Chapter 234: Sui Ying
“It’s probably that madwoman from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion…”
Watching the approaching sword light, Lu Yang frowned slightly. He immediately formed a hand seal and released the [Imperial Palace Golden Seal Script Tushita True Edict] into mid-air.
The semi-True Treasure spun in the air and blossomed with a brilliant light of a Divine Ability.
[Hidden Stellar Radiance]!
With this quasi-True Treasure capable of simulating an Innate Divine Ability, the current Lu Yang was no different from someone at the Perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment; he wouldn’t fall behind others in cultivation base.
Moreover, compared to other offensive Innate Divine Abilities, [Hidden Stellar Radiance] excelled in concealment. At this moment, the brilliant light of the Divine Ability covered Lu Yang like a screen of gauze, instantly severing all karma and aura. His figure gradually faded, melting into the surrounding environment.
Before long, the sword light sped over and abruptly split apart.
Hiding in the shadows, Lu Yang took a look and saw a sword pellet hovering above her head. She wore an emerald palace dress with wide-sleeved silk outer robes. It was indeed Ye Guyue of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.
“…Strange.”
Ye Guyue frowned slightly and looked around. Then, she released the sword pellet into the air, formed a seal, and pointed. Instantly, a magnificent sword light surged forth.
The sword light fell through the air, as if severing something out of nothingness.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yang was surprised to find that the spiritual Qi within a thousand miles was directly slashed apart by this single sword light, instantly turning into nothingness!
She’s trying to force someone out.
Lu Yang understood perfectly. With this sword slash destroying the spiritual Qi, once the Qi was gone, even the best camouflage would reveal flaws, allowing her to catch him by the tail.
What a pity, I’m different!
As an Innate Divine Ability specialized in concealment, if [Hidden Stellar Radiance] could be exposed so easily, it would have no value at all.
To find Lu Yang at this moment, one would need a “Bing Fire” treasure similar to the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] to scan with a light that illuminates the Six Directions. Only then might one discover a trace of a clue. But obviously, Ye Guyue did not possess such a supreme treasure, so she could only watch helplessly, unable to find his tracks.
I wonder if I can launch a sneak attack…
Lu Yang pondered. Using [Hidden Stellar Radiance] in combination with the [Formless Sword], he had previously relied on this set to infiltrate close to the King of Qing and kill him with a single strike.
…Unfortunately, this set probably won’t work on this woman.
After all, as a Perfected One of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, Ye Guyue definitely possessed a Spirit Treasure similar to the [Mystic Cloak of Hundred Wards and Subdued Perils]. It would be impossible to kill her with one strike.
No rush. Slow and steady wins the race… wait for the right moment.
Lu Yang was very patient. Supported by [Hidden Stellar Radiance], he directly opened up a distance from Ye Guyue and watched from afar, like an experienced hunter.
On the other side, Ye Guyue frowned deeply.
Her Sword Heart and Sword Intent told her something was wrong with this place, yet she had probed successively with her divine sense and sword moves, yielding absolutely nothing.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Someone wants to play the oriole.
Fine then!
Ye Guyue looked around, then turned her gaze to the location of the [Shady Dragon Water] ahead. She quickly made a decision—sword cultivators would rather break than bend!
In the next second, without hesitation, she drove her sword and charged in!
The land transformed by the [Shady Dragon Water] was a wilderness covered by dark clouds, filled with heavy rain and mist everywhere. Now, however, it was slashed open by her sword.
But for the [Shady Dragon Water], things like rain and mist were mere illusions. Its true body was actually this wilderness where all waters converged. At this moment, Yin Baleful Qi rolled and surged, autonomously killing toward Ye Guyue, but she drove her sword to slash it all apart. She then prepared to cast a spell to collect this entire wilderness.
However, just at this moment.
As Ye Guyue used her vast spiritual power to activate and lift the [Shady Dragon Water] into the air, an aura suddenly emerged from beneath the ground, accompanied by a long roar that startled the sky:
“ROAR—!”
In an instant, wind and clouds surged violently. The dark clouds Ye Guyue had already slashed open gathered once more, transforming into a vast ocean that crashed down with a boom!
