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Chapter 210: Peak Duel in the Hundred Scattered Heavens Realm
🕑 Added 2025-06-08 19:07:57 +0000 UTCAll Novels || Martial God
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Above the clear sky, several sparrows flew nimbly, soaring carefree through the courtyard.
However, as they passed over a seemingly empty space, they all shivered a few times, then fell in unison.
Soon, a thin layer of white frost appeared on their bodies. This thin frost began to spread rapidly, and even the ground started to be covered by the same color.
Cold…
A chilling sensation instantly permeated the entire world, as if suddenly entering the coldest season, as if suddenly arriving at the Northern Frontier Ice Plains, where snow fell for thousands of miles, making everyone feel helpless.
Among everyone present, except for Xie Mingjin and Bu Xingcong, all were Innate experts with extraordinary skills, capable of resonating with Heaven and Earth Qi. But at this moment, even powerful individuals like them felt an irresistible chill.
Xie Mingjin and Bu Xingcong's teeth chattered even more, and their bodies trembled violently.
Ting Shi Guang reached out and gently placed his hand on Xie Mingjin's body. A surge of fiery power immediately spread through his entire body along his Meridians. This made him breathe a long sigh of relief, as if he had been rescued from the brink of freezing.
He continued to shiver as he looked up, meeting the gaze of Bu Xingcong, who had also been rescued. Their eyes held disgust and hatred, yet subtly, there was also a hint of shared misery.
Several figures rushed towards the scene like flying, not joining the battle, but watching the duel between these two high-level experts outside the training ground, just like Shui Xuanjin and others.
Shui Xuanjin and Su Jun glanced at them. Although displeased, no one spoke. After all, this was their territory, and their strength was not enough to take over as hosts.
However, among these people, one Innate expert, upon seeing He Yiming and Mu Jintian, became particularly excited. A powerful fighting spirit seemed to surge from him. But this aura had just emerged when it was suppressed and scattered by the aura of the two top Hundred Scattered Heavens Realm experts, dissolving into nothingness.
The gap between the two sides was so vast, it was like an adult and a child, utterly incomparable.
Except for Shui Xuanjin, who knew the reason, Ting Shi Guang and Su Jun looked at him with disdain. Such an overestimation of oneself was truly rare.
Cheng Fu's face instantly dimmed. Only upon truly witnessing the power of these two did he understand the extent of that gap.
He Yiming's progress speed was indeed far beyond his own.
Staring intently at the two figures on the training ground, Cheng Fu suddenly felt a sense of despair. He vaguely felt that in this lifetime, he might never have the chance to catch up with He Yiming.
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The moment He Yiming formally engaged the opponent, he finally understood why Mu Jintian was called the number one Hundred Scattered Heavens Realm expert in Tufan Kingdom. And even knowing that He Yiming cultivated all five elements, Mu Jintian still possessed strong and unshakeable confidence.
Because what Mu Jintian cultivated was not any of the Five Elements Cultivation Methods. What he cultivated was Ice Element Cultivation Art.
That peculiar cultivation method of extreme cold, capable of freezing water into ice and sealing thousands of miles with ice.
Most Innate experts specialized in one or two of the basic Five Elements Cultivation Methods, but some Innate experts mastered something outside this scope.
Before today, among the Innate masters He Yiming had seen, only Shui Xuanjin cultivated Wind Element Cultivation Art. But the power of Shui Xuanjin's Wind Element Cultivation Art was clearly incomparable to Mu Jintian's.
At this moment, circles of extremely powerful coldness surged from around Mu Jintian like waves.
As the cold air continuously spread, the entire training ground seemed to change color.
Although there were over twenty Innate experts nearby, it was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
Quiet...
Silence was the only sound, the lullaby of the earth, and Mu Jintian moved within this silent environment. He seemed to transform into countless light, drifting snowflakes, dancing with the rhythm.
In the eyes of the crowd, Mu Jintian seemed to become like smoke, light, white like silver, swirling and fluttering, falling from the sky like flying snow.
At this instant, everyone seemed to see an incredible sight.
This was no longer the capital of Kairong Country, but had transformed into the ice and snow world of the Northern Frontier Ice Plains.
The harsh winter, freezing the earth, with cold winds howling, turned the entire world into a giant refrigerator. Not only was it difficult for humans to survive, but even mountains shivered from the cold, rivers froze rigid, and even the air seemed to solidify.
The earth was frozen by cold, silver everywhere, everything desolate...
Only then did everyone realize that Mu Jintian's strength was truly so formidable.
Even those who were watching from the sidelines felt endless coldness and deeply understood that they were simply no match for him.
So, what about He Yiming, who was in the thick of it?
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He Yiming's expression was equally solemn. The moment the widespread frost arrived, he began to convert the True Qi in his body to Innate Raging Fire Technique.
