Aha Comes to Help
Boom!
Mu Xuansheng's enormous body rose from the ground.
Countless pale-golden branches tore through the wind and snow, stabbing down at Lin Yuan in a sky-blotting torrent.
By now, he had long since lost his reason.
Only chaos and killing intent remained in his dark-golden slit pupils.
"Destroy..."
"Destroy everything!"
Lin Yuan tightened his grip on the Imperial Bow.
The Soul Power within him was nearly exhausted; even raising his hand had become unbearably heavy.
Just as the branches were about to fall, a petite figure suddenly stepped in front of him.
The Ice Empress raised her head, her emerald-green eyes filled with disdain.
"What is this thing?"
She casually struck out with her palm.
Yet ultimate cold enveloped the entire ruin in an instant.
Crack!
The branches on Mu Xuansheng's body froze solid in an instant.
Frost spread wildly along his arms, chest, and roots, completely freezing his enormous body in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, the ice abruptly contracted.
Bang!
Mu Xuansheng fell from midair.
Dozens of branches shattered at once.
His enormous body slammed onto the ice, breaking into countless frozen chunks of flesh and wood splinters.
The abomination that had radiated the oppressive might of a Titled Douluo just moments ago was reduced to scattered wreckage in the blink of an eye.
The Ice Empress withdrew her palm.
"That's it?"
Lin Yuan did not let his guard down.
The Imperial Bow remained aimed at the remains on the ground.
The Ice Empress tilted her head.
"What are you afraid of?"
"It's already shattered like this. Don't tell me it can still live-"
Thump!
A muffled heartbeat suddenly sounded.
The Ice Empress's voice cut off abruptly.
On the ground, the already-frozen flesh stirred faintly.
Pale-golden light seeped from within the fragments.
Thump!
A second heartbeat sounded.
Buds of flesh rapidly sprouted on the broken branches.
The frozen flesh began drawing together.
Tiny roots emerged from the broken ends and entwined with one another, reconnecting the remains scattered everywhere.
The Ice Empress's gaze turned cold.
Ultimate cold pressed down once more.
Thick ice instantly covered every chunk of flesh.
But the instant the ice formed, a dense series of cracking sounds came from within.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
A pale-golden branch pierced the ice.
Then a second and a third broke through in succession.
Boom!
The entire sheet of ice abruptly exploded.
Countless shards of ice shot in all directions.
Flesh, roots, and branches gathered together again amid the pale-golden light.
Within mere breaths, Mu Xuansheng stood up again.
His shattered head grew back.
His broken limbs returned to their original state.
Even the Ambrosial Arbor rooted in his heart had grown thicker than before.
Nine Soul Rings appeared once more.
The oppressive might of a Titled Douluo swept across the ruins again.
"Kill..."
"Kill..."
Mu Xuansheng let out incoherent roars.
He had even forgotten who he was.
Only his hatred for Lin Yuan still lingered within his twisted instincts.
The Ice Empress stared at him, the disdain on her face turning to astonishment.
"It really came back to life?"
She raised her hand.
Cold gathered in her palm once more.
But the Snow Empress suddenly spoke.
"Bing'er, it's no use."
The Ice Empress paused.
"What do you mean?"
The Snow Empress gazed at the resurrected Mu Xuansheng.
"This thing is undying."
The Ice Empress frowned.
"What in this world is truly undying?"
"If freezing it to pieces once doesn't work, then do it ten times."
"If ten times won't work, then a hundred."
The Snow Empress shook her head gently.
"As long as that power remains, it will keep growing."
"No matter how many times its flesh is destroyed, it will ultimately recover."
She looked at the Ambrosial Arbor in Mu Xuansheng's chest.
Many years ago, Di Tian had personally come to the Far North.
At the time, he had said that similar monsters had appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest.
They did not age.
They did not die from their injuries.
Even if torn apart or burned, they could regrow as long as a scrap of flesh remained.
That was not powerful regenerative ability.
It was a kind of life that could not stop.
Di Tian had once gathered the Ferocious Beasts and destroyed those monsters repeatedly.
But no matter how many times they were killed, they would awaken again.
Only when a flash of cyan-blue arrow light descended.
Was all that uncontrollably growing flesh finally eradicated.
