Just as everyone thought Xin Ci was defeated, the ice coffin suddenly exploded.
"Bang!"
A scarlet blood light bloomed within the ice coffin, followed by the appearance of a monstrous, ferocious blood-colored phantom with three heads and six arms before everyone's eyes.
This blood-colored phantom was enveloped by a thin, smoke-like blood mist. Its eyes were bloodthirsty, and it exuded an intense aura of malevolence, resembling a demon god from purgatory.
All the disciples from the sacred lands were stunned by the sudden appearance of this blood-colored phantom.
Dugu Yunmeng, who had thought she had won, also faltered slightly.
"How is this possible! She shouldn't be able to break through my Water Form and Supreme Pure Cold Intent!" Dugu Yunmeng's beautiful eyes flickered with disbelief.
Her master, Ling Qinghan, had told her that even a Saint Emperor could not break through the Supreme Pure Cold Intent of the Three Pure Profound Ice Art.
Yet, this woman from the Killing Heart Sacred Court, merely a five-star Celestial Venerable, was unaffected by the Supreme Pure Cold Intent.
The disciples of the sacred lands in the audience felt their hearts pound from the pressure emanating from the Asura Blood God.
"What in the world is that?!"
"Such a terrifying aura, it's like a demon god from hell."
"But this bloody malevolence feels a bit familiar, could this also be Mu Ci's technique?"
"Mu Ci still had such a trump card hidden away!"
...
The disciples of the sacred lands in the audience began to whisper amongst themselves.
Ji Honghao, unable to sit still, stood up and stared at the blood-colored phantom on the Immortal Martial Stage with disbelief.
"This is actually the special divine ability of the sixth layer of the Asura Battle Technique, the Asura Blood God!"
"How is this possible? How did this young girl cultivate the Asura Battle Technique to the sixth layer in such a short time?!"
Hearing Ji Honghao's shocked words, the other Saint Lords also wore expressions of astonishment.
They had not anticipated that Mu Ci of the Killing Heart Sacred Court would possess such extraordinary talent, to have successfully cultivated the sixth layer of the Asura Battle Technique.
Even Gu Lin Yue, who had imparted the complete Asura Battle Technique to Xin Ci, widened her bright eyes slightly.
She had thought that for Xin Ci to reach the fourth layer before the Sacred Land Grand Competition would have been the limit.
But this fellow had seemingly cheated and cultivated directly to the sixth layer!
On the Immortal Martial Stage, the immense blood-colored malevolence emanating from the Asura Blood God made Dugu Yunmeng feel rather troubled.
Her Supreme Pure Cold Intent was unable to freeze it, forcing her to become serious.
Xin Ci emerged from the icy mist, and the Asura Blood God behind her swung its six bloody arms towards Dugu Yunmeng.
Dugu Yunmeng flickered her body, evading the attack. Simultaneously, her Water Form, under her control, transformed into six ice blades, slashing at the Asura Blood God's attacking arms.
However, the Asura Blood God's body flashed with red light, shattering the six sharp ice blades.
Dugu Yunmeng knew the power of this Asura Blood God and had no choice but to unleash her ultimate trump card.
A surge of astonishing cold energy emanated from her body, causing the temperature of the Immortal Martial Stage to plummet once more.
The Water Form flew above Dugu Yunmeng's head, transforming into a beautiful water phoenix.
And with the augmentation of the Three Pure Profound Ice Art, the water phoenix quickly morphed into a nine-tailed ice crystal phoenix.
Three Pure Profound Ice Art, Supreme Pure Ice Feather Phoenix!
As the ice wind erupted, it instantly froze the surrounding air, and an ice storm swept across the Immortal Martial Stage.
Xin Ci also unleashed the first six layers of the Asura Battle Technique to their fullest extent.
The Asura Blood God behind her suddenly blazed with fierce light, malevolence surging, and it let out an enraged roar.
The furious Asura Blood God raised its arm and struck towards the ice crystal phoenix.
