Chapter 170: Hey, That's Pretty Good!

"Then I shall strike first to gain the advantage!"

Lin Potian's gaze was sharp, and in an instant, he made his decision. The Wind Thunder Finger condensed at his fingertips, carrying the might to tear through the void. He stepped forward abruptly, his entire body seemingly merging into the lightning. With speed that defied common sense, the Wind Thunder Finger sliced through the air, aimed directly at the footless bird that was once again manifesting countless afterimages!

Clang...!

Electric sparks splashed through the air, and the sound of thunder was deafening!

Yet the footless bird was like a phantom; its form twisted enchantingly once more, easily evading this strike!

The Wind Thunder Finger struck empty air again, and the lightning light exploded and scattered!

"Oh no!"

Lin Potian had missed his strike, and just as his figure steadied, he saw the footless bird stop abruptly. Its wings slammed shut like a frozen gate, and cold air surged out, instantly congealing into a massive ice wall that sealed off all his paths of retreat!

On the ice wall, ice spikes stood like a forest, flickering with a ghostly blue cold light, as if they could blast out at any moment!

Lin Potian's expression changed drastically. He felt the surrounding air solidify and the cold bite into his bones, as if even his thoughts were being frozen!

He tried his utmost to break free from this ice cage, only to find that his Immortal Divine Power flowed with difficulty amidst the cold air; his body felt as if it had fallen into a quagmire, his movements sluggish!

Inside the ice wall, the scent of death grew increasingly heavy...

"I cannot remain trapped by this ice wall, or I will truly be worn to death!" Lin Potian knew deep down that if he were trapped to death by this ice wall, he would truly die.

"Human, it is over."

"Maze Ice Palace!"

The footless bird shook its head playfully and spread its wings slightly. Every feather contained the power of ancient frost. In an instant, ice spikes began to grow wildly upon the ice wall, intersecting with one another to form a complex maze of ice!

Every ice spike shone with a ghostly blue cold light. Even more shocking was that a faint layer of frost mist began to permeate around the footless bird. Within the mist, countless tiny ice crystals drifted down slowly, reinforcing this ice maze!

After finishing everything, the footless bird's eyes were like torches as it stared at Lin Potian, who was trapped within the ice wall. A cold, cruel smile curled at the corner of its beak: "Hehe, do you see clearly now, human? This is the chasm in strength between you and me."

Bang, bang, bang!

Lin Potian did not speak; he simply threw punches blindly, wishing to shatter this ice palace that trapped him!

"Still resisting? Then I shall let you see a few more of my divine abilities, and then you can recognize the gap!"

The footless bird let out a cold shout, and its wings shook violently. The frost mist around its body suddenly thickened, transforming into a sky full of wind and snow that completely enveloped Lin Potian!

It chirped from its beak: "Frost Snow Domain!"

Swish—!

Instantly, a domain unfolded within that ice palace. The temperature plummeted, and the wind and snow were like blades, cutting at every inch of Lin Potian's skin!

"Cold Ice Descent!"

Following that, the footless bird spat out a brilliant ice bead, within which a vortex of cold ice seemed to swirl.

In an instant, countless ice crystals broke out of the bead, gathering into a massive ice phoenix. It spread its wings as if to fly, carrying the destructive power of extreme cold as it dove toward Lin Potian!

Then, as a precursor to the cold ice about to congeal, the footless bird flapped its wings violently. Countless tiny ice crystals rained down like a meteor shower, all containing enough extreme cold power to destroy mountains and rivers. This was its fourth innate divine ability, "Ice Crystal Storm!"

Boom!

The ice crystals collided and exploded in the air, turning into even finer ice shards, completely sealing the space where Lin Potian was located!

"Pfft... wah!"

Lin Potian opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood; the golden blood even contained ice shards!

The cold within his body had already seeped into his bone marrow. Cold, it was too cold!

