The Extreme North ice plains looked like the end of the world.
Massive cracks split the ice, bottomless chasms spreading like webs across the pristine surface.
Ice cliffs collapsed with thunderous roars.
Millennia-old glaciers were ground to dust by overwhelming power.
Amid the chaos of the blizzard, heaven and earth were thrown into utter disorder.
The Ice Empress and Skydream Ice Worm were forced to retreat repeatedly amid the devastation.
A streak of blue blood ran from the corner of the Ice Empress's mouth, and the blue-green radiance around her dimmed by more than half.
Skydream Ice Worm fared even worse—its soul-body thin and almost transparent, as if it could dissipate entirely into the wind at any moment.
As for the Evil Emperor…
Though it too showed signs of fatigue,
Its flowing crimson aura, though diminished from its peak, still radiated unmatched power.
With nearly eight hundred thousand years of cultivation,
Even weakened, it remained invincible.
"Damn it!"
"Is Brother Zhexian ready yet?!"
"Is today really the day this lord gets wiped out?!"
The Skydream Ice Worm wailed, then forced its trembling form toward the Ice Empress.
"I'll try to hold it off as long as I can. Ice Empress, you run first."
The Ice Empress said nothing.
The renewed icy aura surrounding her spoke for itself.
BOOM—
BOOM—
Countless gray-black tentacles of the Evil Emperor, coiling across the sky, suddenly surged violently, each wrapped in ferocious spiritual energy.
In the next moment,
Dozens of tentacles tore through the air, swinging in a sky-darkening, earth-covering assault toward the Ice Empress and Skydream Ice Worm.
Where they passed,
The air buckled into rippling waves, and ear-piercing shrieks split the sky.
A shadow of death pressed down like solid matter.
A flash of unwillingness crossed the Ice Empress blue-green eyes; Skydream Ice Worm sighed and closed its eyes.
Yet—
At that instant,
A crisp, rich, and unrestrained fragrance of wine pierced through the chaotic energy currents, spreading across the ice plains.
The cataclysmic thunder tribulation—at some unknown moment—fell silent.
Even the heavy, dark clouds covering hundreds of miles quietly dispersed.
The sky cleared, sunlight filtered through ice dust, casting a faint blue hue across the shattered ice plains.
And at the very moment a ray of sunlight touched the Evil Emperor's gray-black tentacles…
A crystalline sword light reached them simultaneously.
The Ice Empress and Skydream Ice Worm only caught a flash of bright light before them—
As if an illusion.
The next moment,
The tentacles wrapped in spiritual power silently snapped in two.
The severed limbs slammed heavily onto the ice plains, roaring upon impact and sending layers of snow into the air.
Clang—!
A sharp sword qi suddenly fell, spanning the front of the Ice Empress and Skydream Ice Worm.
The next instant,
The sword light shattered like scattered stars.
From the flowing light, the young man stepped forth.
"Li Zhexian!!"
The Ice Empress hurried forward, asking instinctively:
"Where is Sister Xue?!"
Li Zhexian raised his hand and lightly tapped the Clear Spring Wine Gourd at his waist.
In an instant,
Four dazzling orange-gold Spirit Rings rose from the gourd.
The Spirit Rings spun, emitting streaks of light that converged and solidified in midair.
The Snow Empress, clad in a frost-white dress, floated gracefully down.
"Sister Xue!"
Joy bloomed in the Ice Empress eyes as she hurried forward and grasped her hands.
But then her brow furrowed.
The sensation was unreal, fleeting. The aura emanating from the Snow Empress was weak—equivalent to only about a hundred-thousand-year cultivation.
"I'm fine," the Snow Empress whispered with a soft smile.
"I'll explain later."
The Skydream Ice Worm, half-tattered but trembling with excitement, stared at Li Zhexian.
Li Zhexian smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to the Snow Empress.
Coincidentally, the Snow Empress also lifted her eyes to meet his.
As if sharing a single thought, the two leapt simultaneously toward the Evil Emperor.
