Chapter 506 - 462: Underestimation and a Fluke

Chu Mu hovered in the sky, protected by the Nine Dragons Spiral. The ice-blue Giant Blade struck the crimson light shield with the force of a Thunderbolt, causing it to ripple and tremble ceaselessly. It looked on the verge of shattering, yet it tenaciously held firm.

He gripped a Crimson Fire Saber, its long, slender blade blazing. The Crimson True Flame burned with a contained, intense heat—the polar opposite of the bone-chilling Qianlan Ice Flame.

The frozen vortex on the sea had vanished, leaving the surface scarred with countless blade marks. The ice was shattered, and wisps of flame lingered in the air. Amidst the crisscrossing flashes of light from the saber, a peculiar spectacle of fire and water intermingling had formed.

Within this confluence of fire and water, the wisps of frost exhaled by the White Snake seemed to have been turned against their master, transforming into countless Frost Blades all aimed at the White Profound Snake.

The entire world had transformed into a forbidden Domain, permeated by an overwhelming, crisscrossing sharpness. The white Profound Snake, which had previously held victory in its grasp, now looked utterly wretched. As it dodged in disarray, the keen edge of the Sword Intent relentlessly pursued it, clinging like a maggot to bone.

Ice mirrors formed one after another, only to shatter just as quickly within the forbidden Domain. Ghastly, bloody gashes appeared on its body, marring its once flawless white scales.

Many years after his Sword Intent Domain had first manifested, this was the first time it had ever revealed its full Mighty Power.

"You don't get to decide what I can or can't do!"

Chu Mu roared, and the sharpness of his previously restrained Sword Intent erupted without reserve. As an endless, piercing edge spread out, the blazing True Flame raged, and crimson fire poured from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

The flames coiling around his body contracted sharply. In the blink of an eye, they dispersed, reforming into a Flaming Long Saber dozens of meters long!

"Sever!"

With a low shout, Chu Mu gripped the hilt with both hands and slashed. The crimson blade instantly scattered the surrounding dark clouds, tearing a fiery red gash across the sky!

BOOM!!

The crimson blade landed squarely on the White Snake's body, shattering endless mirrors in an instant!

The world instantly erupted with innumerable shockwaves, like a giant boulder crashing into a pond. The fiery ripples in the air coalesced into a tidal wave of flame, pressing and surging outward in all directions.

In a single instant, the shattered sea of ice was engulfed in flames. Under the influence of the Sword Intent Domain, every wisp of fire, every tendril of frost, even every crystalline shard from the broken mirrors, transformed into a descending blade. This merciless, all-encompassing assault of sharp edges hacked down upon the white Profound Snake!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amidst earth-shattering roars, water, fire, and frost erupted with their full power within the Sword Intent Domain!

At this moment, the aura of death seemed to completely envelop the White Snake.

The White Snake shrieked in terror, but it was futile. Everything in the world had become a piercing blade. In the blink of an eye, its bleeding body was covered in a lattice of gruesome gashes, so deep that its organs were gruesomely exposed through its belly.

Its life hung by a thread. Under this thunderous assault, the White Snake had been driven to desperation!

At this moment, the White Snake seemed to make a difficult decision. A look of grim resolve flashed in its serpentine eyes before they closed slightly. Amidst the boundless, crisscrossing sharpness, a patch of pure white frost abruptly appeared on its body.

Compared to the frost from before, this layer was an extreme white—a white so pure it was nearly blinding.

In the blink of an eye, the surging white frost spread rapidly, completely encasing its nearly shattered body.

Flashes from the saber continued to rain down mercilessly upon the snake's body. In a mere instant, the spreading frost was churned to pieces by the sharp onslaught!

But when the sharp edges descended on its body again, the gruesome sight of flying flesh and blood was gone.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The blades that had been tearing through flesh and blood now struck a body of solid ice. They could barely scratch it, leaving behind only a crisscrossing pattern of faint white marks and the resounding, unending clang of metal on metal.

The White Snake's life force had frozen solid. It had sealed itself away, becoming a pure white ice sculpture!

The ice sculpture's Defense was clearly terrifying. No matter how the Sword Intent ravaged it, it remained completely unharmed. Chu Mu couldn't even sense the location of the White Snake's Divine Soul.

Chu Mu's eyes narrowed. With a cold snort, he retracted his Sword Intent. He waved his hand, and a boundless True Flame spread forth. The Nine Dragons spiraled, forming a colossal Grand Array that enveloped the ice sculpture of the White Snake!

Array Prohibition Patterns intertwined, binding the ice sculpture in layer after layer. The Crimson True Flame blazed, poised to perform Refinement on this Demon until nothing remained!

At that moment, with the Nine Dragon Divine Flame redirected, the crimson protective barrier dissipated. The twin ice-blue blades, descending with the force of a Thunderbolt, once again fell unopposed.

The giant beast roared. The Qianlan Ice Flame rained down with the blades, a sky-full of deep blue fire enveloping Chu Mu from every angle.

Chu Mu dodged, evading the twin ice-blue blades. At the same time, he thrust a hand forward, unleashing a torrent of Sword Intent that violently scattered the falling rain of fire.

He then shot forward. The Sword Intent Domain that had been suppressing the White Snake instantly shifted, sweeping over the dual-bladed giant beast like an overwhelming tide.

Chu Mu held nothing back, a hint of desperate madness in his eyes.

'Of course, he knew his own limits. The only reason he'd been able to force the White Snake to the brink in such a short time wasn't that he was overwhelmingly powerful, but simply that he had an information advantage.'

'That comment about the Flood Dragon Soul was proof. The White Snake had clearly investigated him thoroughly and studied his techniques.'

'During his years on the Demon Suppression Islands, the only power he had ever truly revealed was the Nine Dragon Prison Suppression Tower. He had always been careful to restrain and conceal his Sword Intent. Even on the rare occasions he was forced to use it, he would disguise it within his True Flame, hiding its sharp edge deep inside.'