Void Cultivation

Chapter 293 292-

The moment it appeared, dense waves of freezing air spread outward, causing the temperature of the surroundings to plummet instantly.

Even space itself seemed to stiffen under the cold.

By the time the clones arrived before her, their fists already descending toward her chest.

She crushed the crystal without hesitation.

"Frozen Oracle: Fifth Decree… Frozen Barren Wastelands!"

Her voice was hoarse, yet filled with madness.

The moment the crystal shattered,

Endless Ice erupted.

A terrifying cold exploded outward from her body, instantly encasing her in layers upon layers of dense, ancient ice.

In a single breath, she transformed into a towering block of frost.

At the same time, the golden symbol above her froze.

Frost spread across its surface, sealing it in place as dense, chilling mist poured out from it.

The surrounding air became deathly cold.

It was as if a barren, frozen wasteland had descended upon the battlefield.

Everything slowed and stilled.

Her expression froze. Her aura froze. Even her cultivation base seemed to stagnate within the ice. The symbol above her head also shone with a blue light and it began to destabilize further.

The cracks on its surface deepened, spreading rapidly as the freezing power gnawed at its structure.

Although all of this seemed to take a long time...

Only two breaths had passed since she crushed the wooden piece.

Boom!

The fists of the two white-haired men slammed into her chest at the same time.

But instead of her chest shattering like ordinary ice, the frozen layers surrounding her body did not break.

They trembled violently, cracks forming across the surface, yet they held firm.

The density of the ice far exceeded their expectations.

Even with their combined strength, they could not destroy it instantly.

The frozen captain moved.

Within the seemingly lifeless block of ice, her body tensed.

And in the next instant

Her fist shot forward and she struck both clones directly in the chest.

They were completely caught off guard.

They had not expected her to be able to move within that frozen state.

Nor had they expected the ice to possess such terrifying durability.

But because of that moment of hesitation, they were hit.

Though stunned, their combat instincts kicked in at the last second. They raised their arms, crossing them in front of their chests to block the attack.

Boom!!!

A deafening explosion rang out.

The force of the blow sent both of them flying backward like broken kites, their bodies tearing through the air before crashing heavily into the distance.

Red dust covered the surroundings as the captain retreated with a sway of her body while bringing out a piece of burnt charcoal.

In the same instant that she brought it out, she immediately crushed it. The frozen state of her body instantly thawed as a feeling of being burnt arose within her. The next moment, the captain's body began to burn with intense flames.

"Flaming Oracle: Eleventh decree... Burning desert!!"

The captain shouted as her body was being burnt to a crisp. All this happened at the same moment that she punched the two clones and retreated. The same intense flames appeared over her head and also burnt the golden symbol above her. The same burnt state appeared on the symbol, and it was clear that the things she was doing to herself also had a clear effect on the golden symbol that was rapidly draining her life.

Very soon, the golden symbol became even more unstable and even started to flicker intensely, as if the burning state was very detrimental to it. But this symbol was cast by a being that was far above the Spirit Core Formation realm. Even though its power was very weak and could not compare to real Nascent Soul Transformation experts, it was still in the same category.

The abilities of such experts could not be taken lightly at all. That was why the captain resorted to such a spell. She was using the fact that the symbol was directly tied to her life and attacked it to get rid of it. With each Ancient Oracle she cast, the symbol would flicker and dim even more. After the third Oracle, which was the burnt Oracle, the golden symbol flickered and dimmed even further.

If the captain cast one more art like this, then the symbol would surely shatter into pieces. Yet, even though this was the case, the captain was very hesitant to cast the last Oracle.

'If I cast the drowning Oracle, then with my level of cultivation, I'll surely summon heavenly lightning and kill myself! I have to think of another way to get rid of the golden symbol.'

The captain gritted her teeth as she narrowly dodged the punch of the white-haired clone. When the clones saw that the captain was very close to destroying the golden symbol, they both immediately continued attacking.

This golden symbol was a curse that the small person had placed on the captain before it left. With its power, the captain, who was merely in the Foundation Establishment Realm, would surely die. The only thing was that it might take some time depending on the level of the opponent and their life force. Clearly, the two had not expected the captain's life force to be so persistent and exuberant.