The name of that power consisted of only two words.
The Snow Empress slowly spoke:
"A few years ago, Di Tian came to see me."
"The monsters he described were exactly like this thing before us."
The Ice Empress looked at her.
"Even Di Tian couldn't kill them?"
"He couldn't."
The Snow Empress's voice remained calm.
"He told me that only one power could truly destroy such things."
Wind and snow swept between them.
The Snow Empress's gaze passed over Mu Xuansheng and settled on the Imperial Bow in Lin Yuan's hand.
"The Hunt."
The Ice Empress froze slightly.
She followed the Snow Empress's gaze.
A faint cyan-blue light flowed slowly over the Imperial Bow's surface.
Although that power was already extremely weak, it still made the Ambrosial Arbor in Mu Xuansheng's chest instinctively contract.
The surprise in the Ice Empress's eyes gradually turned to curiosity.
She turned and walked up to Lin Yuan.
"Human."
"That cyan-blue power of yours..."
"Is that The Hunt?"
Lin Yuan glanced at the resurrected Mu Xuansheng.
"Yes."
The Ice Empress's eyes brightened slightly.
"Then what are you waiting for?"
"Hurry up and finish off this disgusting thing."
Lin Yuan fell silent for a moment.
"My Soul Power is exhausted."
The Ice Empress: "..."
She looked Lin Yuan up and down.
He was covered in wounds.
His presence was weak.
Even the hand holding the Imperial Bow was trembling slightly.
He really did not look capable of firing another arrow.
"Then what do we do?"
The Ice Empress turned to look at Mu Xuansheng.
"Wait until he tires himself out growing?"
A smiling mask suddenly peeked out from behind Lin Yuan.
"Need a hand?"
Lin Yuan did not answer.
The mask leaned close to his ear and said with a giggle:
"Aha can lend you a little power."
"Just a tiny bit."
As those words fell.
Without giving Lin Yuan any chance to refuse, a surge of intertwined red-and-white power abruptly poured into his body.
Boom!
Lin Yuan's tattered robes suddenly billowed.
His previously depleted meridians were filled in an instant.
His exhaustion was swept away.
His back no longer hurt.
His hand no longer shook.
Even his breathing became easier.
A flicker of surprise crossed Lin Yuan's eyes.
Although this power was entirely different from The Hunt, it was extraordinarily vast.
He felt ready to go again.
"How is it?"
The mask spun in a circle beside him.
"Don't you feel full of power?"
Lin Yuan ignored it.
He raised the Imperial Bow.
He drew the bowstring taut.
Red-and-white power surged along his arm into the Imperial Bow, forming an entirely crimson arrow on the string.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress looked over at the same time.
They could sense a completely unfamiliar power within that arrow.
Mu Xuansheng sensed danger as well.
The Ambrosial Arbor in his chest throbbed violently.
Countless branches blocked his front, weaving together into a thick wooden shield.
"Die!"
Lin Yuan released the bowstring.
Whoosh!
The red arrow cut through the wind and snow.
It was incredibly fast.
In the blink of an eye, it shot right up to Mu Xuansheng.
Mu Xuansheng roared and raised both arms.
The Ice Empress narrowed her eyes.
The Snow Empress also watched the arrow.
The next moment.
The red arrow struck Mu Xuansheng squarely in the face.
Pop!
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
There was no terrifying shockwave.
The arrow burst, turning into a cloud of multicolored fireworks.
Red.
White.
Yellow.
Green.
Brilliant points of light circled Mu Xuansheng's head once, finally assembling into a huge smiling face.
Mu Xuansheng froze in place.
A line of red text slowly floated past above his head.
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The wind and snow continued to blow.
Lin Yuan held the Imperial Bow, utterly motionless.
The anticipation on the Ice Empress's face gradually froze.
Even the Snow Empress's cool gaze showed a rare flicker of hesitation.
Even Mu Xuansheng, who had lost his reason, seemed to have been jolted back to his senses for a moment by that arrow.
The air was thick with awkwardness.
The smiling mask spun madly around Lin Yuan.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Pretty, isn't it?"
"This is Aha's specially made firework arrow!"
Lin Yuan slowly closed his eyes.
He had known it.
He should never have trusted this god of amusement.