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Chapter 582: Solo Battle Against Cold Mountain Ancestor
Chapter 582: Solo Battle Against Cold Mountain Ancestor
Clang!
As Shen Yi clenched the hilt of his blade, Cold Mountain Ancestor finally broke free from the suppression of Sacred Mountain Tranquil Sky Technique.
Under the immense, invisible force, this ancient demon from Western Flood loosened its sagging skin, and its right arm tore its already tattered robe with a loud ripping sound.
Its body rapidly expanded, transforming into a bizarre fish hundreds of zhang tall, half-scaled and half-feathered. Despite its fish-like form, it had four webbed claws, and its bloated, greasy body resembled a giant toad.
The horrifying old scars on its scales and feathers testified to the perilous encounters it had faced.
Even the deadly tribulation that shook Hongze couldn't take Cold Mountain Ancestor's life, and now, facing a young cultivator, his immortal technique was indeed formidable, but he had encountered Northern Flood cultivators with similar abilities before, so he wasn't afraid.
"Give this seat..."
The hideous fish raised its head towards the sky, its enormous mouth as wide as its entire head, and roared, "Come down!"
A thick, chilling voice surged forth, accompanied by a freezing aura that froze the surrounding water, creating a layer of ice several zhang thick. Cold Mountain Ancestor stepped heavily onto this icy land, causing the ground to tremble as it rushed towards the figure suspended in the sky!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The dull footsteps echoed like a bell, reverberating through the nearby land and water. The freezing frost spread, making the area feel like the depths of winter. Even Deng Xiangjun, an Earth Realm Great Cultivator, felt a chill penetrate her Dao Infant's five viscera, causing her breath to momentarily freeze.
Experiencing the true power of a Mid Heaven Realm demon once again, she instinctively looked upwards.
Deng Xiangjun didn't know the exact effects of Shen Yi's immortal technique, but from what she had witnessed, she deduced that it was a domineering application of the power of heaven and earth.
It was more akin to a technique or divine ability rather than a self-empowering skill.
If Cold Mountain Ancestor got close, Shen Zongzhu's cultivation, being relatively lower at Earth Realm Perfection, would be at a severe disadvantage...
As the one directly facing this chilling voice.
Shen Yi's disheveled hair was now covered in a faint layer of frost, and even his eyelashes were coated with snow-like frost.
Yet, his pitch-black eyes remained clear and calm.
The frost melted away silently on his Dark Armor without affecting his movements.
As Cold Mountain Ancestor rushed towards him, about to leap, Shen Yi calmly raised his left hand and placed a Phoenix Essence into his mouth.
As the heart flame surged into his eyes and throughout his body, it erupted from his Dark Armor, distorting the space around his slender figure.
Shen Yi closed his eyes, feeling the scorching pain in his heart.
Yu Lan, now a Heavenly Realm Stonekeeper, represented the Phoenix Essence Armament. Although it wasn't yet at the level of a Demon Emperor Armament, its power was a hundred times stronger than before.
"Huff."
Shen Yi's face turned slightly pale, making his thin lips appear even redder, as if stained with blood.
He exhaled a scorching breath, slowly opening his eyes. Just as Cold Mountain Ancestor was about to leap, Shen Yi didn't dodge but instead took a step forward, his body swiftly descending towards the ground!
The Golden Patterned Dark Blade in his palm transformed into a dazzling stream of light, grasped tightly by his long and powerful hands.
However, the most striking change occurred in the blue sky.
The clouds gathered suddenly, forming a half-body giant statue that blocked out the sun, and as Shen Yi fell, his palms slammed down!
Cold Mountain Ancestor's massive body, even among demons, seemed minuscule in comparison to the Dark Golden Radiance or the boundless Heaven Palm that resembled an endless expanse of earth.
Its leaping body trembled and halted in mid-air, hesitating for less than a breath before its survival instinct, honed through death tribulations, forced its body to retreat in the opposite direction!
Boom!
The Heaven Palm struck the ice, and the vast glacier land spanning thousands of miles shattered instantly, causing huge ice floes to surge like shattered stones.
Shen Yi's expression remained indifferent, and his body slightly bent forward, his palms maintaining the slashing motion.
Although the blade was only three feet long, the Dark Golden Gleam seemed infinite, and with a whoosh, it slashed the distant retreating figure.
"Roar!"
The four-limbed bizarre fish tumbled and slammed into the ground, the Dark Golden Gleam tearing through its scales and feathers, ripping open its back and leaving a gaping wound that nearly pierced its entire body.
