Chapter 418: Ice Burst Technique
By contracting the range of his Domain to increase its defensive power, Yu Tianlin managed to survive that terrifying explosion.
Slowly retracting his Domain, Yu Tianlin glanced over and immediately spotted the small creature at the feet of the five Titan Snow Demons.
Compared to these five Titan Snow Demons, whose heights exceeded sixty meters and even approached one hundred meters, the creature at their feet was truly tiny. Even including its nine tail segments, its body length would not exceed two meters.
That's right. With nine emerald green tail segments, it was precisely an Ice Jade Scorpion.
Yu Tianlin's attention had been focused entirely on the five giants, so he genuinely had not noticed this Ice Jade Scorpion. He had never expected the Ice Jade Scorpion to greet him in such a way.
"What a magnificent Ice Burst. As expected of an Ice Jade Scorpion."
Yu Tianlin slowly spoke while looking at the Ice Jade Scorpion before him.
The explosion's power was immense, and its range was vast. If he had forcefully activated Instant Teleportation at that moment, there was a high chance he would have been caught by the violent blast.
The Ice Jade Scorpion could not speak. After hearing Yu Tianlin's praise, it simply raised its pair of large pincers in a defiant gesture toward him.
The Ice Burst Technique was a unique skill of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, but only a few Ice Jade Scorpions were able to master it. For instance, the Ice Empress did not know this move.
As the name suggested, the Ice Burst Technique's ability was to make ice explode. While this sounded rather ordinary, the power of this move was actually extremely formidable, enough to be called a Divine Skill.
To give a simple example, if the Ice Empress knew this move, she would have the qualifications to challenge the Snow Empress.
Especially in a place like the Extreme North Land, where ice was everywhere, the effect of the Ice Burst Technique could be maximized. The Ice Jade Scorpion before him had a cultivation base of less than twenty thousand years, but relying on the terror of the Ice Burst Technique, it could even defeat an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast. That was why the five Titan Snow Demons stood behind it like subordinates.
After all, cultivation was one aspect, but true combat power was just as important.
After using Ice Burst to stop Yu Tianlin, the Ice Jade Scorpion waved its pincers, signaling the five Titan Snow Demons to surround them and capture Yu Tianlin and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm alive.
The five Titan Snow Demons followed the order and quickly surrounded him.
"It seems a fight is inevitable."
Yu Tianlin tossed the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm aside.
"You be careful."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's combat power was comparable to an ordinary ninety thousand year Spirit Beast, and he also possessed a mimicry Spirit Ability. Unless he faced a super powerhouse, protecting himself would not be an issue.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nodded repeatedly, then quickly concealed his figure using mimicry.
After getting rid of the burden that was the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, Yu Tianlin immediately drew the Dragon Slaying Saber from his back.
He merely wanted to leave with the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, yet these fellows insisted on blocking him. In that case, he could only resolve the situation through combat.
This location was essentially the border of the Extreme North Land. The Snow Empress should not come here, so fighting without restraint would be fine.
Holding this thought, Yu Tianlin slashed his saber toward the Titan Snow Demon closest to him.
This Titan Snow Demon was the weakest among them, possessing only sixty thousand years of cultivation. Its subconscious attempt to raise its arm to block was useless. Yu Tianlin directly severed the arm and, taking advantage of the momentum, knocked it down.
Even though Yu Tianlin's Dragon Slaying Saber was currently unsharpened, it was still a Divine Artifact, and its effect against Spirit Beasts with cultivation below a hundred thousand years was still outstanding.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
The fall of their companion stimulated the remaining four Titan Snow Demons. The originally snow white fur on their bodies turned blood red at a visible speed, and their aura rapidly climbed as the color of their fur changed.
This should be a skill similar to berserkification.
The four Titan Snow Demons went berserk and launched a siege against Yu Tianlin. Fists the size of small hills continuously rained down, pounding the ice surface and sending ice shards flying everywhere, creating an astonishing display of power.
However, Yu Tianlin did not pay much attention to the attacks of these Titan Snow Demons. His focus remained entirely on the Ice Jade Scorpion.
"Sure enough, once we engage in close combat, it won't activate Ice Burst."
Kicking away a punch aimed at him, Yu Tianlin glanced at the Ice Jade Scorpion through a gap between the Titan Snow Demons.
Among the Spirit Beasts present, the only one Yu Tianlin truly cared about was the Ice Jade Scorpion that could use the Ice Burst Technique. Precisely because of this, he actively engaged the Titan Snow Demons in combat, thereby indirectly preventing the Ice Jade Scorpion from using Ice Burst.
Under the siege of the Titan Snow Demons, Yu Tianlin appeared to be struggling, but in reality, he was constantly searching for an opportunity, subtly shifting the battlefield toward the Ice Jade Scorpion's location.
After sidestepping another punch, a sharp light flashed in Yu Tianlin's eyes. The Dragon Slaying Saber erupted with dazzling light, and as its power was activated, Yu Tianlin swept it horizontally.
Under Yu Tianlin's sudden burst of power, the Titan Snow Demon in front of him could not react in time. Its left leg was instantly severed, and its remaining right leg could not support its massive body alone. It inevitably fell to one side, revealing the Ice Jade Scorpion behind it.
Yu Tianlin immediately charged toward the Ice Jade Scorpion.
Though startled, the Ice Jade Scorpion remained calm. It pressed its large pincers onto the ice surface and quickly injected a stream of emerald green light. At the same time, it flicked its tail hook and stabbed toward Yu Tianlin.
The familiar Ice Burst was activated again. However, because the distance was too short this time, the Ice Jade Scorpion feared injuring itself, so the power of the Ice Burst was much lower than before. Yu Tianlin did not even activate his Domain. He resisted it purely with his physical body and rushed out of the Ice Burst's range.
As for the Ice Jade Scorpion's tail hook, it did stab Yu Tianlin's body, but it only scratched sparks against the Dragon scales covering his skin and failed to break through his defense.
Instead, Yu Tianlin retaliated with a backhand slash, using the Dragon Slaying Saber to sever the Ice Jade Scorpion's tail.
The tail segments of the Ice Jade Scorpion represented their cultivation. For example, those below a hundred thousand years had nine segments, while those that reached a hundred thousand years had eight segments. The Ice Empress, who was extremely close to four hundred thousand years, only had five tail segments.
Therefore, the tail was extremely important to the Ice Jade Scorpion. Having it suddenly severed by Yu Tianlin caused the Ice Jade Scorpion immense pain, making it temporarily lose the power to resist and allowing Yu Tianlin to grab hold of its body.
Although its strength was formidable because of the Ice Burst Technique, its actual cultivation was less than twenty thousand years. Once it fell into Yu Tianlin's hands, he could crush it to death whenever he wished.
This Ice Jade Scorpion clearly realized this point and began struggling frantically. Unfortunately, it was useless. It could not even break through the defense of the Dragon scales on Yu Tianlin's body.
As for the Ice Burst Technique, it was currently being held by Yu Tianlin. If it activated the move now, it was uncertain whether Yu Tianlin would die, but it would definitely be blown up itself.
Having dealt with the Ice Jade Scorpion that could use the Ice Burst Technique, Yu Tianlin had successfully broken the situation this time. He no longer needed to bother with the remaining three big fools.
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