74: Ice Emperor, nothing more than that

As Lin Mu was pondering, the Eldest Princess quietly walked out from the side hall.

Yan Ruxue followed closely behind her.

Lin Mu did not beat around the bush, but straightforwardly asked Yan Ruxue, "When can I meet the Ice Emperor in person?"

Yan Ruxue hesitated, looking towards the Eldest Princess, her gaze seemingly telling Lin Mu that she had no say here.

The Eldest Princess slowly opened her mouth and said, "Young Master Lin, thank you for helping Princess Han Yue."

"The Wind and Snow Country has always repaid kindness. Spirit stones, magical treasures, as long as Young Master Lin asks..."

"I am only here to see the Ice Emperor; there's no need to say anything else," Lin Mu interrupted the Eldest Princess.

The Eldest Princess was not angered by the interruption.

She said calmly, "His Majesty has been in seclusion on Mysterious Ice Mountain for many years. Without His Majesty's permission, even I cannot enter her place of seclusion."

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Young Master Lin."

Lin Mu smiled meaningfully and slowly said, "If your Majesty knew that you were facing danger, would she come to your rescue?"

"What do you mean by that, Young Master Lin?" the Eldest Princess asked with an unpleasant expression.

"It's exactly as it sounds. Since you are unwilling to inform her, then I will make her come out herself."

Upon hearing Lin Mu's words, the Eldest Princess, instead of getting angry, laughed. "How interesting. Young Master Lin, do you really think I have no defenses against you?"

With that, she lightly clapped her hands.

In the spacious hall, more than a dozen brocade-clad guards suddenly appeared.

These guards exuded terrifying pressure; each of them possessed strength no weaker than the Venerable Realm.

The Eldest Princess stood behind the guards and said arrogantly, "The thousands of years of heritage of my Wind and Snow Country is not something a small country's sect like yours can compare to."

"State your true intention for coming here. Considering you saved Princess Han Yue, I might allow you to leave safely."

Lin Mu ignored the pressure from the guards and said calmly, "My true purpose can only be told to the Ice Emperor alone. You are not qualified enough."

"You truly won't shed tears until you see the coffin! Seize him!" the Eldest Princess roared.

Upon receiving the order, all the guards simultaneously condensed a small formation in their hands.

Once the formation took shape, they pushed their hands forward.

Over a dozen small formations converged above Lin Mu, forming a super-large formation that enveloped Lin Mu and Yun Feiyang.

Yun Feiyang took out his long sword and slashed at the formation.

The sword energy formed by the long sword struck the formation's light barrier, like a stone sinking into the deep sea.

It didn't even cause a ripple.

Yun Feiyang raised his eyebrows and said to Lin Mu, "Sect Master, this formation seems a bit strange."

"I advise you not to waste your efforts. This Heaven-Overturning Spirit-Covering Grand Formation is immune to any spiritual energy attacks."

"Anyone trapped by it can only be slaughtered at will."

The Eldest Princess walked to the edge of the formation, a look of mockery on her face.

Lin Mu also walked to the edge of the formation, stretched out his hand, and flicked his finger on the formation's light barrier.

"Break."

As Lin Mu uttered that word, the originally indestructible formation suddenly shattered and disappeared.

Upon seeing this, all the guards immediately moved to shield the Eldest Princess.

The Eldest Princess's face at this moment no longer held its previous composure.

She looked at Lin Mu somewhat nervously and ordered with a grim face.

"No need to hold back anymore; all of you, attack together. Life or death doesn't matter."

All the guards, having received the order, took out their respective weapons and charged at Lin Mu.

Yun Feiyang, who had been trapped by the formation and unable to break it earlier, saw the crowd attacking.

He unhesitatingly unleashed the Cross Space Slash, and instantly, all the guards were surrounded by spatial rifts.

Immediately, several guards, caught off guard, were sucked into the rifts.

The other guards, seeing this, all displayed their unique abilities to evade the rifts.

By the time the rifts dispersed, the remaining guards were less than half of their original number.

Yun Feiyang, seeing his attack succeed, laughed heartily, "Thousands of years of imperial dynasty heritage is nothing more than this!"

Suddenly, a delicate shout appeared, "Take this 'nothing more than this' from me!"

As soon as her voice fell, a fierce palm print slammed towards Yun Feiyang.

The palm print came too fast, too violently.

Yun Feiyang could only use his sword to block it.

Palm and sword met, and Yun Feiyang's body was violently blasted out of the main hall.

He only stopped his momentum after smashing into a wall dozens of meters away, then fell to the ground.

This was the second time Yun Feiyang had been beaten so badly since he came out of seclusion.

He propped himself up with his long sword and glared resentfully at the woman who had attacked him.

"A dignified Ice Emperor, actually launching a sneak attack and injuring people in secret."

As he spoke, he spat out a mouthful of residual blood.

The one who had just attacked was none other than the Ice Emperor of the Wind and Snow Country, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

She said with a cold tone, "Before I attacked, I already gave a verbal warning. It's just that your own strength is too weak."

"'A verbal warning,' you say. Then I'll also give you a verbal warning: watch out for my fist."

As soon as Lin Mu finished speaking, his figure vanished without a trace.

When he reappeared, he punched towards the Ice Emperor's face.

If this punch truly landed on the Ice Emperor's face, even if it couldn't seriously injure her, disfigurement would be unavoidable.

A flicker of anger flashed in the Ice Emperor's eyes.

She extended her slender jade hand, and likewise, threw a punch to meet Lin Mu's fist.

Both of them moved with lightning speed.

Before anyone could clearly see, the two people whose fists had met suddenly saw one of them directly blasted away.

The impact force generated by the two fists colliding was incredibly powerful; the entire Imperial Study Room could not withstand the shock.

It actually collapsed with a roar, becoming a pile of ruins.

The dust formed by the collapse covered the sky and earth, reaching a height of over ten meters.

When the dust settled, only Lin Mu stood proudly in the field.

The Eldest Princess, Yan Ruxue, and all the remaining guards.

All of them were sent flying by the impact, falling to the ground, all seriously injured.

At this moment, their hair was disheveled, and they lay bleeding in the ruins, breathing weakly.

The Ice Emperor, who was directly blasted away by Lin Mu, was not faring much better.

One of her arms hung limply, and blood soaked her pristine white robes.

However, these external injuries, for a Great Emperor Expert, could recover in the blink of an eye.

But Lin Mu's punch just now, which carried the Power of the Heavenly Dao, caused her more than just superficial wounds.

This incredibly violent spiritual energy was quite familiar to the Ice Emperor.

It was precisely the Power of the Heavenly Dao that one could only possess after breaking through to the Great Emperor realm.

At this moment, this Power of the Heavenly Dao was rampaging within the Ice Emperor's body.

She was forced to mobilize the Power of the Heavenly Dao within her body to barely suppress it.

Lin Mu looked at the Ice Emperor, who stood rooted to the spot, fully on guard.

He said with a playful expression, "It seems your strength isn't that great either."

The Ice Emperor looked at Lin Mu cautiously and questioned him with a cold tone, "Who exactly are you, and what is your relationship with that person from a few days ago?"

"You will know who I am in due time. I came to you only for the heavenly dao stone."

"Hand over the heavenly dao stone, and I can let bygones be bygones."

The Ice Emperor retorted, "Big words. If I don't give it to you, what can you do?"

Lin Mu said word by word, "If you don't hand over the heavenly dao stone, the entire Wind and Snow Country will be drenched in blood, with not a blade of grass remaining."

"If you don't believe me, you are welcome to try."