Chapter 39: Mysterious Ice Aura

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  "Xiao Jifei is out alone! Are you sure you didn't see Xiang Huang when you came out?" Xiao Ding asked.

  "I'm sure of it! Hmph, since he didn't come out, he must have died inside. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been unable to sense his fluctuations when I came out!" Xiao Jihans face showed an unmistakable excitement as he said this.

  Although Xiao Jihan really wanted to, in front of everyone, relying on his seventh-grade martial artist cultivation, he would brutally trample Chen Huan into a meat paste. But it was also not bad that Chen Huan could die like this in the Yuanshen Cave. After all, although Chen Huan's cultivation was not as good as his, for some reason, he made Xiao Jihan feel a hint of fear from deep within his heart, especially this time in the Yuanshen Cave...

  Just as Xiao Ding and Xiao Lao were at a loss for what to do, Xiao Gang and the others also furrowed their brows, considering whether Xiao Jihans words were true or false. All the Xiao family disciples in the martial arts arena held their breath, their hearts also filled with fear. At this time, a voice suddenly drifted out from the entrance of the Yuanling Cave.

  "Xiao Jihuan, you're probably going to be disappointed. If you don't die, how can I?"

  The voice was not loud, but faint, yet filled with a boundless coldness and an innate loneliness that drifted into everyone's ears.

  To everyone's surprise, the entrance of the Yuanling Cave did not have any energy fluctuations, but a slightly thin and tall figure emerged from the cave with an air of leisurely strolling through a courtyard.

  No chill in the air, no yuan force wrapped around, and no being ejected out.

  He walked step by step to the front of Xiao Lao and Xiao Ding, under the gaze of the crowd. Only his pitch-black eyes contained a hint of light that seemed to be hiding and revealing itself at the same time. Anyone who saw his eyes for an instant felt as if they had fallen into another world...

  That world is filled with endless ice and snow storms!

  "Stinky brat..."

  Xiao Lao's deeply furrowed white eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and he wondered who the visitor was if it wasn't Chen Huan. Sensing the completely retracted aura on Chen Huan's body, Xiao Lao was shocked in his heart, and his old and ordinary face couldn't hide his inner joy, shock, and excitement. His voice trembled slightly as he called out to Chen Huan.

  "How... is this possible?" Xiao Ding's body trembled with excitement, his eyes fixed on Chen Huan, filled not only with shock and excitement, but also with boundless envy and jealousy.

  Apart from the two of them, Xiao Gang and the other six elder statesmen, as well as the four guest officials, and all the Xiao family disciples in the martial arts arena, were filled with confusion. They simply couldn't understand why Elder Xiao and the master of the house were so shocked by Chen Huan's appearance. The aura on Chen Huan was not even comparable to that of Xiao Jihuan. They were only bewildered and shocked that Chen Huan had walked out of the Yuanling Cave without causing any disturbance, and how he had done it so easily.

  "You..."

  Xiao Jihan saw Chen Huan walk out miraculously, especially when he saw Chen Huan's eyes, his voice trembled instantly. It was a fear that Chen Huan's successive shocks brought to him involuntarily, a deep-seated fear from the bottom of his heart. But immediately, this fear was forcibly suppressed by Xiao Jihan, who shouted almost furiously: "I am already a 7th-grade martial artist, a 7th-grade martial artist! Are you still not convinced?"

  "Afraid of me? Hehe... Did I say you're afraid of me? Oh... I see, so you're really afraid of me, afraid to the point of talking to yourself. Is being afraid useful? You'll probably only live until the Yunzhou Martial Arts Conference... Of course, that's assuming you have the ability to meet me. Otherwise, you can just wait for the Yunzhou Martial Arts Conference to end and let you live a few more days. Eat what you want, play what you want, but learn to cherish your life..."

  What stunned everyone was that Chen Huan's handsome face, at this moment, actually hooked up a faint smile, and the whole person's breath seemed to have changed suddenly, filled with a lazy and charming flavor.

  But those soft and calm words contained a pride and disdain that came from the bones, a disdain for Xiao Jihuan!

  "Cherish life... Ha... Haha...!" Xiao Jihans face, still handsome but slightly distorted with rage, glared at Chen Hao with a menacing gaze and said through gritted teeth: "You're not even qualified! I'll let you know who can laugh in the end! Hmph!"

