Chapter 518 - 293_2

"This is a Spirit Talisman, usually used for Artifact Refining or Alchemy, though only of the Seventh Grade, it contains an abundant cold aura!"

"Something’s off, this isn’t a Seventh Grade Spirit Talisman, but a Sixth Grade one."

Immediately, someone below the stage recognized that the talisman Gu Xue’Er used was no ordinary Spirit Talisman, but a Sixth Grade one. Those present at the mountaintop plaza to watch the battle today were no ordinary people.

In an instant, someone realized the intention behind Gu Xue’Er’s action. She intended to finish the battle quickly, planning to directly arrange a Grand Array using the cold aura from these five special Spirit Talismans.

"Not good, Gu Xue’Er intends to finish this quickly!"

Seeing this, someone from the Li Family spoke with concern.

"No need to worry, Wang Chan won’t be fooled by such a trick."

Li Changshan spoke resolutely, while Li Yao was also full of confidence. With Wang Chan’s sharp judgment of the situation earlier, both held great confidence in Su Mu.

However, before the words were fully spoken...

Su Mu on the field remained indifferent, allowing Gu Xue’Er to unleash all the cold aura from the five special Spirit Talismans, causing a whirlwind of snow and wind.

Then, under the stunned watch of the crowd, the cold aura enveloped the entire scene, a familiar sight replayed, as the cold aura quickly churned on the stage, and mysterious array patterns were sketched under Gu Xue’Er’s hands making seals.

In a flash.

Oddly shaped ice crystals emerged from the ground, and then a heavy, oppressive aura swept across, instantly forming a prison on the ground swallowing Su Mu’s figure.

Gulp.

Li Changshan stood frozen, swallowed, and felt the gazes of numerous Li Family disciples and others around him turn toward him simultaneously.

He felt his cheeks burning, as if slapped countless times in an instant.

Just seconds ago, he had confidently declared Wang Chan couldn’t be fooled, but the next moment it was a slap in the face as Wang Chan allowed Gu Xue’Er to set up the Grand Array.

Even though the power of this Grand Array couldn’t match that when fighting Tao Xinglie, breaking such an array would undoubtedly require considerable effort.

"What is Wang Chan doing? Allowing Gu Xue’Er to set up a Grand Array?"

"This Grand Array nearly defeated Tao Xinglie, isn’t Wang Chan a bit too arrogant?"

After a moment of shock, the audience below showed looks of surprise and suspicion, as the cold aura had already obscured everyone’s vision, making it impossible to see the situation on stage.

"Could Wang Chan really be this cocky?!"

In the midst of the cold aura, at the array’s core, Gu Xue’Er was also momentarily stunned. She had so easily managed to set up the Grand Array without any sign of Wang Chan trying to stop her.

Coming back to her senses, a trace of annoyance surfaced on Gu Xue’Er’s pretty face. Wang Chan’s actions clearly showed she was being underestimated.

"Ms. Hongtang, it seems you misjudged this time!"

There was a trace of anger in Gu Xue’Er’s voice. Although she had indeed lost to Tao Xinglie, both of them being Daoist Cultivators, Tao Xinglie had many means of protecting himself within the array, with powerful Spiritual Power to resist the array’s Spiritual Power attacks.

Whereas Wang Chan was merely a Martial Artist, he would pay the price for his arrogance!

As Gu Xue’Er’s mind moved, the Grand Array instantly erupted with a mountain-like heaviness. Within it, Su Mu felt as if an invisible force weighing thousands of pounds pressed upon him.

Moreover, Su Mu’s eyes slightly flickered, clearly sensing his internal power seemed to be gradually sealed and then stripped away, while within the snowstorm, waves of intangible Spiritual Power surged towards him.

"Body stagnation, power stripping, Spiritual Power assault. The rise and fall... this is the dreadfulness of the Fortification Array."

The next moment, Gu Xue’Er began gesturing.

As cold air frantically surged, a giant Ice Sword about a yard long, exuding a bone-piercing cold, condensed and, upon Gu Xue’Er’s low exhalation of ’Hurry,’ shot forth like an arrow from a string.

