Elder Ming lost his reasoning as he pounced towards the direction of Jiu Shen and Ice. He raised his fist that carried pulsating dark energy, causing a violent fluctuation around his figure.

Everything happened in an instant, and everyone on the battlefield was not even able to see how Elder Ming moved. In their eyes, it looked as if he had suddenly turned into a blur or a shadow that traveled like a phantom!

Suddenly, the air turned still as if time seemed to have slowed down. Even Elder Ming who was the embodiment of speed appeared to be in slow-motion. The leaves that were brought upon by the fierce wind can be seen moving ever so slowly.

At this sudden change in the speed of time, the only ones who remained unaffected are Jiu Shen and the little girl in his arms.

"Go on. Make that you will destroy his Immortal Soul." Jiu Shen patted the little girl's head with a warm gaze.

Once an expert survives their tribulation lightning, they would then gain an Immortal Soul. With this Immortal Soul, even if their physical bodies were destroyed, they could still manage to live, but they have to find a suitable physical body within ten years or their Immortal Soul would slowly dissipate.

Ice closed her eyes as she enjoyed Jiu Shen's gentle touch. She then replied in a small voice. "Mn."

After hearing her reply, Jiu Shen released the little girl from his embrace. The latter swiftly jumped and hovered through the skies like a small fairy.

"Stinky human, retract your power. I want to defeat this old man with my own skill. Meow!" Ice said as she stared fixedly at Elder Ming. The latter's expression was still warped with madness and he seemed to be oblivious that he was already affected by Jiu Shen's power.

Jiu Shen's lips curved slightly upon hearing the little girl's words. He then snapped his fingers nonchalantly.

Snap.

The speed of time went back to normal.

Roaarr!!!

Elder Ming's enraged roar reverberated like the crackling of thunder and the pulsating dark energy in his fist inflated as emitted a dangerous sensation.

Huh?

She's flying?

Elder Ming was surprised at the sudden turn of events.

Just a few milliseconds ago, he was certain that this little girl was still in Jiu Shen's embrace, so how did she suddenly appear in front of him?

Elder Ming felt that something was wrong with this little girl, but it was already too late for him to realize that. He released the dark energy in his fist towards the hovering little girl.

Facing this attack, Ice abruptly morphed and turned into a huge creature that emitted unprecedented coldness and power.

Long and silky white fur, a pair of angelic wings, and two icy blue eyes...

She turned into a white tiger with long snow-white fur!

The deep and immeasurable aura of a god beast progeny unconsciously gushed out of her body, sending chills to the onlooking crowd. Even Elder Ming who was about to attack her almost paused in midair when he saw her sudden transformation.

Hmph!

Ice snorted and raised her large claws to block Elder Ming's outstretched arms.

Baaaanggg!

Dark element and ice element clashed, creating an explosion of two different shades that painted the sky with black and crystal-blue color.

A few experts who were near the epicenter of the clash were thrown far away due to the violent gusts of wind that followed.

Screams of terror and fear echoed about as everyone witnessed this absurd scene.

How could a fight between two individuals create such an effect? It was too unbelievable and everyone thought that they were dreaming.

In fact, if not for Jiu Shen secretly putting up a barrier within the battlefield, a quarter of Beltran City would have been toppled down during that exchange!

It must be noted that this was merely a single exchange between two experts at the Nascent God Realm and both individuals did not even use their strongest skills! So what would happen to Beltran City if they used all of their power?

That was how strong experts at the Nascent God Realm were!

Jiu Shen cast a protective barrier on the emperor's people to prevent them from dying needlessly. Even a 9th-rank Saint would be slightly injured when facing the after-effects of a Nascent God Realm expert's power.

Emperor Elyk and his father stared at the scene above the sky with utter stupefaction. They couldn't describe with words what they were feeling at this moment.

"Is this the power of someone at the Nascent God Realm?" Emperor Elyk asked with a blank look. Although he had already seen the power of Jiu Shen, it was not as eye-catching as the scene in front of him. He could feel his wildly beating heart had almost jumped out of his chest.

Standing beside him, his father shook his head lightly. "Can't you sense something within our bodies?"

Emperor Elyk furrowed his eyebrows and confusedly checked his body.

Hm? This energy...

He belatedly discovered that a warm energy was covering his whole body like a protective chasm. "This... This is..."

"Someone protected us from getting injured." The old man said as he glanced at the man who was still seated calmly in a chair. He didn't know why, but he was certain that this had something to do with this man...

"Then that means..." Emperor Elyk was still shocked by this.

"Look at them." The old man pointed at Xue Yangkai and the others from the Xue Family and the Undying Corpse Sect. Their current state was terrible, and they looked like they had experienced a great storm.

Xue Yangkai and Xue Yangkun were protected by their corpse puppets, so they looked much better than the rest of their group.

Emperor Elyk was stunned and he could not help but gasp in surprise. "This is the effect of the clash between two experts at the Nascent God Realm? Terrifying!" He uttered.

Up above the skies, Elder Ming retracted his aching fist. He could see a hint of redness in his knuckles.

"A savage beast that had transcended mortality!? Are you someone from the Divine Beast Continent!?" Elder Ming glared at the huge flying tiger in front of him.

The aura emitted by this winged white tiger was so immense that he felt as if he was slightly subdued. This made Elder Ming frown as wariness crept in his heart.