"Not necessarily."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue shook her head. "My Angel Domain is somewhat special. It just so happens to counter your black mist and white mist. Otherwise, your black mist and white mist would still be able to play some role."
The black mist and white mist released by Articuno were actually somewhat similar to Yao Mei's red mist. Although they had effects similar to a domain, they still could not truly be considered a domain.
If they encountered other domains, that would be one thing, but Qian Renxue's Angel Domain possessed the power of dissolution and purification. In the end, black mist and white mist were only energy condensed into form, so being dissolved and purified was only natural.
Hearing their conversation, the surrounding audience was somewhat dumbfounded.
What did it mean to remove the opponent's buffs? What did it mean to protect one's own buffs from being cleared?
Could it be that when fighting Shui Wuhen, their own enhancements could not be applied, while Shui Wuhen, because of the protection of the white mist, could even nullify some of their debuffs?
"Good grief, so he actually has this move!"
In the spectator area, Feng Xiaotian was greatly shocked. Previously, Articuno had never made a move, so he originally estimated that Articuno's combat strength was at most on par with Shui Wuhen, or even slightly weaker.
But now it seemed that this Articuno was not weaker at all—instead, it was stronger than Shui Wuhen.
Moreover, during this battle with Qian Renxue, Shui Wuhen had already exposed so many things: domain, the wind that increased speed, black mist, white mist. None of these had been used in his previous battle with him.
Thinking of this, Feng Xiaotian's gaze toward the sky became even more serious.
"Let me see just how many hidden cards you still have."
On the other side, Shui Bing'er watched the battle in the sky, her eyes shining brightly.
"So my brother is actually this strong?"
Shui Bing'er muttered in surprise.
Although Shui Bing'er was Shui Wuhen's younger sister, his growth had been too fast, and he often went into seclusion. So Shui Bing'er only knew that Shui Wuhen was strong—far beyond his peers—but she did not know just how strong he actually was.
After all, it was not realistic for Shui Wuhen to report every bit of progress to her, even if she was his biological sister.
"Alright, the warm-up is over. Next, I hope you bring out your full strength. Don't disappoint me!"
In the sky, Qian Renxue held her sword with both hands, standing it upright in front of her as she said softly: "Do you know? My Angel Domain has not yet fully displayed its true power. To experience its full power, I need this!"
As her voice fell, Qian Renxue's seventh spirit ring suddenly lit up, followed by her first six spirit rings lighting up simultaneously.
In an instant, the angel phantom behind Qian Renxue rapidly expanded. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a ten-meter-tall angelic figure, whose appearance was identical to Qian Renxue herself.
And at the moment the angel phantom opened its eyes, Qian Renxue's domain seemed to undergo a complete transformation, becoming even more radiant and beginning to suppress Articuno's Snowfield Domain.
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen's pupils contracted sharply. The Snowfield Domain was his main means of contending with Qian Renxue. If it were suppressed, then with the imbalance of power, he would no longer be Qian Renxue's opponent.
Thus, Shui Wuhen quickly poured more spirit power into Articuno, and Articuno, fully aware of the severity of the situation, exerted all its strength to maintain the Snowfield Domain against Qian Renxue.
However, all of this seemed futile. The Snowfield Domain was still being erased at an irreversible speed, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of its territory had already been lost.
"Ugh~~~~"
Just as the Snowfield Domain was about to be completely overwritten and turned into a golden expanse, Articuno's eyes suddenly flashed with light, forcibly pushing back the Angel Domain and barely maintaining a ten-meter radius of Snowfield.
"Phew…"
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was far weaker than before, at least it was still maintained.
As long as this Snowfield Domain remained, he still had a chance to contend with Qian Renxue.
"Hm? You're still able to maintain it?"
At this moment, Qian Renxue's voice rang out again. Looking at the domain still existing around the man and the bird, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
One must know that after being enhanced by her Martial Soul True Body, her Angel Domain had become far stronger than before.
Yet even so, Shui Wuhen was still able to maintain his domain. This showed just how strong his domain was—if judged by rank, it might even be above her Angel Domain.
But soon, the surprise in Qian Renxue's eyes disappeared. So what if he had a domain? In this situation, she did not believe Shui Wuhen could still win.
"Although it's somewhat unfair, since this isn't a same-level battle, strength itself is part of my power."
Some geniuses could not overcome their mental barriers and insisted on same-level battles to prove superiority. But Qian Renxue was not like that.
After all, she was born with more than ten levels of innate soul power advantage over her peers. If she were to suppress herself and fight at the same level, she would have to do so against everyone.
Of course, she did not deny Shui Wuhen's excellence. She knew that if he were her age, his strength would definitely surpass hers—but there was no "if."
"Slash!"
Qian Renxue's eyes shone brightly as she brought down the sword held in front of her.
Almost at the same moment, the ten-meter-tall golden angel behind her also swung its sword downward, the blade pointing straight at Shui Wuhen and Articuno!
"Heh, they really think highly of me."
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen let out a self-deprecating smile.
After Qian Renxue used her Martial Soul True Body, her strength had increased by at least more than double. With such a gap, even a casual strike could defeat his previous self.
Yet Qian Renxue chose to directly unleash her ultimate attack. Should he feel honored, or unlucky?
After his self-mockery, Shui Wuhen's expression turned resolute. He took a deep breath and said, "In that case, let's see who is stronger!"
With that, Shui Wuhen and Articuno exchanged a glance, and in an instant, both disappeared from their original positions, charging toward Qian Renxue's direction.
Although the black mist and white mist had disappeared, Articuno's Tailwind was still active, maintaining its effect within the Snowfield Domain.
Combined with the Agility that had long been stacked to its limit, in terms of speed alone, Shui Wuhen and Articuno were definitely above the current Qian Renxue.
Of course, if Qian Renxue activated her external spirit bone, that would be another matter. After all, the black mist was already gone.
But in this situation, Qian Renxue was fully focused on offense. Even if she activated her external spirit bone, it would not help her move.
And this… was precisely Shui Wuhen and Articuno's chance to counterattack.