Chapter 78: Ice Illusion Body
Feeling the sharp wind behind him, Xiao Yuan's expression remained calm as his Dou Qi robe appeared, followed by a punch aimed at Tutor Ruo Lin.
Seeing this, Tutor Ruo Lin was somewhat surprised. Her attack was certainly one that could be a lifesaver, yet Xiao Yuan only formed the Dou Qi robe to defend. Did he think his attack could actually threaten her?
Although Tutor Ruo Lin couldn't fully see through Xiao Yuan's abilities, she didn't dare to take things lightly.
"Unloading Water Mirror!"
With a soft shout, a massive surge of light blue Dou Qi erupted from her palm, forming an elliptical blue water mirror in front of her.
The Unloading Water Mirror was a defensive Dou Skill that could only be mastered by those who practiced Water-attribute Dou Qi. It was a high-level Yellow Rank technique, not very powerful but extremely practical. Many strong cultivators skilled in Water-attribute Dou Qi could create water mirrors that reduced the impact of attacks.
The water mirror was about half a meter thick, reflecting both red and blue lights under the sunset.
However, upon seeing this, Xiao Yuan's mouth curled into an eerie smile.
He abruptly stopped his forward motion, then ducked under the whip that deviated far from his back. Next, his palm glowed with black light as it pierced directly into the water mirror.
When Tutor Ruo Lin saw Xiao Yuan effortlessly thrust his palm into the water mirror, she was momentarily stunned, and then her expression changed.
Black light spread from Xiao Yuan's palm, soon turning the blue water mirror a dark blue.
At the same time, Tutor Ruo Lin clearly sensed that her control over the mirror was weakening!
What was going on?
The crowd watching the scene was also staring in astonishment at Xiao Yuan.
Faced with a Da Dou Shi-level opponent, Xiao Yuan not only initiated an attack but appeared to have some effect!
The freezing black Dou Qi quickly lowered the temperature of the water mirror, and soon, the dark blue water mirror slowly froze into an ice mirror. Tutor Ruo Lin lost all control over it!
Forming the Ice Mirror, explode!
After a low growl in his mind, the dark blue ice mirror exploded with a bang, turning into countless flying ice shards.
Immediately after, Xiao Yuan's hands flashed with seals, and the ice shards, as if pulled by an invisible force, flew toward him, forming crescent-shaped ice blades that spun around his body.
Soon after, these ice blades connected with one another, creating a spiral ice blade storm.
Xuan Ice Spiral Kill!
Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand and pressed downward toward the air, sending the ice blade storm forward.
Seeing the powerful attack, the onlookers were astonished.
Such a terrifying attack, just a slight touch would leave them heavily injured!
As a tutor at the academy, Tutor Ruo Lin naturally had great insight. She immediately recognized that this was likely a high-level Xuan Rank Dou Skill!
Moreover, with the assistance of the Dou Qi from her water mirror, its power had exceeded the limit that Xiao Yuan, a one-star Dou Shi, could wield.
Even though she was a five-star Da Dou Shi, she had to take such an attack seriously!
Ruo Lin pursed her lips slightly, took a deep breath, and then tightly gripped her blue whip. The deep blue Dou Qi surged into the whip, and with a sudden burst, it shot out.
A massive wave of blue energy swirled like a fountain, twisting in mid-air. Moments later, it condensed into a giant water snake about three to four meters long.
Upon the appearance of the water snake, it reared its head toward the sky, releasing a silent roar. Water droplets fell from its body, drenching the ground.
Seeing the enormous water snake, the onlookers at Jialan Academy couldn't help but cry out in surprise:
"Xuan Rank Intermediate Dou Skill: Water Mandala?"
"My god, the tutor actually used this technique! It looks like your Xiao Yuan is in for quite a rough time now."
Snow Ni shook her head in astonishment, sighing as she spoke to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu, however, wasn't particularly worried about Xiao Yuan's safety.
Back at the academy, she had once had the fortune to see Tutor Ruo Lin fully unleash the "Water Mandala" technique. At that time, the water snake created by the Dou Qi had been seven to eight meters long, far beyond the smaller version here.
If it were against an ordinary person, Tutor Ruo Lin's mercy wouldn't be a problem.
But against Xiao Yuan?
He was in for a tough time!
While everyone was still shocked, the water snake, under Tutor Ruo Lin's control, charged toward the deep blue ice blade storm that Xiao Yuan had sent out.
"Boom!"
The two attacks collided, creating a strong shockwave that pushed many of the onlookers back. Xiao Yan, standing at a distance and using his Fire Palm to briefly interfere with Tutor Ruo Lin's whip, raised his arm to block the impact.
"Teacher, is Third Brother alright?" Xiao Yan quietly asked in his mind.
