I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 562: Chapter 452: The Eerie Frozen Lake and the Lake Monster (Part 3)

Qin Tian’s eyes lit up, instantly understanding.

After the Spirit Awakening of the Black Frost Blade, the blade spirit naturally carried two core characteristics: one being its unparalleled sharpness, and the other, its Frost Power that could freeze living beings.

Now, submerged in water full of Power of Ice, the blade spirit’s frost properties perfectly matched the environment. This lake water not only didn’t weaken the Black Frost Blade but also continuously tempered the blade spirit, enhancing its might even further.

"It seems today you can have a good exercise too."

Qin Tian gripped the Black Frost Blade tightly, channeling Spiritual Energy into his fingertips. The blade instantly emitted a circle of black frost, shattering the thin ice surrounding it. The excitement from the blade spirit grew stronger.

At this moment, the ice crystal monster suddenly launched an attack.

Its hulking body twisted violently, and several pairs of ice crystal claws simultaneously lunged at Qin Tian, their tips tearing through the water with a sharp sound, leaving streaks of white ice scratches in the water.

Spiritual Energy surged beneath Qin Tian’s feet, allowing him to dodge agilely like a swimming fish, the claws brushing past his shoulder, stirring up a mist of ice in the water.

Before Qin Tian could regain his footing, the monster’s long tail whipped around from diagonally behind, its tip composed of ice crystals carrying enough force to crush rocks, aiming straight for his back.

Without looking back, Qin Tian flipped his wrist, slashing towards the rear with the Black Frost Blade.

With a "ding," the blade’s edge clashed with the tip of the tail, slicing a deep, bone-exposing gash in the ice crystal, causing countless shards of ice to scatter.

If not for the constant influx of Power of Ice from the lake water into the monster, healing its injuries, this strike would have been enough to sever its tail completely.

The lake monster turned to face Qin Tian. In the next second, its ice crystal core suddenly lit up with a blinding white light, and a force of winter far surpassing before burst forth. The lake water quickly started to freeze, ice patterns spreading towards Qin Tian like a spider web, freezing the water instantly wherever it passed.

"Trying to trap me?"

Qin Tian’s gaze flashed. Not only did he not retreat, but instead, the Power of Space in his body operated at full capacity.

The moment the ice layer was about to touch him, his figure suddenly disappeared, reappearing directly on top of the ice crystal monster’s head.

The monster clearly did not expect Qin Tian’s Body Technique to be so bizarre, its body writhing violently, trying to throw him off.

However, Qin Tian’s feet stood firmly on the monster’s head, Spiritual Energy infused into the soles like roots, keeping him firmly anchored.

Next, he grasped the hilt of the Black Frost Blade with both hands. The Power of Void in his body merged with the blade spirit’s sharpness and Frost Power. The black and white blade spirit manifested on the blade, intertwining streams of black and white gas, elevating the sharpness of the Black Frost Blade to its peak, slicing the surrounding lake water into a vacuum.

"Shatter for me!"

Qin Tian muttered deeply, exuding force with both hands. The Black Frost Blade, carrying the momentum to rip apart everything, plunged fiercely into the ice crystal core at the center of the monster’s head.

With a crisp "crack," the ice crystal core instantly fractured with countless fissures, while white frost气 burst forth from the cracks. The monster’s body went rigid, then began to struggle violently, its head tossing frenetically, its long tail flailing in the water, creating towering waves and shattering ice sculptures at the lake bottom, causing the entire underwater space to tremble violently.

But Qin Tian persistently held onto the hilt, allowing the monster to struggle. The blade spirit of the Black Frost Blade continuously absorbed the Power of Ice from the core, its surrounding black frost growing even denser.

About half a minute later, the monster’s struggles gradually weakened, and the ice crystal core completely lost its luster, crumbling into a mass of shattered ice crystals, scattering in the lake water. Without the core’s support, the monster’s body also began to disintegrate rapidly. The gigantic ice crystal form gradually melted into the lake water, leaving only traces of pure Power of Ice, gently drifting in the water.

Qin Tian released the Black Frost Blade, looking at the longer knife in his hand—now the blade’s black was even deeper and the surface’s ice patterns flowed like living creatures. The blade spirit’s intentions became clearer, evidently enhanced by the tempering of this battle, the Black Frost Blade’s might improved considerably.

He looked up towards the center of the lakebed, at the place that still emitted a faint glow, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Having dealt with the monster protector of the lake, he was eager to find out what lay hidden beneath the lakebed.