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Just then, in the snow not far ahead, the space rippled slightly like water. Right after that, three figures emerged without warning. They blocked the path that Bibi Dong and Hu Liena were attempting to flee along. The leader of the group was Tang Chen. What truly made Bibi Dong's pupils contract and her blood nearly freeze were the two figures standing behind Tang Chen. They were emitting an earth-shattering chill. On the left side stood an exquisite white-haired woman. She had a tall figure and a beautiful face that looked as cold as eternal ice.
Her gaze was indifferent as she looked down upon all living beings. Just by standing there, the space around her naturally condensed into countless beautiful ice crystals and snowflakes. She looked like the absolute ruler of ice and snow, the very incarnation of winter. On the right side was a massive giant scorpion. Its entire body looked like it was carved from emerald jade.
Its scorpion body was slender and covered in a crystal-clear carapace. The stinger at its tail flickered with a scary emerald cold light. Its pair of giant pincers opened and closed slightly, causing a terrifying cold energy and a sharp aura to fill the air. Its emerald eyes were now fixed tightly on Bibi Dong, filled with a fierce aura.
These two were the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress, two of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North. Suddenly, an unprecedented sense of crisis pierced into Bibi Dong's heart like a sharp ice pick. Facing the greatly changed expression of Bibi Dong, Tang Chen did not say much. He simply raised his right hand slowly and let out a clear, majestic, low shout.
Bibi Dong, take another move from me! This is the Pride of the Two Ice and Snow Empresses!
The moment his voice fell, the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress behind him moved at the exact same time. There was no earth-shattering roar, nor was there any complicated gathering of spirit power. The Snow Empress extended her flawless hand, which seemed completely capable of freezing time and space itself. At the same time, the Ice Empress raised its emerald crystal scorpion pincer, which contained a deep coldness capable of tearing everything apart.
The two forces of Ultimate Ice came from the same source, yet they possessed distinct characteristics. Now, they collided, converged, and bound together like two surging rivers of ice and snow. A strange resonance echoed loudly between heaven and earth. Dazzling white light and deep emerald light frantically intertwined, rotated, and then underwent a complete fusion.
In the blink of an eye, a terrifying ice storm vortex with a diameter of over a hundred meters formed right in front of Tang Chen. The core of this vortex was the Snow Empress's pure and flawless Ultimate Snow, while the outer layer was bound with the Ice Empress's incomparably sharp Ultimate Ice. The pure white and emerald lights were no longer separate. They were inside each other, forming a perfect, terrifying balance and amplification. In the next second, the ice storm vortex spun frantically. Wherever it passed, the space was completely frozen.
It left behind countless fine, black spatial cracks, which were then instantly sealed shut by the extreme cold. This made a painful cracking sound. The destructive low temperature and the storm's power to tear everything apart combined perfectly, as if they wanted to drag all things in the world into an eternal frozen purgatory.
No!
Witnessing this scene, Bibi Dong's face finally changed completely. All color drained away from her face, leaving only boundless horror and despair. She recognized this power. Its might had likely touched the threshold of the God rank.
My spirit power is almost exhausted. Am I really going to perish here today?
With a deep sigh, the ice storm vortex, which was rapidly expanding and swallowing everything, was reflected clearly in Bibi Dong's purple-black pupils. Along with it was Tang Chen's terrifyingly calm figure standing right behind it. She knew that all her struggles and trump cards seemed so pale and powerless at this exact moment.
It seems I can only use the Undying Body.
At the critical moment of life and death, Bibi Dong's thoughts became extremely calm. The purple-black phantom of the Soul Eating Spider Emperor around her body suddenly twisted and contracted. Then, a dark green light that was colder, more deathly, and carried a thick aura of decay burst directly from her body.
Spirit Switch, Death Spider Emperor!
Her body shape changed accordingly. She went from the sinister half-human, half-spider form to the heavier Death Spider Emperor True Body. She now had a dark emerald carapace and a gray mist of death surrounding her entire form. Her aura also shifted from the sinister and deceptive nature of the Rakshasa to pure death and decay. At the moment of this spirit switch and aura transformation, the deepest ninth spirit ring on her body suddenly lit up with an eerie, blood-red light.
Ninth Spirit Skill, Undying Body!
This was the strongest life-saving divine skill of Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor Spirit. It was also one of her greatest reliance's for traveling across the continent safely. Unless it was an opponent at the God rank, she could not be killed easily. When activated, she could temporarily transform her physical body into a near-immortal state.
