Chapter 208: Farewell Xiao Xiaoyu

Sunlight gradually spilled out in the sky, a sign of clearing after rain. The sunlight filtered through the dense leaves and sprinkled on the ground; the Young Palace Master rode her horse, weaving through the high mountain forest.

A white silhouette slowly drifted down from afar, landing in the forest.

The Young Palace Master frowned, the red mark gathering again; perhaps it was too far away, and she couldn't make out the other party at once.

Only when that white silhouette slowly approached did the Young Palace Master realize who it was.

She had an impression; a year ago, at the Thousand Layers Gate, that wild girl.

But now, she no longer bore that savage aura; she was no longer that wild girl.

Perhaps she wasn't as beautiful as the Young Palace Master, but her current aloofness showed a tendency to surpass hers.

Clad in a white dress, her hair floating, that aloofness differed from the Young Palace Master's—it was an almost deathly stillness, like the chill emanating from a pile of corpses, like the coldness after a round of rebirth in hell.

Looking at her eyes again, her pupils held no expression, no feeling, not even eyeballs—just pure white. She was truly a corpse!

"Xiao Xiaoyu..." the Young Palace Master said softly, testing.

Xiao Xiaoyu didn't answer; instead, she directly stretched out a hand toward the Young Palace Master.

The meaning couldn't be clearer—a great battle was inevitable.

Although the Young Palace Master was amidst clouds and mist, she showed no hesitation; if it was to fight, she would fight, without panic.

Xiao Xiaoyu stood there motionless, yet her palm burst forth a powerful true qi.

Absolutely not the power of three or four heavenly layers!

The Young Palace Master knew Xiao Xiaoyu was now abnormal, but she hadn't expected such a huge increase in power. If Xiao Xiaoyu a year ago could only stand on the first floor, now she was at least at the level of the seventh or eighth floor!

Trees fell in swathes! Half of the hills on the mountain collapsed!

The Young Palace Master swiftly dodged that palm, and at the same time she activated the Five Absolutes, ready to counterattack.

A blinding bolt of lightning tore open the just-cleared sky and struck down! A thunderbolt from a clear sky! Even the sunlight was flashed by the lightning!

The lightning struck straight at Xiao Xiaoyu!

This was a battle between two women!

Two women of the same age group!

Xiao Xiaoyu pressed the bases of her palms together, straightened her palms, and thrust them toward the lightning!

"Bang!"

Countless trees were snapped outright! Their trunks and branches turned to powder!

At the same time, the Young Palace Master and Xiao Xiaoyu engaged in close combat.

The Young Palace Master first used her legs—the Leg Absolute swift and fierce, every move landing true.

Xiao Xiaoyu met her with a mysterious palm technique, each palm firmly catching the Young Palace Master's legs!

They fought from east to west, from midair to the ground, then from west to east, and from the ground back up into midair!

This hardly looked like a women's brawl! It had become so fierce that even men would panic watching it—every move, every style, pushed to the utmost extravagance!

Every move was a lethal blow; a slight mistake could mean broken arms or legs at best, or being smashed to bits at worst.

The victims were those trees, that mountain, that patch of earth!

"Bang!" The Young Palace Master stamped down, and the ground sank to the height of her knees!

"Thud!" Xiao Xiaoyu's palm struck empty air, slamming into a century-old tree, which shattered so completely not even a stump remained.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred exchanges had passed, with no clear victor!

Across heaven and earth, only two radiant figures could be seen—one fiery red, full of vitality; the other snow‑white, brimming with deathly stillness! They were so gorgeous! Even in a life‑and‑death battle, their poses were this graceful!

Obviously neither wanted to just drag it out. They silently agreed to decide the fight with a single move—no need to procrastinate or hesitate!

"Five Absolutes Eight Wastelands!" the Young Palace Master leapt high, opened her stance, and gathered all the power of the Five Absolutes into her palms.

"Annihilate Heavenly Dao!" Xiao Xiaoyu stood in place, bent her knees, and her palms emitted five‑colored light; centered on her, the ground shattered into eight or nine body‑length rings, shaking up gravel and soil alike!

"Boom—rumble!"

The whole mountain shook!

The Leaning Sword Tower trembled!

"What's going on?" the Western Desert Sword Devil asked.

"We can't worry about that." Duan Sheng said to the Western Desert Sword Devil.

When the two mighty forces collided, they shot straight up! The heavy clouds above were all stirred together!

The Young Palace Master retreated more than ten steps, suppressing a mouthful of blood in her chest and not spitting it out. In battles among peers, she had never before vomited blood, nor even spat blood at all!

Xiao Xiaoyu stood unmoving where she was. According to how things were a year ago, she would surely have been smashed to pieces under the Young Palace Master's fierce assault. Yet now she stood there unharmed, only the sunken ring on the ground kept expanding, growing deeper.

When fighting Chen Yi He, the Young Palace Master's heart had never wavered, but today it was in turmoil—not just a little, but greatly! She had always been proud, doing only her best, and she believed no one could surpass her, especially another woman like herself.

But this woman before her shattered everything she had taken for granted! She retreated even more than Xiao Xiaoyu—no, to be precise, Xiao Xiaoyu didn't retreat a single step.

Xiao Xiaoyu remained expressionless, fixing her eyes—pure white—upon the Young Palace Master.

Although the Young Palace Master couldn't see Xiao Xiaoyu's gaze, she knew what lay within it.

What lay within was pure killing intent toward her!

"Aren't you dead in the Thousand Layers Gate?" the Young Palace Master asked Xiao Xiaoyu directly. Back then, in the underground world of the Thousand Layers Gate, aside from those who died, two people had vanished: the Dragon King and Xiao Xiaoyu.

The Young Palace Master got no reply; she sensed Xiao Xiaoyu's aura—heavy with deathly stillness, devoid of any vitality, utterly lacking the feel of a living person.

Yet that formidable strength was indelible! She was that strong!

Yet she was like a puppet manipulated by someone! Like a corpse left to be tossed about!

Xiao Xiaoyu kicked off the ground and then charged again at the Young Palace Master!

The Young Palace Master asked no more, nor would she yield. She went forward to meet the challenge, and clashed with Xiao Xiaoyu once more.

When Xiao Xiaoyu was about to close in, the Young Palace Master finally shot out the silver needle from her sleeve! The shorter the distance, the greater the accuracy and speed—and the deadlier it became!

Such a silver needle—no one could dodge it!

Xiao Xiao Yu couldn't dodge either! Whether it was one year ago or one year later!

But the Little Palace Master was seized by fear; she saw Xiao Xiao Yu charging forward with a silver needle!

The silver needle was about to turn the Little Palace Master into a sieve! Yet she felt nothing; instead her speed grew faster and faster, all that could be heard was her roar, 'Er ah ah ah!' and then she punched the Little Palace Master!

Bang!!!