Chapter 524: True Zero Ice Seal

Mei Gongzi's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at her opponent on the other side. Her final match would be against a nymph, but this opponent was another demon. And just looking at her made Mei Gongzi's pupils contract slightly.

It was a woman with a delicate and beautiful appearance, yet exuding a cold aura. She looked three or four years older than Mei Gongzi, and she was dressed in a white long dress, giving off a feeling as cold as snow.

What Mei Gongzi hadn't told Tang San was that this opponent was her strongest competitor in their group. She was also a member of the phoenix race, but was a representative of the Ice Phoenix clan, not the Undying Demon Emperor's lineage.

The Ice Phoenix clan was not as famous as the Immortal Flame Phoenix clan within the Empyrean Dominion, nor were they as powerful. The Undying Demon Emperor came from the Immortal Flame Phoenix line, while the Ice Phoenix clan neither had an Emperor now, nor had they ever produced one in the entire history of the clan.

But this did not mean the Ice Phoenix clan was weak. They were one of the few clans recognized as having a first-tier bloodline despite never having had a Demon Emperor rise from among their ranks. They were known for their ability to freeze the world ten thousand kilometers around them, and even though they had the same attribute and similar abilities, their power and reputation were far above the Ice Maiden clan.

They were favored by the ice element and naturally at odds with the Immortal Flame Phoenix lineage. The Immortal Flame Phoenixes were powerful and had the support of an Emperor, and they suppressed the Ice Phoenix clan, causing them to decline. However, being of the same phoenix race, the Immortal Flame Phoenixes did not completely annihilate them.

The Ice Phoenix warrior before Mei Gongzi was the best of this generation, and she was known as the Ice Angel. She had defeated many strong opponents to reach this point.

This match, while not the last of Group Nine, was the decisive one in terms of strength. The other contestant was a nymph who had a bye this round and was nowhere near as strong in terms of bloodline or individual power as Mei Gongzi and the Ice Angel.

Of course, this was assuming they didn't both end up severely injured.

"Begin the match!"

With the referee's command, the battle officially began.

The Ice Angel radiated a crystalline glow, and a pair of snow-white wings unfolded behind her. As the wings spread, an overwhelming cold erupted from her, and a blizzard instantly enveloped the entire area.

She had clearly studied Mei Gongzi.

Mei Gongzi had simply dominated every previous match, and in the last doubles match, she and Tang San defeated the Dragon-Phoenix Pair, astonishing all the spectators.

Knowing the Peacock Demon clan's mastery over space, she wasted no time, using her powerful area control ability from the start, willing to expend significant energy to seize the initiative.

Each snowflake in the blizzard was filled with immense power. No matter where Mei Gongzi teleported, she would face the brunt of the blizzard.

Mei Gongzi calmly grasped the Celestial Plume in her right hand and walked step by step toward her opponent. A faint silver halo rippled around her.

The blizzard's coverage area expanded, sweeping toward her.

But then, a strange scene unfolded. As the blizzard entered the range of the silver halo around her, it simply vanished, leaving no trace behind. It was as if she and the blizzard were part of two different worlds.

She continued to move forward without any pause. Every step brought her closer to her opponent, and no matter how fierce the blizzard became, it would silently disappear once it entered the silver glow.

In the VIP stands, the Peacock Great Demon King couldn't help but show a look of surprise at this sight.

He was certain that before following him here, Mei Gongzi's understanding of spatial control had not reached this level. At this moment, she was like a gateway to another dimension. Whatever approached her would be swallowed by the space around her, unable to affect her as if she truly wasn't in this plane. And more importantly, she was doing so naturally, effortlessly.

The blizzard was powerful enough that it produced slight cracks in space, but wherever Mei Gongzi passed, these small spatial cracks would heal. The silver aura around her emitted a faint glow, making her appear even more stunningly beautiful.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Tang San's face.

In this life, she seemed to have a much higher level of comprehension than in her previous one. Since practicing the Mysterious Circles of Heaven with him, her mastery and understanding of space had reached an entirely new level. It was as if he had broken through a barrier for her, allowing her to step into another world.

Of course, this was also related to the item she held. Tang San knew very well how rare space-attribute artifacts were. Even in a divine realm, they were extremely precious.

The Celestial Plume was a bridge for Mei Gongzi to communicate with space. Thanks to this bridge, she had a more harmonious understanding of and interaction with space.

At this moment, she seemed to have become a part of the space element; the beloved child of space. She wasn’t making an effort to control space. It was as natural as breathing.

The inheritance of the Peacock Demon clan was now completely integrated into her own power. This was a remarkable achievement and laid a solid foundation for her future.

As Mei Gongzi approached in this state, the Ice Angel's gaze became visibly more tense. She took a deep breath, flapped her wings, and slowly rose into the air.

In the next instant, her wings turned ice-blue and slowly flapped forward, silently sending out countless crystalline blue lights. Each point of light seemed to contain a unique presence, like living ice, full of strange vitality.

Hundreds of points of blue light spread and covered the area, freezing the surrounding space wherever they passed.

True Zero Ice Seal!

This was a powerful ability of the Ice Phoenix clan, and "true zero" referred to absolute zero. With the Ice Angel's cultivation, she couldn't achieve

actual

absolute zero, but she could at least reach a hundred degrees below freezing. And in this ultra-low-temperature state, the flow of all elements except for ice would slow down—including space.

Each crystalline blue point was a speck of its bloodline power, equivalent to a drop of its blood. Obviously, using True Zero Ice Seal was truly draining for her. But the pressure she felt from Mei Gongzi forced her to make this choice. She didn't dare to confront her opponent head-on, as she didn't know what kind of attack Mei Gongzi might unleash if she got close.

Just the day before, she had used the Celestial Plume to forcibly create a spatial rift amidst the wind-fire force tornado, giving her partner an opportunity. That scene had left an extremely deep impression on the Ice Angel. Although it was just a momentary spatial rift, that rift split apart a wind-fire force tornado that had behind it the full power of the Dragon-Phoenix Pair!

At this moment, facing True Zero Ice Seal, Mei Gongzi finally stopped. Her delicate face tilted slightly upward, and the three eyes on the Celestial Plume in her hand emitted a silver glow. With a gentle movement of her arm, she drew a circle in the air.

This was her first time using the Mysterious Circles of Heaven in battle. Before this match, she hadn't even thought of using this divine skill taught by Asura. But for some reason, with the momentum she had built step by step, when facing the opponent's powerful attack, she almost instinctively drew this arc.

The circle she drew was flawless, and everything around seemed to stir with it, making Mei Gongzi appear even more ethereal. The silver glow of the Celestial Plume was soft and captivating, and the silver halos seemed to be working to complete this circle.