As long as her spirit power was not completely exhausted and her soul was not destroyed, she could quickly reassemble and resurrect herself even if her physical body was completely destroyed. In the blink of an eye, the dark emerald Death Spider Emperor True Body became somewhat illusory and transparent under the light of that blood-red spirit ring. She looked as if she existed right between reality and illusion. In the next second, the ice storm vortex crashed into her without any tricks.
A massive boom echoed out. The destructive energy of the extreme cold and the storm instantly swallowed Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor True Body. The terrifying low temperature froze the very space, while the sharp ice blade storm ruthlessly cut through everything in its path.
No, Teacher!
Hu Liena, who was protected safely behind her, let out a heart-wrenching scream. The massive emerald spider body rapidly disintegrated in the fierce ice storm like a simple sandcastle. The thick carapace was frozen, cracked, and peeled off completely. The eight spider legs were ground into tiny fragments. Her massive body was torn with terrifying gashes that were deep enough to see bone. The whole process was suffocating fast.
The attacks were more than sufficient to kill any Titled Douluo countless times over, and they were all poured directly onto Bibi Dong's body. However, just a moment before the broken body was about to be completely torn apart and turned into ice dust, a sharp shout that sounded like a soul's roar came from the center of the storm.
Nana, go!
Immediately after, a soft but irresistible purple-black power suddenly erupted from Bibi Dong's mangled remains. It violently pushed Hu Liena toward the rear. This power skillfully avoided the core area of the ice storm. It carried Hu Liena away like a shooting star as she was thrown over a thousand meters away.
She finally crashed heavily onto the edge of a relatively intact mountain forest. At the exact same moment Hu Liena was pushed away, the ice storm vortex completely crushed through everything. A soft puff sound was heard. Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor True Body, along with her human body within, shattered like a fallen glass doll.
It exploded into countless fragments that shimmered with purple-black spots of light. There was no flesh and blood flying around. Those fragments were more like condensations of pure energy and soul, flying in all directions within the ice and snow storm. But strangely, these fragments did not completely vanish from sight. At the center of the explosion, a point of incredibly deep purple light stubbornly shone.
It was like a lighthouse in a dark storm, emitting a thick wave of vitality and soul fluctuations. All the scattered fragments were faintly drawn by that purple light and began to slowly converge toward it. This was precisely Bibi Dong's Ninth Spirit Skill, the Undying Body, taking full effect. As long as she was given enough time, she could reshape her body and resurrect.
As expected of the Undying Body. Unfortunately, I do not intend to give you a chance to start over.
Seeing this, Tang Chen's cold voice rang out clearly in the aftermath of the storm. He was not surprised at all by this outcome. He only showed an indifference that had long been expected. As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand gently grasped at the void.
A bright buzz sounded out. A dazzling golden light bloomed in his palm, and the proud sound of a dragon's roar echoed loudly through the clouds. Suddenly, a long spear appeared in his hand. It looked like it was cast from pure gold with an ancient and magnificent design.
A lifelike dragon pattern was wrapped around its shaft. The spear shaft vibrated slightly, and a boundless dragon's might and an invincible, sharp aura filled the air. This power even forced back and melted the surrounding ice and snow. Holding the golden dragon spear, Tang Chen's gaze suddenly became incomparably sharp. He no longer held anything back, as if some heavy shackles within his body had been completely broken.
Ring Explosion!
A low but heaven-and-earth-shaking shout erupted from his throat. Eight consecutive loud bangs rang out from mid-air, shaking the soul. The eight spirit rings surrounding Tang Chen all erupted with a brilliant golden light at the exact same time, and then they shattered with a loud bang. The vast spirit power contained within those spirit rings was completely ignited, released, and fed back into himself in an instant.
This was the secret technique of the Clear Sky Sect and a life-risking forbidden art. The power increase from each shattered spirit ring was absolutely terrifying, and Tang Chen was now performing an eight-ring ring explosion. An indescribably vast energy exploded within his body like the very beginning of the universe.
Tang Chen's aura soared frantically like a rocket, instantly breaking through the normal limits of mortals. The space around his body twisted violently, with fine golden electric arcs and the azure light of life intertwining together. A pressure that stood far above a super Douluo and touched upon another level of existence swept through the heaven and earth.
This was the God rank, although it was only a temporary elevation achieved by forcefully using the power of the Ring Explosion. But at this exact moment, Tang Chen truly possessed power comparable to the God rank for a short time. Without any hesitation, at the moment his power reached its absolute peak, Tang Chen's arm muscles bulged greatly.
