360: Chapter 360 The Ice Prison is Silent, Chaos Resists

Two days later.

At the Imperial City's viewing platform, the top fifty prodigies gathered, sparks flying as their gazes collided.

"Clang!"

The sound of a bell rang out, suppressing the final commotion that had arisen from the announcement of the match list.

A eunuch from the Main Platform stepped forward, unfurled a golden scroll, and announced loudly, "The second half of the third round of the Supreme Ranking, the battle for the top twenty-five, begins! The first match—"

He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below, and his voice suddenly rose:

"Group A, Number Three: Ye Tian of the Liuli Xuan Sect! Against Group B, Number Three: Bei Minghong of the Beiming Family!"

"Take the stage!"

As the words fell, the entire venue went silent for a moment, then erupted in an uproar!

"It's here! The first match is already a highlight!"

"Ye Tian versus Bei Minghong! A rematch after the Chixiao Thunder Hall!"

"It's said that Bei Minghong's Eternal Silence Ice Soul has reached the Transcendent level. Can Ye Tian's mysterious Chaos withstand it?"

"Eternal Silence Ice Soul against Chaos Lightning—this is the true clash of dragons and tigers!"

The waves of noise nearly overturned the viewing platform. Everyone held their breath, their eyes burning as they focused on the two rising arenas, especially the "Group A" arena that was about to become the battlefield.

In the Beiming Family area, Bei Minghong slowly stood up, his silver-gray eyes staring blankly ahead, completely ignoring the surrounding clamor.

He had changed into a deep black outfit with silver trim today, which made his skin appear even more cold and pale.

Without any wasted movement, he simply took a step forward, and the air beneath his feet instantly froze, forming steps of crystalline ice.

Like a frozen trail of light, he glided across a hundred yards and landed gracefully on the arena, without raising a single speck of dust.

The moment he landed, with his toes as the center, a layer of white frost rapidly spread out, covering nearly half the arena in the blink of an eye. The bone-chilling cold made even the nearby spectators shiver, despite the protective light barrier.

"Walking on air with frost following his lead... Bei Minghong's control over ice power has become increasingly subtle and terrifying," an old man sighed while stroking his beard.

In the Liuli Xuan Sect area, everyone's expression was solemn.

Elder Qinglan and Xing Tiexin exchanged a glance, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

The Aura Bei Minghong displayed now was deeper and more dangerous than it had been at the Chixiao Thunder Hall.

Then, under the gaze of countless eyes, Ye Tian rose to his full height.

Contrary to Bei Minghong, he didn't use any special movement techniques, but simply walked onto the arena step by step as if he were taking a normal stroll.

However, with every step he took, the frost spreading toward him quietly melted away.

When he reached the center of the arena and stood fifty yards away from Bei Minghong, he left behind a trail of footprints that were not covered by frost.

Before either of them spoke, their Auras had already begun to clash silently.

"We meet again," Bei Minghong spoke first, his voice icy. "In the Chixiao Thunder Hall, you used the geographical advantage of the Thunder Pool and weird sword techniques to break my ice seal; that doesn't count as true skill."

"Today, on the Heavenfall Battle Platform, a fair arena with no external factors to rely on, let me see if the 'Chaos' you obtained through trickery can truly support your current reputation."

His tone was flat, but his words were like ice picks, dismissing Ye Tian's previous victory as "trickery" and "geographical advantage," while positioning himself as the rightful powerhouse.

He viewed Ye Tian as a usurper who needed to be re-evaluated under "fair" conditions.

Arrogance, indifference, and an absolute confidence rooted in his Bloodline and strength.

Ye Tian's expression remained calm as he said slowly, "Why speak more of a matter where victory and defeat have already been decided? As for whether Chaos can support my reputation..."

He paused slightly. "Why should I prove anything to you? My Dao lies within my heart; why should I need the judgment of others?"

"Heh." The corner of Bei Minghong's mouth twitched ever so slightly into a cold, mocking smile. "Arrogant and ignorant."

"In the struggle for the Great Dao, the strong prey on the weak. Today, I will make you realize what true power is, and the difference between... an ant and the bright moon."

Before his voice finished echoing, his right hand, which had been hanging at his side, rose, and his index finger pointed forward seemingly at random.

"Eternal Silence Frost Soul Finger."

The icy finger force silently pierced through the space between them, arriving in an instant!

Where the finger force passed, the air emitted a crackling freezing sound, leaving a trail of ice as it stabbed straight toward Ye Tian's brow!