Li Zhexian no longer needed to divide his attention to control his Wine Martial Soul. The Clear Spring Wine Gourd circled and danced around the Snow Empress , and among its four orange-gold Spirit Rings, three suddenly ignited.
The Snow Empress' cool voice echoed across the ice plains:
"First Spirit Ability — Empress' Palm: Great Frost Without Snow!"
"Second Spirit Ability — Empress' Sword: Absolute Ice Unrivaled!"
"Third Spirit Ability — Empress' Chill: Snowy Dance Shines Sun!"
WOOOONG—
A strange hum resonated across heaven and earth.
Centered on the Snow Empress,
An ice-blue domain suddenly expanded,
Enveloping her, Li Zhexian, and the Evileye Tyrant Emperor.
Within the domain, goose-feather snow fell in torrents. The Snow Empress raised her slender hand, and the snow converged, forming an icy sword and a massive frost palm in her grasp.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, the Snow Empress' Empress' Palm and Empress' Sword cut through the air toward the Evil Emperor—but were shattered by its surging gray-black tentacles.
Now that she had become Li Zhexian's Spirit Soul, her cultivation was linked to his Spirit Power.
What she could unleash now was roughly equivalent to the power of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
The surging shockwave sent her drifting backward.
Clang—!
A clear, piercing sword cry rang out.
Li Zhexian shot forward from behind the Snow Empress, seven colorful Spirit Rings glowing at his feet.
The second Spirit Ring suddenly flared.
A dark-red Killing God Domain erupted, covering the blade of his Qinglian Sword Sword.
"Second Spirit Ability — Three Swords of Elegance!"
"Killing God Domain!"
"Qinglian Sword Sword Song, Sixth Form—Blood Pagoda!"
Crimson blood light surged around him. The once-clear Qinglian Sword now dripped red, its ultimate annihilation sword intent intertwined with overwhelming ferocity.
Since the Evil Emperor was violent, it would be met with equally ferocious sword moves.
The Qinglian Sword, now doubly empowered, spat out a blood-red sword light hundreds of meters long.
Yet this was still far from enough.
"Senior Snow Empress!"
Li Zhexian shouted sharply, and the Snow Empress slightly nodded.
She raised her slender hand, and the Clear Spring Wine Gourd swirling around her opened. The lid, carried by a wisp of wind and snow, settled into her palm.
In an instant,
A rich, intoxicating aroma of wine spread, cleansing the air.
The Snow Empress' Spirit Power surged. The Wine Gourd trembled slightly, releasing its colorful divine brew like a rainbow, merging into the snow-filled domain.
Under the astonished gaze of the Ice Empress and Skydream Ice Worm, the falling goose-feather snow transformed into countless droplets of wine, forming a sea of liquid jade and nectar, sprinkling around Li Zhexian…
Spirit Power surged, poison could not harm him, his body moved like a feather in flight—numerous enhancements instantly bolstered him!
As the wine-snow fell upon the Qinglian Sword, it hissed like molten iron striking snow.
Once again, the boiling wine and sword cry erupted!
The hundreds-of-meters-long crimson sword light surged anew, piercing for kilometers!
As for the Evil Emperor…
When it came into contact with this snow made from divine brew,
It was as if poisoned. Its Spirit Power slowed, its movements lagged, corrosive effects spread through its body… endless negative effects continuously manifested.
"Hiss—!"
The Evil Emperor let out a wailing shriek to the sky. Its countless sky-darkening tentacles flailed wildly, radiating intense unease.
As a spiritual-type Spirit Beast,
Its perception was extremely sharp.
At this moment, it clearly sensed an overwhelming aura of death.
Just like thousands of years ago,
When it had challenged the Beast God, Di Tian, facing life-threatening peril.
As if piercing the Evil Emperor's retreat intention, the Snow Empress's face was cold as frost. With a slight lift of her slender hand, the edge of the Winter Domain covering the battlefield condensed into a dazzling, translucent ice-crystal wall.
The path of retreat was sealed.
The Evil Emperor's ferocity erupted instantly.
Boom! Boom—Boom! Boom—
The crimson spiritual torrent, capable of warping space, swelled and churned within its massive eye.
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