Star Martial Soaring Cloud

"Proceed according to plan." Wang Xiao took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

Everyone nodded in unison, their figures rising from the ground as they sped off, each following the predetermined aura.

Koyama Ken'yō's aura was the strongest and most conspicuous, easily locked onto at a glance.

As Tetsuya Hatoda moved at high speed, the aura of wood element on his body could not be concealed.

The other three had all interacted with people before, so it wasn't difficult to distinguish them.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

The Central Mountain Range stands majestically in the darkness, like a silent giant, quietly watching over everything.

Do you have any questions?

Of course!

Why are they rushing in from all directions? Shouldn't they be on a mountaintop or deep in the mountains?

Why today of all days? Isn't Jun Guo's resurrection scheduled for five days?

Or did they already see through our plan?

……

None of that matters now.

Now, only skill will tell.

Following Qin Wuming's scent, Wang Xiao sped off towards the due east.

The night wind whipped his robes, making a rustling sound, and a faint golden light surrounded him, a sign that the Yuan energy within him was about to boil.

He was ready to fight with all his might.

Only by acting swiftly and decisively can we firmly grasp the initiative.

But halfway through the flight, Qin Wuming's cold and sinister aura suddenly disappeared, as if it had never existed at all, leaving no trace.

Wang Xiao hovered in the air, pausing to concentrate, and spread out his divine sense.

Just then, a bone-chilling cold swept over him from behind, like ancient ice clinging to his skin, instantly freezing his Yuan energy slightly.

It wasn't the cold of the wind, nor the chill of the snow, but a deep-seated, undisguised killing intent, like a venomous snake coiling around the neck, slowly tightening, suffocating the senses.

Wang Xiao shuddered, almost instinctively turning around abruptly, his pupils shrinking, and he shouted sharply, "Lin Shisan!"

Under the moonlight, Lin Shisan stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in spotless white robes. His handsome face and gentle smile remained unchanged, as if he had only met Wang Xiao by chance.

However, the chilling killing intent emanating from him was completely at odds with his appearance.

Lin Shisan's lips curled into a slight smirk, his tone as calm as if he were discussing a trivial matter: "Lu Yang, didn't you say that you wanted to fight me again after we advanced to the Dragon Gate Divine Realm? Now, I'll grant your wish."

"You..." Wang Xiao gritted his teeth, his eyes surging with overwhelming anger and indignation, almost completely swallowing his reason.

He took a deep breath, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha... Lin Shisan, you really don't disappoint!"

His senior brother was too dazzling, so he ruthlessly murdered him; Yunfei's survival prevented him from framing the Tianyi Sect for Feng Rujing's death, so Yunfei met with misfortune; he had negotiated with himself, agreeing to set aside past grievances and form an alliance with Dongbin, but deserted at the crucial moment; and now, as a cultivator from the Nine Provinces, he has actually betrayed his homeland...

It was simply that his pathetic escape was witnessed by everyone, and he could no longer maintain his so-called "prodigy" dream.

How can a person be so disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust?

How could a person be so selfish?

"Do you... know what you're doing?" Wang Xiao gritted his teeth, his voice as deep as a still pool.

"I know." Lin Shisan shrugged, looking completely matter-of-fact. "To fulfill our wishes, and incidentally... to deal with some people who are standing in my way."

"You're also from Kyushu!" Wang Xiao's voice suddenly rose, filled with barely suppressed anger. "How can you face our ancestors with such behavior?"

Lin Shisan smiled.

The smile was gentle and elegant, like a well-read scholar listening to a naive child talking nonsense.

He gently shook his head, his tone full of pity: "So you live for the dead? That's none of your concern. Face? Ancestors? Before absolute power and glory, those are all insignificant illusions! As long as I kill you all, I will become the pride of Kyushu. I, Lin Shisan, led the people on Demon Island against the Tianyi Sect and the Fusang cultivators. Though defeated, I will be honored. At that time, everyone in Kyushu will revere me, and even our ancestors in the underworld will be proud of me!"

"You madman!" Wang Xiao was so angry that he trembled all over, and the anger in his eyes almost burned Lin Shisan to ashes. Before he finished speaking, he raised his fist and threw a punch.

