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Abedo, who was separated from the other side by the "Frozen Tree," spoke up at this moment: "This monster's composition is very complex. The energy of various creatures absorbed by the Corruption Sword is all integrated into its body. Don't treat it as a simple 'Frozen Tree.' What we are facing now is probably the remnant of Durin from the Corruption Sword."

Just as the poisonous blood of the dragon Durin can continue to affect Dvalin for hundreds of years, this "Frozen Tree" that absorbed Durin's life energy from the Corruption Sword is actually an external manifestation of Durin's remnants and should not be taken lightly.

Yura gritted her teeth and muttered a sentence to herself.

"Cold and noble, unafraid of raging flames; resilient and composed, unshakable."

This phrase is a family motto passed down for 2,600 years by the Lawrence family, representing the uncorrupted will of the Lawrence clan in the early days of Mondstadt's development.

After Yura silently recited those words, the emblem of "Ice Seal," the Lawrence family crest, appeared on her smooth back.

She activated the "Ice Seal"—the complete activation of her bloodline.

The complete "Ice Emblem" resembles the anemo symbol representing Mondstadt, with wings spreading on both sides and a vertical arrowhead in the middle, making it look like a silver-white ice sword.

The surname Lawrence itself is the name of a warrior who braves wind and snow.

A cold glint appeared in Yura's pale golden eyes; her face was calm, like an unyielding block of ice. In her "Heart of Coldness" state, Yura was unaffected by any external mental factors, including Dulin's dragon might.

However, the "Seal of Solid Ice" is not something that can be activated casually.

Those who inherit the "Ice Seal" from Lawrence will eventually go mad due to overuse of its power.

In previous battles, Yura had only briefly enchanted her greatsword with the "Ice Seal," but she had never unleashed its full power like this—because she could only wield this power for a mere seven seconds each time.

She held her sword horizontally, blocking Amber and Bennett behind her.

"Protect yourselves, leave the offense to me."

As soon as Yura finished speaking, she rushed to the monster.

—If the daughter of the Gunnhildr family wants to be the "shield of Mondstadt," then I, Yola Lawrence, will be the "sword of Mondstadt."

"Icy Waves and Raging Waves!"

With Yura's roar, the Greatsword of the Pine Tree carved a deep groove into the trunk of the Ice Tree, and a gleaming lightsaber hovered beside Yura.

This is Yura's signature move – "Sword of Condensed Waves".

Chapter 141 Solid Ice, Severing Deep Hatred!

All eyes were on Yura, including Amber. It was the first time anyone had witnessed Yura unleashing the full power of the "Ice Seal".

Han Fulai paid particular attention to this—after all, the "Ice Seal" might contain the Lawrence family's secrets.

Furthermore... this is Yura, who is known as the pinnacle of Teyvat physics! What kind of astonishing scene would Yura's nuclear explosion in real life create?

The Cryo Tree, an Ice-type, has immunity to Ice, which puts Yura, also an Ice-type, at a disadvantage against it—but Yura's sword attacks don't rely on elemental power.

The Cryo Tree was struck by the force of Yura's sword, and its tall trunk showed signs of tipping over. Its branches trembled and twisted, like a human body convulsing after being struck by a sharp blade.

Yura pressed her advantage, using her toes as a pivot to twist and spin, and in a split second, she unleashed two more strikes with her greatsword, carving a huge "X"-shaped wound on the Frozen Tree, one on the left and one on the right.

The humic poison within the tree trunk sprayed onto the Jade Shield like blood.

Yura neither dodged nor evaded, and raised her greatsword once more.

In those seven seconds, she wouldn't waste even a fraction of a second to dodge the enemy's attack, but instead poured all her strength into this raging onslaught.

An ordinary person needs a short time to adjust their posture and breathing after wielding a heavy greatsword in order to regroup their strength, but Yura does not.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, almost like a dance, with no time interval between each move, not even a breath.