This was an Innate Fire Element Technique he cultivated based on his insights gained from observing Medicine Daoist and the endless Earth Fire beneath the ground during his alchemy practice.
Fire and ice are two absolutely different extreme forces. These two extreme forces in nature collided violently at this moment.
Around He Yiming, the already congealed cold air immediately emitted wisps of white smoke, and the temperature around him increased by several degrees.
He Yiming raised his hands, which were crimson like blood.
Then, he strode forward, rushing straight towards his opponent, a surging and unstoppable aura rising from him.
Mu Jintian turned, not directly meeting He Yiming's palm, but using his eerie and ethereal ice and snow footwork to set up layer after layer of natural ice barriers around him.
He Yiming suddenly realized that Mu Jintian's communication with the surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi seemed far more profound than his own.
From his body, three hundred and sixty Acupoints seemed to turn into Dantian, constantly absorbing external energy. Not only that, but once the Heaven and Earth Qi in this place was absorbed into his body, more cold, ice-like Power of Heaven and Earth continuously replenished it from afar.
It was the first time He Yiming had encountered such a situation. This person's mastery of the Power of Heaven and Earth was even higher than his own.
Vaguely, He Yiming had a feeling that this person's cultivation was so high, it was but a hair's breadth away from the Life and Death on a Thread.
If he wished, he could even attempt to break through that final barrier at any time.
However, the stronger Mu Jintian was, the more excited He Yiming became. The flow of True Qi in his body also reached an incredible level. Even when he faced seven Innate experts earlier, he had not been so agitated.
His palms danced, like surging Earth Fire, dispelling all the surrounding cold air. The layers of ice barriers set up by Mu Jintian were shattered under his hands like brittle bamboo.
In the eyes of the crowd, He Yiming was like a large fireball, constantly pressing forward, following the source of the cold.
Their battle seemed to indicate that He Yiming held a great advantage, while Mu Jintian was constantly retreating. However, after a moment, everyone instinctively furrowed their brows.
Because they all suddenly felt that while He Yiming appeared mighty and imposing, the surrounding environment remained unchanged.
The white world still existed like a land of ice and snow. He Yiming's Fire Element power, no matter how strong, had no effect on it. Instead, due to the counteracting nature of their cultivation methods, the True Qi He Yiming was consuming was now far greater than his opponent's.
If this situation continued, the first one to deplete their True Qi would definitely not be Mu Jintian, who currently seemed to be at a disadvantage.
He Yiming evidently noticed this as well. His expression subtly changed. As his palms crossed, the surging fire energy completely vanished.
Then, a powerful life force surged from his body.
This power was incompatible with the power of ice. He Yiming transformed directly from a ball of fire into a towering tree. His feet stood wide apart, like the roots of an old tree, firmly anchoring themselves into the ground.
His palms continued to dance, and that powerful Wood Element Life Force already rippled outwards, centered on him.
However, a mocking smile flashed across Mu Jintian's face. His footwork remained constant, like someone practicing martial arts alone. He ignored He Yiming's changes, continuing to use the impact of ice, slowly depleting He Yiming's True Qi.
This young expert also brought him a great threat. Even with his current strength, he dared not say he could win in a direct confrontation.
So Mu Jintian chose the most prudent method: using the power of Heaven and Earth Qi to slowly exhaust He Yiming's True Qi.
When he fully unleashed his ice power, he could create a small area filled with cold air.
This ability was not something a Hundred Scattered Heavens Realm expert could possess, and even Single-Line Sky Realm experts could not achieve this.
However, Mu Jintian possessed a Strange Treasure, and it was precisely because of this Strange Treasure that he was able to form such a terrifying ice elemental field even at the Hundred Scattered Heavens Realm.
Fighting within this field gave him an advantage far beyond what others could imagine.
It was precisely because of the assistance of this Strange Treasure, coupled with his formidable strength that was infinitely close to the Single-Line Sky Realm, that he had strong confidence in defeating or even killing He Yiming on the spot.
At this moment, although the wood elemental power displayed by He Yiming was equally powerful, in this world of ice and snow, he still gained no advantage whatsoever.
The power of ice subtly gave him a feeling of "death," completely different from the "life" power of wood, and even more so, they were diametrically opposed.
Although not as direct as fire and ice, their collision and opposition were equally intense.
After a moment, He Yiming also felt that under the suppression of the power of death, his life aura was being slowly eroded, and what was even more regrettable was that although he clearly sensed this, he had no solution.
He snorted coldly, his body suddenly sank, and his knees slightly bent. The tall tree seemed to disappear immediately, replaced by a solid feeling as heavy as a mountain.
Earth Element Power made him stand tall like a mountain range that had stood for thousands of years, as if he had existed in this world since ancient times. Even the frozen thousands of miles in the Northern Country could not freeze and paralyze the vast mountains.
This was the power of the earth, always the strongest defense method at any time.
