Chapter 56

"Boom—" The ice mirror, which had consumed the cultivation energy, was like a toothless tiger, and was directly shattered by Amu's attack.

From the moment Amu unleashed the Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Immortals Technique to the shattering of the ice mirror prison, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

For the general cultivators in the audience, they couldn't discern what technique Amu had used. They only saw Amu thrust his sword, and then both his flying sword and the ice mirror prison shattered simultaneously.

"Did Amu break Yang Yun's technique with his physical body?"

"It seems so! But he destroyed that ninth-stage flying sword!"

"What does that matter? Is a ninth-stage flying sword more important than life?"

"This Amu is no ordinary person!"

"I heard that Amu has something like Immortal Bones. It seems to be mostly true!"

The disciples below were buzzing with discussion. No one had expected that Amu could not only dodge Yang Yun's flying sword but also break through Yang Yun's technique at the Fixed Cultivation level in one move.

At this moment, everyone began to recall Amu's past miracles, such as repelling Zhou Yunji and slaying a ninth-stage cultivator. Could it be that Amu was about to continue his miracles today? Many people's expressions began to change, and the disdain on their faces gradually diminished.

Among all the people, Lishui and Ziyu were the most excited. Gradually, they began to believe that Amu was well-prepared for the battle. Perhaps he could truly survive under Yang Yun's hands, and as for killing Yang Yun, even Ziyu, who had witnessed Amu slay a ninth-stage cultivator, found it hard to believe.

However, Ziyu still harbored some hope, because Amu had not yet used the black light artifact that he had used to slay a ninth-stage cultivator.

Yang Yun was startled in the arena. He had originally thought that Amu relied on the spirit treasure to be unafraid of his flying sword, so he wanted to win with a technique. A Fixed Cultivation-level technique should have taken the life of a cultivator child without any doubt, but Amu had actually shattered his ice mirror prison with his physical body, at the cost of destroying the sword.

This was truly heaven-defying!

"Amu, it seems you are no ordinary cultivator child! Your Immortal Bones are not just rumors!" Yang Yun now hovered in mid-air, his face calm, his feet on the Blue Ice Sword, his blue robe fluttering in the wind, exuding an immortal aura.

Not far away, Amu, in his white robe, stood on the spirit treasure Tianxuan Flying Disc, facing Yang Yun from a distance. It must be said that both of them had the bearing of dragons and phoenixes.

Amu did not attack again; he wanted to see what other abilities Yang Yun had.

"You are worth my all-out effort!" Yang Yun said slowly, looking at Amu.

"Whether you try your best or not, the result will be the same!" Amu said calmly.

"Oh?" Yang Yun asked, puzzled.

"You will die!" Amu's lips curled up.

"Good!" Yang Yun, hearing this, did not get angry, "Let me truly experience the prowess of the Northern Cold's top cultivator child!"

At this moment, Yang Yun completely put aside his contempt for Amu. Various signs indicated that Amu was not an ordinary cultivator child like Lishui, but a sharp sword that could draw blood at any moment, even killing silently.

Seeing Yang Yun's hands change seals, he suddenly spread his hands, and a red light shot up to the sky. Then a purple-red immortal sword floated above Yang Yun's head, spreading boundless cultivation energy with a scorching aura.

"Middle-stage spirit treasure, Purple Cloud Fire Sword!"

"Blue Ice, Purple Cloud, is this the legendary ice and fire dual cultivation?"

The appearance of this purple-red treasure sword made even the Fixed Cultivation-level cultivators draw a cold breath. Even the spirit-level elders were stunned, and Elder Li wore a smug expression.

It should be known that most cultivators have only one life-bound flying sword, as the flying sword needs to be nurtured with one's own essence to synchronize with the mind and be easily controlled. Therefore, having too many would be too consuming.

However, there are also exceptionally talented disciples who can control multiple flying swords or practice the Invincible Sword Formation, but these are all flying swords of the same attribute, and only disciples at the Fixed Cultivation level can practice. A ninth-stage cultivator like Yang Yun, who can simultaneously control two middle-stage spirit treasure-level flying swords of different attributes, is probably the only one in the entire Northern Cold Sect. This not only requires special cultivation techniques but also a powerful divine sense.