Seeing that Lin Potian was already unable to move and had lost his combat capability, the footless bird said calmly: "You are only at the Venerable Mid-Stage; how can you fight me? You simply fail to recognize the gap!"

Its words were filled with arrogance; it did not take Lin Potian seriously at all!

"In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all your Dao essence and your physical body will be frozen to pieces!"

As the footless bird spoke, it slowly descended before the ice wall, tucking its wings in, its cold eyes filled with indifference.

"You..."

Lin Potian was trapped within the ice wall. Though there was unwillingness in his gaze, he was already powerless to act.

The main issue was that this footless bird was too fast; it could not be captured at all. If his speed could keep up, the Eternal Lotus and his other divine abilities would definitely have the power to fight this footless bird!

Even if it were at the Peak of Venerable Rank and he were only at the Venerable Mid-Stage, he would still be able to fight!

Suddenly, Lin Potian had a breakthrough!

"I have it! The Wind Thunder Shadow is only a hair's breadth away from perfection. If it reaches perfection, I will definitely be able to keep up with this footless bird's speed! One joss stick of time—there is still time!"

No sooner said than done, Lin Potian sat on the ground with his eyes open, looking dejected to numb the footless bird, while inside his body, he was already quietly practicing and deducing the Wind Thunder Shadow that was about to reach perfection.

"Hehe, have you given up resisting and are waiting for death? Very well, that saves me from wasting more cultivation to unleash divine abilities."

The footless bird glanced at the dejected and frustrated Lin Potian, then closed its eyes to focus, waiting quietly for Lin Potian to become its nourishment after one joss stick of time.

"Almost there, almost there!"

Lin Potian felt an ancient and majestic power churning within his bloodline. In an instant, his body was enveloped by faint lightning and wild wind. The cold air within the ice wall was quietly forced back by this sudden power of wind and thunder!

But the time of one joss stick was almost up...

Lin Potian's eyes also quietly opened. Looking at the footless bird, which was resting with its eyes closed and letting its guard down, lightning flickered in his eyes as he let out a low roar: "Open!"

Instantly, his figure within the ice wall showed signs of swelling, and the shackles binding him snapped one by one!

Following that, a roar erupted. The surface of the ice wall was covered in cracks, and amidst the intertwining wind and thunder, a figure broke through the ice, his entire body radiating a violent aura of wind and thunder!

The Wind Thunder Shadow had reached the realm of perfection!

The footless bird was startled awake by the sudden loud noise. Looking at Lin Potian, who had broken through the ice and seemed somewhat different, its pupils constricted, and it focused, saying: "I underestimated you."

"Why do you talk so much!"

Lin Potian let out a low shout, not wanting to waste any more words with this footless bird. His figure flashed, and he was already at the footless bird's flank!

A fist shadow of lightning, carrying the sound of violent wind, arrived with a boom!

Swish—!

Caught off guard, the footless bird flapped its wings in a panic, soaring ninety thousand miles in a single beat, narrowly evading this strike. Then, a flash of unbelievable horror crossed its eyes: "How did your speed become so much faster!"

"I already said stop the nonsense, prepare to die!"

Lin Potian's figure twisted and shifted in mid-air, pursuing the Footless Bird, leaving behind trails of afterimages; he was already matching the Footless Bird's speed!

His fist wind was like thunder, his leg shadows like lightning; every attack was precise and fierce, tearing the surrounding Ice Domain into pieces!

The Footless Bird was forced to retreat repeatedly, its ice-blue wings carving rapid arcs in the air; it had clearly lost its former composure...

"How dare you bully me like this! Do you think I have no other means?"

"Ice Seal Billion Miles!"

The Footless Bird's figure stopped abruptly, its wings flapping violently; the surrounding air instantly condensed into frost, and with the Footless Bird as the center, an ice-blue halo rapidly expanded. Wherever it passed, vegetation withered and yellowed, rocks froze, and the Shenyuan Dadi below seemed to be covered by a thick layer of ice armor!

