Li Yuanhao’s expression was contorted, his tone filled with anger and confidence.
It seemed he truly possessed a means he believed was sufficient to defeat Wu Tian.
Most people might instinctively become wary at this point, but Wu Tian harbored no such thoughts.
He stated coldly, "You still want to fight? Bring out whatever you have."
"Once I beat you into submission, you won't pester me endlessly."
"You want to beat me into submission?" Li Yuanhao’s body trembled from excessive rage.
The aura he had gathered surged, and the wind and snow converged towards him.
Witnessing this, the disciples of Xuanbing Sect’s expressions stiffened.
“Could it be… Senior Brother is preparing to use that move?”
“My heavens! To think that after only a dozen exchanges, Senior Brother has been pushed to this extent. This is simply unbelievable.”
Clearly, everyone knew what Li Yuanhao intended to do.
Li Yuanhao, with a grim gaze fixed on Wu Tian, declared, "Kid, what you are seeing now is my trump card, and also the top spiritual skill of our Xuanbing Sect!"
"Under these circumstances, I refuse to believe you can still defeat me!"
Wu Tian sensed the intensity of the aura emanating from Li Yuanhao. Li Yuanhao was not mistaken; this was indeed a top-tier spiritual skill.
Moreover, among top-tier spiritual skills, it belonged to a rather excellent category.
A ninth-level lower-grade spiritual cultivator, after unleashing a top-tier spiritual skill, possessed power that absolutely could not be underestimated.
Similarly, a ninth-level lower-grade cultivator, if it were that dog of the bird country without a top-tier spiritual skill facing Li Yuanhao, would only meet with instant annihilation.
The sky-filling wind and snow rapidly gathered around Li Yuanhao. The wind and snow cut like knives against the face, emitting a howling sound, much like some snow mountain beast roaring in solitude.
The energy aura around Li Yuanhao grew more potent with the convergence of the wind and snow!
Spiritual pressure diffused, causing all disciples below the fifth level to tremble, almost to the point of kneeling.
Such energy could be considered quite formidable. Wu Tian’s gaze also became slightly more serious.
Concurrently, dazzling lightning gathered on the Thunderclap Sword.
Instantly, the entire Thunderclap Sword seemed to transform into a light saber, with ferocious energy surging upon it, making it difficult to look at directly.
He said in a deep voice, "If you believe you can truly do it, then just make your move. There's no need to waste my time."
Li Yuanhao roared, "Precisely, I don’t wish to waste time with you either. Since that’s the case, then die!"
"Xuanbing Storm!"
Li Yuanhao let out a fierce shout and then thrust his hands forcefully towards Wu Tian!
Immediately, the howling in the air intensified. The wind and snow formed a storm that swept over everything, then violently surged towards Wu Tian!
Xuanbing Storm originated from the Xuanbing Sect’s "Xuanbing Secret Codex." This move was already considered a rather advanced technique within the codex.
Once struck by this move, even a ninth-level spiritual cultivator would be instantly frozen into ice and then torn apart.
Observing the storm surging towards him, Wu Tian tightly gripped the hilt of his sword, a sharp glint suddenly flashing in his eyes!
His spiritual energy, which had been suppressed all along, exploded forth at this very moment.
Following that, he thrust the Thunderclap Sword forward with all his might!
"Thunderclap Shatter!"
Wu Tian’s roar seemed to shake the heavens and earth. Brilliant lightning, carrying a dense aura of destruction, shot straight towards the Xuanbing Storm!
As it passed, accumulated snow was sent flying, and even the land buried under snow for years was gouged with a deep ravine!
Whoosh!
In a mere instant, the lightning pierced through the Xuanbing Storm!
Simultaneously, Li Yuanhao’s heart nearly leaped out of his throat!
How could this be!
He couldn’t believe this situation, because it meant that his proud Xuanbing Storm had been directly broken!
However, having broken Li Yuanhao’s move, Wu Tian showed no intention of stopping.
His gaze was exceptionally sharp, as if containing knives meant for killing.
The lightning continued to surge with an all-destructive momentum. Facing the approaching lightning, Li Yuanhao had no counter-move and his face immediately turned deathly pale!
He let out a scream, instinctively retreated, and then directly fell to the ground!
"Wait! Wait a moment!"
He shouted in panic. If he were hit, he would undoubtedly die here!
At this very moment, a figure suddenly appeared before him. Immediately, an ice shield rose from the ground, blocking the lightning’s attack.
Wu Tian ceased his offensive and realized that it was the Second Elder who had saved Li Yuanhao’s life.
The violent commotion finally stabilized.
The wind and snow whistled, yet the entire mountaintop felt profoundly silent.
Everyone stared at Wu Tian with expressions of utter shock, their eyeballs nearly falling out.
They couldn’t believe such a thing. After all, Li Yuanhao had even used his ultimate means.
Yet, even so, he had still been defeated by Wu Tian.
If that were the case, just how profound was Wu Tian’s strength?
Li Yuanhao also knelt on the ground, his face suddenly turning pale, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The previous move, Xuanbing Storm, had consumed almost all of his spiritual energy.
After Xuanbing Storm was broken, he had also suffered a certain degree of backlash, and was now essentially in a severely injured state.
He managed to stand up with great difficulty. Without the protection of spiritual energy, he felt as if all his muscles were freezing.
But the physical cold was nothing to him. The fire in his heart was about to burn away his sanity.
He could not accept this!
Why!
Why did he have to lose to Wu Tian?
He was, after all, the genius of the Xuanbing Sect! A person placed with immense expectations!
Now, in front of everyone, he had lost so much face, he felt as if ants were crawling all over him, making him utterly miserable!
His face contorted into a particularly ferocious expression. He cursed in a low voice and was about to charge at Wu Tian again.
But at this moment, the Second Elder reached out and stopped him.
The Second Elder said sternly, "Don't go. You are no match for him. Retreat quickly!"
Li Yuanhao roared, "No! I will not retreat!"
"He dared to treat me like this, I must kill him today!"
"Silence!" The Second Elder suddenly bellowed, "He is a ninth-level upper-grade spiritual cultivator. What do you have to kill him with!"
"You disgrace, retreat quickly! Otherwise, sect rules will deal with you!"
Upon hearing the Second Elder’s words, Li Yuanhao was immediately stunned, his mind going blank.
"You… what did you say?"
He said foolishly, "This guy is a ninth-level upper-grade spiritual cultivator? You’re not tricking me, are you!"