  ……

  Yuán Líng Dòng, finally came to an end. As for who won or lost in this contest between Xiao Jihàn and Chen Huáng, the vast majority of people found it difficult to judge. After all, both of them emerged at almost the same time. Xiao Jihàn rose against the heavens to become a 7th rank martial artist, while Chen Huáng, despite not displaying any aura when he came out, made people feel that things were not so simple due to the shock on Xiao Lǎo and Xiao Dǐng's faces...

  What level has he actually reached?

  Nobody knows.

  Even the six elders of Xiao Bo and other high-ranking members of the Xiao family did not know.

  But the six elders and others were even clearer that Chen Huan's gains in the Yuanshen Cave far exceeded their imagination. This was because of Xiao Lao and Xiao Ding's shock, and also because after sealing the entrance to the Yuanshen Cave, the two directly took Chen Huan away, not even summoning Xiang Jihai who had just advanced to seventh-grade martial artist!

  ……

  In the inner courtyard of the Xiao family, in a simple and secluded villa, Chen Huan sat in front of Xiao Lao and Xiao Ding. The expression on his face had returned to that of a simple and innocent young man, without any cunning or guile, and even with a hint of foolishness that left Xiao Lao and Xiao Ding helpless.

  "Is that all?" Xiao Lao stared at Chen Huan untrustingly and asked, "First-class is ten taels of gold, first-rate is one tael and a bit more... don't hide anything from me..."

  "Cough, cough... Xiao Lao, master of the house, is that really all? Ah, yes... Xiao Lao, I remember you said that if I could advance to the top 100 in the year-end competition, you would reward me with 100 taels of gold. That hasn't been fulfilled yet... and I've even exceeded my task..."

  What almost made Xiao Lao collapse was that he didn't mention the gold, but as soon as he did, this stinky brat actually brought it up again.

  "Isn't it just a fart's worth of gold? What I've done for you, you little brat, can be measured in gold? You're really disappointing me..." Xiao Lao said with a huff, blowing his mustache and glaring.

  "Cough, cough... Xiang Huang, after the Yunzhou Martial Assembly ends, you'll understand when you return home... Our ancestors, the Xiao family, what we've done for you can't be compared to gold. In short, as long as the Xiao family exists for a day, you won't need to worry about anything, the Xiao family will always be your backing!" Xiang Ding couldn't help but interrupt, his words were extremely resolute.

  "Hmm..." Hearing the two men's conversation, Chen Huan felt a slight surprise in his heart, and at the same time, he was filled with gratitude. Although he still didn't know what Xiao Lao had done, Xiao Ding's words made Chen Huan understand that his family must have already received protection from the Xiao family without him even knowing about it, and it might not be ordinary protection either.

  Chen Hao looked at the two people's expectant eyes, scratched his head a bit awkwardly, and said: "This... level is really just the peak of a second-rate martial artist..."

  "You stinky little brat, confess honestly. Yuanling Cave is a place where no one has ever walked out by themselves..." said Xiao Lao.

  "It's actually nothing much, just gained an understanding of a certain ultimate skill, should be pretty good..."

  "Indeed! Haha... Is it related to the aura of coldness?"

  What surprised Chen was that Xiao Lao and Xiao Ding looked at each other, seemingly extremely excited, especially Xiao Lao, who suddenly seemed to have become many years younger, with a red glow on his old face, asking two questions in a row.

  "Uh. Strictly speaking, it can't be considered a unique skill, but that's how it is..." Chen Hao knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply stopped concealing his secret. As he spoke, he activated the yuan force in his dantian, and suddenly, a pale red yuan force burst out of his palm. What surprised Xiao Lao and Xiao Ding was that within Chen Hao's relatively weak yuan force, there was an energy that seemed to pierce through their bones with coldness. In an instant, the temperature in the entire room plummeted rapidly.

  "Mystic Ice Aura! Indeed, it's Mystic Ice Aura! You're a martial artist... and you've actually mastered the Mystic Ice Aura!" Old Xiao had long suspected this possibility, but now that he saw Chen Huan truly unleash it, he was still shocked beyond words.

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