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Following closely behind Duanmu Yang, Lee Xun was at full power. Duanmu Yang was also purposely testing just how fast Lee Xun was, increasing his own speed bit by bit. When the Sword of the Sword Spirit King came into his hand, with its boost from releasing the Elemental Power, Lee Xun's speed increased explosively, and with that, he went all out, and took the initiative to fight with Duanmu Yang.
Lee Xun's current speed was more than three times that day. At their level, every bit of increase in speed was extremely difficult, and the amount of combat strength Lee Xun brought to himself was also enormous, not to mention, it had been raised by more than three times.
Lee Xun was completely using his soul force on the compressed lightning Elemental Power, so this kind of state wouldn't last long. According to Lee Xun's calculations, it would last three hours at most, and he wouldn't be able to control the other Elemental Power for any longer either.
If he really had to risk his life, it wouldn't be a problem if he wanted to open up a gap between them. But in his heart, he really couldn't pass this hurdle, to be able to fight to the death with a little kid who was around twenty-four in terms of speed, wasn't that just too much of a joke?
After flying around the mountain region a few times, Duanmu Yang said, "Follow me down."
When he landed on the ground, Lee Xun realized that there was actually a cold pond below him. Relying on his sharp soul force, Lee Xun could feel that the temperature of the Wintry Spring's surface was very low, at least one hundred degrees below zero. The deeper he went, the lower the temperature became, but strangely, the Wintry Spring was not icy cold. Furthermore, Lee Xun had just flew a few rounds above the water, so he did not notice the cold pond.
"Senior, why didn't I notice this cold pond when we were flying?"
"Hehe, it seems like you have also discovered that there is a problem here. To tell you the truth, there's a very important reason why our Duanmu Clan has been unwilling to leave the Silver Flower Valley. For some reason, the terrain here was a natural maze, as if protecting the cold pond. Not only was the cold pond invisible outside, even after entering, it was very difficult to exit without the help of people with Heaven Rank. You should be able to feel that the Wintry Spring is very cold, right? At the deepest part of the Wintry Spring grew a Glacial Lotus, as for how many years it has, we do not know. Every thousand years, a single Ice Fruit would form on the back of the Glacial Lotus, and when we discovered it, there were nearly a hundred of them. These Ice Fruits were about the size of half a fist, and only a few of them are something we can touch. Among my Duanmu Family seniors, there were two water attribute Heaven Rank Rankers s who consumed the ice fruit. Not only did their strength greatly increase, they also transformed water Elemental Power into ice attribute Elemental Power. However, only the water attribute Heaven Rank Rankers would enjoy such treatment. Even if a person's other physique reached Heaven Rank, consuming an ice fruit would not only not increase their strength, it would also cause them to lose their life. As for those without Heaven Rank, they were even more untouchable. When I reach Human Rank, soaking my body in this Icy Pond Water would be able to greatly strengthen my physique. But at most two times, it would at most form a cold poison in my body, and without the power of the Heaven Rank, it would be hard to defend against the cold poison. This place was also a magical place. No matter how big the battle was, it would not be discovered by the outside. You are the first person from a foreign clan to enter this place, so I hope you can keep this a secret. "
"Senior, don't worry. I know the importance of this secret." Duanmu Yang was very touched that Duanmu Yang had told him such an important matter.
"Alright, just do your best. My old bones can hold up." Saying that, Duanmu Yang also summoned his own Soul Sword, but to call it a Soul Sword, would be more accurate to call it a short spear. At the same time, the range of the domain was around 30 metres, which was much larger than Guang Chengzi's domain.
Lee Xun was no longer an amateur who didn't know a thing. He knew that within the Domain, he needed to rely on absolute speed, and at the same time, completely release his Spiritual Consciousness and capture Duanmu Yang's tracks.
The tip of his foot suddenly touched the ground, causing Lee Xun to shoot out explosively. Just as he was about to reach Duanmu Yang's body, with his sharp Spiritual Consciousness s, Lee Xun already knew that what he saw was only an illusion. Duanmu Yang's body had already reached his left side. There was a change in direction in the air. "Ding", the Sword of the Sword Spirit King and the short spear clashed, and emitted a crisp sound.
After just one collision, Lee Xun already felt pain from his wrist. Duanmu Yang was also not much better off, he could not help but be shocked, and thought, Lee Xun's strength is too great, to actually be not much weaker than mine.
The thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and then they started to fight again.
