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The giant palm, made of pure ice crystals, pressed down from the sky. It felt as if the hand carried the entire weight and freezing chill of the Extreme North Land. Before the palm even reached him, the extreme cold began to take effect.
This was a cold that could freeze a person's soul and make time itself stand still. Inside the massive golden giant, Tang Chen felt the temperature drop instantly, and his expression changed quickly. He recognized the technique immediately. This was the legendary Emperor's Palm, also known as Great Cold Without Snow. It was the ultimate skill of the Snow Empress.
On the surface, the attack looked light and soft. It did not seem to have much force behind it. However, it actually contained a deep truth of the world. It combined the power of absolute zero with incredible physical strength.
Anyone hit by this palm would find their blood, spirit power, and even their thoughts frozen in a single second. They would turn into ice dust from the inside out. Because the attack was so clean and fast, it would not even disturb a single snowflake on the ground. That was why people called it Great Cold Without Snow.
In this dangerous moment, the sky above the ice palm began to ripple. It looked like someone had dropped a stone into a quiet pond. A figure in white emerged silently from the empty air. She looked like a young human girl, standing only about 1.6 meters tall.
Even though she was small, she felt like the center of this entire world of ice and snow. Her dress was as white as the snow around her. It was clean and perfectly fit her slender body. Her silver hair was long, reaching down to her waist like a frozen waterfall. Small ice crystals sparkled in her hair, giving off a soft, glowing light.
Her face was the most beautiful thing about her. Her skin was white and clear, looking like it had been carved from the best ice. She was so perfect that she did not look like a mortal person. Her features were beautiful, but she had no expression on her face. Her eyes were a deep ice-blue color.
They were clear and calm, reflecting everything happening below her. This was the Snow Empress. She was the true ruler of the Extreme North Land and the leader of the three great heavenly kings. She was a spirit of heaven and earth with a cultivation level that was almost 700,000 years old.
When the Snow Empress appeared, the air became even colder. The chill was enough to freeze heaven and earth, yet it felt quiet and controlled. It was like the silence that comes right before a terrible blizzard.
Tang Chen looked up at the palm. He knew this attack represented the will of all the spirit beasts in the North. He frowned, knowing he could not run away. There was no place to hide in this frozen wasteland. He had to face the attack head-on.
Tang Chen let out a loud roar. The golden giant did not step back. Instead, it moved forward with great force. It thrust the golden dragon spear upward with both hands. On the spear, the remaining power from the Ring Explosion mixed with the energy of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
The energy gathered quickly, making the spear look like a burning pillar of golden light reaching for the clouds. There were no tricks or fancy moves here. This was a simple collision of pure power and strong belief.
The tip of the golden dragon spear slammed into the center of the giant ice palm. The sound of the hit was not a sharp bang. It was a deep, heavy roar that shook the ground. It sounded like two worlds were grinding against each other and breaking apart.
At the point where they met, a circle of energy exploded outward. It was a mix of gold and ice-blue light. The sky seemed to rip open, showing a dark void behind the clouds.
The earth below let out a loud groan. The thick ice for miles around began to crack and move. The snow and ice that had been sitting there for thousands of years suddenly exploded. It was like a sleeping giant had been woken up.
A massive wave of snow, over a hundred meters high, rose into the air. It blocked out the sun and made the world go dark. It looked like the snow wanted to swallow the entire sky. For a long time, everything was just white. In the middle of that white mess, the golden light and the blue light continued to fight.
After a while, the snow began to settle. The tall golden giant had been pushed back three large steps. Each step left a deep mark in the frozen ground. The ground here was harder than steel, but the weight of the giant had crushed it.
The golden light on the giant's body was flickering. It was clear that Tang Chen was under a lot of pressure. However, he was still standing. He held the golden dragon spear high, keeping the ice palm from crushing him. He had actually stopped the Snow Empress's strike.
The Snow Empress looked down from the sky. Her blue eyes showed a small change for the first time. She looked at the golden figure that refused to give up. Her voice was calm and clear, but there was a hint of surprise in it.
She spoke softly, asking if he was still standing. She admitted he was not bad, but then she told him to take another attack. She did not use any big movements. She simply raised her right hand and pointed her finger down like a sword.
She called out the name of the skill: Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Unrivaled. As she spoke, the temperature in the area dropped even more. It felt like all the heat in the world was being sucked into her fingertip. A thin line of sword light shot out.
It was made of the clearest ice in the world. This light was not big, but it felt incredibly sharp. It carried a sense of total silence. As the light moved, the falling snow and the ice in the air were drawn toward it. They became part of the sword light.
Wherever the sword light went, everything froze. It did not tear the air; it turned everything into a dead, frozen state. It felt like the very idea of living was being frozen away. This was the ultimate sword intent of ice. It was a power that could freeze eternity itself. Tang Chen saw the sword light coming. He knew this was even more dangerous than the palm attack. This attack was focused and meant to kill.
Tang Chen realized that the energy from his earlier Ring Explosion was almost gone. He felt the coldness of the sword light. He knew that if it hit him, it would freeze his very soul. He tried to move, but he felt locked in place.
The law of ice had sealed off all his paths. He could not dodge. The only way to survive was to break the attack with even more power. He yelled out, challenging the Snow Empress. He wanted to see how strong the ruler of the North really was. He told her that if she lost, she would have to sit down and talk to him.
Tang Chen pushed his mental force and spirit power to the limit. Inside the golden giant, his energy began to burn. Three more loud sounds echoed through the air. The last three spirit rings, which were blood-red and a hundred thousand years old, exploded at once.
This was a massive amount of power. Having six rings explode in such a short time put a huge strain on his body. Tang Chen felt like he was going to break apart. He was in terrible pain, but he did not stop.
He forced all that destructive energy into the golden dragon spear. The spear, which had become dim, suddenly burst with bright golden light. The dragon patterns on the spear looked like they were moving.
The golden giant held the spear high and turned into a torrent of golden fire. It flew through the air to meet the Emperor Sword. When they hit, there was no explosion. Instead, there was a sound like a hot knife cutting through cold grease.
The gold and blue energies fought in mid-air. The extreme heat of the gold and the extreme cold of the ice cancelled each other out. This created a vacuum where no energy could exist. Cracks appeared in space like a broken mirror. While the two powers were fighting, the Snow Empress moved again. She appeared even higher in the sky.
She looked down with her calm, blue eyes. She didn't look worried. It was as if she already knew the giant would be frozen. She did not use her sword or her palm this time. She just opened her arms wide and spoke three simple words: Emperor Cold Heaven.