Chapter 187: Constantly Reversing

Bang bang bang!

The huge sound of impacts kept coming, and each time the Chinese unicorn beast tried to struggle to its feet, the golden egg struck it precisely, then it fell back to the ground.

Meanwhile, Yuan Yao invaded Lu Xiangxiang's sea of consciousness with her mental power while flashing toward her direction.

Clang clang clang—

The two swords clashed, scattering fierce sparks!

Lu Xiangxiang's face turned deathly pale; she could not expel the opponent's mental power at all, instead having her own mental power continuously devoured, making her grow weaker and weaker.

Just as Lu Xiangxiang dazed for a moment from the intense pain coming from her sea of consciousness, a sword light came at her head-on; before she could react, with a 'splitch' sound, she felt the intense pain of flesh being torn open.

And the next moment—

Lu Xiangxiang was kicked to the ground by Yuan Yao.

Bang!

Everyone who saw this was shocked.

The situation actually reversed in an instant!

Clearly, at the start they thought that once Lu Xiangxiang summoned a fifth-stage Chinese unicorn beast, she would surely defeat Yuan Yao, but who would have imagined—

Yuan Yao had contracted a mysterious golden egg of unknown power!

"Seventh Junior Sister, do you admit defeat or not?"

On the platform, Yuan Yao looked down on Lu Xiangxiang from a superior position.

Seeing her like that, Lu Xiangxiang knew she was deliberately humiliating her, trying to make her admit defeat?

Dream on!

A fierce intent flashed in Lu Xiangxiang's eyes; she now had no choice but to use a forbidden technique to suppress Yuan Yao's mental power.

She ruthlessly bit her own tongue tip, then secretly circulated the blood from her tongue tip to perform the Soul-Capturing Forbidden Technique.

Soon, Yuan Yao sensed something was off.

Because in Lu Xiangxiang's sea of consciousness now surged many wisps of black mist, each exuding eeriness and danger.

Immediately, the black mist gradually condensed into a large net, enveloping her mental power cluster at great speed!

Yuan Yao narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Seventh Junior Sister, I ask you again: do you want to admit defeat or not?"

Lu Xiangxiang quickly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and firmly said, "Unwilling."

"That's what you asked for!" Yuan Yao moved, instantly arriving before Lu Xiangxiang's bloodstain, raising her sword and slashing down fiercely!

Clang!

Lu Xiangxiang raised her sword to block.

The two reached a stalemate.

Meanwhile, in Lu Xiangxiang's sea of consciousness, that black mist net had already enveloped Yuan Yao's mental power cluster and was gradually invading it.

Yuan Yao's mental power cluster seemed to be struggling fiercely, yet the black mist net kept tightening around it.

At this moment, Yuan Yao seemed to be in great pain, furrowing her brows involuntarily and letting out a muffled groan, with cold sweat seeping from her forehead.

Everyone present noticed that Yuan Yao's condition was abnormal.

Someone immediately spoke up: "I said it, Yuan Yao is definitely no match for Lu Xiangxiang!"

"Yeah, I've always thought Lu Xiangxiang is not simple."

"Earlier, Yuan Yao made so many people repent to her; I think she had better kneel now and repent to Lu Xiangxiang, begging for her forgiveness."

"People like Yuan Yao have no conscience—"

As the crowd chattered, suddenly—

A tremendous roar sounded!

Everyone stared, pupils contracting, eyes full of disbelief.

Only to see Yuan Yao send Lu Xiangxiang flying with a single sword strike, then, with the speed of thunder too fast to cover one's ears, she flashed away and kicked Lu Xiangxiang violently into the air above the platform.

Everyone stared, mouths agape.

And what followed made them show expressions of terror.

Yuan Yao's figure flickered, appearing in midair, then she lifted her leg and kicked the seven-aperture-bleeding Lu Xiangxiang downward!

Boom!

Lu Xiangxiang's body slammed heavily onto the platform floor, accompanied by a shrill scream, and the platform floor cracked open.

"Gravity Formation!"

"Activate!"