When the halo touched the Bing Yu where Lin Potian was located, the ice walls instantly thickened several times over; they were crystal clear yet indestructible, and the cold air inside was biting, to the point that even light was frozen and unable to escape!

"Frost Eye!"

Immediately following, the Footless Bird let out a low moan, its eyes transforming into two rotating frost vortices, releasing a light of extreme cold capable of freezing the soul. The beam pierced through the ice wall, shooting straight at Lin Potian!

Lin Potian's figure stopped abruptly. Facing that light of extreme cold capable of freezing the soul, a flash of resolve crossed his eyes. He saw him quickly form seals with his hands, the lightning and gale around his body intertwining even more violently, and he let out a low shout: "Wind Thunder Body Protection!"

Once he finished speaking, a pale purple Wind Thunder Body Protection shield wrapped him tightly. The moment the light of extreme cold touched the shield, it was instantly shredded by the lightning and gale circulating upon it, scattering into specks of ice crystals!

"What, are you kidding me?!" The Footless Bird could not believe it at all; its full-force strike had actually been blocked just like that!

After enduring a wave of damage, Lin Potian's figure surged upward. The Wind Thunder power coiling around his body suddenly boiled, transforming into countless tiny lightning snakes and hurricanes that shuttled and roared within the ice crystals, and he shouted angrily: "Wind Thunder Roaring Heaven Fist!"

His fists immediately carried the power to destroy heaven and earth, slamming toward the continuously condensing ice-blue halo!

Wherever the fist wind reached, it immediately tore through the surrounding ice, sending ice shards flying everywhere!

Seeing this, a look of gravity flashed in the Footless Bird's eyes. It flapped its wings rapidly and let out a sharp screech; a brilliant ice-blue light erupted from its wings as it once again unleashed other world-shaking divine abilities!

"Frost Tornado!"

Its wings flapped violently, and instantly, countless needle-like ice crystals converged into a massive ice tornado, carrying biting cold winds and destructive power, whistling as it swirled toward Lin Potian!

"Cold Ice Mirror Image!"

The Footless Bird's figure flickered, actually leaving behind several identical cold ice clones in place. Each clone emitted a frigid aura, making it hard to distinguish the real from the fake. The clones launched attacks simultaneously, ice spikes falling like rain, leaving no room to escape!

"Strongest Divine Ability—Eternal Ice Seal!!"

The Footless Bird's eyes bloomed with brilliant blue light. The sky beneath Lin Potian's feet suddenly cracked open, revealing a pitch-black void inside, and an irresistible suction force emerged, attempting to drag him into the endless frozen abyss!

Lin Potian's figure jolted. Facing the Footless Bird's overwhelming offensive, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He took the two already condensed Eternal Lotus of Destruction, threw one into the frozen abyss below, and after quickly closing the distance, released the other from his hand. It tore through the sky, carrying the momentum to destroy everything, and accurately struck the Footless Bird's massive body!

Boom!

The frozen abyss that had cracked open in the sky was directly blown to pieces!

"What a powerful divine ability!"

Seeing the lotus approaching, the Footless Bird was locked on and unable to dodge; a flash of terror could not help but cross its eyes.

But it could not stop the Eternal Lotus of Destruction from touching it and exploding.

Bang!

The massive energy storm of the explosion instantly swallowed the Footless Bird's body!

One could only see its massive body twisting and shattering within the light blooming from the lotus, its ice-blue wings scattering and splashing, turning into ice crystals filling the sky!

Even half of its body was blown to shreds, and its ninety-thousand-mile-long wings were roasted!

Lin Potian was quick-eyed and fast-handed, stowing half of the wing into the Heaven-Reaching Token. He tasted a piece of meat first, then his eyes widened, and his pupils shimmered with excitement: "Sigh, oh my, this is delicious!"

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred!