361: Chapter 361 Who Won?

With those words, the sword was unsheathed.

Sword Qi surged from the tip of the jingji sword, slashing deep into the icy mist ahead.

Wherever the sword Qi passed, the extreme cold and ubiquitous ice crystals of the Eternal Silence Ice Prison parted rapidly to both sides!

From the depths of the ice mist came Bei Minghong's cold, furious snort: "Arrogance! Even before Chaos was divided, it was subject to eternal silence! Eternal Silence: Ice God's Sigh!"

With his shout, the entire deep blue ice prison suddenly contracted violently inward!

All the cold energy, the power of the ice Soul, and even the "Domain" power of the ice prison itself converged frantically toward the point where Bei Minghong stood!

In an instant, a thirty-meter-tall phantom of an Ice God, condensed from the essence of ten-thousand-year profound ice, appeared!

The phantom lowered its head, looking down upon all living beings. Its giant palm, covered in ancient ice runes and carrying an eternal chill that made the Soul tremble, slowly pressed down toward the dispelling sword Qi!

The Ice God sighs, and all things return to silence!

This was Bei Minghong's ultimate killing blow, executed by fusing his own Eternal Silence Ice Soul with the power of the ice prison Domain!

"Boom!!"

As the two collided, the ice runes on the Ice God's giant palm flickered violently, and cracks spread rapidly!

Meanwhile, although the dispelling sword Qi's light dimmed slightly, it continued to advance, determined to cleave through the world-freezing giant palm along with the Dao of "Eternal Silence" it represented!

"Crackle..."

The sounds of shattering became denser and louder, echoing across the entire arena.

"Impossible!" Bei Minghong's suppressed, furious voice came from deep within the ice mist.

He could not accept that his proud "Ice God's Sigh," fused with the power of the ice prison, was actually showing signs of being overwhelmed!

Why could that gray sword Qi restrain his Eternal Silence Ice Soul to such an extent?!

"Break."

Ye Tian uttered a single word.

"Rumble!!!"

The Ice God phantom could no longer hold on and shattered with a bang, turning into a sky full of deep blue ice crystals that scattered in all directions!

The turbulent flows gradually dissipated, revealing Bei Minghong's true form behind them.

He was still standing where he was, but his face was even paler than profound ice.

His body was covered in a layer of profound ice armor filled with spiderweb-like cracks. Just now, it was this armor and the Ice God phantom together that had blocked most of the dispelling sword Qi's power, but the consumption was immense, and the armor's spiritual light had dimmed.

He stared at Ye Tian, who stood holding his sword, his voice trembling slightly: "Chaos Biyi... What a 'Dispelling'! You have actually touched upon the true meaning of 'Chaos'!"

Only now did he truly realize with horror that the Legacy Ye Tian had obtained in the Chixiao Thunder Hall was at a level far beyond his estimations!

This was by no means a simple mutation of the Thunder Sword Dao, but the Grand Dao of "Chaos" that pointed directly to the world's Origin and stood above many elemental Laws!

Although his Eternal Silence Ice Soul was strong and claimed to freeze all things, it was not worth mentioning before the "Chaos" that evolved into all manifestations!

Ye Tian's arm holding the sword lowered slightly, the tip pointing at the ground. The rotating Chaos force field around him slowly withdrew, but that lingering essence of dispelling all methods remained.

He calmed the slightly fluctuating blood and true essence within his body. That strike, "Chaos · Dispelling," though it broke the Ice God's Sigh in one go, had also consumed a significant amount of energy.

He looked at Bei Minghong and said, "Now, do you still think my victory over you was just due to geographical advantage or trickery?"

Bei Minghong fell silent.

He was proud; he viewed others as ants, an arrogance rooted in his Bloodline and strength that was engraved into his very marrow.

But precisely because of this, he could better sense the difference in the level of their "Dao."

If they continued to compete in Domains and elemental powers, he wouldn't gain the slightest advantage and would instead fall into a passive position.

However, as proud as he was, how could he be willing to admit defeat just like that? Especially since his opponent was Ye Tian—the one who had snatched his Opportunity and made him taste the flavor of defeat for the first time!

"I admit, I underestimated your Legacy before."

Bei Minghong spoke slowly, his voice returning to its usual coldness, but the deep-seated arrogance had not diminished; instead, it became more obsessive due to the sense of defeat. "The Dao of Chaos indeed has its unique points."

"But the struggle for the Grand Dao is not just about the level of one's Legacy. It's also about... whose Bloodline is more noble, whose will is firmer, and who can burn everything to exchange for absolute power!"

