: Triggering the Treasure Seal

Boom!!!

The white ice meteor, immense and powerful, pierced through the green resilient light, destroyed clusters of giant trees, and then slammed into the mountainside, exploding violently.

Countless hailstones shot out ferociously, icy mist surged skyward, quickly enveloping the entire battlefield.

Ning Zhuo's figure was completely obscured; only the Three Generals Camp, standing firm within the sea of fire, remained united and held their ground.

Earth Movement—Earth Evasion Technique!

Ning Zhuo continuously dived deeper underground.

A layer of white frost covered his body, growing heavier and strongly eroding him.

"Even after using three spells in a row, I still can't block a single spell from the Sky Frost Ghost Cultivator!"

A chill ran through Ning Zhuo's heart.

This direct confrontation clearly revealed the gap between them.

"This must be the strongest enemy I've faced head-on, right?"

To be fair, Long Ye was undoubtedly stronger than Sky Frost, but in the previous ambush battle, the White Jade Camp was the main force resisting Long Ye. Though Ning Zhuo participated, he only acted as the Old Monster in the Stone alongside Sun Lingtong, scavenging benefits across the battlefield.

Now, not only was he facing Sky Frost directly, but he was also the main force resisting him, immediately feeling unprecedented immense pressure.

"Cough, cough."

Ning Zhuo suddenly coughed, spitting out blood containing tiny ice particles.

He was secretly startled because he had already activated a healing spell, but it was barely effective.

"Little Zhuo, use the Warm Fire Pill to heal," Sun Lingtong promptly reminded.

Ning Zhuo took the advice immediately, swallowing a Warm Fire Pill. He channeled his energy, quickly dissolving the pill's effects, and indeed, it worked rapidly. Not only did a warm flow surge inside him, dispelling the chill, but the white frost on his body surface also gradually melted away.

"My Five Elements spells lean more towards offense; I haven't focused much on healing in daily practice."

Facing an unprecedentedly strong enemy, Ning Zhuo quickly realized his shortcomings.

"The Three Generals Camp's combat power is already strained dealing with one Earth Ash; I can't join them. Instead, I should try to hold off Sky Frost Ghost to buy time for the Three Generals Camp to retreat!"

With the Mechanical Roaming Dragon at his side, Ning Zhuo effectively possessed the evasion skills of a Nascent Soul cultivator. So, despite the fierce enemy pressure, he didn't panic.

He had continuously invested in the Three Generals Camp; if they were wiped out in this battle, it would be an immense loss for him.

"Next, I'll cast spells from underground to attack Sky Frost from a distance!"

Earth Movement—Flying Rock·Standing Cone.

Just as Ning Zhuo was about to aim at Sky Frost, his spiritual sense alerted him, and he instantly shifted his attack direction, shooting cone-shaped rocks downward in various directions.

Ghosts howled in pain or hissed.

Their ambush was discovered by Ning Zhuo and harshly suppressed, but over a dozen ghostly souls still surged upward from below, continuing to pounce on him.

These ghosts were pitch black all over, with orange-red lava-like cracks distributed across their bodies, emitting intense fiery energy.

They were all adept at the Earth Evasion Technique, moving underground as freely as fish in water.

"Earth Molten Ghosts!"

Ning Zhuo exclaimed inwardly, casting a spell to form a second wave of attacks.

Though he killed many more Earth Molten Ghosts, simultaneously, more and more ghosts swarmed in relentlessly.

Sun Lingtong, using the Mechanical Roaming Dragon, scouted a much wider range than Ning Zhuo. He immediately warned, "Little Zhuo, don't stay in one spot."

"Understood!" Ning Zhuo immediately fought while moving, killing numerous Molten Ghosts along the way.

Suddenly, he felt an intense chill emerge out of nowhere, fiercely eroding him from the inside out.

Within a few breaths, his movements slowed, his limbs stiffened, and frost formed on his eyebrows.

Sun Lingtong urgently reminded, "It's Sky Frost attacking you! But how he's doing it is unknown."

Ning Zhuo used his spiritual sense to inspect internally: "It's my soul! His attack originates from my soul, harming my physical body."

Divine Ability—Frost Soul Stare!

The white-clad ghost cultivator Sky Frost hovered high in the air, his right hand forming a sword finger held upright before his chest, silently activating his divine ability.

His eyes were completely ghostly white; in his unique vision, only the soul forms of living beings were visible.

At this moment, he focused intently on Ning Zhuo's soul.

The divine ability he used was incredibly profound. Once stared at by Sky Frost for more than three breaths, the target's three souls and seven spirits would be enveloped in chill. But this chill didn't harm the soul first; instead, it expanded outward to kill the physical body.

After the body was frozen and necrotized, the accumulated terrifying cold energy would then reverse back, dealing a devastating blow to the cultivator's soul.

Ning Zhuo, targeted by Sky Frost, saw his situation rapidly deteriorate, becoming increasingly perilous.

