Dual Cultivator with a cultivation system

"S-She is so strong! How great is her affinity with ice?" cried out Min Li, struggling to process what she was witnessing.

'Can he even defeat her? ' Min Li thought as she watched the army charge toward Wang Ming. Cold sweat formed on her forehead as the assault began, and she was a hundred percent certain that even a hundred of her current self wouldn't stand a chance of surviving such an attack.

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Wang Ming watched as the ice soldiers charged toward him. The closer they came, the colder he felt, and the ferocity of the blowing wind around him intensified, disrupting his vision. The soldiers behind the veil of the snowstorm appeared blurry.

"Hmm?" Wang Ming's eyes narrowed as he noticed a spear made of ice hurtling toward him, thrown by one of the ice soldiers. He quickly raised his sword to block the attack.

Clang!

"This strength..." Wang Ming was shocked as he felt the impact of the spear on his sword, causing his arm to tremble slightly.

"Oh shit! Heavenly Sword Art—First Form: Flickering Strikes!" Wang Ming hurriedly unleashed his attack as numerous spears and swords were thrown at him, their approach masked by the snowstorm. Without his swift attack speed, he was certain he would have been killed.

Though he managed to dodge most of the projectiles, a few grazed him, leaving small cuts on his body. Ignoring the pain, he prepared to strike the nearest ice soldier.

Clang!

"What?!" Wang Ming exclaimed in shock as a black-armored ice soldier blocked his strike. This was the first time his attack had failed to destroy an opponent instantly. He had no time to think as more attacks came his way. Although the soldiers weren't particularly fast, the snowstorm continued to impair his vision, making it difficult to react in time.

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A Few Minutes Later

"Huff... Huff..." Wang Ming was panting slightly, his spiritual reserves more than half drained. It took more than a single strike to destroy the ice soldiers due to their armor. He looked around and saw shattered pieces of ice soldiers scattered across the ground.

As he turned his gaze to Bai Lingxi, he saw her smirking at him. A sense of ominous foreboding washed over him.

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Luo Li, Shang Rui, and Shi Yu, who were watching from the sidelines, had their mouths hanging open, especially Shi Yu, who appeared the most shocked.

"Hiss... It looks like Wang Ming might actually lose," Luo Li said in a tone of disbelief as she observed Wang Ming panting and noticed the cuts on his body. She had always thought Wang Ming was a monster, but now Bai Lingxi seemed to have turned into an even bigger one.

"When did Sister Lingxi become this strong? Is the blood essence really that formidable? Even it took more than one strike to take down the ice soldiers," Shi Yu muttered. Shang Rui, overhearing this, couldn't help but have her lips twitch.

"What do you mean 'took more than one strike'? Are you saying before this, it only ever took one strike of his technique to defeat his opponents?" Shang Rui asked. Shi Yu looked at her blankly for a moment before nodding, causing Shang Rui's lips to tremble even more.

'Great, another anomaly blessed by the heavens,' Shang Rui thought, glancing at Bai Lingxi. Not only did she possess a rare physique and a powerful bloodline, but the overwhelming scene unfolding before them made it clear she was anything but ordinary.

"Damn, I think he might really lose," Luo Li commented as the next scene unfolded before their eyes.

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Bai Lingxi watched with amusement as she noticed the look of shock on Wang Ming's face when he failed to destroy an ice soldier with a single strike.

"Heh." A smirk threatened to spread across Bai Lingxi's face as she observed Wang Ming panting, having used much of his spiritual energy to break the ice soldiers. She met Wang Ming's challenging gaze and responded coldly.

"Hmph, it's not over yet," Bai Lingxi declared, raising her hand as a dark aura began to radiate from the shattered ice pieces.

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'Hmm, what is she doing?' Wang Ming's eyes narrowed as he watched Bai Lingxi's movements. His pupils constricted when he saw the dark aura suddenly emanating from the shattered ice fragments.

"Shit," Wang Ming cursed under his breath as he observed the shards of black ice clustering together and regenerating.

He quickly employed the first form of his sword technique, but no matter how many times he destroyed the soldiers, they continued to regenerate.

"Huff... Looks like this isn't going to work," Wang Ming muttered, his eyes fixed on the shattered pieces now cloaked in a dark aura once again.

'Looks like I need to vaporize it. If that's the case, then...' Wang Ming's gaze narrowed.

"Supreme Regeneration," he mumbled, instantly replenishing his depleted spiritual energy. Lowering his stance, he gripped his sword tightly, preparing to execute his next move.

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Jiang Hong, Lei Ping, and Zhou Huixin watched the intense match between Wang Ming and Bai Lingxi with bated breaths.

"Sigh, those two are monsters. I don't think even the old monsters were this talented when they were young," Jiang Hong remarked with a heavy sigh.

"I didn't expect Disciple Bai Lingxi to be this strong. She's matching Wang Ming—or maybe even stronger than him," Lei Ping commented, his tone laced with astonishment.

"I'm curious, though—how do those ice soldiers have cultivation? Sect Master, Supreme Elder, do you know?" Zhou Huixin asked eagerly, turning her gaze toward Jiang Hong and Lei Ping. Her question caused both of their lips to twitch.

'Do you think we know everything? Stop looking at us whenever you don't understand something,' Jiang Hong and Lei Ping thought in unison, neither of them meeting her gaze.

"It might be some kind of secret technique, a unique bloodline, or perhaps her physique," Jiang Hong replied casually. Zhou Huixin nodded at the explanation, much to their shared relief.

'Damn, even I'm curious to know how they have cultivation,' Jiang Hong thought, though he did not know he almost guessed it correctly.