13 Like Breaking Rocks
Several questions ran through Lin Xiang's mind.
Just why is a Sacred Moon School Elder, an expert who mainly utilizes Yin's element of Ice, in a region filled with Extreme Fire Law essence?
For that matter, why is he staking out here and ready to pounce on anyone willing to travel through?
'Does he have a connection with those other fellows?' A flash of intrigue sparked within Lin Xiang's eyes.
But, he also knows that wanting to get answers out of an Elder like this was basically impossible.
Lin Xiang's cultivation base was far too inferior. It wouldn't give him any leverage in making a Heavenly Origin realm expert speak. And for that matter, this Elder subtly attempted to destroy his mind!
The Elder's reckless surge of Heavenly Aura would be enough to cripple any peak Profound realm warrior. He would prefer if this Profound realm ant would die, but wouldn't make any other in doing so if his Heavenly Aura fails to do.
Above all, Lin Xiang wasn't going to leave without going into that lava pool. While he does believe in karma and is generally amicable, Lin Xiang never hesitates to achieve his wants. No matter what other thinks of his actions.
Talking any further would be pointless. This Sacred Moon School Elder made his intention pretty clear.
Thus, a glint of killing intent traced Lin Xiang's eyes.
His Heavenly Origin soul wildly released soul essence into the atmosphere! Its particles rippled everywhere.
The pure raw power and complexity of Heavenly Origin energy completely engulfed the Elder.
"Hm?!"
The Elder instantly became serious. A suppression smashed right upon his soul!
Because his own soul was enhanced by Heavenly Origin energy and Ice Primary essence, the Elder only felt a 20% decrease in his overall powers.
If a mere Profound Realm cultivator can exude such a technique, who knows what else he has up his sleeves.
The Elder didn't dare to underestimate Lin Xiang. His hands flashed numerous signs. Surges of Ice radiance essence whirled from the Elder's body.
The streams of Ice radiance converged above the Elder's hand, forming a full Crystal Ice Moon!
Compared to Yan Wu's phantom moon, the Elder's Crystal Ice Moon was the difference between mud and cloud.
The Crystal Ice Moon rippled with essence particles that can freeze dozen of early Heavenly Origin cultivators right where they stand. Every icy spark illuminating out of the Crystal Ice Moon drowned out the sizzling lava.
A dream-like illusion was before Lin Xiang's eyes. There was such icy beauty that it seemed to cover the skies.
Even suppressed by 20%, the Elder's prowess was still unfathomable!
Every particle within the Ice essence neared Lin Xiang at the same time. This was like facing an ice hurricane that instantly freeze over a mortal city second in seconds!
In the face of the attack, Lin Xiang calmly smiled. His soul essence link into his bloodstream.
Power, intense power, extreme power beyond what Lin Xiang ever felt before began to wildly rush through his body!
In his past life, as a True Venerable, Lin Xiang experienced many forms of power. Some of which felt like he could smash apart massive galaxies with a wave of his hand!
However, the power from his bloodline, even though it was massively inferior to the intensity of the True Venerable realm, exuded a sensation that Lin Xiang genuinely felt like it could tear the entire universe into utter shreds!
The inherent skill of the Absolute Yin Bloodline fully erupted.
The power of the Ice Origin Aura made its first appearance in this grand new future!
'Bang!'
The ground beneath Lin Xiang shattered from the sheer force of the Ice Origin Aura. Luminous radiances of Ice essence shrouded Lin Xiang's body, manifesting into a beautiful ice energy aura.
All air around Lin Xiang froze. Even under the extreme heat of the 2nd layer, the particles of the Ice Origin Aura could suppress the atmosphere.
Not only could it suppress Extreme Fire Law essence, but it also overwhelmed the power of the Sacred Moon School Elder's Crystal Ice Moon!
"What?!"
The Elder suddenly felt suppressed. Every essence particle from Lin Xiang exuded power thickness superior to him and complexity that suppressed his Ice Laws!
The complexity was what really fraught the Elder with horror. This meant that this Profound realm layer boy had a greater understanding of Source Laws, allowing Lin Xiang to weaken the particles within the Elder's Ice Laws.
The particles within any Law or world's energies were the foundation. If this foundation was weakened, the particles' overall powers would greatly decrease!
This was what the Elder was currently experiencing. A harrowing fright that shouldn't be possible!
The moment Lin Xiang released the Ice Origin Aura, he instantly made his move.
His body turned into an icy trail of light. Such speed couldn't be seen with the naked eye unless one had a far higher cultivation than the Elder.
Streaks of Ice radiance overshadow the crystal ice engulfing the skies. Just a single leap brought Lin Xiang high into the skies and in front of the Crystal Ice Moon.
Lin Xiang swung his fist out, clashing it straight toward the Crystal Ice Moon.
"Shit!"
The Elder's pupils constricted to pin needle sizes. Every ounce of energy from his Heavenly Sea erupted at full force!
Crystal Ice radiance continually surged out of his body. Frosty mist spread out. A speck of this frosty mist would be enough to pull hundreds of cultivators into an endless illusion.
But only this was barely enough to resist Lin Xiang's Ice Origin Aura suppression.
The Elder could only smash his palm upon the Crystal Ice Moon, pouring out more energy into it, even going so far as to overexert his limit.
But such a move was completely worthless!
'Chi!'
