Gao Gong the monk stood almost at the pinnacle of humanity, representing one of the strongest forces among the mortals, second only to the patriarch.
As a magister comparable to Gao Gong the monk, Merlin's just-used forbidden spell "The Twilight of the Gods" created quite a stir, majestic and magnificent.
However, at this very moment, a new sound came from the water surface as the sun and moon surged forth.
After several rounds of verbal sparring between Chen Yun and Merlin, it seemed as though they were "forced into a corner," and there was no choice but to rely entirely on the ice ring treasure.
The crowd only saw the night slowly enveloping them, as the flowing water of the Sun and Moon Spring surged like an ocean. Suddenly, within a radius of hundreds of miles, the water instantly froze into crystals.
These ice crystals erupted from the Golden Sword of Divinity held by Chen Yun and the ice ring on his left wrist, surging into the sky like tides in an ocean.
The terrifying coldness spread instantly, though it hadn't reached the ten-thousand-meter high altitude yet. Even hiding among the clouds, Merlin felt a shivering sensation of extreme cold, as if this intense coldness could penetrate through even his defensive magic. He judged in an instant that if he were truly struck by this icy chi, he would undoubtedly be frozen into an ice statue!
This was still Merlin's reaction at ten thousand meters above the ground.
In reality, the commotion from the Sun and Moon Spring was even more terrifying and vast.
Merlin heard the sound of a rapid rumble coming from below, echoing through the surging ice crystals.
Boom.
The rumbling grew louder and louder.
Gradually, it seems that the entire sky and earth are resounding with angry roars.
Following that, a massive "crack!" echoed suddenly in the sky and earth.
Merlin witnessed a scene of sheer terror.
Perhaps it was because the frosty cold of the ice ring treasure was too overwhelming. The Sun and Moon Spring, frozen into a vast expanse of ice crystals that radiated endless coldness, wasn't the only terrifying sight. Those water currents, driven by the frosty air, shot up to a sky-high altitude in an instant, transforming into towering "ice mountains" that almost obscured half of the sky.
The ice mountain was immense, emitting a milky white light that shot straight into the clouds.
However, this towering ice mountain formed by the thick snow did not last long and collapsed instantly!
Just like the collapse of Mount Buzhou!
Immediately, the boundless snow and ice in the sky suddenly caved in, snow and sand swirling, their mighty force as if heading towards the heavens.
Merlin saw a "white line" crash down from the sky vertically, as if the giant wave of the ocean surged into the sky, enveloping everything.
As this "white line" descended, it instantly covered the sky along its path, growing larger and larger, eventually almost blanketing the entire sky, with raging waves swirling.
The sun in the sky was obscured by the "white gas".
The dark gray cloud hung over the sky at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
The rolling white mist gave a sense of impending collapse, a feeling of extreme oppression!
But in fact, Merlin had already realized that the "white gas" had actually collapsed and was surging!
Indeed, before a blink of an eye, the "white giant wave" in the sky was as if the Milky Way had snapped, with wild gales rolling down, resembling the Yellow River's waters from heaven. It instantly enveloped the entire sky and earth, making even the air cold and viscous.
With each breath, a coldness seeped deep into the lungs.
The surroundings were pitch black and dense, with no trace of the sky. The coldness was everywhere, and wherever it covered in the sky, be it the surging water currents or already roasted bodies of aquatic creatures, were all ground into dust and rolled into the "white giant wave."
Upon seeing this, Merlin couldn't help but secretly tremble in his heart, feeling that Chen Yun was a madman who paid no attention to the lives of his comrades.
As if a massive amount of power was released, a large area of the Sun and Moon Spring froze into ice. Could Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, Longnu Sanjiu, and others still be alive?
Unfortunately, at this moment, the coldness was misty and the ice crystals were floating, almost completely covering up other energy fluctuations. Merlin couldn't detect that within those extreme coldness, five-colored auspicious light and purple mist were still faintly operating.
Likewise, he also didn't notice that Chen Yun, who had nothing in his hands, had somehow produced the Red Gold Demon-Slaying Sword.
Of course, the reason for not noticing is not only because the ice ring treasure released an endless amount of power.
There is another major reason, which is that Merlin has finally "fooled" Chen Yun into using the most powerful power of the ice ring treasure!
At this moment, Merlin was extremely delighted. He knew that Chen Yun's pure, fiery true qi must be fully invested in the ice ring treasure, otherwise such immense power could not be released.
And his plan was successful!
Looking at the snow and ice that were surging down from above, covering the sky and pounding down rapidly, Merlin's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had fallen into a daze.
However, if there were a "refining the spirit" master nearby watching the battle, they would definitely notice that a powerful "mental force" was emanating from Merlin's head.
This "mental force" is invisible to the naked eye, yet it is truly present.
It shot into Chen Yun's cloud gate at a speed that surpasses the limit of all substances in the world, enveloping his head like a layer of plastic film.
That's right, Merlin had long known that Chen Yun possessed pure, fiery true qi within his body. Normally, mental force would find it hard to penetrate, otherwise it might be dissolved upon contact with his protective true qi, potentially causing an backlash to his own mental force.
Therefore, he wanted to trick Chen Yun into summoning all of his true qi from his body. This way, the mental force could invade and shatter Chen Yun's "soul" instantly, completely occupying this body which was indestructible by blades or fire!
