A massive ice orb, laden with biting cold, descended upon the ground, causing the bricks and tiles of the orphanage to frost over and shatter. Su Yao poured all her spiritual power into the Azure Heaven Sword; the blade erupted with brilliant cyan light, merging with the power of the Cyan Jade Pendant to form a dazzling shield of light. However, the pressure from the ice orb was overwhelming. Cracks spider-webbed across the surface of the shield, and Zhao Ya could even see Su Yao’s face turning pale from the overexertion of her spiritual energy.
"We can't keep this up!" Lin Yu shouted. Stepping onto the White Tiger Phantom, he charged toward the ice orb, his short sword carving out a deep blue arc of light in an attempt to shatter the icy wall. But runes on the surface of the orb flickered, reflecting all his attacks back at him. The white-robed woman stood atop the ice orb, her long hair whipped by the freezing wind. The frost on her face was just as piercing as the hatred in her eyes: "Do you truly think unity can defy fate? When the Immortal and Demon realms joined forces to annihilate the Ice Clan, who came to save us then?"
Her words exploded in everyone’s ears like a thunderclap. Su Yao’s hand, gripping the Azure Heaven Sword, trembled slightly as memories suddenly surged—in the remnants of her mother’s dreams, she had seen a towering palace covered in endless snow, and ice crystals soaked in blood. "Are you a survivor of the Ice Clan?" Su Yao asked, gasping for breat…
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