Chapter 179: Clash of Ice and Flame

If it was not the Cryo Sovereign, then who else could it be?

A hint of vigilance appeared in Ye Shiyuan’s eyes as he looked at him.

"Senior, what brings you here?"

"I naturally came to find you. From the moment you entered the Frostfall Dominion, I could already sense that you are not ordinary."

Ye Shiyuan pressed his lips together.

He did not show any fear just because the person in front of him was the Cryo Sovereign.

"There is a power within you that clashes with mine, or rather, it makes me feel somewhat afraid."

The Cryo Sovereign spoke plainly, without hiding anything.

Although it sounded unbelievable, that feeling would not deceive him, especially now.

After leaving the Frostfall Dominion, that sensation had become even more pronounced.

"Senior is joking. I only cultivated for a little over ten years. How could I possibly make Senior feel fear?"

"What a pity. Someone else got to you first. If I had met you earlier, I would have personally raised you and had you inherit my power."

The Cryo Sovereign said this without the slightest reservation.

Ye Shiyuan’s expression did not change. "Master is better than me."

"In the current situation, he is indeed better than you. But I worry that he, a delicate young boy, may not be able to endure it until the end. After all, the process is truly painful."

The Cryo Sovereign was certain that Bai He possessed the ability to inherit his power, but given his status, he had likely never suffered much since childhood.

As the process progressed and the pain became more extreme, how would he endure it without giving up?

Everything so far was merely a small test.

"Master will persist."

Ye Shiyuan firmly believed it.

Bai He might appear delicate, but his personality was anything but.

He was strong, even stronger than himself.

The Cryo Sovereign naturally did not understand why Ye Shiyuan trusted Bai He so much.

After landing on the ground, he smiled faintly. "Let me take a look at the Dawnmaker Divine Sword. Is that alright?"

Ye Shiyuan agreed to this request.

It was not much of a demand.

He only wanted to see it.

When Ye Shiyuan drew the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, the Cryo Sovereign’s gaze deepened.

The wound on his arm seemed to ache faintly.

Many years ago, he had been injured by the Dawnmaker Divine Sword.

The wound had taken several hundred years to fully heal, yet he still seemed to feel pain from it, perhaps only a psychological effect.

His eyes remained fixed on it. "What a fine Dawnmaker Divine Sword. Over all these years, the only thing I have ever lost to is this sword."

The Cryo Sovereign would never admit that he had lost to the sword’s wielder.

It was only because of this sword that he had lost by a single move.

"Take that sword and fight me," the Cryo Sovereign suddenly said.

He wanted to see whether the Dawnmaker Divine Sword still possessed the same power as before.

Even if it did, the current him would absolutely not lose.

"Senior, as the current wielder of the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, I’m naturally not your opponent."

The Cryo Sovereign snorted coldly. "What are you afraid of? I am not trying to take your life. If I spar with you without taking your life, is that not something worth being pleased about? You should understand that at your current level of cultivation, what you lack is precisely battles against true experts. And I am giving you this opportunity."

Since the Cryo Sovereign had put it this way, even if Ye Shiyuan did not want to agree, he likely had no choice.

While holding the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, this was his first time truly engaging in combat with another person.

Even when facing someone like the Cryo Sovereign, deep down, Ye Shiyuan actually felt a trace of excitement, and even his fighting spirit surged.

This was not within the Frostfall Dominion.

Here, he could fully unleash his strength.

Xu Feng raised his head and watched the two figures clashing fiercely in the air, going back and forth without pause.

His eyes widened in amazement.

This was truly a rare sight.

The Cryo Sovereign controlled the power of profound ice, representing the ultimate yin and softness, while Ye Shiyuan as the master of the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, embodied the ultimate yang and purity.

Ye Shiyuan swung his sword toward the Cryo Sovereign and the strike forcefully split apart the extreme ice that the Cryo Sovereign had thrown at him.

This did not surprise the Cryo Sovereign at all, because back when he had faced the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, it had been the same.

But this time...

The Cryo Sovereign curled his lips slightly.

Countless shards of ice formed in the air around Ye Shiyuan.

In an instant, all of them shot toward him, leaving him with almost no way to evade.

However, the Cryo Sovereign did not believe that this alone would allow him to win easily.

This person was far from simple.

Not only was his cultivation profound, but his mastery over the Dawnmaker Divine Sword was also extremely high.

Most importantly, he seemed to possess abundant combat experience.

It was hard to imagine that someone so young could already have such rich experience.

With a loud boom, countless shards of ice shattered and dispersed.

A massive figure of a man appeared behind Ye Shiyuan.

His eyes were closed, his expression solemn, and in his hand he held a seemingly illusory Dawnmaker Divine Sword, exuding an overwhelming pressure.

This kind of pressure even startled the Cryo Sovereign.

This was the sword spirit of the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, possessing immense power.

As Ye Shiyuan moved, the sword spirit also raised the illusory blade in his hand and struck toward the Cryo Sovereign.

This scene overlapped with a memory deep within the Cryo Sovereign’s mind.

He suppressed the faint panic rising within him as endless power of extreme cold surged from the entrance of the Frostfall Dominion toward him.