123: field

In the sky, Li Xiangyun was contemplating Zhou Baishui's transformation. Suddenly, Zhou Baishui's figure vanished.

Immediately after, Li Xiangyun felt a threatening aura coming from behind him.

Without hesitation, Li Xiangyun condensed an ice sword in his hand and decisively slashed backward.

"Clang~"

A crisp sound rang out, and Zhou Huanyu had appeared behind him at some unknown point.

"A bit interesting. No wonder you could force Zhou Baishui to make a sacrifice." Zhou Huanyu's lips curved into a playful smile as he continued to attack Li Xiangyun.

Each strike was heavy and powerful, accompanied by the roar of a Dragon, and the immense strength caused space itself to ripple.

Li Xiangyun retaliated while shouting sternly, "You are not Zhou Baishui. Who are you?"

Because the Great Zhou Dynasty didn't have many Golden Core Cultivators, let alone Golden Core Peak Cultivators like Zhou Baishui.

Therefore, even though Li Xiangyun wasn't close to Zhou Baishui, he still knew who he was.

"Me?"

Zhou Huanyu was startled, then voluntarily retreated, looking around. He said with extreme arrogance, "This Old Ancestor is Zhou Huanyu! Why aren't you bowing down to me!"

After speaking, Zhou Huanyu spread his arms, closed his eyes, and prepared to listen to the crowd's shock and Li Xiangyun's pleas for mercy.

"Zhou Huanyu, who? Never heard of him!" Li Xiangyun couldn't help but sneer, looking at Zhou Huanyu's idiotic behavior.

Zhou Huanyu suddenly opened his eyes, which were somewhat bloodshot. He looked at Li Xiangyun and said coldly, "Kid, you've successfully angered me!"

After speaking, Zhou Huanyu's figure vanished again.

"This trick again?" Li Xiangyun dismissed it with disdain. Just as he was about to counterattack, he was suddenly astonished to find that his body... couldn't move!

It was as if the surrounding space had been confined by a mysterious power, similar to Wei Tiangang's gravity compression, but even more helpless.

"Pfft!"

In an instant, countless blades appeared and pierced through Li Xiangyun's body, leaving him covered in blood.

Immediately after, Zhou Huanyu's figure slowly emerged. He unhurriedly grasped Li Xiangyun's head, bringing his majestic face close, and asked, "How about it, kid? Do you recognize me now?"

"Domain? You're a Nascent Soul Cultivator!" Li Xiangyun's eyes blazed with fire as he bit out the words.

To be able to confine him in an instant, Li Xiangyun couldn't think of any other power that could achieve it besides a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Domain.

Just then, he received a message from Zhou Jingxing, "Revered Master, this Zhou Huanyu is the third son of the Great Zhou Dynasty's founding emperor. He was an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator during his lifetime. Somehow, he has been resurrected."

"As expected!" Although he had already guessed it, truly receiving confirmation still shocked Li Xiangyun somewhat.

After all, with a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Lifespan, he should have died over a thousand years ago, yet this Zhou Huanyu had somehow been resurrected.

He just didn't know what price this method required or what limitations it had, otherwise, it might indeed be a method for "eternal life."

However, now was not the time to think about these things.

Seeing that Li Xiangyun remained silent, Zhou Huanyu seemed to lose interest. "I thought you were something special, kid. Is this all you've got?"

As he spoke, Zhou Huanyu's right hand tightened slightly, intending to crush Li Xiangyun's head alive.

"Old geezer, you've angered me too!"

Li Xiangyun's pupils turned the color of ice crystals, and an other shore flower, as clear as a snowflake, shone brilliantly within them.

"Whoosh~"

The snow grew heavier and heavier... The sky seemed to suddenly press down with myriad frosty hues. The purple mist swirling above Purple Cloud Lake, like boiling soup meeting ice, instantly condensed into countless ice crystals that fell rustling.

First, a three-zhang white mist rose from the lake surface, followed by ice layers that cracked and spread at a visible speed.

The normally rippling lake water let out a wailing roar. A hundred-zhang diameter ice lotus suddenly burst open in the center of the lake, its ice shards like sharp swords piercing the sky, tearing the boundless purple clouds into countless fragments.

The mountains within a ten-mile radius instantly donned a glazed armor, and even birds solidified in mid-air, transforming into crystalline ice sculptures.

"Hiss~"

Zhou Tianming gasped, watching this scene, and quickly retreated with the warship.

This battle was no longer something he could interfere with. At the same time, he didn't want to interfere.

He naturally saw that Zhou Baishui's so-called Legacy had problems, and now Zhou Huanyu had been resurrected.

Logically, this was a good thing, but the problem was that the Great Zhou Dynasty now didn't even have a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor as senior as Zhou Huanyu, let alone Emperor Yongchang.

Especially since Zhou Huanyu's resurrection had "borrowed" Zhou Baishui's body. Therefore, as Zhou Tianming retreated, he was also sending messages to Emperor Yongchang.

The situation was changing too rapidly for him to make a decision.

"Interesting." Zhou Huanyu looked at Purple Cloud Lake, now transformed into a world of ice and snow, with an appreciative expression, then revealed a cruel smile. "A nice trick, but what good is it?"

"In this Old Ancestor's world, this Old Ancestor is invincible!"

Saying this, Zhou Huanyu continued to increase the force in his hand.

"Is that so?"

Li Xiangyun's lips curled into a cold smile. Immediately after, ice-blue flames ignited on his body.

"Spirit Flame!?"

"But such a Spirit Flame poses no threat to me!" Zhou Huanyu's lips curved into a disdainful smile.

Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame clearly enveloped Li Xiangyun's entire body, including his head, yet it failed to harm Zhou Huanyu in the slightest.

The two seemed to be only a hair's breadth apart, yet it was as if they were separated by an entire world. And this was the profundity of a Domain.

Of course, it wasn't that the Spirit Flame was ineffective; after all, Spirit Flames were born from the Origin of heaven and earth, symbolizing the most violent power in this world.

Rather, it was Li Xiangyun's particular Spirit Flame that was insufficient.

One must know that Li Xiangyun's Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame was merely a sub-flame gifted by Fire Old. Although it also contained a trace of Origin power, it was clearly too scarce.

Even though Li Xiangyun had diligently cultivated the Origin power of this Spirit Flame over the past three years, it was still clearly far from fully forming.

Of course, Li Xiangyun had no intention of using this to break through Zhou Huanyu's Domain. Instead, he planned to integrate his Dao Intent into the Spirit Flame.

Although Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame appeared ice-crystal in color and constantly emitted an extremely terrifying chill, Li Xiangyun knew that it contained the Intent of Annihilation.

That was the Annihilation that froze and destroyed all things, and this happened to subtly align with the Dao Intent of Death.

First was Ice Glaze Dao Intent, which was easy to integrate. Finally, the Dao Intent of Death. At first, he indeed encountered difficulties, but perhaps it was because his Aptitude had improved.

Li Xiangyun ultimately managed to integrate it with difficulty.

Thus, under Zhou Huanyu's astonished gaze, Li Xiangyun's right hand slowly rose, finally resting firmly on Zhou Huanyu's arm.

"Slap~" The crisp sound was like a slap across Zhou Huanyu's face, making his cheeks flush slightly.