When the dragon roars, auspicious clouds arrive!
Seeing this, Ye Guyue raised an eyebrow, not panicking in the slightest. After all, she had long suspected someone was hiding in the dark, and now she thought the other party had finally shown themselves.
Seeing the person who made the move, she laughed loudly:
“Vile beast, you dare to be arrogant?”
As her voice fell, she slashed out another sword strike! The sword pellet tore a thousand-mile-long ribbon of light across the sky, crashing down like a guillotine.
In an instant, the great sound was silent. The immense sound of the collision instead plunged the surroundings into an eerie silence. The earth below seemed to experience an earthquake, exploding with several fissures that spread out like a spiderweb in all directions from the center of their collision.
Clouds scattered; sword light vanished.
But in the next second, both sides converged again and clashed once more!
Boom!
This collision was even more violent than the last. Not only did the shattering of the ground intensify, but fierce astral winds generated by the collision also whipped up in the dome of the sky.
Yet neither side was willing to stop.
The former came from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion and prided herself on being number one in combat techniques, having been a direct disciple of a Golden Core in the past. How could she fear? The latter, however, was also a scion of overseas nobility.
Thus, in the next second, clouds and sword light reappeared!
The two sides exchanged blows like this, clashing dozens of times. The battle shook heaven and earth, so much so that some Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones who sensed it dared not approach.
In the distance, Lu Yang watched with considerable surprise.
He knew Ye Guyue’s strength very well; she was a notch stronger than Ye Xingfeng had been. Even he wasn’t guaranteed a win. Yet this mysterious person who acted now could clash with her head-on without falling to a disadvantage. And strangely, they weren’t from the four major powers. Which Golden Core power’s direct descendant were they?
That said, Lu Yang had no intention of taking the opportunity to sneak attack.
Not only that, but he was also sneering— Making such a huge commotion in a fight, yet not a drop of blood spilled after all this time? They’re definitely fishing. Trying to play this game with me, a member of the Saint Sect?
You’re still too green!
Boom!
With a final loud bang, the two sides separated again, standing on opposite sides. At the same time, Ye Guyue imperceptibly glanced around, thinking to herself:
No one came to sneak attack me… It seems there really is no one here.
Indeed, although the fight just now looked intense and earth-shattering, there was actually a tacit understanding between them; neither had truly gone for the kill.
The purpose was to see if anyone else wanted to loot a burning house.
After all, upon seeing such a scene, anyone with decent concealment skills would inevitably harbor thoughts of a sneak attack. Few could restrain themselves.
And if someone had truly acted just now, they would have certainly been met with a thunderous strike from both of them.
Now that nothing had happened, Ye Guyue felt slightly more at ease.
Immediately after, she looked at the person opposite her again. The clouds dispersed, revealing a martial-looking young man wearing a crown, his eyes golden in color.
The young man grinned. He looked handsome and spirited, yet he exuded a bizarre aura. His white teeth flashed with a cold, grim light, set against scarlet lips that looked as if they were stained with blood. He had a martial appearance, yet he was filled with a wild nature, like one who drank blood and ate flesh raw.
“Sui Ying of the Four Seas Sect.”
In the distance, Lu Yang operated the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] and opened the [True Eye] between his brows to look from afar. He saw a towering, massive shadow coiled behind the martial young man.
That was a True Dragon!
Counting on his fingers to calculate, the cause and effect instantly became clear in his heart. “Four Seas Sect… That’s right, the number one sect overseas. No wonder they can produce such a True Dragon!”
Indeed, this Sui Ying was a True Dragon!
“It is said that the Four Seas Sect has multiple Golden Core cultivators, one of whom is a Dragon Lord of the True Dragon race. This dragon is likely a direct blood descendant of that Dragon Lord!”
This status was far more precious than that of an ordinary Perfected Lord’s direct descendant. Unlike humans, the bloodline of dragonkind truly possessed the blessing of mighty power. Descendants of Perfected Lords only enjoyed the abundant resources brought by the Perfected Lord, but descendants of Dragon Lords possessed the miraculous wonders inherited through the Dragon Lord’s bloodline!
(End of this chapter)
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