However, after a moment, He Yiming's brows were still furrowed. For he once again discovered that although he was less affected at this time, he had completely lost the possibility of attack. Under Mu Jintian's overwhelming assault of falling snow-like palms, he appeared exceptionally disheveled and helpless.
Layer after layer of white snow came down from all directions, as if to turn him into a snow mountain, a snow mountain completely frozen and seemingly clad in white armor.
The heavy feeling seemed to grow stronger and stronger, about to crush him and make him breathless.
He Yiming was greatly alarmed. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. Rather than being slowly worn down to death, it was better to go all out.
He suddenly let out a sharp cry, straightened his knees, and raised one hand high.
Mountain-Splitting Thirty-Six Forms, Sixteenth Form...
This cultivation method, ever since he had mastered it, had been his ultimate trump card. And similarly, when he wielded this technique, it was always successful.
A rumbling, thunder-like sound erupted from his body. He seemed to transform into a blade, an indestructible Guan Broadsword.
The sharp power of Metal Element was fully displayed on him at this moment.
His aura instantly climbed to its peak. A powerful murderous intent, like a fish fighting to the death or a net breaking beyond repair, surged from him, cutting towards Mu Jintian like a flying blade.
Countless explosive sounds echoed in the air. Mu Jintian's face, for the first time, became extremely solemn. His palms struck out like raindrops, each strike sending a surge of extreme cold power towards He Yiming. At the same time, his footwork accelerated several times, and he surprisingly circled He Yiming within a small space.
Since He Yiming had created the Cloud Rain Flying Technique, this was the first time he had encountered someone who could rival him in the mysteries of footwork. And in this ice and snow environment, the opponent was clearly faster than him.
The incomparably sharp Mountain-Splitting Thirty-Six Forms, though incredibly powerful, could never quite reach Mu Jintian.
As wave after wave of powerful ice energy continuously impacted him, He Yiming's speed became slower and slower, and even his palms seemed to be covered with a layer of white frost.
His Mountain-Splitting Thirty-Six Forms remained indestructible, but under this power that could freeze even the earth, it eventually became unsustainable.
He Yiming's figure finally stopped. He withdrew his palms and half-crouched, a new power surging from him again.
Surges of Water Element power, like towering waves, surged out from him, like a massive tsunami sweeping over everything.
This was the last attribute among the Five Elements, and also He Yiming's final burst after being suppressed for so long.
This powerful force even exceeded He Yiming's usual maximum output.
The power, like a monstrous flood, seemed capable of destroying the entire world.
Mu Jintian's movements became faster. Under He Yiming's frantic counterattack, he was like a small wooden sailboat in raging waves, seemingly about to be overturned and submerged at any moment.
However, no matter how terrifying the monstrous waves were, this small boat seemed to be tightly glued to the crest of the wave, unable to be completely submerged.
Not only that, but around this small boat, the towering water slowly changed color. White ice appeared once again, and this time it appeared so fiercely, as if in just a few moments, the entire raging torrent had been completely frozen.
Condensing water into ice had reached such a level in an instant.
He Yiming's strong confidence was severely impacted for the first time.
All the basic Five Elements Cultivation Methods, he had already unleashed. This ability to switch between different cultivation methods had left all the Innate experts dumbfounded. Even Mu Jintian, who was currently battling him, was deeply shocked by this extraordinary ability.
He finally understood why He Yiming could still win even when facing the combined efforts of seven experts of the same level.
Because against ordinary Innate experts, this ability was simply too overpowered. No matter who fought him, they would be suppressed by his cultivation methods, often unable to display even half of their full strength.
He secretly congratulated himself. If it weren't for the Strange Treasure on his body that could absorb ice element energy from Heaven and Earth Qi, greatly enhancing his ice element power, then if he had fought He Yiming fairly, he might not have been his opponent.
But at this moment, as the freezing power around him continuously intensified, he had vaguely gained the initiative and held the absolute upper hand.
At this point, everyone had realized that He Yiming seemed to have exhausted his options.
Taking a deep breath, He Yiming finally made a decision. The True Qi in his body circulated continuously, and a killing aura gradually emerged from him.
When this killing aura began to spread, even in this world of ice and snow, it seemed unable to cause any hindrance.
Mu Jintian's hairs stood on end. He was extremely horrified. He Yiming was clearly at his wits' end, so why did he give him an even more dangerous feeling?
He Yiming's face was grim, and Water Element True Qi began to flow. At this moment, he no longer planned to hold anything back.
If single-element power was insufficient to win, then let the Five Elements merge into one.
This final strike, capable of injuring even a Single-Line Sky Realm expert, was absolutely invincible in the Hundred Scattered Heavens Realm. However, after this strike, only one of the two would likely leave this place alive.
However, He Yiming firmly believed that the one who survived would definitely be himself...
Chapter 211: Life and Death on a Thread, I Am the Single-Line Sky Realm