He poured all the violent energy from the Ring Explosion directly into the golden dragon spear in his hand. A loud roar resounded. Suddenly, the golden dragon spear erupted with a sun-like dazzling golden light. The dragon pattern on the spear seemed to come alive completely, letting out earth-shaking dragon roars.
Go!
Tang Chen exhaled and shouted loudly. His arm turned into a golden afterimage as he fiercely hurled the golden dragon spear toward the purple core a thousand meters away that was struggling to gather its fragments. A giant roar echoed. The moment the golden dragon spear left his hand, it shone with brilliant golden light. It directly transformed into a baring-claws-and-fangs golden dragon that was purely composed of destructive energy.
The dragon was a hundred meters long and looked completely lifelike. Its eyes burned with bright golden flames. It carried a supreme majesty that could pierce through all defenses in the world and annihilate all undying things. It sliced through the sky at a speed that exceeded thought.
Wherever it passed, the space was plowed into a deep black trench that could not heal for a long time. Below it, the earth was torn into deep tracks by the invisible pressure of the spear. That single point of purple light attempting to be reborn was as tiny as a firefly before the massive golden dragon.
No!
A soul-shaking scream of utter horror from Bibi Dong came from within the purple light. She felt the true aura of death, a complete lock-on and the total erasure of her soul. However, it was all too late now. A soft puncture sound was heard.
There was no earth-shattering explosion this time. There was only a slight sound of penetration that seemed to echo deep within everyone's soul. The golden dragon hit the purple light with pinpoint accuracy, the dragon's head passing through it without any obstruction.
The purple light flickered violently, making a crisp sound like glass shattering, and then it completely dimmed and was annihilated. The countless purple-black fragments that were originally being drawn to it also lost all vitality at the exact same time. They turned into tiny specks of light dust and dissipated into the air.
Bibi Dong's soul and physical body were directly pierced and then completely pulverized by the golden dragon spear's attack power. This power was comparable to the God rank and possessed the unique characteristic of purging evil and complete annihilation. However, the power of the golden dragon spear went far beyond that. After crushing the purple core, its momentum did not stop at all. It crashed heavily onto the earth like a falling star.
A massive rumble shook the world. The ground shook violently and the mountains swayed. The heavens fell and the earth rent apart. Centered on the exact point where the spear tip landed, a massive sinkhole with a diameter of over a thousand meters and a bottomless depth was suddenly formed.
A terrifying shockwave swept out in a large ring. Wherever it passed, hills collapsed instantly, giant rocks turned to fine powder, forests were uprooted, and tectonic plates were forcibly torn apart. Nearby rivers were instantly cut off and diverted, and they even experienced a brief backflow. Dust mixed with energy turbulence soared high into the sky, forming a massive mushroom cloud that completely blotted out the sun.
The entire area seemed to have experienced an apocalyptic natural disaster. Meanwhile, far away in the Angel Secret Realm of Spirit City, this was not a scene of the mortal world. The massive hall was constructed entirely of brilliant golden patterns. The towering dome seemed to have no end at all, and soft, sacred golden light fell from an unknown source.
The air was filled with a warm, bright, and majestic aura, with faint, holy chants echoing softly. This was the trial grounds for the Angel God's legacy. Isolated completely from the world, only the purest light spirit power could endure here. In the center of the secret realm, right in front of a massive statue of the Angel God, Qian Renxue was closing her eyes and concentrating deeply.
She was undergoing a critical part of the Angel God trial. Her golden hair moved without any wind, and she was enveloped in a faint golden halo. The phantom of a Seraphim flickered right behind her, looking sacred and solemn. However, at a certain moment, she felt a sharp pain.
Ugh!
Qian Renxue, who was sitting quietly, suddenly groaned. Her delicate body trembled uncontrollably, and then the golden halo around her became momentarily chaotic. The golden Angel Brand on her forehead, which represented the Angel legacy, also dimmed for a brief instant.
Xiao Xue, what is wrong?
Qian Daoliu immediately noticed the abnormality. With a quick flash of his figure, he appeared right beside Qian Renxue. His tone carried obvious concern. The Angel God trial was of utmost importance and could not afford any mistakes at all.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue gently covered her heart, her eyebrows furrowed tightly together. A trace of confusion and deep unease appeared on her exquisite face. Her gaze was somewhat vacant, as if she were reminiscing about the past.
Grandpa, I suddenly feel very uncomfortable. My heart feels completely empty and painful. This strange feeling, I seem to have only felt it once when I was very young, on the day my father left.