Chapter 785: Horrifying Battle
In the distance, Ximen Bao's pupils constricted. He appeared rather stunned as he whispered, "What exactly did this fellow experience in the past year? He is actually holding the upper hand."
However, Feng Xingsheng frowned slightly and said softly, "Did this fellow only practice this Fist Technique in the past year? In that case, it is too disappointing."
No matter how powerful a Fist Technique was, to a bladesman, it was only an unorthodox method. Furthermore, Xiao Chen would not be able to defeat Bai Wuxue by relying on this Fist Technique.
Bai Wuxue stopped moving in the air, and his expression turned grave. When he looked at Xiao Chen now, he no longer looked down on him like he did before.
"After not seeing you for one year, it looks like I'm not the only one who had a fortuitous encounter. You are rather impressive too. However, with what you just showed, you will still be defeated."
Bai Wuxue focused himself and turned into a beam of cold light. Everywhere he passed, he left behind a crystalline light glittering coldly.
Once again, that Sage sat at his favorite spot, and the beam of cold light gave off a boundless might.
As the cold light flashed, the feather-like snow started falling again. Bai Wuxue instantly arrived before Xiao Chen and sent out a palm strike.
He did not believe that Xiao Chen could keep using his tenfold strength indefinitely. In terms of close combat, he undoubtedly held the upper hand.
Bai Wuxue guessed the beginning of it but not the rest of it. Indeed, Xiao Chen could not use Deities Descending continuously. However, Bai Wuxue did not hold the upper hand in close combat.
As the two fought, quickly exchanging moves, shocking reports resounded. When electric light and cold Qi clashed, they produced horrifying shock waves.
Soon, the fallout from the two's fight reduced the mountain summit by a third of a meter. Lightning flashed amid the snow, forming a wonderful scene.
After an instant, the two had exchanged hundreds of moves. When they attacked, they did not hold back or give way, not allowing the other party to gain an advantage.
Xiao Chen used his Thunder Dragon Steps at its peak in the air, and Bai Wuxue did the same with his mysterious cold-light Movement Technique.
Those with weaker eyesight could not even see the afterimages of the two. If not for the horrifying mysterious phenomena and the loud reports, no one would think that there was a terrible battle going on here.
"Dance of Snow, Hundred Flower Blossoms!"
The snow condensed into flowers, thousands of pure and holy ice flowers. They spun gently and formed a beautiful storm filled with killing intent as it headed for Xiao Chen.
"Holy Fire Burning the Heavens!"
Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He burned half his Vital Qi and the clouds in the sky. It looked like a True Dragon flew around in the burning clouds, and a dragon claw plunged from the sky.
The thousands of flowers shattered, countless ice shards flying everywhere.
"Dance of Snow, Hundred Flowers Striving!"
After Bai Wuxue's move was broken, he immediately followed up with another one. Hundreds of flower types appeared; roses, peonies, azaleas, parasol flowers, laurels, and many more bloomed.
The flowers formed a large-area formation, trying to encase Xiao Chen and kill him.
Xiao Chen's face sank, and he did not hesitate to use the Kun Peng Fist. A huge shadow appeared, and the aura of the ancient Kun Peng spread out.
When the Kun Peng spreads its wings, it resents the sky for being too low!
The large formation of hundreds of flowers broke with one punch from Xiao Chen. Then he continued to charge at Bai Wuxue.
Such a soul-startling battle forced the observers to all retreat another three kilometers with strange expressions on their faces.
Everyone originally believed that this fight would end quickly. No one had expected to see an intense battle. At first, everyone thought that Xiao Chen had fled in fear of certain defeat. However, he not only came but also drove Bai Wuxue to such an extent.
Every time Bai Wuxue sent out a move, Xiao Chen broke it. He did not seem to be at the losing end at all.
After another hundred moves, the two still appeared to be rather equal. Xiao Chen lost his patience and knocked Bai Wuxue back with one punch. Then he quickly moved back and looked at him coldly.
"If that is all the strength you have, then in my opinion, you are just so-so."
The long, slender Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chen's grasp with a flip of his hand.
When the saber appeared, exclamations arose from the onlookers. They suddenly remembered that Xiao Chen was a bladesman.
The eyes of the top bladesman of the south, Feng Xingsheng, and Wang Meng, one of the seven giants who used a saber, immediately lit up, and they quickly paid more attention.
When Bai Wuxue saw Xiao Chen take out the Lunar Shadow Saber, his expression remained cold. He still had a trump card he had not used yet. He believed that once he used that trump card, no matter how strong Xiao Chen was, Xiao Chen would not be able to change the situation. Bai Wuxue had never doubted he would emerge the victor.
"Boom!"
When Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber, a lightning bolt immediately tore through the sky. Boundless clouds churned continuously. Soon, thick, heavy clouds spread for fifty kilometers, looking very horrifying.
The instant the electric light flashed, Xiao Chen took the posture for the Azure Emperor's Drawing the Saber and circulated his energies for the foundational moves of the Lightning Tribulation Saber Technique.
Bai Wuxue's expression changed slightly. He suddenly discovered that he could not predict the trajectory of this seemingly ordinary Drawing the Saber. He did not know where Xiao Chen would attack from.
