Feeling the surge of bloodline energy emanating from Feng Xiangyu's body, Xiao Yan's heart stirred slightly. At the same time, he involuntarily glanced elsewhere, and only after confirming that there was nothing amiss did he return his gaze to Feng Xiangyu.
"The power of bloodline...?"
Xiao Yan was naturally very clear about this special magical beast bloodline. Just like the bloodline power of his Xiao Clan, once it was activated, it could also bring a great boost to his strength in a short period of time. In a battle of this level, once the bloodline power was activated, it would undoubtedly elevate the battle to another level.
However, this is where the problem lies. In order to avoid being discovered by the other members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, Xiao Yan tried every means to conceal the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline within him before arriving here. This was because once the power of the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline was discovered by them, it would inevitably bring Xiao Yan a devastating disaster.
Therefore, during the entire battle, if either Xiao Yan or Feng Xiangyu were to activate their bloodline power, it could potentially reveal that Xiao Yan's physical body possesses the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline. However, at this moment, Feng Xiangyu has already activated the bloodline power within him, so Xiao Yan can only hope that this guy won't discover anything.
"Call..."
With a light exhale, Feng Xiangyu slowly stood up from the ground, and a chilling aura emanated from his body, freezing the ground around him.
" The Great Dao of Ice, the Ice Domain, activate!"
As Feng Xiangyu uttered the last word, his toes lightly touched the icy ground, and he floated forward. At the same time, a chilling frost rapidly spread across the giant crater, covering Xiao Yan's feet in the blink of an eye. Simultaneously, the temperature of the world plummeted, and snowflakes of ice crystals drifted down from the sky. The once gentle breeze now felt like invisible blades, stinging the skin.
Immediately afterward, Feng Xiangyu, who was flying forward, clenched his fist tightly, and the Great Dao of Ice instantly condensed in his hand, transforming into a great halberd of frost. His body soared and circled in mid-air, and the halberd began to spin wildly, stabbing fiercely at Xiao Yan.
" The Giant Elephant Art, activate!"
Faced with Feng Xiangyu's fierce attack, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, then clenched his fists, circulating his Origin Qi and powerful force simultaneously. In an instant, a colossal Vajra giant once again stood between heaven and earth.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew as the halberd slammed into the Vajra giant, which was entirely formed from an illusion. Yet, it felt as if it had truly collided with an impenetrable wall. Brilliant sparks flew continuously, and the powerful force finally pushed Xiao Yan's figure back slightly. However, that was all.
Throughout the entire process, Xiao Yan never initiated an attack, relying entirely on the power of the Giant Elephant Art to directly withstand Feng Xiangyu's offensive.
"What!"
He had clearly activated his bloodline power, yet he still couldn't defeat Xiao Yan, or even break through his defenses. This bizarre situation shocked Feng Xiangyu.
"Damn it! Ice-Breaking Kill!"
Having failed in his first attack, Feng Xiangyu had no choice but to seek another method. He suddenly shook his halberd, forcing Xiao Yan back once more. Then, he immediately plunged the tip of the halberd into the ice in front of him, and with a sharp twist, a crisp sound of ice breaking rang out. Immediately afterward, sharp ice spikes imbued with Origin Qi slowly floated up and hovered around Feng Xiangyu. With a furious roar from Feng Xiangyu, countless ice spikes, with unstoppable momentum, fiercely pierced towards Xiao Yan.
"Ding ding ding ding..."
Countless crisp collision sounds rang out in succession. After the ice spikes touched the Giant Elephant Art, they could only leave a shallow white mark on its surface before shattering into ice shards that fell down. However, these ice shards all landed on the surface of the Giant Elephant Art's solidified body in an extremely strange way.
Finally, countless ice shards completely froze Xiao Yan's entire body. A thick layer of solid ice completely sealed the Giant Elephant Art and Xiao Yan within, rendering him completely immobile, let alone able to break free.
"My Ice-Breaking Kill doesn't rely on the power of these ice shards. Instead, I use these ice fragments to freeze my opponent, and then I break the ice from the outside. Once the ice breaks, your golden body will undoubtedly crumble as well!"
As he spoke, Feng Xiangyu's body had already arrived in front of the Ice Phoenix's Giant Elephant Art. The tip of his halberd touched the solid ice, and with a little force, the entire ice layer shattered completely. At the same time, Xiao Yan's Giant Elephant Art was also broken.
"Kill!"
With the Giant Elephant Art broken, the power attached to the Frost Halberd surged forward without reservation, arriving in front of Xiao Yan's chest in the next moment, and even if Xiao Yan didn't die, he would be severely injured in an instant.
"Bang!"
However, the next moment, just as the halberd was only inches away from Xiao Yan's chest, Xiao Yan clasped his hands together, his powerful strength firmly controlling the tip of the halberd between his hands, preventing it from advancing any further. At the same time, fierce flames also suddenly ignited on Xiao Yan's body. He squeezed the halberd tightly with both hands, and with the Heavenly Flames flames, even though it was formed from the Power of the Great Dao, it was ultimately broken by Xiao Yan.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yan looked up, stared at Feng Xiangyu's almost blank face, smiled coldly, leaned forward abruptly, and then his palm, covered by the Heavenly Flames, lightly pressed against Feng Xiangyu's chest.
"Bang!"
The powerful force pierced through Feng Xiangyu's chest and back in an instant, blood gushing out like a fountain. Feng Xiangyu's complexion, which had just begun to improve, turned deathly pale again in that instant. The little confidence and courage that had just been gathered in his patience was also destroyed by Xiao Yan in the most ruthless way with a single palm strike.
His body flew backward uncontrollably, and the Origin Qi he had painstakingly condensed within him instantly dissipated. Feng Xiangyu's mind went blank, and he felt utterly hopeless. He couldn't believe that his all-out effort was no match for Xiao Yan's single palm strike. Why was that?
After blasting Feng Xiangyu away with a single palm strike, Xiao Yan did not press his advantage. He had clearly sensed three menacing gazes that seemed ready to devour him. If he continued, those three figures in the sky would likely lose their temper before Feng Xiangyu even breathed his last.
Feng Xiangyu was naturally no problem for him. Today's battle had Xiao Yan shattered his confidence, which would likely have a certain impact on his future cultivation. This mere Origin Transformation Realm from the Western Region might become a mental obstacle for him in the future, and might even make it difficult for him to make any further progress in his cultivation. In this way, Xiao Yan not only did not kill him, but also eliminated a potential enemy who could become troublesome in the future. Wouldn't that be a better approach?
Afterwards, Xiao Yan ignored Feng Xiangyu and returned to Goshawk Fort on his own. At this moment, the enormous power within Xiao Yan began to dissipate rapidly. Finally, when Xiao Yan supported himself and came to the still unconscious Leng Bingshuang, his vision suddenly went black, and he uncontrollably fell face-first onto Leng Bingshuang.