Layer upon layer of ice walls, solid and thick, hard as refined steel. The most formidable part was the cold air within the ice walls, which was ten times more piercingly cold than just before. Although it couldn't reach the point of freezing steel into powder, it was fully capable of freezing a person directly into four quarters and five fragments. This kind of freezing air dealt immense damage to the human body; an expert of Divine Transformation would turn into an ice sculpture upon contact.
However, although Fang Han was firmly sealed in the ice walls by this move, his body wasn't frostbitten; he was merely sealed tight. Because his magic power was operating, the cold ice aura found it very difficult to penetrate his magic power protection and directly soak into his physical body.
But being like this greatly hindered his movements.
"Han Chi! Shuttle through the ice walls, slash!"
Long Xuan stood outside the rings of the ice wall castle and suddenly pointed at the flying sword. That Han Chi Sword actually shook its head and wagged its tail as it drilled into the ice walls. With a swish, it appeared beside Fang Han, opened its mouth, and spat again. An Ice Soul Divine Thunder bombarded towards Fang Han's body. Upon contacting his magic power, it abruptly exploded, blasting Fang Han's body-protecting magic power into a spell of swaying. The surrounding ice walls became thick once again!
"This Ice Soul Divine Thunder possesses strange and immense power. Even if my magic power is vigorous, I'm going to be vibrated into dispersal! Fortunately, I cultivated the Yama Golden Body, so I am not afraid of ordinary cold air. If it were a regular expert of the Mystic Realm of Divine Power, their body would likely be frozen stiff right now. If I had cultivated to the second layer of the Mystic Realm of Divine Power, the True Essence Realm, refining magic power into true qi, breaking open the ice walls wouldn't take the effort of blowing dust. But right now, it will consume a considerable amount of strength." In his heart, Fang Han was secretly surprised by the formidability of this "Han Chi Sword." Layer upon layer of ice walls as hard as refined steel wrapped him inside, yet this sword could freely shuttle completely through the ice walls. It truly was bizarre.
Little did he know that the cold ice hornless dragon inherently lived in ice layers, traversing through ice without the slightest obstacle. But for him to smash and break open this cold ice wrapping, he had to consume a vast amount of magic power.
Moreover, the Han Chi Sword continuously emitted Ice Soul Divine Thunders to blast open Fang Han's magic power. Even if it couldn't blast it open, it aimed to wear down Fang Han's magic power, making his magic power dry up and leaving him exhausted physically and mentally.
Magic power was just like physical stamina; if too much force was applied, it would be continuously consumed.
"Fang Han, you have already been trapped by the ice walls condensed from the Ice Soul Divine Thunder, and your magic power is continuously being consumed. If you had a powerful magical treasure, you could bomb through the ice walls and come out. If you have no magical treasure, even if you could come out, your strength would be entirely consumed. This time, I have taken a small advantage."
Long Xuan smiled slightly, her voice transmitting in.
"That's not necessarily true!"
Fang Han laughed loudly. The magic power around his entire body suddenly shrank! It actually shrank right back into his body. Instantly, those ice walls encroached layer upon layer. The Han Chi's Ice Soul Divine Thunder exploded once more, ruthlessly pressing down upon him. The ice walls became increasingly thick, truly freezing Fang Han solid. This time, even his physical body was frozen, because Fang Han had retracted his magic power back.
"Hm? Desiring to retract his power and then fiercely erupt to blast open the ice walls and break free? But, even if you can blast them open and come out, your magic power will be pretty much exhausted. Moreover, letting the cold ice contact the physical body like this does great damage to the physical body. Does he not hesitate to mutilate himself?"
Seeing this scene, Long Xuan's eyes narrowed into a slit.
"Doing this is probably inappropriate!"
"Yes, even if he breaks free, with his magic power severely consumed, it probably won't do."
"I didn't expect Long Xuan to operate the Han Chi Sword so well. Even if Fang Han is in the Mystic Realm of Divine Power, I'm afraid there will be some trouble. Long Xuan still has a formidable treasure on her body."
"This is also precisely because Fang Han didn't use ruthless methods. If right from the beginning he attacked fiercely, seized the Han Chi Sword, and forcefully snatched it away with magic power, I'm afraid Long Xuan wouldn't have been able to fend him off. It seems being soft-hearted during magical duels won't do."
"Indeed. He has fallen into a predicament now."
