Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 553: Overestimating Oneself, Underestimating Ao Yu!

Chapter 553: Chapter 553: Overestimating Oneself, Underestimating Ao Yu!

A few moments later, Lu Chen had already appeared not far from Ao Yu.

Next to Ao Yu lay the Xuanming Ice Snake, which was at its last gasp.

Its entire body’s ice scales were shattered, revealing its true form.

This confirmed his previous guess: the ice scales were one of the demon arts used by the Xuanming Ice Snake for protection.

Perhaps sensing Lu Chen’s gaze, or maybe detecting the presence of Ice Spiritual Power on him, the Xuanming Ice Snake struggled to open its eyes.

Within its vertical pupils was a desolation like death, yet tinged with a hint of pleading.

Lu Chen understood.

The Xuanming Ice Snake was begging him not to harm the young snake.

If possible...

...to let the young snake grow up safely.

All at once, any hostility and guardedness that Lu Chen had felt towards the Xuanming Ice Snake disappeared without a trace.

Viewing things from the Xuanming Ice Snake’s perspective, all its actions had been for the sake of its offspring’s growth.

If put in human terms, this would be known as "a parent’s love"!

Even a tiger would not eat its own offspring, let alone an intelligent demon beast?

Moreover, the intelligence of the Xuanming Ice Snake was by no means low, it simply lacked the ability to speak human language.

Lu Chen was reminded of his own father, Lu Tianren, as well as his mother, Li Qingyao.

During the battle with Xuanji Sect Master, if not for Li Qingyao rushing to his aid, he would have likely died within the flawed Five Elements formation!

Subsequently, he learned that every time Li Qingyao came to his rescue, Lu Tianren suffered immense pain!

He had never personally experienced the agony of being consumed by the Bloodthirsty Demonic Insects, but every extraction of Resentful Heaven Blood caused him heart-wrenching pain.

The first time, Lu Tianren had to endure thousands upon thousands of Bloodthirsty Demonic Insects...

Gazing at the Xuanming Ice Snake, he nodded solemnly.

Gratitude filled those vertical pupils, and then the pupils began to dissipate.

It was at this moment.

An unexpected change occurred in Ao Yu!

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked in Lu Chen’s direction!

Immediately after, he swallowed the Ice Spirit Pearl whole into his stomach!

"You actually managed to survive and return? It seems, then, that Nian Ciyun perished by your hand!"

Ao Yu’s eyes shone, and with the Ice Spirit Pearl inside him, he could sense the movements within the snowy winds, using the Ice Spiritual Power to perceive Lu Chen’s location.

"Yes, Nian Ciyun is dead."

Lu Chen steadied himself, positioned the Heavenly Inquiry Spear across his body, and without a word, thrust out fiercely!

"Spear Strikes Like a Dragon!"

In the next moment, the Ice Spiritual Power from his entire Dantian surged into the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, turning into an ice dragon. It let out a howl like the snowy wind on icy ground and charged toward Ao Yu!

"Huh? You... can use Ice Spiritual Power too? And there’s even a sense of familiarity?"

Ao Yu was greatly shocked but soon understood that Lu Chen must have fused with his Taoist Body!

Although he didn’t know how his Taoist Body was taken, there was no use in asking more questions now!

"In this domain of ice, with my Mysterious Ice Dao Body and the Ice Spirit Pearl... in the secret realm, no one is my match! Not even Kong Wu of the Haotian Sect with his unblemished body!"

As Ao Yu spoke, he struck out with his palm at the roaring ice dragon!

"Extreme Ice Palm!"

A larger and more solid palm of ice force appeared out of thin air in front of him, emitting a faint cold light, confronting the ice dragon!

Boom!

This time, instead of choosing to break the dragon’s neck to save his Taoist essence like before, Ao Yu...

...smashed the ice dragon conjured by Lu Chen with the sheer superiority of his power!

The momentum of the Extreme Ice Palm didn’t diminish at all and, without losing much of its ice force, it pressed down on Lu Chen like a small mountain!

"So powerful!"

Lu Chen was shocked and hastily retracted the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, holding it horizontally in front of him with both hands tightly gripping it, and then he forcefully pulled upward!

"Strength that Pulls Rivers and Mountains!"

The Extreme Ice Palm, like a Five Finger Mountain, crashed down mightily!

Boom!

The ground shook; the ice layer beneath Lu Chen’s feet, which must have been forming for countless years, collapsed immediately!

The enormous rebounding force also caused Lu Chen’s chest and abdomen to tremble, and with a sweet taste in his throat, he spit out a jet of blood!

The blood turned to ice upon contact with the wind!

"Hahaha! Boy, I admit you’re strong, but you came to the wrong place and picked the wrong opponent! In this land of ice, I, Ao Yu, am invincible!"

Seeing Lu Chen struggling to stand firm, barely having any power to fight back, Ao Yu laughed boisterously, slowly walking through the snowstorm towards him!

Lu Chen had overestimated himself and underestimated Ao Yu!

He had seen the situation clearly; if he wanted to escape from this place alive, there was only one way!

To awaken the Spiritual Fire and melt the Extreme Ice Palm!

But the problem was, after dissolving it, where to go from there?

Just as Lu Chen was indecisive, a surge of demonic power leapt out from within the snowstorm!

It was the Xuanming Ice Snake!