He quickly took out various pills, consuming them frantically. The pill effects were rapidly dissolved, turning into streams of medicinal energy flowing throughout his body, either dispelling the cold, bringing vitality, or restoring flesh and blood.

Ning Zhuo's battle preparations were quite thorough. Mainly due to ample resources, he had purchased many pills before the big battle. These pills were categorized, and though their grades were barely satisfactory, they made up for it in quantity.

Fire Movement—Flame Cloak!

At the critical moment, his profound Five Elements mastery once again demonstrated its power, allowing Ning Zhuo's thoughts to race in desperation, consuming thousands of Mirror Thoughts in his spiritual sea to conceive a fire-based defensive spell.

Flames burst from the Fire Heart Temple, quickly spreading through his entire body. Ning Zhuo's body, from the inside out, was enveloped in a warm fire.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

Ning Zhuo, roasted by the flames, felt his flesh being consumed as if skewered and grilled, immediately emitting a charred smell.

Sky Frost's vision was unique; he immediately noticed the change in Ning Zhuo. He sneered and abruptly retracted his divine ability's power.

Instantly, the cold energy greatly diminished, causing Ning Zhuo's body to burst into flames, with tongues of fire rising three feet above his head.

Tricked easily by Sky Frost, Ning Zhuo groaned in pain and instinctively wanted to stop the Flame Cloak spell immediately. But at that moment, a flash of insight suddenly sparked in his spiritual sea.

The insight was like a lightning bolt, splitting the sky of his spiritual sea and destroying nearly a thousand Mirror Thoughts along the way.

Ning Zhuo channeled part of his spiritual sense into his heart.

The deity statue in the Fire Heart Temple immediately became vivid, its features resembling Ning Zhuo's.

With this change, Ning Zhuo immediately felt his control over fire spells suddenly rise to another level.

He quickly reduced the flame's intensity to match the current cold erosion.

"Huh?" Sun Lingtong was both surprised and delighted.

He was well aware of Ning Zhuo's situation, knowing that although the latter had profound Five Elements mastery, many spells were neglected in practice, and their combat effectiveness was another matter.

Especially spells created on the battlefield like this—they were highly targeted but often too biased and inflexible.

Sky Frost's combat experience was too rich, his insight sharp and unique. With one glance, he saw that Ning Zhuo's spellcasting was rather stiff, so he retreated to advance, suddenly retracting his divine ability's power, easily pushing Ning Zhuo back into danger.

But he hadn't expected Ning Zhuo to grasp control of the spell's intensity at the critical moment, actively adapting to the sudden change in cold energy.

In fact, even Ning Zhuo himself hadn't expected it.

"In a rush, I borrowed the existence of the Fire Heart Temple to design this fire spell in time."

"Since it originates from the Fire Heart Temple, its involvement is high, so I can indirectly adjust the spell's power by controlling the Fire Heart Temple. Brilliant!"

This small breakthrough in battle seemed to open a new window for Ning Zhuo.

Sky Frost rapidly adjusted his divine ability's power, making it suddenly strong and weak, and Ning Zhuo immediately adjusted as well, causing the Flame Cloak on his body to fluctuate in size.

After testing once, Sky Frost confirmed that Ning Zhuo could withstand this level of attack and couldn't help but show a strange expression: "This kid's situation is odd; he seems to hold some secrets, with considerable combat potential."

"However, if you think you can so easily resist my divine ability, you're too naive!"

Even after pushing Ning Zhuo this far, Sky Frost had never used this divine ability to its fullest.

At full power, Frost Soul Stare could generate an extreme, bone-chilling cold intent, directly reaching the cultivator's upper dantian spiritual sea, freezing all thoughts!

Sky Frost took a deep breath and immediately stopped holding back, fully activating his divine ability.

Instantly, a terrifying cold energy, like a celestial waterfall pouring down, descended into Ning Zhuo's upper dantian, bringing boundless chill, freezing all Mirror Thoughts in its path.

These mirror-like thoughts shattered one after another, countless fragments also submerged by the cold, vanishing into nothingness.

After all, Ning Zhuo's cultivation time was too short—only about a dozen years. Usually, he never encountered bottlenecks in spiritual sea cultivation and always felt things were fine.

Now, facing a strong enemy like Sky Frost, his huge deficiency in spiritual sea defense was immediately exposed.

The terrifying cold energy poured in without any obstruction, catching Ning Zhuo off guard.

He excelled at using Five Elements mastery to design spells, but when it came to his own spiritual sea, it fell into the realm of divine techniques. Most spells were ineffective.

Ning Zhuo couldn't find a solution; after delaying for a few breaths, most of the Mirror Thoughts in his spiritual sea were frozen to death, slowing his thinking several times over.

This situation plunged him completely into the abyss of defeat!

At this moment, all his thoughts and thinking were about to freeze and die, completely losing the ability to think.

No matter how strong his Five Elements mastery was, without thought, he couldn't conceive any spells.

