In less than a minute, the snowstorm had reduced visibility for the people standing inside of the plaza.
Even more dangerous was the temperature. As it rapidly dropped to the freezing point, many peopleâs weapons became covered with ice. It continued getting colder and colder.
The people in the plaza were trying their best to protect themselves from the wind and snow.
Normally, 15 minutes would fly by swiftly.
But now, everyone felt that the time was only crawling.
As every minute passed, the conditions were driving people closer and closer to the breaking point.
Soon people started falling, one by one, and were being carried out by the Icy Spirit soldiers.
Some people ran outside themselves as they werenât able to stand the cold any longer.
Many of the rest of them were flaming, burning up all of their power to keep warm. Unfortunately, it was hardly enough.
âHas that guy been weeded out yet?â Chu Fei looked to his right. He remembered that was where Jiang Chen had been when the test began.
The wind and snow blocked his sight. But Jiang Chen would definitely use his power if he was trying to overcome the cold. The radiance from his burning energy could be noticed.
Chu Fei didnât see anything, which meant Jiang Chen mightâve been eliminated.
Of course, it could also mean that Jiang Chen hadnât used his power at all so there was no radiance around his body.
Such a possibility was dismissed by Chu Fei right away.
âExactly as I expected.â Chu Fei couldnât help smirking to himself. The way Jiang Chen had dealt with Zhu Qi had been so peculiar that heâd become suspicious. Heâd been wondering if Jiang Chen had only been acting with those people in order to draw Ye Xueâs attention.
This was also the reason heâd gone up to speak with Jiang Chen.
Just as he was dwelling on these thoughts, Chu Feiâs face changed. Itâd been almost ten minutes, and the snowstorm had formed into a blizzard that was pushing him to his limits.
He was going to use up his power. He needed to play some tricks to keep it going. Even so, the last minute was an ordeal for him.
After powering through it with serious difficulties, Chu Fei found that his whole body was covered with a thin layer of ice. Even his head had ice on it.
The blizzard started to slow down, and the temperature was rising again.
The initially packed plaza had become empty. Only a few people had made it to the end.
âWhat?â
To his surprise, Chu Fei realized that Jiang Chen had been standing right next to him, completely unharmed with his face unchanged.
It shocked Chu Fei whoâd thought Jiang Chen had been eliminated.
Plus, he hadnât seen any radiance coming from Jiang Chen throughout the course of the blizzard.
âCould it be that the radiance of someone in his state is colorless?â
Chu Fei could only tell himself that, even though Jiang Chenâs status suggested that some other scenario was more likely.
However, it was not a scenario he was willing to think about.
âNo way. I should be the most extraordinary human here.â
There were only four people left.
Besides Chu Fei and Jiang Chen, there was the person from the Fire Spirits and the only woman, who was from the Wind Spirits.
So only Chu Fei and Jiang Chen were from the Human Race. No wonder he felt extra-competitive.
âMy friend, you are pretty impressive.â Chu Fei laughed.
Based on their previous communications, Jiang Chen had understood Chu Feiâs character.
If someone was weaker than him, he would express a patronizing and condescending attitude.
If someone was an equal opponent, he would question the opponentâs methods.
And if someone was superior to him, he just wouldnât accept it at all.
That being so, Jiang Chen didnât respond to Chu Fei.
Chu Fei sneered and didnât say anything more.
âFour?â
Ye Qing, standing outside of the plaza, hadnât expected this many people. Usually there would only be one left standing.
Then she realized that Jiang Chen was among the four, which made her start to take him more seriously.
âHe said before that he was sister Ye Xueâs apprentice brother?â
Frowning, Ye Qing felt like sheâd thought of something, yet couldnât put it into words.
âFolks, Ye Xue will come to fight with you. Please remember, this is only a practice match.â The Icy Spirit master addressed the remaining four and said something to a subordinate next to him.
The subordinate left quickly. Everyone knew that heâd gone to notify Ye Xue.
The crowds started to become excited. Even the people whoâd been eliminated didnât leave. They all wanted to use this opportunity to see how beautiful Ye Xue really was.
Shortly after, an icy wind rushed in with a figure flying inside of it.
Her skin was white as snow and her beautiful face was exquisite and flawless.
The most enchanting part of her was her unique elegance which permeated from the inside out.
She landed in the Ice City like a fairy. For a moment, no one in the city could speak.
Many people who had doubted Ye Xueâs beauty fell silent.
After a while, Chu Fei came forward, electrified, and said, âMiss Ye Xue, my name is Chu Fei, Sacred Light Continent...â
âI donât care who you are. Iâm here to fight,â Ye Xue interrupted him, while measuring up the other three people.
All of a sudden, she trembled slightly and her pupils contracted.
Without noticing it, Chu Fei didnât want to stop speaking.
That was when a strong hand tapped him on the shoulder.
Chu Fei heard Jiang Chen say, âYour way wonât work. Watch me.â
Chu Fei was extremely annoyed and wondered what Jiang Chen was going to do.
Standing with his hands behind his back, he waited to see Jiang Chenâs actions.
Jiang Chen moved forward step by step, without any intention of stopping.
The distance between him and Ye Xue shortened, little by little.
To everyoneâs surprise, Jiang Chenâs hand reached over to Ye Xueâs slim waist. He held Ye Xue in his arms straight away.
At that moment, everyone was frozen like an icicle.
âHow could this happen?â
They were surprised not only by Jiang Chenâs boldness, but by Ye Xueâs acceptance of his embrace.
The Icy Spirits felt relief after making sure Ye Xue was still conscious and mobile.
Ye Xue was filled with joy and surprise. Sheâd practiced with Jiang Chen at the Natural Law School in her youth. Naturally, sheâd recognized Jiang Chen right away.
Nonetheless, she immediately realized they were in full view of the public. As assertive as sheâd always been, she didnât know what to do. With shyness, she said, âThere are people around.â
Even though she didnât smile, her beautiful face with a faint blush was like a gorgeous piece of jade, brightening up everything around her.
Jiang Chen held her tight as if he hadnât heard what sheâd said.
For three years, heâd been constantly thinking about coming back, knowing his friends and families were worrying about him.
He let go of Ye Xue after a long time and said earnestly, âApprentice sister, Iâm going to marry you.â
Her face red, Ye Xue was elated and mumbled something.
At the moment, Chu Fei, who was standing the closest to them, felt as if he was in a surreal dream.
âHow could that work?â His mind boggled, he could only think that after a while.
âWell...â
The Icy Spirit masters reminded them that there was business to take care of.
Only now people found that the man from the Fire Spirits looked very upset. He hadnât held on in the blizzard for 15 minutes to see Ye Xue being stolen by some other guy.
âHa, ha, ha.â For some unknown reason, the only woman left started to guffaw loudly with obvious sarcasm. âI only came here to see the beauty of the woman whoâd made my faithless heartbreaker obsessed. I didnât expect to witness this drama. Now knowing that the so-called knockout has such bad taste, Iâm really desperate to see his face now,â the woman said.