Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 682 Ice Soul and Pure Soul Needle (Requesting Subscription)

"Hehehe, I thought you would have made more progress after all these years, but it turns out that even now, you still amount to nothing!" Li Songtao sneered coldly and looked at Pei Yan with disdain, saying, "Do you think you can run amok in the Daoist Realm just by relying on that person's name? Unfortunately, you've forgotten that we from the Underworld's Eighteenth Academy are originally her abandoned betrayers! You might scare others with her name, but you can't scare me!"

"Oh, I see!" Pei Yan was initially stunned by Li Songtao's words, then quickly understood the crux of the matter and couldn't help but smile quietly. He turned to Shitang Longsi, saying, "Where is your master Mu Fanchen? There are a few things I really want to ask him face to face, and there are also a few old friends of his who want to see him here."

"Heh, you now dare to directly call my master by his name and confront him face-to-face?" Seeing Pei Yan, Shitang Longsi appeared relaxed, leaning lightly against a column with a hand on his sword hilt, teasing. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Pei Yan shrugged and laughed self-deprecatingly, "I've been growing too strong too fast lately; you might as well assume I've become a bit arrogant. Judging by your demeanor, he seems not to be here, so I…"

Halfway through his sentence, Pei Yan suddenly stopped, tilting his neck to the side as a streak of light skimmed past his ear, followed by a sound of explosion behind him. Unbothered, he wiped the bloodstain on his cheek, injured by the gust, and looked at Shitang Longsi with a helpless expression, "Sigh, I wanted to have a nice chat with you, but someone always comes inappropriately interrupting. Once I deal with this person, let's have a good talk, or you both can come at me together?"

"A filthy rat relying only on words, once I make my move, I'll see how long you can continue your arrogance!" Ignored by the opponent, Li Songtao was furious, throwing a talisman which Pei Yan dodged, and leapt at him with a lion's roar.

A mechanical-like Pei Yan maneuvered around the small courtyard amidst Li Songtao's fierce attacks, leisurely avoiding the onslaught with a flow like drifting clouds and flowing water. Conversely, Li Songtao became more apprehensive as they fought, astonished how much this boy had grown in just a few years.

"Is this all you've got, Li Songtao? Ah, with just this, it might be tough to stop me from being arrogant!" Pei Yan continued mocking while evading, "Back then, your existence was truly despairing for me, no matter what I tried, I couldn't harm you in the slightest. I almost died by your hand, do you remember?"

"I won't repeat the same mistake. Today, I definitely won't let you leave alive from in front of me!" Li Songtao shouted fiercely, and with a swift motion, a dazzling array condensed in his palm. Suddenly, the temperature plummeted, and a massive ice spike materialized out of thin air, hurtling towards the opponent.

"Too bad I can't let you have your way."

Boom! Following these words, Li Songtao watched as Pei Yan easily shattered the ice spike with a punch, amidst the scattered ice fragments, his fist was caught, followed by piercing pain from his wrist.

"Ah!" Li Songtao screamed in pain and astonishment, instinctively retreating. Pei Yan, not wanting to engage further, let him pull away. While Li Songtao lowered his head to check his injury, Pei Yan casually picked up a chunk of ice from the ground and tossed it between his hands, reminiscing, "Indeed, it's been so long I almost forgot. You excel in ice-based attacks. Back then, with a wave of your hand, you had our entire team in chaos. Uh! What was that attack? Oh right! Why don't you unleash that vanishing ice spike and show me again? If you don't act now, you might not get the chance!"

Faced with Pei Yan's taunting, Li Songtao clutched his nearly crushed hand, cold sweat beading on his forehead. Pei Yan's growth far surpassed his expectations, and his prior contempt had long dissipated. Now seeing him as a formidable opponent, Li Songtao wasted no time, immediately employing the Secret Technique he learned. Under the influence of Spiritual Qi within him, his fair face transformed, splitting into half white and half black.

"Ah, so this is what it looks like! I wondered why you looked different from before; it's your face, half black and half white. So it's caused by activating a Cultivation Technique. I thought it was makeup before! The Daoist Realm's techniques are truly awesome!" Seeing this, Pei Yan couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration.

From the previous exchange, Li Songtao realized he wouldn't gain any advantage from close combat. He leaped, creating distance between them, and while in midair, retorted, "Boy, I underestimated you. Your growth in recent years forced me to reveal my true form, you should be satisfied even if you die. Didn't you want to see my Ice Soul and Pure Soul Needle? Let me fulfil your wish!"

As he spoke, Li Songtao's hands moved rapidly, muttering an incantation. In the blink of an eye, a white light flashed, and with a soft shout, several streaks of light flitted unseen through the darkness.

Having had his defense breached and his left eye nearly pierced before with this technique, Pei Yan vividly recalled the experience. He couldn't discern its flaw initially, learning only through Shangxing afterward that once released, the ice needle disappeared into another space, traveling until the opponent found the right moment to bring it back in this space for a surprise attack. It was nearly impossible to defend against, and without relying on the Eyes of Golden Flame, he couldn't comprehend its mystery.

Although Pei Yan still couldn't see through the changes in another space now, his multiple supernatural abilities and significantly increased strength allowed him to respond effectively. As Li Songtao activated the technique and released the silver needle, Pei Yan immediately emitted a large amount of source energy, shrouding himself, enabling him to sense and react instantly to an ice needle from any angle.

"If you think you can block my Ice Soul and Pure Soul Needle with just this, I really don't know whether to call you arrogant or foolish!" Li Songtao laughed disdainfully at the sight, flicking his fingers, causing an ice needle to materialize in Pei Yan's vicinity. Before Pei Yan could react, the silver needle exploded, and as it burst, the courtyard's temperature plummeted. In the center of the cold, Pei Yan bore the brunt, and the rapid freeze even solidified the invisible source energy, transforming it into a flowing ice mist, dramatically slowing it.

In the split second that the source energy flow stalled, six white lights suddenly appeared from the void, sealing off all possible escape directions for Pei Yan from six extremely tricky angles. As Li Songtao clenched his hand, the six ice needles flew simultaneously towards Pei Yan's body.

"Die!" Believing his great vendetta avenged, Li Songtao clenched his fists and laughed wildly, but his laughter was short-lived, interrupted by a long sigh from behind.

"Sigh, who are you telling to die?"