He had already lost his patience with Hoba Solis. The one move wager proposed by the bastard had obviously been a trap. If it wasn't for his new defensive technique, he would have likely ended up in quite a sorry state.
To settle the scores, Ezra intentionally called him junior brother, provoking him to take a wrong step so that he can fall directly into Ezra's well made trap.
However, just as Ezra Zephyr began to circulate his spiritual energy in preparation for the battle, a cold snort suddenly sounded. Everyone soon felt the temperature plummet.
In the sky, Hoba Solis was horrified to discover that the air around him was beginning to freeze, as a stream of snow-white spiritual energy quickly wrapped around him. The white spiritual energy was so cold that frost rapidly covered his body, while his limbs were instantly frozen.