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Chapter 80: Ice Nymph Transformation
This youth looked tall and slender, with a scholarly air about his face, and he was quite handsome. He stood aside, watching the battle, always appearing calm.
He seemed to be the oldest and the most skilled among them all. Of course, that was actually the case. This young man was the eldest senior brother of the Redemption Society.
"Senior brother is very strong; be careful!" Du Bai reminded him from the side.
"Okay." Tang San nodded and then stepped forward.
Wu Bingji also came forward with a faint smile, nodding to Tang San.
Mu Enqing said, "This battle between you can be called a battle of elements. Bingji's Demonic God Transformation is the Ice Nymph Transformation. Among all of you, he is the only one whose transformation doesn't originate from the demon race.
“The Ice Nymph Transformation comes from the nymph side, it’s a kind of ice nymph. According to legend, they are natural spirits who have innate control over ice. Bingji's Ice Nymph Transformation isn't a direct bloodline inheritance. The ice nymphs rely on division to pass on their lineage. He was accidentally contaminated by an ice nymph during its division, causing a mutation in his bloodline, which led to his Ice Nymph Transformation. Several students in our academy have Demonic God Transformations with unique characteristics, and Bingji's ability is one of them."
Oh, so his transformation is a Demonic God Transformation from the nymph race. This was Tang San’s first encounter with one, and it didn’t seem like a regular nymph transformation either. If it could control ice properly, then it had to be a very comprehensive ability.
"Senior brother, please enlighten me," Tang San said, bowing slightly to Wu Bingji.
Wu Bingji smiled and said, "You control your wind blades very well. Controlling elements is also the direction of my study. Let's exchange our knowledge more in the future. Please, go ahead."
His voice was gentle and pleasant, devoid of any harshness. Despite cultivating the ice elements, there wasn't a hint of coldness about him, and it was very easy for others to feel goodwill toward him.
"Begin!" Mu Enqing commanded, and both of their auras changed simultaneously.
Tang San's eyes instantly turned emerald green, and a green light enveloped his body.
A layer of icy blue light appeared around Wu Bingji, but just like in the case of Tang San, there wasn’t any physical transformation. He did not attack first but gestured to Tang San, showing the demeanor of a proper senior brother.
Tang San didn't hold back. Facing a sixth-order opponent with a rare and undoubtedly powerful Demonic God Transformation, he was naturally fully alert.
He raised his right hand, and two wind blades shot out instantly, tracing arcs in the air and flying straight toward Wu Bingji.
Wu Bingji responded the moment Tang San made his move. He raised his right hand, gesturing in Tang San's direction. In an instant, several crystal-clear ice spikes had already formed before him. He didn’t even look at the Wind Blades tracing arcs in the air; instead, the dozen ice spikes whistled through the air as they flew toward Tang San.
At the same time, a path of ice formed under his feet, leading toward Tang San. Stepping on this icy path, he slid toward Tang San as if flying close to the ground.
Facing the ice spikes, Tang San didn't release wind blades to counter them. Watching the icy path surging toward him and feeling the rapid drop in air temperature, he actually charged toward the ice spikes.
The two wind blades in the air fell first. Wu Bingji showed no intention of dodging, which, in turn, made Tang San's attempt to control the fight moot. Since the target showed no intention to dodge, what use was there in such tactics?
The wind blades struck Wu Bingji's back with a crisp sound. The wind blades shattered, but Wu Bingji only faltered slightly in his steps.
Is...is his body turning into ice? Is that state permanent or is it a skill? Either way, worthy of being a sixth-order!
While the wind blades hit Wu Bingji, Tang San confronted the ice spikes.
Facing the ice spikes, he didn't release wind blades; instead, his figure became illusory. Visually, it even seemed like his body twisted in a way that looked simply impossible for someone who had bones. In that critical moment, he slipped through the gaps between the ice spikes, with none hitting him.
With that, the distance between the two of them closed.
Cheng Zicheng's eyes widened as she watched this scene. She clearly remembered how Tang San had somehow dodged her frontal attack before, moved behind her, and took control of her, which had led to her loss in the match.
At this moment, she watched intently and she saw everything from an outside point of view, and yet...she was still unable to discern how Tang San dodged those ice spikes. How did he do it? It’s clearly not just a matter of speed.
Of course, she didn't know this was the Tang Sect's secret technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
With sufficient cultivation level and a ridiculous number of years practicing this secret technique, Tang San had long mastered the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to a degree that not even its creator could’ve dreamed.
The distance between Tang San and Wu Bingji closed, but he deliberately avoided the icy path spreading on the ground.
Wu Bingji was surprised by Tang San's dodging, but he wasted no time. He grabbed at the air, and an ice spear appeared in his hand.
He thrust forth the spear, and it instantly turned into a barrage of spear shadows blocking Tang San’s path. Moreover, a large cloud of ice mist suddenly bloomed from his feet. With a boom, the ice path burst to shards. The icy mist swept toward Tang San, causing an instant, drastic drop in temperature around him, making his movements somewhat stiff.
The pressure of a sixth-order opponent was extraordinary to begin with, and Wu Bingji seemed as if he wasn’t simply controlling ice, but rather as if he had become a part of the ice element itself. The constantly erupting chill was truly mighty.
Tang San's eyes brightened at this moment, and he released several Wind Blades. Like in the previous fight with Cheng Zicheng, there were eighteen wind blades, but a closer look revealed that these were noticeably more concentrated.
Tang San moved lightly on his toes, agilely leaping to the side, while the eighteen Wind Blades spun and flew straight toward Wu Bingji.
Simultaneously, Tang San raised his right hand before him, a green light in his palm coalescing into a wind blade. Then, another wind blade formed and instantly fused with the first. The resulting wind blade was larger in size, but in an instant, it actually returned to the size of a normal one. However, it had a noticeably deeper hue.
The green bloodline light in Tang San's eyes disguised the light of his Discerning Eye, and under the control of his incredible spiritual power, the eighteen wind blades surrounded Wu Bingji, and some of them descended toward his back.
Wu Bingji charged toward Tang San, releasing a large cloud of ice mist toward him. At the same time, an ice wall rose behind him, blocking the attack of the wind blades.
Bang, bang, bang!
Three consecutive Wind Blades struck the ice wall, causing Wu Bingji's expression to change. His pursuit of Tang San also paused momentarily.
Three wind blades hit the exact same spot on the ice wall, cutting a deep incision. The following wind blades, neatly aligned, arrived in quick succession. As Wu Bingji paused, the fifth wind blade pierced through the ice wall.
This scene left the spectating crowd feeling dazzled and mesmerized.
As the saying goes, the bystanders see the clearest. The wind blades they observed seemed to be flying erratically in the air, but the next instant, they suddenly adjusted their flight direction, descending from the sky in a neat column and striking directly toward Wu Bingji. Eighteen disorderly wind blades were going for perfect, scalpel-like cuts.
For the first time, Wu Bingji seemed somewhat flustered.
He couldn't focus on pursuing Tang San anymore. Instead, he let the ice mist spray toward Tang San while he instantly turned around, his ice spear dancing in his hand to block the barrage of wind blades launched by Tang San's Hundred Birds Homing Strike.
Boom, boom, boom—
With each wind blade Wu Bingji shattered, an explosive sound echoed. However, the wind blades were coming too fast and too close together. Even though he pushed his control of the ice element to the extreme, even creating another ice wall, he still kept retreating while defending.