“You are not from the Northern Plains!” The Grey-robed Elder’s voice cut through the air, and a profound solemnity settled upon the faces of the Ice Frost Empress and her retinue. Only now did they truly grasp it: the Dao and Rhyme emanating from Ji Fuyao were utterly alien to the Northern Plains.
The Grey-robed Elder’s pupils constricted, a chilling glint in his eyes. “I detect the faint aura of the Grand Dao Scripture,” he declared, his voice laced with cold suspicion. “You are from the Grand Dao Sect of the Southern Wilds!”
The mention of the Grand Dao Sect sent a ripple of astonishment through the Northern Plains experts. Who in the Five Domains didn’t know? To cultivate the Grand Dao Scripture, one had to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath, binding them to eternal loyalty. If Ji Fuyao cultivated it, she had to be from the Grand Dao Sect.
“Ji Fuyao,” the Grey-robed Elder continued, his tone frigid, “how can a denizen of the Southern Wilds trespass into our Northern Plains? Even our Imperial Court has been unable to breach the domain gates separating our realms! We had hoped to enter your Southern Wilds to contend for a Supreme Fruit Position ourselves!”
A moment of tense silence stretched. Then, the Grey-robed Elder’s gaze suddenly pierced the depths of the void. “Could it be… has Dao Yi, the Grand Dao Sect’s founder, returned?”
The revelation stunned everyone. Dao Yi! That man!
Ji Fuyao merely scoffed, a flicker of disdain gracing her lips. Without a word, she gripped her Heaven-Burning Spear and charged, a lone figure against dozens of Imperial Court Old Ancestors!
The sheer audacity of it left everyone aghast. Was she truly trying to defy the heavens themselves?
Boom! Clad in a fiery red dress, Ji Fuyao ascended into the sky. Brilliant divine radiance flowed around her, and ten thousand Spirit Fires danced like miniature dragons, swirling in an ethereal embrace. In that instant, she had refined the vast majority of Huang Chao’s Spirit Fire power, and even the coveted Exotic Flame was largely under her control. Her aura surged, relentlessly climbing towards the pinnacle of Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme!
“Heaven-Burning Art!” “Grand Dao Scripture!” Two distinct, titanic energies clashed and roared within her inner world. Ji Fuyao swept her spear, and a heaven-reaching river of Spirit Fire erupted, surging forth to engulf and crush the assembled Imperial Court Old Ancestors.
Behind the Ice Frost Empress, the numerous Old Ancestors scoffed. “We haven’t even made our move on your Southern Wilds, and you dare invade our Northern Plains? What utter insolence!”
Boom! Boom! Boom! Dozens of Old Ancestors swept their sleeves, unleashing the Northern Plains Imperial Court’s ultimate technique, the Cold Frost Profound Scripture! This peerless art drew upon the very essence of the world’s icy power, allowing them to continuously siphon strength from the Northern Plains.
In an instant, all the frigid energy within the secret realm was violently siphoned away. The surrounding earth, even the sky above, began to crack and tear, unable to withstand the Old Ancestors’ frenzied absorption. Finally, an impossibly thick, towering wall of frost materialized before the Imperial Court’s forces.
Boom! Ji Fuyao’s river of Spirit Fire slammed directly into the colossal frost wall. It was gradually extinguished, yet the frost wall itself began to melt, streams of water cascading down its frigid surface.
Just then, a terrifying sound echoed: “Crack!” “Crack!”
Huang Chao’s inheritance land, already strained, could no longer endure the terrifying might of the two warring factions. The Imperial Court Old Ancestors’ frantic siphoning of icy power had shattered its very Dao patterns. The space within began to collapse, annihilating itself. The inheritance land was on the verge of self-destruction!
“Retreat from here!” the Ice Frost Empress bellowed, her voice echoing with urgency.
Ji Fuyao, equally decisive, swept her Heaven-Burning Spear, carving out a pocket of space that enveloped Wang Man and her allies. Her boundless Spirit Fire domain surged forth, pushing back against the chaotic gales of spatial turbulence.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Moments later, both the Northern Plains Imperial Court forces and Ji Fuyao’s group emerged from Huang Chao’s inheritance land. Behind them, the space completely collapsed, endless brilliant Dao patterns dissolving into nothingness as spatial power churned, giving birth to a terrifying black hole.
