# Chapter 1038: Deadly Calamity
Before today, he had sparred with Mu Xuanyin eighty times, and had also experienced the same method of tempering his meridians eighty times. But previously, what he felt each day was the growing strength of his meridians, while today, it was a thorough and complete transformation.
Although it was only a difference of a single Buddha Heart Lotus Petal, the gap between incomplete and Nine Revolutions Grand Perfection was like the difference between heaven and earth.
"Hah!"
Yun Che let out a loud shout and directly activated "Heaven-Shattering" with force. As his profound energy exploded, the pressure on his bones and flesh remained the same, but the meridians that previously could not withstand the strain and would gradually crack were now as stable as gold and iron.
Since he was not yet able to fully control the Heaven-Shattering state, each time he forced it open, the strongest sensation was intense irritability and a feeling of being out of control. But this time, as power filled his entire body, the feeling of being able to release it freely was never more real and clear. Although it would not extend the time he could maintain the Heaven-Shattering state, it allowed him to maximize the power of this limit state.
Enjoying and adapting to his current meridians, Yun Che soon reached his limit. He dispelled the Heaven-Shattering state, and both his profound energy and mind quickly calmed down. He sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and slowly recalled the past few months of sparring with Mu Xuanyin.
Although Mu Xuanyin only made a few moves each time, her attacks were never casual—they always carried a special purpose.
Lost in contemplation, several hours passed unnoticed. Yun Che slightly opened his eyes, clenched his fists, and murmured softly, "Good... Tomorrow, I must win against Master at least once!"
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Before the sacred hall, ice and snow sealed the sky.
Mu Xuanyin and Yun Che stood in the snow, Mu Xuanyin as before, while Yun Che, due to the transformation of his meridians, had a subtle change in the aura of profound energy emanating from him.
"Master... this disciple offends!"
Previously, it was always after Mu Xuanyin spoke that he would cautiously make his move.
But today, he took the initiative to speak and struck suddenly.
If his meridians a few months ago were merely streams, then the meridians through which profound energy now flowed were like surging rivers. Although the total amount and intensity of his profound energy had not changed, the speed of circulation was simply incomparable.
Almost without any sensation of profound energy gathering or releasing, Yun Che shot forward, fast as an afterimage, straight toward Mu Xuanyin. Unlike his previous cautiousness, the look in his eyes at the moment of his strike was filled with relentless fierceness and a cold gleam.
Because today, his goal had completely changed.
Mu Xuanyin had said before that, besides withstanding her ten strikes, touching her—or even forcing her back just a little—would also count as his victory. Before today, he dared not even think of the latter, but now he had such "ambition"—not merely to win, but also to prove to Mu Xuanyin that he could be worthy of the Buddha Heart Divine Meridian she had bestowed upon him!
This morning, before arriving at the sacred hall, he had already planned how to execute this "surprise attack."
His profound energy had not changed, but Yun Che's speed was noticeably faster than before. Mu Xuanyin remained calm as ever. She gently flicked her finger, and the sky-covering snowstorm suddenly changed direction, violently swirling toward Yun Che.
"Cloud-Sealing Sun-Locking!"
Opening the Evil God Barrier required a great deal of consumption, which would lead to a short period of difficult profound energy sustainability afterward. But this time, the moment the Evil God Barrier opened, Yun Che suddenly teleported. With a flash of ice shadow, he appeared behind Mu Xuanyin. The snowstorm swirling toward him was completely blocked by the Evil God Barrier, and his palm shot out like lightning toward Mu Xuanyin.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Yun Che's vision turned completely white.
An ice mist of extreme density filled his entire field of view, or rather, the entire world. Everything in Yun Che's sight disappeared entirely. With his vision far surpassing that of ordinary people, his gaze could not penetrate the ice mist in the slightest—he could not even see his own chest or hands.
And this terrifying, almost unbelievable ice mist did more than just block his vision. His spiritual sense was also completely cut off... Just a moment ago, he was less than five steps away from Mu Xuanyin, but under the ice mist, he completely lost her presence and direction. He could not even distinguish up from down, or north from south.
In an instant, both sight and spiritual sense were isolated, as if he had been suddenly placed into another world. This terrifying ability completely exceeded Yun Che's comprehension.
Though startled for a moment, Yun Che's mind remained extremely calm. He gritted his teeth slightly, and a dragon shadow suddenly appeared on his body, releasing a roar that shook heaven and earth.
Dragon Soul Domain!
His greatest reliance for this surprise attack was not the newly achieved Buddha Heart Divine Meridian, but the Dragon Soul Domain!
The disparity between his mental strength and Mu Xuanyin's was more than just one dimension. However, the Dragon God's Soul still possessed a certain level of suppression. He dared not hope for any substantial effect on Mu Xuanyin... But even if it was just an instant of interference, with him having successfully closed in, it would be enough to have a small chance of success!
And this kind of "surprise attack" could of course only be used once... the first time Mu Xuanyin was without any mental defense.
The roar of the Dragon God shook heaven and earth. Mu Xuanyin, who had trapped Yun Che in the ice mist, paused in her movements, and a momentary daze appeared in her star-cold eyes.
Although it was only a moment... this was still a suppression exerted by a body at the Divine Origin Realm against a supreme being at the Divine Lord Realm. Perhaps in all the world, or even throughout the entire Chaos, only the Dragon Soul Domain had the slightest possibility of achieving this.
