The cloud-white aura was filled with an astonishing chill. It spread like a frost mist and wrapped around the long saber from top to bottom. It was like an invisible ice silkworm spinning a cocoon. Strands of it quickly spread out and pervaded Fu Yunxiao's body, protecting him firmly.
This layer of defense seemed thin, but it was actually extremely astonishing. Even if Chen Zong used his full strength, he still couldn't break it.
Half-saint grade!
It was an astonishing defense that could withstand a Half-saint grade attack, and the source was the long saber.
"This saber is called Frost Cloud Shining Snow." A faint and empty voice came from Fu Yunxiao's mouth. It was as if he was mumbling to himself at the peak of a snowy mountain, "It's a natural spiritual weapon."
Chen Zong was secretly surprised.
A natural spiritual weapon was extraordinary.
Gao Hongjing's Crimson Dragon Sky Splitting Spear was a natural spiritual weapon, but Bai Xiyue's ninth-grade spiritual weapon wasn't.
He didn't expect the long saber in Fu Yunxiao's hand to be a natural spiritual weapon.
It was difficult to tell whether it was a natural spiritual weapon or not.
"I've done my best to cultivate this saber. Today, it's the first time I've released its true power."
As Fu Yunxiao's voice fell, suddenly, there seemed to be an empty saber cry. It was like a light cry on a snowy mountain that reverberated in all directions.
The astonishing chill suddenly exploded and turned into an astonishing wave of cold that swept out in all directions.
The frost aura quickly spread like a wave and covered all directions. In the blink of an eye, with Fu Yunxiao as the center, the surrounding arena was suddenly covered by a layer of frost. It quickly spread out and covered the entire arena.
Chen Zong's figure lightly jumped and avoided the spreading frost. Using his absolute control over his own strength, his figure was as light as a feather as he slowly floated down from the air. At this speed, it would take at least a dozen breaths of time to reach the ground.
Amidst the ear-piercing cracking sounds, the entire arena was suddenly covered by frost and completely frozen. The white-blue ice spread layer by layer. It was more than three feet thick. It was extremely terrifying.
An astonishing chill continuously spread out from it and soared into the sky. Chen Zong, who was slowly floating down, couldn't help but feel cold all over. That terrifying chill seemed to want to enter his body and wreak havoc.
It was very cold!
It was a coldness that could freeze one's blood, Qi, and even one's soul.
The expressions of the disciples standing outside the ring also changed greatly. They trembled all over and quickly circulated their Secret Arts to resist the chill and quickly retreated to open up a distance.
It was as if they had suddenly entered a cold winter. Moreover, it was not an ordinary cold winter, but an extremely terrifying cold winter.
Gao Hongjing and Bai Xiyue's expressions were incomparably solemn. Even they were unable to ignore such cold Qi. They had to divert a portion of their strength to resist it.
It could be imagined that if he were to divert a portion of his strength to resist this terrifying cold Qi, he would not be able to fully display his strength.
With a boom, the cold mist exploded. The long saber in Fu Yunxiao's hand seemed to have changed.
Strands of cold air revolved around the blade, fluctuating and flickering. It looked like frost and lightning, emitting an astonishing and terrifying power.
With the saber in hand, Fu Yunxiao's aura continued to strengthen. It broke through its original limits and reached an even higher level.
Half-step Saint!
Fu Yunxiao's aura had reached the Half-saint level.
Everyone below the arena was dumbfounded.
The strength of a Half-step Saint was already very powerful.
One had to know that Fu Yunxiao was not considered old. He was only in his thirties. Half-step Saints in their thirties were very rare. Even if Fu Yunxiao borrowed the power of the Hanyun Snow Saber to reach the Half-step Saint level, the Hanyun Snow Saber was a natural Spiritual Weapon and was one with Fu Yunxiao. It was cultivated by Fu Yunxiao to the Half-step Saint level, so it could be considered Fu Yunxiao's strength.
If news of a Half-step Saint in his thirties were to spread, it would cause a huge uproar.
Of course, White Cloud Mountain was an eight-star force. Whether it was in terms of strength or background, it was shocking. Naturally, there were many Half-step Saint experts, but all of them were over forty or fifty years old.
Why were there no Half-step Saints participating in the Outer Sect Tournament?
That was the restriction of the Sect's rules.
White Cloud Mountain's Outer Sect Tournament was held once every five years. At most, one could participate in two tournaments.
After all, the span of the two tournaments was ten years. Ten years was enough for one to improve greatly.
Letting disciples who had cultivated for ten more years to participate in the Outer Sect Tournament was actually very unfair to the other disciples.
Letting disciples who had participated in the first Outer Sect Tournament participate in the second tournament was already the biggest concession.
All in all, White Cloud Mountain had quite a few sect rules. Although there were quite a few Semi-Saint experts, they were not allowed to participate in the Outer Sect Grand Competition. Of course, Semi-Saint experts also had their own special treatment. Although the rewards for the Outer Sect Grand Competition were pretty good, it was not too much for them.
After all, every Half-step Saint had cultivated Saint Grade Arts and Martial Arts. At the very least, they were of the Low Grade.
"Fu Yunxiao is definitely going to win." An Inner Sect disciple said.
The strength of a Half-step Saint was enough to sweep the entire Outer Sect Tournament.
"His strength has not reached the Half-step Saint level, but he has a Half-step Saint Artifact." Another Inner Sect disciple squinted his eyes slightly. There was envy in his voice.
One had to know that when they were still in the Transcendence Realm, they did not have a Half-step Saint Artifact. It was only after breaking through to the Half-step Saint level that they obtained a Half-step Saint Artifact.