In his eyes, that silver-gray light suddenly surged, and a terrifying aura originating from the source of his Bloodline slowly rose from within him!

The cracked profound ice armor on his body made a crisp "cracking" sound and peeled off inch by inch, revealing the fair skin beneath that was starting to show strange changes.

Beneath the skin, silver lines, like living creatures, spread out from his heart, quickly crawling across his neck, cheeks, and arms!

The moment the runes lit up, the temperature of the entire arena plummeted frantically once again. Even the chill previously dispersed by the Chaos force field returned several times over, and the frost on the protective barrier thickened by several layers!

"To force me to use the 'Origin Ice Markings,' you are worthy of being recorded in Bei Minghong's hunting list."

"Once these runes are opened, the ice Soul burns the blood. This next move was originally a funeral song prepared for Li Xuanxiao, Qin Pojun, and the others. To be able to witness it is the honor of your life, and also... the end of your Dao path."

As the silver "Origin Ice Markings" fully emerged, the aura around him surged frantically!

In an instant, it reached the Peak of the Sea Transformation First Layer and was still climbing, faintly touching the threshold of the Sea Transformation Second Layer!

This was no ordinary outburst of cultivation, but a brief and terrifying amplification brought about by burning his Bloodline Origin!

The cost was immense, but in exchange, he gained overwhelming power for a short duration!

"Eternal Silence Origin: Ice Soul Returning to the Void!"

Bei Minghong slowly raised his hands, holding an empty space in front of his chest.

All the silver Origin Ice Markings shone to their limit. The endless, freezing Origin power converged between his palms, compressing into a deep blue speck of light that returned all things to the ultimate "Void"!

The moment the speck of light appeared, even the light in the entire arena froze!

A destructive aura that made every Sea Transformation Realm Cultivator present feel palpitations spread out!

"Ice Soul Returning to the Void! It's the forbidden technique of the Beiming Family!"

"He's crazy! He's actually burning his Origin Bloodline to perform this move!"

"The power of this strike... has far exceeded a normal Sea Transformation Second Layer! Ye Tian is finished!"

Exclamations erupted from below the stage as countless people turned pale with horror.

Elder Qinglan, Xing Tiexin, and the others stood up abruptly, their expressions changing drastically.

Nangong Lie and his group were first startled, then showed wild joy.

Li Xuanxiao, Qin Pojun, Ghost Girl, Han Xiao, and all the top Prodigies were alarmed by this move, "Ice Soul Returning to the Void"!

Bei Minghong's face was now as white as paper, and a trickle of ice-blue blood even leaked from the corner of his mouth, but madness burned in his eyes as he slowly pushed his palms forward.

That speck of deep blue "Returning to the Void" light drifted toward Ye Tian.

Facing this ultimate killing blow that burned the Bloodline Origin, Ye Tian's pupils also constricted slightly.

This strike had already exceeded the limits of what his current Chaos force field could calmly neutralize. The "Returning to the Void" Concept contained within it pointed directly to the end of all things, possessing a terrifying suppression of life force.

If he took it head-on, even with the black tortoise spirit armor shield, he would surely be heavily injured, possibly even damaging his Origin.

"Burning Bloodline? The intent of Returning to the Void?" he whispered. "Your Returning to the Void is an end, a silence. But my Dao..."

He took a deep breath, and the Chaos Thunder Emperor Sword Scripture Mind-Cultivation Technique within him operated. The Chaos Thunder Qi Sea roared, and sword let out a high-pitched sword cry!

Ye Tian stepped forward with his left foot, his body like a drawn bow, his right arm pulling back. On the jingji sword, Chaos lightning roared!

"And this sword of mine," he gazed at the speck of deathly light that arrived in an instant, his voice echoing across the arena, "is named Thunderclap: Dawn!"

As his voice fell, the sword struck!

sword met the deep blue speck of light that returned all things to the void!

"Boom!!"

The center of the arena erupted!

The light of Returning to the Void and the sword rainbow of Dawn were like two colliding meteors!

There was no sound.

Because at the center of the collision, space and time became disordered!

Light was swallowed, sound was annihilated, leaving only a continuously expanding sphere of Chaos light!

On the surface of the sphere, grayish-purple and deep blue tore at each other. The released shockwaves caused the protective barrier, which was strong enough to withstand Sea Transformation Realm attacks, to flash violently. The royal experts and Kuitian Pavilion deacons maintaining the Formation turned pale and collectively spat out essence blood to reinforce the Formation!

On the viewing platform, everyone involuntarily stood up, holding their breath and widening their eyes as they stared intently at the all-consuming sphere of light, their hearts nearly stopping.

Who won?