Even though Xia Feng knew they might be unprepared, he didn't expect a scene like this.

The Martial Sovereigns in the Great Li Imperial Capital vaguely sensed a Divine Sense sweep over, but none of them paid it any mind.

Ever since the Great Xia Army withdrew yesterday, countless Martial Sovereigns' eyes have been subtly scanning this place.

They all seemed curious about what Great Li did to make the Great Xia Army retreat right when they were about to besiege the city.

Thus, the Martial Sovereigns standing guard against outside threats didn't pay much attention to this gaze, only casting a slightly envious glance at the banquet in the grand hall.

In the current situation, even Great Xia was driven back, and now even the Beiman, who were usually at odds with them, were on the same side.

Guarding here was a waste, he'd rather just go in and join the banquet too.

The vigilant Martial Sovereign yawned and again looked enviously at the people at the palace feast.

Xia Feng's expression twitched; he turned to look at Feng Yu following him, suddenly feeling that Feng Yu's bizarre public stripping that day wasn't that outrageous after all.

Chu Yue asked blankly, "What's wrong? Is the Great Li Imperial Capital's defense too tight to get in?"

Xia Feng coughed lightly, "Quite the opposite… never mind, see for yourselves."

He stood at the edge of the city, a glimmer of icy blue light spread from his palm.

The surrounding temperature instantly turned frigid, causing the 5,000 elite soldiers behind him to shiver.

Regaining his wits, Xia Feng slightly lifted his hand, and that freezing power ascended straight into the sky.

White clouds began to gather, perfectly covering the Great Li Imperial Capital.

The Martial Sovereigns on guard didn't even notice this, still fixated on the dancing palace maids in the hall.

When snowflakes began to fall from the sky, the Martial Sovereign snapped back to reality.

The Martial Sovereign frowned, looked up at the sky, reached out to catch a snowflake, and examined it.

Finding nothing unusual, he muttered, "What nonsense weather, snowing at this time of year?"

The Northern Continent is frigid, and snow in winter is common, but it's only August, this snowfall is quite strange.

Thinking it over, he grabbed a cloak, intending to use the chance to report and get a closer look at those palace maids in the hall.

Ah, their movements were beautiful.

After taking two steps, the Martial Sovereign's expression changed dramatically.

An earlier maid carrying tea was walking into the hall, and a snowflake lightly fell on her head.

The Martial Sovereign watched in shock as the maid, seemingly unaware, was frozen in place.

The freezing wasn't fast, but the maid was oblivious.

Even as her upper body was frozen, her lower half continued toward the hall.

When her legs were frozen, she stood still.

Her head was frozen first, unable to change expression, so the Martial Sovereign didn't know if she realized she was frozen.

Snowflakes…

He looked down in horror at the hand that had touched the snowflake.

As expected, a thin layer of frost covered it, and it seemed to be spreading upward.

Though outside the city, Xia Feng's Divine Sense had been watching the situation within the capital.

Seeing the Martial Sovereign's expression, Xia Feng's face showed interest, and the icy blue in his palm brightened, making the clouds heavier.

The Martial Sovereign seemed to notice, the freezing cold spreading to half his arm.

Frightened, he quickly activated his Great Dao Rules to resist the ice, hurrying into the hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something's wrong!"

"Your Majesty, there's a major incident!"

Not only did this Martial Sovereign sense something amiss, but others rushed in from various places.

Emperor Li, dreaming of unifying the Celestial Essence Continent, was enraged when he heard the alarm.

He slammed his wine cup to the ground with a dull thud.

Still intoxicated, Emperor Li stood from his platform, "Nonsense, Great Li is at its peak, how could anything be wrong?"

Several Martial Sovereigns, faces pale, revealed their frozen parts, "Your Majesty, we are under attack, there's a heavy snowfall outside, and everyone touched by the snowflakes is frozen."

Emperor Li quickly realized, storming out with rage, "Who dares act against Great Li now?"

Confidently believing that even if Great Xia saw through their strategy of luring the tiger away to save Zhao, they wouldn't forsake their granaries to attack Great Li.

But standing at the palace gates, one step from the snow, Emperor Li paused.

The ministers behind him stopped too, faces aghast.

Outside, a layer of snow covered everything except sheltered places.

All the palace maids and guards were frozen in place, like ice sculptures.

A Martial Sovereign adept in the Great Dao of Fire Attribute tried to melt the icy snow but to no avail.

Emperor Li narrowed his eyes, summoning the Great Dao of Li Huo and applying it to the ice.

As a Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereign, he expected to break this anomaly.

But no matter how hard he tried, the ice remained unchanged.

His ministers turned pale, and Emperor Li's face grew grim.

In today's Celestial Essence Continent, only the demigod Xia Feng could achieve this.

Emperor Li took deep breaths, suppressing rising fear and anger.

"Great Xia Emperor's Son! If you're capable, attack openly! What kind of demigod are you with such tactics?"

"Is this shadowy behavior befitting a demigod?"

Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, Chu Yue behind him looking displeased, "Emperor's Son, they're provoking you, don't fall for it."

He chuckled without replying, and Emperor Li, seeing no response, grew more frantic as the snow continued.

Emperor Li's voice rose with panic, "Xia Feng! Is your plan to massacre the city?"

"Will you ignore all the citizens' lives?"

"Won't your soldiers lose heart from this action?"

Xia Feng became slightly interested; Emperor Li wasn't foolish, using innocent harm as leverage.

But alas, he chose the wrong path.

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