A variable sword attack, this was the move Lee Xun was the most proficient at. The first sword strike was a pure contest of power, starting from the second sword strike, Lee Xun used the Changing Sword technique. However, Duanmu Yang's battle experience was too rich, seeing that Lee Xun's sword moves had changed a lot, he immediately chose to dodge. Fortunately, he had the ability to fly and his absolute speed allowed him to catch up to Duanmu Yang. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to do anything to Duanmu Yang in this domain.
Suddenly, the Sword of the Sword Spirit King in Lee Xun's hands increased by more than two times, the sword body became much stronger, it was a spiritual transformation of Sword Qi. This change caught Duanmu Yang somewhat unprepared, and he hurriedly pulled away from Lee Xun. Sword Qi Spirit Transformation was something that not even the majority of Heaven Rank Rankers could do, not even him. But now Lee Xun had done it, how could he possibly imagine it?
At this moment, Lee Xun did not realise that he had just done another shocking thing. Just now, with a flash of inspiration, he felt that he was unable to catch up to Duanmu Yang when he was waving his sword, and immediately thought of adding his sword. In the past, Baili Hong had taught him the key to the Spirit Sword Qi's transformation, the basic principles were the same as the release of Sword Qi, but to keep the large amount of Sword Qi released in an instant around the Soul Sword's body, and even continuously infuse it, was a very time-consuming technique. Lee Xun could actually let the Sword of the Sword Spirit King expand a little on its own, but that would reduce its power. Furthermore, using Spirit Transforming Sword Qi, not only would its power not decrease, it would also have the effect of increasing its power. Lee Xun had naturally never succeeded before in the past, but this time, he was doing it effortlessly.
Seemingly having gained a slight advantage, Lee Xun also completely released all of his strength, combining the power of his movement as well as his speed to the maximum he could muster. The effect was that Duanmu Yang finally realized the danger and placed Lee Xun at the same level as himself.
BOOM! An emerald green energy barrier appeared around Duanmu Yang. Although it was unable to stop Lee Xun's attack, it had some mitigating effects, and after that, it began to fight with Lee Xun.
"Bang ?" Every collision caused an explosion in the air.
Seeing that he had forced Duanmu Yang's defensive energy wall out, Lee Xun knew that his chance had come. He used his last trump card, the "Water Wood Sword" skill.
After another clash, Duanmu Yang finally understood that in this competition of sword techniques, he had lost. Then he retreated far away and kept his spear. He said in shame: "Lee Xun, you are much stronger than I have imagined. In terms of sword techniques, I am no longer your opponent. And you actually know how to spirit the sword qi, is that what Baili Hong taught you? "
"Thank you for your kind intentions, senior." This is the first time that I have successfully used the Sword Qi Spirit Speaker. If your movement wasn't that fast, I wouldn't have thought of using it. "
"Right now, your sword art attainment is already very high, what you are missing is a set of movement skill that is compatible with your own. You need to comprehend it as soon as possible, the best way is to integrate your lightning Elemental Power into your movement technique, the effect would be extremely terrifying."
Lee Xun was overjoyed, but then he felt troubled again. He had thought about the comprehension of movement techniques, but he had yet to comprehend the last realm of Wuxiang Sword Art, and he had no way of comprehending it. At this moment, Lee Xun thought of Nangong Badao. He really wanted to know what the fourth realm, which Nangong Badao had comprehended, was like.
Seeing Lee Xun's change in expression, Duanmu Yang laughed: "You don't have to worry, comprehension of the movement technique typically requires luck, or years of practice, not to mention you are so young?"
"Thank you for your guidance, senior. I was overthinking it." That's right, I'm still young, so this is my advantage. In the future, I might be able to comprehend it if I find more people to spar with me.
"Lee Xun, seeing that your physique and soul energy should have greatly exceeded the limits of your Earth Rank Peak, why not follow me to the cold pond to investigate. It's a rare occurrence, but that Glacial Lotus is very beautiful, if you can withstand the cold energy at the bottom of the pond, you should go and have a look, during the process of diving, if you feel that you can't take it, you should quickly go up, as long as you don't force yourself, you won't be affected by the cold poison. Furthermore, if you really cannot endure it, then it means that the water of the Wintry Spring has a certain body refining effect on you, and will not lose out. "
Lee Xun nodded his head. Towards the Glacial Lotus, Lee Xun was also very curious, but it was still a secret of the Duanmu Family.
The two of them jumped out of the cold pond and dived down. Although it was getting colder and colder, Lee Xun felt that there was nothing wrong with his body, and his blood was also getting more and more excited. It immediately dropped to about 150 meters, Lee Xun realised that the extreme cold qi had actually seeped out of his body and entered his blood vessels.
