Chapter 512 - 510: Frozen World

The dense barrage of attacks filling the sky made everyone’s heart leap into their throats. Qing Deyun and the others were especially terrified as they watched. An Array Master was a massive asset in a team battle, capable of not only easily interfering with enemies but also tying down multiple opponents at once.

If Jiang Xuanyuan didn’t have this level of skill, he wouldn’t have made it into the top four.

"The Bu Family finally produced a decent genius, but it seems his journey ends here..." Su Feng, an Elder from the Su Family, said with a faint smile. They were all very pleased with Jiang Xuanyuan. He had been a genius with Arrays since childhood, dedicating himself to the study of every Array imaginable.

As a result, he had mastered numerous Arrays at a young age. With their power at his command, he was practically invincible! Of course, being an Array Master was an incredibly expensive endeavor. The Array Talismans he used were pricey, and although they could be recovered, the losses were devastating if they were destroyed.

Bu Feiyun’s expression remained calm. He had already anticipated this outcome. After all, Jiang Xuanyuan had attacked this way before. If Lin Xuan couldn’t even withstand this wave, there was no hope of him surviving the stronger attacks to come.

Jiang Xuanyuan’s current assault was merely a preliminary one; he had not yet begun to fight in earnest. This was what a battle between geniuses looked like. When ordinary people reached their limits, geniuses were just getting warmed up!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Violent explosions detonated right where Lin Xuan stood. The frantic bombardment shook the entire arena as if a massive earthquake had struck!

After the explosions subsided, Lin Xuan emerged completely unscathed. A protective barrier enveloped him, keeping him perfectly safe. Except for the ground beneath his feet, the rest of the arena was riddled with countless deep craters. Not a single other spot remained intact.

"This Yunlan Sacred Robe really is something. Or perhaps I should say your attacks are rather pathetic. Can you get serious? Otherwise, this is completely useless against me," Lin Xuan said with a faint smile, his expression tinged with mockery.

This scene infuriated the spectators from the Celestial Successor Empire, who began shouting curses. The members of the Yan Family looked displeased as well. The Yunlan Sacred Robe was, of course, powerful; blocking that last wave of attacks had been no problem for it.

"If it weren’t for that Yunlan Sacred Robe, that brat would’ve been blown to bits by now!"

"Yeah, Jiang Xuanyuan is pretty unlucky. Who could’ve known that Mu Shuang would happen to acquire the Yunlan Sacred Robe?"

"Hurry up and beat that brat! Get him out of here! How dare someone from a mere Little Empire be so arrogant!"

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The curses continued unabated. They were all deeply dissatisfied with Lin Xuan. In their eyes, he was just a commoner who had no right to climb over their heads.

"I almost forgot you had the Yunlan Sacred Robe. It seems I really do have to get serious, or I’ll never be able to break through this shield." Jiang Xuanyuan finally decided to get serious. He knew it would be truly difficult to shatter the Yunlan Sacred Robe’s defensive barrier otherwise.

"But before that, shouldn’t I launch a little counterattack of my own?"

The corner of Lin Xuan’s mouth curled into a smirk. FWOOSH! The ultimate Yulan Sacred Fire erupted violently from his arm, causing the temperature around him to plummet.

The next moment, Lin Xuan suddenly crouched, slamming his palm heavily onto the ground. The Yulan Sacred Fire in his arm instantly surged into the earth.

"Fourth Form of Yulan Ultimate Skill—Frozen World!"

CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

The terrifying Yulan Sacred Fire poured madly into the ground. In an instant, it shot out frantically from him in all directions. Everywhere it passed was frozen solid, and a chilling aura billowed up from the ice, surging outward.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The runes on the ground were instantly frozen and shattered by the ice. Such expensive runes, so easily destroyed—it was a truly painful loss. But Jiang Xuanyuan had no time to worry about that. His expression changed as he rapidly formed a Hand Seal, flinging several gleaming golden Array Talismans onto the ground.

With a loud RUMBLE, a golden light flared up, enveloping him and forming an unbreakable Shield Array. It had just been established when Lin Xuan’s Frozen World surged over it. The instant the ice made contact, it coiled up the shield like a snake wrapping around a bamboo pole.

The extreme chill desperately tried to invade the shield and freeze it solid. However, under Jiang Xuanyuan’s personal control, the power of the Array Talismans was greatly amplified. Since the shield’s area wasn’t very large, it was exceptionally sturdy.

The chill was even repelled by the shield as it tried to freeze its way up. It was, for all intents and purposes, unbreakable.

’Such powerful Yulan Sacred Fire...’ Jiang Xuanyuan realized he had been careless. He never expected Lin Xuan to know such a vicious technique. The entire arena was completely frozen. If he were to leave his protective Array, he would be instantly frozen by the slightest touch, and the ice would rapidly engulf him. If he didn’t react in time, he’d be turned into an ice sculpture.

This was one of the Youlan Emperor’s Ultimate Skills: Frozen World! It could freeze anything, and its effect wasn’t a one-off. It acted like a Domain. Anyone within its range who touched the ice-covered ground would trigger it to surge upward like a living entity, hell-bent on freezing its target solid!

’As expected of a genius of Arrays. This shield is impossible to break. Not that I ever thought I could.’ Lin Xuan stood up, his long hair fluttering. Under the glow of the Yulan Sacred Fire, it took on a faint indigo hue, giving him a cold, handsome look.

His primary reason for using this Martial Art was to control the entire field. He wanted to destroy the Arrays that were already in place, prevent them from being used again, and leave no room to even set up new ones!

That was his reason for using Frozen World. If he controlled the very ground where Arrays were deployed, how could Jiang Xuanyuan possibly set up any more?

No Martial Art was perfect, and the same was true for deploying Arrays. By controlling the ground, while he couldn’t be certain of preventing his opponent from setting up Arrays entirely, he could at least severely restrict him.

’Using this Frozen World really drains my Elemental Power, though,’ he thought. ’Mainly because the area of effect is so massive.’

After one exchange each, Lin Xuan had surprisingly gained a slight advantage. He held the upper hand in both offense and defense! This outcome was unexpected for the crowd, but on second thought, it made sense. All they had to do was recall Lin Xuan’s previous performances.

A major battle was now inevitable. The only question remaining was who would ultimately emerge victorious.

"Controlling the ground? A decent method for restricting my Arrays, I’ll admit. But do you really think that’s the only way I can deploy them? A true Array Master has no blind spots!"

Jiang Xuanyuan sneered and tossed several Array Talismans into the sky. A few golden Array Talismans began to glow, floating in place and rapidly forming an Array in mid-air!

That’s right—Arrays could also be deployed in mid-air. The only downside was a drastic increase in consumption. After all, making the runes float required a constant drain of Elemental Power.