With the Blue Ice Sword under his feet and the Purple Cloud Fire Sword above his head, Yang Yun's cultivation energy surged all over his body. Both the Blue Ice Sword and the Purple Cloud Fire Sword shone brightly, emitting a dazzling light.

One blue and one purple, like two coiling dragons, complementing each other. Yang Yun stood in the middle, smiling, like a deity.

"Junior Brother Amu, dying under my Ice and Fire Dual Dragon Sword Technique will be your honor!"

Amu's eyebrows raised. It seemed that Yang Yun had finally used his true abilities. Just the Ice and Fire Dual Swords alone could probably match a Fixed Cultivation cultivator. However, in terms of divine sense, Yang Yun might be in trouble.

"Go!" Yang Yun shouted.

The Blue Ice and Purple Cloud swords emerged together, like two dragons emerging from the sea, directly rushing towards Amu. The Ice and Fire Dual Dragons far surpassed the ordinary flying sword attacks, stirring the air like surging waves, the wind howling like dragons roaring in the sky. One above and one below, they enveloped Amu.

"Chill and fire belong to yin and yang, inherently opposing each other. Yet, Yang Yun can control them freely while suppressing his cultivation to the initial stage. He is truly a genius! Alas, he was born at the wrong time!" Han Qianli muttered to himself.

Other spirit-level experts, though they had sensed Amu's extraordinary abilities earlier, now saw Yang Yun's Ice and Fire Dual Dragon Sword, which even Fixed Cultivation cultivators would avoid. Even with the Tianxuan Flying Disc, Amu would find it hard to escape the dual swords' entanglement.

Sure enough, as the dual swords approached Amu, they flew up and down, stirring the yin and yang forces, creating a world of ice and fire. The purple and blue light intertwined like a net, seemingly ready to take Amu's life in an instant.

"Shh—" Amu was a bit slow in dodging and was pierced through his long robe by the Purple Cloud Fire Sword.

"Pu—" The Blue Ice Sword suddenly tore through Amu's left arm.

"En!" Amu frowned, as the sword light of the water and fire swords actually caused him a slight pain.

It seemed there was no need to delay any longer. Amu had wanted to see more of Yang Yun's abilities, but now it seemed unnecessary. The Ice and Fire Dual Dragon Sword Technique, intertwined like a net, made it difficult for him to dodge even with the Tianxuan Flying Disc controlled by demonic cultivation energy. Prolonging the battle would be disadvantageous.

Thinking this, Amu suddenly urged the Tianxuan Flying Disc, infusing it with a powerful demonic cultivation energy.

The Tianxuan Flying Disc, infused with this cultivation energy, revived like an ancient dragon, transforming into a black shadow and instantly breaking through the sword net.

Amu's white robe fluttered, and the black light in his eyes flashed like lightning.

"Break!" Amu shouted.

Yang Yun was still surprised that Amu had broken through the sword net when he suddenly felt the world go dark. An invisible black lightning bolt drilled into his mind.

"Boom—" A loud explosion, like rolling thunder, erupted in Yang Yun's mind. Yang Yun screamed in pain, his head splitting, blood seeping from his nose and mouth.

The Blue Ice and Purple Cloud swords instantly lost control. With a thought, Amu controlled the swords to directly attack Yang Yun.

"En! What's happening?" Almost everyone in the audience was confused.

Amu had escaped from the sword net, and Yang Yun was holding his head, blood flowing from his nose and mouth, while the swords were directly attacking him.

"Evil technique!" At this moment, Yang Yun's master, Elder Li, suddenly shouted.

"En?" Bai Yifeng's eyebrows raised, and a powerful spiritual pressure spread, transforming into a white light that directly attacked Elder Li.

The gap between each level of spirit cultivators is like a chasm, even a hundred years of cultivation cannot bridge it. Although Elder Li was a ninth-stage cultivator at the initial stage, he was far inferior to Bai Yifeng. With Bai Yifeng's heavy hand, how could Elder Li fare well?

"Bang—" "Ah—" Elder Li almost flew backward, his mouth spewing blood, his face pale.

"Elder Li! The sect leader has ordered that anyone who interferes with the life-and-death battle on the stage will be suppressed and their Dao heart extinguished. Did you not hear? What was your intention with that loud shout?" Bai Yifeng said coldly.

