When the Divine Snow Spear was wielded, it naturally brought with it a flurry of snowflakes.
Amidst the snowflakes swirling around, faint threads of light could be seen! Dōngbó Xuěyīng, dressed in black, was fully engrossed in his spear techniques. At this moment, his spear techniques were vastly different from the *Xuánbīng Qiāngfǎ: Piāoxuě* (Mystic Ice Spear Technique: Drifting Snow). The Drifting Snow Spear Technique was like a blooming flower! Moreover, the amplitude of the spear's retraction after each thrust was relatively smaller.
However, the rotational force was even greater! And a large amount of the power of heaven and earth converged at the tip of the spear.
The powerful rotational force, combined with the vast power of heaven and earth, allowed the spear to be thrust out again almost immediately after a slight retraction! Between the two spear tips that turned into illusions, the naked eye could faintly see a thread of movement.
Countless spear shadows, countless threads.
Like a fine rain drizzling, connecting into threads.
This was precisely the second level of the *Xuánbīng Qiāngfǎ* (Mystic Ice Spear Technique) — Blood Rain!
"This move almost reaches the pinnacle of utilizing the power of heaven and earth, to a degree that is beyond imagination. It maximizes the use of the power of heaven and earth to make my spear techniques faster," Dōngbó Xuěyīng marveled. The predecessor who created this spear technique, Gǔ Yuánhán, indeed pursued the speed of spear techniques to a realm that was truly astonishing. Although he had achieved harmony with heaven and earth, it still took him six days to learn just this move.
If he were to create it himself, the requirements for physical strength, the internal force of the spear technique, and the utilization of the power of heaven and earth would be too high, making it almost impossible to create.
Of course, this Knight of Ice, Gǔ Yuánhán, only organized this set of spear techniques when he decided to record his techniques for future generations, after reaching an extremely high level of power.
"Having learned the Mystic Ice Spear Technique: Blood Rain, my spear techniques are now faster. If I were to encounter that divine messenger again, killing him would be much easier," Dōngbó Xuěyīng smiled. A sufficiently fast spear technique would make it very difficult for the enemy to defend, even leading to inevitable vulnerabilities, allowing him to take advantage and kill the enemy!
"Xuěyīng." A person walked into the training ground, it was Zōng Líng. Zōng Líng sighed, "Your spear techniques have long reached perfection, yet you still practice every day. It makes me feel ashamed; I need to put in more effort too."
"The more I practice my spear techniques, the more I feel my own insignificance," Dōngbó Xuěyīng looked up at the sky. "The mysteries of heaven and earth are boundless! We are mere mortals. The longer I practice, the more I occasionally feel a sense of confusion. The profundity of my spear techniques... compared to the mysteries of heaven and earth, is so far behind, it's not even worth mentioning."
"Haha, well, what you say about the mysteries of heaven and earth, we can't even feel. Isn't that even more pitiful?" Zōng Líng joked.
Dōngbó Xuěyīng also smiled.
It was only after achieving harmony with heaven and earth that he could more clearly feel the mysteries of nature. His mind could soar with the wind, rise with the flames, feel the weight of the earth, and flow with the water... The clearer the feeling, the more he realized the vast and mysterious nature of heaven and earth, instilling a sense of reverence.
For example, his spear techniques, when defending, subtly carried the mystery of flowing water. But when his mind fully merged with the water, feeling its natural flow... he realized how crude his spear techniques were! It was like the difference between a child's scribble and the natural landscape.
Of course —
Without achieving harmony with heaven and earth, the feeling wouldn't be so strong.
"Uncle Zōng." Dōngbó Xuěyīng asked curiously, "Why haven't I seen Qīngshí today? He didn't even come back for lunch?"
"According to the soldiers, Qīngshí and his young girlfriend left early this morning with some soldiers to visit Yíshuǐ City," Zōng Líng, holding six curved swords in his six arms, began to warm up with simple sword techniques. "Young people, it's really great!"
"Oh?" Dōngbó Xuěyīng nodded. Qīngshí and his young girlfriend indeed had a good relationship, and visiting Yíshuǐ City was something they did every few days, so he wasn't surprised.
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The sun was setting.
A group of soldiers were standing guard by the roadside, while a young couple was leisurely strolling, admiring the beautiful flowers and scenery.
This young couple was Qīngshí and Jī Róng.
"This little flower is so beautiful. In our place, we can only see more flowers and plants in the summer. Most of the time, it's very cold, even covered in snow," Jī Róng picked a small yellow flower and placed it in her hair, turning to look at Qīngshí with a radiant smile. "Am I pretty?"
"Very pretty, there's no one as beautiful as you in all of Yíshuǐ City," Qīngshí also smiled.
Although they had a bit of a disagreement a few days ago, after that, Jī Róng didn't bring up those issues again, and their relationship gradually returned to normal. This time, visiting Yíshuǐ City, both of them were in high spirits.
"You're so sweet!" Jī Róng teased, "I didn't realize you were so sweet back then. But speaking of beauty, Yōuyuè Sister is even more beautiful. By the way, I noticed that Yōuyuè Sister hasn't been to the castle these days. What's going on? Did something happen between her and your brother?"
"Um." Qīngshí nodded, "I've also noticed that Yōuyuè Sister hasn't been to the castle. I asked my brother, and he told me not to ask and said that Yōuyuè Sister won't be coming back to the castle and to keep some distance from her."
"It seems they've split up," Jī Róng said.
