Batian Martial Soul

Nine divine dragons of different colors coiled in the void above Lingxiao's head, their dragon might overwhelming, emitting terrifying roars that shook the palace, and golden dragon energy swept in all directions.

Chi Ling's pupils suddenly contracted, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "This martial spirit... is it really this domineering?"

Ling Xiao looked at Jin Yan and asked, "Third brother, is this alright?"

Just then, a statue inside the hall holding an ice crystal longsword slowly opened its eyes!
Amidst the sound of shattering ice crystals, a woman dressed in a plain long dress and standing barefoot slowly emerged from the statue. Her skin was as white as snow, and her temperament was as cold as ice. Her gaze fell on Ling Xiao, her brows furrowed slightly, and she let out a soft "Hmm?"

She then turned to Jin Yan, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "It's you?"

Jin Yan smiled and said, "Senior Sister."

The woman in the plain dress nodded slightly, her gaze immediately falling on Chi Ling.

Chi Ling tensed up, her divine fire instinctively rising within her as she warily stared at the woman in the white dress… The woman's aura made her feel a deadly threat!

Seeing this, Jin Yan calmly said, "She is an enemy."

The woman in the plain dress narrowed her eyes slightly, a chill surging within them.

The next moment, Chi Ling was horrified to discover that the life force within her body was rapidly draining away like a tidal wave, and a bone-chilling cold aura suddenly seeped out from her limbs and bones, as if to freeze her very soul! Without hesitation, she drew her sword and slashed out, a dazzling blade of light tearing through the void, but it silently vanished just three feet away from the woman in the white dress.

The surrounding space began to distort and blur, and a terrifying suppressive force descended.

Chi Ling's expression changed drastically, and she suddenly retreated, instantly flashing to the starry sky a thousand feet away, staring in the direction of the palace gate with lingering fear.

The woman in the white dress raised her hand as if to give chase, but Jin Yan chuckled and said, "Senior sister, leave it to my boss to handle himself."

Ling Xiao stepped forward and said seriously, "I think it's safer to get rid of her now."

Jin Yan shook his head: "Boss, you underestimate Chi Ling too much. She is a World Lord level being. Although she is far inferior to my senior sister, it won't be so easy to kill her."

He turned to the woman in the plain dress and bowed, saying, "I brought him here this time because I wanted to ask you, Senior Sister, to give my boss some pointers. Right now, he... is still a bit weak."

The woman in the plain dress looked Ling Xiao up and down, then nodded in agreement: "Indeed weak."

Ling Xiao: "..."

The woman in the plain dress looked at Jin Yan, her tone tinged with skepticism: "You've always praised your boss so highly, is that him? He's a bit stronger than you, but not by much. Are you bragging?"

Jin Yan shook her head and said seriously, "Everyone who meets him underestimates him. Senior Sister, do you think I would recognize an incompetent person as my leader?"

Ling Xiao: "..."

So, in other people's eyes, I'm really that insignificant?

Jin Yan said no more, and transmitted his voice to the woman in the white dress: "My boss has a special identity and is involved in extremely deep karma. He not only has karmic ties with the Nirvana Realm, but also with the outside world. The Moon Maiden is currently protecting him from the karmic backlash from the outside world, and cannot leave easily."

The woman in the white dress frowned slightly and repeated in a low voice, "Moon Maiden..."

“That’s why,” Jin Yan glanced at Ling Xiao and continued to transmit his voice, “the people outside the realm are wary of Yue Nu’s strength, so they’re using my boss as a hostage. If she dares to act recklessly, those people will definitely do whatever it takes to attack my boss. So she can only keep her at bay from a distance and doesn’t dare to make any rash moves.”

He paused, then added, "The only one who can make Yue Nu compromise is my boss. But knowing Yue Nu's personality, she'll settle this score with those people sooner or later."

After listening, the woman in the white dress nodded slightly, her tone serious: "Indeed. The Moon Maiden is not one to suffer a loss."

Jin Yan grinned and teased the woman in the white dress, "My boss nowadays always takes the unorthodox path in his cultivation, playing fancy tricks. Although his foundation is solid, he only has a superficial understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. I brought him here today to ask Senior Sister to teach him to recognize the essence of the laws and avoid some detours."

The woman in the plain dress turned her gaze back to Ling Xiao, and said in a flat tone, "You're lucky."

Ling Xiao was completely confused, not understanding what the senior sister in the white dress meant at all, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only hold his breath and wait.

The woman in the plain dress suddenly changed the subject and asked directly, "With your current strength, could you have defeated the woman in red just now?"

Ling Xiao pondered for a moment before answering truthfully: "If I use all my trump cards, I might be able to put up a fight, but I have absolutely no chance of winning... The gap in our cultivation levels is just too big!"

"What is your trump card?" the woman in the plain dress pressed.

Ling Xiao dared not be negligent and quickly took out the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword and the Annihilation Emperor Banner, holding them up with both hands and saying, "These two treasures are my core trump cards."

He kept his true intentions hidden, not revealing his full strength. After all, although he trusted Jin Yan, he remained wary of the mysterious Snowfield Divine Palace and dared not reveal everything.

The woman in the white dress instantly locked her gaze on the Demon Lord Black Sky Sword, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "You actually obtained the Demon Lord's inheritance? Interesting. Jin Yan has always been arrogant, so to earn his high praise and be chosen by the Demon Lord, it seems you are indeed quite extraordinary."

As soon as she finished speaking, she got straight to the point: "What do you want to learn?"

Ling Xiao straightened his expression and bowed, saying, "This junior is foolish, but I wish to learn all the mysteries related to the laws!"

The woman in the plain dress remained noncommittal, raising her hand to give Ling Xiao a half-hearted grasp.

In an instant, Ling Xiao's expression changed drastically... The vitality and spiritual power within his body flowed wildly out of control, transforming at a visible speed, turning entirely into bone-chilling pure frost!
"All things in heaven and earth flow between the balance of ice and fire." The woman in the white dress spoke in a clear, cold voice, like jade striking each other. "The laws are the invisible threads that guide and reverse this flow of power. Just now, I used the power of the laws to reverse the balance of ice and fire in your body. If this continues for a moment, you will completely lean towards the extreme of ice, and the life force of the fire attribute in your body will dissipate, ultimately freezing you to death on the spot."

Ling Xiao froze, cold sweat instantly soaking his robes. He quickly retreated, still shaken, and said, "I...I understand!"

In that instant, he truly felt death approaching. His body temperature dropped to almost zero, and even his soul was trembling. The chill that penetrated to his very bones still makes him shudder.

The woman in the plain dress withdrew her hand and continued to explain: "The power of laws can reverse the forms of energy and matter in the world, and can also strengthen them to the extreme. As a demonic cultivator, if you can comprehend these fundamental laws and understand the essence of energy and matter, you can truly reach the realm of 'breaking all laws with one move'."

With a slight turn of her palm, the space around Ling Xiao suddenly distorted. Countless gray-white frost-like auras emerged out of thin air, only to transform into blazing flames in the next instant. The two extreme powers cycled endlessly, each transformation clearly displayed before Ling Xiao's eyes. (End of Chapter)