Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 394 Fierce Battle with Qiongqi

"I didn't expect you to have some strength, managing to dodge my attacks twice in a row." Qiongqi's voice came faintly from the icy mist, sounding somewhat ethereal and uncertain. In this endless chill, even its voice sounded somewhat cold. Having failed to attack twice in a row, it had to slow down its offensive, because it had realized that Qin Xiaochuan had some kind of special perception ability; otherwise, no one could dodge its attacks so easily.

"I didn't expect your strength to be so meager." Qin Xiaochuan still said defiantly, though inwardly he was groaning. In this icy fog, he had to release his spiritual power to resist the chill and also use skills from time to time to defend against the attacks of the ice crystal tornadoes. As a result, his spiritual power was almost completely exhausted. If it weren't for the spiritual power in the witch's ring supporting him, he would probably be frozen solid by now, harder than his mouth. This was definitely not a long-term solution. At this rate of consumption, no matter how much spiritual power he had, it would eventually run out. Every second he wasted increased the risk for Qin Xiaochuan.

"Hmph." A cold snort came from the icy mist. A storm was generated in the icy mist, and Qin Xiaochuan felt as if he was on a vast and boundless ice field. The gale blew incessantly from all directions, mixed with sharp ice crystals. The sound of the wind almost filled the entire world. His figure kept changing position in the icy mist. Qin Xiaochuan had to concentrate to keep it locked in his mental space. And just then, its voice also came through the wind, faintly.

"Although you can remain safe and sound in the Endless Ice Domain for the time being, it must be very taxing on your spiritual energy. I wonder how long you can last." Qiongqi's voice was sometimes loud and sometimes soft, and it sounded even more ethereal in the wind, yet every word clearly reached Qin Xiaochuan's ears.

Although Qiongqi had hit a nerve, Qin Xiaochuan remained calm. He knew that if he showed even the slightest fear, his weakness would be exposed. He said calmly, "I think I can at least hold out until your spiritual energy is exhausted."

"Oh, I see. So that's what you're planning. Well then, let me see for myself." As Qiongqi finished speaking, the wind grew even stronger. In the storm, besides ice crystals, there were also tiny ice spikes that Qiongqi shot from all directions. Although these ice spikes were small, they had extremely strong penetrating power and could easily pass through Qin Xiaochuan's Samadhi True Fire protective shield. Fortunately, Qin Xiaochuan was protected by the Qilin Armor, so he was unharmed. However, his mount, Kaiming, was not so lucky.

The pain made Kaiming roar in the direction of Qiongqi, then he complained, "Hey, you guys are arguing, why am I the one who gets hurt?"

"It's alright, you're tough and resilient, this little bit of damage is nothing to you," Qin Xiaochuan patted its head to comfort it.

"If you don't know how to comfort people, please don't cause further harm." Kaiming swatted away the oncoming ice spike with a paw and said with a hint of resentment.

"Kaiming, you are also a divine beast under the Queen Mother's command. How can you be willing to serve as a human's mount? You are simply disgracing our demon race." Qiongqi stirred up trouble in the icy mist.

"Don't compare me to you. I'm a divine beast, you're a ferocious beast. There's a fundamental difference between us," Kaiming said angrily. "Besides, I'm not his mount. We have a cooperative relationship; it's called mutual benefit and win-win, do you understand?"

Qin Xiaochuan didn't know where Kaiming had learned the modern term "mutual benefit and win-win" from, but he was also first-rate when it came to roasting people. He was indeed a good and studious divine beast. Qin Xiaochuan guessed that Qiongqi in the ice mist was also completely dumbfounded and couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Even proud divine beasts cooperate with lowly humans. Kaiming, you've fallen." Qiongqi sneered from within the icy mist.

Just as Kaiming was about to retort, Qin Xiaochuan suddenly patted it and said, "Don't talk to it. It seems to be testing my abilities."

Indeed, Qin Xiaochuan finally understood why Qiongqi had stopped attacking and kept changing positions. It was clear that it had realized Qin Xiaochuan possessed extraordinary perception abilities, but it didn't yet understand the limits of Qin Xiaochuan's abilities. That's why it kept talking to Qin Xiaochuan, trying to use sound to detect the range of his perception.

"Unfortunately, you've realized it too late." Qiongqi's voice suddenly appeared in Qin Xiaochuan's ears. Qin Xiaochuan subconsciously focused his perception on it. At that moment, Qiongqi let out a roar that resounded through the heavens. The roar not only contained a powerful sonic attack, but also a mental attack that shook the soul, causing Qin Xiaochuan and Kaiming to stop for a moment.

Although the time was short, Qiongqi was well-prepared and immediately released an ice prison, which enveloped Qin Xiaochuan and Kaiming in an instant.

"Blazing Impact!" Just as the ice prison was about to close the two, Qin Xiaochuan finally reacted and released a Samadhi True Fire that surged forward, breaking a hole in the ice prison. Then, with a flash of wind, he and Kaiming escaped outside the ice prison. Just as he finished doing all this, Qiongqi slammed its claw on the ice prison, shattering it instantly. If Qin Xiaochuan hadn't escaped from inside, he would probably be seriously injured by now.

"That was close!" Qin Xiaochuan said, still shaken. "Luckily, I reacted quickly enough." Although he said that, Qin Xiaochuan knew that he had escaped unscathed not only because of his quick reaction. Qiongqi's Soul-Devouring Roar was mainly a sonic attack. The opponent tried to attack with sound, which would turn Qin Xiaochuan's sensory advantage into a disadvantage. However, it did not expect that Qin Xiaochuan did not rely on his physical senses to perceive, but on his mental energy. Therefore, the sonic attack of the Soul-Devouring Roar had no effect on Qin Xiaochuan.

What truly caused Qin Xiaochuan to pause was the small amount of mental attack attached to the Soul-Devouring Roar. Because when Qiongqi appeared beside him, he concentrated all his mental energy on the opponent, so even though the opponent only had a small amount of mental attack, it still had a good effect.

"That Qiongqi is really cunning," Kaiming said indignantly. "It almost got me killed here."

Qin Xiaochuan frowned. Although he had escaped by sheer luck, he realized that his mental perception also had weaknesses. If Qiongqi discovered this weakness, he would be at a disadvantage in the upcoming battle. In order to prevent what had just happened from happening again, Qin Xiaochuan could only disperse his mental energy to the surroundings, which would shorten his reaction time accordingly.

Qiongqi's attack paused again. Instead of feeling relieved, Qin Xiaochuan became even more nervous, because this meant that Qiongqi was analyzing his skills again, and he didn't know what kind of attack he would face next.

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