Chapter 234
Chapter 234
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Translator: Ace
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Chapter Title: The Madwoman of Sword Pavilion
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"Probably that madwoman from the Sword Pavilion."
Watching the sword light racing toward him, Lu Yang's brows furrowed slightly. He immediately pinched a spell formula and offered up the Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict into midair.
The semi-true treasure spun once in the air, blooming with the brilliant radiance of a divine ability.
Star Concealment Glory!
With this semi-true treasure capable of simulating innate divine abilities, Lu Yang was now no different from someone at the peak of mid-Foundation Establishment. He wouldn't lag behind others in terms of cultivation.
Moreover, compared to other offensive innate divine abilities, Star Concealment Glory excelled in stealth. At this moment, its radiant glow draped over him like a silken veil, instantly severing all karmic ties and qi signatures. His figure gradually dimmed, melting seamlessly into the surrounding environment.
Before long, the sword light arrived and dispersed.
Hiding in the shadows, Lu Yang glanced over and saw a sword pellet hovering above her head. She wore an emerald palace skirt overlaid with a wide-sleeved Luo shirt. It was indeed Sword Pavilion's Ye Guyue!
"Strange."
Ye Guyue's delicate brows furrowed as she scanned her surroundings. Then, she offered up her sword pellet into the air and pinched a formula, pointing at it. A majestic sword light rippled outward in an instant.
The sword light slashed through the air, as if severing something from the void itself.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yang was astonished to discover that the spiritual qi within a thousand li radius had been outright shattered by that single sword light, vanishing into nothingness in a heartbeat!
'She's trying to force me out.'
Lu Yang understood perfectly. By cleaving the spiritual qi with this sword, she eliminated the qi itself. Without it, even the finest illusion would reveal flaws, allowing her to spot the telltale signs.
'Unfortunately for her, I'm different!'
Star Concealment Glory was an innate divine ability specialized in stealth. If it could be exposed so easily, it would be worthless.
To uncover Lu Yang now, one would need a treasure like the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument's "Bing Fire"—something that scanned with light illuminating the six directions. Only then might a clue emerge. But clearly, Ye Guyue possessed no such supreme treasure. She could only stare helplessly, unable to pinpoint his location.
'Wonder if I can land a sneak attack.'
Lu Yang pondered the idea. Pairing Star Concealment Glory with his Formless Sword had previously allowed him to lurk near King Qing and slay him with a single strike.
'Pity—this combo probably won't work on her.'
After all, as a Perfected Being of the Sword Pavilion, Ye Guyue surely carried a spiritual treasure akin to the Hundred Evils Subduing Danger Mysterious Cloak. A single sword wouldn't finish her.
'No rush. Better to let things unfold slowly and wait for the right moment.'
Lu Yang was patient. Empowered by Star Concealment Glory, he widened the distance from Ye Guyue, observing from afar like a seasoned hunter.
Meanwhile, Ye Guyue's brows remained tightly knit.
Her sword heart and sword intent warned her that something was amiss here. Yet her successive probes with divine sense and sword strikes had yielded nothing.
'Mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Think you can play the oriole?'
'Fine!'
Ye Guyue glanced around once more, then turned her gaze toward the Yin Dragon Water ahead. She quickly made her decision: sword cultivators never bent!
The next instant, she drove her sword forward without hesitation, charging in!
The land transformed by the Yin Dragon Water was a desolate wilderness capped by roiling dark clouds, blanketed in relentless rain and thin mists. Now, it was cleaved apart by her single sword.
But to the Yin Dragon Water, the rain and mists were mere illusions. Its true form was this wilderness, where myriad waters converged. Now, rolling yin evil surged toward Ye Guyue of its own accord—only to be shattered by her driven sword. She prepared to cast a spell and collect the entire wasteland.
But just then—
As the Yin Dragon Water rose into the air under Ye Guyue's immense magical power, a strand of qi abruptly emerged from below, accompanied by a heaven-shaking roar:
"Roar—!"
