klisemfg Chapter 174 Walking on the Snow
Chapter 174 Walking on the Snow
The sound echoed throughout the space for a few breaths before quickly dissipating.
How could Guan Xun easily forget that familiar tone?
Imperial teacher.
She immediately felt a chill run down her spine and turned around, her fierce gaze sweeping across the front.
However, all that met the eye was a vast expanse of white.
There was no one in sight, and she couldn't sense anything unusual around her, as if the sounds she had just heard were just her hallucinations.
But... how is that possible?
She was certain that she had truly heard the other person speak. Even if the place was eerie, surely it wouldn't have shackled all five of her senses?
Guan Xun unconsciously took a step back, his vigilance rising to his throat.
That person had already been thrown into the Black Sea by her; there was no way he could still be alive.
This place belongs to him. Could the person who spoke just now be a remnant of his divine consciousness?
If what she suspected was true, that mere remnant divine consciousness was actually trying to snatch the beast core from her!
Guan Xun narrowed his eyes, scanning the blizzard ahead where visibility was poor, and said in an extremely cold voice: "A persistent ghost."
Just as the words were spoken, the entire snowy landscape distorted imperceptibly, and even the falling blizzard seemed to shift slightly in angle.
She pursed her lips, her gaze fixed intently on the direction the beast core had flown away, not daring to move an inch further.
That man was powerful; even his remaining divine consciousness would likely be formidable.
Putting aside the stolen beast core, she also needed to cultivate here. Now that her tracks had been discovered, there was no way she could hide any longer; she could only deal with whatever came her way.
The storm howled, and after distorting space a few times, it suddenly came to a standstill for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, a powerful pressure surged in from all directions, and Guan Xun felt his whole body tense up instantly. His wings, which were originally flapping, suddenly became so heavy that they seemed to be blocked by millions of seawater, and he could not flap them at all.
A tremendous pressure, weighing tens of thousands of pounds, crashed down from above. Her expression changed drastically, and she quickly mobilized all the spiritual power in her body to meet the powerful pressure.
The two collided heavily, creating a powerful energy ripple. A muffled thunderclap resounded, and the space trembled violently.
Guan Xun was jolted, his knees buckled abruptly, and he was violently slammed into the snow by the powerful energy.
The earth shook, the ground cracked, and the covering snow was swept away in all directions by the impact.
Her wings had long been shattered. She supported herself on the ground with her hands, knelt on one knee, clutching her chest and letting out a heavy groan. Her face was extremely pale beneath her tightly furrowed brows.
Such formidable strength! Even a single burst of oppressive energy could injure her.
Is this truly an attack that could be launched from a wisp of residual divine consciousness?
Guan Xun couldn't help but begin to doubt his own conjecture.
She clenched her fingers tightly, leaving several scratches on the ground. When she stood up, she couldn't help but take a half step back.
Anger blazed in the corners of his slightly upturned eyes, and then his gaze, which had been fixed on the front, suddenly froze.
In the flawless ocean formed by countless white snowflakes, a blurry figure slowly emerged.
Its entire body was as white as snow, blending seamlessly into its surroundings.
With the movement of lifting its foot, it instantly appeared several meters away, and in just a few breaths, it stopped not far outside the range of the dark flames.
He walked over with one hand behind his back, his white eyelashes fluttering, his expression indifferent.
Guan Xun immediately clenched his teeth, his cheeks tensed up, and even under the intense heat of the dark flames, a chill involuntarily rose from his body.
How can it be?
It wasn't a remnant of divine consciousness; it was actually the Imperial Tutor himself!
Even the Black Sea couldn't kill him?
She suppressed her emotions, her chest heaving deeply: "I never expected you to be able to rise from the Black Sea. You're incredibly lucky."
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Tutor's eyes flickered slightly, the icy blue within appearing exceptionally cool against the backdrop of the snow: "An avatar, once gone, is gone."
Doppelgänger? !
Guan Xun immediately felt embarrassed; no wonder the opponent's strength was much greater than before.
"Black Sea." The Imperial Tutor's lips parted slightly, and as the words fell, killing intent swept out instantly.
This is absolutely unforgivable.
Countless icy blue mists instantly emanated from his body, blooming into a huge, faintly visible flower at his feet. The flower's stamens swirled, forming fine ice threads that resembled tentacles.
As soon as it revealed itself, it swiftly attacked Guan Xun.
They moved so fast that all that could be heard was the whooshing sound of wind breaking through them, and they actually passed straight through the Dark Flame Barrier.
The moment the opponent's killing intent surged, Guan Xun knew something was wrong and had already spread his wings and soared into the sky.
However, before she could even move, her ankles were tightly bound by strands of ice silk, which forcibly dragged her downwards.
Her face immediately turned icy cold, and her spiritual energy surged up her palm as she gripped the sword hilt and slashed heavily down at the ice threads.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"
As the sword shadow fell, the spiritual energy flashed continuously, but it couldn't cut through those ghostly things.
Each time he chopped, his arm would ache from the impact, and with each swing, Guan Xun could feel his wrist going numb.
It’s useless!
Her pupils dilated, and she followed the silken thread back to look at the place that pierced through the barrier of dark flames.
There is no spiritual power that the Dark Flame cannot burn away. How could this thing possibly break through the Dark Flame barrier?
As her thoughts raced, strands of ice silk seized the opportunity to strike, piercing past her neck. She felt a whooshing sound at the back of her head as the silk threads rapidly pulled back and wrapped tightly around her neck.
Its surface seemed exceptionally sharp, instantly leaving a deep bloody gash on Guan Xun's skin. As its force tightened, intense pain erupted without restraint.
"I have already said it." The Imperial Tutor's face remained calm, his words so cold that they did not even cause a ripple. "Since you have done it, you must bear the corresponding consequences."
As soon as he finished speaking, icy blue mist swirled around the tips of his five fingers, condensing into an extremely sharp, crystalline needle.
The sashimi gleamed with a cold light, seemingly containing powerful energy that caused it to tremble incessantly.
He twitched his fingers slightly and stretched out his arm.
The spikes flashed out instantly, shooting straight towards Guan Xun's brow.
This thing will surely kill her.
Guan Xun gripped the ice silk tightly in front of him, wrapping it around his wrists several times, letting the silk leave bloody marks on his skin.
The spiritual energy and dark flames within his body surged forth without reservation, mixing together and crackling as they burned.
She instantly became like a human torch, with sparks falling continuously, and the surrounding air was instantly filled with terrifying high temperatures.
The Undying Flame has undergone two rounds of mixing and refining, so there is no spiritual power that it cannot burn. If there is, it can only be a matter of vastly different cultivation levels, in which case quantity will compensate.
"Burn it!"