Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

"Ice Venerable, how dare you touch the people of my Heavenly Phoenix Clan! You have some nerve!" Mu Que's thunderous voice boomed in Ice Venerable's ears, causing Ice Venerable's body to tremble violently for a moment.

Then, right above the Ice Venerable, a terrifying deep cyan blade of light pierced the air. The light was exceptionally magnificent, seemingly spanning the entire universe. As it appeared, the drifting clouds were cleanly cleaved in two. The surrounding space was shattered by its terrifying sharpness, and the energy of heaven and earth surged violently! The blade of light descended slowly, yet the Ice Venerable felt an immense sense of impending doom, a feeling of having nowhere to escape.

As the blade struck, the ground was shattered with a deafening roar, and several Ice River Valley disciples who couldn't dodge in time were instantly torn to pieces by the residual force of the strike. Meanwhile, the Starfall Pavilion disciples, who might have been threatened, were gently carried away by a powerful force.

The Ice Venerable looked up and saw the attack coming from above, and he knew that it was aimed at him! The sheer power of the attack made the Ice Venerable's pupils shrink sharply. If he couldn't withstand it, he would really be in danger of dying today!

The Ice Venerable was inwardly roaring with rage. The Heavenly Phoenix Clan rarely ventured out, so why had he encountered so many Heavenly Phoenix Clan experts this time, even though he was only looking for a Calamity Poison Clan member? And where were the people from the Soul Palace? Why would they send such a formidable figure to him?

Despite his curses, the Ice Venerable immediately bit his tongue, causing a spurt of blood to erupt. The snowflake mark on his forehead suddenly flashed with an eerie light. Black, icy energy surged forth from his body, and his aura reached its peak in an instant. No matter how powerful Mu Que's attack was, he couldn't simply sit and wait to die!

Ice Venerable Force, Frozen Heaven Palm!

Black, chilling energy condensed in Binghe's hand with lightning speed. In the next instant, a thick layer of black ice silently formed on his palm. This ice layer didn't seem particularly magical, but it gave off an unusually sinister chill. The black ice palm rapidly took shape. Binghe stomped his foot on the ground, his figure flashing out. The next instant, he appeared below the blade's edge, his expression solemn, and then unleashed a powerful palm strike!

As the ice river's palm struck out, the surrounding cold air surged violently. The black ice was dark and contained a deadly cold poison. If it hit a person's body, not only the flesh but also the fighting spirit inside would be frozen in an instant!

When the Ice Venerable's aura reached its absolute peak, it collided heavily with the blade's light. The Ice Venerable's palm strike caused the temperature to plummet, and the moisture in the air to freeze rapidly. An extremely thick ice wall appeared before the Ice Venerable's palm strike, seemingly indestructible! The Ice Venerable Force, which the Ice River Valley was so proud of, was also poured into the ice wall by the Ice Venerable, hoping to block Mu Que's attack with a single palm strike!

However, the moment the blade touched the ice wall, there was a crisp "crack"!

The ice wall immediately developed winding cracks, which then spread, transforming the entire ice wall into an irregular spiderweb. The Ice Venerable, staring at the ferocious blade of light approaching before him, was filled with rage. It was too ruthless! This blade of light was like a massive, horizontal guillotine; it seemed he truly had to risk his life to withstand it!

At this moment, the Ice Venerable spat out another mouthful of blood, which turned into a thick cloud of blood mist. The Ice Venerable's eyes also turned into an eerie blood red, and the output of his battle qi suddenly became even stronger.

"Disciples of Ice River Valley, form the Ice River Freezing Sky Formation!"

Ice Venerable roared, and all the members of Ice River Valley were focused on the battlefield. At this moment, Ice Venerable gave an order, and the disciples responded in unison, gathering their battle qi into a river of frost-covered battle qi.

Ice Serpent, the Nine-Star Dou Zong Elder of Ice River Valley, also had a glint in his eyes. A stream of light flew out from the snake staff in his hand, and many Ice River Valley disciples trembled, their auras weakening before they once again unleashed their Dou Qi! Looking at the long river of Dou Qi in front of him, Ice Serpent quickly pointed, and the surging Frost River rushed towards Ice Venerable. The river water was full of the pure ice attribute Dou Qi of the Ice River Valley members, and the space seemed to freeze slightly as the river flowed.

Bathing in the river water, the Ice Venerable's previously low spirits lifted. He had been relentlessly pressed down by the blade's edge, but with the help of many Ice River Valley disciples, he had finally managed to withstand the attack for the time being.

Mu Que looked at the Ice Venerable struggling beneath his feet, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. The strike he unleashed was not something a mere five-star Dou Zun could easily withstand.

Just as the Ice Venerable thought he had held on, Mu Que in the sky stirred with a thought, and the Ice Venerable also sensed that the blade light seemed to have changed. Something was rapidly sweeping towards him from within the blade light. The speed was so fast that he had no time to react. The invisible blade intent flashed past him, and from its appearance to its disappearance, the Ice Venerable didn't even have time to react at all. It was so fast that he simply couldn't react!

In that brief instant, the Ice Venerable sensed the blade's intent could kill him instantly, but the attacker ultimately held back. His right hand was now empty; the blade's domineering power had pierced through his all-out defense and severed his right arm!

Ice Venerable unleashed a surge of pure black battle aura, enveloping and drawing away the area belonging to Ice River Valley, tearing open a spatial rift, and then leaping away to escape. At this moment, his Calamity Poison Body and his improved strength were completely forgotten in the face of this life-or-death crisis.

At that moment, a thought flashed through Ice Venerable's mind: with the help of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, the Starfall Pavilion was now an existence that Ice River Valley could not afford to offend. As for the impact of the alliance between the magical beast families and humans, and what changes would follow, these were not matters that Ice Venerable could concern himself with at the moment.

Mu Que laughed loudly, "I'll spare your life today, but if you dare to attack again, I'll make sure you never return! Hahahaha!"

At this moment, Mu Yaoyin stood before Xiao Yan, her hands pressed tightly against Xiao Yixian's back, while Xiao Yan stood guard beside her. Although the Tianluan Clan arrived in time, Xiao Yixian was attempting to unleash her Calamity Poison Body once more. Mu Yaoyin's immediate reaction was to help Xiao Yixian control the Calamity Poison Body, but her expression was rather grim. Clearly, the troublesome nature of Xiao Yixian's Calamity Poison Body was proving quite challenging for Mu Yaoyin as well.