"Hehe, the Jialan Academy tutor is probably going to lose. From what I know of your Third Brother, based on my understanding, this high-level Xuan Rank Dou Skill is either for deciding the winner or has some other purpose. It definitely wasn't used to engage in a direct attack. Just wait and see!"
Yao Lao was silent for a moment, then seemed to speak with some teasing tone.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, carefully watching his Third Brother's back.
Since coming back from his trip, Third Brother had become even more mysterious!
Crack!
The sound of ice breaking echoed, and Tutor Ruo Lin's lips curled into a slight smile.
The next moment, the huge water snake broke through the ice blade storm, shattering it into a cloud of icy mist. The water snake then slammed into Xiao Yuan, who was still in a position with his palm pushed forward.
Splash!
Water splashed into the air, completely submerging Xiao Yuan's figure.
Seeing the area now obscured by a water curtain, Tutor Ruo Lin smiled slightly. With the power she had controlled, this attack was enough to bring Xiao Yuan down!
"Teacher?"
Xiao Yan was startled when he saw Xiao Yuan take the full force of the Da Dou Shi-level attack with his own body.
"Why don't you use your spiritual perception to take another look?"
Yao Lao's voice rang out immediately.
Xiao Yan quickly followed his advice, expanding his spiritual perception and scanning the area where Xiao Yuan had stood. After a long time, he found nothing!
He then expanded his spiritual perception further and suddenly turned his gaze toward Tutor Ruo Lin's back.
At the same time, Tutor Ruo Lin seemed to sense something, her expression changing slightly. She was about to lash out at her back, but a cold hand lightly pressed against her back.
The chilling sensation made her body tremble slightly.
"Tutor Ruo Lin, looks like this break is really non-negotiable for me."
Xiao Yuan's light laughter echoed throughout the area.
The crowd stared in complete shock at the figure that had appeared behind Ruo Lin without any warning.
"How is this possible?"
Snow Ni grasped Xiao Yu's hand, her face full of disbelief.
Xiao Yuan's performance was truly terrifying!
A Dou Shi had actually dodged an attack from a Da Dou Shi and appeared behind her!
Although Xiao Yuan hadn't struck, and even if he had, it wouldn't have been effective, this still said a lot.
Ruo Lin, too, wore a stunned expression. She clearly hadn't expected Xiao Yuan to possess such strength.
Although she could form a water membrane to defend against his attacks, if Xiao Yuan had had a weapon, just that moment would have been enough to seriously injure her.
This was a one-star Dou Shi? It was more like a nine-star Dou Shi!
Ruo Lin sighed wryly and then helplessly said, "Alright, you win. I'll give you the break."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled and withdrew his hand.
"Hehe, it was just luck. If you had gone all out, I certainly wouldn't have been able to withstand it!"
Xiao Yuan said with a smile.
"You're just a one-star Dou Shi. If I went all out, would that mean I'd have to drag you into Jialan Academy?"
Ruo Lin rolled her eyes and scolded lightly.
"Hehe, thank you, Tutor!"
Xiao Yuan grinned.
Looking at the smiling face of Xiao Yuan, Ruo Lin couldn't stay mad. With a sigh, she asked, "How did you dodge my attack just now?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow and then stopped speaking, standing still.
Immediately, Ruo Lin felt a tap on her shoulder from the other side.
"Hm?"
She turned around to see Xiao Yuan smiling and greeting her.
Seeing this, Ruo Lin's eyes widened slightly, her long eyelashes quivering. She quickly turned back, only to see "Xiao Yuan" still standing in place.
???
After pondering for a moment, she reached out and touched it. The cold sensation was smooth and slippery.
"Is this... ice?"
Ruo Lin said, incredulously.
"Yeah, it's just an illusion body. Eyes can be deceiving."
Xiao Yuan nodded and spoke softly.
Earlier, everyone's attention had been on his Xuan Ice Spiral Kill, so no one had noticed that the figure standing still was just an Ice Illusion Body.
Meanwhile, his real body was hidden inside the Xuan Ice Storm, and as it exploded, he avoided everyone's gaze and appeared behind Tutor Ruo Lin.
It was really quite simple—just the principle of exploiting a visual blind spot.
However, since there was no such theory on the Dou Qi continent, Xiao Yuan seemed to appear and disappear like a ghost.
In reality, under the omniscient view of spiritual perception, Yao Lao had been observing every move of his.
Even so, it was enough to amaze the crowd.
"To think it could be so realistic?"
Ruo Lin asked with a hint of doubt.
"Hehe, the purpose of this Dou Skill is to create a body that's indistinguishable from the real thing. If it wasn't realistic, it would have long been lost."
Xiao Yuan nodded with a smile.
This Ice Illusion Body was a high-level Xuan Rank Dou Skill. It was mainly for self-preservation and was the only Ice-type Dou Skill left by a predecessor from the Monster Beast Mountain. Its value was evident.
(END CHAPTER)
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