Chapter 865 - 286: Dire Hexagram [Fire Scorches Wood] (Part 2)

"Nice thing!"

As he spoke, his palm was already raised.

The next moment, the Void Treasure Ship standing behind the crowd was suddenly locked by a terrifying Spiritual Power, forcibly dragged towards the girl.

Seeing this, Xu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, a flash of light in his hand, directly taking out the Flood Dragon Scale Armor and the Ink-Horn Poison Dragon Spear!

He could sense that this seemingly frail girl in front of him was very powerful, but since she might have already killed the Snow Wolf King and now intended to seize their Void Treasure Ship, he obviously couldn’t just sit and wait for death.

Qi Blood Power surged within, and Blood Flame suddenly ignited on Xu Zhan’s body surface.

The terrifying Qi Blood Power indicated that even the icy surface beneath his feet, frozen for who knows how many years, showed signs of melting.

He crouched to accumulate strength!

Boom!

Xu Zhan, holding the Ink-Horn Poison Dragon Spear, burst forth with terrifying explosive power, and instantly charged out!

The long spear pierced through the air, carrying an unstoppable force straight towards the girl’s head!

Seeing him attack, the girl wrinkled her delicate nose slightly.

"To think there’s such a reckless Martial Artist here, how annoying..."

As the sharp spear tip approached, the girl’s figure suddenly exploded into pieces, transforming into countless snowflakes.

Xu Zhan’s strike missed, and he found the girl’s figure had disappeared, causing him to daze for a moment.

But in the next instant, the girl’s figure suddenly reappeared at a distance of several feet away.

Then, several Yellow Paper Dolls with strange runes suddenly appeared in her hands. After chanting softly, she formed formulas and tossed those Yellow Paper Dolls into the air.

Once the six Yellow Paper Dolls floated down, they dove directly into the icy surface.

Xu Zhan couldn’t understand what Secret Skill the other was performing, but he vaguely realized that those Yellow Paper Dolls were anything but simple.

The strategy for now was to attack this girl immediately, preventing her from having the opportunity to perform other techniques.

He suddenly stomped down, and countless cracks instantly appeared on the hard ice!

Boom!

Xu Zhan charged up again!

Leaping into the air, the long spear in his hand descended with tremendous force!

Yet facing this attack, the girl showed no intention to dodge, on the contrary, she calmly watched him.

The next moment!

The ice surface in front of the girl suddenly exploded!

In the blink of an eye, six Ice Giants, towering three zhang high and entirely composed of solid ice, sprang up from beneath the hard icy surface!

Each Ice Giant, nearly three zhang in height, had a Yellow Paper Doll radiating faint Golden Light, sealed within their chests.

Before Xu Zhan’s attack could land, the six Ice Giants suddenly leaped, swinging their massive fists to smash down!

Seeing this, Xu Zhan steeled his heart, directly hurling the long spear, laden with tremendous force, at the six Ice Giants, aiming to crush them on the spot!

In his opinion, the things composing the six Ice Giants’ bodies were merely the ordinary solid ice of the Extreme North Snowfield.

With one spear, he should easily smash them apart!

The Ink-Horn Poison Dragon Spear, imbued with blood-red light, roared downward, smashing harshly on the fists of the six Ice Giants!

Boom!

A terrifying explosion erupted, the overflowing Qi scattering all the surrounding snow and wind.

The enormous noise caused the icy surface within dozens of miles to be riddled with cracks.

The six charging Ice Giants, after bearing such a terrifying attack from Xu Zhan, were also immediately pressed back to the ground!

However, the expected scene did not occur.

At this moment, the six Ice Giants smashed to the ground were all emitting a faint Golden Light and had not suffered the slightest damage.

In the distance, the white-haired girl saw this, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, and said, "Your strength as a Martial Artist is truly formidable."

"Too bad it’s only the Fifth Realm; if you were at the Sixth Realm, I would have to avoid you for the moment."

After lowly murmuring, the girl’s fingers altered her Finger Technique.

The next moment, the six Ice Giants embedded in the solid ice quivered violently, smashing the surrounding ice into pieces, and then leaped out intact, rapidly surrounding Xu Zhan.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhan furrowed his eyebrows slightly.

Due to the faint Golden Light on their surface, the six Ice Giants were noticeably tough to deal with.

"Young Master Chongzhen, should we go over and help?"

From afar, Wu Yuning, seeing Xu Zhan encircled, looked gravely at Shen Chongzhen.

Shen Chongzhen shook his head slightly.

"At this level of battle, we can’t intervene."

"Going over would only distract Brother-in-law."

He could see that each of the six Ice Giants besieging Xu Zhan had strength equivalent to cultivators at the Fifth Realm.

And that detached white-haired girl was even stronger.

In contrast, their side was only at the Fetal Breathing Realm; charging in would be no different from seeking death.

"Then what do we do now?"

"Lord Xu’s situation isn’t looking optimistic."

Wu Yuning spoke up again.

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Chongzhen pulled out a Communication Stone from his Storage Bag, sending a message for reinforcements to Shen Li, who was far away in Yunshui City, then said:

"Let’s go, let’s retreat a bit farther; don’t disrupt Brother-in-law with unnecessary concerns."

Shen Chongzhen was an extremely calm and clear-headed person. Knowing they couldn’t interfere in this battle, he didn’t intend for everyone to linger here.

He knew enough about Xu Zhan’s strength to confirm that as long as everyone was safe, Xu Zhan could fight the opponent more at ease.

Under Shen Chongzhen’s leadership, the group quickly retreated into the distance.

And Xu Zhan, surrounded by the six Ice Giants, noticed this and indeed felt a moment of relief in his heart.

"The brat, at least he didn’t act recklessly."

"Well then... let’s try this move."

Facing the six bizarrely assertive Ice Giants, Xu Zhan, contrary to usual, suddenly withdrew the long spear into his Storage Bag.