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"Lingxi, you need to do better. There's no way you can make me feel even a hint of pressure if you don't get serious," Wang Ming said with a smirk.

"Fine," Bai Lingxi muttered.

" Ice Maker and Manipulation," Bai Lingxi said as the temperature dropped rapidly.

"Ice Storm," Bai Lingxi said as the sky darkened once more. However, this time, instead of lightning, the surroundings grew colder, causing everyone in the crowd to start shivering.

"Why is the sky darkening again?" someone in the crowd asked.

"Could it be Disciple Min Li?" another person speculated.

"Idiot, she's already eliminated! How could she possibly do this?" a disciple retorted.

"Yeah, and instead of lightning, the temperature is dropping. Damn, I'm already freezing!" another disciple exclaimed as he pulled a thicker robe from his storage space and wrapped it over his uniform.

"It's got to be Disciple Bai Lingxi," a female disciple said as she looked at Bai Lingxi, watching as ice began to form around her.

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Min Li looked at the darkening sky with wide eyes. For a moment, she thought Bai Lingxi was using the same technique as her, but she quickly shook her head when ice began to form around her, spreading and covering the entire stage in frost.

"Damn, she didn't go all out with me," Min Li said in a frustrated tone. This was the first time someone outside of the Eight Families had looked down on her. Her body began to shiver as she instinctively created distance, realizing she was too close to the source of the cold. She thought to herself that if she stayed any longer, she'd be turned into an ice popsicle.

"Snow…" Min Li muttered as she watched snowflakes starting to fall from the sky. Soon, they were accompanied by strong winds that grew into a raging blizzard.

"This level of control over an element... Does she also have some kind of bloodline? But what was that dark aura?" Min Li muttered, narrowing her eyes at Bai Lingxi. She wondered if Bai Lingxi had a bloodline similar to hers. Such mastery and strength over an element like ice could only be possible with some kind of unique bloodline or Physique.

At the same time, Min Li couldn't help but question the black aura she had seen earlier. Bai Lingxi wasn't using it now, which frustrated her even more. It became clear that Bai Lingxi had held back far more than Min Li had imagined during their fight.

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Wang Ming watched as Bai Lingxi unleashed a snowstorm upon him, unable to stop himself from shivering in the freezing cold.

She raised her hand, directing the raging winds and snow straight at Wang Ming. The powerful gusts slammed into him, and if he weren't strong enough, he would have been blown away by the sheer pressure of the winds.

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Wang Ming's body began to freeze as a thin layer of frost formed over him. Slowly, the frost started to spread upward until his entire body was encased in a thick layer of ice, trapping him completely.

"This… did he lose?" a male disciple exclaimed, rubbing his eyes in disbelief as he watched Wang Ming encased in ice.

"I'm not sure," his friend beside him said with uncertainty.

"Hahaha, he deserved it!" another disciple laughed. However, before he could finish his sentence, the ice shattered, and Wang Ming emerged completely unharmed.

"Hah, such a lame attack is useless on me," Wang Ming teased Bai Lingxi, causing veins to pop on her forehead.

"Tch," Bai Lingxi clicked her tongue in annoyance as she watched Wang Ming effortlessly break free from the ice. Of course, she knew that attack wasn't enough, but it still irritated her.

"Try this," Bai Lingxi said, bringing out her bow and pointing it toward the sky. This time, the arrow she drew was made of crystal-clear ice.

"Ice Maker and Manipulation: Icicle Fist Rain," Bai Lingxi muttered before releasing the arrow from her bow. Under everyone's astonished eyes, the arrow transformed into a large fist of ice as it traveled upward and vanished into the clouds. Moments later, hundreds of ice fists as the same size of human fists began raining down from the sky.

"I need to dodge this," Wang Ming muttered. Instead of attacking, he used the footwork from his Flickering Strikes Sword Art to evade the incoming ice fists. Something about this attack felt unusual, and he wanted to observe its effects. This was the first time he had seen her use such a technique.

Boom Boom

Wang Ming dodged the first attack, his eyes widening as he saw a small hill of ice form at the spot where the fist had landed. He had no time to think, as the next fist was about to hit, forcing him to dodge again. He continued evading as more small ice hills began to pop up around him. Soon, he found himself with no space left to dodge the incoming fists.

"Clever, but not enough," Wang Ming muttered. This time, instead of dodging, he used his sword to crush the ice fists charging toward him.

While he was focused on destroying the smaller fists, he didn't notice a massive ice fist hurtling toward him from behind. It slammed into his back, and he winced in pain.

"Ugh," Wang Ming groaned as the force of the hit sent him flying off the stage. However, he managed to stop himself just in time.

Looking up, he saw Bai Lingxi with her bow still aimed at him, the smile fading from her face as her sneak attack failed.

"In the back? Really?" Wang Ming asked, irritation clear in his voice.

"Huh, can you blame me? You're too strong," Bai Lingxi replied, shrugging her shoulders.

"I'll go all out now," she said seriously as the dark aura, which she hadn't used until now, began to envelop her body once more.

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Min Li watched with her mouth agape as ice fists rained down on Wang Ming. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw small hills of ice forming all over the stage.

"Hiss… I'm glad she didn't go all out on me," Min Li muttered, feeling a cold sweat drip down her back. She watched Bai Lingxi seize the opportunity to launch another arrow, which transformed into a massive ice fist while Wang Ming was busy destroying the smaller ones. She watched as it struck Wang Ming in the back, sending him flying.

"That aura…" Min Li's nerves tensed when she saw the black aura begin to envelop Bai Lingxi's body again.

"Primordial…" she heard Bai Lingxi whisper faintly.