Chapter 160: Ultimate Precipitation!!

——The Snow Woman's Training——

Fine ice crystals condensed on the girl's long, slender eyelashes. She slowly raised her hand, palm upward, and a snowflake formed from demonic energy landed lightly on her fingertip, as if triggering something.

The next second, the heavens and earth changed color.

A cold wind whistled past, stirring her light green hair.

Abandoned vehicles were scattered in all directions, their bodies covered in bullet holes and scars, looking like they had experienced more than one tragic battle.

In this vast, boundless world of ice and snow, the wind howled and snowflakes flew; it was as if only an endless white remained between heaven and earth.

Yukina closed her eyes, feeling the cold demonic energy circulating within her. It was the innate power of the Ice Maiden clan, flowing through her body like blood, yet for a long time, she had been unable to properly unleash this power.

If one were to measure demonic power, as a demon born in the Demon Realm, even without deliberate training and having always lived in the Land of Ice, Yukina naturally possessed power approaching C-rank. In Jia Ji's words, it was "Ferocious" rank.

It was just that in the Demon Realm, this level of power was not worth mentioning, and in the Human Realm, she never had the opportunity to strike with full force... She did not like conflict, nor did she like using her power to hurt others, including those who harbored malice toward her.

She was a bit too gentle...

If Yukina were human, she wouldn't need to consider so much; she could survive even without fighting. But there were no "ifs." The experiences she had already suffered made her understand...

She must possess the power to protect herself.

But, no matter what, the girl could not turn this overwhelming blizzard into an offensive technique...

"Little sister, since you can't control the power, then let the power control you!"

Just then, the words Jia Ji had said to her before suddenly echoed in her mind.

"Not enough yet."

She whispered softly, her fingertips trembling slightly. More snowflakes gathered from all directions, swirling around her to form a massive vortex.

She relaxed her tense body, no longer forcing herself to harbor thoughts of hurting others, but instead letting the cold air surge within her, allowing it to do what it wanted and become what it wished to be.

Gradually, she felt herself merge with the blizzard. Every snowflake was an extension of her consciousness, and every gust of cold wind was the rhythm of her breathing.

"Listen, Yukina, believe in yourself. Not the me who believes in you, nor the you who believes in me; you must believe in the you who believes in yourself!"

Although she didn't fully understand, this was the first time someone had asked her to believe in herself, granting her their trust.

——It filled her with determination.

She pressed her two fingers together and pointed forward.

The girl suddenly smiled.

She remembered last night when everyone gathered together, both in reality and in the chat group, splitting into two battlefields to discuss what to call this new move she had created under the dual guidance of Esdeath and Master Genkai.

Of course, in the end, Jia Ji's proposal won out without suspense, gaining the approval of the majority. Its name was—

"Boundless Ice Storm Sword!!"

She said softly, her exhaled breath condensing into frost in the air.

The water vapor in the air no longer turned into snowflakes falling softly, but transformed into sharp ice blades, condensing in the void, arranged neatly, layer upon layer, stack upon stack, like mountain peaks, like a gathering of mountains.

"Go!"

Following her movement, the surrounding air suddenly congealed. The ice blades and frost edges seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, surging out like a tide toward the pointed target, crisscrossing like a boundless ice storm, sweeping away everything.

On the ground, boundless glaciers made of ice blades grew.

Every ice blade was crystal clear, the sword body as transparent as crystal. Wherever the arc of light passed, the cold air raged and ice and snow surged. And the target of this sword technique, which seemed capable of tearing the heavens and piercing everything, was not far ahead...

Jia Ji!!

In the center of this silver-clad world, this spot was remarkably different—Jia Ji sat cross-legged, eyes slightly closed, his expression serene, as if he had merged with heaven and earth.

He hadn't moved a step; more than that, he hadn't made any movement at all, as if he hadn't noticed the offensive Yukina launched against him, acting as a stationary target. Even more bizarrely, he was actually floating in mid-air, three feet off the ground.

Around him, the accumulated snow seemed to be pushed away by an invisible force, forming a circular clearing several meters in diameter. The ground was as clean as before, and not a single snowflake could approach.

A faint halo of light vaguely emerged around Jia Ji's body, forming an invisible barrier.

The boundless ice swords, advancing at high speed, crashed into that barrier with increasing intensity.

Boom—

The ice blades, hard as steel, shattered into a sky full of ice crystals and tiny ice shards in an instant before that unremarkable spherical shield. But the subsequent offensive did not slow down, coming wave after wave without pause.

However, that protective spiritual light was simply so tough and hard that it made one despair. This layer of invisible barrier firmly guarded Jia Ji's surroundings; although faint, it gave a sense of weight that could not be shaken.

Every second, thousands of attacks landed on the spiritual light, but not only could they not leave a single trace, they instead shattered themselves upon impact.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the spiritual light, neutralizing the force, rippling away like water waves, only to quickly return to calm, as if mocking all efforts to break it. Even under the storm-like offensive, the spiritual light remained as steady as Mount Tai, showing no signs of wavering.

"Achoo!"

Miss Mudan sneezed. She had materialized at some point, wearing a thick, dark down jacket, hiding in the distance to watch the fun, occasionally rubbing her hands and shouting things like "Go Yukina!" and "What strong spiritual pressure!" Truly, she was the female ghost in the entire Spirit Realm who owned the most clothes.

"Hey, cheer for me too."

"Eek! A ghost!"

The wind and snow gradually subsided. A tall figure, carrying Yukina who was exhausted but wore a serene smile, arrived beside Miss Mudan, giving her a fright.

In just a few dozen days, Yukina's demonic power value had doubled again and again. As the twin sister of that Hiei, she naturally couldn't be a person of mediocre talent. Now that she had received Master Genkai's guidance, it was only natural that she progressed rapidly.

But Jia Ji's spiritual power value, which could originally only be used for cat's cradle, was advancing by leaps and bounds at a speed that left Master Genkai dumbfounded, changing every single day.

"Could I be a one-in-a-million teaching genius?"

Standing on the roof and watching the whole process, Master Genkai couldn't help but mutter.

——Jia Ji's training, complete——

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 161 =====