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Just now they were still discussing with great interest how to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kill the Northland Douluo. Now they knew that the real body was nearby, which was really terrifying.
There was only a cold answer from high in the sky.
"There is no need to speak too much to a dying person."
The cold words contained infinite murderous intent, leaving no room for negotiation.
Xue Chen's face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered: "Do it!"
He knew that he was no match for the Northland Douluo, but with so many people as cover, the possibility of escape was still very high. As long as they escaped into the Mingdu city area, they would be safe.
However, in the next second, everyone's hearts were eroded by a deeper chill.
The soul power they originally possessed was corroded by an unknown force in the snowflake-like silver group, and they were unable to release any soul skills. Even the soul guides that were touched by the silver flakes lost their effectiveness in an instant.
Next to those grains of silver, snowflakes suddenly formed, and each snowflake was a neat and delicate octagon.
The fluttering white snowflakes would be a beautiful sight on normal days, but at this moment they turned into a nightmare scene.
Xuechen straightened his hunched back in horror, trying hard to see the figure in the sky.
Behind Huo Yuhao, three blood-red spirit rings flickered. The first two spirit rings had brilliant golden patterns, but the one that was beating at the moment was the third one.
The octagonal branches and leaves perched on his left shoulder flickered with a faint ice-blue light.
Huo Yuhao looked down and clenched his open right hand again, saying word by word: “Ice Sky Hundred Flowers Burial.”
Chapter 450: Ice Sky Hundred Flowers Burial
Shadow Douluo Xuechen shuddered.
Silver powder and octagonal ice crystals intertwined in the cold wind, flying in the air, and against the backdrop of the moonlight, presenting a cold and dead beauty.
Trapped in a cage made of silver and ice, all possibilities of escape were swallowed up by the endless cold.
Xue Chen then realized that the cold wind was not a natural phenomenon, but a sign of the ice and snow purgatory before him. But he couldn't understand why such a sharp and terrifying soul skill had not revealed any soul power fluctuations for such a long time. Even if he intuitively found something wrong, he still couldn't detect where the danger came from through deliberate perception.
He immediately tried to use his soul skills to make a feint attack and then escape quickly, but was horrified to find that just by resisting the biting cold around him, his soul power was being consumed at an alarming rate.
Moreover, this consumption was probably felt much earlier than they realized. When the silver snow fell, the erosion of soul power had already begun. Now, he still had the strength to breathe, but those senior soul masters could not even use their powerful soul guides. They could only open their own shields to support themselves.
The protective shields were there, but looking at those looming shields, they would probably consume all their soul power in a few seconds.
Xue Chen is a long-established Titled Douluo, but at this moment, he only has endless fear in his heart.
Was this done by Huo Yuhao, or by that headless Northland Douluo? They didn't even have the ability to detect or resist.
But there was no time to think too much now. He glared at several people viciously, and everyone immediately understood the meaning of his eyes.
Use all means to escape separately.
The eighth-level soul engineer relied on the protection of the shield outside his body and immediately concentrated his remaining soul power on the wings of the flying soul guide behind him, trying to fly towards Mingdu.
A strong white light appeared on the wings of the flying soul guide. With just a flap of its wings, it could burst out with the speed of a comet hitting the moon.
The same was true for other soul masters, except that they chose different directions, trying to avoid pursuit by dispersing.
But their beautiful plan came to an end immediately.
The white light on the flying soul guide behind the eighth-level soul guide suddenly went out, and his entire body froze in mid-air. He tried to turn his neck, but his cold muscles were already stiff. He could only use his last bit of strength to move his eyeballs and use his peripheral vision to check his body.
I saw that on the surface of his body, shoulders, arms, chest, waist and abdomen... at some point, strange ice-blue flowers grew out one after another.
Each ice flower was composed of eight ice ridges, growing on his body. His skin, which was tightly attached to the ice flowers, could no longer feel anything. His body and soul had become vessels for cultivating these ice flowers.
Without the supply of soul power, his shield and flying soul guide immediately failed, and he fell straight down to the mine under the influence of gravity. Ice dust scattered behind him, forming an illusory wisdom tail.
Boom, boom, boom...
After a few gentle falling sounds came from the surface, the only ones left in the sky were Xue Chen who was still struggling to hold on and Huo Yuhao who was looking down at him coldly.
