Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 651 - 649: Mysterious Cold Ice Jue! Sea Soul!
Footsteps echoed as a young man clad in white leather armor appeared before Bing Ruolan.
He was around eighteen or nineteen, with short, pale blue hair tied back and a handsome face. He exuded an academic aura.
"Ruolan, if this branch in my hand were a sword, you’d be dead already."
The young man raised the branch towards Bing Ruolan, the corners of his mouth curling into a smirk.
"Brother! All you do is tease me!"
When Bing Ruolan saw the young man, a hint of annoyance flared in her bright, gem-like eyes. A mischievous smile crept onto her face as she suddenly swung her palm toward him.
BOOM!
The attack was so swift that the air vibrated with an explosive sound, completely engulfing the young man.
CRASH!
The palm’s force passed straight through him. The young man’s body shattered instantly, scattering like a broken ice sculpture.
"Huh! Brother, have you broken through with your Mysterious Cold Ice Jue again?"
Looking at the shattered ice on the ground, surprise and joy glinted in Bing Ruolan’s eyes.
The young man in white armor appeared three steps to Bing Ruolan’s side. He smiled and nodded, then suddenly exclaimed, "Ruolan, you’ve advanced to the Spiritual Rotation Realm?"
"I’m at the second level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm now, and I’m one of the top ten Martial Champions in the Six Southern Domains this year!" Bing Ruolan boasted proudly.
The man in white armor laughed. "Congratulations! My little sister is sure to become a peerless swordsman in the future!"
Bing Ruolan’s face flushed slightly as she glared at him. "Don’t make fun of me!"
The youth in white armor chuckled softly, his expression suddenly turning serious. "Sis, why did you suddenly use the Spirit Mirror to find me? A major incident occurred in the North Sea recently, and all the powers are on edge. Fortunately, I wasn’t in the Ice Palace at the time. Otherwise, Father would have discovered me. Then, you’d really have to marry that brat from the Nangong family, and I wouldn’t be able to help you."
With her hands behind her back, Bing Ruolan stuck out her pink tongue and replied cheekily, "I knew Big Brother would have a solution."
A helpless smile spread across the young man’s face. "What choice do I have? You’re my only sister. Go on, tell me what you need."
Bing Ruolan smiled. If it hadn’t been for her Big Brother’s help, she wouldn’t have been able to leave the North Sea and hide in the Canglang Dynasty to escape her arranged marriage.
"I..."
Just as she was about to speak, the youth’s brow furrowed, his sharp gaze falling on the woods behind the cliff.
"Alright everyone, you’ve been listening long enough. It’s time to show yourselves!"
Bing Ruolan looked at the quiet forest, her expression doubtful, but she prudently remained silent.
WHOOSH.
Wind swept through the forest, the only sound the rustling of leaves.
"Since none of you are willing to come out, I’ll have to invite you myself!"
A cold light flashed in the young man’s eyes as he pressed his right hand downward in the air.
CRACKLE...
A wave of bone-chilling white energy spread towards the forest. Everything it touched, from boulders to trees, turned into ice sculptures, the cold aura unbearable.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Several trees suddenly exploded as four figures shot out from within.
The leader, a burly man, threw a punch. The fierce force of his fist shook the mountain peak, completely dispelling the frosty air.
These four individuals had distinct appearances, but all exuded powerful auras. They wore blue leather armor, each embroidered on the chest with a ferocious sea beast. The beast had a massive head and a gaping maw, as if ready to devour the heavens and earth.
"People from the Nangong family..."
Bing Ruolan’s eyes narrowed as she saw the ferocious sea beast on their chests.
This was the emblem of the Nangong family, one of the major powers in the North Sea. The ferocious sea beast was a Demon Beast from the endless ocean of the North Sea known as the Devouring Yuan Giant Turtle. It could drain an entire river in a single breath and was an eighth-level Demon Beast.
Judging by the fluctuations of their Yuan Qi, these four were at least fifth-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists!
SMACK!
The burly man brushed ice fragments from his right hand and laughed wildly. "As expected of Bing Hanbai, Young Master of the North Sea Ice Palace! Truly formidable!"
A lean Martial Artist standing nearby shifted his gaze to Bing Ruolan and cackled, "Bing Ruolan, our Young Master has been longing for you. I never imagined you’d be hiding in the Canglang Dynasty. You’ve turned sixteen this year. Isn’t it time you returned to fulfill your marriage contract with our Young Master?"
Hearing this, Bing Ruolan’s face paled, and she pressed her lips together tightly.
The sinister-looking man on the far right arched an eyebrow and sneered, "Marrying our Young Master is certainly a step up for you, but with your looks, you should at least make a decent concubine."
Bing Hanbai’s face turned frosty. An overwhelming chilling aura emanated from him, causing the nearby air to condense into layers of ice crystals.
"Tell me, why were you following me? I’ll grant you an intact corpse!"
His eyes narrowed, Bing Hanbai’s icy gaze fell on the insidious middle-aged man who had just spoken. "Except for you!"
The cliff fell silent for a moment, then erupted with laughter.
"HAHAHA... Bing Hanbai, aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue with such big talk? You think you can fight all of us alone?"
The insidious middle-aged man looked at Bing Hanbai, sneering. "What have you found out about the Saint Soul recently? Tell us everything. Otherwise, neither you nor your sister will be leaving here today."
"Brother..." Bing Ruolan cast a worried glance at Bing Hanbai.
"Stay back. Today, I’m going to teach these running dogs of the Nangong family a lesson in manners!"
Bing Hanbai’s expression was glacial, his body radiating a chilling killing intent. He was like a different person from the youth who had been joking with Bing Ruolan moments before.
