Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

Chapter 378: Chapter 370: Five-Person Ice and Fire Burst

"Resist Fire Ring? What kind of Talent Secret Technique is that? The Yan Race? Is that even a real family?"

Jun Wu smiled faintly. "It’s normal that you don’t know. They named the family themselves, and it isn’t very large—you could call it an emerging family, one with a majority of women. If they hadn’t used a marriage alliance to connect with the Ice Emperor Dynasty’s Bing Family, the Yan Race wouldn’t have anything worth talking about."

"I see." Shan Ziyan tapped her lips. "Then what’s this about a Yan Race Secret Technique?"

"This Yan Race is the real deal. Legend has it that tens of thousands of years ago, this Yan Race was incredibly powerful. Not only was their offense formidable, but their defense was also astonishing. They were even famous throughout the Xuanling Empire because of a certain Secret Technique—an undefeatable one," Jun Wu said.

’Could that Secret Technique be the Resist Fire Ring?’ A thought struck Shan Ziyan.

"Correct. That Secret Technique is precisely the Resist Fire Ring! The legendary, undefeatable Defense Secret Technique! I don’t know if it was by some stroke of luck, but this new Yan Race somehow got their hands on it."

"An undefeatable Defense Secret Technique? There’s no way such a technique exists in this world!" Shan Ziyan’s mouth hung open, her face a mask of disbelief.

"No, such an undefeatable technique does exist in this world." Just then, Dilaka, who was seated in the special section, spoke up. "And this Resist Fire Ring is indeed that undefeatable technique. But to cultivate such a heaven-defying Secret Technique, one must pay an extremely heavy price! Their Martial Artist Realm will never advance, and aside from this one technique, they can never cultivate any other Combat Skills or Secret Techniques."

"..."

"Silly child, you think that’s the ultimate price?" Seated to the side, Shan Qiuhen gave Shan Ziyan an affectionate look. "The harshest restriction is that the Martial Artist who cultivates this Secret Technique has their lifespan cut in half. Furthermore, if an attacker’s Martial Artist Realm is two full realms higher than their own, the Resist Fire Ring will be completely ineffective. So that little girl down there... she’s actually a sacrifice for her entire family. A sacrifice for the sake of ultimate victory..."

Shan Qiuhen’s words were tinged with sorrow. As an old man who had lived for over a hundred years, he might have long since become indifferent to life and death. But the little girl below was only nineteen years old, and her Martial Artist Realm was merely that of a First-Ring Martial Sect...

’What is this power?’

Pushed a hundred meters back by a searing aura, Mu Chen slowly came to a halt. The feeling of utter helplessness from a moment ago was incredibly stifling.

"That Secret Technique... Xiao Chenzi, I’m afraid you’re going to face an enormous challenge in this fight." The Profound Old Ghost’s voice suddenly emerged in Mu Chen’s mind.

"A challenge? Master, that was a Secret Technique? It’s a very strange power. I couldn’t resist it in the slightest."

"Heh heh, resist? Of course you can’t resist it. It’s an undefeatable Secret Technique. Although it’s heaven-defying, it comes with immense cultivation restrictions. Besides, can you really block a six-person combined Ice and Fire Burst? Its power probably exceeds what an ordinary Fourth-Ring Martial Emperor can withstand." The Profound Old Ghost’s tone was laced with worry.

Mu Chen smiled. "Master, have you forgotten my specialty?"

"Eh?" The Profound Old Ghost paused, then gave an embarrassed chuckle. "I’m getting old. I almost forgot that not only do you possess Extreme Ice Attribute Elemental Power, but you also have the Netherworld Demonic Flame, which is in no way inferior to the Extreme Fire Attribute. I’m afraid the Ice and Fire Empire is about to fall at your hands."

Hearing this, Mu Chen secretly shook his head. He had made it sound easy, but only he knew this battle would not be so simple. Although he could manipulate the world’s natural Ice Yuan Qi, he couldn’t truly control his opponents’ Ice Elemental Power. It was just like with Liu Feiyan before; he could use the power of the Extreme Wood Attribute to seize control of the vines she created and turn them against her. However, he couldn’t control the Wood Attribute Elemental Power within her body to achieve complete mastery over the Wood Attribute itself.

The same principle applied now. He could control the attacks his opponents created with their Ice Elemental Power, but he couldn’t control the release of the Ice Elemental Power from their bodies. Ice and Fire Burst was a Combined Battle Skill that relied on the seamless coordination of Ice and Fire Dual Attribute Martial Artists. Once it was successfully formed, control of the attack could be handed over to just one of the creators.

If his opponents discovered his interference with the Ice Attribute, they would surely hand over active control to the Fire Attribute Martial Artist. If that happened, his Extreme Ice Attribute would be unable to exert its full power.

’Do I really have to use that unformed power?’ Mu Chen’s pupils contracted slightly, then he nodded as if he had made up his mind.

"Since both sides are ready, I declare the match between the Ice and Fire Empire and the Xuanling Empire... to begin!"