Lee Xun did not stop, but continued to follow Duanmu Yang downwards. The deeper he went, the more excited he became, and the faster he could absorb the cold Qi. gradually felt the changes in his body, and his blood seemed to release a faint gold light.
After diving for more than three hundred meters, the originally dark and gloomy cold pond suddenly lit up. As they neared, Lee Xun finally saw that it was a palm-sized Glacial Lotus flower. It was completely transparent, with a small and exquisite body.
The light came from the ice fruits scattered around the Glacial Lotus, and the closer they got to the Glacial Lotus, the brighter they became, and the darker it became. The outermost few fruits were actually completely dark in colour, and emitted a cold aura, rather than calling them cold air, it would be more accurate to call them flames, like a dark black flame burning.
Suddenly, Lee Xun felt as if he was drawn in, an Ice Fruit that was hidden beneath the ground seemed to be devouring light, it released an extremely gloomy flame that floated in front of Lee Xun.
The moment this ice fruit appeared, Duanmu Yang was shocked and floated more than ten meters before stopping. The result made him even more surprised was that the Ice Fruit had actually merged into Lee Xun's Dantian. At that moment, Duanmu Yang really wanted to get close to see Lee Xun's condition, but the moment the ice fruit appeared, he felt a sense of oppression from the ice erosion, this feeling became even more intense.
Lee Xun was extremely surprised and delighted at the moment. He discovered that after the Ice Fruit entered his dantian, it directly merged with the water attribute Spiritual Element Bead, and gradually replaced the water attribute Spiritual Element Bead's position completely. Following the grilling of the Netherworld Flame, Lee Xun felt his own soul energy greatly increase in strength. His soul energy was also solidifying, and this process continued for nearly half an hour before stopping.
At this moment, Lee Xun realized that Duanmu Yang was already more than twenty meters away from him. At this moment, Duanmu Yang finally broke away from the feeling of his soul being frozen and corroded. Although he knew that he had obtained a few benefits in the process, and the benefits he would gain would be even greater if he could get close, the terrifying feeling of extreme danger, as if his soul would be completely frozen and shatter in the next moment still made him choose to retreat far away.
Lee Xun floated up, and indicated for Duanmu Yang to go up. The two of them went back to the ground and circulated their cultivation. A mist rose around their bodies and their clothes dried up.
"Lee Xun, what did you experience just now? Why do I feel a great danger? "
Lee Xun extended out his left hand and a ball of dark, flaming ice Elemental Power appeared in his hand. Under Lee Xun's control, it turned into a five-clawed dragon and spiraled happily into the air. Duanmu Yang immediately felt danger, his eyebrows knitted tightly. Just looking at it was enough to make him flinch, what would happen if he was hit? Thinking about it using his feet, he knew that Lee Xun had just obtained a great opportunity at the Wintry Spring. Thinking about how he could not obtain anything after diving down for dozens of times, Duanmu Yang felt a bit of pain, thinking that this man was really infuriating.
"Senior, I really have to thank you this time. I don't know how it happened, but all of a sudden I felt attracted to something, and that dark black ice fruit appeared, and then entered my body. Now that I feel like I possess this kind of mutated ice Elemental Power. " Lee Xun said embarrassedly.
Duanmu Yang laughed bitterly: "This is your opportunity, congratulations." Suddenly, Duanmu Yang's expression changed: "Lee Xun, why do I feel that your strength is only around the Eleventh Rank? Are you alright?"
"Huh?" Lee Xun was also shocked by Duanmu Yang's words, he immediately summoned his Sword of the Sword Spirit King and felt that nothing had changed, thus he was at ease.
Duanmu Yang's mouth was agape, he did not know what to say, because he knew that Lee Xun's strength had not decreased, but had increased, to the point that it could not be seen.
Putting away the Sword of the Sword Spirit King and releasing the lightning Elemental Power, Lee Xun felt like he had never done anything he wasn't doing before. With just a slight thought, the compressed effect was much better than using the Sword of the Sword Spirit King during the match with Duanmu Yang. After testing his current speed, Lee Xun was greatly shocked in his heart. Duanmu Yang was even more shocked, because his current speed could completely be described as teleportation, causing several afterimages to appear while he was moving.
It had only been half an hour, Duanmu Yang had no choice but to admit it. If he fought again, even if he had to risk his life, he would not be Lee Xun's match.