93: Chapter 93 Breaking Through the Desperate Situation! The Supreme Sword Bone Unleashed Its Fury, a Foundation Establishment Level 4 Warrior Slays a Prodigy!

Shen Ji stared at the layered, transparent ice cage within the light screen, his five fingers tightening on the armrest.

The ice layer had already sealed past his jaw.

On the light screen, Senior Sister Song Ningshuang's words, "Give up," remained striking.

Beneath the ice surface, the fragments of the broken Spider Web Array threads were emitting an extremely faint cold light.

The light screen flickered, and new text surged forth.

[ Senior Sister Song Ningshuang's sword tip points diagonally to the ground. ]

[ The ice seal has submerged your chin. The breath you exhale condenses into thin ice before you, and your chest rises and falls with decreasing rhythm. ]

[ You stare through the refracting ice layer at Senior Sister Song Ningshuang's feet. ]

[ Four feet north of the southeast corner of the Martial Arts Arena. ]

[ Her right foot is stepping on the intersection of three broken threads. ]

[ Deep within your spine, the Supreme Sword Bone suddenly trembles. ]

[ Opponent: Foundation Building Stage 7. You: Foundation Building Stage 4. A difference of three minor realms. ]

[ You are frozen. You are in a desperate situation. ]

[ Extreme battle. ]

[ Three conditions triggered simultaneously. ]

[ That hidden attribute, which had just awakened during the settlement and had never been used, has been completely detonated. ]

[ Killing Intent — Activated. ]

Outside the light screen.

Shen Ji's eye twitched.

The violent aura seeping through the text was awakening.

It was the madness he felt when standing beside Shen Tian's corpse, the murderous aura when he laughed wildly at Valley Master Mo Jiuyou without regard for life or death.

This emotion was forcibly swallowed and forged by the Supreme Sword Bone, becoming an invisible blade.

[ A golden light bursts forth from your spine. ]

[ Not spiritual power, not a spell. It is Sword Intent at its purest extreme. ]

[ First Rainbow Sword Intent. ]

[ Golden light shines from within your body, illuminating the entire human-shaped ice sculpture from the inside out. ]

[ Dense cracks explode from your chest in all directions, and the surface of the ice cage is instantly covered in spiderwebs. ]

[ Senior Sister Song Ningshuang's eyes widen in shock. ]

[ " Bang! " ]

[ The ice shatters. ]

[ A sky full of ice fragments, carrying a straight golden sword gleam, slashes out from the broken ice. ]

[ The flying sword at your waist unsheathes in response. The First Rainbow Sword Intent, carrying tangible Killing Intent, strikes directly at Senior Sister Song Ningshuang's face. ]

[ You flick your ten fingers. ]

[ The fragments scattered on the ice surface reconnect under the infusion of Killing Intent. Three threads burst from the ground, binding Senior Sister Song Ningshuang's feet tightly. ]

[ Senior Sister Song Ningshuang blocks horizontally with her sword. The cold ice sword qi and the jinhong sword intent collide violently in mid-air, the shockwave shattering the floor tiles within three zhang of their feet. ]

[ The Killing Intent follows the sword qi, invading her ice-attribute spiritual power and gnawing several holes into the ice field she constructed. ]

[ Senior Sister Song Ningshuang decisively abandons the ground and retreats, twisting her sword blade to cut the threads at her ankles. The three steps she takes back open a large gap in her ice defense line. ]

[ You do not pursue. ]

[ The flying sword turns, pointing directly behind. ]

[ Gu Yunxi forms seals with both hands, frantically injecting water-attribute spiritual power into the cracks in the ice to desperately repair the defense line. ]

[ You step into the battle circle, facing the ice and fire. ]

[ Eighteen spiritual power threads speed along the ground, weaving between the gaps of ice and fire. With your flying sword held horizontally before you, the jinhong sword intent forcibly tears open a path. ]

[ You strike directly at Gu Yunxi. ]

[ Gu Yunxi's face turns pale as she stacks three layers of water curtains. ]

[ The Spider Web Array threads shatter the first water curtain, and the flying sword's sword qi tears through the second. ]

[ The third water curtain shakes violently. ]

[ " Yunxi! " Huo Quji roars. ]

[ Utilizing Gu Yunxi's remaining water-attribute spiritual power and the ice surface, he ignites flames at his feet and suddenly executes "Fire-Stepping Dash"! The ice and water that originally hindered movement now become the perfect thrust for his high-speed sliding, making him like a burning meteor as he instantly cuts in from the flank to stand before Gu Yunxi. ]

[ " Shen Ji, take this! " Huo Quji's palms fly, flames dancing at his fingertips as he launches a blazing fireball first. ]

[ A series of blazing fireballs whistle in, carrying the steaming ice-water mist. The fusion of ice and fire instantly vaporizes the water vapor, forming a large, highly deceptive white fog. ]

[ You flick your fingertip, and the Spider Web Array threads and the First Rainbow Sword Intent precisely shred all the fireballs. ]

[ But this move was only meant to delay you for half a breath. ]

[ In the white fog, the flames around Huo Quji suddenly surge, drawing in the extreme cold aura behind him and the moisture from the water curtains, forming an extremely violent combined ice-fire attack. ]

[ The violent firelight transforms into a mountain-toppling wave of flames, carrying the explosive power of water vapor as it meets your First Rainbow Sword Intent head-on. ]

