444 Chapter 444: Mysterious Blood Bead
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Boom—
A huge ice sword fell, causing the ground to tremble violently.
At that moment, it felt as if the heavens and earth were shaking.
The previously dim and icy forest now revealed a wide open space due to the powerful energy released during the attack.
If viewed from above, it resembled a vast sky.
The swirling snow and dust, much like a terrifying sandstorm, filled the air. The terrifying spirit power, akin to a roaring wave, spread in all directions.
With its icy sharpness, countless trees were sliced neatly and toppled under the sword's might.
When the snow and dust finally settled, before them, the cracked ground resembled a canyon.
Crack~
Within the translucent and crystalline ice sword, there was a faint sound of cracking.
Thin cracks spread across the icy sword's blade, until...
Bang!
With a loud shattering sound, the enormous ice sword instantly transformed into countless ice crystal dust, drifting down from the sky.
In that moment, the blizzard stopped.
Above the white-blue sky, a radiant sun shone, casting warm rays of light onto the earth.
Under the sunlight, the ice crystal dust sparkled with a beautiful glow, resembling the shimmering stars in a night sky.
"How beautiful." Zhang Ruonan exclaimed as she stood up in the snow. The scene before her eyes was now bright and clear.
Unable to resist, she raised her head and looked at the sky, where the ice crystals twinkled under the warm sunlight, sighing unintentionally.
Cough, cough, cough~
Several coughs brought Zhang Ruonan back to her senses. She looked around and saw several figures standing up from the thick snow.
"Is everyone okay?" Zhang Ruonan asked excitedly.
The battle they had witnessed was too intense, and as mere bystanders, they had quickly run far away to avoid being killed by the aftermath.
However, even so, the energy released during the battle had buried them in the snow.
"By the way, where's the princess? Princess! Princess!" Zhang Ruonan suddenly realized that she hadn't checked on the safety of Princess Luo Xue. She nervously called out and scanned the surroundings, searching for the princess's figure.
"I am here." a weak voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads in the direction of the voice. The thick snow suddenly dispersed, revealing a petite figure.
"Princess! Are you alright?" Zhang Ruonan hurried over and brushed away the snow that covered Princess Luo Xue's body.
Looking at Zhang Ruonan's worried face, Luo Xue shook her head.
"Right, what happened in the battle? What about those Evil Spirit Masters?" Princess Luo Xue suddenly remembered and looked around anxiously.
Hearing her words, Zhang Ruonan looked up at the sky, feeling the warm sentiment in the air, and spoke.
"It should be over, right?"
Earlier, she had briefly glanced at the enormous ice sword formed in the sky, which had shocked her greatly. It seemed like something only gods could do.
She couldn't imagine that such a shocking scene was created by human power.
As a native of a small country, the most powerful spirit masters she had seen were only Spirit Douluos.
The mysterious spirit master who had saved them was likely a pinnacle expert among spirit masters, a Titled Douluo!
The strength of this kind of spirit master, this terrifying power, was beyond what ordinary people like them could imagine.
Zhang Ruonan couldn't help but believe that the attack she had just witnessed would have been unstoppable even for an army.
Looking at the scene created by the battle, countless towering trees broken by the aftermath, she couldn't imagine that it had been a dense and dark forest before.
In the distance, she vaguely saw a huge crack on the ground, resembling a ravine.
This kind of terrifying power to alter the terrain made it hard to believe it was the work of humans!
Compared to such powerful individuals, those Evil Spirit Masters were probably insignificant.
They were most likely slain by that mysterious expert!
Thinking about this, Zhang Ruonan looked at her remaining companions and said, "Let's go and see!"
On the snowy ground, a neat crack stretched hundreds of meters.
At the center of the crack stood a figure.
Looking at the devastating scene caused by his power, Zeng Yi himself couldn't believe it was a result of his own strength.
Putting away [Ronin Sword] and sheathing his sword, Zeng Yi also deactivated his domain.
At that moment, he felt a sudden weakness spreading through his body. He stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.
But he managed to support himself with his sword and avoid falling into the snow.
After nearly a minute, the weakness and dizziness in his body subsided somewhat, and Zeng Yi felt much better. He could stand stably without needing any support.
"The side effects are quite considerable." Zeng Yi sighed, rubbing his slightly throbbing head.
"But it's not as bad as before, where I would lose consciousness and fall into a coma. It's much better."
Moreover, besides regaining consciousness, he also had some self-defense power left.
Feeling the remaining spirit power in his body, Zeng Yi thought to himself.
Looking at the scene before him, Zeng Yi reassessed his combat strength.
His full-powered attack in the domain state probably had the power of a Titled Douluo's full-powered attack!
Of course, he was a newly promoted Titled Douluo, equivalent to a rank 92-93 Titled Douluo.
Such strength was already exceptionally powerful. After all, his spirit power was only at the Level 54!
To unleash power on par with a Titled Douluo in an extreme burst—very few people in this world could achieve that.
With this thought, Zeng Yi couldn't help but feel proud.
It seemed that his intense training in recent years had not been in vain! Not only had he not wasted time, but his strength had become much stronger.
If he had not undergone intensive training, even if he could still reach the level of a Spirit Emperor through his original cultivation method, he would never have achieved this level of combat power!
The only troublesome aspect was that all of his spirit rings had been consumed, so he had to gather them again.
For Zeng Yi at present, spirit rings were merely consumables.
After all, spirit rings were condensed from his own spirit power, so he just had to gather one again once they were depleted. It just took a little more time.
"Huh, what's this?"
Zeng Yi's eyes caught a glimpse of a scarlet light dot.
Curious, he walked over, bent down, and picked up what was buried in the snow.
It was a fist-sized crystal-like bead, sparkling with a crimson light, giving off an eerie and sinister feeling.
