126: Black Ice Halberd

"Mount..."

Xu Chenfeng's light laughter reached their ears.

Mo Xuan's massive snake head snapped towards Xu Chenfeng, his vertical pupils contracting slightly, a flash of ferocity in his eyes.

"Junior, so arrogant, aren't you afraid your tongue will get twisted?"

Mo Xuan's deep voice echoed in the air, tinged with anger.

Xu Chenfeng felt a chill in his heart as Mo Xuan's vertical pupils fixed on him, the smile on his Face freezing.

"Hmph, a mere little snake. Once I capture you, we'll see how I deal with you."

He felt annoyed. As the son of a Nascent Soul True Lord, even Golden Core True Persons wouldn't speak to him like this.

If not for this snake Yao Beast's somewhat extraordinary demeanor, he would have long ago had Elder Chu deal with it.

He hadn't expected it to be so unappreciative.

Seeing Xu Chenfeng's displeased expression,

True Person He rejoiced in his heart: "Good, good, good. Having offended Xu Chenfeng, there's likely no turning back today."

Though inwardly pleased, his Face contorted in anger. He flew forward and shouted at Mo Xuan:

"Mo Xuan, this is the direct son of True Monarch Tianya of the Spirit Void Sect. For him to take you as a mount is your good fortune! How dare you be so unappreciative!"

"Good fortune, what a good fortune..."

Blood vessels spread further in Mo Xuan's vertical pupils, but his heart grew heavier.

Although he hadn't heard of this Spirit Void Sect, judging by the Late Golden Core Stage elder next to him, these words were likely true.

"True Lord..."

"Damn it, must I really end up like that Cloud Jiao..."

"But if I do, the Zhou Family will surely not be saved."

"Moreover, as long as that Nascent Soul True Lord lives, I will never know freedom, and my cultivation will likely never Breakthrough again."

"Furthermore, with life and death controlled by others, there are too many variables. Who knows, one day I might die inexplicably..."

Mo Xuan quickly calculated in his mind.

Watching Mo Xuan's increasingly serious Aura, True Person He grew even more delighted. This Huichuan Prefecture was about to fall into his hands.

"Snake Yao Beast, I'll give you one last chance. Become my mount, or else, you can die."

Xu Chenfeng's smile vanished, his patience wearing thin, his tone icy.

"The Cloud Jiao died too miserably..."

"It's better to fight for it!"

"This Junior has an astonishing background. If I capture him, there might still be a glimmer of hope..."

As soon as Xu Chenfeng finished speaking, Mo Xuan made his decision.

"Kill!"

Mo Xuan roared in his heart, his eyes blood-red, his Aura soaring into the sky.

The sky abruptly changed color, the wind picking up and rain pouring down.

Invisible wind wings on Mo Xuan's back vibrated rapidly, causing his hundred-plus-zhang body to abruptly vanish from its spot.

mysterious light/aura (boundary) flickered, and a massive snake tail slammed down towards Elder Chu.

"Hmph!"

"How dare you!"

Elder Chu's Face darkened slightly. His Magic Power surged, and with a casual flick, he protected Xu Chenfeng, throwing him behind him. Then he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of extreme cold Qi, which transformed into a crystal-clear ice mirror in front of him.

"Boom!"

The snake tail and the ice mirror collided with a thunderous sound, stirring up countless winds and rains.

However, the ice mirror merely trembled, remaining unbroken.

"So strong!"

Mo Xuan's heart tensed. This person truly lived up to his Late Golden Core Stage cultivation. His full-strength strike hadn't even broken a single Spell.

Although he hadn't activated his beast will, in these past few years, besides suppressing his madness and recovering from his injuries, he had refined a good portion of the Cloud Jiao's demon core. His cultivation had improved, though he was still some distance from breaking through to the Middle Stage Golden Core Realm.

But compared to when he first advanced to Golden Core, he was much stronger.

Such a full-force strike, if it were the Blazing Flame Flying Tiger from back then, it wouldn't have been handled so easily and casually.

However, Mo Xuan wasn't too surprised.

His original target was not this person.

