The scene was spectacular. A dozen Snow Maidens, their mouths spewing blue-white energy orbs of ice, these orbs continuously absorbed energy from the Snow Maidens. Suddenly, these Snow Maidens opened their mouths wide, emitting chilling howls!
"Aoooo..."
These dozen ice energy orbs shot towards Ling Tian almost simultaneously, creating a breathtaking spectacle!
Ling Tian, however, remained unfazed. With a flicker of thought, two talismans appeared in his hands. He infused them with his true essence and, with a mighty flick of his wrist, unleashed twenty fire talismans.
In mid-air, these talismans transformed into fist-sized fireballs, each hurtling towards the energy orbs flying at Ling Tian.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Under the control of Ling Tian's incredibly powerful mental strength, all the fireballs struck the ice energy orbs, triggering massive explosions.
Flames once again illuminated the ghostly realm, and the ice energy orbs, upon contact with the thousand-degree flames, rapidly evaporated. For a moment, steam filled the area around Ling Tian.
The immense heat released by these exploding fire talismans also instilled fear in the Snow Maidens!
Fire was their most feared and hated element. Although ordinary flames could hardly inflict fatal damage on fire-dwelling creatures, Ling Tian's fire talismans reached temperatures of thousands of degrees, a temperature that was likely fatal to the Snow Maidens!
Thus, the Snow Maidens retreated. However, even as they retreated, they did not cease their assault. They opened their mouths once more, spitting out cold air.
This time, the cold air did not form ice energy orbs but coalesced and began to swirl around Ling Tian.
Soon, Ling Tian felt an icy windstorm whipping around his body.
The storm spun faster and faster, quickly forming a "cloud" of cold air above Ling Tian's head!
Following this, the rapidly rotating ice storm rapidly contracted inward, and even the ice cloud above Ling Tian's head pressed down simultaneously.
In almost an instant, the moisture in the air in Ling Tian's vicinity condensed, encasing him in a massive block of ice.
Five minutes later, the dozen Snow Maidens stopped spewing cold air. Although their mouths remained open, they appeared listless, clearly exhausted of energy.
However, the sight of the giant ice block before them satisfied the Snow Maidens' desire to destroy all life. Thus, these monsters began to circle, preparing to depart.
But just then, the mutated, oversized Cicada Snow Maiden approached the ice block. Its eyes fixed intently on the ice, and suddenly, the Cicada Snow Maiden opened its mouth, emitting an unpleasant screech.
The other Snow Maidens immediately halted, their bodies trembling as they faced the Cicada Snow Maiden.
The Cicada Snow Maiden extended its hand, pointing at the ice block, and waves of cold air were peeled away from it.
Before long, with a crack, the ice block shattered. The Snow Maidens were dumbfounded, for the ice block was empty, containing nothing!
It turned out that Ling Tian had already retreated into the Spirit Realm space before being encased in ice.
And with the intelligence of these monsters, they could not possibly comprehend what had happened!
At this, the Cicada Snow Maiden fell into a rage. It opened its mouth wide, releasing a king-like pressure throughout its surroundings.
Under this pressure, the surrounding Snow Maidens' bodies convulsed, as if enduring immense pain. Subsequently, the remaining ice energy and soul power within these Snow Maidens were all absorbed into the Cicada Snow Maiden's mouth.
After a few tens of seconds, the bodies of these dozen Snow Maidens turned to ash, scattering like willow catkins in the wind.
Looking at the Cicada Snow Maiden, its size seemed to have increased, and a look of utter satisfaction appeared on the monster's face! Clearly, these Snow Maidens, which had displeased it, had all become its sustenance.
Because these Snow Maidens were far weaker than the Cicada Snow Maiden, they were merely the humblest servants before it.
Now, their clumsy performance had displeased the Cicada Snow Maiden, so the monster had directly consumed them as nourishment. This was the law of the jungle, and it was their destiny.
At this moment, the Cicada Snow Maiden suddenly sensed a gaze fixed upon it. It immediately turned around, only to find a white giant bear, over four meters tall, staring at it with an impatient expression about ten meters behind it.
The expression was clearly one of morning grumpiness, a look of extreme reluctance. This large white bear was Ling Tian's Ice Soul Giant Bear. The great bear was furious, believing that the monster before it had disturbed its sweet dreams. The Ice Soul Giant Bear intended to vent all its anger upon the Cicada Snow Maiden.
The Cicada Snow Maiden was also furious at this large creature that had trespassed into its territory, so it opened its mouth wide, emitting a series of roars.
Following this, over ten ice cones, each over a meter long and as thick as an arm, suddenly condensed in the air behind the Cicada Snow Maiden.
"Roar!"
With a chilling roar, these ten-plus ice cones shot towards the Ice Soul Giant Bear in unison!
These ice cones flew at extreme speeds, comparable to cannonballs. Moreover, due to their extremely low temperature, their hardness was astonishing, not much inferior to steel.
Additionally, upon striking a target, these ice cones would release a large amount of cold air, freezing the target solid!
However, the large white bear opposite did not dodge. It simply watched as the ice cones struck its body!
"Crack, crack, crack..."
All ten-plus ice cones hit the white bear squarely, without a single miss. However, the instant the ice cones made contact with the white bear's body, an invisible ice shell appeared on its surface.
This ice shell possessed astonishing hardness. As the ice cones struck it, they shattered, and the large amount of cold air released by the shattering ice cones was absorbed by this ice shell, making it even more robust!
The Cicada Snow Maiden was somewhat stunned. It had not expected its ultimate move to be so easily nullified by this white bear.
After all, a thousand years ago, during the Heian period, a daimyo had led hundreds of samurai to try and encircle the Cicada Snow Maiden, only to be killed by the hundreds in a single round of its ice cones.
It had survived in the Ghost Realm for an unknown duration, cultivating for nearly a thousand years, making its strength far exceed its past. Who knew it would encounter such an absurd opponent!
In its helplessness, the Cicada Snow Maiden let out another roar. This time, it condensed over twenty ice cones, which hovered in the air, looking somewhat menacing!