[ Fire and Sword Intent explode in mid-air, the scorching shockwave overturning the broken ice across half the arena. ]

[ Huo Quji guards Gu Yunxi tightly, enduring your sword edge for two breaths. The First Rainbow Sword Intent is unstoppable, closing in on his chest. Just as it is about to injure Gu Yunxi behind him, a circle of blinding red light suddenly erupts from within Huo Quji. ]

[ A solid fire shield is suddenly triggered, forcibly dissipating the sharpest wave of damage from the First Rainbow Sword Intent. ]

[ You flip your wrist. ]

[ The Sword Intent is forcibly reined in, and the flying sword slices through the residual light of the fire shield, striking his defensive magic artifact on his chest. ]

[ " Crack. " ]

[ A crack appears on the surface of the magic artifact, and Huo Quji grunts, stumbling back five steps. ]

[ At the same time, three threads burst from the ground, locking both him and Gu Yunxi behind him. ]

[ You push your right-hand sword finger forward. ]

[ A sword qi compressed to the extreme stops three inches in front of their faces. ]

[ The sword gleam remains unreleased. ]

[ The shockwave dissipates. ]

[ Mu Qing's steady voice spreads across the arena: " Huo Quji, Gu Yunxi, eliminated. " ]

[ Huo Quji looks down at the crack on the magic artifact on his chest, then at the threads on his ankles, and grins. ]

[ " Shen Ji, you kid, you really hid your strength deep. " ]

[ Gu Yunxi brushes off the threads on her feet and retreats to the edge of the arena. As she passes Huo Quji, she whispers: " Are you okay? " ]

[ Huo Quji scratches his head: " Just some minor skin injuries. " ]

[ Only Senior Sister Song Ningshuang remains on the arena. ]

[ Mu Jianqiu and Qin Yu stand on the flanks. Three against one. ]

[ Senior Sister Song Ningshuang looks around. ]

[ She sheathes her long sword cleanly and neatly. ]

[ " I concede. " ]

[ She strides out of the arena. ]

[ " Senior Sister Song Ningshuang — — " Mu Jianqiu takes a step forward. ]

[ Senior Sister Song Ningshuang glances back at him, lifting her chin: " Three against one? I won't fight it, I concede. But don't be too happy yet, Mu Jianqiu. If it weren't for this Junior Brother Shen breaking the situation just now, you wouldn't even have been able to step onto my ice surface. " ]

[ Mu Jianqiu opens his mouth but cannot refute. ]

[ The surrounding spectator stands fall into a brief silence. ]

[ Then, they completely erupt. ]

[ " Foundation Building Stage 4 breaking an ice seal?! " ]

[ " Golden Sword Intent! What kind of Sword Bone is that?! " ]

[ " Since when did the Formation Hall produce such a monster?! " ]

[ Qin Yu rushes over in three steps, slapping your back with such force that you stumble forward. ]

[ " Well done! " She pats you three times, " That ice-breaking Sword Intent of yours made my hair stand on end! " ]

[ You wave your hand: " Just luck. Senior Sister Song Ningshuang withdrew her hand quickly. " ]

[ Qin Yu glares at you: " Stop pretending. " ]

[ Mu Jianqiu walks up to you. ]

[ He stares at you for a moment, the lightning arcs at his fingertips completely fading. ]

[ " Shen Ji. " ]

[ " Mu Jianqiu. " ]

[ " How much did you hold back on that strike against Huo Quji just now? " ]

[ You pause: " Everything I could hold back, I did. " ]

[ Mu Jianqiu's mouth twitches twice. ]

[ He raises his hand and pats your shoulder with great force. ]

[ " The final is this afternoon, two against two. " Mu Jianqiu turns and walks toward the edge of the arena, taking three steps before turning his head to drop a sentence. ]

[ " Don't be so crazy again. I don't want to win in a muddled way, nor do I want to lose without understanding why. " ]

[ Huo Quji brings over two jars of wine from the side of the arena and tosses one to you. ]

[ " Seriously, if you hadn't held back on that sword strike, I would've been lying in bed for three days today. That fire shield earlier was almost sliced through by you. " ]

[ You take the wine jar: " Senior Brother Huo Quji, your move to block in front of Senior Sister Gu Yunxi was quite decisive as well. " ]

[ Huo Quji laughs a few times. ]

[ Gu Yunxi happens to pass by, her footsteps pausing slightly, her earlobes flushing red as she speeds up and walks away. ]

[ The roar from the spectator stands grows wave after wave. ]

[ " There's still the final this afternoon! Formation Hall versus Fenglei Hall! " ]

[ " Will Shen Ji still fight? " ]

[ " He became famous in one battle this morning; if he doesn't go up this afternoon, then who will?! " ]

Outside the light screen.

Shen Ji leans back against the chair.

Level 1 Killing Intent in actual combat, combined with extreme Sword Intent. Barely enough.

He picks up the herbal tea beside him and takes a sip, his gaze falling back onto the light screen.

[ Afternoon, Weishi. Tianxuan Sect Martial Arts Arena. ]

[ The number of people in the spectator stands has doubled since the morning. ]

[ The Final: Formation Hall versus Fenglei Hall. Two against two. ]

[ Your eyes light up. ]