The flower crown of the freeze tree suddenly contracted into a bud, like a giant fist smashing down on Yura.

If this blow were to hit Yura, even with the protection of the Jade Shield, Yura would be sent flying several feet away.

But the attack failed to even touch the hem of Yura's clothes. Yura's swordsmanship incorporated the footwork of the "Festival Dance" passed down in the Lawrence family. The rhythm of her steps was beyond the comprehension of a demon who was not musically inclined, and the landing point of her steps was equally unpredictable.

Even while moving, Yura's greatsword continued to leave marks on the Frozen Tree.

In just three seconds, she had circled the branches of the Frozen Tree once, carving as many as ten sword marks along the way.

The falling of the Frozen Tree's flower bud merely gave Yura an easy opportunity to attack its core.

Yura swiftly swung her sword twice, leaving marks on the flower bud.

As if enraged, the Frozen Tree rapidly opened its flower buds, and a torrent of blue-black elements, mixed with ice and humic poison, suddenly erupted from its hexagonal crystal-shaped core.

From an observer's perspective, the torrent erupted by the Cryo Tree was an area-of-effect attack covering the entire fan-shaped area in front of it, which even Yola's exquisite footwork could not dodge.

Yura made no attempt to dodge. She leaped into the air with a light touch of her toes, her slender waist twisting and turning like a flying tumbleweed, the greatsword in her hand spinning and creating a halo of sea-blue light.

The poem says, "Drawing a sword to cut water only makes it flow more," but Yura's sword strikes the water in the middle of the stream, actually severing the elemental torrents spewed out by the Cryo Registra and hitting the core of the Cryo Registra's crown!

The hexagonal crown was slashed open by Yura's sword, leaving a deep crack.

Yura's spinning body showed no hesitation; she became one with her sword, cleaving the Frozen Tree in two from top to bottom along the crack she had created!

This seven-second solo dance came to an end.

With her greatsword planted firmly on the ground, Yura turned her back to Cryo Tree and declared her victory: "Ice, severing all grudges!"

The sword of light that floats beside Yura represents the power of the "Seal of Solid Ice".

Within seven seconds, each of Yura's attacks would accumulate energy for this sword of light, just like the essence of the "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" in martial arts novels—"The Dragon Regrets Its Ascent."

The saying goes, "A dragon that soars too high will regret it; fullness cannot last long." It emphasizes that one must know when to stop after unleashing one's power, and one must leave room for maneuver when striking out.

The same applies to swordsmanship. If you unleash your full power in a single strike, the force will be immense, but you'll lack follow-up power and the possibility of changing your moves will be lost—what people often call "the technique has become outdated." If you can defeat your enemy in one move, that's fine, but if not, once you've exhausted your strength, you won't be able to withstand the enemy's impending counterattack.

The "Regretful Dragon" technique is also known as the "Layered Wave Strike," which refers to the fact that even when the force of a strike is partially released, it remains under the control of the body, mind, and hands. This force is then partially withdrawn and combined with the next strike, stacking the palm power to amplify the internal energy and increase its power. At the same time, it can be fully released when encountering resistance. By using the feint to control the real, one can remain invincible.

The reason why Yura was able to complete this seven-second "breathless combo" was precisely because of this principle.

Every sword strike she unleashed left room for maneuver, the transitions between moves were incredibly smooth, and the power accumulated from each strike was added to the next, just like the surging waves that would eventually destroy a sturdy dam.

The sword of light erupted suddenly with her declaration, each sword wound she left on the Frozen Tree emitting a silver, icy glow, before the Frozen Tree's trunk shattered into several pieces along the sword wounds.

Within seven seconds, Yura unleashed seventeen sword strikes, shattering the Cryo Tree into eighteen pieces.

The light of the "Ice Mark" on Yura's back gradually faded and disappeared.

She leaned on her greatsword and took a deep breath.

