At the same time, enormous swords of ice shot up from the frozen surface like flowers in full bloom, swiftly filling heaven and earth.
"Damn it!"
The Sea Demon Clan Venerable's Spirit Avatar cursed furiously and immediately flew away. If the icy sword energy above and the enormous ice swords below pierced him from both sides, even a Venerable's Spirit Avatar would be destroyed.
The others did the same. Almost without hesitation, they retreated as fast as they could, none daring to meet Yun Ying's attack head-on.
Boom!
The ice covering dozens of li shattered with a thunderous crash and plunged into the sea, sending waves dozens of meters high into the air and submerging countless corpses.
Everyone on the reef was stunned by the sight. She had annihilated an army of thousands in an instant. Even a Venerable descending in person probably could not have accomplished that.
Yet this was already Yun Xi's second time accomplishing such a feat, and this time was even more ferocious than the last.
"Mighty indeed, Second Miss!"
The Divine Servants of Heavenly God Mountain shouted excitedly, trembling all over and unable to contain themselves.
"She's an absolute freak," Yin Xue and Lian'er marveled as they watched Yun Ying display her might.
They could not imagine what level Yun Ying had reached. Even among the younger generation of the many Primordial Sacred Mountains, there was no second person like her.
It could be said that someone like Yun Ying had already pulled ahead of everyone in the younger generation. Even the older experts could not gauge her level.
"She really is a monster."
The assembled heroes' expressions changed. To possess such terrifying strength in the Spirit Transformation Realm-she was practically a god of that realm.
Now that Yun Ying had broken the sea race experts' combined assault with a single strike, there was no longer any point in blocking the people of the Primordial Sacred Mountains here.
At that thought, they withdrew without a word, declaring their plan a failure.
Yun Ying stood tall upon the sea, her purple twin tails swaying gently in the wind. The ice sword in her hand refracted faint, multicolored light. She looked so aloof and peerless, utterly unruffled despite having just buried an army of thousands.
Looking at her, many felt profound awe and fear well up from the depths of their souls.
"Stand down. You're no match for me, and you can't stop me."
Yun Ying spoke softly. The ice sword in her hand quietly melted, and all her piercing sharpness withdrew within, leaving her as serene as drifting clouds in a gentle breeze.
Hearing Yun Ying's words and seeing her tranquil expression, the Sea God Descendant Mo Shang and the others all turned livid. Yet they also felt a trace of inexplicable fear.
They could all sense that there was no reflection of them in Yun Ying's eyes-perhaps there never had been.
They had no idea what Yun Ying had been looking at all this time, nor what in this world could possibly capture her gaze.
Could it be that only a peerless divine ability like the Kun Peng Precious Technique could draw her attention?
They did not know, and that very uncertainty was what made Yun Ying so frightening to them.
With things having reached this point, the Sea God Descendant Mo Shang and the others no longer had any desire to oppose Yun Ying. They could only endure the pain and swallow this bitter loss.
Had they known it would turn out this way, they would never have staged today's affair. They had truly lost the wife and the troops as well.
"Everyone, our cooperation ends here," the Sea Demon Clan Venerable's Spirit Avatar said, sweeping his gaze over the others before turning and returning to the reef.
That meant they would once again be enemies from this point onward.
The Sea God Descendant Mo Shang and the others said nothing. They also returned to the reef to reorganize their remaining forces and prepare to enter the Kunpeng Nest.
After this battle, probably no one would dare clash with Yun Ying head-on again.
"Let's go," Yun Ying said, turning to Yun Xi.
"All right." Yun Xi smiled faintly and stepped onto the reef with Yun Ying, joining the forces of the Primordial Sacred Mountains.
As soon as they rejoined the others, the Divine Servants of Heavenly God Mountain came forward. "Second Miss, your divine might is unrivaled beneath the heavens. No one can stand against you. The Kun Peng Precious Technique will surely be yours."
But Yun Ying shook her head. "The Kun Peng Precious Technique isn't what I seek. Still, I will make a move. As for the outcome, no one can say for certain."
With that, Yun Ying walked aside and sat cross-legged, showing no intention of saying anything more.
Hearing Yun Ying's words, the Divine Servants of Heavenly God Mountain looked helpless. Their Second Miss clearly possessed outstanding talent and peerless combat strength, yet so many things failed to interest her—even the Kun Peng Precious Technique.
Still, Yun Ying had said she would act. That would do, they supposed. In any case, they did not believe anyone here was her match.
"Fairy Yun Ying, it's been a long time."
A young man approached Yun Ying, his eyes burning with admiration. He had a head of azure hair and a powerful aura, and he too was a young expert from the Primordial Sacred Mountains.
Yun Ying glanced at him and nodded slightly. In truth, she had little recollection of him, but his azure hair allowed her to guess that he belonged to the Azure Luan Clan of Azure Sky Sacred Mountain.
He did not mind her cool response, because he knew Yun Ying had always been like this.
To him and many other young people of the Primordial Sacred Mountains, however, Yun Ying's cool, aloof demeanor only made her more attractive. Especially now that she wore twin tails, she had gained an added touch of youthful beauty that made it even harder to tear their eyes away.
He could imagine how, once Yun Ying returned to Heavenly God Mountain, she would surely attract a great many men.
Besides, Yun Ying already had plenty of suitors. Now there would only be more.
"Brother Qing Ming, don't tell me you came here just for Yun Ying?"
Yin Xue and Lian'er walked over and teased him.
They could both tell that this heir of Azure Sky Sacred Mountain clearly liked Yun Ying. That was why he had come up to greet her so enthusiastically as soon as he saw her.
"Haha, you could say that. But that isn't my only reason for coming," Qing Ming said with a hearty laugh, effectively admitting his feelings for Yun Ying.
Yin Xue and Lian'er laughed at his reply. "Yun Ying, look how popular you are. Even Brother Qing Ming has fallen under your spell."
Yet Yun Ying remained expressionless. She had never felt anything about such matters.
Not to mention that she had been a man in her previous life. Although she had never had a romantic relationship with a woman, she had at least spent an entire lifetime as a man. Now that she lived in a world where she could pursue the Great Dao, how could she possibly let such matters distract her?
"Where's Qing Yun?" Yun Ying suddenly remembered him. After all, they had come together.
"Qing Yun, he..."
At Yun Ying's question, Yin Xue and Lian'er's smiles faded, and they hesitated to speak. Even Qing Ming's smile vanished.
"Little Ying, Qing Yun..."
In the end, Yun Xi came over and quietly told Yun Ying in her ear.
As it turned out, Qing Yun had been slaughtered, and Bear Child was the one who had done it. In truth, Bear Child could hardly be blamed. Qing Yun had insisted on provoking him, and it had ended in tragedy: he had been treated as food and eaten.
With Qing Yun dead, the people of Azure Sky Sacred Mountain had lost their leader, so his elder brother Qing Ming had come.
Qing Ming had just said he had another purpose here. Clearly, he intended to avenge Qing Yun and settle accounts with Bear Child.
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