the entire battle around single-handedly. Now everyone understood completely. They understood why Xuan Zi had canceled three selection slots just to choose one person: this one person alone was worth three.
Even more shocking was whatever method Gu Qingnian had just used. He had