Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 1573: Chapter 1573: Ice Seal Ten Miles Toward the Skies

"Yun Xiao, it’s useless, the Chongxiao River is the key to the Sky-covering Water Formation. What you’re doing is just futile!"

Just as everyone was deep in thought, a confident voice suddenly rang out from You River’s mouth, sounding somewhat muffled through the ice screen, but many agreed with it.

Crash!

Sure enough, right after You River’s voice fell, the waters of the Chongxiao River behind surged violently. Then, driven by some mysterious force, the river water rose skyward and smashed fiercely against the ice screen.

Crack! Crack crack! Crack crack crack!

A series of shattering sounds followed, and the light screen, frozen by Yun Xiao’s ice cold power, was directly shattered by the impact of the river water, ice shards scattering with impressive momentum.

"So it is indeed like this!"

Upon seeing this, the hope that had just risen in Li Yunfan’s eyes instantly turned to disappointment, muttering to himself that despite identifying a dozen array points more than himself, the young protagonist Yun Xiao still had little effect in breaking the Sky-covering Water Formation.

Those Heavenly Realm powerhouses prepared for rescue, like Lu Yanji, couldn’t help but feel anxious, wondering if even Yun Xiao was out of options against the large array.

Without breaking the Sky-covering Water Formation, how could one discuss saving people?

"Yun Xiao, the sun is already halfway down!"

Within the Sky-covering Water Formation, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River, seated on the Stepping Heavenly Stone, was quite pleased, with the entire water spirit body rhythmically moving in excitement. Then, one of its appendages pointed to the western horizon.

There, a once-full red sun was now only half visible, sinking towards the earth at a speed noticeable to the naked eye.

As they looked at the half-sunken sun, the humans felt as if it was mocking them, causing their hearts to sink.

Despite the ordinary cultivators having no personal connections with Liu Hanyi or Mo Qing, they were all part of the human race. Watching a strange spirit flaunt its prowess in their territory was truly vexing.

"Still half left? That’s enough!"

However, just when everyone believed Yun Xiao was powerless to turn the tide, Yun Xiao withdrew his gaze from the half-sunken sun and let out a light laugh.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

In Yun Xiao’s light laughter, the ice cold power struck again. Within just a breath, a translucent ice screen formed around the Stepping Heavenly Stone, identical to the previous one.

"Is this kid out of tricks? Why does he keep using the same move over and over?"

From Sky Thunder Valley’s Valley Master Duan Zixiao came a murmuring voice that most didn’t hear, as Sky Thunder Valley was in no condition to challenge Lianyun Mountain.

Yet this murmur from Duan Zixiao echoed the sentiment of many human cultivators. After all, Yun Xiao had wielded this method once before. Using it a second time would yield the same result, wouldn’t it?

Perhaps only those who knew Yun Xiao well, like Lu Yanji and Qian Sanyuan, understood that the coarse-clothed teenager would not make the same mistake twice.

With this realization, a bright flash appeared in Lu Yanji’s eyes, as Yun Xiao’s initial attempt seemed more like a probe. The second application would reveal its true power.

"Kid, is that all you know?"

Watching the formation light screen on the Stepping Heavenly Stone freeze into an ice screen once more, You River grew impatient, intent on repeating the trick and shattering the ice screen with Chongxiao River water.

"Freeze!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s voice suddenly issued a single word, and everyone saw the young man point his left finger at the Chongxiao River.

Having circled the Stepping Heavenly Stone once before, Yun Xiao was now beside Chongxiao River, and as his word fell, an extreme cold Qi surged from his left hand.

After Yun Xiao reached the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, the power of the Five Elements Ancestor Veins in his body was greatly enhanced, especially his numerous special attributes, which were now ten times stronger than before.

Crack! Crack crack!

With the eruption of extreme cold Qi from Yun Xiao’s left hand, everyone, including the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River, was stupefied.

The river surface of Chongxiao River, starting from the Stepping Heavenly Stone or Yun Xiao’s location, was gradually freezing over.

"That’s impossible!"

No matter how experienced You River was, upon witnessing this scene, it cried out in disbelief, realizing that it had still underestimated the human youth.

"Haha, so that’s it!"

In contrast, some strong human figures felt great joy, like Ling Kong Island’s Island Master Li Yunfan, who was a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Array Master, laughing out loud.

As the former number one Array Master of the Tenglong Continent, Li Yunfan had been pondering how to tackle the constant energy supply to the Sky-covering Water Formation from the Chongxiao River.