The blood-red soul ring leaped behind him, and the body of the octagon emitted a faint blue light. The chillness on Huo Yuhao's body instantly reached its peak at this moment.
This is one of the soul skills of the third soul ring of the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul that Bajiao brought him, Ice Sky Hundred Flowers Burial.
Octagonal ice crystals, like dandelion seeds floating in the wind, blossom into ice flowers on the surface of the enemy's body after encountering them. They erode the opponent's soul power and life like plants absorbing nutrients from the earth, and eventually turn into eternal monuments like ice sculptures.
Huo Yuhao did not use the soul skills of the Ice and Snow Emperors, especially the most powerful Three Wonders of the Snow Emperor, because he wanted to take the opportunity to test the new skills that Bajiao brought to him. Secondly, he also discovered the special effect of this skill of Bajiao.
Although Bagua also has the ultimate ice attribute, its level is far inferior to the two ice and snow emperors, and its attributes do not have that kind of domineering and sweeping momentum.
On the contrary, this soul skill gives people a plant-like gentle feeling. The coldness of the ice dust drifting with the wind is not very strong, and the soul power fluctuation is almost non-existent. It can even paralyze the opponent's senses. Coupled with the assistance of mental suggestion, the opponent does not realize that he is in danger, just like boiling a frog in warm water.
By the time the enemy reacted, it had already become a flowerpot for the ice flower.
However, if a powerful domain like Di Hantian's is released at the beginning, the power will certainly far exceed this skill, but the strong soul power fluctuations will be detected by the opponent the moment the domain is opened.
Huo Yuhao looked down coldly, and saw that several ice flowers had bloomed on Xue Chen's body. He still had less than % of his soul power, and he would end up like the people below in a short time.
Xue Chen's old face was covered with frost. He suddenly shouted, and his soul power burst out, shattering the ice flowers on his chest. He looked up to the sky and shouted: "Northern Land Douluo, I was defeated by you, so I deserved to die!"
"But don't be complacent. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will surely sweep away all enemies that stand in his way one day. Not to mention you, an Extreme Douluo, even if Ye Xi and Shuilong Xiaoyao come together, it will be impossible to stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from conquering the world!"
Although there was still some soul power left, the desperate Xue Chen had already given up resistance. However, he still did not realize that it was all Huo Yuhao's doing, and finally shouted at the non-existent Beidi Douluo.
The ice flowers that had been shattered before grew again on his body, crystal clear.
Feeling that his life force was almost gone, Xue Chen uttered a final curse: "Just wait, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely avenge me. Even if he dies, you will never get away with it!"
As he spoke, he continued to compress his soul core, and suddenly soared into the air at high speed, intending to use self-destruction to launch a final attack on the non-existent Northern Douluo and fulfill his loyalty to the prince.
In the absence of sufficient soul power, this is the strongest attack he can launch, enough to severely injure an unprepared Super Douluo.
The distance of 100 meters was reached in an instant, and Xue Chen's originally thin and old body suddenly swelled up, with terrifying energy fluctuations inside. His eyes turned blood red, and he let out a final roar.
"Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am leaving now—"
boom--
Xue Chen was determined to die. The conflict between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Northland Douluo was irreconcilable. Both sides wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible. He would not be able to return to the palace alive today, so he chose the extreme method of self-destruction.
Accompanied by a huge roar and shock wave, violent energy fluctuations suddenly erupted above the White Jade Silver Mine.
The power of a Titled Douluo-level self-explosion can be imagined. Since Xue Chen is determined to die, even a true Ultimate Douluo cannot stop him.
The original ice dust and snowflakes were shattered in the explosion, and the cold shock wave rushed far away with the shock wave, and the cold wind swept across the entire mining area.
The mine where the White Jade Silver Mine was originally located was flattened by the huge explosion, and the mine tunnel underneath collapsed instantly. The soul masters who had turned into ice sculptures on the ground disappeared, leaving only a shocking pit with a diameter of hundreds of meters.
The clouds and fog have dispersed, and the moon is still bright, but the ruins remaining on the ground indicate that a terrifying battle had taken place here before.
A gray door quietly opened, and several figures walked out.
Huo Yuhao calmly looked down at the big pit on the ground. Xue Chen's self-explosion did not hurt him at all. Thinking that self-explosion would be effective was just wishful thinking on his part.
