Zhu Xinjue didn't take this punch seriously, because the gap in strength meant Xiang Beifei's speed seemed slow to him, even very slow, and this punch couldn't hurt him at all.
Layers of frost had already lit up on his body, gathering at the spot where Xiang Beifei's punch was about to hit him.
Boom!
Xiang Beifei's fist, glowing with Rapid Flame, struck Zhu Xinjue's chest, but Zhu Xinjue's chest was protected by a layer of hard ice armor, which blocked the Rapid Flame. Moreover, the ice armor quickly released a cold breath, which shot up along Xiang Beifei's fist!
The strong Spiritual Power immediately suppressed the flames on Xiang Beifei's fist, but his Spiritual Power whirled and exploded instantly, shattering the cold air, and Xiaohei made a move again, whisking him away.
However, Xiang Beifei's fist roared past, piercing through Zhu Xinjue's body at the critical moment without touching him at all.
"You have quite the keen sense of smell!"
Zhu Xinjue had planned to freeze Xiang Beifei's fist with frost the instant it hit him, to firmly clutch it, but he found out that Xiang Beifei wouldn't fall for it.
Xiang Beifei had already moved behind Zhu Xinjue, his Spiritual Power circulating, dispelling the severe chill from his fist.
This guy was truly an SR-level Meridian Opening practitioner—the chill was strong enough to resist his Rapid Flame and almost gave him frostbite!
In close combat, it seemed he couldn't gain an advantage.
Zhu Xinjue swung his ice blade backward again, with his Spiritual Power trembling and releasing a powerful fluctuation, slashing at Xiang Beifei.
Whoosh!
The ice blade struck Xiang Beifei's body again, but Xiang Beifei's body seemed to be just a shadow, completely untouchable!
Xiang Beifei counterattacked with a kick aimed at Zhu Xinjue's face, and this time Zhu Xinjue's ice armor couldn't keep up with Xiang Beifei's speed and didn't cover his face in time. Zhu Xinjue couldn't afford to take the hit, so he dodged sideways.
Crack!
Xiang Beifei's kick landed on the tree trunk beside Zhu Xinjue, splitting the tree instantly!
"You've got some moves!"
Xiang Beifei couldn't help but reflect inwardly, the difference between the later stages of Qi-Controlling and the early stages of Meridian Opening was simply too vast; even with Xiaohei's help, it was very hard to cause any harm to Zhu Xinjue. He had just stepped into the later stages of Qi-Controlling, and the gap in strength between them was indeed significant.
Zhu Xinjue, this fellow, could be said to be the most troublesome cultivator Xiang Beifei had ever faced thus far!
"What's the point in continuing this fight if you can't harm me?"
Zhu Xinjue was growing impatient, as Xiang Beifei was unable to get the better of him, yet he couldn't deal with Xiang Beifei either.
This made him very frustrated! Being a high-level practitioner in Meridian Opening and having difficulty dealing with a Qi-Controlling lay practitioner was nothing short of a colossal shame for him!
He soon scoffed and said, "If you think you can drag out a guerrilla war with me like this, then you're mistaken!"
Whoosh!
Zhu Xinjue didn't try anymore and swiftly leaped out, landing on an Extreme Ice Tiger. Standing on the tiger's back, he then swung the ice blade in his hand violently forward!
Crash!
The entire forest's temperature plummeted abruptly, followed by the sudden onset of a fierce blizzard!
The blizzard engulfed an area of several hundred meters around, with Xiang Beifei's position at its center, howling and swirling, encircling Xiang Beifei completely!
"This is my system space; here in my space, you'll play by my rules!"
Zhu Xinjue shouted loudly!
Under normal circumstances, his system space was maintained by completing missions and receiving rewards, but an SR-level system space was much more than that. Unlike the many worlds created by lower-level systems, for every world that he completed created by the system, he could control every aspect of it!
That meant, right now, anything on this desolate island could be manipulated according to his will, whether it was the weather, plants, trees, or temperature. He could nearly change them with just a thought!
He was the god of this desolate island's world!
This was the most overpowered aspect of the SR-level system. In the past, when Zhu Xinjue faced others, he would drag them into the space world he controlled. Even if they were SR-level Awakeners, lacking the home-field advantage in his world, they would be defeated by him!
Zhu Xinjue watched Xiang Beifei, who was surrounded by the blizzard, with a cold sneer and shouted, "Frozen World!"</