A thin layer of cold mist radiated from Gongyuan. The delicacies before her were immediately covered in frost, and the cup in her hand immediately shattered.
Crack, crack. The frost crawled up the white jade table, producing cracks.
The temperature in the hall plummeted. The coldness was oppressive.
The surprised cries of mortals rang out in Three Sails city. Both the adults and children arrived on the streets, raising their heads and gazing at the mountain. As soon as the rain approached the top of the mountain, it turned into snow and hail, pitter-pattering against the glazed roof tiles.
"Has the Merfolk Queen finally taken action? Merfolk sure are domineering. That kid, Li Qingshan, is probably done for this time! "
The cultivators who had left the Feilian hall did not return to cultivate like they had said. Instead, they gazed at the mountain from a safe distance.
"Master, senior brother, he …" Peng Jingni gazed at Ye Duanhai's back as he stood with his hands behind his back. He was worried. If Li Qingshan could not defeat the Merfolk Queen, he would definitely have to order Yu Wufeng to take action. He would basically die for sure.
Ye Duanhai said nothing.
"As long as he's dead!" Mister Ram let out a long sigh inside before shaking his head. It was completely unreasonable, but he just felt like the kid would not die in battle. Strange, far too strange!
The cold mist slowly pressed towards Li Qingshan. The sound of freezing grew closer and closer.
A layer of Ice seemed to cover Gongyuan's face, beautiful yet cruel. Her eyes turned pitch-black, as deep as the ocean abyss.
Ji Changfeng was forced to stand up and leave as well, avoiding the coldness that grew heavier and heavier from her. He thought, She's really angered this time. If I refuse to assist her, I'll definitely be blamed in the future! He also grumbled about Li Qingshan inside, Since you've already gained the upper hand, why don't you know when to stop? Why don't you give Gongyuan a way out? If you really anger her, what good will that do?
However, he also understood that at this point, even if Li Qingshan gave her a way out, Gongyuan might not necessarily accept it. Instead, she would probably take advantage of the situation and attack.
Gongyuan was not Ye Duanhai. There was no need for her to worry about her disciple's safety. It was not Mr. Ram either. She had relied on her own strength. It could be said that her strength was the strongest on Giant Ship Island, and her faction was the strongest in the South Sea.
Ye Duanhai and Mister Ram had their reasons to retreat, but she did not. Although she did have some misgivings, it was not enough for her to put down her dignity as a ruler and submit to a lackey of the imperial court who had undergone the second heavenly tribulation.
Thus, she chose to attack, forcing them step by step. If they retreated, they would immediately show their weakness, and then she could attack with all her might. If they didn't move, the cold air would slowly freeze them until they lost all ability to resist. If they were to retaliate, that would be for the best. It would allow the Merfolk Elders to retreat, and then she would no longer have any misgivings.
At this moment, Li Qingshan moved. He didn't retreat, but advanced, stepping into the domain of ice and frost.
The Merfolk Elders were all experienced and wise, they wanted to leave the Feilian Hall.
At this time, a white shadow flashed, and Little Ann stood in front of the main hall, staring at them expressionlessly!
"So fast!" The Merfolk Elders stopped in amazement. Thinking back to the sharpness of that strike, none of them had the confidence to escape from it.
"Dammit, but since you dare to split up, I'll take care of you one by one!" Gongyuan's dark eyes gazed at Li Qingshan as he walked over step by step, as if she was looking at a dead man.
She cultivated a cultivation method passed down by the Merfolk from the ancient divine kingdom. It was called All Water to Ruin's End.
Ruin's End was the legendary bottomless abyss, the place where all water gathered. Even the heavenly river would flow there in the end. In order to cultivate the All Water to Ruin's End, she had to hide in the abyss of the ocean all year round, using the Merfolk's secret technique to communicate with the mysterious Ruin's End.
The process of cultivation was extremely difficult. Not only did she have to endure the heavy pressure of the ocean, but her mind was also tormented. There were many times when she almost fell into despair, and her soul was completely sucked into Ruin's End. Compared to that, the physical pain was nothing.
Even during the era when the Merfolk flourished, there were not many people who cultivated this cultivation method, and there were even fewer who succeeded. It was precisely this kind of cultivation experience that made her cold and deep. At the same time, she was prone to hysteria. Even the Merfolk were extremely afraid of her.
The cold Qi that she was releasing now contained the deathly cold power of Ruin's End. It was pervasive. Even Ji Changfeng could not endure it for a long time. Li Qingshan was simply courting death by walking over step by step.
The black and red demonic Qi that Li Qingshan released was of no use at all. Waves of cold pierced into his bones. His clothes were frozen and shredded in the blink of an eye, and the demonic armor that replaced them was still useless.
The White Eagle Commander's uniform was almost equivalent to a supreme-grade defensive artifact. It was impervious to blades and spears, and impervious to water and fire, but it could not even last a moment in this cold Qi.
The distance between them was less than thirty steps, but it was as far as the horizon. Every step he took felt like he was walking into an abyss. His exposed skin quickly turned blue and purple, and a layer of frost appeared on his demonic armor. He didn't know when it would shatter like his clothes. His battle boots were frozen as soon as they touched the ground. He needed to use force to lift them up and continue onwards.
