The Bizarre Battle

Bai Lan had no intention of using her Snow Clan powers here.

There was no need for her active abilities; simple swordsmanship would be enough to deal with Xue Feng.

After all, his Snow Divine Body’s powers were useless against her, which should allow her to achieve a surprise victory.

An avatar’s inherent flaw lay in its lack of the main body’s wisdom, rendering its combat style rigid and predictable.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn’t lead to many unforeseen issues.

However, when facing someone like Bai Lan, for whom its innate abilities held no sway, this became a fatal weakness.

Seeing Bai Lan rapidly closing the distance, Xue Feng swiftly raised his hand and lunged toward her.

In the next instant, a barrage of ice cones erupted from the ground, simultaneously hindering and attacking Bai Lan.

Yet, Bai Lan was intimately familiar with the Snow Divine Body’s capabilities.

Even when Xue Feng employed Snow Clan techniques, Bai Lan recognized them instantly, effortlessly dodging each strike.

For any other opponent, moving a single step would have been an arduous task.

Within the Ice and Snow Spirit Domain, foes would find their reactions gradually declining, hampered by the frigid interference.

But for Bai Lan, not only were the Snow Divine Body’s powers ineffective against her, her Moon Goddess Physique’s unique properties alone allowed her to completely disregard the chilling effects.

As Xue Feng’s maneuvers failed to impede Bai Lan’s advance, he soared into the air.

Forming hand seals, a profound array quickly materialized behind him.

This was the deployment of a spell.

“Ice Rain Art!” With Xue Feng’s hand seals complete, the array unleashed a torrent of ice cones.

The icy projectiles completely enveloped Bai Lan.

Since this was not a power of the Snow Divine Body, Bai Lan could not afford to be complacent.

She had to retaliate.

She rapidly swung her Hanpo Sword, shattering the incoming ice cones one after another, then unleashed a move from the Luoshen Sword Art toward Xue Feng.

“One Sword Transforms into Flowing Water!” Gathering her strength, Bai Lan executed a single, sweeping strike.

A crescent-shaped surge of frigid sword energy tore through the charging ice cones, cleaving directly toward Xue Feng.

An ice shield immediately rose before Xue Feng.

Bai Lan’s strike shattered it, interrupting his Ice Rain Art.

However, it failed to wound Xue Feng directly.

Bai Lan’s assault did not cease.

Seeing her approach, Xue Feng likewise drew a sword and engaged Bai Lan in a close-quarters battle.

Their figures flickered, signaling the commencement of the second phase of their fight.

Yet, the intensity of their battle left the spectators outside the arena utterly perplexed.

“Strange, is Xue Feng truly this weak?
Why are his Snow Divine Body powers utterly incapable of posing any threat to that woman?
How is this possible?
I’ve sparred with him; he wasn’t this feeble!” Several Sky Prides who had previously fought Xue Feng voiced their frustration.

“The issue likely doesn’t lie with Xue Feng, but with this woman named Bai Lan.
She must possess a rather unique physique, one that completely nullifies the Snow Divine Body’s power.
But what kind of physique could possibly ignore the abilities of an inherited divine body?” Others had already discerned a deeper problem.

In their experience, even a physique that countered another couldn’t completely negate its powers; at most, the opponent would suffer a significant disadvantage when using their innate abilities.

“Who knows?
There are many peculiar physiques in the world.
Perhaps there’s one that can truly ignore the Snow Divine Body’s power.
However, while a good physique is beneficial, it doesn’t determine one’s strength.
Combat prowess is the true measure of a cultivator’s power.
Although the avatar lacks true intelligence, it shouldn’t continue relying on the Snow Divine Body’s strength now.” Someone mumbled.

Indeed, the avatar ceased using its Snow Divine Body abilities, relying instead on a pure combination of spells and swordsmanship.

However, without its innate powers, the battle seemed rather subdued.

After all, this was merely a Qi Refinement realm battle.

Xue Feng’s true body should have already reached the Golden Core realm.

Unfortunately, in the first layer, cultivators were not permitted to exceed the Foundation Establishment realm.

The Snow Clan, in addition to ice-elemental spells, also excelled in swordsmanship.

However, it wasn’t their primary focus, so Xue Feng wasn’t a sword cultivator.

Competing against Bai Lan in swordsmanship was a clear disadvantage for him.