The aura of the ice mist suddenly slowed, and no attack from Mu Xuanyin followed immediately. Yun Che realized that he might have succeeded, but in that pale world, he still could not discern direction or presence. Yet this opportunity—the only one, fleeting in an instant—allowed for no hesitation.
Following his instincts, his body shot forward, his hand reaching straight ahead.
From the moment Yun Che opened the Evil God Barrier, to when he was trapped in the ice mist, to when he released the Dragon Soul Domain and struck out... all of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Although Mu Xuanyin had suppressed her profound energy to the Ice Soul Realm, the rhythm of her sparring with Yun Che was always as fast as lightning—to sharpen Yun Che's tactile senses.
A cold touch came from Yun Che's outstretched palm, and he was ecstatic... But this joy had just arisen when it suddenly turned into terror in the next instant.
Because after the cold touch, his entire hand sank deeply into a plump softness.
Following his instincts, he had struck out with all his might in a desperate gamble, so the force was naturally great. What his hand encountered was as soft as solidified fat and curd, yet also exceptionally plump and large. From his palm to his five fingers, they were completely and deeply embedded—so deep that between his spread fingers, it felt as if snow-white flesh was being squeezed out overflowing. In the center of his palm, he clearly felt a raised bump.
"~!@#$%..."
Yun Che instantly realized what he had grabbed. Every hair on his body stood on end in an instant, his heart froze in terror, and he frantically redirected his profound energy. His entire body flipped backwards like a ball that had been kicked away—yet such a simple motion was executed in utter panic.
As Yun Che's hand left, the snow-white waves on Mu Xuanyin's chest rolled and trembled for a long time before calming down. But Yun Che did not see this sight that would make any man's blood boil. He had already fallen to his knees far away, his head deeply bowed, every pore on his body tightly constricted.
"Master... this disciple... did not... mean to..."
He finished speaking with difficulty and could not utter another word.
H... h... how... how could this happen... Hiss... I clearly teleported behind her... how could it be...
For a long time, he did not hear Mu Xuanyin's voice. The entire world seemed devoid of any sound... The sky-covering snowstorm, at this moment, completely stopped.
The light darkened. The firmament seemed to be slowly descending.
Yun Che did not dare move a single muscle... nor could he move at all. He could not breathe, and even his heart had completely stopped beating. The only thing he could feel was the world growing colder and colder, more and more piercing...
With his Water Spirit Evil Body, there should have been nothing in the world that could make him feel "piercing cold." But he knew well that this sensation, as if his entire body had fallen into an icy hell, was clearly killing intent!
He had experienced Mu Xuanyin's anger before, but never her killing intent—even back then with Huo Rulie, she had only been angry. Because there were very few things in this world worthy of her true killing intent.
Let alone such intense killing intent as now!
The most terrifying killing intent Yun Che had ever seen in his life!
Even if Mu Xuanyin cursed at him or directly struck him heavily, he would be able to breathe a little easier. But this terrible silence, this terrible killing intent, told him that this time... he was utterly dead...
In the Yin Xue Realm, she was the supreme Great Realm King, the Grand Sect Master of the Bing Huang God Sect. No one dared to provoke her, no one dared to defy her. There was not even a single person who could barely compare to her. She was not only the number one figure of the Yin Xue Realm in the present, but also the greatest figure in the entire history of the Yin Xue Realm, ancient and modern.
In her eyes, perhaps aside from her younger sister Mu Bingyun, all were lowly subjects. Who would dare to defile her... who could defile her?
Even those who dared to glance at her more than once basically did not exist. Not to mention her body, even the hem of her clothes had never been touched by any man. Yet now, Yun Che had... defiled the pure ice of her, more immaculate than the most sacred snow lotus in the world!
This was a crime that could not be atoned for even by dying ten thousand deaths or exterminating nine generations of family!
Ding...
In the terrifying silence, Mu Xuanyin's fingertip coldly condensed a sapphire-blue ice crystal. Her seemingly calm eyes held an extreme chill that could freeze the stars.
The aura of this ice crystal made Yun Che's entire body go stiff again.
When she struck Yun Che normally, her profound energy was always suppressed to the Ice Soul Realm. Even if she hit him head-on, it would never be fatal.
But the aura of this small ice crystal was enough to kill Yun Che ten million times over.
"..." Yun Che's lips quivered. He wanted to beg for mercy, but his stiff body could no longer produce sound. Run? That was absolutely impossible. This was killing intent from Mu Xuanyin, from a supreme Divine Lord. Yun Che could not move his body, and even his vision and consciousness had long since blurred.
If this continued, Mu Xuanyin would not even need to make a move; this terrifying, unparalleled killing intent alone would be enough to cause Yun Che to die on the spot.
I still haven't found Mo Li... I promised Cai Yi and the others that I would return safely... But... although it was unintentional, the trouble I've caused is too great... and it's a disaster that cannot be undone or reversed... This time... I'm really going to die for sure...
In the terrible stillness, Mu Xuanyin slowly raised her hand. The ice crystal hovering at her fingertip gleamed with the cold light of hell.
"You—deserve—death!"
Mu Xuanyin finally spoke. Each word was even more piercingly cold than the terrifying ice crystal at her fingertip.
"..." Taking a deep breath with all his remaining strength, Yun Che closed his eyes in resignation.