The two collided fiercely.
As expected, Lan Xueyi was swept away. Zhang Yan's sneer intensified, and her long whip pursued relentlessly, striking Lan Xueyi's abdomen.
The latter immediately doubled over like a shrimp in pain.
"Haha, Sister Zhang Yan, kill her!"
The other two disciples cheered excitedly.
"Do I need you to tell me!"
Zhang Yan let out a cold laugh, retracted her whip, and then gathered her strength to strike again. This time, a larger phantom of a spiritual energy viper emerged, carrying a formidable aura capable of annihilating any Heaven Yuan realm expert, and descended fiercely.
"Xueyi!" Zhou Lu's eyes were bloodshot with anxiety.
At this moment.
Lan Xueyi gritted her teeth and spat out a mouthful of vital blood. Instantly, a terrifying, blazing aura erupted from the vital blood.
Lan Xueyi pointed forward abruptly, and the flames surged, manifesting a colossal phoenix phantom.
In an instant, an overwhelming aura of subservience from all beasts swept through the surroundings. All the杂役 (za yi - servants/laborers) present, including the disciples of the Snow King Palace, felt an immense pressure.
Boom!
The massive phoenix phantom, wreathed in soaring crimson flames, clashed violently with the spiritual energy viper formed by the whip.
Centered on the two, visible ripples of power surged outwards.
Under the fierce confrontation, both eventually annihilated each other.
Lan Xueyi was sent staggering back, her body hitting a large rock before she finally stopped.
Tap, tap.
Zhang Yan, however, was forced back two steps.
Her expression was extremely grim.
She was a quasi-Giant Spirit realm cultivator, while Lan Xueyi was merely at the late Heaven Yuan realm. Moreover, having worked as a杂役 (za yi) for over a month in this place, her condition was already extremely weak. Even so, she had still been forced back two steps by Lan Xueyi's explosive power.
For her, this was nothing short of a profound humiliation.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Zhang Yan roared ferociously.
Just then.
Outside the Snow King Palace.
A colossal voice boomed, echoing throughout the entire Snow King Palace and its surrounding tens of miles!
"Where is my wife, Lan Xueyi!"
This voice contained an immeasurable, majestic power. As it reverberated through the skies above the Snow King Palace, it caused the millennium-old accumulated snow on the mountain to collapse, triggering a massive and spectacular avalanche.
Wu Zhi, watching from the side, clicked his tongue in amazement.
He thought Senior Ling was truly boundless and overbearing.
He had initially assumed Ling Fan brought Xue Hanming along for some sort of exchange with the Snow King Palace.
But who would have thought Ling Fan had no such intention.
Instead, he chose the simplest, most brutal method: a direct challenge!
On the other side, Mo Da Zui crossed his front limbs, raised his head, and nodded in considerable admiration.
"As expected of the man who conquered this seat, he's incredibly handsome."
As this thunderous voice reached the ears of all the powerful experts within the Snow King Palace.
The Snow King Palace experts in various corners looked up in shock.
A formidable enemy had arrived!
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
Figures shot up into the sky above the Snow King Palace.
These were the Giant Spirit realm Martial Kings of the Snow King Palace.
There were more than a dozen of them.
In addition to the majority at the early Giant Spirit realm.
There were even over ten at the mid-Giant Spirit realm, and two extremely powerful late-Giant Spirit realm fluctuations.
Like more than a dozen terrifying spiritual energy storms, they displayed the formidable strength of the Snow King Palace at that moment.
In addition to these Giant Spirit realm experts of the Snow King Palace, disciples from various corners of the Snow King Palace also rushed towards the main gate.
The back mountain.
Within the ice crystal spirit stone mine.
Upon hearing Ling Fan's earth-shattering voice.
Zhang Yan froze.
The two Snow King Palace disciples behind her also froze.
On the other side.
Zhou Lu stood stunned.
The hundreds of杂役 (za yi - servants/laborers) forgot their work, standing there with wide, dumbfounded eyes.
They painfully turned their necks towards Lan Xueyi, their gazes filled with an almost unbelievable shock.
Lan Xueyi's husband had arrived!
At this moment, Lan Xueyi herself stared with wide, dazed eyes.
If not for everyone's expressions indicating this was real, she would truly believe it was a dream.
The one she had yearned for day and night had finally come!
Yet, at this moment, she found herself worrying.
Even wishing Ling Fan would leave quickly.
Because only after entering the Snow King Palace did she realize its despair-inducing power.
"You came... Why did you come, you fool!"
Lan Xueyi gritted her teeth.
Two lines of clear tears finally streamed down her face.
Zhang Yan's expression was filled with uncertainty.
From the power contained in Ling Fan's voice, Zhang Yan felt a heart-pounding strength!
Hadn't they said Lan Xueyi's husband was just a Xuan Gang realm good-for-nothing?
But judging from the current situation, that was completely untrue.
At the very least, he was a Giant Spirit realm expert!
Otherwise, she wouldn't feel such dread, nor would she be unable to muster any will to resist.
"Hmph, you slut, don't get happy too soon. Although your husband is not weak, he's an imbecilic pig! To dare openly challenge our Snow King Palace, isn't this courting death?"
"Come with me!"
Zhang Yan grabbed her, her powerful spiritual energy directly lifting Lan Xueyi, and headed towards the main gate of the Snow King Palace.
At this moment.
Outside the main gate of the Snow King Palace.
A quasi-Giant Spirit realm great demon bird unfurled its wings, spanning tens of meters, hovering above the gate.
Ling Fan stood with his hands behind his back.
A glint of cold light flickered in his deep black eyes.
Wu Zhi crouched behind him.
His expression was extremely anxious.
If not for his fear of Ling Fan, he would have long since fled.
With his courage, how could he dare to oppose the Snow King Palace, one of the top three powers in the Upper Realm?
As for the toad Mo Da Zui, he stood on his hind legs, his bow-legged stance crossed, his front limbs clasped over his chest, appearing nonchalant and unafraid.
On the Snow King Palace's side.
As time ticked by.
More and more powerful figures gathered.
A mid-Giant Spirit realm expert of the Snow King Palace stepped forward. This elder appeared to be only in her thirties or forties, still possessing a youthful charm, though in reality, she was already over a hundred years old.
She frowned, observing Ling Fan, and said, "Who are you, daring to be so presumptuous at the gates of our Snow King Palace?"
"I won't repeat myself. You are too weak. Call out someone who can make decisions."
Ling Fan said coldly.
"Arrogant! I am an Elder of the Snow King Palace, a dignified mid-Giant Spirit realm expert. How dare you belittle me!"
The elder's eyebrows shot up, clearly angered by Ling Fan.
"Mid-Giant Spirit realm, what kind of trash is that?"
Ling Fan waved his hand. Wu Zhi quickly lifted Xue Hanming from the back of the demon bird and presented her to all the Snow King Palace experts.
Upon seeing Xue Hanming's face, all the Snow King Palace experts were collectively startled.
"It's Elder Ming!"
"How can this be!"
"Didn't Elder Ming take the Saintess and the others to the Moon Gazing Martial Gathering..."
"My heavens, Elder Ming's cultivation... seems to be crippled!"
"She was a late-Giant Spirit realm expert, who did this!"