In the distance, the hidden Ice Flame Army and Black Flame Army revealed themselves, their faces etched with disbelief. So many Old Ancestors, yet they still hadn’t managed to subdue Ji Fuyao?
At that moment, a playful, almost cruel smile touched the Ice Frost Empress’s lips. “Ji Fuyao, that last strike was merely the limit of the secret realm, not the true extent of my Imperial Court’s techniques. Out here, the entire frigid power of the Northern Plains is ours to command!”
Ji Fuyao’s Heaven-Burning Spear pulsed with divine radiance. “And what of it?” she retorted, utterly unfazed. “It is still not the power of a true Supreme!”
Her aura continued to surge, relentlessly pushing towards the Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme realm!
The Ice Frost Empress’s expression suddenly darkened. “All Old Ancestors, attack together!” she roared. “Do not let her break through!”
As her command rang out, the Old Ancestors began to furiously draw upon the immense power of the Yunhan Mountain Range. Sharp, icy energy, like a vast, frozen ocean, was siphoned from the land, coalescing into dozens of colossal ice rivers that stretched across the void, bearing down on Ji Fuyao. The Cold Frost Profound Scripture allowed them to command the very frigid essence of heaven and earth; here, in the Northern Plains, they were truly in their element.
Ji Fuyao’s face remained utterly fearless. She swept her spear once more, and around her, the sea of Spirit Fire intensified, becoming even more blazing. Dense, intricate Dao patterns pulsed and flashed, a fiery shield against the encroaching cold.
“Boom!”
Two utterly opposing forces clashed in the void, locked in a terrifying stalemate! They were evenly matched!
The onlookers gasped in shock. Ji Fuyao’s combat prowess was truly heaven-defying! One person, standing against the might of the entire Imperial Court!
At this point, a Grey-robed Elder spoke, his voice strained. “Unleash the Ancestral Artifacts! The spirit weapon in Ji Fuyao’s hand is… peculiar! We must suppress it!”
The other Old Ancestors nodded in agreement. In their minds, it wasn’t Ji Fuyao’s strength that was heaven-defying, but the spear itself!
Hearing this, the Ice Frost Empress’s hand seals shifted with intricate grace, and she unleashed her Ancestral Artifacts!
The first to appear was a colossal Ice Stele, upon which was carved a single, ancient character: ‘Ice’! This character, penned by an Outer World magnate, alone manifested a heaven-reaching power of frigid cold!
The second Ancestral Artifact was a section of a hand bone—a Supreme Bone! It was the hand bone of an ice-elemental Supreme expert, obtained by an Imperial Court Old Ancestor from the Bronze Ancient Palace. Even after endless ages, this single bone retained terrifying power; the moment it was unleashed, the surrounding space began to instantly freeze outwards.
Then came the third Ancestral Artifact, and the fourth! The Ice Frost Empress had brought all four Ancestral Artifacts, and now she unleashed them simultaneously!
The Ice Flame Army and Black Flame Army watched in utter astonishment. This was the first time they had ever witnessed the Imperial Court pushed to such an extreme, forced to deploy four Ancestral Artifacts against a single enemy! A battle of this magnitude was far beyond their comprehension or participation.
On the other side, Ji Fuyao’s will shifted, and the Heaven-Burning Spear shot forth, transforming into a heaven-reaching river of Spirit Fire. This was a Nine-star Supreme Weapon, its inherent spirituality utterly crushing the four Ancestral Artifacts of the Imperial Court!
“Boom!”
A blast of crimson light erupted from the spear, imbued with terrifying Dao and Rhyme. It twisted space, shattered the very firmament, its blazing Spirit Fire power completely overwhelming and suppressing all four Ancestral Artifacts! The Ancestral Artifacts, themselves imbued with spirituality, began to tremble violently, as if they were being “beaten like grandsons” by a superior elder.
“Crack!” The Ice Stele began to show fissures!
“Crack!” The Supreme Bone also developed cracks!
“Crack!” All four Ancestral Artifacts were now riddled with cracks! Even the heaven-reaching Dao patterns inscribed upon them by the Imperial Court’s Supreme Old Ancestors began to annihilate!
Witnessing this impossible sight, the Ice Frost Empress cried out in utter disbelief. “How is this possible?!”