The "Sword of Condensed Waves" that she just used was her trump card, practically indestructible. It was the skill that the ancestors of the Lawrence family relied on to defeat various ancient monsters in the war between demons and gods.

Since Yura's mastery of this technique, no enemy, whether apostles of the Abyss Order or monsters in the secret realm, has been able to survive it.

However, for a woman to wield such a powerful and masculine sword technique would be an extremely heavy burden on Yura's body, as she was not someone with extraordinary talent and "superhuman strength" like Shinhaku or Noel.

If the Lawrence family's ancestors created this technique through talent, Yura learned it through diligence and hard work. In order to possess the "Sword of Condensed Waves," Yura actually underwent unimaginable arduous training, practicing her sword-wielding skills day after day, silently swallowing blood and tears, until the technique was imprinted in her body.

The power of the "Ice Seal" also requires Yura's own strength to activate and maintain. In just seven seconds, sweat had completely soaked her back. If it weren't for the greatsword supporting her body, she would probably have collapsed from exhaustion by now.

Unfortunately... the battle is not over yet.

"Oh my God!" Bennett exclaimed.

Behind Yura, the Cryo Tree, which had been shattered into pieces, miraculously came back to life!

A real Articuno would have been dead long ago if it had been hit by Yura's move. So what if it's immune to Ice-type attacks? Yura's attack was a physical nuke.

But as Abedo said, this thing is not the Frozen Tree, but the remnants of Durin from the Sword of Decay.

The putrid poison emanating from the broken trunk of the Frozen Tree spread like a large net, connecting the fragments one by one. The fragments seemed to have a mind of their own, flying up and sticking together on their own, and in an instant they were as good as new again.

With the vitality of a dragon, even if its body rots down to just a heart, it can revive after 500 years, let alone being cut into pieces.

Moreover, this Frozen Tree seemed to possess the ability to learn, much like Abesch. This time, it gave its enemy no chance. The moment the core of its crown coalesced, an elemental torrent erupted towards Yola's back. Not only that, but two arm-like branches also sprouted from its not-yet-fully-closed trunk, releasing a barrage of ice spikes that swept towards Yola.

"Yura, danger!" Amber shouted anxiously.

Yura sensed danger and barely managed to turn around, only to see the elemental torrents spraying towards her.

Chapter 142 Mondstadt Rock God Abedor

The attack launched by the Frozen Tree during its recovery was clearly extremely unsportsmanlike. Not only Yura herself, but everyone present was caught off guard and watched helplessly as Yura was struck.

Fortunately, the Jade Shield's protective power was truly formidable; even with the attack mixed with the poison of decay, the Jade Shield completely absorbed the damage.

However, Han Fulai's Jade Shield is not Zhongli's original shield and does not have Zhongli's "Invincible Body" effect.

Even when he had his shield up, he would still be knocked away by Baz's attacks. Cryo Tree's Elemental Torrent and Baz's Water Cannon were similar in power, and after taking this hit, Yura was also knocked into the air.

However, without the shield, Yura would likely have been severely injured and near death from such an attack. In that sense, Han Fulai's shield saved her life.

The Cryo Regisvine's attacks did not cease; being shredded and regenerated by Yola seemed to have fueled its ferocity. Its branches shifted, and the "muzzles" that fired ice spikes changed their attack method, switching from ice spikes to elemental torrents.

Two more streams of elemental energy slammed into Yura, who had been knocked away.

The Jade Shield may no longer be able to withstand this wave of attacks.

Han Fulai's shield this time covered four people simultaneously. As the saying goes, divided strength is weak, each shield only has a quarter of the energy, so naturally it only has a quarter of the defensive power and durability.

The shield had already absorbed a round of attacks for Yura, and now it was showing signs of instability and was about to shatter.

However, someone then realized what was happening.

A figure rushed over.

"Birth Ceremony: The Tide of the Earth!"

While Abed was still moving quickly, the golden light in his hand had already fallen to the ground.

