The last warrior formed hand seals with both hands. Instantly, the wind and snow within a hundred zhang radius turned ferocious, transforming into countless ice-blade tornadoes that twisted and killed from all directions, sealing off every possible retreat!
Their coordination was flawless, their attacks ruthless and vicious. Clearly, they were well accustomed to such acts of expulsion and slaughter.
“Refusing the face I offered!”
Chen Ping finally lost all patience. A sharp golden light exploded in his eyes!
He did not even employ any overly complex divine abilities.
He simply raised his hand, fingers pressed together like a sword, and lightly slashed towards the vicious ice spear stabbing down from above his head.
“Clang——!”
A clear sword cry, resonant as a dragon’s roar, echoed across the ice plain!
A chaos sword qi, condensed to the extreme and seemingly capable of slicing through the laws of heaven and earth, burst from his fingertips!
That ice spear, of exceptional quality and containing the full-force strike of a Third Grade Heavenly Immortal, shattered like fragile crystal before this chaos sword qi!
The spear-wielding captain’s pupils contracted sharply. Utter shock and horror filled him as he tried to retreat explosively, but it was already too late.
The sword qi continued unabated, lightly brushing past his neck.
His face still bore remnants of incredulous terror and bewilderment as his head flew high into the air. No blood sprayed from the severed neck, for both blood and divine soul had been completely annihilated by the terrifying chaos power the instant they touched the sword qi!
At the same time, Chen Ping’s left hand formed a virtual grip. Towards the three incoming ice arrows and the sky-full ice-blade tornadoes, he grasped emptily in the air.
An illusory dragon claw condensed from chaos immortal power appeared out of nowhere and gently clenched.
“Crack! Crack! Boom——!”
The three immensely powerful ice arrows instantly shattered into the most primordial ice-attribute spiritual energy.
The incoming ice-blade tornadoes were like crashing against an invisible barrier. They collapsed with a thunderous roar, reverting to harmless wind and snow.
The remaining two divine clan warriors saw their arrogance and killing intent freeze on their faces, replaced by boundless fear.
They could never have imagined that this seemingly young human cultivator with a calm aura would possess strength so terrifying!
The captain had been at the Third Grade Heavenly Immortal realm, the strongest in their squad, yet he was instantly killed by a casual sword qi from the opponent?
“Flee!”
Both men’s souls nearly left their bodies. Without any hesitation, they turned to escape into the blizzard.
“Too late to leave now.”
Chen Ping’s icy voice rang out like the proclamation of death.
With a thought, two strands of chaos sword qi as thin as hairs yet swift as lightning shot out, catching up first despite being released later. They easily pierced through the warriors’ protective divine light and ice-blue battle armour, entering from their backs and exiting through their chests.
The two divine clan warriors stiffened violently. The light in their eyes rapidly dimmed. They lowered their heads in disbelief to stare at the tiny yet fatal sword holes in their chests, which were frantically annihilating their vitality and divine souls. Then they collapsed powerlessly to the ground, all signs of life gone.
From the moment the three attacked to the moment all perished, only two breaths of time had passed.
The wind and snow continued to howl, but the scene fell into deathly silence.
“Senior, having killed members of the Beiming Divine Clan, they will never let this rest,” Ling Shuang quickly calmed herself and reminded him.
“I know.”
Chen Ping replied indifferently. “I had no wish to cause trouble, yet trouble always finds me. Since enmity has been formed, so be it. As long as they do not block my path to obtain the herb, I cannot be bothered with them. If they come again… I will simply kill them.”
His tone was mild, yet it carried unquestionable confidence and decisive killing intent.
“Let us go. Continue forward. Find the Blood Soul Cold Pool as quickly as possible.”
Chen Ping spared no further glance at the three corpses. With a sweep of his sleeve, he took the two with him and sped deeper into the ice plain.
As expected, the Beiming Divine Clan’s response came faster than anticipated.
Chen Ping and his companions had travelled less than a thousand li from the three warriors’ bodies when a sharp piercing sound came from behind.
It was not the sound of wind and snow but the shrill whistle of a specially made ice-crystal signal arrow tearing through the air. Its penetrating power was extreme, capable of travelling hundreds of li across the empty ice plain.
“They are quick.”
Chen Ping did not turn his head. His divine sense had already fully captured the situation behind.
Five ice-blue streaks of light pursued at astonishing speed. Each streak enveloped a fully armed Beiming Divine Clan warrior.
They stood on specially crafted ice-crystal boards that produced almost no friction with the ice surface, making their speed more than thirty percent faster than ordinary flight.
The leader was exceptionally tall, wielding a double-bladed ice axe. His aura had reached the peak of the Fifth Grade Heavenly Immortal realm.
The other four were all at the Fourth Grade Heavenly Immortal realm, spreading out in a fan formation. Clearly, they were a well-trained pursuit and hunting squad.
“Intruders ahead, halt immediately and submit to capture!”
An angry shout carried through the wind and snow, filled with unquestionable command. “For killing our clan’s patrol guards, your crime deserves ten thousand deaths! Surrender without resistance, and perhaps a whole corpse may be spared!”
Chen Ping did not slow his pace. He merely said calmly to the Red Cloud Demon Lord and Ling Shuang, “You two continue ahead along the original route. I will handle this.”
“Senior, take care.”
Ling Shuang glanced at him with concern, then accelerated forward without hesitation.
The Red Cloud Demon Lord followed. He knew Chen Ping was more than capable against these small fry.
Only then did Chen Ping slowly turn around. He stood alone amid the raging blizzard, his white robes and black hair fluttering fiercely in the gale. His expression remained calm as he watched the five divine clan warriors rapidly approaching.
Fifty zhang, thirty zhang, ten zhang!
Seeing that Chen Ping not only refused to flee but stopped to await them, a flicker of surprise passed through the leader’s eyes, quickly replaced by rage.
On the Eternal Ice Plain, no outsider had ever dared to provoke the divine clan’s authority in such a manner!
“Form the Mysterious Ice Dragon-Trapping Array!” he roared. His double-bladed ice axe slammed fiercely into the ice surface.
“Boom!”
The ice layer exploded. Five massive ice pillars shot skyward from around Chen Ping, each pillar covered in densely packed ancient divine runes.
These pillars did not remain stationary. They began rotating at high speed, whipping up ferocious ice-blade storms that trapped Chen Ping at the centre.
At the same time, a powerful magnetic field formed between the pillars. Heavy gravitational pressure bore down. An ordinary Heavenly Immortal cultivator caught in this array would probably struggle even to stand.
The other four warriors each took a position, forming hand seals. Ice-attribute immortal power poured wildly into the array.
The array’s light blazed brightly. The temperature plummeted sharply. Even the moisture in the air instantly condensed into fine ice crystals that attached to Chen Ping’s protective spiritual light, constantly eroding and thickening in an attempt to freeze him completely.
“Somewhat interesting.”
Chen Ping regarded the rotating ice pillars and complex divine runes around him with mild interest. “Still, far too weak.”
He did not even draw his Dragon-Slaying Sword from its sheath.
