Chapter 235
Chapter 235
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Translator: Ace
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Chapter Title: Clash at Yin Dragon Water
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"Fairy, you'd best withdraw for now."
"This is Yin Dragon Water. It holds great benefit for my cultivation. Of course, if the fairy insists on using it, you could always bathe here with this king."
High in the sky, the dragon lord's descendant, Sui Ying, chuckled lightly. His flood dragon eyes fixed greedily on Ye Guyue, a feral glint hidden within them.
Dragons were lustful by nature. This dragon king had countless beautiful wives and concubines overseas—over ten thousand—and his offspring numbered beyond count. Yet everyone who saw him treated him with utmost deference. Now, faced with Ye Guyue, a fairy of icy elegance whose background far surpassed even the Four Seas Gate, his thoughts naturally stirred.
Ye Guyue's delicate brows arched slightly at the look in his eyes.
She showed no anger, merely glancing at the dragon king before replying coolly, "A beast cloaked in fur and horns, born from egg in the damp—such a creature dares bid me leave?"
Her words hit like a thunderbolt, Sui Ying's face twisting in fury!
"You insolent wench!"
The Four Seas Gate was founded by overseas demonic beasts. But in this human-dominated age, the various dao lords had used their supreme arts to establish the heavenly truth of human-form cultivation.
If you took human shape, you could cultivate with twice the results for half the effort.
If not, no matter how noble or superior your bloodline, it would be twice the effort for half the results.
Thus, even a dragon lord's descendant like Sui Ying had to assume human form when traveling abroad, or he'd struggle to even breathe in spiritual energy!
It was a sore point.
Ye Guyue's phrase—"cloaked in fur and horns, born from egg in the damp"—struck at his origins with every word, mocking him as a monkey in a crown!
In an instant, the dragon roar resounded once more!
Sui Ying's human form faded swiftly, replaced by a colossal dragon body that coiled through the clouds to the heavens, spanning over a thousand li, too vast to take in fully.
A mountain-sized dragon head descended from the clouds, jaws parting wide.
Heavenly River Mouth!
In a flash, it was as if the celestial river had burst its banks. A torrent of deep blue oceanic brilliance surged from the dragon's maw, crashing down on Ye Guyue like a cliff from Mount Tai!
This innate divine ability fused heavenly gang Ren Water with earthly fiend Hutou Beach—also called Shen, the heavenly barrier, mouth of the celestial river. Ren Water was born here, capable of venting the western metal and iron energies. Thus, it excelled against sword cultivators like Ye Guyue!
This was why Sui Ying had been so fearless from the start.
Yet Ye Guyue remained utterly calm at the sight. Mockery flickered in her beautiful eyes as the sword pellet before her spun, blooming with divine radiance of its own.
Aid Metal Radiance!
Beneath the divine ability's glow, her sword light did not dim under the scour of Sui Ying's Heavenly River Mouth. Instead, it blazed ever brighter!
"Slay!"
The next instant, Ye Guyue urged her sword forward to cleave the Heavenly River Mouth in one stroke. But at that precise moment, a chill pierced her chest.
The chill spread from her chest to her five viscera and six bowels, her limbs and hundred bones, finally surging toward her spiritual platform. It was on the verge of seeping into her soul when she snapped awake. Without hesitation, her treasure robe erupted in light to block the chill—but to no avail.
'Is this the Sword Pavilion's Formless Sword!?'
In a flash of insight, the sword light Ye Guyue had just gathered exploded violently. Her dharma body shattered into radiant motes amid the blast.
Boom!
The next moment, the spot where Ye Guyue had stood peeled away like a gossamer veil, revealing Lu Yang—and an invisible sword.
An ambush!
Lu Yang had seized the perfect opening, striking just as Ye Guyue committed fully to her assault on Sui Ying, landing a grievous blow in that split second!
Though Ye Guyue wore protective treasures, they paled against Lu Yang's formless sword. This superior spirit treasure bore three wondrous properties, one being Coiling Steel, which defied logic and order. Ordinary defenses couldn't withstand it; he shattered hers with a single stroke.
