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Qian Renxue smiled faintly, feeling a sense of satisfaction. It was the first time in his life that he had experienced a suppression of the same attribute at such a level.
At that moment, he manipulated the snowflakes, isolating the battlefield and suppressing the Snow Empress. This was similar to how Tang San, in the original story, rendered Huo Wu's flame attacks ineffective after using the Flame-Xing Jiao Shu and Bajiao Xuan Bing Ye.
The ultimate cold attribute of the Ten-Winged Fallen Angel Martial Soul surpassed the Snow Empress's ice attribute. Her energy attacks were unable to harm Qian Renxue; instead, she could only rely on physical strength and energy-based solidified attacks.
The sound of shattering snowflakes howled in the Snow Empress's ears, and her vision was completely blocked by the Fallen Angel domain.
Just then, another sound of air being torn apart rang out. The space before her twisted, and a pitch-black fist imprint came hurtling toward her.
From a distance of several kilometers, the soul beasts watching the battle in the Far North saw a figure fly out of the domain, smashing a giant hole into a snow peak.
"Snow Empress sister won!" the Ice Empress cried out excitedly. In her mind, Snow Empress was supreme and unmatched—no one could defeat her.
"Ice Empress, wait, that figure that flew out and struck the mountain… isn't that the human? It seems like it's Snow Empress," Titan Snow Demon King said in confusion, staring at the white figure in the mountain's crater.
"Titan Snow Demon King, what nonsense are you talking about? If your eyes are failing you, go get them checked! How could Snow Empress sister lose?" Ice Empress retorted disdainfully. But when she turned to look at the dark red figure standing in front of the mountain hole, her expression froze in shock.
"Do you still think you can kill me, Snow Empress? Let me tell you, to injure me or kill me, your energy attacks won't work—you need to use physical attacks."
Qian Renxue looked at Snow Empress, who had a clear fist imprint on her chest. He spoke calmly. If his Fallen Angel evolved to ten wings hadn't provided him with such an overwhelming advantage, he would've had to use both Martial Souls and give everything he had. Without the support of her terrain advantage, Snow Empress's combat power was comparable to that of Qian Dao Liu and Poseisi without divine power.
Without the restrictions of the divine realm, Snow Empress, born from the continent, would undoubtedly have the potential to break through to godhood and become one of the highest-tier gods.
"Human, you are the first to leave a scar on my body—and you will be the last!"
Snow Empress completely lost her composure. At the same time, she took in what Qian Renxue had said earlier. A terrifying surge of soul power erupted from her, causing the mountain behind her to collapse.
Once again, the two engaged in battle. Their fists and legs collided, sending powerful soul energy ripples through the air. The core region of the Far North shook, and countless ice crystals were scattered outward, causing explosions in the ice surface and triggering multiple avalanches.
"This human's attacking power can be withstood, but with every strike he lands, he's stealing soul power from me."
Snow Empress muttered to herself, starting to feel uneasy for the first time in the absence of her terrain advantage. She had never faced an opponent like this before.
"Emperor Palm, Great Cold without Snow!"
Emperor Sword, Emperor Palm, Emperor Cold Sky—these were Snow Empress's self-created ultimate techniques. The Emperor Palm was her strongest close-quarters attack.
Snow Empress gathered her immense soul power into her palm, which became so pale that it appeared almost transparent, like a block of ice at sub-zero temperatures. Wherever her hand passed, the air itself almost froze. Even Qian Renxue's current body would have been killed if he tried to take this palm head-on without resisting.
"Xuan Yu Hand."
After defeating Poseisi and Qian Dao Liu, Qian Renxue had taken the time to learn Xuan Tian Gong, and with his top-tier 99-level soul power, he quickly mastered the Xuan Yu Hand technique.
As their palms met, ice-blue light flared, and a massive explosion followed. The impact of their palms clashing caused cracks to appear in the surrounding space. Though Snow Empress's palm shattered Qian Renxue's Xuan Yu Hand into countless cracks, he emerged unharmed.
"Got you!"
At that moment, as Qian Renxue's palm collided with Snow Empress's, his hand transformed into a claw. He slipped his hand through the gaps between her fingers, grabbing her tightly by the wrist.
With his other hand, he swiftly reached out and gripped her neck, while five divine-level wings on his back pressed down with overwhelming force on Snow Empress's other arm, pinning her against a mountain peak. She was unable to struggle free.
"Behave yourself. If you don't want to suffer more, stop moving around. If you do, it will be a quick death for you."
Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes were bloodshot, glaring fiercely at Qian Renxue. She could feel that this human, who was controlling her arms, was continuously draining her soul power. It seemed as though he wanted to empty her entirely.
Having ruled the Far North for so long, Snow Empress had built an iron-clad position and wasn't foolish. Based on what Qian Renxue had said earlier about the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores, she could tell that this human likely aimed to drain her soul power, render her powerless, and then force her to reveal the method of refining a dual soul core. Once she had no more value, he would erase her and take her ring and bones.
"You won't succeed, human!"
"Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Unmatched!"
Snow Empress also gathered ice crystals in her hand, channeling her soul power into her palm, condensing and compressing it into a block before shaping it into a three-foot ice sword.
With a single swing, the sword light flashed white, and the space around them trembled. Qian Renxue immediately loosened his grip and retreated, summoning his five pairs of wings to collide with the sword light, producing a deafening metallic clash.
Before absorbing the soul rings from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and his partner, as well as the right arm bone of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Qian Renxue's wings had already reached the divine level. Now, they also contained the external soul bone from the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, making them harder than anything imaginable. Attacks below the divine level couldn't penetrate them.
Facing Snow Empress's barrage of slashes, Qian Renxue's wings took on countless sword strikes without showing any signs of damage.
"Pitiful struggles. No matter the angle, you're completely suppressed by me."
Qian Renxue's fifth soul ring didn't activate, and like Snow Empress, he transformed his pure soul power into a three-foot-long sword. His sword was pitch black and resembled Snow Empress's in shape, though it had a dark and ominous aura.
"I am Snow Empress, the ruler of the Far North. I will never be defeated!"
Snow Empress continued to charge, her ice sword clashing with the demonic sword, creating flashing sword lights.
After only a few exchanges, a bloodstain appeared on Snow Empress's body, and more followed, spreading across her form. She became increasingly frantic, attacking recklessly, as if determined to sacrifice herself.
After countless exchanges, Snow Empress had multiple bloodstains on her body. The sky in the distance began to lighten, and the sun started to rise. A new day was beginning.
"The sun is rising."
Qian Renxue no longer maintained his flawless, unscathed superiority over Snow Empress. He kept his intact Xuan Yu Hand in one hand while gripping the Emperor Sword with the other. He then used his other hand as a hilt and viciously struck Snow Empress's abdomen.
Snow Empress spat out a large mouthful of ice-blue blood, her body flying backward. Even the Emperor Sword slipped from her hand, carving a trench hundreds of meters long into the ground.
Qian Renxue turned to the pale light of the dawn sky and said, "My Purple Extreme Magic Eyes are just one step away from reaching the fourth level. I'll use this opportunity to break through, greatly enhancing my mental power. Then, I'll search Snow Empress's memories, and finding the knowledge of the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores will be much easier."
(End of Chapter)