Streaks of Ice were smashed away before dissipating into tiny particles of light. Lin Xiang's fist completely vaporized the Crystal Ice Moon!
The Elder painfully groaned as a great headache wracked his Spiritual Sea. There wasn't enough time to cut off the soul connection to his skill, thus causing his mind to fall into chaos once the Crystal Ice moon was destroyed.
Lin Xiang didn't stop at this. His other palm quickly reached towards the Elder's neck.
Widening his eyes even in a scrambled state of mind, a low-grade Spirit-tier sword quickly flashed in the Elder's hand.
Particles of Ice radiance essence covered the Spirit Sword. Faint Law runes flashed across the blade.
The Elder's power experienced an abrupt rise! Terrifying frosty mist whirled out, surging like an unstoppable hurricane! It was enough to still instantly kill any 7th-layer Heavenly Origin expert.
However, Lin Xiang didn't even regard the Ice coated sword.
His Ice Origin Aura palm effortlessly smashed away the Ice-coated sword!
The sword turned into a streak of icy blue light, flying dozens of feet away.
There wasn't any suspense left. Lin Xiang's Ice Origin Aura palm smashed apart the Elder's protective Heavenly Aura and tightly clamped around his neck with an iron fist grip!
Particles of overwhelming Ice essence surged throughout the Elder's body, freezing several of his organs, bloodstreams, and the source of his power, his Heavenly Sea!
The Heavenly Sea is located within the lower part of the stomach, where the dantian would be.
After transitioning from the Body Training Realm, the dantian opens. From the Spirit realm, the dantian transforms into a Qi Sea. The Profound Realm also retains the Qi Sea.
And when reaching the Heavenly Origin realm, the Heavenly Sea forms.
Despite being near the peak of the Heavenly Origin realm, the Elder's Heavenly Sea couldn't resist the particles of Lin Xiang's Ice Origin Aura. It was completely sealed and frozen within moments.
Suppressed and unable to fly, Lin Xiang lowered themselves to the ground.
Recalling his Ice Origin Aura, Lin Xiang looked down at the Elder with an indifferent expression.
Staring into those eyes that looked like it was filled with ice, the Heavenly Origin Elder truly felt what it means to feel fear.
This wasn't a boy or just a genius. This was an icy demon that shouldn't exist in this world! How can anyone erupt with this amount of strength and complexity?!
The Elder would be shivering in fear if not for Lin Xiang wringing his palm around his neck.
Not caring about the Elder's mental state, Lin Xiang calmly asked, "So? Care to tell me why a Sacred Moon School Elder is here in a region of extreme fire? I may spare your life if you do so."
The Elder's fingers twitched. Flashes of thoughts ran through his mind. His life currently hanged in the balance of Lin Xiang's whims. Who knows if he can even live if he told the truth?
But at the same time, the slow, piercing cold shrouding his body felt like torture from the depths of hell.
The image of Lin Xiang as a brutal demon started to take precedence. The fear collapse in the Elder's mind. The pressure rapidly eroded his mental state.
Cultivators in his realm and along the Heavenly realms wouldn't be able to develop a Dao Heart. Even after the Heavenly realms would it be difficult to form a Dao Heart.
What cultivators normally have is a Martial Will. This Martial Will signifies the mental fortitude and determination of a cultivator before it transforms into a Dao Heart.
Once this Martial Will is completely shattered apart, a cultivator would be utterly helpless against their fears!
The Elder was in this exact situation. His mind was crushed by the domineering presence of Lin Xiang.
He struggled to speak, hurriedly saying, "I-I will say...pl-please don't kill me. I-I am not even sure what's fully going on. Our School specifically had received a mission from the Sacred Emperor Mansion to prevent anyone else from heading up the mountain."
A shaky breath leaked from the Elder's mouth. His breath formed cold air. But he still continued to say, "I was chosen because my Art was excellent in trapping and sealing people. I-I can even stall peak Heavenly Origin experts..."
'Oh?' Lin Xiang thought back to that Crystal Ice Moon.
His Soul Sense could identify that for any other weaker cultivators, they would be completely locked down by the Crystal Ice Moon's essence particles. Their bodies would freeze without potentially dying.
Naturally, this effect was useless for Lin Xiang.
Just as Lin Xiang was about to ask another question, his eyes suddenly glowered with killing intent. It was very faint. So obscure to a point that even a peak Heavenly Origin expert wouldn't be able to detect the sensation.
However, with Lin Xiang's innate perception abilities and Heavenly Origin Soul, he could evidently detect the Elder stimulating his soul!
A trail of soul essence attempted to slowly travel through his body.
Under Lin Xiang's hands, the soul essence was heavily affected by the Ice essence particles. But if let alone, the soul essence would be able to operate for whatever task the Elder wanted to achieve.
The soul was fundamentally different from the Qi Sea. It operated on its set of Laws that one could cultivate to great powers. Thus, it was faintly possible for the Elder to make one final comeback.
However, now that Lin Xiang detected his plan, how could he dare make a mistake?
Lin Xiang violently clenched his hand. The feeling of flesh and cracking bones, like breaking rocks, ran through his hands.
With a sickening crunch, the Elder's neck was completely crushed!
The Elder's eyes were bugged eye. All of his dreams and goals were forever crushed because of some random youth that came completely out of nowhere.
Lin Xiang sneered, letting his hand go, coldly watching as the Elder's corpse slumped to the ground.