Ke Shisan, the strongest Palace Lord, wielded a Golden Patterned Dark Blade that was even more powerful than the Phoenix Essence.
Cold Mountain Ancestor stumbled to its feet, turning back in horror. It wanted to say something, but when it opened its mouth, a heart flame erupted, engulfing its entire body in scorching flames as if it were being cooked from the inside out.
"Ah!"
It let out a sharp cry, summoning the power of Frost Aura into its wound, but it was completely ineffective in reducing the burning sensation, instead making its already injured body stiffen.
Just moments ago, it had been shouting for Shen Yi to come down, but now that he was actually descending, it stared at the distant figure slowly standing up, its mind filled with a single thought.
"Don't come any closer!"
With these words, Deng Xiangjun was completely taken aback.
Unlike before, when he was caught off guard, this time, the Cold Mountain Ancestor was taking the initiative to attack. After suffering a loss earlier, his opponent's next move would undoubtedly be an all-out, furious retaliation.
But the result was no different, and he still ended up injured.
This could only mean that Shen Zongzhu had surpassed the Cold Mountain Ancestor in raw power... That Golden Patterned Dark Blade, which could so easily break through the body of this ancient monster comparable to a Mid Heaven Realm cultivator, such a treasure, why had he never heard of its reputation before?
"Stop!"
The Cold Mountain Ancestor roared again.
Shen Yi remained unmoved, staring straight ahead, holding the long blade at an angle, his steps appearing neither hurried nor slow. However, with each stride, the distance between them shortened by a hundred li.
The sound of his Dark Armor boots against the broken ice was faint, far quieter than the noise the Cold Mountain Ancestor had made when running earlier.
But this slow, measured pace, when it reached the monster's ears, caused its heart to race, pounding loudly, as if about to burst through its skull.
"You're pushing your luck, old man, I'll fight you to the death!"
The Cold Mountain Ancestor felt the searing pain throughout its body, never imagining that in just one exchange, it would be forced to use its secret techniques.
It opened its mouth and spat out a smooth Inner Core, its surface as smooth as jade, with only a small Jade Toad nestled in the center.
Clearly, this Inner Core did not belong to the Cold Mountain Ancestor, but was something it had forcibly taken and refined, which explained its peculiar appearance.
The Jade Toad was sitting cross-legged, its front paws holding the core as if embracing it.
"Kill him!"
The Cold Mountain Ancestor channeled its essence blood into the Inner Core, forcing the Jade Toad to open its eyes.
In an instant, a gust of wind blew within the core.
A deafening roar erupted, and in a moment, it transformed into a raging blizzard, changing the color of the sky and earth, its terrifying might threatening to turn the entire land into an eternal winter.
The surroundings quickly turned into a white, desolate expanse, a terrifying stillness. Even with Deng Xiangjun's sharp eyes, she couldn't see beyond three zhang.
Now, this wintry land stood between the Cold Mountain Ancestor and Shen Yi.
The raging wind blew wildly, a bone-chilling cold that seemed to swallow up any living being that dared to approach.
Clearly, despite the Cold Mountain Ancestor's intimidating roar, it was actually planning to use this Inner Core's anomaly to escape!
"Wait—"
Deng Xiangjun, as if anticipating something, quickly reached out and shouted.
As expected, Shen Yi, seeing the white, lifeless expanse, simply strode in with his blade, and now that he had taken action, he would not let this ancient monster escape.
"Hiss!"
Deng Xiangjun's palm had just touched the white mist, and although there wasn't much change in her fingertips, she could feel her soul tremble, and even her consciousness became rigid and blurry.
This phenomenon was not some trick, but truly possessed the power to extinguish souls.
With such a commotion, not to mention Yin Qizhang, but anyone in Xuan Yue City with cultivation would be trembling in fear, wanting to see what had happened.
Yin Yajun finally saw that unforgettable ink-black figure again.
She watched as he calmly stepped into that seemingly lifeless, still expanse, his figure becoming more and more blurred until he was completely engulfed by the heavy snow.
"Shen... Shen Zongzhu..."
The Cold Mountain Ancestor channeled all its essence blood into the Inner Core, feeding the Jade Toad until it was fully satiated.
Only then did it take a few deep breaths, its face showing a hint of lingering fear.
The power of this Jade Toad Inner Core was self-evident, but since it was not something it was born with, even after refining it for a long time and considering it as part of its body, it still couldn't control it as easily as its own limbs.
Using it against a cultivator of the same realm was probably impossible, as the opponent would likely evade it.
