Chapter 235: The Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion's Rank 2 True Art

“Fairy, it would be best for you to retreat for now.”

“This place is the [Shady Dragon Water], which is of great benefit to this King’s cultivation. Of course, if you insist on using it, you can bathe together with this King…”

In mid-air, the Dragon Lord’s descendant, Sui Ying, chuckled lightly. His draconic eyes stared straight at Ye Guyue, seemingly hiding some kind of wild nature.

Dragons were lecherous by nature. This Dragon King already had over ten thousand beautiful wives and concubines overseas, and his offspring were countless. However, everyone who met him usually acted respectful and submissive. Now, seeing a cold and aloof fairy like Ye Guyue, whose background was even a head taller than the Four Seas Sect, he naturally felt a stirring of desire.

Faced with such a gaze, Ye Guyue merely raised her eyebrows slightly.

She didn’t seem annoyed in the slightest. She simply glanced at the Dragon King and responded indifferently, “A beast with fur and horns, born from dampness and eggs… and you want me to retreat?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Sui Ying’s expression instantly changed!

“Lowly maid…”

The Four Seas Sect was established by overseas demons. However, in the current era, humanity ruled heaven and earth. The Dao Lords of all sides had used their vast spiritual power to establish the supreme principle of the world— cultivating in human form.

As long as you were born in human form, you could cultivate, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

But if you were not in human form, then no matter how good or excellent your bloodline was, you would get half the result with twice the effort…

Therefore, even a descendant of a Dragon Lord like Sui Ying had to transform into human form when walking outside on normal days; otherwise, he would find it difficult to even breathe in the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth!

This was already an embarrassing matter.

Now, Ye Guyue’s phrase “fur and horns, born from dampness and eggs” pointed out his roots with every word, essentially telling him he was just a monkey wearing a hat!

In an instant, a dragon roar rose again!

Sui Ying’s human form quickly faded, replaced by a towering dragon body that climbed the clouds to the extreme heavens. Its body spanned over a thousand miles, so massive it was hard to see in its entirety.

The dragon head, large as a mountain, lowered from the clouds and opened its mouth to spew.

[Heavenly River Gate]!

In an instant, as if the Heavenly River had burst its banks, azure light from a vast ocean surged from the depths of the dragon’s mouth, crashing down toward Ye Guyue like Mount Tai pressing on the top!

This Innate Divine Ability was formed by the synthesis of the Heavenly Spirit [Ren Water] and the Earthly Fiend [Tuntan]. [Tuntan], also known as Shen, represents the Heavenly Gate and is the opening of the Heavenly River. Ren Water flourishes here and can drain the Qi of Metal and Iron. Thus, this Divine Ability was most adept at dealing with Sword Cultivators like Ye Guyue!

This was also the reason why Sui Ying had been fearless from the start.

However, seeing this, Ye Guyue didn’t panic at all. Instead, a look of mockery appeared in her beautiful eyes. Then, the sword pellet in front of her spun, similarly displaying the brilliant light of a Divine Ability.

[Aiding Golden Brilliance]!

Under the shroud of the Divine Ability, Ye Guyue’s sword light didn’t lose its luster under the scouring of Sui Ying’s [Heavenly River Gate]. Instead, it became even more dazzling and eye-catching!

“Slash!”

In the next second, Ye Guyue was about to drive her sword forward to slash open the [Heavenly River Gate] in one breath. However, just at this moment, a trace of chill suddenly came from her chest.

The chill spread from her chest to her internal organs and limbs, finally rushing straight to her heart-mind. Seeing that it was about to seep into her soul, she suddenly startled awake. Without hesitation, the precious robe on her body burst with light, attempting to stop this wave of chill. However, the result was futile.

Is it my Sword Pavilion’s [Formless Sword]!?

In the flash of a spark, the sword light Ye Guyue had just condensed exploded with a boom, taking her true body with it as it transformed into a sky full of brilliant colors.

Boom!

In the next second, the place where Ye Guyue had previously stood seemed to have a layer of veil peeled away, revealing Lu Yang’s figure and a formless sword.

Sneak attack!

Lu Yang seized the opportunity with incredible precision, striking exactly at the moment Ye Guyue was going all out and intending to slash at Sui Ying, instantly inflicting heavy damage on her!

Although Ye Guyue also had body-protecting artifacts, their quality was clearly inferior to Lu Yang’s [Formless Sword]. Leaving aside the three divine wonders of this superior Spirit Treasure, one of its divine wonders, [Defy Steel], possessed the ability to go against logic and order. Ordinary protective means couldn’t stop it at all and were slashed open by his sword.

“A pity… almost succeeded completely.”

