The battle erupted the moment it was declared.
This caused the numerous spectators who had long since taken their seats around the fighting platform to focus intently. Even the proud figures like Yufeng Lei and Jian Yin Shenjun watched carefully, as the Bat Mountain Master was considered their equal in strength.
“Whoosh!”
A terrifying chill descended without warning, instantly enveloping Dongbo Xueying and freezing into a towering iceberg over thirty meters high.
“He got hit just like that?”
“Didn’t even break free?”
Yufeng Lei and Yufeng Jin, the two brothers, were both astonished, while Yufeng Qingyin grew visibly nervous. Everyone in Junshan City knew how fearsome the Bat Mountain Master’s control over icy energies was—his attacks came without warning, and with a mere thought, he could freeze entire mountain ranges spanning thousands of miles into powder! The very soil and stones of the Divine Realm were extraordinary, and for a mountain range of such scale, even a Cosmic God would take considerable effort to destroy. Yet the Bat Mountain Master could freeze and shatter it with a single thought—such was his might.
Now, the iceberg that trapped Dongbo Xueying was merely thirty meters tall, a testament to the Bat Mountain Master compressing his power to its limits.
“Is this all you’ve got?” A voice rang out as the frozen figure within the iceberg eerily stepped forward, leaving the structure completely intact.
Dongbo Xueying emerged, smiling at the Bat Mountain Master. “Bat Mountain Master, spare me these petty tricks. Show me your Bat Dragon.”
By now, he had gained some mastery over the void of this world—at the very least, fully phasing his body into the void was effortless.
Complete void-phasing meant becoming one with the essence of the void itself.
How could an iceberg possibly trap the void?
Though the icy power was indeed corrosive, after being weakened by void-phasing, Dongbo Xueying’s Hunyuan-refined body easily withstood it.
“See my Bat Dragon? Not so easy.” The Bat Mountain Master sneered.
Boom!
The iceberg shattered.
Three hundred ice spears materialized in the void, each encircled by dark ripples—upon closer inspection, these were actually intricate formations of countless runes. The moment they formed, the spears transformed into streaks of light, slashing toward Dongbo Xueying.
Yet Dongbo Xueying abruptly shifted into a slender thread.
Swish!
His flight was incredibly swift. Though the ice spears closed in from all directions, the thread-like Dongbo Xueying was simply too fine, weaving effortlessly through the air and evading every spear.
“Truly a transcendent being. His techniques are unfathomable. The Bat Mountain Master’s power seems greater, yet he can’t even touch the Flying Snow Divine Monarch,” many spectators marveled inwardly. Even Dongbo Xueying’s current evasive maneuvers alone left them in awe.
“Hmm?”
Standing in the distance, the Bat Mountain Master watched as that slender thread traced graceful arcs, dodging every ice spear while rapidly closing in on him. His expression darkened. “My Hundred Kill Annihilation Formation is useless against him.” This was his most proficient wide-range killing technique—each ice spear carried immense force, and with three hundred sweeping the battlefield, they could effortlessly annihilate entire groups of experts.
Though designed for crowd control, it was usually effective against single targets as well. Yet the Flying Snow Divine Monarch’s evasion skills were simply too formidable.
“Boom!”
The thread suddenly morphed back into a human figure.
Dongbo Xueying, gripping a spear, thrust directly at an oncoming ice spear. The spear tip collided with the ice spear’s point, and a void bubble enveloped the latter, rapidly collapsing into a black dot. With that single thrust, the ice spear was utterly annihilated.
“Each ice spear has the power of an early-stage Divine Monarch,” Dongbo Xueying assessed. “Three hundred working in unison? Though each attack is straightforward, their sheer numbers compensate. I wonder how his famed Bat Dragon compares.”
After deliberately testing the ice spears’ might, Dongbo Xueying flashed forward, closing the distance to the Bat Mountain Master in an instant. His spear became a blur as he launched a furious thrust.
“Roar—!”
The Bat Mountain Master’s triangular head remained grotesque as he glared at the incoming spear. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar.
As he roared, his triangular head twisted grotesquely, sprouting black scales until it transformed into a reptilian visage. His body elongated into a sinuous, serpentine form, complete with a pair of razor-sharp claws.
This was the Bat Dragon—a hundred-meter-long, black-scaled, winged serpent!
With another roar, the Bat Dragon lunged straight at Dongbo Xueying.
“BOOM!!!”
The spear tip clashed against one of the Bat Dragon’s claws.