Being able to obtain a Half-step Saint Artifact in advance was undoubtedly a great advantage.
"It's a Half-step Saint Artifact."
"Chen Zong is definitely going to lose."
"Without a doubt, the first place on this year's Cloud Ranking is still in Senior Brother Fu Yunxiao's bag."
Looking at the long saber in Fu Yunxiao's hand that was exuding an amazing power and chill, everyone felt that the dust had settled. There was no need for this battle to continue.
Chen Zong was indeed very strong, but his strength was still limited to the Transcendence Realm. He had not yet reached the Half-step Saint level.
Without reaching the Half-step Saint level, he was not a match for a Half-step Saint master.
"Using this power is too much of a bully." Fu Yunxiao shook his head slightly. To be honest, he did not intend to use this power in the beginning. However, Chen Zong was too strong and he did not have the confidence to defeat him. On the other hand, Fu Yunxiao was determined to obtain the first place on this year's Cloud Ranking. In that case, he had to make a few choices.
Either he fought Chen Zong with his own strength, but there was a possibility that he would be defeated by Chen Zong and miss the opportunity to obtain the first place on the Cloud Ranking.
Or he could unlock the seal of the Cold Cloud Snow Reflecting Saber and release the true power of the Cold Cloud Snow Reflecting Saber, which was the Half-step power.
Using the power of a Half-step Saint was indeed a bit of a bully, but in any case, the Cold Cloud Snow Reflecting Saber was his Innate Spirit Artifact. He had cultivated it single-handedly. In a sense, it was his own power.
"One slash!" Fu Yunxiao opened his mouth again and his eyes became cold. Since he had unlocked the power of the Cold Cloud Snow Reflecting Saber, there was no need for regrets. He only had determination, "Chen Shidi, if you can take one slash of my sword, I will lose."
"Senior Brother Fu Yunxiao is giving Chen Zong a chance." Some disciples exclaimed.
"A chance my ass. Do you think Chen Zong can take the slash of a Half-step Saint?" Some disciples curled their lips.
The strength of a Half-step Saint was undoubtedly stronger. Without the strength of a Half-step Saint, one would not be able to withstand one slash and would be defeated directly.
Therefore, there was no difference between one slash, two slashes, or three slashes.
Of course, perhaps Chen Zong could really take the slash and win if he used all his strength.
"No." Chen Zong shook his head, "Senior Brother Fu, just use all your strength."
As he spoke, Chen Zong's figure also floated down from the arena. Powerful Qi and blood surged through his body. Wisps of Purple Cloud Black Star Flame spread out and isolated the invading cold air. It could not enter his body at all, so naturally, it could not affect Chen Zong at all.
As soon as Chen Zong finished speaking, the Heavy Dragon Sword returned to its scabbard like a swallow returning to its nest. Then, Chen Zong's hand swiped across it and disappeared.
Everyone could not help but widen their eyes.
What was going on?
Why did Chen Zong put away his sword instead?
In the next moment, a new sword appeared in Chen Zong's hand. The sword was sparkling and translucent, as if the body of the sword was made of flawless crystal. There was a golden line spreading along the sword's spine, and the sword's edge was suffused with a golden light. Wisps of flame were burning on the sword's body.
Chen Zong had not used this sword since he returned to the Lingwu Holy World for more than a year.
Half-step Saint Weapon: Red Flame Sharp Sword!
Now, with the sword in his hand, Chen Zong could feel the strong power contained in the Red Flame Sharp Sword by controlling it with his heart.
The strength of a Half-step Saint!
Originally, Chen Zong did not want to use the Red Flame Sharp Sword. But now, Fu Yunxiao had used a Half-step Saint Weapon and had the strength of a Half-step Saint. If he did not use the Red Flame Sharp Sword, he would not be Fu Yunxiao's opponent at all.
Chen Zong's choice was very simple. He could either admit defeat and lose the first place, but Chen Zong also wanted the first place.
Therefore, he could only use the Red Flame Sharp Sword.
"Half-step Saint Weapon!"
Exclamations suddenly sounded. Everyone was shocked.
It turned out that Chen Zong also had a Half-step Saint Weapon.
He hid it so well. The disciples smiled bitterly.
Gao Hongjing was stunned at first, and then his face became gloomy.
It turned out that Chen Zong was still hiding a Half-step Saint Weapon. If he had used the Half-step Saint Weapon in the previous battle, he would not have been able to withstand a single strike.
Thinking of this, Gao Hongjing's eyelids twitched.
Fu Yunxiao was also shocked.
He never expected that Chen Zong would also have a Half-step Saint Weapon.
What was the difference between this and the previous battle when he did not use the Half-step Saint Weapon?
The chances of winning and losing were still fifty-fifty.
Fu Yunxiao did not know whether to laugh or cry.
After going back and forth, he finally returned to his original position.
But now that things had come to this, he could only fight. Moreover, Fu Yunxiao wanted to give it a try.
If he used the Half-step Saint Weapon with his strength below the Half-step Saint Weapon, he would not be able to use it for a long time, and his strength would be greatly consumed.
The Hanyun Snow Blade was his natural Spiritual Weapon and was closely related to him. Therefore, when he used it, the consumption of his strength would be reduced. Moreover, he had reached the third level of the Martial Arts Realm, so he could further reduce the consumption of his strength. In this way, Chen Zong's strength would only be consumed more than his.
In this way, he could win.
The thought flashed through his mind quickly. Fu Yunxiao took a step forward as if he was taking a stroll in the courtyard. This step turned into a cold wind that swept forward, covering the sky and covering the earth as if it could freeze everything.
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