The command was given, but Mu Chen didn’t charge forward immediately. Having witnessed the strange Secret Technique his opponents had just used, Mu Chen knew that as long as the other five didn’t move away from the girl named Yanyan, he had absolutely no chance to attack. Her finger was pointed at the sky, ready to unleash the Resist Fire Ring without hesitation the moment he made a move.

’What should I do?!’

"Haha, weren’t you so arrogant just now? Weren’t you going to take on our entire Empire by yourself? Why are you cowering now, too scared to attack?" Binglan taunted Mu Chen haughtily.

Would Mu Chen be so easily provoked? The answer was, of course, yes! That’s right, yes, he was. Mu Chen attacked!

ZAP...

A flash of lightning suddenly appeared on the flat ground, and Mu Chen’s figure materialized in front of Binglan. A fist wreathed in blue energy shot toward her face. Even though she knew Yanyan was there to protect them, Mu Chen’s sudden appearance still made Binglan’s heart leap. Her body instinctively took a step back, and losing her balance, she plopped right onto the ground.

BANG!

Just as Mu Chen’s fist was half a centimeter from Binglan, a fiery red, searing halo of light instantly pushed him away. Once again, Mu Chen found himself a hundred meters away, right back where he started.

"It’s true I can’t attack you, but there’s no problem in giving you a little scare."

Although the Resist Fire Ring had pushed him back to his starting point, Mu Chen was perfectly at ease. Binglan, on the other hand, was still sitting on the ground in a daze.

"Haha..."

Countless sneers erupted from the spectator seats. Clearly, Binglan looked ridiculous, having been scared into falling on her butt by Mu Chen’s feint. Hearing the surrounding mockery, Binglan finally realized her predicament. Her already cold expression turned ashen. She pushed herself up with both arms and shot to her feet.

But as soon as she stood up, Binglan didn’t look at Mu Chen. Instead, she turned her venomous gaze on Yanyan. "You useless girl, is your Secret Technique just for show? If I hadn’t dodged in time, I might have already lost! Don’t forget, your Yan Family depends on our Bing Family to survive. If I get hurt, I don’t need to tell you what kind of punishment you’ll face when we get back!"

Yanyan flinched under Binglan’s glare, a trace of resentment flashing in her eyes, but she was helpless. Reaching out with her finger, Yanyan closed her eyes and began to continuously release the Resist Fire Ring. The entire Number One Arena instantly rippled like the surface of a vast ocean. Before one ring faded, another rose, leaving Mu Chen with no opening to exploit.

"Sister! You can’t talk to Yanyan like that! She’s already sacrificed so much for our Bing Family!" Binglan’s younger sister, Bingxin, tugged on her sleeve, frowning as she spoke.

"Sacrificed so much? Heh, we have to give them financial support, and we have to cheer them on. Don’t forget how the Yan Family got everything they have today. Without our Bing Family, their Yan Family would be nothing! Who do you think has sacrificed more?"

Binglan didn’t listen to Bingxin’s words at all, her expression remaining haughty. She was unaware that as she spoke, the faces of the three girls from the Yan Family had all darkened, their eyes flashing with deep-seated resentment.

Seeing this situation, Mu Chen said in a low voice, "If I’m not mistaken, her Primordial Power can’t sustain that Secret Technique for very long, can it?"

Mu Chen himself possessed several Secret Techniques, so he was very clear about their Primordial Power requirements. No Secret Technique could achieve a heaven-defying effect with only a small amount of Primordial Power, and the Resist Fire Ring was no exception!

Binglan snorted coldly. "You don’t need to worry about how long she can last. All you need to know is that it will only take an instant to defeat you! Ice and Fire Burst!"

As she spoke, Binglan, Bingxin, Bingxue, Yan Qing, and Yan Yue acted as if they had trained together countless times. It was completely subconscious as they all unleashed their strongest Primordial Power fluctuations in unison. Primordial Power erupted and Martial Rings flashed. The five of them, all with strength surpassing a Seventh-Ring Martial Sect, formed a Bing Er Yi cross. They each pushed out their hands, condensing a red-and-blue cyclone about the width of two palms in front of them.

The moment the cyclones appeared, they didn’t generate much of a Primordial Power fluctuation. But when the five of them brought the five cyclones together, a terrifying Qi Force of Primordial Power suddenly erupted from the Number One Arena and spread in all directions.

’I was wrong!’

Mu Chen secretly shook his head. He had assumed it was a six-person Combined Battle Skill, but now it seemed it was only five. In that case, using that new power of his would be much easier.

’I’m actually looking forward to this...’

The Resist Fire Ring continued to pulse outwards, leaving Mu Chen with no opportunity to attack. Elder Bai had already erected an Elemental Barrier around the Number One Arena. An Ice and Fire Burst from two Eighth-Ring Martial Sects was something even a First-Ring Martial Emperor wouldn’t dare to face lightly, let alone one cast by five people at once!

In everyone’s eyes, Mu Chen was doomed. Therefore, after setting up the Elemental Barrier, Elder Bai focused all his attention on Mu Chen. After yesterday’s matches, Great Elder Dilaka had personally sought him out and ordered him to protect this young man at all costs. No matter how dense he was, he understood that Dilaka had taken an interest in the boy. So, no matter what, he couldn’t afford to be careless!