A massive void bubble formed, engulfing the entire Bat Dragon as it attempted to collapse inward. Yet the dragon’s scales shimmered with countless runes, forming an icy armor layer. Though Dongbo Xueying’s thrust caused the void bubble to burst violently, the Bat Dragon’s armor only cracked partially—its scales remained unscathed.
“Transcendent, a mere mid-stage Divine Monarch like you is nothing more than an itch to me!” the Bat Dragon bellowed, its tail whipping toward Dongbo Xueying like a phantom.
—
Dongbo Xueying’s techniques were executed with flawless control. Moves like the collapsing void bubble barely leaked any residual energy. Earlier, when he dealt with the three Divine Monarchs who ambushed him, not even the walls of his own residence were damaged.
The Bat Mountain Master, though decent in energy control, now in his Bat Dragon form, couldn’t prevent slight energy leaks that caused tremors across the battlefield.
“BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!”
The two clashed relentlessly, their collisions echoing like thunder.
The specially designed dueling platform had formations in place to contain all stray energies, preventing any collateral damage.
“Such terrifying power…”
The spectators paled.
The hundred-meter-long Bat Dragon weaved through the battlefield, relentlessly pursuing the Flying Snow Divine Monarch. Every swipe of its claws or lash of its tail carried devastating force, yet the Flying Snow Divine Monarch remained unharmed—unable to even scratch the Bat Dragon.
“The Bat Mountain Master’s Bat Dragon form is truly formidable,” Yufeng Lei praised. “The Flying Snow Divine Monarch’s control is equally impressive. Despite being only a mid-stage Divine Monarch, he’s held his ground without injury.”
“But what does that matter if he can’t harm the Bat Mountain Master?” Yufeng Jin, his younger brother, shook his head.
“The Bat Mountain Master is, after all, one of Junshan City’s top experts,” Yufeng Lei countered. “The Flying Snow Divine Monarch is already exceptional. If he reaches peak Divine Monarch, the Bat Mountain Master would be the one suffering. Hmm?”
“This is—”
The spectators gasped.
The Flying Snow Divine Monarch, who had been evading the entire time, suddenly gripped his spear with both hands, raised it overhead, and brought it down in a devastating slash toward the Bat Dragon.
“RIIIP—!”
The slash tore through space itself, leaving a distorted scar in its wake as it struck the Bat Dragon’s body. The icy armor shattered, black scales split apart, and a gruesome wound opened up, spraying blood into the air.
“What?!” The crowd was stunned. The Bat Mountain Master was even more shocked. “He can injure me?”
The Bat Mountain Master was notoriously cautious—deathly afraid of dying.
Instantly, he altered his tactics, opting for rapid evasion, prioritizing survival over offense. Only occasionally would he lash out with a claw or tail.
“Such cowardice is rare,” Dongbo Xueying scoffed inwardly.
The move he had just executed was his strongest killing technique, derived from his recent study of the *Rending Void Sword Art*. With the guidance of such a manual, he had swiftly grasped many of this world’s void-based principles. Given his foundation, deducing new insights came naturally—so much so that he had already condensed fifth-tier Void Sword Energy.
Combining his new understanding with his existing knowledge, he had created this single move: *Rending Void Strike*.
With this technique, he could barely match the power of a peak Divine Monarch. And given his precise control, even the Bat Mountain Master’s Bat Dragon form had been wounded instantly.
“BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!”
The two exchanged another dozen blows.
The Bat Mountain Master, already unable to land a hit before, grew even more cautious now—rendering him utterly harmless. Meanwhile, Dongbo Xueying’s *Rending Void Strike* struck true every few exchanges, each time sending chunks of the Bat Dragon’s flesh flying.
“Stop! Stop!” The Bat Dragon hovering in midair suddenly cried out.
Dongbo Xueying paused, surprised.
The Bat Dragon twisted and shrank, reverting to the ugly, triangular-headed elder—the Bat Mountain Master.
The Bat Mountain Master forced a smile, feigning admiration. “The Flying Snow Divine Monarch is truly extraordinary. I concede this match. You are indeed superior to me.”
Dongbo Xueying was momentarily speechless.
Such shamelessness.
“Well then, the Flying Snow Divine Monarch and the Bat Mountain Master have given us quite the spectacle today,” Yufeng Lei stood, smiling. “Not only have we witnessed the Bat Mountain Master’s Bat Dragon form once more, but we’ve also been treated to the Flying Snow Divine Monarch’s spear arts.”
“Great Young Master, it’s his spear arts that are truly fearsome. A few more strikes, and I’d have been finished,” the Bat Mountain Master rasped, still grinning.
Meanwhile, Yufeng Qingyin, standing beside her brothers, stared at Dongbo Xueying on the platform in astonishment.
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