Yuan Yao drew the formation with her sword; a formation totem appeared in midair, instantly expanding and swiftly descending to envelop Lu Xiangxiang below!

Boom!

Terrifying gravitational pressure crushed down on Lu Xiangxiang in an instant!

Just as Lu Xiangxiang tried to rise, her back was bent by the pressure; now she bled from her seven apertures, blood continuously flowing from the corner of her mouth, appearing gravely injured.

Only the experts could tell that Lu Xiangxiang had no strength to fight back just now because she suffered a backlash of mental power.

In Lu Xiangxiang's mental sea of consciousness, it was now in utter chaos, and that soul-capturing black net had been completely devoured by Yuan Yao's mental power.

Lu Xiangxiang's eyes were blood-red, her whole body aching everywhere, she stared in disbelief at Yuan Yao's direction.

Impossible…

How could her Soul-Capturing Forbidden Technique be swallowed by Yuan Yao's mental power cluster?

How is this possible?!

In her past life and this life, she had never seen such a bizarre mental power technique!

Besides, how could Yuan Yao possibly possess such terrifying spiritual power? She is clearly only in the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

What's really going on?!

Could it be...

Thousand Jue Mountain!

Is Thousand Jue Mountain secretly aiding Yuan Yao?

Yes, it must be so!

Otherwise, how could Yuan Yao be this strong?

And that golden egg of unknown power must also have been given by Thousand Jue Mountain to protect Yuan Yao!

Why?!

How can Thousand Jue Mountain be so biased? In its previous life it only forged one protective talisman for itself, yet in this life it forged eight protective talismans for Yuan Yao! The treasures it gave itself are still fewer than those it gave Yuan Yao!

And that golden egg, it was unwilling to give to itself in the previous life!

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangxiang's anger surged, and with a "Wow" she spat a mouthful of fresh blood.

She almost had her Dao‑heart shattered because of it!

The powerful gravity pressure struck, pinning her so she could not even stand upright; she struggled to reach out, trying to grasp the long sword that had fallen nearby—she could not lose!

Even if she loses to anyone, she must not lose to Yuan Yao!

Yuan Yao did not expect her to be so persistent: "Seventh junior sister, you still refuse to admit defeat?"

"I could never lose to you!" Lu Xiangxiang finally held the long sword in her palm, her gaze sharp as she stared at Yuan Yao; then she even offered her own essence blood, forcibly amplifying her power aura!

She swung a fierce slash!

Crack—

The gravity formation shattered, and instantly she darted toward Yuan Yao, launching a frantic assault.

Yuan Yao kept retreating defensively, blocking all of Lu Xiangxiang's attacks.

Lu Xiangxiang, realizing she could not surpass Yuan Yao, let her eyes grow even more sinister.

"Qilin!" she shouted angrily.

The Qilin Beast, having been struck by the golden egg hundreds of times, heard its own summons and instantly unleashed the powerful aura of a Fifth‑Rank Spirit Beast; at the moment it shattered the golden egg, it seized the opening to charge toward Yuan Yao.

The Qilin Beast spewed fire, nearly scorching the entire arena to ash.

Yuan Yao sensed the dangerous aura behind her and, just as she was about to dart away, was blocked by Lu Xiangxiang.

"Can you escape?" Lu Xiangxiang said coldly.

At this moment she had almost forgotten that she was competing with Yuan Yao and needed to act cautiously.

Yuan Yao's expression turned icy; she swiftly gathered spiritual power to coat her sword blade, swung a strike at Lu Xiangxiang, and after flinging her a short distance,

she had no time to dodge, so she turned and faced the Fifth‑Rank Qilin Beast's fiery attack head‑on.

The blazing fire reflected on her snow‑white face, gradually taking on a rosy hue.

She raised her sword to rise, and just as she was about to swing—

a picture suddenly flashed in her mind.

The azure‑colored giant Qilin beast spewed raging flames throughout the Carefree Sect, plunging the sect into a sea of fire; it roared excitedly, repeatedly and brutally slaughtering the sect's disciples, either tearing their warm bodies apart with sharp claws or snapping off their heads and limbs with its keen teeth.