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Chapter 848: 849 Ying Diao's Game
Chapter 848: Chapter 849 Ying Diao’s Game
With the opening of an umbrella, the world stood uncontested!
Centered around the arena, a hundred miles in radius were instantly enveloped in a layer of hoarfrost, turning into an Ice and Snow World, where the cultivators found their feet sealed by a layer of frost, rendering them unable to move.
But the most shocking spectacle was the nine snow-white tails swaying behind Wu Chengjue, appearing as though they were alive, fluttering with the wind, flexible and resilient, more real than reality itself, constantly emitting a bone-chilling Frost Qi.
In the Ice and Snow World, the nine snow-white tails accompanied by Wu Chengjue’s stunning and proud demeanor, like the reincarnation of a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox, were exquisitely enchanting, blossoming with allure that captivated souls even in the midst of the cold.
With a sway of the frost-covered colossal tails, a terrifying aura of frost swept through the surroundings.
The rivers raging in the void turned into a giant ice sculpture stretching for dozens of miles, no longer turbulent and surging. Even the Nine Dragons had their momentum reduced, circling in the void to return behind Ye Yidao, their bodies already half-encased in thick frost.
If he had retreated any later, he would have ended up like those rivers, completely frozen solid.
“This… how do you know this move too?”
Ye Yidao’s eyes widened in disbelief, his pride wounded by the realization that his opponent not only knew his proudest technique but also executed it better than him.
This was a method he had explored on his own, using water to shape the blade’s evocation, multitasking with a single focus, controlling Nine Dragons to push everything aside, unrivaled in might.
But before the colossal Nine-tails, his water dragons were like children’s toys, easily crushed.
“This is just a very common manifestation of Frost Qi, merely a transformation of properties. What, the Blade Sect didn’t teach you this?”
Wu Chengjue’s lips slightly parted, releasing a breath of cold air.
“Manifestation of Frost Qi?”
“A very common transformation of properties?”
“The Severing River Blade Evocation I understood on my own, my Nine Dragons Play with Pearl, it’s just a common type of attack?”
Ye Yidao asked, somewhat dazed, feeling as if his little world was crumbling.
It wasn’t a shame to lose to Wu Chengjue, an esteemed senior expert, but to be defeated by the same technique and then be told it was just a common maneuver—how could it not overturn his understanding?
“Self-understood?”
“You do have talent, to freely control the properties of elements and form your own exclusive domain. This is a sign of a Half-Saint Strong Expert. For you to reach this stage with a Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivation level, your future is promising.”
Wu Chengjue revealed a hint of admiration in her eyes; this Blade Sect Disciple was indeed not bad. Given time, his ascent to the Half-Saint Realm was merely a matter of time. It was a pity, everything today was just a setup. No matter how exceptional the talent, today in the Little Ghost Secret Realm, it was all just preparing the bridal gown for someone else.
“I see, thank you for enlightening me, senior!”
Ye Yidao’s eyes once again filled with spirit as he respectfully bowed. This battle had given him much to reflect on, and he vaguely felt he was on the verge of another breakthrough.
“Wu Chengjue wins!”
The old referee, shivering from the cold that attacked him, said with a quivering voice, “Helmsman Wu, please retract your divine skills!”
In the stands, the Blade Sect elder’s expression was gloomily terrifying. Wu Chengjue had improved yet another level in strength, the surrounding ice-bound world already showed faint signs of touching the Half-Saint Realm.
If this woman were to successfully advance to a Half-Saint, the status of the Eastern Continent’s Enforcement Team would be as immovable as Mount Tai, beyond anyone’s ability to contend with.
“The Blade Sect has lost, the underwater resources can’t be held onto!”
“Wait, why do I feel the ice and snow on the ground has grown thicker?”
“Indeed, just now it barely reached our ankles, but now our entire calves are submerged!”
“Elder Huang, we can’t move anymore. Wu Chengjue hasn’t ceased her efforts; she continues to exert her cultivation!”
“What does she want, is she planning to capture us all in one fell swoop?”
The cultivators sensed something was amiss, as an anomaly unfolded in the arena. The battle was over, and by all accounts, Wu Chengjue should have left immediately, but instead, she was releasing her Frost Qi even more fiercely. In just a few breaths, all cultivators except those in the Heavenly Immortal Realm were immobilized, their limbs stiffened, and their skin showing signs of cracking.
Even cultivators in the Heavenly Immortal Realm felt their circulation stagnating and their bodies stiffening as the cold became more intense.
“Helmsman Wu, what is your intent?”
“The contest has ended, why have you not yet withdrawn your divine skills?”
“All of us are but passersby, having witnessed Helmsman’s heroic stance today, please be magnanimous and retract your divine skills!”
“Indeed, we do not possess the cultivation level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm to withstand this frost qi!”
The onlooking crowd also began to panic, their hearts filled with fear as they watched the frost continue to accumulate beneath their feet.
Members of the Enforcement Team are all merciless killers, and to rise to the position of Deputy Helmsman one must be even more ruthless. Could it be that they were now seized by the desire to kill and sought to eliminate them all?
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“This old man has long predicted your conspiracy with Ying Diao, do you think I would be unprepared?”
“Tell me where Ying Diao is, and I shall spare your life!”
The elder from the Blade Sect shuddered, the frost on his feet turning to powder. With a flicker of his form, he darted straight towards Wu Chengjue.
But in the next second, golden glows suddenly surged on the stage, and the chains surrounding the stage began to dance chaotically like Silver Serpents, knocking the elder back.
Golden light intensified beneath Wu Chengjue’s feet, the ground trembled, and everyone felt as if something beneath them was about to burst from the earth, causing their hearts to palpitate.
“What is this?”
“What have you done?”
The elder’s face was fierce, his eyes burning with fury. Within this Little Ghost Secret Realm lay secrets he did not know, and worst of all, it seemed he had been calculated against as well.
He was of the Half-Saint Cultivation Level, how dare they scheme against him? Truly audacious!
“Elder, have you been dwelling within the Little Ghost Secret Realm for so long that you know nothing about this stage?” Wu Chengjue said indifferently.
“It evolved from a sword that created a void in space,” the elder spoke with a heavy voice.
“Whose sword was it?”
“Provided by the Sword Sect, but all the Great Sects inspected it back then, and concluded that the ancient sword belonged to no one!”
At this point, the elder’s expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily: “That ancient sword belongs to that youngster Ying Diao, this is a setup, he’s plotting to seize control of the Little Ghost Secret Realm!”
Wu Chengjue nodded, “This stage is the sword sheath, and the ancient sword lies within.”
“Impossible, the Little Ghost Secret Realm has existed for a long time, there have been no issues for over a decade, how could it possibly have problems just today?”
“The decision for Sect Disciples of the opposing sects to spar and divide resources was made on the spur of the moment. How could he have foreseen this?”
The elder’s eyes were filled with disbelief. If the ancient sword was not unowned but truly belonged to Ying Diao, did it mean that more than a decade ago he had been plotting how to take them all down at once?
Could such a person truly exist in the world?
Moreover, the Little Ghost Secret Realm did not usually have many cultivators. Today’s event was so grand solely because the disciples from Blade Sect and several other Great Sects were sparring to compete for the allocation of resources, attracting a large audience to witness.
How could Ying Diao have predicted this moment more than a decade ago?
And how could he seize the opportunity with such precision?
Faced with Elder Huang’s skepticism, Wu Chengjue remained calm, exhaling a breath of frost qi, and said icily, “Because the Sea Clan relic heritage that you all are vying for was personally thrown into the sea by Ying Diao!”