Chapter 1784: Helplessness

The Snow Maiden knelt half-way on the ground, her arms spread wide, letting out a long howl toward the sky, her demonic eyes radiating a bewitching glow.

Her howl transformed into a high-pitched sonic wave, surging outward in ripples; large swathes of snowflakes on the ground were whipped up, forming circular storms that swept toward Chen Yu.

Yet, although Chen Yu was at the very center of the storm, these storms caused him no harm whatsoever.

His hand moved slightly, rising slowly, and then he pushed out a palm strike forward.

Whoosh... A powerful surge of Primordial Qi fluctuated instantly, then rippled out in all directions, and everything before his eyes returned to calm in that instant.

The Snow Maiden was struck by this palm from Chen Yu and forced back seven or eight steps; she raised her head, staring at Chen Yu with demonic eyes, her gaze filled with fury.

She had never encountered someone as difficult to deal with as Chen Yu; those she had met before were all easily resolved by her, but this Chen Yu seemed not so simple.

She tilted her head, staring fixedly at Chen Yu, and then a demonic glow surfaced in her eyes once more.

"If you aren't convinced, feel free to continue." Chen Yu smiled slightly: "I've seen plenty of monsters like you."

Seemingly sensing Chen Yu's contempt, the Snow Maiden let out an angry screech; she suddenly tilted her head back, spread her arms, and emitted a heaven-shaking roar.

A powerful sonic wave carried a violent sound, rushing forward fiercely; Boom—wherever the sound reached, a pit about three meters deep appeared in the ground.

This sound continued to assault Chen Yu; Chen Yu crossed his hands, changed the finger seals in his hands, and then, with a soft shout, countered the attack.

Hum—that sonic wave was forcibly reflected back; the Snow Maiden's figure was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, falling heavily onto the snow.

It took a long while for her to raise her head and emit a terrified whimper; as she looked up at Chen Yu, her gaze held a hint of fear.

She rose slowly, then knelt on the ground, lifting her hips to strike an alluring pose, her gaze also becoming seductive.

Her current behavior would be impossible for any normal man to resist, but Chen Yu was the exception.

He knew this bewitching Snow Maiden was no good; what she excelled at most was using her beauty to make people lower their guard.

Seeing that Chen Yu did not relax in the slightest, the Snow Maiden began to grow anxious; she used every trick in her arsenal, attempting to bewitch Chen Yu, but the only response she received was a cold gaze.

"I advise you to give up; you are of no use to me." Chen Yu shook his head and sneered: "A monster, strictly speaking, doesn't even count as a person; do you think I would be interested in you?"

The Snow Maiden understood Chen Yu's words, and at the same time, she was enraged; her beauty was her greatest pride, and almost no man could resist it, but this time, her beauty seemed to have no effect on Chen Yu.

She stood up in a fit of pique, screeched at Chen Yu, and then dashed forward rapidly, attempting to close in on him.

With a slap in mid-air, Chen Yu sent her flying, then flashed forward and stopped right before her.

The Snow Maiden raised a hand, and two ice spikes struck toward Chen Yu; Chen Yu flicked his hand in return, and with two *pu-pu* sounds, the two ice spikes pierced through her shoulders.

The Snow Maiden cried out in pain; she raised her head, staring fixedly at Chen Yu with angry eyes, letting out a roar of unwillingness and despair.

But she was firmly pinned to the ground, unable to move at all; even a slight struggle caused the bone-piercing pain to make her give up.

Chen Yu held his palm upward slightly, and a ball of flame rose into the air.

The Snow Maiden shrieked in terror; fire was the thing she feared most, and furthermore, the fire in Chen Yu's hand was different from normal fire.

This was True Fire that could not be extinguished even by water; if it touched her, she would melt completely.

Only now did a trace of deep fear appear in the depths of her eyes; she was truly afraid now.

Her body shrank back desperately, trying as much as possible to keep her body away from Chen Yu, even though every movement caused heart-tearing pain in her shoulders.

"So you really are afraid of fire." Chen Yu extinguished the True Fire in his hand casually and said leisurely: "You should be able to understand my words, right?"

The Snow Maiden nodded in terror; she had always been able to understand what Chen Yu said.

"Good, now I ask, you answer," Chen Yu said.

The Snow Maiden nodded again; the expression on her face carried a trace of deep terror, and she was very obedient and honest now.

"Is there a place on the mountain peak called Liehun Hall? Buried deep within a Barrier?" Chen Yu asked.

A strange light flashed through the Snow Maiden's eyes; she felt surprise and panic, and although the look in her eyes was fleeting, it was still caught by Chen Yu.

Yet the Snow Maiden shook her head, signaling that she did not know of that place.

"Don't be in such a hurry to shake your head; the place I am looking for is on the mountain peak, don't tell me you don't know." Chen Yu smiled slightly: "Besides, I have already seen the strangeness in your expression; you know where it is, you just don't want to say."

The Snow Maiden shook her head in terror, but when she saw Chen Yu lift his palm forward and another ball of True Fire appear there, her gaze could not help but falter.

"I... know, that place," she suddenly spoke, but her voice was incomparably hoarse, and she had to pause for a long time after every word, looking very strained.

But as the number of words she spoke increased, her speech gradually became more fluent: "I can... take you there, but please... let me go."

"You can speak?" Chen Yu stared at the Snow Maiden, always feeling that something about her was not quite right.

"I... have always been able to." The Snow Maiden paused, looking at Chen Yu with pleading eyes: "Everything I have done was under duress."

She extended her hand, and one could see a copper ring around her wrist, with many Divine Scripts and Talismans engraved upon it, which appeared to have a controlling effect on her.

"The Control Divine Ring of Liehun Hall?" Chen Yu's brows furrowed slightly; he had already learned some things about Liehun Hall before coming here.

He knew this bracelet came from the hands of Liehun Hall, and its main purpose was to control people; clearly, this Snow Maiden was actually being controlled by Liehun Hall.

Moreover, looking at her wrist, which had been worn down to many bloody marks, it seemed she had been controlled for quite some time.

"That's right," the Snow Maiden nodded with difficulty: "They controlled me so that no one would enter the territory of Liehun Hall; anyone who steps into that area must die."

"So that's how it is." Chen Yu nodded thoughtfully: "However, by aiding the tyrant in his oppression, you aren't exactly innocent, are you?"

"I... had no way to refuse." The Snow Maiden struggled, her eyes filled with fear: "If I don't do it, my clansmen... will all die..."