Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy in the World of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 408: 408: I Demand a Timeout

Chapter 408: Chapter 408: I Demand a Timeout

The anticipated face-slapping scene did not occur.

As the golden shimmering fist approached Ming Aoshuang, the motion suddenly slowed down, the punching speed became slower and slower, and finally, the fist was completely frozen when it was less than half a foot from Ming Aoshuang’s face.

Just like the Green Frost Sword, Ming Aoshuang’s body also generated a low-temperature space around it, with the ground under her feet frozen with a thick layer of ice, and the air filled with chilling Innate True Qi.

The golden shimmer could not dispel the influence of this chilling True Qi and was immediately frozen upon close contact.

Fang Zhou was taken aback at this sight but didn’t dare infuse Innate True Qi into the golden shimmer because his True Qi was limited and had to be used sparingly without waste.

Ming Aoshuang also noticed the substitute’s attack and smirked coldly, “A petty trick!”

“It’s over!”

With Ming Aoshuang’s voice, the Green Frost Sword abruptly freed itself from Fang Zhou’s disturbance, piercing into the center of the sword circle.

The sword circle was instantly frozen by the extreme cold of the Green Frost Sword and then scattered by the cold wind.

The Green Frost Sword, wrapped in cold wind, shot toward Fang Zhou.

“Sky Shattering Sword!”

The scattered Xuanyuan Sword turned into sixty-four golden sword lights, shooting back and continuously bombarding the Green Frost Sword.

Simultaneously, the frozen golden shimmer was summoned back by Fang Zhou, aiming a punch at the Green Frost Sword.

Fang Zhou himself also activated Vast Yang Qi and Ripple Divine Skill, striking out with a golden ripple, the scorching golden light temporarily dispelling the surrounding extreme cold.

All attacks were almost simultaneously launched at the Green Frost Sword.

A burst of clattering metal sounded, and the Green Frost Sword endured sixty-four strikes of the Xuanyuan Sword until it was finally punched away by the golden shimmer with a loud bang.

The Green Frost Sword flew back to Ming Aoshuang’s front, the extreme cold enveloping it anew.

Ming Aoshuang and the onlooking Xiao Yin were both quite surprised, not expecting Fang Zhou to actually fend off the Green Frost Sword’s attack.

The man’s strength indeed exceeded their expectations.

However, Ming Aoshuang hadn’t yet exerted her full strength, but was merely being slightly serious, whereas Fang Zhou had visibly exhausted much of his Innate True Qi, clearly no match for Ming Aoshuang.

Fang Zhou’s performance was already remarkable, as many in the Innate Realm wouldn’t survive a single move before Ming Aoshuang.

This degree was just about right, Xiao Yin was about to shout ‘passed the assessment’, but was intercepted by Ming Aoshuang.

“Not enough!”

Ming Aoshuang said coldly, that such a degree is not sufficient, she hadn’t yet given Fang Zhou a profound lesson, making him pay for his strange yin-yang demeanor.

Without waiting for Xiao Yin to object, Ming Aoshuang already reached out to grip the Green Frost Sword hovering before her and swiftly swung forward.

Centring around Ming Aoshuang, a startlingly low temperature spread out like the shockwave from an explosion, expanding outward at an incomparable speed.

The ground instantaneously formed a thick layer of ice, rapidly extending outward, freezing all the grass, stones, and soil along the way into ice.

The low temperature seemed to distort light and time, turning the surrounding scenery dim, with the moisture in the air freezing into frosty dust.

In an instant, the area within a thousand-meter radius became a low-temperature space, and snowflakes incessantly fell to the ground from the air.

Though it’s winter, located in the southern Cloud Sea Mountains does not snow, yet Ming Aoshuang’s move seemed to bring the snow scene from north to south, altering the climate of a small area with her own power.

Holding the Green Frost Sword, standing amidst the frost, Ming Aoshuang appeared like a goddess ruling over ice and snow, cold and magnificent beyond compare.

Fang Zhou gasped deeply – no, it was not just a gasp, but a gulp of super chilled air that nearly froze his internal organs.

In the low-temperature space created by Ming Aoshuang, Fang Zhou was almost frozen stiff, with his limbs becoming noticeably sluggish, and his clothes frozen into a solid mass.

Fang Zhou had no choice but to hold his breath, lest the cold air entered his body with his breath, injuring his internals, while desperately circulating his Innate True Qi to dispel the cold using the Yin Yang Balance attribute.

Even so, Fang Zhou’s internal Innate True Qi was depleting rapidly, let alone fighting; even if he remained motionless, his True Qi would be exhausted in less than half an hour.

Even with sufficient True Qi, in such a terrifying cold, Fang Zhou wouldn’t be able to fight smoothly, and even the Xuanyuan Sword was listless, wobbling beside him.

Ming Aoshuang, on the other hand, after creating this small zone of altered climate, her True Qi remained as deep as the sea, her demeanor was easy and calm, totally at ease.

This low-temperature space almost froze space and time, giving Ming Aoshuang absolute advantage within, and enemies with similar strength dared not engage her here, let alone Fang Zhou, who had recently risen to Innate.

“It’s over, disband your ridiculous association!”

Ming Aoshuang raised her Green Frost Sword, aiming at the almost frozen Fang Zhou.

“Wait a minute!”

Fang Zhou suddenly shouted, “I request a halftime break!”

“Hmph, the dying struggle!”

Ming Aoshuang had no intention of heeding Fang Zhou, the blade of the Green Frost Sword already glowing a faint blue light.

Fang Zhou hurriedly looked at Xiao Yin, “Hey, Taoist Xiao, help pause for a moment, I need to use the restroom; it’s unreasonable to hold it during an assessment, too inhumane.”

Xiao Yin: (〃°ー°)

Ming Aoshuang: (*￣︿￣)

Xiao Yin, laughing and crying, “How long do you need to pause?”

Fang Zhou calculated the time, “Give me half an hour, I’ll be right back, if late I concede defeat!”

Xiao Yin could only say to Ming Aoshuang, “Aoshuang, let’s take a break.”

Though pausing an assessment is unprecedented, Fang Zhou’s demeanor was already good enough, it was Ming Aoshuang who insisted on continuing, so a pause was only fair.

Ming Aoshuang snorted coldly, putting down the Green Frost Sword, tacitly agreeing.

Fang Zhou waved to Xiao Yin, “Thanks, I’ll treat you to tea later!”

With that, Fang Zhou promptly turned and left, quickly disappearing from Xiao Yin and Ming Aoshuang’s sight.

Despite having not used a Sword Slash, evidently using it wouldn’t change the outcome, it would only deplete the remaining Innate True Qi.

Thus Fang Zhou had to figure out another way.

Soon after Fang Zhou left, in Ming Aoshuang’s perception, his presence suddenly vanished.

Ming Aoshuang frowned slightly, “Could that guy have fled?”

Xiao Yin shook his head and laughed, “Then you win.”

Ming Aoshuang remained silent, the outcome was obvious, her main aim was to give Fang Zhou a profound lesson, and if he fled, that goal couldn’t be achieved.

Xiao Yin also sensed Fang Zhou’s absence, and although quite sure Fang Zhou wouldn’t flee, his impression of him worsened significantly.

If Fang Zhou simply conceded defeat, Xiao Yin might have thought more highly of him, but instead, Fang Zhou chose to procrastinate in such a tedious manner, as if an enemy in battle would grant him a pause opportunity?

Moreover, delaying time made no sense, the gap between him and Ming Aoshuang was too vast, not something strategy could reconcile.