Chapter 1121: Gods Fight, Mortals Suffer
The snow-clad woman slowly turned around. A face carved from ice jade, beautiful like a celestial illusion, came into Yun Che's line of sight—but it was covered with a cold majesty that made one feel as if falling into an icy hell. Every word from her lips was bone-chillingly icy: "You still have the face to call me Master!"
If there was one person in this world for whom Yun Che was willing to completely set aside all his pride and dignity, it was Mu Xuanyin. Dazed, he slowly knelt down, his lowered head not daring to look again at those ice pupils that gathered all the coldness of the world. "Master's kindness to this disciple... is as heavy as a mountain... I have been unable to repay even a fraction, yet I have committed an irrevocable great wrong... This disciple... has no face to see Master again..."
"Having committed a great wrong, you simply walked away? Is that how I taught you!" Endless cold aura, anger, and disappointment gathered in those ice pupils. Mu Xuanyin's voice softened, but became even more piercing. "I never imagined you could be so cowardly and lacking in responsibility—you are completely unworthy of being my disciple, Mu Xuanyin's!"
Yun Che could not refute, nor did he have the face to defend himself even half a sentence. Slowly, he lifted his head, his gaze actively meeting Mu Xuanyin's eyes, and said softly, "During the time away from Master, this disciple has been constantly worried about Master's injuries. Seeing today that Master is safe and sound, I can finally be at ease. I know my sins are unforgivable—whatever punishment Master chooses, this disciple accepts it willingly."
"..." Her snow-white face showed no emotion. Mu Xuanyin slowly raised her jade hand, her ice-white palm directly facing Yun Che's forehead. "You have disappointed me beyond words. Then don't blame me!"
The sword's body was slender, its widest part no more than an inch, without light or luster, as if piled from snow.
A pair of fair little hands clasped behind her back. Facing the suddenly surging cold air and the world that had turned pale white, she still wore a playful grin. "I'm afraid this big sister can't do it, oh."
Swoosh!!
The Ice Phoenix let out a long cry. Snow Princess Sword flashed into existence, gathering the world's most dazzling ray of light. In an instant, this independent little world within the Illusory Sea Ancient Realm experienced a violent upheaval.
The clear sky of ten thousand miles became a snow-filled firmament!
Amidst the snow and ice, an Ice Phoenix descended from the heavens, carrying a world-engulfing might, rolling toward the rainbow-clad girl as soft as a stream of water.
"Wow, so beautiful."
The divine might contained within this Ice Phoenix shadow was enough to annihilate an entire dynasty in the blink of an eye. Little Jasmine's first reaction was to have her eyes sparkle with starlight, let out a soft cry, and then flicker away into the distance.
But a faint star gleam flickered at the edge of the sky. The Snow Princess Sword pierced through space, pointing straight at the girl. The Ice Phoenix shadow followed closely, its ice wings spreading wide, completely covering the space where Little Jasmine was.
"Hehe, in that case, you have to make sure I have fun playing, big sister," Little Jasmine said with a sweet smile. But deep in her pupils, a sapphire radiance began to blossom. Her voice, though delicate and crisp, drowned out the Ice Phoenix's majestic cry.
Huum——
Space trembled violently. In moments, snow fog filled the air, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face. Everything in the entire world—grass, trees, flying beasts, mountains, rivers, and the ground—all rose into the air. In an instant, an ice-mist-shrouded canopy appeared in the sky.
Even in the God Realm, this was a spectacle that countless people would never see in their lifetimes.
Within the canopy, in addition to flickering ice-blue light, streaks of pale sword radiance appeared. Little Jasmine's petite figure constantly flickered and moved among the icy shadows and cold rays. Every time her hands waved, a pale sword ray would shoot out, pushing back all the sword shadows and cold light coming from Mu Xuanyin.
Clink!
Clink!
Boom——
Clink!
