Duel

Xiao Hua got hyped up hearing her stone cold yet caring elder sister challenge Sheng Tian. If it was her, then Xiao Hua was certain that she could deal real damage to Sheng Tian.

She backed away and gave room for the 2 as Bing Xue readied herself. Sheng Tian was as calm as always and let Bing Xue get ready.

Ting~

With graceful movements, Bing Xue plucked a string on her zither, sending a soundwave in all directions.

The moment the soundwave hit Sheng Tian, he felt as if his feet had fallen into quicksand, and an iceberg was pressing down on his shoulders.

Bing Xue continued to play her zither, doing her best to keep Sheng Tian suppressed. It was clear that this was taking a toll on her body though, as beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

Just as Sheng Tian was about to struggle against his bindings, Bing Xue abruptly slammed her hands against the zither.

Weng!

"Huh?"

Crackle!

Ice spread out from where Bing Xue was seated, spreading across the grass like fire. It soon reached Sheng Tian and trapped his legs in a thick layer of ice.

"While I have yet to absorb the Ice Core Molting Pill..."

Sheng Tian looked up at the icy woman.

She stopped playing her zither and instead made a hand seal.

"I've been honing my Dao to my current limit!"

Rumble!

Sheng Tian was genuinely surprised to feel the ground beneath him shake as if an earthquake had hit.

With a snort, he tried to lift his legs out of the ice, only to be surprised once more when he couldn't.

"It's useless"

Sheng Tian looked up again at Bing Xue who was no longer in a seated position. Instead, she floated in the air with her zither while making hand seals.

"Only an accurate flame can melt this ice. No matter how hot a flame is, without perfect control, you can forget about getting out"

Her cold voice was absolutely chilling, making Sheng Tian shiver a little. However, he smacked himself the next moment.

"Did you forget that I'm an alchemist?"

Bing Xue shook her head, not stopping the flow of hand seals, "I didn't, however, I've noticed that your alchemy skills don't require much control. The purpose of your flames is to burn every imperfection, and that usually leads to mistakes"

He smiled.

Bing Xue frowned seeing Sheng Tian being so nonchalant and decided to speed up.

Fwoom!

A black and purple flame appeared and wrapped around Sheng Tian's feet.

Bing Xue raised her hands at that moment.

Crackle!

A huge ice spear 50 meters in length appeared in the sky right above Sheng Tian.

"Accelerate!"

The ice spear then began to descend. It started spinning and falling slowly at first, but as seconds passed, it began to grow much faster.

Bing Xue felt a slight sense of achievement as she looked up at the sky. While this probably won't do much to Sheng Tian and his monstrous physique, she still managed to trap and hit him with her strongest attack.

Xiao Hua who had already ran far away looked on with awe at the descending ice spear. However, she also was able to see the entire picture since she was farther away.

"Eldest Sis! Look out!"

Bing Xue's eyes constricted and she hurriedly looked at Sheng Tian.

With unrestricted confidence, Sheng Tian stood with his hands crossed on his chest. What was even more alarming though, was that the ice trapping his legs were gone. Despite this, he seemed to have no intention of dodging.

"Let me tell you this Bing Xue-"

He looked at the stunned woman straight in the eye and raised a single fist.

"In front of absolute power, nothing stands a chance"

Right before the tip of the ice spear hit him, Sheng Tian fully transformed his arm into a draconic one.

BOOOOM!

The spear overturned the dirt and stabbed deep into the ground. Bing Xue was swept away by the winds and Xiao Hua quickly moved to catch her.

Just as they had stabilized, the duo watched the dust settle completely. A crater around 80 meters deep had formed. From where the 2 women were in the air, they could just barely see the end of the ice spear.

Whoosh!

They flew to the edge of the crater and witnessed Sheng Tian's draconic arm holding up the ice spear.

Crack!

A small crack formed at the tip of the spear, which soon after started spreading to form spider web-like patterns. The sunlight was reflected off the ice in all directions, before crumbling into pieces.

Crash!

Whoosh!

Sheng Tian flew up right as the spear of ice shattered and landed at the edge of the crater next to Bing Xue and Xiao Hua.

Bing Xue looked at Sheng Tian's right arm which was still in a draconic state. Sheng Tian lifted the arm to show a deep cut in the scales on the back of the hand before taking back the transformation.

The cut was quickly healed thanks to Sheng Tian's incredible healing, but the fact remained that he was able to get hurt.

"That was a powerful attack, congratulations"

Despite receiving praise, Bing Xue had a disappointed expression on her face, "How were you able to get out of the ice?"

Sheng Tian held up a finger and the Primordial Chaos Dragon Flame appeared, "Simple, my flame was too strong for your ice to handle. Oh, and also because you greatly underestimated my ability to control flames"

Bing Xue's eyes lit up as if she received enlightenment, "I see"

Xiao Hua grabbed her sister's hand, "Sis! What was that ice spear just now?"

Bing Xue sighed, "That was a technique that I made myself and modified just for this fight. The original technique can be conjured with a single thought, but since I had Sheng Tian... trapped temporarily, I wanted to increase the destructive power to the maximum"

Sheng Tian opened and clenched his right hand, "I see, no wonder that technique seemed a bit unconventional. Under normal circumstances, no one would let you complete all the hand seals needed for the art"

A fluttering sound caught all their attention and saved Bing Xue from embarrassment. The Lotus Fairy Master flew over with a portrait and eyed the massive crater.

"What the hell happened here?!"