Chapter 236: Chapter 235: Ice Empress Strikes, Overwhelming Strength
What a show!
Qian Ran's audacity left everyone in awe.
But now, Ma Xiaotao and the others were deeply worried for his safety. Even with Elder Xuan present, they doubted Dai Hao would let Qian Ran walk away unscathed.
"Pfft!"
Dai Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, his face livid with rage.
"Father!" Dai Yueheng called out in alarm.
Through countless battles and political turmoil, no enemy general had ever managed to fluster the White Tiger Duke. Yet this audacious youth had provoked him to the point of vomiting blood!
Dai Yueheng regretted ever provoking Qian Ran. If he'd known this would happen, he would never have tried to stand up for his brother. Now the family's scandal was exposed, leaving him humiliated.
Even Ma Xiaotao, Gongyang Mo, and other familiar faces from the inner court looked at him with contempt.
He had brought this on himself.
"You brat! You court death!"
Enraged, Dai Hao could no longer contain himself. His aura erupted violently as he released his martial soul, his fury making his soul power surge chaotically.
At this moment, there was only one thought in Dai Hao's mind: kill Qian Ran.
Not just because of Zhu Lu, but because Qian Ran knew too much. Who knew what other secrets he might reveal?
The terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo-level soul master bore down on everyone present, making their faces pale.
Dai Hao, also known as the White Tiger Douluo, was a Rank 94 Titled Douluo.
Elder Xuan tensed, preparing to intervene, when a new and even more formidable aura descended upon the scene.
"Is this the force backing Qian Ran?" Elder Xuan's eyes sharpened as he gazed into the distance.
The dark night was suddenly illuminated by a radiant green glow, spreading across the sky like an enormous emerald canopy.
The chilling aura that followed was far more intense than the cold of Qian Ran's Eternal Freeze Domain. It wasn't just the temperature—it was the oppressive presence of absolute control over ice itself.
"You dare lay a finger on him? Try it and see!"
The voice was crisp yet laced with a terrifying killing intent.
With the voice came snow, heavy and relentless, blanketing the ground in mere moments.
"Super Douluo! And an ultimate element at that!" Elder Xuan's voice trembled in awe.
This was no ordinary power. The sheer might of the ice element alone made this figure stronger than most at the same rank.
The source of the voice stepped forward: a stunningly beautiful woman in a flowing white dress, her aura regal and frigid. The Ice Empress.
"Bing Bing?"
Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao stared in disbelief.
Wasn't this the same petite and adorable girl they had been chatting with daily?
"Damn it!" Dai Hao roared, his attack speeding up as he unleashed a full-force punch at Qian Ran.
But the Ice Empress moved even faster. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Qian Ran, shielding him as she met Dai Hao's strike with her own.
Boom!
Dai Hao's figure was sent flying like a rag doll, crashing into the ground hundreds of meters away.
"She's too strong!"
The onlookers were dumbfounded.
Dai Hao, the famous White Tiger Duke, a powerhouse even among Titled Douluo, had been effortlessly repelled.
The Ice Empress' terrifying aura grew as she took a step forward.
Her icy domain expanded outward, freezing everything in its path. The ground was soon covered in a thick layer of ice, and Dai Hao's elite White Tiger Guards—all Soul Emperors or higher—were instantly turned into lifeless ice sculptures.
Even Elder Xuan was shaken.
This was the power of ultimate ice.
If the Ice Empress unleashed a domain-level soul skill, it could freeze an entire battlefield.
The crowd's attention shifted to the Ice Empress' soul rings: two yellow, two purple, one black, and four blood-red rings!
Such a soul ring configuration was so rare it left everyone present breathless.
The Ice Empress' frigid aura weighed heavily on Dai Hao, freezing not only his movements but also his very will.
"You... Who are you?" Dai Hao's voice quivered.
"The one who decides whether you live or die."
The Ice Empress' cold tone was laced with disdain.