"A pity... so close to a total victory."
Lu Yang held the formless sword inverted, sighing with mild regret. Ye Guyue was no King Qing after all; at the critical juncture, she'd evaded the fatal strike.
In that final instant, her body hadn't been cleaved apart by him. Instead, she'd detonated her flesh proactively, scattering into motes to dodge the residual sword qi. Though he'd pressed the attack, he'd only managed to claim perhaps one tenth; the vast majority had escaped.
"But that divine ability... it doesn't seem like sword cultivation."
Lu Yang scanned the distance. There, the scattered sword light gathered anew, the myriad radiances reforming into a physical body.
Just missing one arm.
The next breath, Ye Guyue produced a radiant pill streaked with flowing lights and swallowed it. Flesh and bone regrew in an instant, restoring her arm. But Lu Yang saw clearly: this was an emergency salve. It appeared to mend her fully, yet it ravaged her vital energies. Likely a life-saving measure for dire straits—now forced out by his single sword. Her strength had probably dropped several tiers.
Staring at Lu Yang, Ye Guyue's beautiful eyes burned cold. She ground her teeth. "Demon..."
"Grandpa's here!"
Lu Yang laughed heartily, then drew another spirit sword in reverse grip. Bloodlight coiled around its blade—it had long been primed, awaiting only its unleashing.
Avici Sword!
Lu Yang had no interest in bantering with Ye Guyue or giving her time to recover. He offered the Avici Sword to the air, and it erupted in an eager sword cry.
Then came a streak of blood rainbow!
Unlike the insidious formless sword, the Avici Sword's light was bold and sweeping, crushing foes with raw power. After the battle at Qing Kingdom—where Lu Yang had used it to annihilate the Shangxuan Sword Sect—its Massacrer property empowered it especially against sword cultivators, doubling its might!
At the same time, Sui Ying recovered his wits.
Without a moment's hesitation, his twin dragon horns atop his head gleamed with brilliance, whipping up roiling waves of cloud and water to seal every escape for Ye Guyue.
Piling on while she was down!
They were enemies from the start—whoever fell first was one less foe. As an overseas denizen, Sui Ying felt no qualms striking down inland cultivators.
As he acted, he pondered Lu Yang's identity.
'This fellow arrived early, lurking outside on purpose, patiently waiting until now to strike—so insidious... likely a true person from the Primal Saint Sect?'
Meanwhile, Ye Guyue sighed softly.
'The demon is cunning. Victory is impossible this time, especially with a true dragon added. I must withdraw, regroup, and fight anew.'
With that thought, her hand seals shifted.
In the next breath, her aura transformed. Gorgeous floral patterns bloomed across her brow, turning her icy demeanor suddenly seductive and bewitching.
Her lips parted lightly, intoning:
"Nine Sons Mother Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword Art!"
Her sword light exploded outward. The once-pure, snow-clear blade now bore nine streaks of ghastly blood.
Boom!
Sword lights clashed and detonated, birthing countless thunderbolts in an instant. Endless ferocious gales ravaged the firmament.
Against the combined assault from Lu Yang and Sui Ying, Ye Guyue naturally couldn't hold. Yet despair never touched her face. Her form dimmed gradually, then vanished utterly—replaced by a nude beauty who mirrored her features, ethereal and illusory.
Snap!
With a light crack, the nude beauty shattered, absorbing the full brunt of Lu Yang and Sui Ying's attacks. As for Ye Guyue, she was gone.
"...She escaped?"
Lu Yang's brows lifted. That final dao art of Ye Guyue's differed utterly from the Sword Pavilion's standard methods, stirring a familiar echo in him.
It felt just like—
"A second-grade true merit!"
From within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, the ever-observing Ancestor Tingyou finally spoke. "More than that—she's already completed the 'Gathering External Qi' step!"
Lu Yang's eyes narrowed at the words.
"Hey, Ancestor, you're really putting me in a tough spot here."
Truth be told, averse to feminine charms as he was, he'd planned to simply kill Ye Guyue outright. But now, it seemed he'd have to adjust his approach slightly.