Regrettably, Li Yunfan had not come up with a solution after thinking for over a month, yet after Yun Xiao employed a unique technique, a possibility emerged.

"Island Master, are you saying Yun Xiao wants to freeze the entire Chongxiao River, severing the link between the river water and the Sky-covering Water Formation?"

Upon hearing Li Yunfan’s laughter, Mo Yu, the Second Elder of Ling Kong Island, asked in disbelief, with a thick tone of skepticism.

The Chongxiao River, a passage connecting the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud of the Tenglong Continent, has a traceable length, but no one knows its width or what lies on the other shore?

With such an endless Chongxiao River, trying to freeze it using Yun Xiao’s Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power seems downright absurd, momentarily causing the Second Elder of Ling Kong Island’s mind to short-circuit.

"Freeze the entire Chongxiao River? You really dare to think!"

Upon hearing the Second Elder’s words, Li Yunfan shook his head and pointed somewhere, saying, "As long as we can freeze one area, preventing the Chongxiao River’s water from quickly being controlled by You River to enhance the array, it should work!"

It’s undeniable that this Ling Kong Island’s Island Master, the continent’s top Array Master, possesses extensive knowledge. He understands that freezing the entire Chongxiao River is impossible, but freezing one area isn’t as difficult as imagined.

Yet even freezing that area isn’t something ordinary people can accomplish; there are many cultivators who practice Yin Cold Qi, like the Hall Master of Xuanyin Hall, Xue Tianao.

Yet even Xue Tianao, after understanding Yun Xiao’s intent, found it unbelievable, as even he, a Heavenly Realm Early Stage expert, couldn’t achieve it.

However, since Yun Xiao had already exhibited his methods, he held his own confidence.

In just a few breaths, centered at the Chongxiao River in front of him, nearly a ten-mile radius of the river water was frozen into solid ice by the extremely Ice Cold Power.

Outside this solid ice, the Chongxiao River water remained unchanged, yet at a distance of nearly five miles from the Stepping Heavenly Stone on both sides, it became a curious spectacle.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the Chongxiao River water frozen solid behind him, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River cursed under his breath, as he suddenly realized that this plan might once again be thwarted by the human youth.

Though the frozen solid is still of Water Attribute, You River could no longer employ it for the Sky-covering Water Formation; as for the farther Water Attribute energy, it couldn’t solve the imminent thirst.

"I cannot believe..."

"Break!"

Just as You River’s aura surged, wanting to again employ methods to reinforce the Sky-covering Water Formation, a word burst from the mouth of the coarse-clothed youth below.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A series of shattering sounds echoed, followed by everyone witnessing dense cracks climbing like webs on the ice screen of the Stepping Heavenly Stone, growing more numerous.

Crash!

At a certain moment, the ice screen of the Sky-covering Water Curtain ruptured suddenly, this time not from You River using Water Attribute to dissolve Yun Xiao’s freezing power.

Figures like Li Yunfan could clearly see that amid the shattered ice flowers were also the energy of the Sky-covering Water Formation, indicating that from this moment, there was no obstruction between the Stepping Heavenly Stone and the many human cultivators.

It’s notable that when the ice screen shattered into Shattered Ice, the half-setting red sun in the west finally hid its last ray of light, neither a moment too much nor a moment too little.

"He...really did it!"

Whether among the spectators were Low Rank Cultivators or top experts like Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao, upon seeing the Sky-covering Water Formation finally break, they couldn’t help taking a deep breath.

"I knew, Big Brother couldn’t possibly fail!"

The Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan, lying on Jiao Huo’s back, shouted excitedly and rolled over ten times on Jiao’s back, displaying his immense excitement.

"You did not let me down in the end!"

On the other side, Xu Hongzhuang, on the Snow Stepping Flying Horse’s back, with luminous eyes, couldn’t help but radiate with confidence, knowing in her heart limitless faith had risen, even though the battle between Yun Xiao and the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit hadn’t begun.

"Island Master, Lord Yun Xiao is truly formidable!"

In a certain place in the Southeast, Luo Qianshan, Vice Island Master of Yongle Island, exclaimed warmly to the Island Master beside him, but his words fell silent without reply.

Once Luo Qianshan raised his head, he saw the Yongle Island Master’s eyes flickering with a light, as someone who has been through it, how could he not understand Hu Ying’er’s hidden thoughts?

After all, when Yongle Island was established, Hu Ying’er had once told these power figures within the island that in truth, Yongle Island’s real master was not nominally Hu Ying’er, but that astonishingly gifted genius: Yun Xiao!