Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 690: Ice Crystal and Black Peak
But what unfolded below was somewhat beyond Han Li’s expectations.
The moment the Greatsword touched the silk net, the net immediately shimmered with a blue glow. The crystal-clear and delicate threads were surprisingly tough and firm.
After the Greatsword slashed fiercely several times within the net, not only did it fail to break through, but under the old man’s control, layer upon layer of the net wrapped around it, eventually trapping it inside. Although Han Li was not completely restrained by the opponent, it was truly difficult to break free for the moment.
Han Li frowned and was about to cast another spell when the old man made the first move.
A cold expression flickered across the old man’s face. Both hands spun rapidly, forming various strange hand seals. At the same time, colorful spell formations shot out swiftly from between his hands, all striking the cluster of spiritual light above his head.
Immediately, the blue spiritual cluster began to contract and change shape. Amidst the obscure and incomprehensible chanting, it exploded instantly.
Countless slender ice crystals, each about the size of a palm, appeared out of thin air surrounding the old man, sparkling with blue light and spreading over an area more than ten yards around.
A fierce look appeared on the old man’s face as he suddenly opened and closed his hands wildly, pointing directly at Han Li, and spat out a cold word, “Go!”
At once, the sky was filled with ice crystals, flying like the shots from a heavy crossbow, all propelled by the old man’s voice.
The dense blue crystal light completely enveloped Han Li’s position, creating an intimidating momentum!
“Is this a spiritual technique?” Han Li was momentarily stunned, his face showing surprise. However, his hands didn’t pause for a moment.
Without hesitation, he activated the Flower Basket Ancient Treasure in his hands, then slapped the spiritual beast pouch at his waist. A surge of tricolor golddevourer worms swarmed out wildly, and under Han Li’s command, they formed a protective layer around him.
This time, however, the golddevourer worms did not condense into a solid form but danced wildly nearby, spinning rapidly to create a wind-and-rain-proof insect shield that blurred Han Li’s figure.
As soon as the Flower Basket left his hand, it transformed into white mist, directly countering the incoming swarm of ice crystals.
The portion of the ice crystals that collided with it was absorbed into the white mist through a series of contractions and expansions.
Seeing this, the other ice crystals seemed to sense it, immediately splitting to the sides and shooting around to the insect shield in front of Han Li.
“Pfft, pfft,” muffled sounds continued in succession!
The faceted ice crystals struck the insect shield. Although they slightly paused, they continuously tore open one hole after another and poured inside. The insect shield quickly restored itself as if nothing had happened, silent and undisturbed.
Elder Mu was shocked by this scene.
His "Ice Crystal Technique" seemed similar to the cultivators’ elemental “Ice Rain Technique,” only with a larger quantity. But in truth, these ice shards were formed from the profound cold qi he cultivated himself. They were not only sharp and fierce but also extremely cold. Any cultivator who didn’t know their origin, even if they could temporarily withstand them with protective magical treasures, would find it unbearable to withstand the freezing cold released after the shards shattered.
Yet now, after these ice shards penetrated the insect shield, no trace was found. How could he not be stunned?
The old man hesitated for a moment, just as he was about to use his spiritual awareness to inspect inside the insect shield, a sudden loud explosion rang from above his head.
His ears buzzed, and his vision darkened. Unprepared, he almost fell from the air.
Furious and angry, Elder Mu quickly rubbed his hands and slapped his body several times. Suddenly, a white shield appeared around him. Only then did he regain his footing and look up.