Chapter 62: Ice Jade Hand

The snow-white gloves slipped off Lü Qing'er's hands, and a pair of slender, delicate, almost perfectly beautiful jade hands appeared under the gaze of countless eyes.

Her tender fingers were like snow, pure and fair, as if untouched by dust.

Lü Qing'er's slender hands possessed a unique beauty, like a work of art carefully crafted from mutton-fat jade—flawless, impossible to put down.

So when Lü Qing'er revealed her hands, everyone present—even the three youths, let alone Chi Su, who was a girl—stunned for a moment, a flash of envy passing through their eyes.

Pretty faces they had seen plenty, but hands this beautiful—this was truly their first time.

Normally Lü Qing'er hid them under silk gloves, which was really a shame.

Moreover, on those small hands like icy crystal white jade, mysterious ice patterns seemed to faintly appear and disappear, and a wisp of extreme cold slowly emanated.

"Be careful, that's Lü Qing'er's secret art. Even though she's only at the Nine Seal right now, the might of this Ice Jade Hand can already rival some General-rank Physiurgies." Shi Kong's Solemn voice rang out at this moment.

Hearing this, Xiang Liang and the others' expressions changed instantly, and when they looked again at Lü Qing'er's perfect jade hands, their eyes were already filled with wariness.

For people of their Ten-Seal Realm, General-rank Physiurgies were almost on a different level entirely—such grade Physiurgies simply couldn't be unleashed with their Physiarchi power. But Lü Qing'er's secret art allowed her to display the might of a General-rank Physiurgy without having stepped into the Physiarchi Realm. How could that not inspire dread?

Only now did they understand why Shi Kong, clearly not weak himself, had dragged them along to hunt Lü Qing'er—it turned out the latter had such a trump card.

Lü Qing'er's pretty face was icy, like a Bingshan. She didn't waste a single word, her graceful figure suddenly darting out, heading straight for Shi Kong.

Clearly intending to deal with Shi Kong first.

But Shi Kong seemed to have anticipated it long ago. Lei Guang flickered across the surface of his body, and his figure shot backward like lightning.

The power of Lei Xiang was also adept at speed, no inferior to Wind Physiurgies.

Seeing this, Lü Qing'er decisively abandoned the notion of capturing the ringleader first. Her figure pivoted, locking her target onto Xiang Liang.

When Xiang Liang saw Lü Qing'er rushing toward him, his expression changed drastically. But he didn't have Shi Kong's speed, so he could only let out a roar as blazing, fiery-red Physiarchi power surged up from his body.

At the same time, the long blade in his hand, as if burning with flames, slashed down furiously at Lü Qing'er.

Whoosh!

The blazing blade-light howled, but Lü Qing'er paid it no heed. Her left hand's two fingers curved together, bringing biting cold air, and met the descending blazing blade-light head-on.

Clang!

As if a crisp sound rang out, Xiang Liang then watched in horror as thick frost spread from his blade's edge, instantly extinguishing his fire Physiarchi power. The frost continued spreading at extreme speed, and in just a few breaths, it froze his body in place.

Just one strike, and Xiang Liang, who had Eight-Seal strength, was dealt with!

The might of Lü Qing'er's "Ice Jade Hand" was chilling to the bone.

So Chi Su and Zong Fu, seeing this, turned and ran without hesitation.

But since Lü Qing'er had already revealed her trump card, how could she let them escape? Her prepared jade feet tapped lightly, as if frost formed beneath them, transforming into two bolts of icy silk that froze the soles of their feet to the spot.

Then her graceful figure darted out, her left hand's two fingers jabbing rapidly.

A dozen or so breaths later, two more ice sculptures appeared in the ruins.

In this flash of lightning, three elites ranked high on the scoreboard were all dealt with by Lü Qing'er.

However, after taking down the three, the faint frost patterns on Lü Qing'er's left hand began to dim.

Clap clap!

From behind came the sound of clapping. Shi Kong watched the scene with a smile, exclaiming, "What a fearsome Ice Jade Hand."

Lü Qing'er's face was expressionless. Her delicate body shot out like an arrow, heading straight for Shi Kong.

But this time, Shi Kong did not dodge again.

So Lü Qing'er's right palm struck out, biting cold air shrieking, even the air showing faint signs of freezing. Carrying domineering force, it slammed directly into Shi Kong's chest.

But, to everyone's surprise, Shi Kong's body was not frozen.

Because on the surface of his body, violent Lei Guang leapt, faintly forming what seemed like a Lei Guang armor.

"Qing'er, if you were using both hands for your 'Ice Jade Hand,' you might break my 'Mad Thunder Armor,' but the force of one hand alone isn't enough." A smile appeared on Shi Kong's face—this Mad Thunder Armor was also his own trump card.

If Lü Qing'er were at full power with her "Ice Jade Hand," Shi Kong would still hold caution toward such a direct clash. But now that Lü Qing'er had used half her strength to deal with Xiang Liang and the others, Shi Kong no longer feared her.

One could say that his purpose in bringing Xiang Liang and the others was precisely to use them to wear down Lü Qing'er's "Ice Jade Hand," and now, the plan had gone as he wished.

Lei Guang and cold air clashed wildly, consuming each other's strength. In the end, Lü Qing'er saw with sinking heart that the frost patterns on her right hand had also dimmed at this moment.

The power of Ice Jade Hand was exhausted.

Boom!

And at this very moment, Shi Kong struck like lightning. A fierce, heavy fist, carrying a low rumble of thunder, slammed directly into Lü Qing'er's lower abdomen.

Lü Qing'er's delicate body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a patch of rubble, a trace of blood appearing at the corner of her lips.

"Qing'er, what a pity—the one who wins in the end is still me." Shi Kong smiled with a hint of apology, then walked step by step toward Lü Qing'er, who had temporarily lost the strength to resist.

Seeing this, Lü Qing'er sighed inwardly, watching the approaching Shi Kong with an expressionless face. Though deeply unwilling, she could only helplessly choose to give up.

"Your points, I'll gladly accept."

Shi Kong reached out his hand, about to grab the crystal tablet on Lü Qing'er's chest.

Swoosh swoosh!

And at that very instant, over a dozen orbs of light suddenly shot forth from ahead, exploding directly between Shi Kong and Lü Qing'er.

Blinding, intense light erupted.

The sudden ambush made even Shi Kong freeze for a moment, his eyes stinging with pain, but he still swiftly reached out to grab Lü Qing'er ahead of him.

But the grab met only empty air.

His heart jolted. He hurriedly opened his stinging eyes, and then saw a figure holding Lü Qing'er in a horizontal embrace, swiftly leaping into the ruins, and with a flash of light, vanishing completely.

Shi Kong flew into a rage, his figure shooting out in pursuit, but after rounding the broken wall, not a single shadow could be seen anywhere.

The smile on Shi Kong's face vanished completely at this moment, replaced by endless gloom.

Although that figure had hidden extremely fast, Shi Kong still recognized them.

"Damn you, Li Luo! How dare you ruin my plans!"

A voice brimming with violent fury slowly squeezed out from between Shi Kong's clenched teeth.

(End of this chapter)