But the Cold Mountain Ancestor never imagined that this young man would dare to step in so boldly.
Perhaps the young man had some means to resist the cold?
But this cold aura was not as simple as it seemed, otherwise, how could it appear so tranquil and lifeless?
"Seeking death!"
It hesitated, abandoning its plan to flee.
If it just left like this, it would be a huge loss!
With this thought, Cold Mountain Ancestor began to use his essence blood to control the Jade Toad's inner core, attempting to completely subdue Shen Yi within.
Just as it tried to probe the situation inside this cold domain, its eyes suddenly widened.
Amidst the swirling snow, a figure emerged, walking slowly from within.
Shen Yi continued to stare ahead, his long blade covered in frost. As he moved forward, the hair ornament on his head and the dark armor on his body began to freeze and crack, peeling away and falling to the ground, turning into purple-golden light before disappearing.
Wu Jun's strength was truly too low, causing the effectiveness of this dark armor to fall behind in the current level of combat.
However, even if he was just wearing an ordinary ink-black robe, Shen Yi's glance was enough to make Cold Mountain Ancestor's face fill with dread, daring not to move.
By his side, a robust white tiger walked with graceful and elegant strides, its slightly lowered head appearing somewhat mischievous.
The White Tiger quietly accompanied Shen Yi on his left, its tail gently swaying, brushing away all the frost around him.
"Block him, stop him!"
Cold Mountain Ancestor infused more essence blood, causing the Jade Toad's body within the core to swell, and its originally dazed expression instantly turned crimson and hideous.
It seemed as if the toad was about to croak.
However, a crisp cracking sound interrupted it.
Under Cold Mountain Ancestor's horrified gaze, a shadow appeared on the inner core, and its smooth surface gradually cracked.
Shen Yi, unperturbed, raised his blade, pressing its sharp tip against the inner core. Then, with a sudden force, he thrust the blade into the throat of the Jade Toad, piercing it through its wide-open eyes.
Crack—
The inner core turned into powder in midair.
At the same time, Cold Mountain Ancestor endured the intense pain, his two thick hind legs, already taut, stomped forcefully, and his entire body transformed into a streak of light, fleeing once more.
"..."
Shen Yi lifted his gaze, and as his ink robe fluttered, another black shadow darted out, expanding against the wind, transforming into a ferocious Dark Tiger that pounced on the fleeing streak of light from above.
The Dark Tiger ferociously waved its claws, filled with a malevolent aura!
Clearly, it hadn't harmed Cold Mountain Ancestor's flesh, but this old demon emitted the most pitiful and miserable howl it had ever made.
The howl echoed, causing even the creatures in Xuan Yue City to feel their skin prickle, and their bodies broke out in goosebumps.
Bang bang bang! Cold Mountain Ancestor slammed its head against the ice, pounding it in fear. This mid-Heaven Realm demon, at this moment, was like a child, rolling and howling on the ground.
Terrified, it tried to push away the Dark Tiger, but its claws seemed to penetrate its body, as if entering the raging black flames.
"Senior, senior, spare me! I'm willing to serve the Southern Flood Immortal Sect, and fight alongside the dragon demon!"
Cold Mountain Ancestor endured unbearable pain, wishing to tear open its belly itself rather than suffer this torture.
In response, Shen Yi tightened his grip on the golden-patterned dark blade.
The straight blade emitted dark golden light once more, slashing through the air with unstoppable force, beheading the massive fish head, which flew into the air, splashing and rolling on the ice several times.
[Killed mid-Heaven Realm Cold Mountain Fish Demon, total lifespan 660,000 years, remaining lifespan 250,000 years, absorption complete]
Shen Yi sheathed his blade and glanced at the fish demon's face.
If this fish demon had lived to its natural end, it would have been quite auspicious.
The snowstorm and cold domain around him quietly dissipated, but the surrounding air remained damp and chilly.
Shen Yi raised his eyes and looked ahead, and except for the area where he stood, the sky turned dark and gloomy, with goose feather snowflakes falling, covering almost the entire Southern Flood waters for tens of thousands of miles.
All living beings only needed to look up to see the falling snow.
After having killed several Heaven Realm demons, Shen Yi naturally understood that this change in the world was due to Cold Mountain Ancestor's fall, though he hadn't expected the impact to be this significant.
However, none of this concerned him.
Shen Yi took a deep breath, using his heart flame's heat to resist the chill that had remained on his body after crossing the cold domain.
He glanced nervously at the corpse before him.
Whether he could break through the Heaven Realm depended on the accuracy of his guess.
(End of Chapter)
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