His inner energy surged and roared, making him seem as if he were wearing golden armor. As his fists pounded, thunderous sounds arose.

"Do you know what kind of monster you're unleashing by doing this?"

"So what?" Lin Shisan dodged the punch with a swift movement, his tone still nonchalant. "Even if he really comes out, how easy will it be for him to return to Kyushu? It will take at least ten or twenty years. By then, I will have already become the sun of Kyushu. With my talent, I can easily wipe them out. But now—"

He took a sudden step forward, his killing intent growing even stronger, his tone laced with a sinister edge: "And now, if you don't die, how can I become the pride of Kyushu?"

Before he finished speaking, four beams of colorful light suddenly burst forth from Lin Shisan's body. The four elements of gold, wood, water, and fire shone brightly and intertwined.

He was actually a Primordial Chaos Body of the Four Symbols!

At the same time, the earth trembled slightly, and the sounds of fighting rose and fell from all directions of the central mountain range. Flames shot into the sky, and various supernatural powers were displayed, illuminating the dark night sky as if it were daytime.

"Snowflakes fall for ten thousand miles!" Lin Shisan raised his right hand and shouted, "Let your blood forge my path to becoming a peerless hero! The sun of the Nine Provinces will rise from this moment!"

In an instant, the sky changed color, and countless white snowflakes appeared out of thin air.

These were no ordinary snowflakes. Where the snowflakes fell, the air crackled and sputtered, and a thick layer of ice instantly covered the sky, chilling the very bones.

Each snowflake contained a biting chill and a sharp killing intent, like thousands of ice blades, densely shooting towards Wang Xiao, sealing off all his space to dodge.

"You, a rat from a stinking ditch, dare to call yourself the sun?" Wang Xiao's voice was no longer angry, but terrifyingly calm.

His body surged with energy, his flesh gradually glowed, his skin took on a faint golden hue, and his muscles were smooth and powerful, as if cast from gold; his body was surrounded by blazing golden divine fire, and endless divine radiance completely enveloped him.

He took a step forward in the void, and an invisible pressure swept forward like a raging storm.

The snowflakes, carrying a murderous aura, stopped abruptly in front of him, unable to advance even an inch further.

"Do you know what the sun is?" Wang Xiao asked firmly. "The sun illuminates everyone, not something you want to extinguish just because it's shining!"

An invisible battle quietly erupted between the two, their vital energies surging and colliding wildly, forming a violent energy storm between them. Deep rumbles echoed in the void, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

Wang Xiao approached Lin Shisan step by step. With each step, a muffled thunderclap echoed in the void, and golden light surged around him like a surging tide, unstoppable.

He wanted to break Lin Shisan's icy and snowy momentum.

Wang Xiao's black hair moved without wind, and his body was surrounded by tiny sparks of fire, making him look like a war god who had stepped out of ancient mythology, majestic and inviolable.

The golden divine fire surrounding him melted away all the frozen snowflakes, turning the ice and snow into wisps of cold air that dissipated into the night sky.

"Is that all you've got?" Wang Xiao said coldly, his tone full of disdain.

Lin Shisan's lips curled into a mocking smile: "What's the rush? A thousand miles of ice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the air within a hundred meters radius of Wang Xiao suddenly froze, and the void beneath his feet even began to frost over and freeze rapidly.

The snowflakes in the air grew denser, and the ice on the ground spread rapidly. In an instant, a world of ice and snow appeared on earth.

The ice layer climbed at a visible speed, quickly ascending from his ankles to his calves, and then spreading to his knees, trying to freeze Wang Xiao into an ice sculpture.

Even more strangely, faint traces of Yuan energy were swirling around the ice. This ice not only froze the physical body, but also slowed down the Yuan energy within the body, making it difficult to circulate, as if the blood had been frozen.

"A mere trick!" Wang Xiao shouted, his inner energy surging wildly, golden light bursting forth, and crisp cracking sounds echoing continuously. The ice that had frozen his legs was instantly melted and shattered.

