This was a war of attrition, and the enemy was nothing but an endless stream of ice blade storms. These ice blades, once spent, could re-condense repeatedly. However, the battle arrow rune bullets were consumed directly and could not be recovered. Without a doubt, this was like throwing eternal coins straight into the sea, with no echo whatsoever — an outright loss, a deficit to the extreme.
"Ice Snow Queen, since you desire battle, then I shall grant you war," Yi Tianxing's eyes sharpened as he slowly uttered the words.
"People of Great Yi, heed my command! Your emperor needs your strength to oppose the Ice Snow Queen. Raise your right hands, lend me your power!!" Yi Tianxing took a deep breath and suddenly issued a commanding shout.
Roar!!
As the words fell, above Xuanhuang City in the sea of fortune clouds, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon—normally coiled there—abruptly opened its eyes. It emitted a high-pitched dragon roar, swung its massive body, and vanished from the cloud sea, appearing above the Iron-Blood Great Wall with unbelievable speed, right above Yi Tianxing's head. Then, it pierced straight into Yi Tianxing's body.
At the same time, another mighty dragon roar echoed forth.
The Golden Dragon of Great Yi's fortune manifested outside Yi Tianxing's body, coiling around him, showing its majestic form. With a long, resounding roar, the sound spread throughout the entire Great Yi Empire, reaching every citizen's ears in an instant.
No matter where they were, no matter the place, as long as they were within the borders of the Great Yi Empire, they would hear it. It was as if the roar had directly entered their minds, touching their souls with a strange, profound sensation.
"His Majesty, does the Emperor intend to duel the Ice Snow Queen?"
"Raise our right hands? Why the right hand? Of course, I'm willing to lend my strength, but how exactly are we supposed to do that?"
"Never mind, Your Majesty. We believe in you. No matter what, we'll raise our right hands."
"Raise your right hands!"
Within the Great Yi Empire, all citizens simultaneously raised their right hands. Regardless of how this power would be lent, they were willing. They were willing to hand their strength to Yi Tianxing, for without Yi Tianxing, without the Great Yi Empire, there would be no 'them' today. They would never have their current lives or cultivation strength. Their power all stemmed from Great Yi.
Now, borrowing strength — who would refuse?
As each raised their right hand, their gaze naturally turned toward the Iron-Blood Great Wall, filled with yearning and hope.
"Raise your right hands!!"
At the Iron-Blood Great Wall, tens of millions of soldiers also simultaneously raised their right hands without hesitation at Yi Tianxing's command. To raise the right hand was instinctual — a supreme expression of trust.
"Power, endless streams of power."
At this moment, Yi Tianxing's perception was altogether different.
Borrowing power was a divine ability unique to the ruler of a fortune dynasty, almost instinctive. Every ruler of a fortune dynasty possessed this power — by tapping into the collective fortune, they could draw strength from the people. Of course, it required willing consent, symbolized by raising the right hand (though it could have been the left; either hand simply needed to show willingness to lend power).
Then, the gathered power would flow along the invisible link of fortune, converging into the Fortune True Spirit — into Yi Tianxing's body. This power was immense, but it required a strong enough vessel; otherwise, it could bring severe strain and shorten the duration of power borrowing. One's endurance determined how long they could borrow this strength.
As for whether the body would explode under the power — no need to worry. The Fortune True Dragon fused within his body allowed his form to contain limitless volumes of power, endless and continuous.
Boundless power poured madly into his body.
It entered his Divine Sea, merging with his Fate Diagram Primordial Spirit.
The Primordial Spirit naturally began to transform, breaking through its current cultivation boundary to reach a more incredible realm.
Peak Primordial Spirit!!
Almost instantly, above the Primordial Spirit, three lotus blossoms appeared — purely illusory, but containing supreme Dao resonance. Within these lotuses, one could sense the presence of countless peerless divine abilities. Each lotus formed from innumerable mysterious runes, constantly shifting and emitting divine energy capable of connecting Heaven and Earth and unleashing unimaginable power.
Peak Primordial Spirit, Three Blossoms Converged!!
According to records, the Primordial Spirit must pass through three calamities, and after each, its Dao resonance naturally condenses, spawning a native divine ability — the Life Destiny Divine Skill. This skill forms a lotus that appears atop the Primordial Spirit, merging with it. With but a thought, it could unleash unmatched power across the world.