In the arena, Yang Yun suddenly clutched his head. Although no one could directly see Amu's attack, spirit-level cultivators above could guess that Amu must have used a divine sense attack. Elder Li's loud shout, as a spirit-level cultivator, broke through Amu's demonic divine sense.

"In the heat of the moment, I spoke without thinking. Please forgive me, Elder Bai!" Elder Li was seething inside but dared not say more, only able to make such an excuse. However, the discerning could see through the situation, though they did not point it out.

"If it happens again, do not blame me for being ruthless!" Bai Yifeng coldly snorted, not saying more. However, Elder Li was directly shaken to spit blood by Bai Yifeng's shout, and no one dared to make a sound to interfere with the battle.

In the arena, Yang Yun's divine sense was damaged. If not for his master's shout, Yang Yun might have lost his life. Even so, though it was just a moment, Yang Yun quickly regained consciousness, but the ice and fire swords still tore through his blue robe and broke his hairpin.

His blue robe tattered, hair flying, divine sense nearly destroyed, and face bloody, Yang Yun's expression instantly turned fierce, losing his previous composure.

"Amu, you indeed have hidden moves. It seems my brother was harmed by you! Without Immortal Roots, how can you have such a powerful divine sense attack? How do you explain this?"

"I don't need to explain! Not just your brother, even if you and your master attack me together, I will still slay you!" Amu knew that Elder Li had interrupted his divine sense attack. For this, Elder Li was added to Amu's list of targets.

"Ha ha ha! Amu, you are truly arrogant to the extreme. One move successful, and you think you can slay me? I was originally afraid of the sin of killing a fellow disciple, but now I must kill you to eliminate future troubles!"

As he spoke, Yang Yun's expression changed. He formed a strange seal with his hands, and blue and red auras shot up to the sky.

A holy ice lotus suddenly appeared above Yang Yun's head, absorbing the blue and red auras. The ice lotus then glowed and suddenly bloomed, transforming into a lotus platform.

"Middle-stage spirit treasure, Heavenly Ice Lotus Platform!" The head of the Wangnan Peak, Mei Wangnan, glanced at Elder Li, "Elder Li is truly generous! This is one of the top ten spirit treasures of the Northern Cold Sect!"

The power of the middle-stage spirit treasure could be seen from the Tianxuan Flying Disc. Unexpectedly, Yang Yun also had a middle-stage spirit treasure, and it was the legendary Heavenly Ice Lotus, an attack-type spirit treasure in the Northern Cold, far surpassing the Tianxuan Flying Disc.

However, it was not over yet. A golden seal suddenly appeared on Yang Yun's forehead.

"Break!" Yang Yun shouted, and the golden seal's light expanded, instantly unlocking!

Instantly, boundless cultivation energy surged, like a sea or a tide, directly infusing Yang Yun's body. His long hair flew, his blue robe fluttered, and golden light radiated from his body. His cultivation suddenly soared, breaking through to the Fixed Cultivation stage.

"Concealment Technique! This is the initial stage of Fixed Cultivation, great completion?" Almost everyone's faces changed, even Bai Yifeng's. It should be known that some cultivators cannot break through to the Fixed Cultivation stage in their entire lives, and Yang Yun had been suppressing his cultivation. The difference between the initial stage of Fixed Cultivation and the ninth stage of initial cultivation is like heaven and earth, not just a quantitative accumulation but a qualitative leap.

Elder Li wore a cold smile. This was Yang Yun's true cultivation, and the revelation of his true cultivation shocked everyone.

A Fixed Cultivation cultivator at the initial stage, great completion, with a spirit-level attack-type treasure, what does that mean? Any Fixed Cultivation cultivator at the middle stage could be eliminated with a wave of his hand!

Yang Yun had such a trump card. Except for Han Qianli, who remained calm, everyone else knew that the battle had no suspense.

Lishui, Ziyu, and others' faces turned pale. Amu was doomed.

"Lotus Annihilation of the Nine Heavens!" Yang Yun laughed like a deity, then shouted.

The Heavenly Ice Lotus Platform suddenly emitted countless petals, crystal clear like jade, cold like ice, sharp like knives. Reflecting the sunlight, they shone brightly, transforming into millions, covering the sky and the earth.

This was an indiscriminate attack. The entire hundred-meter platform had no place to hide. This was the world of the Heavenly Ice Lotus's slaughter!