Chapter 400: Heavenly Sword Ice Pool

Previously, at the Dao Discussion Assembly on Mount Zhongnan, He Pingsheng had seen a female cultivator surnamed Dantai.

That woman's cultivation base was unfathomable, and she had personally produced a Liuliying of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

That Liuliying eventually ended up in He Pingsheng's hands.

He did not know whether the Dantai Qi before him had any connection to that female Nascent Soul cultivator.

But both were extremely formidable figures.

"Is this He Pingsheng?"

"Rumors say he's a man of great fortune!"

"Nonsense—he's just endured a Triple Nine Heavenly Tribulation!"

"I know him—I heard he actually refused Qinghe Princess, turning down her offer to become his concubine?"

"Who watched his match yesterday?"

"Is he really that strong?"

"He's only at the sixth layer of Golden Core…"

Many people began whispering among themselves upon seeing He Pingsheng.

The Stone Keepers—Tian Jia Shen, Ku Xing True Person, and others—also turned their gazes toward He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng's gaze, however, fell calmly upon the tenth Dragon Platform; he raised his head and bowed to Dantai Qi on the arena: "I am He Pingsheng, here to challenge you today!"

Dantai Qi nodded and said: "I've heard—you're also a Golden Core Passage cultivator!"

"You've only been a Golden Core cultivator for thirty years, yet you've already achieved Golden Core Passage—clearly you obtained the Dao-Enhancing Elixir. Impressive!"

He Pingsheng was not surprised; his deeds in the Five Dragon Gorge would eventually become known to all. He bowed again, calmly: "Merely luck."

As he spoke, his foot shifted slightly, and he landed upon the platform.

The arena was thirty zhang wide, surrounded by a hemispherical barrier of light, a hundred zhang in diameter.

All eyes were fixed on the two of them.

He Pingsheng did not dare underestimate his opponent—he began with a probe.

With a wave of his hand, a burst of ice-element spiritual energy erupted: "Dantai Daoist, may we begin?"

Dantai Qi replied: "Whenever you're ready!"

"Good!"

He Pingsheng nodded, and the water-elemental immortal spiritual energy he summoned instantly transformed into a single ice arrow.

No…

Rather, a string of ice arrows.

Technique: Frost Chain Arrow Art!

Seven ice arrows plummeted from above, striking directly at Dantai Qi's head.

Moreover, each arrow contained a trace of ice-elemental rule-force.

This made the arrows far more destructive.

Boom…

The first ice arrow, ten feet tall, white with faint blue frost patterns, struck before Dantai Qi.

Dantai Qi extended both hands, fingers only the index and middle extended, then crossed them over his forehead—immediately, a powerful ice-elemental spiritual force erupted.

Above his head, an ice-elemental shield formed.

Bang…

The first ice arrow struck the shield.

Then unleashed boundless freezing power.

The frigid energy surged like a hurricane in all directions.

Yet Dantai Qi's ice shield did not crack—it grew thicker instead.

"Bang…"

"Bang bang…"

The remaining six ice arrows fell in sequence.

Yet Dantai Qi's ice shield grew larger and denser with each impact.

"Holy shit…" someone in the crowd shouted: "I get it—He Pingsheng's attacks are being absorbed!"

He Pingsheng frowned.

He had felt it too.

His attacks hadn't harmed his opponent—they'd been absorbed by some kind of divine technique?

This…

How could such a monstrous technique exist?

He Pingsheng was stunned.

This defied the laws of Heaven and Dao.

"Hehehe…" Dantai Qi chuckled: "He Daoist, truly extraordinary… defeating you won't be easy. But I have my ultimate strike!"

"If you can withstand this, I surrender immediately!"

"But if… you can't…"

Dantai Qi's eyes narrowed slightly: "Then quickly summon your defensive magic treasure—I don't want to kill you on this arena!"

His words sounded like a kind warning, but in truth, they warned He Pingsheng: his next strike would be devastating.

"Open…"

Dantai Qi roared, and his entire body, along with the ice shield spanning dozens of zhang, shot into the sky, nearly reaching the top of the barrier's light membrane.

Then, floating in midair, the massive ice shield above Dantai Qi's head shattered into countless fragments, transforming into infinite frost energy.

The frost energy coalesced, forming eight beams of light.

No…

Rather, eight ice swords.

Each ice sword measured ten zhang long, hovering in midair, blade tips pointed downward, aimed squarely at He Pingsheng.

Not only on the tenth Dragon Platform, but throughout the entire area enclosed by the barrier, sword intent and sword qi surged chaotically.

"This…"

"This is…" Liang Huaqiu below turned pale and suddenly cried: "It's the divine technique 【Heavenly Sword Ice Pool】! He Pingsheng—be careful!"

"Summon your defensive artifact now—I fear you can't withstand it!"

"This technique is extremely powerful!"

Divine technique?

Powerful?

Heavenly Sword Ice Pool?

He Pingsheng remained unmoved; his gaze locked on Dantai Qi above, then his finger shot out: "Heavenly Snow Seal Realm…"

Heavenly Snow Seal Realm was also a divine technique.

After He Pingsheng killed the Ruokai Ancestor, he had seized from him a technique called 【Ten Thousand Mountains Flying Snow】.

After strengthening it, he split it into two.

The first: Nine Heavens Ice Dragon—he had passed it on to his wife Qiao Huizhu.

The second: Heavenly Snow Seal Realm.

Though He Pingsheng had not perfected Heavenly Snow Seal Realm, he had already brought it to great mastery.

No matter how powerful your Heavenly Sword Ice Pool, can it surpass my Heaven-grade technique?

Boom…

From He Pingsheng's body, boundless ice-elemental spiritual energy erupted.

Soon, his water-elemental dantian was drained.

But it didn't matter.

The Five Elements Celestial Scripture could convert other dantian energies into ice spiritual energy.

Earth-elemental energy—converted!

Wood-elemental energy—converted!

Metal-elemental energy—converted!

Fire-elemental energy—converted!

Vast amounts of spiritual energy instantly filled the entire hundred-zhang void within the barrier.

All space on the arena was filled with swirling snow.

Swoosh… swoosh…

Two snowflakes, two chi wide, shot out from the blizzard.

Dantai Qi was not idle—he, though startled by He Pingsheng's technique, flicked his finger, and one ice sword plummeted toward He Pingsheng's head.

The two two-chi snowflakes slammed into the flying sword.

Then—

Four snowflakes appeared.

Bang…

The first ice sword, struck by six snowflakes front and back, shattered completely.

Then...

Eight snowflakes!

Sixteen!

Thirty-two!

Sixty-four!

Bang bang bang...

In an instant, the eight flying swords summoned by Dan Tai Qi shattered completely.

At that moment, another one hundred twenty-eight ice flakes coalesced, locking onto Dan Tai Qi from every direction and angle simultaneously.

【Fifth Watch Debt Repayment — Day Four】