Death Train: SSS-level talent right from the start!

Faced with the relentless attacks from the two, a hint of annoyance finally appeared in the Ice Lord's icy blue eyes.

Instead of using her cold aura to repel the flying knives and arrows one by one, she raised her hands, spread her fingers, and turned her palms outward, then suddenly brought them together at the same time.

"laugh--!"

A dull thud exploded from her palm.

A ring of frosty white aura, more intense than ever before, exploded outwards from her body, spreading rapidly in a circular pattern.

Wherever it passed, the air condensed into fine ice crystals, as if the entire space was frozen in that instant.

"Retreat now!"

Lu Qingchuan roared.

Zhong Xiu, Shi Jian, and Gu Qinghuan reacted almost simultaneously.

Shi Jian and Lu Qingchuan slammed their feet off the ice, their bodies shooting backward. Zhong Xiu's golden wings snapped shut and retreated, while Gu Qinghuan also sped backward at the same time.

Four figures left four different colored afterimages in the hall, rapidly retreating towards the edge of the hall where Jiang Ning was located.

The cold air spread at an astonishing speed, like an icy blue wave chasing after the ground.

Lu Qingchuan and Shi Jian retreated to the rear. The layer of frosty white cold air exploded at the same time as it caught up with them. Fine ice crystals climbed up from the soles of their feet, spread along their legs to their waists and abdomens, covering most of their bodies.

The two slowed down by half a beat at that moment, but neither stopped. Lu Qingchuan held his giant axe in front of him, bracing against the impact of the cold air.

Shi Jian's diamond armor shattered and reformed under the impact of the cold air, making a series of fine crackling sounds, while simultaneously blocking most of the impact for the three people behind him.

Gu Qinghuan, Zhong Xiu, and Jiang Ning retreated the fastest, and with Shi Jian and Lu Qingchuan blocking most of the impact, none of them were completely sealed by the ice. They all successfully retreated to the outermost edge of the hall where Jiang Ning was.

Lu Qingchuan frowned slightly. His right arm was covered with a thin layer of ice crystals, which shattered and fell off as he exerted force.

He exhaled a puff of white breath, gripped the handle of the giant axe tightly again, and looked across the hundred-meter distance to the Extreme Cold Ice Lord who was still standing in the ice mirror protective array: "We can't delay any longer."

Shi Jian stood beside him, his arms covered with fine cracks that were slowly healing at a visible speed.

He cracked his shoulder joints slightly, making a soft popping sound. "Once the chill dissipates, we only have one chance. The ice mirror protective array is still active. We have to get her out before we can kill her."

Gu Qinghuan remained silent. Five flying knives shot out from her side again, tracing five arcs in the air before hurtling towards the Ice Lord once more.

Jiang Ning drew the ice crystal longbow to its full draw once more, and the arrow, trailing a swirling current, pierced precisely through the shattered ice mirror.

The Ice Lord's breathing had begun to become rapid.

She stood before the throne, the cracks on her body continuing to widen.

The icy blue liquid seeped from the cracks in her shoulders, waist, and arms, dripping down her skirt onto the ice and condensing into tiny ice beads.

She no longer unleashed that wide-ranging chill. Facing the approaching throwing knives and arrows, she began to retreat, her feet shifting from the area in front of the throne to the side for the first time. She dodged a tricky arrow and then sidestepped a throwing knife that was aimed at a vital spot.

The Ice Queen's gaze swept back and forth between Jiang Ning and Gu Qinghuan before she finally moved. She walked down the steps in front of the throne, her footsteps making a soft, rustling sound on the broken ice.

The Ice Lord of Extreme Cold stepped out from within the protective range of the Ice Mirror Array.

"Prepare for one last gamble; whether we live or die is entirely up to fate."

Lu Qingchuan's voice was deep, his eyes fixed on the Extreme Cold Ice Lord who was walking towards them.

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

The ice beneath Shi Jian's feet shattered the moment he stepped on it.

Zhong Xiuguang's wings suddenly unfurled, and he rose into the air. Then, like a golden lightning bolt, he plummeted down from above.

The golden light that had been condensed to its maximum intensity on his right fist grew brighter and brighter as he swooped down, like a sun falling from the sky.

Lu Qingchuan's giant axe shadow condensed and took shape from his side, with blue and white halos flowing around its edges. He cut in from the front, raising the giant axe high above his head and slashing down diagonally from above, the axe shadow leaving a wide blue and white trail.

Shi Jian lunged from the side, his diamond fists covered in thick crystals, leaving a straight afterimage on the ice.

In mid-air, Zhong Xiu's right fist was the first to strike. The golden ball of light exploded into a fan-shaped golden shockwave the moment the fist was thrown, hitting the center of the Extreme Cold Ice Lord's face precisely.

Lu Qingchuan's giant axe shadow followed closely behind, and the blue and white light blade slashed down, accurately striking the left shoulder of the Extreme Cold Ice Lord. The skin, which was already covered with cracks, was torn apart again, and icy blue liquid spurted out from the crack.

Shi Jian's two fists slammed down from the front simultaneously, the thick diamond-like knuckles striking the Extreme Cold Ice Master's abdomen with a dull thud, sending her staggering backward half a step.

The body of the Ice Lord trembled violently under the triple blow.

Her body staggered backward, icy blue blood seeping from the cuts on her shoulder and face, staining the ice beneath her skirt a deep blue.

But she did not collapse.

Those ice-blue eyes remained open, the light still swirling deep within their pupils.

She suddenly stretched out her hands and grabbed Zhong Xiu's right arm and Shi Jian's left arm at the same time.

Fine ice crystals spread from her fingertips, rapidly climbing up their arms, covering their wrists and elbows at an astonishing speed.

Lu Qingchuan's gaze swept over the rapidly spreading layer of ice crystals, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

He pushed off the ice with his right foot, bursting in from the side and slashing out with his giant axe.

The first axe strike landed precisely on Zhong Xiu's right shoulder, the blade cutting into the skin and bone with a smooth, uninterrupted cut.

Zhong Xiu's entire right arm was severed at the shoulder, and blood gushed out from the cut, condensing into tiny blood-red ice crystals in mid-air.

The second axe swung out immediately, striking Shi Jian's left arm, which was covered in diamond armor.

The sound of the axe blade cutting into the crystal was dull and short. The diamond shell shattered into countless tiny fragments, scattering in all directions and revealing the pale skin and blood vessels beneath, but it was not completely severed.

Shi Jian reacted faster than Lu Qingchuan had anticipated. In that instant, he understood Lu Qingchuan's intention, and with a sudden burst of strength in his shoulder, his entire left arm broke off at the shoulder joint.

The broken bones and blood vessels were exposed in mid-air for a moment before being covered by rapidly gushing blood.

The two figures were simultaneously forced backward the instant their arms were severed.

Zhong Xiu's golden wings trembled violently after losing her right arm, but she gritted her teeth and steadied herself, readjusting her posture from her retreating trajectory and exiting the range of the Extreme Cold Ice Lord's attack.

After taking a few steps back, the ice beneath Shi Jian's feet shattered into a fine crack. His body swayed, and he knelt on one knee. Blood from the severed wound on his left arm dripped down his arm onto the ice, creating tiny blood flowers.