"Little Zhuo!" Sun Lingtong couldn't hold back any longer and was about to act, planning to pull Ning Zhuo into the Thousand-Mile Roaming Dragon to escape through the void.

At that very moment, a treasure in Ning Zhuo's mind suddenly radiated boundless Buddha light.

The Buddha light shone like the blazing sun, clearing all ice and cold wherever it reached.

It was none other than the Heart Devil Seal of Buddha!

This heavy treasure was passively triggered, emitting infinite Buddha light, protecting Ning Zhuo's spiritual sea.

Within the Buddha light, countless Buddha thoughts instantly emerged.

In just a few breaths, tens of thousands of Buddha thoughts filled Ning Zhuo's spiritual sea.

Ning Zhuo's thinking ability quickly recovered!

"That was close!"

"Almost completely defeated."

Tens of thousands of Buddha thoughts shone brilliantly in the Buddha light, which then counterattacked, tracing back to White Frost.

"Ah!" White Frost screamed, hurriedly covering his eyes.

From the seams of his tightly shut eyelids, large amounts of blood spilled out.

The blood even contained overflowing Buddha light!

White Frost, being a ghost cultivator, was naturally countered by Buddhist techniques. This time, using his divine ability formed an extremely tight connection with Ning Zhuo, and he was counterattacked by the Buddha light, severely injuring his eyes.

For a short time, he definitely couldn't use the Frost Soul Stare divine ability again.

Sun Lingtong shouted, "Little Zhuo, great opportunity—strike while he's down! Let's attack with full force."

But Ning Zhuo shook his head: "Fighting and killing, rights and wrongs, are all illusions. What's the point?"

Sun Lingtong: ?!

Though White Frost's eyes were tightly shut, his vision was filled with vast expanses of this Buddha light.

The Buddha light also illuminated his spiritual sea, dispersing his other thoughts and replacing them with numerous Buddha thoughts.

"These damned... me!"

White Frost began to repent inwardly: "I truly deserve to die."

"Why persecute others, persecute such a vibrant and young beautiful life?"

"I'm not human; my actions defy heaven's harmony! Why not be kind to others?"

"May all living beings be safe and happy... what nonsense."

At the end of his thoughts, White Frost forcibly twisted them back, cursing fiercely in his heart.

"These damned Buddha thoughts, get out of my spiritual sea!"

White Frost didn't launch a new attack, and Ning Zhuo didn't seize the chance to attack either. Instead, he released the Floating Ice White Jade Hand to urgently heal himself.

Both sides fell into an eerily calm standoff.

"Let's attack in turns!" Liu Er shouted.

The clash between the Three Generals Camp and Earth Ash then escalated into a white-hot state.

Liu Er, Guan Hong, and Zhang Hei charged out of the iron barrel formation, taking turns to attack Earth Ash.

This Earth Ghost of the Heaven-Earth Twin Ghosts immediately activated a spell to relocate.

He wasn't using the ordinary Earth Evasion Technique but the more demanding and effective Earth Travel Technique!

The Three Generals Camp had participated in the ambush battle and witnessed the Old Monster in the Stone relying on the Earth Travel Technique, well aware of its power and utility.

So, when they saw the Earth Ghost using such a spell, they immediately changed targets.

"Wahaha, White Ghost, take my spear!" Zhang Hei charged into the sky, thrusting his spear at Sky Frost with murderous intent.

Sky Frost, eyes tightly shut, maintained his spiritual sense.

Just as the Black Snake Spear was about to touch the White Ghost's head, the latter suddenly reached out.

Clang!

Sky Frost's hands directly blocked the powerfully heavy Black Snake Spear, emitting a crisp metallic sound.

Spell—Nine Nether Cold Soul Claws!

Sky Frost's fingers condensed mysterious ice, forming heavy claw-like gauntlets.

The gauntlets sealed numerous ice souls; each swing could bring forth icy winds. Within the winds, countless pained faces of ice souls appeared, wailing mournfully, greatly interfering with spiritual sense.

The next moment, Sky Frost swung his claws.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Zhang Hei, struck by the fierce cold energy and the ice souls' mournful wails, immediately fell from the sky.

But紧接着, Guan Hong, bolstered by substantial military strength, replaced Zhang Hei to challenge the Sky Ghost.

After Guan Hong, it was Liu Er's turn.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang, having experienced several battles, had developed默契. Relying on this默契, they formed a continuous offensive.

The Sky Ghost was quite狼狈.

Mainly because every time he wanted to counterattack, Buddha thoughts in his spiritual sea would emerge,参与thinking, causing disruption.

This meant that every time he felt murderous intent, there was a hindrance.

Even his thoughts were restricted, let alone activating spells.

The Sky Ghost was forced back by the three generals'强势 pressure.

Seeing this, Earth Ash laughed heartily.

It was the first time he'd seen his best partner in such a狼狈 state.

Hearing Earth Ash's laughter, Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Ning all felt their hearts tighten, simultaneously realizing that their opponent hadn't yet gone all out!

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