Lu Yang held the [Formless Sword] in a reverse grip and sighed with some regret. Ye Guyue was ultimately not the King of Qing; at the critical moment, she still managed to dodge the fatal blow.

Because in that final instant, Ye Guyue’s body wasn’t shattered by his slash. Instead, she had actively detonated her physical body, breaking it into parts to avoid the remaining sword Qi. Although he tried his best to kill her, he only managed to shave off ten or twenty percent of her; the vast majority still escaped with her life.

“However, this Divine Ability… doesn’t look like something a Sword Cultivator would have.”

Lu Yang looked into the distance and saw the scattered sword light re-condensing. The sky full of brilliant colors also merged again, actually re-forming the appearance of a physical body.

Except it was missing an arm.

In the next second, Ye Guyue took out a pill flowing with iridescent light and swallowed it. Instantly, flesh grew and bones lengthened, restoring the missing arm.

However, Lu Yang saw clearly that this kind of pill was an emergency item. At first glance, the recovery seemed complete, but in reality, it was destroying her own vitality. It was likely a life-saving item for critical moments. Now, forced out by Lu Yang’s sword, her overall strength would likely drop by several folds.

Looking at Lu Yang, Ye Guyue’s beautiful eyes were cold, and she couldn’t help but grit her silver teeth. “Demon…”

“Your grandfather is here!”

Lu Yang laughed loudly, then flipped his hand to take out another spirit sword. The sword was wreathed in blood-light, clearly having accumulated power for a long time, just waiting to slash out.

[Avici Sword]!

Lu Yang couldn’t be bothered to converse with Ye Guyue and give her time to catch her breath. He raised the [Avici Sword] into the air, and it immediately erupted with an excited sword cry.

Immediately following was a blood-colored long rainbow!

Unlike the insidious and vicious [Formless Sword], the [Avici Sword]’s light was wide and open, emphasizing crushing people with force. Plus, after the battle in the [Kingdom of Chen], Lu Yang had used the [Avici Sword] to wipe out the Shangxuan Sword Sect. With the [Butcher of Man] divine wonder boosting it, it had a special advantage against Sword Cultivators, doubling its power!

Meanwhile, Sui Ying also reacted.

Without any hesitation, the pair of dragon horns on his head flashed with brilliant light, rolling up surging clouds and water tides to directly block all of Ye Guyue’s escape routes.

Hitting a person when they’re down!

Everyone was an enemy to begin with; one less was one less. Besides, Sui Ying was from overseas and naturally wouldn’t be soft-hearted or slow when dealing with cultivators from the mainland.

While attacking, he was also speculating on Lu Yang’s identity.

This person arrived long ago, deliberately hid outside, and patiently waited until this moment to strike. So insidious… could he be a Perfected One of the Primordial Saint Sect?

At the same time, Ye Guyue sighed.

The demon is cunning. There is no possibility of victory this time, especially with the addition of a True Dragon. I can only retreat temporarily, reorganize, and come back to fight him later.

With this thought, the hand seal in Ye Guyue’s hand changed.

In the next second, the aura on her body shifted. Magnificent patterns appeared between her brows, causing her cold temperament to suddenly become bewitching.

Then, she parted her lips slightly and let out a Daoist shout:

“[Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword Technique]!”

In the next second, the sword light on her body surged violently. But the originally clear, snow-like sword light now had nine poignant blood patterns appearing out of thin air.

Boom!

Sword lights collided and then exploded, like countless thunderbolts bursting out in an instant. Endless, ferocious astral winds ravaged the dome of the sky.

Facing the combined strike of Lu Yang and Sui Ying, Ye Guyue naturally couldn’t withstand it. Yet, there was not a trace of despair on her face. Her figure gradually faded, finally disappearing completely from the spot. Replacing her was a naked beauty whose appearance closely resembled hers, but whose figure was illusory.

Pop!

With a soft sound, the naked beauty shattered, but she had also absorbed all of Lu Yang and Sui Ying’s attacks. As for Ye Guyue, she was already gone without a trace.

“…Escaped?”

Lu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly. The Daoist art Ye Guyue used at the end was completely different from the usual techniques of the Sword Pavilion. It gave him a very familiar feeling.

Just like—

“It’s a Rank 2 True Art!”

Inside the Myriad Spirits Banner, Patriarch Nether Whisper, who had been watching the battle all along, finally spoke. “Not only that, she should have already completed the step of [Harvesting External Qi]!”

Hearing this, Lu Yang instantly narrowed his eyes.

“Eh… Patriarch, you’re making things too difficult for me.”

To be honest, since he wasn’t fond of lust, he had initially planned to kill Ye Guyue directly. But now it seemed his policy would have to change slightly.

(End of this chapter)

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