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Amidst the swirling snow, the blue figure approaching with slow, measured steps gradually became clear. The newcomer wore a simple, deep blue martial outfit, his blue hair fluttering gently in the wind and snow. His face was excessively young, even carrying a hint of a youth's refined handsomeness. It was none other than Tang Chen.
Young friend Tang Chen!
Ning Fengzhi cried out involuntarily upon seeing the newcomer. His voice carried the excitement and choked emotion of a narrow escape from death, and the light of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda seemed to brighten slightly due to its master's state of mind.
At this moment, Dugu Bo was still lying at the bottom of the pit. He struggled to lift his eyes to look at the figure in the swirling snow, baring his blood-stained mouth. He wanted to smile but aggravated his injuries, eventually letting out a sigh filled with deep emotion.
Sigh, you brat, you finally made it back.
Yang Wudi's hand, which had been tightly gripping his Soul Breaking Spear, relaxed slightly. Niu Gao's tower-like, tense body also loosened a little, and bright radiance erupted in both of their eyes. Even Sword Douluo, whose aura was weak amidst the ruins, seemed to sense something, his fingers moving almost imperceptibly. In this desperate situation, the true savior had finally arrived.
Conversely, for the Spirit Hall side, the atmosphere suddenly plummeted to freezing point.
It... it's him?!
Snake Lance Douluo's voice was dry. He tightened his grip on his Snake Lance again and again, subconsciously glancing at Qian Renxue beside him, his brows furrowing slightly. As for Porcupinefish Douluo, the toxic mist around him churned uneasily, and he subconsciously stepped back half a pace. Meanwhile, Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo exchanged glances, both seeing the deep wariness in the other's eyes. They knew the terrifying strength of this youth better than anyone else present.
Second Brother! This child is the Tang Chen we reported before! He's extremely weird, his strength growth is inconceivable, and he has a deep relationship with those Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest! The situation has changed today; we might as well temporarily...
Demon Subduing Douluo endured his injuries and spoke urgently to Gold Crocodile Douluo, who was standing not far away.
Hearing this, Thousand Jun Douluo also added in a deep voice, his tone very grave.
Second Brother, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is mysterious and unpredictable. It can heal and attack simultaneously, which is unheard of. Furthermore, looking at his aura, it's much stronger than in the intelligence reports. We must not underestimate him. We should perhaps retreat temporarily and wait until the Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong appears before we deliberate further.
However, upon hearing this, not only was there no gravity in Gold Crocodile Douluo's eyes, but a flicker of undisguised contempt and displeasure flashed across them. He was the dignified Second Worshipful Elder of Spirit Hall, a Rank 98 Peak Titled Douluo who had shaken the continent for decades. Today, he was actually being advised to retreat before a teenage brat?
Immediately after, he slowly turned his head, his vertical pupils sweeping towards Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo. His voice, like grinding metal, carried unquestionable majesty and arrogance.
Retreat? Wait for Bibi Dong? Hmph! A wet-behind-the-ears child, relying on some fortuitous encounter to conjure up some intimidating ice and snow, and you want me to avoid his sharp edge? Below Rank 98, all are ants. I'd like to see how many moves you, this kid rumored to be so miraculous, can take from me!
His arrogant words were truly resonant. In his view, any Domain or talent was futile in the face of the qualitative change in spirit power and the chasm of strength brought about by an absolute Rank. Tang Chen's appearance merely added a slightly more special ant to this encirclement.
Beside Gold Crocodile Douluo, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, felt her emotions at an extreme point of complexity. She stared blankly at that increasingly clear face in the wind and snow, a face that had once stirred her heart. Her heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand; it was both cold and painful. Her fingertips dug deeply into her palms, sending a faint stinging pain. But it was far from the chaotic and bitter turmoil in her heart.
Why did he come? He really came after all. To save these people, he has completely opposed Spirit Hall, and opposed me.
Qian Renxue's lips moved slightly, but she could not make a sound. Her reason told her that she should be facing a formidable enemy, that she should be thinking about how to deal with this powerful variable. However, her emotions were growing wildly like weeds, making her only want to flee this place. She did not want to meet him in this guise and from this position.
Bibi Dong... it's all that stupid woman Bibi Dong! If not for her aggressive scheming and willful actions, forcing Spirit Hall, Tianxing Academy, and Tang Chen into such an irreconcilable situation, why would I have to face such a heart-wrenching choice?
Qian Renxue cursed through gritted teeth in her heart. On one side was Spirit Hall, which raised her, and the mission flowing in her blood; on the other side was him. She dared not think any further, forcing herself to look away. Her nails dug deeper into her flesh; only this real pain could allow her to barely maintain the reason in her heart.
Playing god, you brat, go to hell!
Just then, Gold Crocodile Douluo shouted angrily. Immediately, his already robust body erupted once again with a terrifying ripple of spirit power, overwhelming like a mountain and sea. This time, he didn't even bother to use a Spirit Ability, merely pushing the spirit power and physical body strength of a Rank 98 Peak Titled Douluo to the extreme. He transformed into a golden light tearing through the wind and snow, charging towards the newly landed Tang Chen in the most savage and direct manner.
The phantom of the Golden Crocodile King roared and solidified behind him. The pressure brought by that pure strength caused the space itself to emit groans of being unable to bear the load. This collision was enough to raze a small hill to the ground. Gold Crocodile Douluo wanted to crush this special ant in front of everyone in a completely overwhelming manner, defending his unquestionable majesty as a Peak Titled Douluo.
Facing this fatal collision that would make any Titled Douluo shudder, Tang Chen didn't even have a ripple in his eyes. Just as the golden light transformed from Gold Crocodile Douluo was less than ten zhang away from him, and the violent wind was already making his clothes flutter loudly, a strange change occurred.
Hum!
Two vast auras, indescribable in words, rose from Tang Chen's body without warning, then spread outwards in all directions. Immediately after, green and white light flashed. Seeing this, the space to the left and right of Tang Chen fluctuated slightly, and two figures appeared as if born from ice crystals.
On the left was a woman dressed in white, her silver hair cascading down like a snowy waterfall, her face exquisitely beautiful and cold, her eyes like ten-thousand-year-old cold stars. She merely stood there, and the surrounding snowflakes seemed to possess life, dancing happily around her, the space slightly freezing due to her presence.
On the right was an Ice Jade Scorpion with a graceful and slender body, its entire body appearing as if carved from the finest green jade, exuding an aura of nobility and dominance. It was none other than the Snow Empress and Ice Empress from the Three Great Kings of the Far North.
This sudden turn of events caused everyone present, including the charging Gold Crocodile Douluo, to instantly fall into great shock and stagnation.
What is this? A transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast and a human woman?
The level of those two auras seemed to completely transcend their understanding of Spirit Beasts. Just at the moment when everyone's thinking was delayed, Tang Chen suddenly moved. He didn't even move his feet, simply raising his right index finger towards the golden light that was already close at hand, and then gently pointed it at Gold Crocodile Douluo's head.
Domain of Eternal Frost!
Suddenly, in Ice Empress's jade-like scorpion eyes, a brilliant ice-blue light flared. This was not a Spirit Ability, but an innate Domain, the absolute control over Ultimate Ice.