But if one piece of ice breaks, two more will immediately grow, endlessly, becoming more and more tightly intertwined, as if it could never be broken.

"In this world of ice and snow, I reign supreme!" Lin Shisan's voice echoed from all directions. He had already vanished behind the ice curtain, leaving no trace. "Let's see how long you can last!"

Wang Xiao did not answer, but took a deep breath. His body suddenly shone with golden light, and thunderous roars and tsunami-like booms emanated from his body.

That was the sound of blood surging and bones trembling when the physical strength was pushed to its limit.

"Snap—!"

The moment the ice shattered, Wang Xiao used the Seven Star Rain Steps to rise into the air, creating a dent in the void beneath his feet.

His figure transformed into a golden streak of light, rushing off in one direction.

He had already located Lin Shisan's position, and even though the other party was hiding behind the ice curtain, he could not escape the detection of his divine sense.

"You've got some skill." Lin Shisan's voice remained calm. "Since water-based magical abilities can't do anything to you, then try my Iron Horse Ice River!"

As Lin Shisan finished speaking, the ice and metal elemental energies around him merged together, forming a giant ice horse in the air with ice as its base.

This ice horse was crystal clear, yet it shimmered with the cold luster unique to metal. Its size continued to grow, and it instantly reached a height of four or five meters, appearing heavy and majestic, exuding a magnificent aura.

The ice horse let out a loud neigh, its four hooves pounding the air, charging towards Wang Xiao with the force of a thunderbolt. Its iron hooves were like mountains, raised high, as if to crush him to dust.

Instead of retreating, Wang Xiao advanced, using the Seven Star Rain Steps to dodge the ice horse's head-on collision with ghostly movements.

At the same time, he clenched his fist, and golden divine light gathered on it, growing brighter and brighter.

"Bang!" A deafening roar rang out as Wang Xiao's right fist slammed heavily into the head of the ice horse.

The golden divine flames collided violently with the ice elemental energy, producing a piercing sizzling sound. The ice horse's head was instantly covered with countless cracks, and then it shattered with a bang, turning into ice shards that dissipated into the air.

However, the ice horse was not completely annihilated. It only rolled a few times in the air before regaining its balance and charging towards Wang Xiao again. The impact was still strong, causing Wang Xiao's body to tremble slightly.

"Not bad, not bad at all. Your physical body is incredibly strong." Lin Shisan clapped his hands, a feigned admiration on his face, but a glint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. "However, do you think this is the end? Watch my Carved Ice Wood!"

Before Lin Shisan could finish speaking, the ice shards that had dissipated in the air suddenly reassembled, rapidly transforming in the void, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a giant pear tree.

This pear tree is sculpted entirely from ice, with lush branches and leaves. Each pear blossom is crystal clear, exuding a chilling aura, yet possessing a strange and beautiful charm.

The pear blossoms are in full bloom, pure white as snow, so beautiful that they don't seem like a means of murder.

Lin Shisan's lips curled into a cold smile, his voice unhurried, as if reciting a poem: "Spring breeze comes, pear blossoms bloom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the huge pear tree suddenly shook violently, and countless ice-like pear blossoms fell like a beautiful ice rain, but it contained a deadly intent.

Each pear blossom carried a sharp, chilling aura, like thousands of ice needles, shooting densely towards Wang Xiao, making it impossible to dodge; each petal was as sharp as a knife, spinning in a trajectory, blocking all of Wang Xiao's escape routes.

Wang Xiao remained expressionless as the golden divine fire around him surged once more, condensing into a solid golden barrier that firmly protected him within.

The icy pear blossoms fell onto the golden barrier and instantly melted, turning into wisps of cold air that vanished without a trace.

However, there were simply too many pear blossoms, shooting towards the golden barrier in an endless stream, causing it to tremble slightly and develop fine cracks on its surface.

Just then, the ice horse charged forward again, with the force of thunder.

Wang Xiao unleashed a punch, the golden fist imprint colliding violently with the ice horse, shattering it into countless ice shards once more.

But before the ice shards could even land, they would condense again, transforming back into pear blossoms, ice blades, and snowflakes, endlessly repeating the cycle, making it impossible to defend against.

