Chapter 85: Ice Phoenix

With a roar from Amu, demonic cultivation energy surged into his fists, transforming into two beams of dark light.

A dull "thud—thud—" sounded as an ice net shattered. With demonic cultivation energy and his immortal bones, Amu's combat strength was far from ordinary. A mere ice net, which had only partially absorbed his cultivation energy, could not possibly trap him.

"Hmm?" Han Bingyi was taken aback. "Breaking through with sheer force! So that's your peculiar power!"

"Hehe! Senior Sister Han, it's not that easy to trap me!" Amu said, but his body did not stop. Using the same method, Amu struck again with his fists, shattering another ice net.

"Hmph! Do you think this can deal with Han Zixiang? That was just a minor cultivation technique! Now, I'll show you what a Void Spirit cultivator can do!" Although somewhat surprised, Han Bingyi remained calm. Being able to break the ice net was far from being able to fight Han Zixiang.

"Dead Amu, that night, you must have done it on purpose! What nonsense about physical martial arts, it was clearly to humiliate me!" Suddenly, thinking about that night, Han Bingyi felt even more ashamed and angry.

Then, she intertwined her fingers, forming a strange seal. Cultivation energy condensed, and with the sound of a phoenix cry, a ball of white light shot out from her hand.

"Advanced cultivation technique—Ice Phoenix!" Han Bingyi called out.

"Ah!" Amu couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. "Advanced cultivation technique, this Han Bingyi is getting serious!"

The white light shot up into the sky, instantly confining the space around for hundreds of feet. Amu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, the endless cold penetrating to his bones. This technique was at least ten times more powerful than the ice seal from before. Even with his demonic body and immortal bones, Amu could not completely make up for the huge gap in cultivation. The cold seeped into his body and mind.

If this cold were to take form, it would certainly cause Amu significant harm.

Han Bingyi, using such a technique, Amu did not dare to be careless. He quickly activated the Ten Thousand Demons Transforming Immortal Technique, and the demonic energy in his dantian surged, covering his entire body.

If observed closely, one would see that Amu's skin was covered with faint red-black patterns, like a layer of demonic cultivation energy forming an armor.

Demonic cultivation energy was no ordinary thing.

As for the Ice Phoenix technique Han Bingyi used, the white light gradually transformed into the shape of a phoenix about to take flight, vivid and lifelike, with wings spanning dozens of feet. Bright white cold energy swirled around it, and the sound of phoenix cries echoed into the clouds, as if a celestial ice phoenix had descended from the heavens. It looked down on everything, freezing all, like the ruler of an ice world.

The Ice Phoenix technique was a high-level cultivation method of the Northern Cold Sect, only learnable by advanced cultivators, and even then, fewer than one in ten could master it. Among cultivators below the Spirit Realm, those who could master this technique in the entire Northern Cold Sect could be counted on one hand.

Amu's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, "With such a commotion, why hasn't anyone from the Heavenly Peak come? Do I really have to use all my treasures and fight a major battle with Han Bingyi?"

At this moment, neither Amu nor Han Bingyi knew that four elders were concealing their auras in the void, forming a spatial barrier over a dozen miles, watching the two of them with smiles.

"Hehe! This girl Bingyi has quite a temper! It seems she has a thing for that boy Amu!" A long-browed elder chuckled, looking at the other three.

"Haha! I think so too! She really put in a lot of effort to stop Amu!" Another elder held a pair of large golden bells.

"But, do you think Han Bingyi can stop Amu?" The red-robed elder in the northeast corner frowned, not very optimistic about the fight.

"Hard to say! Fengzhao just sent a message saying the Head Seat agreed to Amu's battle with Han Zixiang. Amu must have some means; otherwise, the Head Seat wouldn't have agreed," the last, fat elder spoke.

"Hehe! Watch! This is going to be a good show. Bingyi hasn't used her true strength yet, and Amu is no pushover either!" The long-browed elder smiled.

"Right! If Amu has the strength to fight Bingyi, he won't be too bad against Han Zixiang!" The fat elder agreed.

"Chaos! With the Sect Master in seclusion, is the Northern Cold Sect really going to fall into chaos?" The red-robed elder sighed.

"Red Old Ghost, you're just overthinking it! What can happen? We still have the Head Seat! A few small fish can't cause a big wave. Let's just watch their match!" The elder with the golden bells said dismissively.

In the arena, Han Bingyi urged the Ice Phoenix toward Amu. The massive Ice Phoenix descended from the sky, and Amu's brows furrowed. The cold from the Ice Phoenix was intense, and Amu felt his hair stiffening. It seemed he had to use some means. At this level of technique, relying solely on the Ten Thousand Demons Transforming Immortal Technique and his demonic body and immortal bones would be difficult.

"Senior Sister Han, I'm sorry!" Amu's brows twitched, and he was somewhat annoyed by Han Bingyi's stubbornness.

With a thought, Amu's demonic cultivation energy directly activated the Heaven Earth如意Bracelet on his left wrist, emitting a purple light with threads of blood-red.

"Puff—" A light barrier instantly enveloped Amu.

"Boom—" The Ice Phoenix slammed into the purple-red light barrier. White and purple light intertwined, creating a dazzling display.

Although the Ice Phoenix was an advanced cultivation technique of the Northern Cold Sect, it could not break through the defense formed by the Heaven Earth如意Bracelet with a single strike.

With a loud "boom," the Ice Phoenix shattered instantly, while the purple-red light barrier remained unscathed, still glowing.

"Hmm! Heaven Earth如意Bracelet?" Han Bingyi had heard that the Heaven Earth如意Bracelet was in Amu's possession, but this was the first time she had seen it in action.

"This isn't automatic protection! This is a technique activated by cultivation energy!" Han Bingyi's beautiful eyes fixed on Amu, her heart filled with shock. The Heaven Earth如意Bracelet was one of the Northern Cold Sect's mountain-stabilizing treasures, a初级soul treasure, with both offensive and defensive capabilities, capable of breaking through all five elements' techniques, and extremely powerful. She never expected Amu to be able to control the Heaven Earth如意Bracelet, indicating that Amu possessed more than just physical strength.

"Uh?" The four elders hidden in the void were also greatly surprised.

"This boy, who isn't a cultivator, has cultivation energy?"

"No, it's not cultivation energy, but it has the same effect!"

"No wonder! Tsk tsk! A prodigy!"

"The Sect Master's insight is far beyond ours!"

"He's a freak! A cultivator who can activate the Heaven Earth如意Bracelet, how can we estimate his combat strength?"

Meanwhile, Amu, within the purple-red light barrier, looked at Han Bingyi and said calmly, "Senior Sister Han, I appreciate your concern! But you can't stop me from fighting Han Zixiang!"

Han Bingyi stared at Amu, seeing his calm expression and tone, her heart ached inexplicably, and a surge of anger rose within her.

"Amu, who said I can't stop you! If you say I can't, I will! Condense! Scatter! Ice Phoenix's Wrath!"