429: Chapter 428 The Final Battle of the Elimination Rounds!

The global National War livestream was in an uproar; the situation unfolding in Murmansk was beyond imagination.

An abyss ranked in the top five globally for danger had erupted, its Seal damaged. The disaster it could trigger was at a nation-destroying level, and the entire northern region of Russia and the Nordic countries would be affected.

But fortunately.

There were still three days left.

Just as netizens in the Nordic countries were panicking, their respective governments issued emergency notices.

"The abyss is closing in, and danger and madness threaten our living space at every moment, but fortunately, there are always those who stand at the forefront. There were in the past, and there are now." — Official statement from Great Xia.

"We extend our highest respect to the adventurers in Murmansk."

"The traitor has no right to breathe the same air as us. We will hunt him down until the ends of the world." — Official statement from Russia.

"The Lord will bless all pious citizens and spare them from the suffering of the abyss's invasion." — Nordic countries.

"Things have reached this point; for the sake of the contestants' safety, the National War should be cancelled immediately!" — United States.

...

Inside the National War space.

The battle between Lin Qingyan and Christina officially began.

Everyone watched with bated breath.

When their Martial Dao Pressure collided, golden light and ice-blue beams of light shot into the sky, and the golden Domain of Swords and the ice-blue Domain completely divided the battlefield.

Just the first exchange of blows changed the terrain and tore the sky apart!

Jiang Yuan rested his chin on one hand, his eyes narrowed.

"This is already the spectacle of a fight between Ninth-Order Grand Masters."

"Incredible..."

"I seem to see the shadow of that Sword Emperor from the past, as well as the legendary figure of the Ice Moon Heavenly Monarch. The quality of the contestants in this year's tournament is truly too high."

"Previous tournaments were not this exaggerated at all. I've already grown numb to saying 'Golden Age'."

"No wonder the abyss is attacking Murmansk at all costs. This is to nip the threat in the bud."

"Wait... why is that Great Xia girl's blood energy starting to surge?!"

"A secret technique?! No... this is... is she about to have a Breakthrough?!"

Amidst the sound of everyone gasping.

Lin Qingyan took a step forward, advancing from the Peak of the Sixth-Rank Martial Artist to the Seventh-Rank Grandmaster Realm.

Snow filled the sky, and the falling snowflakes froze some of the golden sword shadows in the Void Realm.

"Not bad," Christina said, her eyes filled with appreciation and Battle Intent. "Now there is no difference in Realm, and we can have a satisfying fight."

"Come on. You are the challenger," Lin Qingyan said calmly. Her long hair turned a transparent ice-blue, and the aura belonging to Empress Qingyan was fully unleashed, sweeping across the universe and shaking all directions.

"Wow~" Yan Runan covered her mouth in amazement.

Chen Xi, An Tianzong, and the others were also somewhat surprised.

Treating Christina, who had defeated Sikong, as a challenger—this statement could not be described as anything but arrogant.

Sikong laughed heartily, "Hahahaha, so Junior Sister Lin has this side to her!! I really underestimated her!!"

"Perhaps this is why Professor Jiang thinks so highly of her," Chen Xi said in a low voice.

Lin Qingyan pointed a finger, and countless ice lotuses bloomed in the Void Realm.

[Ice God Domain] expanded!

Unlike her battle with Jiang Yuan in the South River City abyss dungeon, after stepping into the Grandmaster Domain, the range of her Ice God Domain reached a radius of 100,000 meters, covering the entire battlefield!

Some students who used to be at Nanjing No. 1 Middle School saw this scene with complex expressions, filled with emotion.

"How long has it been? That Lin, School Beauty has actually become this powerful."

"I once wrote her a love letter; I can brag about that for a lifetime."

"I even beat up God Jiang before (whispering)."

"Me too. Before God Jiang rose to prominence, he was quite weak."

"No way, guys, are you all this brave? You can brag about this for ten lifetimes."

"I suggest writing it in the family genealogy."

"One God Jiang, one Ice God; such a small South River City actually produced these two monsters."

"The South River City Twin Stars are invincible."

...

Christina bent her legs, her figure shooting out like a meteor, transforming into a golden shooting star.

All ice-type attacks coming towards her were blocked by the barrier inherent to her sword sheath.

When Lin Qingyan activated her Divine Speaker skills.

All control-type skills were also nullified by the [Untargetable] effect unique to Christina's legendary class, [Sage of Swords].

Combined with her extreme speed.

It made it impossible for Lin Qingyan to continuously speak to activate Divine Speaker skills, as she was precisely interrupted every time.

Means like [Ice Prison] were also unable to break through the defense of the sword sheath.

"It seems that relying solely on talents and class skills cannot suppress you," Lin Qingyan said calmly as she drew her own ice sword from the Void Realm.

Christina smiled and said, "Defense is meaningless. Let's decide the outcome head-on."

"As you wish."

Ice wings grew from Lin Qingyan's back, and her speed surged instantly.

Both sides began a fierce battle at a speed invisible to ordinary people.

It was only at this moment that people realized.

Turns out the Ice God actually possessed such top-tier swordsmanship, able to hold her own while trading blows with Christina.

But gradually.

People noticed something wrong.

How come...

Christina seems to be gradually falling behind?!

The strength she was displaying didn't seem as strong as when she fought Sikong?!

Oreo suddenly noticed.

"No, Christina's speed has slowed down!"

"This is...?!"

Hien the Sage said, "It must be the influence of that ice. It has invisibly slowed down her speed, including her conscious perception; otherwise, she wouldn't have failed to notice it."

"A terrifying cold; it can actually invisibly affect a person's Soul. If not for that sword sheath, I'm afraid Christina's flame of life would have been gradually frozen."