Asura Battle Technique, Asura Heartless Palm!
These two astonishing techniques collided, one red and one blue, making a striking spectacle on the Immortal Martial Stage!
Everyone stared intently at the duel between the two on the Immortal Martial Stage.
Both the Three Pure Profound Ice Art and the Asura Battle Technique were top-tier supreme true meanings, with comparable power.
However, Xin Ci had the aid of two divine-level techniques, her internal true essence far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators, and her true essence recovery speed was considerably faster than Dugu Yunmeng's.
Dugu Yunmeng's Supreme Pure Ice Feather Phoenix, in the face of the Asura Heartless Palm, lasted less than ten breaths before being shattered, turning into countless fine ice shards that vanished into the air.
And the blood-mist-shrouded Asura Blood God remained unharmed, looking down at Dugu Yunmeng from mid-air.
Just as Xin Ci was about to launch her next attack, Dugu Yunmeng spoke first, "I concede!"
The Supreme Pure Ice Feather Phoenix was already her final trump card.
At this moment, Dugu Yunmeng had no other means to deal with the Asura Blood God, and further combat would undoubtedly lead to her defeat.
With Dugu Yunmeng's voluntary concession, the Asura Blood God behind Xin Ci also dissipated.
"Thank you for the match!" Xin Ci put away her Profound Sun Sword and said with a faint smile.
"Next time, I will not lose to you again," Dugu Yunmeng said coldly.
With that, she leaped and flew off the Immortal Martial Stage.
The outcome of this match surprised everyone.
The strength displayed by Xin Ci was enough to make anyone take notice.
Ji Honghao smiled with particular satisfaction, Xin Ci had given him too many surprises.
As the Saint Lord of the Killing Heart Sacred Court, he couldn't help but want to take Xin Ci as his disciple.
Unfortunately, this outstanding disciple had already been taken by Gu Lin Yue of the Asura Hall.
But regardless, Xin Ci had brought honor and respect to the Killing Heart Sacred Court in this Sacred Land Grand Competition.
Descending from the Immortal Martial Stage and returning to the Killing Heart Sacred Court's team, Xin Ci noticed that Li Fulan appeared somewhat uneasy, even timidly stepping back a few paces.
Li Fulong, seeing his sister's thoughts, smiled and exposed her, "Little sister, why are you afraid? Mu Ci is a disciple of the Killing Heart Sacred Court just like us, would she bully you?"
"Who... who's afraid of her?!" Li Fulan retorted stubbornly when her thoughts were revealed.
But her guilty and slightly stammering demeanor clearly indicated she was trying to cover her nervousness.
Then she mumbled in a small voice, "If I had known this guy was this strong, I wouldn't have been so impolite to her earlier..."
Xin Ci smiled slightly and said nothing.
This girl finally knew fear.
However, she didn't dwell on Li Fulan, instead turning her gaze to the next match on the Immortal Martial Stage.
After all, the next match was between Li Jianxing and Changyang Gushuo.
Xin Ci wanted to see how powerful her Senior Brother Li had become after all these years, and to witness the strength of Changyang Gushuo, who was hailed as the top prodigy.
"Li Jianxing of the Burial Sword Pavilion versus Changyang Gushuo of the Divine Firmament Palace!"
Upon hearing this news, Wan Guimang, the Saint Lord of the Divine Firmament Palace, narrowed his eyes and said to Ji Juekong, the Saint Lord of the Burial Sword Pavilion, "Saint Lord Ji, it seems your disciple from the Burial Sword Pavilion will stop here."
"Is that so? Saint Lord Wan should worry about Changyang Gushuo. I believe today will be the first defeat for this top prodigy," Ji Juekong replied indifferently, giving Wan Guimang a cool glance.
Both of these Saint Lords were full of confidence in their respective disciples.
However, in the eyes of most disciples of the sacred lands, Changyang Gushuo had a greater chance of winning.