She was supposed to have died and had her life force drained away a long time ago, but the robustness of her life force and her vitality was something that the small person probably did not expect. But now she was close to destroying the golden symbol. If she did that, then the attacks of the small person would have been for naught. Even with two clones, they were not a match for the captain.

'Little Grey, switch places with me! I have a plan.'

The captain's hoarse voice suddenly echoed in Grey's mind. When he turned his head slightly to look, he saw the captain staggering backward while vomiting a huge mouthful of blood. Her countenance was very pale and deathly. Her chest had caved in, and signs of her body turning to wood, freezing, and burning all at the same time emanated from her very being.

That was not all; Grey also saw a golden symbol above her head. This golden symbol was like words, and a vast ancient presence spread out from it. Along with this presence, the captain's aura dropped with every passing moment, as if her life was being drained away by the second.

As if coincidentally with Grey's gaze, the captain staggered and nearly fell down. She then hunched her back and spat out blood as the two clones brutally punched her already caved-in chest. All this formed the image of a very miserable person. If another person were to see this scene, they would feel pity for the captain and rush to help her immediately.

However, when Grey saw this, his pupils contracted and he ignored the captain, no longer bothering with her and focusing on his own fight.

When the captain saw Grey ignoring her, she gritted her teeth, a hesitant expression crossing her face. However, her eyes shone with a strange glint.

'Little Grey is not running to me for this one; looks like I'll have to be more convincing,' the captain said inwardly as she twisted her body and punched out.

After doing that, she performed various hand seals and pressed into the empty space. A vortex of air suddenly began to spin in the space before her.

The two clones that had been sent backward revealed solemn expressions as they charged toward her. Without spells, they were left with only physical attacks and had to constantly close the distance. Seeing the two clones rush toward her, madness appeared on the captain's blood-filled face.

She took a step forward and struck out with her palm. Instantly, the vortex of air spun at an even faster rate. It was sent spinning toward the two clones at the same time.

In a moment, they clashed. The two clones used their physical strength to break through the vortex and arrive before the captain, but they were greeted with white flames and two more vortices.

"Welcome," the captain said, executing various hand seals. Finally, she clapped her hands together. Bright flames flared up from her body and turned into a mighty dragon of fire.

The two clones arrived in front of the captain just as she finished clapping her hands. The dragon made of white flames rushed forward with a roar and attacked.

One of them stepped back and punched out eight times. When he punched the ninth time, the air directly collapsed as if the void itself had given way. The air rolled back and was devoured into the collapsed void.

The dragon let out a roar and rushed toward the two clones. However, the first one, who had broken open the void with his punch, hid behind the crack and avoided a direct clash with the dragon.

But the other one could not dodge or escape in time and was overwhelmed. In only a single breath, the dragon transformed into a sea of flames over one hundred feet tall and engulfed the second clone. At the same time, the vortex appeared, and the sea of flames turned into a vortex of fire that spun and burned the white-haired man.

Shrill cries of pain were heard from the sea of flames as the white-haired clone was burnt both body and soul.

Seeing this, the captain let out a small sigh and stepped backward. She did not manage to kill both clones in one fell swoop, but one of them had died during this short confrontation.

When the other clone saw what had happened to its companion, it sucked in a deep breath.

'This person is terrifying! Not only does he have a lot of divine abilities and techniques, but his ways of attacking are also very cunning and ruthless. I have to end this fight now before he gains the upper hand again.'

'If only I could use spells again and were in the Nascent Soul realm, I could easily squash this person like a bug. How unfortunate...' The remaining clone retreated with a complicated expression on his face.

The captain's attacks were too direct and violent. Each one could be classified as a killing move capable of slaying those in the same realm as her.

Even now, it was only one vortex that rushed toward the remaining clone. The other vortex went up and clashed with the golden symbol above her head.

In a few breaths of time, the golden symbol above the captain's head dimmed and flickered dangerously. Moments later, it broke and shattered.