Upon hearing these extremely arrogant words, everyone stood frozen in place, each looking dazed, wondering if they had misheard.
The burly man from Tongtian Academy stared wide-eyed, his mouth agape. The large sword in his hand, which had been wielding a powerful gust of wind, drooped slightly involuntarily. His expression was somewhat comical, yet somehow not funny.
The woman in light blue from Luo Yan Academy, whose eyes were originally cold, was now filled with shock. The other academy cultivators around her also showed displeasure, their brows furrowed, and their eyes were all focused on Qin Luo.
In an instant, Qin Luo became the undisputed focus of attention.
Even Sikong Xiu, whose smile was always forced, froze on his face, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes.
While everyone was still reeling from the shock, Qin Luo didn't say anything more. A wisp of white mist rose around him as he unleashed his primordial energy without reservation.
Instantly, an immense pressure emanated from him, enveloping an area of hundreds of miles around.
Wherever this pressure reached, everyone felt their breath catch in their throats, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on their chests, making it hard to breathe.
The very few experts present who were at the Spirit Tribulation Realm were also affected by this aura, and they couldn't help but take a few steps back. As for the others, needless to say, they were directly forced to their knees by this pressure, their knees slamming heavily on the ground with a dull thud.
"This aura... how is this possible?"
Sikong Xiu muttered to herself. Under the oppressive aura, the soul contract within her body seemed to have gone mad, constantly issuing sharp warnings. The frequency of those warnings was frantically urging her to escape Qin Luo from before her.
She was filled with shock, staring intently at Qin Luo. As a core figure of the Dream Sect in this generation, she was undoubtedly one who had fought her way out from the crowd and had experienced countless dangers.
But no one has ever been able to exert enough pressure on her with the sheer force of their physical body.
This gave her the illusion of facing a saint. Only when faced with the saintly power of the elders in the sect did she feel so insignificant as dust, and any struggle seemed futile.
"Three breaths have passed. It seems you all wish to witness my strength."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Luo raised his palm, and the Primordial Chaos Qi continuously condensed and surged in his palm.
The surrounding void began to twist and deform violently under this primordial energy, and countless black cracks spread out in the calm space, groaning and creaking.
Everyone looked at Qin Luo's palm, which exuded a terrifying aura. Although a hint of fear appeared in their eyes, they were more angry at being underestimated.
Is he planning to take on everyone present by himself?
The Lingyuan Sect members are indeed powerful, but aren't they being far too disrespectful to us?
Just as everyone was surging with spiritual energy, wanting to test Qin Luo's abilities, a sudden change occurred. The runes at the entrance of the ice cave began to fade rapidly.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely cold force surged up from the depths of the ice cave, transforming into a towering ice pillar that pierced the sky.
The beam of light that shot into the sky came so suddenly that it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Upon seeing this, Qin Luo was also taken aback. In that instant, the ice cave was no longer concealed by his divine sense.
What puzzled Qin Luo was that, in his perception, the ice cave was merely a simple ice crystal palace, devoid of any other unusual aura. Why had his divine sense been unable to detect anything in such a simple place before?
But the next moment, the soaring, extremely cold power vanished. This made Qin Luo and Murong Liyue behind him sense something, and their expressions suddenly changed:
"This is... a spirit seal?"
As soon as this thought arose, Qin Luo reacted quickly. He flipped his hand and the Primordial Chaos Qi that had been gathered in his palm spread out, firmly protecting Murong Liyue and the others behind him.
Almost at the same moment of reaction, the towering ice pillar was already nearly vanished. And as the ice pillar dissipated, countless halos of light, carrying the chill of ice, appeared out of thin air without warning.
These shimmering lights rapidly arranged and combined high in the sky, instantly outlining a strange and bizarre pattern. The pattern covered the entire ice cave and its surroundings, trapping everyone present inside.
As everyone watched the towering ice pillar rise into the sky, they were initially drawn in by its imposing presence. However, as the ice pillar rapidly dissipated and strange light appeared out of thin air and quickly combined, their curiosity gradually turned into fear.
Beneath the strange pattern, a massive spirit array was constructed in the blink of an eye. Countless chilling currents poured out from within the array, enveloping everyone. The temperature in the air plummeted, and even exhaled breath condensed into icy mist in an instant.
A few powerful Spirit Tribulation Realm cultivators, seeing this, channeled their spiritual energy to the fullest extent, barely managing to withstand the onslaught of this terrifying cold current. Their teeth were clenched, their faces grave, clearly under immense pressure.
However, the others were not so lucky. Both Luo Yan Academy and Tong Tian Academy were easily defeated by this cold wave.
The leading woman of Luo Yan Academy had her spiritual energy in her dantian nearly extinguished by the impact of the cold current. Her face turned as pale as paper, and a thick layer of ice crystals slowly formed on her body over time.
Meanwhile, the burly man from Tongtian Academy roared and frantically swung his broadsword, trying to dispel the cold current. However, under the continuous chill, his movements became increasingly sluggish. Finally, his legs gave way, and he knelt on one knee, his body quickly covered in ice.
Even more terrifyingly, everyone was horrified to discover that the cultivators who had been frozen into ice blocks were unable to teleport out of this shattered continent within this spirit array.
When those people were frozen, their figures were only illusory for a moment before they seemed to be forcibly intercepted.
Immediately afterwards, their bodies began to freeze, turning into ice sculptures that swayed precariously in the air before shattering with a crash, scattering ice fragments everywhere.
Seeing this, Qin Luo's expression grew even more solemn, knowing that even with his strength, he couldn't easily break the rules of the academy competition.
Logically speaking, even a saint on this shattered continent would never wantonly and indiscriminately kill innocent people. However, within this strange spirit array, it seemed to be an perfectly normal occurrence.
"Qin Luo, this... should we try to break through? This seems to have gone a bit beyond the scope of this academy competition."
Murong Liyue asked somewhat uneasily. As someone who specializes in array formations, she naturally realized that the spirit array was not yet fully set up, and that if the group worked together, they would still have a good chance of escaping.
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