Bing Ruolan knew her brother’s temper. She nodded slightly and retreated.
"Such shameless boasting!"
Hearing Bing Hanbai call them running dogs, the insidious middle-aged man’s face darkened.
"Die!"
With a thunderous roar, the insidious middle-aged man’s body erupted in blue light. He thrust out his palm, and a blue Palm Gang, as large as a door panel, shot towards Bing Hanbai like lightning.
"Mysterious Blue Cold Palm? A pity it’s only at the Small Success stage."
Bing Hanbai’s gaze was disdainful as he flicked a finger.
SWISH!
A white line, carrying an endless chill, whistled through the air, instantly piercing the Yuan Qi Palm Gang.
BANG!
The white line, its momentum undiminished, struck the insidious middle-aged man, instantly freezing his entire right arm.
The insidious middle-aged man felt a terrifying coldness spread from his right hand, as if it would freeze his very organs. His face changed drastically. Gritting his teeth, he swung his left palm and severed his own right arm.
THUD!
The arm fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces; flesh and bone alike were frozen into ice crystals.
Witnessing this, the insidious middle-aged man felt his scalp tingle. If he had been a fraction of a second slower, would he still be alive?
"Big Brother, this kid is at least an eighth-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist!" the insidious middle-aged man stared intently at Bing Hanbai.
"We can’t let this kid leave alive! Everyone, attack together! Kill him!"
The burly man, a Martial Champion, fixed his gaze on Bing Hanbai and spoke coldly.
The other two nodded. An eighth-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist who also practiced the North Sea Ice Palace’s Mysterious Cold Ice Jue—his strength couldn’t be underestimated!
"I’ll capture that little wench first!"
The lean Martial Artist’s gaze fell on Bing Ruolan. He stomped his foot and shot forward like the wind.
BOOM!
He had barely taken three steps when a meter-thick icy palm force swept towards him at incredible speed.
This lean Martial Artist, a seventh-level Spiritual Rotation Realm cultivator, had no chance to resist. He was completely enveloped by the icy palm force. His Protective Gang Energy and his body were frozen solid in an instant, transforming him into a lifelike ice sculpture, an expression of utter shock still etched on his face from the moment of his death.
The burly man’s hair stood on end with rage. He roared, "Bing Hanbai, you dare kill someone in front of me!"
BOOM!
As his voice fell, the burly man’s body erupted with brilliant cyan light. His aura surged skyward, tearing through the clouds. Each step he took landed like a meteorite, shaking the cliff and causing countless cracks to spread.
"Die! Angry Shark Burst!"
With a furious roar, the burly man clapped his hands together and thrust them forward violently.
ROAR!
The cyan fist-energy twisted into a massive Demon Shark, which lunged towards Bing Hanbai with savage momentum, its head and tail swaying.
Wherever the Demon Shark passed, the air crackled and popped, as if space itself might collapse at any moment.
"And what are you supposed to be?"
Bing Hanbai scoffed, a hint of disdain at the corners of his mouth. His body trembled, stirring the air around him.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH...
Suddenly, a reeking wind swept across the cliff! Behind Bing Hanbai, a blue ocean materialized.
This ocean was purely formed from Yuan Qi, yet waves surged one after another. Each time a wave crashed, one could smell the unique, reeking aroma of the sea, as if it were no illusion.
From this Yuan Qi ocean, a colossal beast was vaguely visible. It suddenly broke through the water—it was a giant, horned whale.
WHOOSH!
The one-horned whale opened its massive mouth and inhaled fiercely. The ferocious fist-energy was instantly swallowed, vanishing without a trace as if it had never existed.
At that moment, everyone’s expression changed.
The burly man, who moments ago had been charging aggressively, now stared with a pale face at the one-horned whale behind Bing Hanbai. He stammered, his voice failing him, "Sea Soul! Bing Hanbai, you’ve awakened a Sea Soul!"
BOOM!
The response he received was a massive icy palm force.
The burly man’s entire body was covered with a thick layer of ice crystals. However, due to his higher cultivation, he didn’t die immediately. His snow-white eyeballs turned towards the last man. He opened his mouth laboriously, "Run... quickly..." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
CRASH!
The moment his voice faded, the burly man collapsed, his body shattering into pieces.
"AHH!"
The last man screamed, his face bloodless with terror. He desperately channeled his Yuan Qi, transforming into a streak of light and fleeing frantically into the distance.
"Don’t let him escape!"
Bing Ruolan’s Daimei wrinkled slightly. If the Nangong family finds out I’m in the Canglang Dynasty, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Bing Hanbai nodded slightly. With a casual wave of his hand, an incredibly thick, snow-white palm force, three to four zhang wide, tore through the void, extending straight out and instantly engulfing the fleeing man.
Turning back, he dispatched the struggling, insidious middle-aged man with another palm strike. The one-horned whale illusion behind him vanished, and Bing Hanbai let out a long breath.
Bing Ruolan landed beside him. Looking at the now-devastated cliff, a strange light flashed in her crystal-clear pupils. She said joyfully, "Big Brother, so you’ve awakened a Sea Soul! Why didn’t you tell me?"
Bing Hanbai shook his head and smiled. "I was planning to tell you when the time was right. It seems there’s no need now."
Bing Ruolan’s Daimei furrowed. "Right, how did you get followed by people from the Nangong family? They mentioned a Saint Soul just now. Is this related to that?"
"Mm." Bing Hanbai nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the burly man’s corpse on the ground. He slowly began to explain, "About a month ago, someone in the North Sea waters awakened a Saint Soul. All the major powers are searching for this person. They likely tracked me here because of this."
"Someone awakened a Saint Soul!"
Bing Ruolan’s beautiful eyebrows shot up, her small face slightly astonished.