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The elders in the spectator stands whispered secretly.
Right at this moment, suddenly an earth-shattering loud noise! Sure enough, Fang Han brought out his power, retracting his magic power and then fiercely expanding it outward. Instantly, the impact force of a hundred galloping horses came wave after wave, consecutively impacting hundreds of times in the blink of an eye! Those ice walls fractured layer upon layer and were then blasted flying away. Huge chunks of ice walls smashed outward, making those outer sect disciples and inner sect disciples sharply dodge out of the way.
That "Han Chi Sword" seemingly also knew that this was Fang Han using up his entire body's magic power for a strenuous strike, highly formidable. If the magic power impacted it and penetrated inside, it could obliterate the blood spirit within in a single swoop. Therefore, at this critical moment, it abruptly spun around and fell back into Long Xuan's hand.
Seeing Fang Han break free, Long Xuan's narrowed eyes opened sharply. A concealed spirit talisman burned on the spot, and her entire body vanished, dodging Fang Han's maximum magic power impact.
Subsequently, her whole person appeared high in the sky. Seeing Fang Han land on the ground, seemingly exhausted beyond endurance with his magic power heavily consumed, she therefore waved her palm, and the Han Chi Sword slashed over once again.
At the same time, just to be safe, another magical treasure flew out from her. This magical treasure was actually a small golden circle, perfectly round like a hoop. When thrown down, it unexpectedly bypassed the Han Chi Sword's slash, expanded enormously, and went to loop over Fang Han in one go.
This was her killer trump card magical treasure, the "Golden Hoop". As soon as it was thrown out, it could loop over a person and then shrink, hooping them viciously. Especially if it was looped over the head, it could squeeze out a person's brain matter. Once caught in the hoop, one could only resign oneself to being butchered. Furthermore, it could also control the enemy; as long as it was put on the enemy, if the enemy was the slightest bit disobedient, the hoop would shrink, causing them immediate agonizing pain. It was more effective than the Forgetfulness Talisman.
This was a Treasure Artifact, but it couldn't protect the body, nor could it attack and kill enemies like a flying sword. Looping a person required the element of surprise. Otherwise, if the person dodged it or cleaved it open with a flying sword, it wouldn't be easy to manage. This kind of Treasure Artifact belonged to treasures with a special function.
But now that Fang Han had blasted open the ice walls and come out, with ninety-nine percent of his magic power consumed and just trying to recover, plus Long Xuan using the Han Chi Sword for cover, once the hoop went on, it was surely a hundred hits in a hundred shots.
"The overall situation is decided!"
"Long Xuan is indeed formidable, to actually defeat an expert of the Mystic Realm of Divine Power. However, this Fang Han was too arrogant, not using magical treasures and just relying entirely on his own magic power. Against Treasure Artifacts, there is some difficulty."
"Ah! He began to counterattack; how come he still has such robust magic power!"
"That is! Dharma Crystals! He has Dharma Crystal jades on his body."
The situation changed!
In this split second, from Fang Han's body, surges of vigorous magic power sprouted out once again, condensing into two airstream giant palms, one in each hand, grabbing ruthlessly towards the Han Chi Sword and the Golden Hoop. Abruptly, with a single move, he firmly seized and captured these two magical treasures.
Subsequently, Fang Han's magic power surged torrentially, revolving around his entire body and lifting him up! He raised his hand, and countless strands of magic power converged into silk threads, shooting explosively outward. They wove together into a densely packed large net, capturing following the momentum, netting Long Xuan inside in one go.
Long Xuan was just like a fish, netted securely.
"Dharma Crystals! Fang Han, you had Dharma Crystals on your body to supplement your magic power! No wonder!" Having been netted, Long Xuan was originally taken aback, but upon seeing several pieces of crystal stone abruptly fly out from Fang Han's body—which were exactly Dharma Crystals!—she couldn't help but know why Fang Han's magic power hadn't been consumed.
"I have lost. I ask that you please show mercy!"
Upon hearing these words, Fang Han retracted his magic power and landed. His magic power wrapped the two Treasure Artifacts and delivered them to Long Xuan's side: "Junior Sister Long's methods are indeed brilliant, but this time I gained the upper hand."
Defeating Long Xuan, Fang Han knew that he was number one on the Mountain and River Ranking. That Yin Yang Myriad Life Pill and the Golden Light Fierce Fire Mirror were his.