He could only use basic sword techniques to counter Bai Lan’s fierce sword attacks.

Bai Lan fought with remarkable composure.

The moment Xue Feng employed a spell, she would instantly react.

The spectators outside also noticed this peculiar observation.

“Odd, this Bai Lan seems incredibly knowledgeable about the Snow Clan’s cultivation techniques.

How does she seem to anticipate Xue Feng’s every move?” Just then, a cold-faced woman in a white dress, seated in the spectator stands, spoke with a hint of confusion.

With a pair of sky-blue eyes, the patterns on her attire identified her as a disciple of the Ice Clan from the Snow Domain.

More precisely, she was Xue Yue’s cousin, named Bing Li, and the only Sky Pride from the Snow Domain present.

The Snow Clan, Cold Clan, and Ice Clan all shared distinct, unusual features, such as their blue eyes.

Bing Li possessed a seventy percent Snow Divine bloodline, making her the closest to the Snow God among the current Ice Clan members.

However, her bloodline was incomparable to Xue Yue’s perfect lineage.

What transpired within the Snow Clan was known to both the Ice Clan and the Cold Clan.

Yet, as it was an internal affair of the Snow Clan, they found it difficult to intervene.

Regardless of who held power in the Snow Clan, it would not affect their two clans.

Bing Li’s mother was Xue Yue’s paternal aunt, her father’s elder sister.

During the Snow Clan’s internal power struggle, the married-out daughter of the main lineage requested the two clans to intervene and quell the unrest, but both clan leaders refused.

For one, Xue Yue’s second uncle was also of the Snow Clan’s direct bloodline.

Furthermore, with the Clan Leader and the current Family Head absent, they implicitly condoned Xue Yue’s second uncle seizing power.

His name, by the way, was Xue Zhongyu.

Outsiders were unaware of these internal matters; they only knew that the Snow Clan had elected a new Family Head, and the Snow Emperor of the Snow Domain had changed to Xue Zhongyu.

The Snow Domain was governed by three clans, with the Snow Clan still holding the dominant position.

In a pure swordsmanship contest, Xue Feng was no match for Bai Lan.

His sword moves were completely dodged by Bai Lan.

Of course, if Xue Feng’s true body were fighting Bai Lan, it might not have been so simple.

“Princess Bing Li, it appears Xue Feng is about to lose,” someone standing beside Bing Li, aware of her relationship with Xue Feng, immediately remarked.

‘I’m not sure what’s going on.

Although it’s an avatar, an avatar possesses ninety-nine percent of the main body’s combat power.

The only difference is its adaptability.

Yet, this Bai Lan first ignored the Snow Divine Body, and now she understands the Snow Clan’s methods so thoroughly.

Could she also be from one of our three Snow Domain clans?

But that’s impossible!

I don’t recognize her at all.’ Bing Li grew increasingly puzzled.

“If she’s not from your three Snow Domain clans, then who else could possibly understand your Snow Clan’s cultivation techniques so well?” The others were equally bewildered.

Xue Feng gradually began to falter; his defeat had been sealed the moment his Snow Divine Body proved ineffective.

Even if Xue Feng himself were truly present, defeating Bai Lan at the Qi Refinement realm would be nearly impossible, especially since Bai Lan hadn’t even utilized the main abilities of her Chaos Body yet.

Time slowly passed.

Approximately ten minutes later, Xue Feng’s avatar suddenly exploded.

Its power had been depleted.

An avatar’s power, much like its true body, would inevitably lead to defeat once exhausted.

“What?
He lost just like that?
If Xue Feng knew his avatar was defeated by an unknown woman, he’d probably die of anger!” Some people exclaimed, dumbfounded.

Bing Li’s expression was far from pleasant.

After all, it was a Snow Clan member who had lost.

The defeat not only tarnished Xue Feng’s reputation but also left her, an Ice Clan princess, utterly humiliated.

Meanwhile, within the Snow Emperor’s Palace in the Snow Domain, Xue Feng was cultivating in a training chamber.

Suddenly, his Void Heaven Realm token began to tremble.

“Hm?” Xue Feng awoke from his cultivation and picked up the token, glancing at it.

Upon seeing it, his expression changed to one of surprise.

“Someone defeated my avatar on the first layer of the Void Heaven Realm?
Who could it be?” Xue Feng’s expression grew solemn.