Li Qingshan should have sped up and rapidly closed the distance between him and Gongyuan so that he could engage her in close combat, or he could just stand a little further away and launch an attack.
Without a doubt, this was an opportunity for Gongyuan to push the All Water to Ruin's End to the limit.
But for some reason, he continued to walk forward step by step, neither too fast nor too slow.
Don't tell me he's so confident in his strength? Even I wouldn't compete against Gongyuan in cultivation like this, as there's no chance of victory at all. Even if the Fire Devouring Kings were bold enough to do this, defeat would be certain. Even if he's a supreme genius, it's impossible for him to win. The outcome has really been determined this time.
Ji Changfeng secretly shook his head. He was forced to activate the formation, not because he wanted to help either side, but because he was afraid that the Feilian hall would be destroyed by Gongyuan.
Originally, there were still a few bold cultivators of the South sea who lingered around, but they had all been forced out by the coldness now. There was no need for them to risk their lives just to watch a show. If they died to the shockwaves of the battle, that would be an undeserved disaster.
Large areas of Li Qingshan's body suffered from frostbite and necrosis. His eyes turned white too, covered in a layer of frost.
However, he continued to stare at Gongyuan with his blind eyes. What he saw was no longer the noble, ice-cold Merfolk Queen, but a pitch-black, bottomless abyss.
He could not help but think of a saying, "When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you."
Right now, that was exactly what he felt. The abyss was ice-cold and deathly still, but it seemed to possess its own consciousness. However, what he felt was not terror or despair, but a call from the depths of his soul.
It was exactly this wondrous feeling that prevented him from attacking in a hurry.
When the ground became frozen soil, the tiger bones stiffened, and even the phoenix lost its endless vitality. However, the spirit turtle's mind became especially clear. The Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression circulated at an unprecedented speed, radiating with divine light.
"What's going on?"
Li Qingshan was perplexed. Back when he met Gongyuan's gaze on the whale's back, he felt very comfortable. However, when Gongyuan struck out with her full strength, the feeling was no longer just comfortable. It was basically gratifying. There was no longer any ruthlessness on his face at all. He became extremely peaceful.
"What's going on?" Gongyuan also wanted to know why Li Qingshan, who should have been frozen a long time ago, could still walk towards her. Why was his expression so "strange", and why did his presence give her a sense of intimacy, even instinctively wanting to get close to him?
"What's going on?" Ji Changfeng felt like he was at a loss as well. If he only looked at their expressions, he would never believe that they were about to fight to the death.
Finally, Li Qingshan stepped over the white jade table that had been frozen into shards and arrived before Gongyuan. Their presences intertwined, and the feeling of intimacy reached the limit.
"If I can maintain this state, breaking through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle will be a piece of cake."
Li Qingshan sighed inside, but there was also a hint of joy. The Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine was easy in the beginning, but it became more difficult the further one progressed. The wondrous power that Gongyuan gave off had undoubtedly opened a window for the spirit turtle's cultivation.
As for Gongyuan, she just closed her eyes as if she was sensing something silently.
She practised the All Water to Ruin's End all year round. Even when she left the ocean and stood among people, she still felt like she was in the abyss of the ocean, facing the unfathomable Ruin's End. It left her extremely exhausted, which led to a severe inner demon.
Being prone to hysteria was one of the external manifestations of inner demons. If she could not suppress her inner demons, not only would it be difficult for her cultivation to increase, but she might even face the danger of suffering from qi deviation.
Inner demons were different from demonic nature. They were very difficult to deal with through external methods. They could only be dealt with by themselves. Many cultivators ended up ruined by this, which was also known as "qi deviation".
This was not as simple as falling into the demonic path and becoming a demonic cultivator. Instead, it was losing control of the mind. It was easier for demonic cultivators to suffer qi deviation than regular cultivators.
When regular people lost control of their minds, they would only go mad. Cultivators possessed great power in the first place. Once their minds lost control of this power, the consequences were self-evident.
But at this moment, she felt her mind become unprecedentedly peaceful. It was so comfortable that she almost wanted to moan.
Whether it was Gongyuan or Li Qingshan, neither of them knew that the mysterious Ruin's End was the home of the spirit turtle, the final resting place of the spirit turtle.
Because newborn spirit turtles could not survive in Ruin's End, adult spirit turtles would reproduce outside Ruin's End. Once the little spirit turtle matured, it would swim back to Ruin's End like a river flowing back to the ocean.
This cycle repeated itself.
The environment of Ruin's End was far too deathly still. Only spirit turtles liked it. Even water element divine beasts that were no weaker than spirit turtles would not stay there for long even if they could endure the environment there.
However, to spirit turtles that pursued peace and longevity, it was the most ideal paradise. Just like how humans referred to the "Mother River", they also treated Ruin's End as their mother. Meanwhile, the mysterious will or laws of "Ruin's End" also treated spirit turtles as their beloved children.
This was why the two of them had such a wondrous reaction.
But at this moment, Li Qingshan was in an extremely dangerous state. Although his body was tough, it was almost frozen solid. His expression remained calm as he slowly extended his hand. With every movement, the sound of ice cracking and shattering could be heard. Even his tiger bones became fragile in the extreme cold.
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