"Maybe," Qīngshí smiled, "Actually, my brother and Yōuyuè Sister never really started anything."
Jī Róng smiled.
She felt a bit proud and relieved. Among the female disciples under the White Source Gate, although she was confident in her appearance and demeanor, she was always slightly overshadowed by Kǒng Yōuyuè! In terms of appearance, she was also very beautiful, with eyes that were particularly attractive, though she was a bit shorter. However, her figure was still well-proportioned, small and delicate. Kǒng Yōuyuè, on the other hand, was more slender and tall, and she seemed to be kind to everyone, making many disciples like her. Combined with her mysterious relationship with Dōngbó Xuěyīng, she naturally became the leading figure among the female disciples.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter!!!" Heavy hoofbeats sounded on the road nearby.
A group of dark red-armored cavalry was advancing.
The leader of the cavalry was a young man in a white robe with triangular eyes, looking around with a spirited appearance.
"Brother Zhao, this Yíshuǐ City is really a remote little place. Compared to our county city, it's far behind. But the two young beauties sent by the city lord of Yíshuǐ City are quite nice," the young man in the white robe with triangular eyes chuckled. Beside him was a cold and stern gray-robed knight: "Young Master, you've had enough fun. Once you join the army, you'll have to follow the rules. In other places, your father can protect you, but the army won't tolerate your mischief."
"Don't worry, don't worry. Once I join the army, I won't cause trouble," the young man in the white robe with triangular eyes said.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, looking at Jī Róng, who was with Dōngbó Qīngshí, and he couldn't help but feel a bit excited and drool: "Brother Zhao, look, a pretty young girl, really has a good flavor."
Jī Róng was only sixteen, slightly immature, but already showing a good figure. As a female mage, her demeanor was not something ordinary girls could match. Wearing a small wildflower in her hair... it made the young man in the white robe with triangular eyes feel itchy inside. Female mages were already rare, and beautiful female mages were even rarer, often pursued by the sons of noble families.
"Hey, girl." The young man in the white robe with triangular eyes called out, and his horse immediately left the official road, moving closer, grinning, "Brother will take you for a good time, okay? The young boy next to you is too young and doesn't understand the taste of a beauty. Brother will make you understand."
"Hmph."
Qīngshí and Jī Róng's faces changed slightly, and the soldiers from the Snow Eagle territory were all furious, many of them already holding their Star-Breaking Crossbows.
"Who are you?" Qīngshí coldly demanded, no one in Yíshuǐ City dared to challenge him.
"Young Master." The gray-robed knight immediately recognized the marks on the soldiers' armor, rode his horse closer, and lowered his voice, "These are the people from the Snow Eagle territory in Yíshuǐ City. The lord of the Snow Eagle territory, Dōngbó Xuěyīng, killed the Silver Moon Wolf King in the Destruction Mountains when he was fifteen. He is now a Silver Moon Knight! We are not far from the army, so let's not cause trouble."
"Snow Eagle territory, Dōngbó Xuěyīng?" The young man in the white robe with triangular eyes frowned. If it were in the county city, he wouldn't care about a Dōngbó Xuěyīng. His family had great influence in the county city, although they had to listen to the Sī family, they were still quite powerful and didn't look down on the families in remote small cities.
However, this time he only brought a guard squad, and the leader of the guard squad was a Meteor Knight, who might not be able to handle the Snow Eagle territory.
He was already thinking of backing off, but the young man in the white robe with triangular eyes didn't want to lose face, sneering, "Who am I? Hmph, your family in this remote little place isn't qualified to know!"
"Did you hear that?" Jī Róng, standing next to Qīngshí, was also angry, "He is Dōngbó Qīngshí from the Snow Eagle territory! His brother is the lord of the Snow Eagle territory, Dōngbó Xuěyīng! You dare to flirt with me... Qīngshí, are you just going to let him flirt with me without any reaction?"
"Apologize to her." Qīngshí, not wanting to lose face in front of his girlfriend, angrily shouted, "Otherwise, you won't leave the territory of Yíshuǐ City!"
"Wow, quite impressive." The young man in the white robe with triangular eyes, who was already thinking of backing off, was used to being arrogant. Now, his temper flared, his eyes flashing with cold light, "A small family from a remote place dares to be arrogant in front of me? Truly overestimating yourselves! Attack, kill all the men, and take the young beauty with me."
He made up his mind, after killing them, he would directly go to the army, and by the time Dōngbó Xuěyīng found out, it would be too late.
"Yes." The dark red-armored soldiers behind him, who were already used to killing, immediately responded.
"You dare!" Qīngshí was shocked, just a simple apology was enough to make him want to kill?
"Attack."
The gray-robed knight frowned but instantly leaped off his horse, a layer of green protective aura appearing on his body, and he quickly charged over. Seeing this, the soldiers from the Snow Eagle territory were all startled. A Meteor Knight? The soldiers from the Snow Eagle territory, holding Star-Breaking Crossbows, were somewhat panicked. The Star-Breaking Crossbow could indeed threaten a Meteor Knight.
But generally, it required over a hundred Star-Breaking Crossbows to attack simultaneously; otherwise, the speed of the Meteor Knight made it difficult to aim.
"Quickly scatter, spread out, and attack that white-robed man." The soldiers were experienced and quickly began to spread out.
"Attack."
The dark red-armored soldiers all charged out.
The young man in the white robe with triangular eyes, far away, raised a shield to protect himself. With the shield and his distance,