Huo Yuhao is now very familiar with hiding in two small dimensions when facing a big explosion. No matter how powerful the explosion is, it is impossible to hurt him at all.
"It was blown up so cleanly that nothing was left." Huo Qiu'er, who was also hanging high in the air on a flying board, sighed, "It's a pity that he didn't know until his death that the so-called Northland Douluo didn't exist at all."
clap clap-
Then there was a gentle applause, followed by the Ice Emperor's faint praise: "Yuhao, you are now really able to crush ordinary Titled Douluo on your own. This emperor is very pleased."
"Well, it's a very interesting soul skill. It reminds me of some kind of snow lotus in the Far North." Xue Di also nodded slightly and looked at Bajiao with a smile.
Tian Meng and Huo Yuhao were squeezed on the same flying board. Tian Meng moved Ba Jiao from Huo Yuhao’s shoulder to his own head, humming and saying, “Well done, Xiao Ba.”
"Thank you, Lord Xue Di and Lord Tian Meng." Ba Jiao responded in the same calm tone.
Huo Qiuer turned to look at Huo Yuhao, who was lost in thought.
"Let's go. Now that we are here, let's go and take a look."
Huo Yuhao suddenly said something, then picked up Tian Meng, who was in the way, by the collar and controlled the flying board to move southwest.
"Where are you going?"
"The Sun and Moon Temple."
In the southern suburbs of Ming capital, the Sun and Moon Temple construction site.
This is the most important matter for the royal family, and they work non-stop even at night. The huge venue is full of moving soul guides.
The entire construction site was brightly lit by countless soul guide lamps, just like daytime.
The soul masters arranged various rare metals and soul guides here in an orderly manner, and everyone's face was full of seriousness and carefulness.
And high in the sky, invisible to everyone, there are several hidden figures watching all this silently.
"The foundation has been laid, and it should be completed soon."
Huo Qiuer asked calmly: "From the look of you, you are not worried about how powerful the enemy is, right?"
“Of course not.” Huo Yuhao snorted coldly, “No matter what the reason is, I will definitely defeat Xu Tianran. I hope the sooner the better.”
He looked down at the Temple of Heaven with a sharp gaze.
Chapter 451: Just for an Orthodoxy
The Sun and Moon Temple is still some time away from completion, but it has already taken shape. The platform of the altar itself is divided into two parts, the left side is circular, and the right side is crescent-shaped, which naturally symbolizes the Sun and Moon Empire.
As for how many floors there are and how high it is, it is still unclear at the moment. All we know is that countless soul masters are pouring metal materials on it day and night.
This was the last will of the old emperor, so the civil and military officials naturally did not dare to slack off. Although the old emperor left a lot of confusion when he died, and no one dared to discuss whether he was wise or foolish, the construction of the altar was still given the greatest attention.
After all, this altar will not only be used this time, but will also be passed down forever in the future along with the rule of the Xu family.
The sky was completely dark, with only a bright moon in the sky, but the area occupied by the altar was brightly lit. From a bird's eye view, you can appreciate its magnificent momentum.
The strictest air control was implemented around the altar. The Royal Soul Master Corps turned the altar and the surrounding airspace for dozens of miles into a forbidden area, forbidding anyone to approach. Even the royal family's ninth-level soul masters would be mercilessly warned and expelled if they approached.
At this moment, the only ones who could look down at all this from the air were Huo Yuhao and a few others.
The two Ice and Snow Emperors were flying in the air, Huo Yuhao and Huo Qiuer were stepping on the flying board, and only Tian Meng could not stay in the air for long and was held in the air by the Ice Emperor with one hand.
"Bingbing, please don't let go..." Tianmeng said fearfully, "I have a feeling that if we are discovered, we will be in big trouble..."
"You don't need to remind me. I understand naturally." The Ice Emperor frowned slightly, with a rare vigilance in his eyes.
The Royal Soul Master Corps was fully deployed around the altar. In addition to the 300 soul masters above the Soul King level, there were also the auras of several Titled Douluo-level powerhouses.
This soul mentor group gave her a distinctly different feeling. Although they were both the Soul Mentor Group of the Hand of the Nation, the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group was far less imposing than the Royal Soul Mentor Group. Even the Ice Emperor felt a hint of fear from the neatly arranged soul mentor square formation.
She had felt this feeling before on a dead object, a level nine fixed-type soul guide shell, but now it was a living person who gave her this feeling.