Lin Shisan's supernatural powers are different from others. He uses ice and water supernatural powers as the base, and integrates metal and wood supernatural powers into them, which transform into each other and circulate endlessly, giving his opponent no chance to breathe.

What's even more terrifying is that these supernatural abilities work together seamlessly, with one wave of attacks following another, layer upon layer, almost driving Wang Xiao into a desperate situation.

But Wang Xiao remained unyielding, his expression growing increasingly resolute.

"Interesting." A smug glint flashed in Lin Shisan's eyes, his tone laced with arrogance. "Lu Yang, let's see how long you can hold out! You've got a knack for getting fire from ice!"

Just as the frozen pear blossoms were about to melt completely, Lin Shisan suddenly made a move, activating his fire-based divine power.

The ice shards that had been melted by the golden barrier suddenly exploded with a roar. Instead of being cold, they burst into balls of furious fire, and the ice layer surrounding Wang Xiao also shattered abruptly!

These fireballs, entirely crimson and radiating intense heat, contrasted sharply with the surrounding ice, and charged toward Wang Xiao with destructive power.

This move was extremely tricky; the instantaneous switch between ice and fire caught everyone off guard, giving them no time to react.

Inside the ice, the temperature instantly soared to its extreme, and crimson flames erupted from the cracks in the ice, instantly engulfing Wang Xiao!

When ice and fire erupt simultaneously, alternating between hot and cold, and colliding with each other, their power far exceeds that of simple flames or ice, enough to burn and freeze everything.

Wang Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Without time to think, the Yuan Power within his body surged once more, and the Golden Divine Fire rose sharply, condensing into an even more solid golden barrier to resist the combined attack of ice and fire.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Countless fireballs slammed heavily against the golden barrier, producing a series of earth-shattering roars that shook the very void.

The golden barrier trembled violently, cracks multiplied, and finally, unable to withstand the pressure, it shattered with a crash.

"Hahaha, Wang Xiao, you can't hold on any longer, can you!" Lin Shisan laughed loudly, his tone full of smugness and mockery. "I told you long ago, you're no match for me! I let you go last time out of mercy, but this time, let's see where you can run to!"

The fireball's residual force remained undiminished, striking Wang Xiao and burning his robes to shreds, but his body remained intact.

The golden divine fire quickly neutralized the power of the fireball, leaving only a few faint red marks on his skin, which faded away slowly in an instant.

He slowly emerged from the raging flames, each step causing the void to tremble. The golden light around him was even more intense than before, making him resemble a golden war god emerging from purgatory, majestic and awe-inspiring, his aura growing stronger rather than weaker.

"Is that all you've got?" Wang Xiao's voice was terrifyingly calm, and his disdain was even more pronounced.

Lin Shisan's expression finally turned serious.

His four supernatural powers—water, metal, wood, and fire—are all based on ice, transforming into each other in an endless cycle, possessing boundless power.

He never expected that Wang Xiao's physical body would be so strong, able to withstand the combined attack of his four supernatural powers and still remain unharmed, with his aura still strong.

"Interesting." Lin Shisan sneered, a glint of madness flashing in his eyes. "Then I'll show you what real skill is!"

He took a deep breath, and the four-colored light around him surged, with the light of the four supernatural powers of metal, wood, water, and fire intertwining and merging, converging into a dazzling ball of light above his head.

"Snowflakes are falling for thousands of miles!"

"A thousand miles of ice!"

"Swords and spears!"

"Carved ice and wood!"

The four supernatural powers erupted simultaneously, launching a fierce attack on Wang Xiao. The attack was even more ferocious than before, almost tearing the entire void apart.

"It's not over yet!" Just then, a fifth light suddenly shone from Lin Shisan's body. That light merged with the other four lights, eventually forming a colorful pillar of light that shot straight into the sky and pierced the night sky.

"Thunderbolt!"

A thick bolt of lightning struck down from the heavens, carrying a world-destroying force and boundless thunderous power, crashing down towards Wang Xiao's head!

The Five Elements Primordial Body!

Lin Shisan actually possesses five elemental supernatural abilities!