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Holding the crystal vial, Song You murmured to himself, “Beyond Mount Tian, there lies another Mount Tian, divine glacial lake, imbued with millennia of chilling ice spiritual resonance…”
The icy qi and spiritual resonance sealed within this crystal vial were truly extraordinary. Compared to the True Fire spiritual resonance at the mouth of Flame Mountain wielded by Flaming Sun True Lord, it was not inferior. In fact, it surpassed Song You’s own fire techniques.
Though this chill had been borrowed by that pot-bellied monk—perhaps for the purpose of collecting rare treasures—when he unleashed it, Song You had been caught off guard.
But even if he had been fully prepared, using only fire-based techniques alone would not have been enough to resist it. Even if Flaming Sun True Lord had come in person, he would have struggled to suppress it immediately. The only way to overcome it would have been through attrition, exhausting the vial’s supply of icy qi until it was spent.
Fortunately, the myriad techniques of this world are endlessly varied and marvelously profound. One need not always meet force with force in a clash of magic. Sometimes, a clever detour, a subtle trick, or an approach that targets a weakness can suffice. Even the most formidable power can be undone by a seemingly insignificant method.
Just like what Song You had done earlier.
With nothing more than a simple illusion and a decoy, he had fooled the inexperienced great demon of the Western Regions and tricked him into expending the vial’s icy qi entirely.
Still, the crystal vial wasn’t without...
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