At the command of the Prince of Chalk, the tide of creation surged across the earth.

Seven "Fleeting Flowers" instantly rose into the air, blocking Yura's path. The golden petals spun, forming a round shield, and each of the rock crystals that made up the petals possessed defensive power comparable to the walls of Mondstadt.

Two elemental torrents, brimming with the fury of the Frozen Tree, broke through six layers of petals, but finally exhausted themselves and dissipated in the face of the seventh round shield.

If the color scheme were changed, Abedo's move could probably be renamed "Sevenfold Rings of Blazing Sky".

Han Fulai also made a move at the same time as Abedo.

He had been observing the situation from the sidelines, and naturally, he was prepared to step in at a critical moment.

As Yura was knocked away, Han Fulai's pupils turned into the golden color representing the Rock King Emperor, and he once again entered the state of "True God, True Saint, and True Immortal".

Although we weren't able to stop the Ice Tree's attack for Yura earlier, it's not too late to mend things now.

"Turning wind into stone!"

With a wave of his left hand, Han Fulai sent three tiny, almost invisible needles flying toward the frozen tree.

This is certainly not an ordinary needle, but a "Salt Stake" imbued with the divine power of the Salt God.

The Frozen Tree gathered its strength once more, and a bluish-black elemental light flashed before it once more.

This time, including the corolla, the freeze-thawed tree now has three "cannon muzzles".

Han Fulai's three "Salt Stakes" were aimed directly at the enemy's "cannon muzzle." The part of the Frozen Tree that came into contact with the "Salt Stakes" instantly turned salt, and the energy accumulated at the cannon muzzle had nowhere to go, so it immediately exploded.

If you block the enemy's cannon muzzle, and the enemy forces to fire, the consequence will naturally be a "barrel explosion".

However, the explosion also prevented the Cryo Regisvine from salinizing its trunk, which can be considered a form of survival by cutting off its tail. After all, its body can regenerate even if it's blown to pieces; the terrifying vitality of the dragon Durin gives it an almost infinite "health bar."

At this moment, Han Fulai had already gripped the Salt Sorrow Spear in his right hand and was rushing towards the Frozen Tree.

The best way to completely eliminate this frozen tree that can regenerate indefinitely is to turn it into a statue.

Having witnessed the scene, Amber and Bennett knew they were not capable of joining a battle of that magnitude, and could only watch as Abedo and Han Fu took over the battlefield.

However, Yura and the other two could still lend a hand to catch her if she flew out of the battle circle.

With the help of the two, Yura steadied herself, biting her lower lip and remaining silent.

A mix of emotions welled up inside her: the shame and anger of defeat, a sliver of relief at surviving, but mostly... a deep sense of resentment.

In the four years since she joined the Knights, this was the first time she was unable to resolve a battle with her renowned swordsmanship, and the first time she had to watch others fight from the sidelines.

Although her fighting spirit was still surging, and she even wanted to forcefully activate the "Ice Seal" again to prove herself, her combat experience and rationality told her that doing so would only hold her back.

She glanced silently at Amber beside her—Amber's "Blackfire Case" a year ago was said to be about fighting against the remnants of a demon god.

Even with Gynt present, Amber still faced a near-death experience.

Yura once thought that in terms of strength, she was on par with the daughter of the Gunnhildr family. Even if the opponent was a remnant of a demon god, as long as Jean could handle it, she would definitely be able to defeat it.

Now she finally understands how terrifying the remnants of the demon god truly are.

Although the "muzzle" of the Frozen Tree had just been blown off, it immediately began to regenerate.

Basically, as long as the earth veins here are not severed, it has infinite energy to regenerate—it chose to take the form of a "tree" in order to better integrate with the earth veins.

The best chance to get close to it is probably during this intermittent period when it is still regenerating.

However, the Ice Tree naturally wouldn't just sit idly by and let the enemy get close. It had already learned a painful lesson from the consequences of being approached by Yura earlier.