Chapter 958: Hunted Again

Yan Buji raced through the dark currents of the ice river, and three terrifying spiritual power fluctuations came from behind——the Three Holy Envoys of the Extreme Cold Palace have caught up!

"Fellow Daoist! You can't escape!"

The female cultivator's voice echoed in the ice cave, accompanied by piercing cold; frost crystals on the ice wall spread rapidly, freezing the waterway behind Yan Buji. He kicked hard off the ice wall, shooting out of the water like an arrow and landing on a narrow ice bridge.

"Crack!"

The ice bridge shattered instantly; a cold light grazed his neck and blasted a deep pit into the ice wall.

Yan Buji rolled sideways, barely dodging, and looked up to see the Three Holy Envoys hovering in midair, their bodies surrounded by piercing frost spiritual power.

The female cultivator wielded an ice-crystal longsword; wherever its blade passed, even the air froze; the old man clasped his hands, ice mist swirling, each wisp containing enough chill to freeze a soul; the black-robed youth was strangest of all, his form flickering in the ice-crystal refraction, seeming to be everywhere.

"Fellow Daoist, the Palace Lord wants your life—you can't get away." the female cultivator said coldly, sword tip pointing at his brow.

Yan Buji grinned, spitting out a mouthful of blood foam: "Three Unity Dao Stage experts hunting a single Void Refinement cultivator—Extreme Cold Palace really thinks highly of this poor Daoist."

"Cut the nonsense!" the old man roared, thrusting both palms forward: "Profound Ice Seal Heaven Palm!"

Boom!

Terrifying cold surged forward like a raging tide; Yan Buji's pupils contracted sharply, he stomped hard on the ice, and shot backward.

Yet wherever the cold passed, the ice layered froze solid inch by inch, and his legs were instantly encased in ice!

"Damn it!"

Yan Buji hesitated not, Wenwu Fire flaring from his palm as he slammed it onto his own legs!

Crack!

"Wenwu Fire? Too bad it's too slow!"

The ice layer shattered, Yan Buji forced himself free, but Han Xing's apparition had already appeared behind him like a ghost, an ice cone stabbing straight at his back!

"Die!"

Yan Buji had no time to turn; he could only barely twist aside, the ice cone grazing his ribs and embedding in the ice wall, his blood instantly freezing into red crystals. He grunted, throwing a backward elbow, but the youth easily dodged it.

"Your movements are too slow." the youth sneered, his form vanishing again.

"Damn it!" Yan Buji gritted his teeth; their coordination was flawless—the female cultivator controlled the battlefield, the old man handled the killing, and the youth clung like a shadow, ready to deal a lethal blow at any moment.

"Profound Ice Sword Formation·Thousand Frost!"

The female cultivator swung her sword; countless ice-crystal sword shadows condensed out of thin air, pouring down like a torrential rain!

Yan Buji had nowhere to dodge; he could only take it head-on!

"Armor!"

Clad in heavy armor, he gathered his qi into a barrier, barely blocking most of the sword shadows, but three ice swords still pierced through, slamming into his shoulder, thigh, and flank!

"Pfft!"

Blood spattered; Yan Buji staggered back and hit the ice wall. The old man gave a sinister laugh, palms coming together again: "Ice Soul Lock Soul!"

Hum!!

An ice-blue chain materialized from the void, instantly wrapping around Yan Buji's limbs; terrifying cold invaded his meridians, making even his power flow sluggish!

"It's over." Han Yue raised her sword coldly, blade pointing at his throat.

Yan Buji's mouth trickled blood, yet his eyes flashed with madness: "You really think… you've got me?"

"Huh?" Han Yue frowned.

The next second....

"Desire Sea!"

Boom!!

Yan Buji's inner desire, amplified by the Swallow Desire Pot, exploded violently; the ice locks shattered inch by inch, and the violent shockwave forced the Three Holy Envoys back several steps!

He seized the moment to leap forward, charging deep into the ice cave!

"Damn it, it's the Law of Desire! We absolutely can't let him escape!" the female cultivator bellowed.

The three turned into three streaks of cold light, pursuing relentlessly!

Yan Buji sprinted frantically through the narrow ice passage, behind him constant booming as the ice walls collapsed——Han Shuang was manipulating the ice layers, trying to seal off his retreat!

"Crack!"

Suddenly an ice wall rose ahead; Yan Buji had no time to slow down and threw a fierce punch!

"Bang!"

The ice wall exploded, but his fist was also shaken to a bloody pulp!

"Fellow Daoist, you can't escape!" Han Xing's voice echoed like a ghost in his ear, an ice blade silently stabbing toward his back!

"Get lost!"

Yan Buji whirled around, the Rift Scepter in hand, and in an instant countless spatial rifts spread in all directions!

"Hiss!"

Yan Buji relied on the rifts to shuttle through the ice cave, constantly escaping, occasionally launching bee-sting sneak attacks! But seeing the afterimage of the Youth Holy Envoy—who moved faster than him—being torn apart, the next second his true body appeared on the other side, an ice blade slicing across Yan Buji's waist and abdomen, spraying a gout of blood!

"Hahaha! Too slow—even if you can command the Cosmic Dao Law, what good is it? You can't even find my true form, so how do you fight?" the youth jeered.

Yan Buji gritted his teeth; their coordination was too troublesome—if this continued, he would surely die!

"We must find a way to break the situation……"

He swept his gaze around, suddenly noticing a faint red glow deep in the ice cave—the trace of underground lava!

"I have a plan!"

Yan Buji surged forward, rushing toward the red light!

"Stop him!" the female cultivator sensed his intent, waved her ice sword, and another ice wall rose!

"Break it for me!"

Yan Buji ignored his injuries, throwing a full-force punch; the Chaos Breaks Ten Directions Fist Flow shattered the ice wall summoned by the female cultivator into a large hole!

Boom!

The ice wall exploded, but his fist was nearly ruined, white bones starkly exposed. He endured the pain, leapt up, and jumped into the fissure in the lava!

"What?!" the female cultivator startled; this ice wall technique would be hard for even an equal-level opponent to break instantly, yet this old thing actually understands Martial Dao principles.

But now she couldn't worry about that; she immediately rushed to the edge, only to see Yan Buji not fallen into the lava, but gripping the rock wall with one hand and blasting out a Wenwu Fire with the other!

Burn Heaven!

Boom!

Wenwu Fire originates from a cultivation technique Burn Heaven that Yan Buji once practiced; having trained for so many years, he has long comprehended it, and his Wenwu Fire also incorporates the Heavenly Fire he previously obtained, making its power greater than before.

As for this Burn Heaven divine ability, it also comes from that technique; in an instant it erupts the flames together with the internal fire seed, and although it would require a long time to nurture afterward, there's no time to worry about that now!

Wenwu Fire struck the lava, instantly detonating!

Terrifying flames shot up into the sky, scorching heat waves sweeping across the entire ice cavern!

"Not good!" the female cultivator's face changed drastically; she quickly formed seals: "Profound Ice Shield!"

The three of them condensed ice armor around their bodies, barely blocking the heat wave, but the ice cavern's structure became unstable, and countless ice spikes fell from the top!

"Damn it! He wants to bury us alive!" the old man roared.

Yan Buji took the opportunity to climb up the rock wall, sneering: "You three, take your time playing!"

Having said that, he leapt forward and rushed into another passage!

"Chase!" the female cultivator, furious, the three forcibly erupted, desperately activating a terrifying Ice Dao divine ability that completely froze the heat wave as well, and pursued closely!