In that instant, wind and clouds surged wildly. The dark clouds Ye Guyue had just cleaved reformed, transforming into a vast ocean that crashed down!
With the dragon's roar came the gathering clouds! Ye Guyue's fine brows arched, but she showed no panic. She had long suspected someone lurking in hiding and now assumed the foe had finally revealed himself.
Seeing the attacker, she let out a hearty laugh:
"Filthy beast, you dare act so brazen?"
As her words fell, she unleashed another sword strike! The sword pellet dragged a thousand-li ribbon of light through the air, plummeting like a guillotine blade.
In a flash, silence reigned where great sound should have been. The colossal clash plunged the surroundings into an eerie hush. The ground below convulsed as if an earth dragon thrashed, exploding with fissures that spiderwebbed outward from the point of impact.
Cloud qi scattered. Sword light faded.
Yet the next moment, both sides reformed and collided anew!
"Boom!"
This clash was even fiercer than the last. Not only did the ground shatter further, but violent astral winds whipped across the firmament above.
Neither side showed any inclination to stop.
The former hailed from the Sword Pavilion, renowned as supreme in combat, and was once a direct disciple of a Golden Core elder—how could she fear this? The latter was of overseas nobility.
Thus, the next instant saw cloud qi and sword light clash once more!
They exchanged dozens of blows in rapid succession, their battle shaking heaven and earth. Even some Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings who sensed it dared not approach.
From afar, Lu Yang watched in considerable surprise.
He knew Ye Guyue's strength well—she outshone even the former Ye Xingfeng, and he held no guaranteed victory over her. Yet this mysterious assailant could meet her head-on without yielding ground. And he wasn't from the four great powers. Which Golden Core faction's direct heir was this?
That said, Lu Yang had no intention of sneaking an attack.
On the contrary, he sneered inwardly: Such a massive commotion from their duel, yet no blood after half a day. Eighty percent chance they're fishing—trying that trick against my Holy Sect?
You're still too green!
"Boom!"
With a final thunderous roar, the combatants parted once more, standing off on opposite sides. Imperceptibly, Ye Guyue glanced at her surroundings, pondering to herself:
'No one came to sneak attack. Looks like there's really no one else here!'
Indeed, for all the intensity and heaven-shaking momentum of her clash with the foe, they had shared a tacit understanding—no killing blows.
It was all to draw out anyone else hoping to profit from their fight.
Ordinary folk witnessing this would inevitably harbor thoughts of ambush if their stealth was decent. Few could resist the temptation.
Had anyone struck just then, they would have faced the thunderous counterattack from both of them.
With nothing happening, Ye Guyue's heart settled somewhat.
Only then did she turn to face her opponent. The cloud qi had dispersed, revealing a heroic youth wearing a crown, his eyes a striking golden yellow.
The youth bared his teeth in a grin. Though his features were handsome and godlike, they carried an undercurrent of eerie menace. His white teeth gleamed with chilling frost against scarlet lips, as if stained with fresh blood. He had the bearing of a warrior, yet radiated the primal savagery of one who devoured flesh raw.
"Four Seas Sect, Sui Ying."
From afar, Lu Yang activated his Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument and peered through his forehead dharma eye. Behind the heroic youth coiled a majestic giant shadow.
It was a true dragon!
A quick finger-calculation laid bare the antecedents and consequences: "Four Seas Sect—makes sense. The foremost sect overseas. No wonder it produced a true dragon like this!"
Indeed, Sui Ying was unmistakably a true dragon!
"Rumor has it the Four Seas Sect harbors multiple Golden Cores, including a Dragon Lord of the true dragon clan. This dragon must be a direct blood descendant of that Dragon Lord!"
This status far surpassed that of an ordinary True Lord's heir. Dragons differed from humans—their bloodlines carried genuine mighty empowerments. True Lord descendants merely enjoyed their sire's resources, but a Dragon Lord's progeny inherited divine wonders from the blood itself!