Of course, what kind of native divine skill is born depends entirely on one's foundation, fate openings within the body, and their own Dao Laws. When all merge, the skill is birthed.
Within the Primordial Spirit realm, each cultivator can awaken up to three native divine skills. Once awakened, these are nearly immutable, lifelong divine skills that grow stronger with cultivation and continuously evolve. No one knows their true limits.
The three blossoms represent the fruition of the Dao.
At this moment, despite not having undergone three calamities, the three top blossoms spontaneously condensed within Yi Tianxing's body.
Simultaneously, three native divine skills were born.
Of course, these three divine skills were not permanent — they were a premature sensation induced by borrowing the power of millions of Great Yi citizens. The next condensation might change the divine skills, not necessarily the same ones. All possibilities remained open.
Still, the three native divine skills stirred a silent shock in Yi Tianxing's heart, allowing him to feel the true might of the Primordial Spirit realm.
But this was not the end.
After condensing the three lotuses, an invisible aura spontaneously emerged, forming a cloud of celebration above the Primordial Spirit, wrapping the three lotuses in a mysterious veil. This seemed to fundamentally transform the connection between Yi Tianxing and Heaven and Earth.
"Surpassing the Primordial Spirit realm!!"
At this moment, Yi Tianxing felt his cultivation boundary seemingly transcend the Primordial Spirit realm, reaching another inconceivable level.
However, the power inside him ceased growing at this level. Even borrowing the strength of Great Yi's people could only raise his cultivation realm this far. Still, this was astonishing.
Whoosh!
In almost an instant, Yi Tianxing's body began to expand at an unbelievable rate.
In the blink of an eye, he became over two hundred zhang tall — a colossal titan. His Chaos Battle Dragon Robe emitted roaring dragon cries, with true dragons weaving and howling faintly within.
"So powerful!!"
"I feel that His Majesty at this moment is no less than the Ice Snow Queen. This power is simply irresistible and magnificent."
Witnessing this, countless cultivators and citizens gasped, their hearts stirred.
No one expected that when Yi Tianxing finally acted, the scene would be so incredible.
"Wind stops, snow ceases, storm calms, all ice blades reverse, crashing into the beast tide."
Yi Tianxing slowly spoke.
His voice was like a whisper, yet natural and ordinary.
But as the words fell, the wild cold winds that had been raging suddenly stopped without warning. The heavy snowfall in the sky inexplicably ceased and vanished.
The storm eye in the sky dispersed strangely.
The countless ice blades, dense as rain and sweeping toward the Iron-Blood Barrier, suddenly reversed under an unimaginable force. Their edges flipped away from the barrier, turning to strike the massive snow beast horde outside the Great Wall.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The ice blades shot back at an inhuman speed, wildly bombarding the beast tide.
A chorus of bloodcurdling screams erupted from the beast tide. Vast numbers of ferocious beasts were cut to pieces, shredded, and pierced through like a sieve. Countless snow beasts instantly perished, ice shards littering the ground — a terrifying scene more dreadful than a harvest.
Sizzle!!
Everyone watching gasped sharply, feeling an indescribable shock. This power exceeded their wildest imaginations.
"How is this possible? The wind stopped, the snow stopped, even the ice blade storm dissipated, and those ice blades reversed back? Am I dreaming? What kind of power can do this?"
Some sect cultivators felt their hearts nearly stop beating.
"So strong. This is great. Our Great Yi will definitely not lose."
Great Yi soldiers surged with boundless joy.
The stronger Yi Tianxing's power appeared, the more excited they became.
"Great Prophecy Technique!!"
"Words become law!!"
"Golden Mouth Jade Words!!"
Huang Chengyan and others were stunned. This power resembled the legendary great divine skill.
Indeed, it was one of the three native great divine skills birthed in the Primordial Spirit — a Dao fruit derived from his supreme Emperor Dao: the Imperial Divine Skill — Golden Mouth Jade Words!!
When the Emperor speaks, it is Heaven's law, the supreme sacred decree, an unalterable imperial edict that no one can defy. All things must obey the Emperor's will. A single word can become the law of the world. A single command even compels the laws of Heaven and Earth to comply. The Imperial Way dominates above all the great Dao, commanding everything — the Imperial Way is tyrannical.
At this moment, with one decree, even the divine skills wielded by the Ice Snow Queen were broken and reversed.