"Hahaha! I always knew Ye Beichen was a genius who had comprehended Sword Intent Seed, but I never imagined he had also grasped Ice Intent Seed. He truly concealed himself well."
The First Seat of Earth Pillar Peak laughed heartily as he looked toward Ye Beichen with clear satisfaction. His gaze then shifted toward the First Seat of Heaven Mandate Peak, and the provocation in his eyes was impossible to hide.
The First Seat of Heaven Mandate Peak remained silent. Even he had not expected Ye Beichen to comprehend not just one, but two intent seeds. This revelation had exceeded everyone’s expectations.
"Well? What do you have to say now?" the First Seat of Earth Pillar Peak asked with a sneer.
"The battle is not over yet," the First Seat of Heaven Mandate Peak replied in a low and steady voice.
"You truly are stubborn as ever," the First Seat of Earth Pillar Peak said with a laugh before turning his attention back to the arena. "Very well. Let us watch how Ye Beichen defeats Li Yun."
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On the golden arena, nine ice swords hovered around Ye Beichen, each one radiating a chilling aura that carried the scent of death. Frost spread outward from him as he stood calmly at the center, like a sovereign of ice.
"Look carefully," Ye Beichen shouted arrogantly at Li Yun. "This is my true strength. You have no chance against this."
Li Yun narrowed his eyes as he assessed the sword formation before him.
’Is this the secret art he obtained from the Soaring Cloud Holy Land?’ he thought calmly. ’Judging by the fluctuations, it should be a sixth-tier secret art.’
"Li Yun," Ye Beichen continued proudly, "this is the sixth-tier secret art I acquired from the Soaring Cloud Holy Land. It is called the Nine Heavens Ice Phoenix Sword Formation. Although I have only mastered the first formation, when combined with my Sword Intent Seed and Ice Intent Seed, it is powerful enough to annihilate a peak seventh level Xiantian Realm martial artist."
He paused, his eyes gleaming with cold confidence. "I know you also obtained an even greater secret art from that place. If you wish to survive this attack, you better use its full power."
Li Yun looked at him calmly and shook his head. "I will not need that secret art to deal with you."
"What did you say?" Ye Beichen’s composure shattered at once.
He had already revealed every trump card he possessed. He had drawn upon both his Sword Intent Seed and Ice Intent Seed. He had even unleashed the sixth-tier secret art he obtained from the Soaring Cloud Secret Realm. Yet in Li Yun’s eyes, all of that was still not enough to force him to reveal his own ultimate technique.
This was not rely disdain. It was the deepest humiliation Ye Beichen had ever suffered. It was Li Yun looking down on his full strength as if it were insignificant.
"I will make you regret those words!" Ye Beichen roared.
The nine ice swords surrounding him began to tremble violently, releasing waves of bone-piercing frost.
"Nine Heavens Ice Phoenix Sword Formation. First Formation, activate!"
At his command, the nine ice swords shifted and intertwined in midair, forming the magnificent outline of an ice phoenix. Its wings spread wide, its body radiant with chilling brilliance. With a shrill cry that seed to freeze the heavens, the phoenix surged toward Li Yun.
Li Yun imdiately sensed the imnse threat contained within that descending ice phoenix.
’It is ti to unleash the true power of the top grade mortal sword art, Sky Cleaving Sword Scripture,’ he murmured inwardly.
He circulated all three of his cultivation arts to their absolute limits. Chaos qi surged through his ridians like a roaring river. At the sa ti, he released not only his Sword Intent Seed, but also his Killing Intent Seed.
The mont his Killing Intent surfaced, the entire arena fell into a suffocating silence.
Every disciple and even the elders felt a chill crawl down their spines. It was as if the god of death himself had stepped into the arena, his blade resting lightly against their throats. The oppressive aura was not rely cold. It was absolute annihilation.
Ye Beichen, who stood closest to Li Yun, bore the brunt of it.
The instant the Killing Intent enveloped him, his body did not freeze, yet his mind felt locked in place. It was as though any careless movent would invite instant death.
He struggled fiercely, pushing his Sword Intent and Ice Intent to resist the suffocating pressure, but even with both intent seeds unleashed, he could barely maintain his footing against the overwhelming Killing Intent that pressed down upon him like an invisible executioner’s blade.
"Heaven’s Divide!"
Li Yun’s voice rang out like a judgnt.
He unleashed the final move of the Sky Cleaving Sword Scripture and brought his sword down in a decisive arc toward the descending ice phoenix.
This strike had already reached the true aning stage of mastery. It carried the sharp dominance of his Sword Intent Seed and the chilling brutality of his Killing Intent Seed, both fully released. At the sa ti, all three of his cultivation arts roared within him, converting chaos qi into overwhelming power that poured into the blade.
The sword light that erupted was vast and absolute.
When it collided with the incoming ice phoenix, the result was imdiate and rciless. The magnificent icy silhouette did not even have ti to fully unleash its power. It was cleaved straight through, its body torn apart as if it were nothing more than fragile glass. Countless shards of ice exploded outward, scattering across the arena like a storm of crystalline fragnts.
The sword strike did not stop.
After splitting the phoenix in two, it continued forward with undiminished force and rushed directly toward Ye Beichen.
"Impossible!"
Ye Beichen’s eyes widened in disbelief. With a roar, he raised his sword and infused it with both his Ice Intent and Sword Intent, slashing downward in an attempt to block the terrifying attack.
Bang!
The mont his blade made contact with Li Yun’s descending sword light, the outco was decided.
A violent surge of power erupted from the point of impact. Ye Beichen’s body shook violently, and the strength in his arms collapsed under the crushing force. He was sent flying backward like a ragged doll, completely unable to resist.
He tore through the air and slamd heavily into the far wall of the arena, the impact echoing across the hall as cracks spread outward from where his body struck.
Silence fell over the entire venue.
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