The sounds of clashing forces were quite gentle. But bursting within the canopy was power at the Divine Lord level. The ice fog filling the entire world never calmed for an instant. With each eruption of power came large-scale explosions of space.
The two figures shifted tens of miles every instant. The sky trembled. Pitch-black spatial cracks spread from the firmament straight down to the earth. Before they could even close, even more cracks slashed down madly.
Rumble...
Rumble rumble rumble——
Mu Xuanyin's figure turned slightly. A thousand miles of space instantly froze solid, sealing Little Jasmine at the center of a frozen world. But in less than an instant, the frozen space directly exploded, sending out thousands of sword rays that then instantly condensed into a single beam, shooting straight at Mu Xuanyin.
Clink!!
The pale sword shadow clashed with the Snow Princess Sword. With a resounding clang, the canopy collapsed. The sky and earth seemed covered by a fine spiderweb...
This time, it wasn't just a thousand miles of space that shattered. Under the power of two forces as terrifying as natural disasters, this small world that had been silent for a million years finally collapsed...
Within the Illusory Sea Ancient Realm, people from the three great star realms roamed everywhere—especially cultivators from outside the three dominant sects. While being cautious, they were all extremely excited.
At the center of the ancient realm, beside the entrance to the underground palace, several Divine Spirit elders still stood guard. No one knew what was happening beneath the underground palace passage.
Nor did they know that all three of their star realm's realm kings had already perished.
BOOM!!!!!!!!
A thunderous crash, like a bolt from the Ninth Heaven, struck without warning.
The central region of the Illusory Sea Ancient Realm suddenly exploded. A full thousand miles—all living beings, from the Divine Spirit powerhouses of the three great star realms down to the smallest profound beasts—were reduced to ashes in an instant.
They didn't know how they died, couldn't even feel their own death coming.
Those cultivators lucky enough to be spared were all thrown to the ground by the spatial tremors, their souls frightened out of their bodies.
Amid the flying sand and dust, two figures shot up into the sky, reaching ten thousand zhang high. Two auras, as if from an unmatched celestial palace, descended, covering the sky, causing every living thing and inanimate object in the entire Illusory Sea Ancient Realm to tremble in deathly silence.
Mu Xuanyin was dressed in snow-white robes, spotless. In her hand, the Snow Princess Sword glowed with crystalline ice brilliance, reflecting the cold light in her beautiful eyes.
A small world that had existed for at least a million years, still intact, even nurturing an Imperial Immortal Herb, was now completely collapsed under the power of these two women. Little Jasmine's face was flushed, but she still wore a playful smile. "I've heard that the realm king of a middle-rank star realm called Yin Xue Realm is very powerful, comparable to many upper-rank realm kings. I didn't quite believe it before, but it turns out not only is it true, but she's even stronger than the rumors say."
"Draw your weapon," Mu Xuanyin said, her eyes like cold arrows. "Or else you won't get another chance."
"No way," Little Jasmine said, putting her hands behind her neck. "Although you're very strong, you're still not qualified to make me go all-out, ooh."
Mu Xuanyin's crescent-like brows slightly lowered. Her cherry-colored lips were pure and flawless, but her words were icy. "If it were half a year ago, I really wouldn't have been your match. Unfortunately..."
Hoo...
The sound of a gentle breeze.
But in that instant, the already bone-chilling world experienced a terrifyingly sharp drop in temperature—as if it had suddenly plummeted thousands of layers down into an icy hell.
In Mu Xuanyin's beautiful eyes, her pupils slowly disappeared. Then, an ice-blue radiance suddenly blazed forth. Her hair strands flew up, turning almost snow-white. As her arm moved gracefully, an Ice Phoenix slowly spread its crystal wings over her body.
"Eh...?" Little Jasmine tilted her head. Then her lips parted slightly. In a moment, her pupils suddenly widened, and her lips formed a large "O" shape. "Ehhhhhhh!?!?"