Just as the ice reached Durandal's boots, it exploded, unable to advance any farther.
Sensing that the ice could not freeze Durandal, as though a terrifying energy surrounded her, Esdeath decisively abandoned her attempt to continue freezing her. Instead, she formed several Ice Spikes around Durandal and swiftly launched them at her.
"Trivial tricks!"
Facing the incoming Ice Spikes, Durandal swept out with her leg, shattering every one of them. Durandal possessed monstrous strength comparable to—or even surpassing—that of the Kaslana family. She had once killed an Emperor-class Honkai Beast with a single punch.
She had relied on nothing else, nor had she used Fu Hua's martial arts. It had been purely her own brute strength.
Therefore, even without a weapon, she was a Valkyrie not to be provoked.
Seeing Durandal shatter all the Ice Spikes with one kick, Esdeath's expression shifted slightly. She had thought Durandal was only formidable with a lance; she had never expected her personal strength to be this terrifying as well!
"Blizzard!"
Daring not to hold back any longer, she raised both hands. The sky rapidly began to change. In but a moment, a massive blizzard descended over both her and Durandal.
As the blizzard fell, it transformed into countless ice crystals and blocks, crashing down upon Durandal from the heavens.
And that was not all... The next moment, a terrifying army of knights made of ice formed before Esdeath.
Ice Knights!
Above, ice blocks blotted out the sky, while on the ground, dozens of Ice Knights charged toward Durandal with lances in hand.
"Now this is a little more interesting!"
Watching the Ice Knights ahead and the ice crystals falling from above, Durandal grew somewhat more serious. She raised her left hand, and the Seat of the Gods weapon, the Knight's spear **"Eternal Silence