215: Chapter 215 Su Qingxue's Breakthrough

Jianghai City, Su Family compound.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Su Family was as heavy as the night before a storm.

Ever since the Zhao Family began their comprehensive commercial blockade and armed suppression, the Su Family's situation had reached a precarious point.

The family's assets had shrunk by seventy percent, and over half of its core members had been killed or injured.

Even the Su Family patriarch was seriously injured and unconscious from a previous conflict, and he had yet to wake up.

The burden of the entire family rested solely on Su Qingxue's shoulders.

At this moment, Su Qingxue, dressed in blood-stained white robes, stood in the center of the family's meeting hall.

Her face was pale, but her eyes remained as cold as ice.

Around the hall sat several elders of the Su Family, along with representatives of some smaller families that were attached to the Su Family.

"Qing Xue, it's not that your uncles don't want to help you."

An elder sighed, his tone carrying a hint of resentment.

"The Zhao Family is powerful now, and they have the support of a mysterious force."

"If we don't surrender, I'm afraid the entire Su Family will be wiped out."

"That's right, Zhao Tianxiang has already made his stance clear."

Another representative chimed in.

"As long as you are willing to marry Zhao Wujing, the Zhao Family will spare the Su Family and even leave us a way out."

"Qing Xue, for the sake of the family, just make a sacrifice."

Listening to these elders' weak pleas, Su Qingxue's fingers gripped the hilt of her sword tightly.

Sacrifice?

Marry that playboy?

This was even more unbearable than killing her.

Furthermore, she knew very well that the Zhao Family's wolfish ambition could not be satisfied by a mere marriage alliance.

What they wanted was the complete destruction of the Su Family and the annexation of all its resources.

"Enough."

Su Qingxue spoke coldly, her voice like icicles in the dead of winter.

"The Su Family only has ghosts who died in battle; there are no dogs who live on their knees."

"If you are afraid of death, you can leave now."

"But if you want me to surrender, you'll have to kill me first!"

"You... you are being stubborn and foolish!"

The elder was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up.

"Do you want to drag the entire clan down to the grave with you?"

Just as the two sides were at a stalemate.

"Rumble~"

A huge roaring sound suddenly came from the sky.

Immediately after, a black shadow plummeted from the clouds at high speed.

"What is that? An enemy attack?!"

Everyone was in a panic.

Su Qingxue, however, looked up, a glimmer of hope flashing in her eyes.

She recognized that emblem.

That was an exclusive airdrop crate from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion!

"Boom!"

The massive metal crate slammed heavily into the plaza of the Su Family compound, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The surface of the crate shimmered with the light of pale blue runes, appearing mysterious and noble.

Su Qingxue flashed, appearing instantly beside the crate.

She reached out and pressed her hand against the fingerprint lock.

"Beep, identity confirmed: Su Qingxue."

"Highest authorization enabled."

As the mechanical voice faded, the lid of the crate slowly opened.

A burst of spiritual energy, so thick it was almost tangible, instantly surged out, enveloping the entire plaza.

Everyone present felt their spirits lift, and the qi and blood within their bodies became more active.

They craned their necks, looking greedily at the items inside the crate.

Inside, neatly arranged, were over a dozen bottles of golden-glowing potions, as well as a fist-sized, crystal-clear blue crystal.

"That is... S-rank Ice Spirit Marrow?!"

An elder who knew his stuff exclaimed, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

Ice Spirit Marrow was the purest ice-element source treasure in the world, and for an ice-element martial artist, it was a priceless treasure.

Even a piece the size of a fingernail could sell for an astronomical price at an auction house.

And here, there was an entire piece the size of a fist!

Besides the Ice Spirit Marrow, there were also those potions.

[S-rank Gene Completion Fluid], [Grandmaster Level Breakthrough Pill], [Top-grade Rejuvenation Dew]...

The value of this crate of items was likely more than enough to buy ten of the current Su Family!

Su Qingxue looked at these items, her eyes slightly red.

She knew that Lin Fan had risked his life to earn these in the capital.

On top of the crate was a note written by Lin Fan himself:

[Qing Xue, this is the cargo you wanted. Don't skimp, eat it up, and when you're done, I'll send you more. Also, say hello to the Zhao Family for me, with your sword.]