"Sou! Sou!"
A horrified expression appeared in Bai Wuxue's eyes despite himself. He quickly retreated, but it was already too late.
A purple light flashed, and a saber light tore through the protective Quintessence in front of Bai Wuxue's chest. Then, it landed heavily on the inner vest he wore.
Thunder roared, and a boundless light burst forth from the saber. Bai Wuxue's body flew back like a fired cannonball.
"How can this be? How exactly did he draw that saber?!"
"Incomparably breathtaking!" all the bladesmen watching exclaimed loudly. Even Feng Xingsheng and Wang Meng became excited with complex expressions.
"After not seeing him for one year, his Saber Techniques indeed did not disappoint," Feng Xingsheng muttered to himself, but the pity in his eyes became even thicker. He added, "If Bai Wuxue had not comprehended a will, perhaps you might be able to win this battle."
The other people who knew what Bai Wuxue had hidden also showed pity in their eyes.
After Xiao Chen used his Lunar Shadow Saber to attack, he gained the upper hand.
The brand-new Lightning Tribulation Saber Technique suppressed Bai Wuxue to the point of retreat. Pythons formed by bolts of lightning howled ferociously around him. Such a horrifying might caused Bai Wuxue's momentum to drop, and he could not recover it.
The initial disdain now completely vanished from Bai Wuxue's face at such extremely miserable suppression.
The hundred electric pythons merged into one, giving off a golden light. Then, Xiao Chen executed Earthly Lightning Tribulation, and the electric pythons turned into a saber light heading for Bai Wuxue.
Bai Wuxue clenched his teeth, and the sitting Sage above him sent out a palm strike. A snow mountain immediately rose up in front of Bai Wuxue.
He leaped up, and his body merged with that image of the Sage. He looked dignified as he sat on the summit of the snow mountain.
When the Earthly Lightning Tribulation fell, electric light burst out, and the mysterious phenomenon of the snow mountain started to tremble continuously as if it would crumble at any moment.
Merged with the image of the Sage, Bai Wuxue had a calm expression on his face. His eyes turned cold, and he suddenly stood up. In that instant, the sky seemed to rise higher.
His momentum, which had dropped to rock bottom earlier, soared back up. He flew into the sky, and the clouds above him resisted for a moment before he tore them apart with his momentum.
As the sun shone its light down, Bai Wuxue stood at the peak of the snow mountain. He looked glorious like a god of ice. A crystalline light flowed out from beneath his feet.
The shaking snow mountain became tough and resilient in that instant. The rebound from the snow mountain knocked the thick, ferocious lightning python back.
"That is enough!"
Bai Wuxue snorted coldly and looked up. The cultivators who entered his line of sight immediately felt an indelible coldness appear in their seas of consciousness. Scenes of snow mountains crumbling and boundless storms kept playing in their minds.
"It is a will! The will of ice!"
"Bai Wuxue really comprehended the will of ice!"
"No wonder he can kill a Martial Sage. Those with wills can easily defeat people above their cultivation level."
The surrounding cultivators felt fear coming from their spirits, causing them to all exclaim in unison. There had long been rumors of Bai Wuxue comprehending the will of ice. However, rumors were, in the end, just rumors. When they witnessed it for themselves, they could not help their startlement.
Ximen Bao involuntarily revealed a sinister smile. He said, "In the end, this fellow managed to force Bai Wuxue to unleash his will of ice. Unfortunately, I cannot destroy him personally with my own hands. How regrettable!"
Feng Xingsheng and the others sighed slightly and shook their heads. Once the will was out, no matter how large an advantage one had, it would all be gone like the wind. Xiao Chen was going to suffer a rout and would probably not escape death.
On the Profound Sun Bird, Shui Lingling looked frighteningly grave. At some point in time, her purple bow appeared in her right hand. She gripped it so hard that it seemed like the handle would break under the pressure.
An Junxi, who was at another mountain peak, did not show any change in his expression. When Xiao Chen executed the Lightning Tribulation Saber Technique, An Junxi had verified some guesses he had.
"No matter how outstanding you are, how great your talent is, or however much Luck you have, challenging me, Bai Wuxue, is your misfortune."
A murderous intent flashed in Bai Wuxue's eyes. He stretched his finger out, and white light flowed around on his forehead. The light of his will manifested, forming into rings of flickering white light.
Incandescent radiance burst forth from Bai Wuxue's forehead, and a small ice sword giving off bright light flew in the direction his finger indicated, towards Xiao Chen.
This was the form of Bai Wuxue's will. The small ice sword was only palm size. However, the amount of energy it could release made space tremble like it would tear apart at any moment.
The huge might encased Xiao Chen. A flood of snow seemed to form behind the small ice sword, rumbling like a massive army charging.
Several people could not help but close their eyes. Another genius was about to fall. This was the age of geniuses. Since this was the best stage for geniuses, it was also the grave of countless fallen geniuses.
Seeing the small ice sword approaching him, Xiao Chen started laughing instead. He said softly, "I was wondering what trump card you had. It turns out that it is this. I seem to know a little bit about wills as well."
The purple Lightning Talisman in Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness spun around once and emerged from his forehead. The huge might disappeared like smoke before the immortal will of thunder.