Under the augmentation of the Grand Array, the Ice Sword streaked through the sky, appearing suddenly in front of a seemingly stagnant figure and magnifying infinitely in his eyes.

Until the Ice Sword appeared before Su Mu’s eyes, a low humming sound belatedly echoed in the sky.

This sword was astonishingly fast, with incredibly frightening coldness.

Even if Guo Zhen were entrapped in the Grand Array, he might still have to use his full strength to face this sword, not daring to underestimate it in the slightest.

But alas...

This stunning and terrifying sword, which could make those watching below feel a chill, failed to entirely shine, being nonchalantly pinched off by someone.

"Too slow."

Su Mu lifted his right hand, seemingly slow, yet intercepting ahead of its time, extending before himself. His long right index and middle fingers lightly clasped the sword tip, speaking calmly.

The Cold Ice Sword halted suspended at Su Mu’s fingertips, as dragon roars resounded, and a force unimaginable to ordinary people surged from these two fingers.

"You... weren’t you affected?"

Gu Xue’Er watched as Su Mu effortlessly grasped her sword, and shock flashed across her beautiful eyes. Suddenly, she formed a gesture to retract the Cold Ice Sword.

Su Mu cooperated, letting go, allowing Gu Xue’Er to withdraw her Cold Ice Sword. The Grand Array’s cold aura grew even more violent, and even heavier Five Elements power crushed down on Su Mu’s body.

In the tenth of an instant, Gu Xue’Er, without anyone noticing when, appeared behind Su Mu, thrusting a sword directly at the back of his head.

A soft glow circulated Su Mu’s skin, dissolving the Grand Array’s power. With a slight turn of his head, he narrowly dodged the sword, as the cold aura swirled with the sword light lifting Su Mu’s hair.

"Still too slow."

Su Mu glanced at the Ice Sword passing by his side and remarked again.

To an outsider unaware of the situation, one might mistakenly believe the Grand Array’s master was Su Mu, not Gu Xue’Er.

Gu Xue’Er trembled slightly, her form flickering as she continuously attacked Su Mu from every angle. Under the array’s enhancement, her attack speed grew increasingly faster and more cunning.

The Ice Sword was so swift that it dragged visible afterimages in the air, sword light weaving into a net.

Before one sword ever fully landed, the next one arrived.

But...

"Too slow."

"Still too slow..."

Su Mu moved like an exceptionally agile deer among trees, sometimes like a spirit ape, a mountain finch, or a flying cicada, his gestures vivid and lifelike, his steps barely shifting.

Yet he managed to evade every one of Gu Xue’Er’s strikes, not allowing even the slightest touch on his clothing.

"Damn it..."

Just as Gu Xue’Er cursed in frustration.

Suddenly...

Su Mu finally acted, raising his right hand in a virtual grasp, seizing a near-looking gold light.

It was an entirely pale-golden dragon-headed long spear.

But...

A piercing brilliance all too familiar to Gu Xue’Er erupted from it.

"Buzz!"

A terrifying edge burst forth from the spear, making the world seem to pause. Dazzling golden light emerged beneath the skin, flowing through every inch of flesh.

A fierce water ape’s shadow appeared behind Su Mu.

The next moment.

The robust Water Ape Gang Force erupted like a volcano, pouring frenziedly into the spear in his grip.

Then Su Mu struck with the spear.

At this moment, in Gu Xue’Er’s eyes, Wang Chan’s figure seemed to overlap with Guo Zhen’s.

The heavy cold aura crumbled utterly before this terrifying edge, jagged ice crystals shattered, and the cold aura churned as if something inside sought to break free.

"Look, there’s movement."

"Such swiftness, surely Wang Chan has been defeated!"

The crowd below held their breath, eyes firmly fixed on the unfolding events on stage.

As the cold aura on stage dispersed.

A solitary figure stood proudly there, while at a distance from this figure, Gu Xue’Er sat kneeling on the ground, her expression deeply shaken.