As Spindle Palm Monarch Wang Wook and Beigong Xue advanced, members of the Beihai Ice Palace stepped back, creating space for their duel. Standing eye to eye with Beigong Xue, Wang Wook sensed an unusual aura and furrowed his brow. Until recently, Beigong Xue's energy had been obscured by the twelve Beihai Glacier Zombies' aura.0

Now, facing her directly, he realized it was no ordinary energy—it resonated at least at the Absolute Realm.0

Wang Wook couldn't grasp it. When Beigong Xue fled from the Beihai Ice Palace, her martial prowess was clearly at the Upper Peak Realm. Yet, in just a few months, she had ascended to the Absolute Realm. He was certain she must have undergone a miraculous enlightenment.0

"It seems you stumbled upon some miraculous enlightenment. Is that why you're being presumptuous?" Wang Wook inquired.0

"You'll soon discover if I'm presumptuous or not," Beigong Xue replied briefly.0

Beigong Xue unsheathed the Beihai Divine Ice Sword, signaling an end to the conversation. With the sword's release, a chilling wave filled the surroundings,...2