Thinking quickly, Liu Qing immediately used his magic abilities to summon a cold ice storm towards Qin Yan and Li Ruobing. The chilling ice storm hit Qin Yan, instantly paralyzing his limbs, making it difficult for him to move, especially since he was also carrying the injured and immobile Li Ruobing, rendering them both unable to escape.

"You go on your own, don't worry about me," Li Ruobing shivered in the freezing wind, realizing that if Qin Yan continued to carry her, neither of them would be able to get away.

"No, if I leave, he will definitely kill you," Qin Yan refused, feeling a large tree nearby with a huge hollow, he quickly carried Li Ruobing to the tree hollow, blocking the entrance with his body to shield her from the cold wind.

"He wants to use me as a hostage, he won't kill me, you need to go now!" Li Ruobing shouted anxiously from inside the tree hollow, knowing that even with Qin Yan's enhanced physical abilities, he couldn't withstand the cold storm for long.

"It's okay, trust me," Qin Yan said loudly. Hearing the confidence in Qin Yan's voice, Li Ruobing inexplicably felt a sense of security and fell silent.

"Hehe, I'd like to see how you can be okay!" Liu Qing, thinking that Qin Yan was just showing off, maliciously summoned an extremely cold ice storm to hit Qin Yan. The freezing storm, several tens of degrees below zero, gradually paralyzed Qin Yan's limbs, and solid ice quickly formed around his body. After seven or eight minutes, Qin Yan's entire body was covered in ice, turning into an ice sculpture.

"Thought you were so tough, turns out you're just a weakling, hehehe..." Liu Qing, looking like he had the victory in hand, landed on the ground from the air, thinking that even with Qin Yan's enhanced abilities, he couldn't withstand the cold storm for so long and must have passed out by now. Confidently, he walked towards Qin Yan.

Suddenly, the ice-covered Qin Yan's body moved, making a crisp cracking sound as the ice covering him shattered and fell to the ground.

"How is this possible? How can he be frozen for so long and still have mobility?!" Liu Qing was stunned as Qin Yan lifted a triangular blade and slashed directly at him. Realizing the situation was dire, Liu Qing quickly turned and used wind manipulation to fly up to a tree. However, with only five to six meters between them, it was too late to escape. With a sharp sound, the air blade struck Liu Qing's back, leaving a one-centimeter deep, half-meter long red bloodstain.

Liu Qing screamed in agony, falling to the ground. Enduring the intense pain in his back, he once again used wind manipulation to fly up to the tall tree.

"Damn it, you've injured me so severely, I won't let you off!" Liu Qing touched his back, which was covered in blood, feeling a mix of anger and fear, his once handsome face contorted in extreme rage.

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"What, can't handle it? Come down and fight me if you dare?" Qin Yan taunted from below, although he said this, in reality, his strength had not fully recovered. The extreme cold ice storm, along with the gunshot wound he had received earlier, had drained a significant amount of his power. At the moment, he didn't have the strength to continue attacking Liu Qing.

"Alright, you're quite ruthless..." Liu Qing had already sustained some injuries from his battle with Li Ruobing, and now with more injuries, the wound on his back kept bleeding uncontrollably. Realizing the situation, he could only give up on seizing Di Jiang for now and retreat. Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave a harsh message:

"You got lucky this time, but this matter isn't over. Today, our 'Chiyu' only sent a small group of people. Next time, you won't be as fortunate as today. Hmph..."

After saying this, Liu Qing manipulated the wind to shuttle through the tall trees and disappeared from Qin Yan's view.

Seeing Liu Qing leave, Qin Yan quickly joined Li Ruobing, who was injured, as well as the Academy of Supernatural Abilities' Gao Zhanxiang and Instructor Hong. By this time, all members of the Chiyu organization had retreated, leaving the Academy of Supernatural Abilities. The remaining task for Qin Yan and his group was to treat the wounded and handle the aftermath. The Academy suffered heavy losses in this incident, with almost all participants in the battle getting injured. Most of them received timely treatment and were out of danger, but a few lost their lives due to severe injuries.

Over half a month later, the turmoil gradually settled down. On a sunny morning, a white car left the Academy of Supernatural Abilities, driving on the road.

"Ice Sister, are we going on a trip with so much luggage?" Lin Shiqi, sitting in the back seat, curiously asked Li Ruobing, who was driving.

"Yes, but not entirely." Li Ruobing, dressed in a light blue dress, said calmly. After this long period, most of her injuries had healed. "Actually, this time I'm taking you out to practice your supernatural abilities to enhance your level."

"Why do we need to practice supernatural abilities?" Lin Shiqi asked.

"Shiqi, you know our academy is now being targeted by the Chiyu organization. It's very likely they will attack us again. If you don't intensify your training, how will you protect yourselves when the time comes?"

"That makes sense." Lin Shiqi put her arms around Qin Yan, who was sitting next to her, speaking intimately. "Speaking of which, it was really close last time. That Liu Shi was like a mad dog, almost scared me to death. I really thought I was done for, luckily you were there, Qin Yan."

Li Ruobing also recalled how Qin Yan saved her half a month ago. Her face flushed, feeling a bit embarrassed as she said, "I'm really sorry, always needing your help, even though you're not an official member of our academy. This time, I took you out for supernatural ability training without permission."

"It's okay," Qin Yan said casually. "I haven't joined the academy because I feel freer on my own. In fact, now the academy is no different from my home. Helping you is like helping myself."

"That's good," Li Ruobing felt relieved.

"By the way," Lin Shiqi said excitedly, "Qin Yan, you're now the most powerful supernatural ability user in our academy. After this training, you'll become even stronger. If those Chiyu bastards dare to come again, you can make them regret it, and they won't come back!"

"You make it sound like I'm a bloodthirsty killer," Qin Yan said uncomfortably. In reality, he didn't enjoy fighting and killing. Last time, he had no choice but to take action against Liu Shi and the Chiyu organization.