Mo Xuan's entire body surged with Magic Power. He pushed off the ice mirror for leverage, his wind wings vibrating even faster. His snake shadow vanished, heading straight for Xu Chenfeng, who had been pushed away by Elder Chu.

"I was expecting that move from you."

Elder Chu had been on guard when Mo Xuan's figure disappeared.

A palm-sized, shimmering palace had appeared above Xu Chenfeng's head as soon as Mo Xuan's figure vanished. It expanded with the wind, then suddenly enveloped Xu Chenfeng.

"Clang!"

Mo Xuan's snake body collided violently with the palace, and ripples slowly spread from the light surrounding the palace.

The light trembled, yet remained stable.

"Boom!"

Mo Xuan's heart sank. He raised his snake head and struck again.

But he still couldn't break through the palace's defense.

Behind him, a long halberd forged from profound ice appeared in Elder Chu's hand. This was Elder Chu's Lifebound Treasure, the profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure).

The profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure) exuded a bone-chilling cold, turning the entire stormy sky into a sheet of white.

"Go!"

Elder Chu roared, throwing his right hand forward. The profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure) grew even colder, transforming into a streaking light with a tail, heading straight for Mo Xuan's snake body at its seven-inch mark.

Mo Xuan's internal alarm bells rang loudly. He turned around, no longer bothering to attack the palace.

"Myriad Transformations · Water Marsh!"

"Wind Form · Wind Bind!"

He roared inwardly.

Rainwater turned into a marsh, and wind became a binding lock.

They continuously coiled around the rapidly approaching profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure).

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The chains formed from wind and rain shattered with a crash.

The profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure) was right before his eyes.

"Wind and Rain Transform My Body!"

Mo Xuan's wind wings solidified behind him, wrapping around his body, completely encircling his snake form.

Rainwater covered him, forming a shield of water.

"Boom!"

The profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure)'s momentum was undiminished as it struck Mo Xuan's body.

The wind wings exploded, and the rainwater shattered.

The profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure) struck directly onto Mo Xuan's snake scales.

"Pfft~"

Mo Xuan's snake body flew backward, his snake scales cracked, and blood spurted from his mouth.

Elder Chu flew forward, his Face indifferent, but his heart was far from calm. A mere Early Golden Core Stage Yao Beast King could withstand a blow from his Lifebound Treasure; it was truly extraordinary.

As for True Person He, he had been horrified and retreated when Mo Xuan made his move, not participating.

Neither the human nor the snake was someone he could handle.

It was better to just observe quietly.

"Damn it..."

"Time to risk my life again!"

With this strike, Mo Xuan was injured, his plan shattered, and his heart filled with resentment.

The last time he over-activated his beast will, he still hadn't fully recovered even now. To use it again, against such a powerful enemy...

He was afraid... "I can't worry about that much anymore..."

Mo Xuan's snake body surged with Magic Power, stopping his momentum. He raised his snake head, staring intently at Elder Chu's figure in front of him.

"If these are your only means, I advise you to surrender obediently, lest you suffer more physical pain."

"Yao Beast cultivation is not easy; do not make any more unwise moves."

Elder Chu held the profound ice halberd (natal magic treasure) in his hand. Behind him, the palace he was protecting was pushed away again, moving further from the human and the snake.

The extreme cold Qi around him grew more intense, as if the entire sky had entered an ice age.

This snake Yao Beast was indeed extraordinary, making him quite fond of it.

Therefore, Elder Chu had offered this advice. If Mo Xuan could surrender, he would naturally speak to Xu Chenfeng, ensuring Mo Xuan wouldn't suffer further hardships.

With his cultivation and status, even if Xu Chenfeng was the son of a True Lord, he couldn't refuse to give him Face.

After all, Xu Chenfeng was only the son of a True Lord, not a True Lord himself.

"Enough of your nonsense. If I can't even control my own life and death, my own freedom, what's the point of becoming an Immortal and an Ancestor?"

Though Mo Xuan was unwilling, he would not allow himself to be enslaved by others, with a single thought leading to life or death.

"Good, then I shall grant your wish!"

Elder Chu's Face turned cold. Since he was seeking death, he couldn't be blamed.

"Demon body..."

Mo Xuan's heart hardened.