This finger strike was many times stronger than it had been at the Chixiao Thunder Hall!

"Watch out!" someone below the stage cried out in shock.

Ye Tian's right palm had already risen, fingers spread and palm facing outward. He made a phantom grasping motion toward the incoming finger force.

"Buzz!"

In the center of his palm, a speck of Chaos bloomed, and then that tiny light expanded and contracted once.

With this contraction, centered on his palm, the light in the space within several yards suddenly collapsed inward, forming a forcefield vortex!

The moment the Frost Soul Finger force shot into this forcefield, it was like falling into a mire!

The Eternal Silence chill attached to the finger force clashed violently with the Chaos energy within the forcefield.

"Spatial stagnation? No! It's a special forcefield formed by that Chaos Power!" a powerhouse with sharp eyes blurted out.

Bei Minghong's silver-gray pupils constricted slightly.

His usually unstoppable Frost Soul Finger force had actually been blocked by the opponent?!

Although it was still pushing forward, its power and speed had been drastically reduced. By the time it reached the opponent, it would likely be a spent force.

"I underestimated you slightly." Bei Minghong's voice still showed no emotion, but the chill around him suddenly surged. "If you think you can contend with me with just these tricks, you are being too naive."

"Eternal Silence Ice Prison, Open!"

His hands suddenly formed a seal of the Law of Ice in front of his chest.

As the seal took shape, a terrifying cold wave erupted!

Deep blue ice crystals frantically piled up and grew from beneath his feet, turning most of the arena into a world of deep blue in an instant!

The temperature plummeted to an unimaginably low point. Even the inner walls of the protective light barrier, which were strong enough to withstand the impact of the Huahai Realm, were covered in thick ice flowers.

Light refracted through the ice crystals, creating a dazzling and confusing sight, and a terrifying forcefield enveloped the entire arena!

"Ice Prison! It's a true embryonic Domain!"

"What a terrifying chill! I feel like my Divine Soul is about to be frozen solid!"

"In this Ice Prison, Bei Minghong is the Dominator! Ye Tian's Chaos forcefield probably..."

The crowd below turned pale with shock.

Nangong Lie and the others couldn't help but show looks of satisfaction, as if they could already see Ye Tian's fate of being frozen solid.

Being at the core of the Ice Prison, Ye Tian immediately felt the surrounding air eroding his vitality.

What came from beneath his feet was not just cold, but also a pulling force.

In his vision, Bei Minghong's figure flickered in and out of sight amidst the pervasive icy mist.

"In my Ice Prison, any struggle you make is just a futile waste of effort."

Bei Minghong's voice came from every corner of the Ice Prison, like a god passing judgment. "Now, kneel, hand over the transcript of the Thunder Emperor's Legacy, cripple your own cultivation, and I might consider the difficulty of your training and let your remnant soul enter Reincarnation."

"Ice Prison? A Domain?" Ye Tian slowly shook his head. "You use ice as a prison, attempting to freeze time and space and imprison all spirits."

"Do you know that before Chaos was divided, there was no cold or heat, no light or dark, no beginning or end? Your Ice Prison cannot freeze Chaos, and it certainly cannot freeze... my Dao Heart."

Before his voice finished, the Chaos forcefield around him, which had been suppressed by the Ice Prison, suddenly accelerated its rotation!

The edges of the gray forcefield clashed violently with the encroaching Eternal Silence ice power.

As the forcefield's rotation accelerated, the area it covered actually began to expand slowly!

Wherever it passed, the deep blue, hard ice crystals crumbled and returned to primitive ice-attribute Spiritual Qi, which was then completely swallowed by the Chaos lightning flowing within the forcefield!

"Your ice, your prison, to me, are nothing more than a slightly cold 'manifestation' in the evolution of Chaos."

Ye Tian took a step forward. As his foot landed, the arena floor covered in deep blue ice within a three-foot radius silently vaporized and dissipated.

He raised his right hand, and sword unsheathed into his grasp.

On the blade, it was no longer purple-black lightning, but a layer of gray luster flowing like the beginning of Chaos. Within it, the Five Elements surged, lightning was born and destroyed, and Sword Qi crisscrossed, evolving infinitely.

"This is called Chaos Biyi."

Ye Tian pointed his sword toward the point where Bei Minghong's Aura was strongest, the tip of the blade flickering with gray sword light. "Repelling all means carving a path. Today, I shall use this sword to carve a path through your Ice Prison!"