Su Qingxue took a deep breath and carefully tucked the note into her bosom.

Then, she picked up the Ice Spirit Marrow and the bottle of Breakthrough Pills.

Without any hesitation, she sat cross-legged right there on the plaza and began her breakthrough.

"She... what is she doing? Breaking through here?"

"She's crazy! This is too dangerous!"

The elders exclaimed.

But Su Qingxue could no longer hear them.

As the Ice Spirit Marrow and the pill entered her body.

A terrifying cold aura instantly erupted with her as the center.

"Crack! Crack!"

The ground began to freeze, and the moisture in the air condensed into frost.

The entire Su Family compound turned into an ice and snow world within a few short seconds.

Those elders and representatives who had been clamoring earlier were shivering violently, with ice even forming on their eyebrows.

The aura on Su Qingxue began to climb steadily.

Martial Master Peak...

Half-step Grandmaster...

That solid bottleneck, under the accumulation of such vast resources, was pierced through like thin paper.

"Boom!"

An ice-blue beam of light shot up into the sky, piercing the clouds.

Su Qingxue opened her eyes abruptly.

Her pupils had turned a pure ice-blue, as if containing ten thousand years of glacial ice.

Her original A-rank [Ice Control] talent underwent a qualitative transformation under the baptism of the S-rank Ice Spirit Marrow.

The system panel flashed before her eyes:

[Talent upgrade successful!]

[Current Talent: S-rank - Extreme Cold Domain!]

[Realm breakthrough: Grandmaster First Stage!]

Su Qingxue stood up slowly.

At this moment, she was like a queen emerging from the ice and snow.

With a casual wave of her hand, the moisture in the air instantly condensed into a crystal-clear ice sword.

"Zhao Family..."

She whispered, and her figure instantly vanished from where she stood.

Leaving only a cold sentence echoing in the air.

"After today, the Zhao Family will no longer exist in the Jianghai."

Zhao Family compound.

Zhao Tianxiang was sitting in the hall, listening to his subordinate's report, a smug smile on his face.

"Those old fogies of the Su Family are almost at their breaking point."

"As long as we turn up the heat a little more, that little bitch Su Qingxue will have no choice but to submit."

"By then, the Su Family's assets and Su Qingxue herself will all belong to our Zhao Family!"

Just as he was daydreaming about the future.

"Boom!"

A loud noise rang out.

The Zhao Family's alloy gate, which was claimed to be able to withstand rocket attacks, was blown to pieces.

A terrifying cold current swept in.

The temperature in the hall instantly dropped below zero.

"Who?!"

Zhao Tianxiang was terrified and stood up abruptly.

There, at the entrance, in the midst of the swirling snow.

Su Qingxue walked in step by step, holding an ice sword.

With every step she took, a thick layer of frost formed on the ground beneath her feet.

Those Zhao Family guards who tried to rush up to stop her were frozen into ice sculptures before they could even get within three meters of her.

"Su... Su Qingxue?!"

Zhao Tianxiang looked at that figure, who seemed like a god of death, and felt the suffocating Grandmaster pressure emanating from her, his voice cracking.

"You... you've broken through to Grandmaster?!"

"How is that possible! How could you have so many resources!"

Su Qingxue did not answer.

She just looked at Zhao Tianxiang coldly, as if she were looking at a dead man.

"This sword strike is in return for my grandfather."

She swung the ice sword in her hand gently.

"Extreme Cold - Frozen Miles!"

"Whoosh~"

A visible white cold mist swept out like a tsunami.

Zhao Tianxiang tried to flee in terror, trying to resist.

But he found that his movements had become incredibly sluggish in the cold air.

The qi and blood in his body seemed to have been frozen.

"No! I am the head of the Zhao Family! I have the Abyss..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was completely frozen inside a huge ice crystal.

His face still held an expression of sheer terror.

Not just him.

The entire Zhao Family hall, along with all the core members inside, turned into ice sculptures in that instant.

Su Qingxue stood on the ruins of the Zhao Family.

All around her was a silent world of ice and snow.

She looked up toward the direction of the capital, her ice sword pointing straight at the sky.

Although they were thousands of miles apart.

She felt as if she could see that young man who always had a mischievous smile on his face.

"Lin Fan, thank you."

"The Su Family, it has been defended."