Chapter 188: High Energy Ahead

Yuan Yao froze for a moment, and the hands gripping her sword hilt trembled involuntarily a few times.

She lifted her head, and through the firelight saw that the azure qilin beast, slightly immature and greenish compared to the one in her mind, had eyes exactly the same.

The scene that suddenly surfaced in her mind……

Was it her past life?

When Yuan Yao vividly witnessed the Carefree Sect being exterminated, her heart felt as if cut by a knife, painful enough to bleed.

Everyone saw the beast-fire mass about to engulf Yuan Yao, while she, gripping the Phantom Spirit Sword, stood frozen on the spot, as if frightened silly.

Upon seeing this, the Carefree Sect disciples' hearts leapt, and they couldn't help shouting: "Junior Sister! Quickly defend!"

"Junior Sister!"

Cang Li, seated in the waiting area, turned pale, involuntarily rose, and instinctively shouted: "Yao Yao, draw your sword!"

Qian Jueshan's eyes instantly turned sharp, his fingers twitched, and he was about to strike——

Yuan Yao suddenly moved.

She actually charged alone into the beast-fire reeking of terrifying power, her sword emanating astonishing mental force.

"Primeval Sword Art——"

"Cross Cut!"

She fiercely slashed at the qilin beast!

The qilin beast's pupils contracted, and it immediately defended.

Yet unexpectedly her blade broke through its shield—with a "splurt" sound of flesh tearing—leaving two deep, bone-revealing bloody sword marks on its body!

The qilin beast let out a painful howl.

At this moment, Yuan Yao's entire body was filled with fire-element power!

She fears no fire!

Yuan Yao continuously attacked the qilin beast.

The qilin beast keenly sensed the killing intent emanating from her, bared its teeth, and began to counterattack.

And just then——

Its head was slammed hard by a golden giant egg!

The intense pain caused it a moment of dizziness.

Suddenly, a foreign powerful mental force surged into its consciousness, frenziedly gnawing and devouring!

The qilin beast winced, its eyes instantly turning red, instinctively trying to expel Yuan Yao's mental power.

Before it could react, the golden egg hammered down like a sudden storm, nearly cracking its skull!

The qilin beast roared furiously and charged at Yuan Yao in a frenzy!

Yet unexpectedly, Yuan Yao had already laid a gravity formation for it!

Trapping it!

And Yuan Yao stared at it with cold eyes.

In the qilin beast's sea of consciousness, Yuan Yao's mental energy cluster frenziedly tore at and devoured its mental power!

The more Yuan Yao devoured, the worse the qilin beast's mental state became.

At this moment——

Lu Xiangxiang raised her sword and attacked from behind Yuan Yao.

In the nick of time, Yuan Yao sidestepped, backhanded a stab at Lu Xiangxiang's abdomen, piercing through!

Everyone seeing this turned pale with shock.

"Junior Seventh Sister, are you still refusing to admit defeat?" Yuan Yao stared at her coldly, then without waiting for Lu Xiangxiang's reply, she said helplessly, "Even if you don't answer, I know what you're thinking."

Having said that, she drew her sword expressionlessly!

Lu Xiangxiang's face instantly turned deathly pale; she clutched her bleeding abdomen with one hand, then weakly retreated a few steps, about to speak, but Yuan Yao interrupted her.

Yuan Yao gave a faint smile.

"Junior Seventh Sister, I want you to repent to me."

Many young disciples hearing these familiar words felt their scalps go numb.

Yuan Yao devoured the qilin beast's mental power while assaulting Lu Xiangxiang.

At this moment, Lu Xiangxiang was covered in blood, unable to fight back!

"Do you hate me so much?"

Yuan Yao's voice came slowly.

Lu Xiangxiang's face suddenly changed: "Sixth Senior Sister, it's clearly you who hates me!"

"Why should I hate you?" Yuan Yao swung her sword, sending Lu Xiangxiang staggering back several steps, and she asked, bewildered.

"I don't know either..." Lu Xiangxiang put on a pitiful look, enduring the intense pain, biting her lip.

Yuan Yao said: "Why did you just cast the Soul-Seizing Forbidden Technique on me? Such a vicious forbidden art—where did you learn it?!"

As soon as she spoke, everyone present was startled.

Forbidden technique?!

Lu Xiangxiang actually cultivated a forbidden technique?

Lu Xiangxiang's face shocked, her heart panicked, she hurriedly said: "Sixth Senior Sister, even if you dislike me, you can't wrongly accuse me like this! What evidence do you have proving I cast a forbidden technique on you?!"

"You think I have no evidence?" Yuan Yao said with a half-smile.

Lu Xiangxiang innocently widened her eyes, tears instantly sliding down, looking pitiful.

"Sixth Senior Sister, to make me admit defeat, you actually used such dirty tactics……"

Yuan Yao calmly said: "Not long ago, our Carefree Sect disciple Li Hang died under everyone's eyes from the Soul-Seizing Forbidden Technique, and you were present then. Before you both appeared, he told me it was you who ordered him to follow me. But once you showed up, he quickly changed his story, splashing the dirty water onto me."

Lu Xiangxiang bit her lip, "Sixth Senior Sister, the Second Elder already said that day, Senior Brother Li Hang committed suicide to avoid punishment!"

"What crime to fear?!" Yuan Yao shouted angrily, she raised the Phantom Spirit Sword, approaching Lu Xiangxiang, and said in a deep voice: "Originally I didn't know who the true mastermind behind Senior Brother Li Hang's murder was, but the soul-capturing forbidden technique you just used is exactly the same as the traces left on Senior Brother Li Hang's body!"

"You think I didn't leave any evidence?" Yuan Yao raised her hand, a clump of spiritual power wrapped in wisps of black mist.

"This is the soul-capturing forbidden technique you just used on me!"

Seeing this, the people present had their expressions change in shock.

Fan Quan Immortal Venerable narrowed his eyes, declaring in one word: "It's a forbidden technique!"

At this moment, Zong Rao quickly rose, bowed to Fan Quan Immortal Venerable and Wu Xiang Immortal Venerable on the high platform, and reported: "A few days ago, our Carefree Sect disciple Li Hang suddenly died violently. At that time, to avoid causing panic among the disciples below, I could only announce that Li Hang had committed suicide to avoid punishment. In fact, I have been secretly investigating the truth behind Li Hang's death."

"Li Hang indeed died because of the soul-capturing forbidden technique!"

Fan Quan Immortal Venerable's face darkened instantly upon hearing that.

Someone actually used a forbidden technique within his jurisdiction!

Fan Quan Immortal Venerable said with a grim face: "Lu Xiangxiang, do you plead guilty?!"

Lu Xiangxiang never expected things to turn out like this; it was completely beyond her expectations.

She hurriedly said to Fan Quan Immortal Venerable: "Immortal Venerable, I am being framed; I have never used a forbidden technique!"

"I have always been at odds with Yuan Yao; since I joined the Carefree Sect, Yuan Yao has secretly bullied me. There is someone who can prove this——"

"Who?" Fan Quan Immortal Venerable frowned.

Lu Xiangxiang said: "Shiziwen of the Carefree Sect's Heaven Inquiry Peak!"

Fan Quan Immortal Venerable said in a deep voice: "Where is Shiziwen?"

The one-eyed youth rose, hurriedly walked toward the arena, then bowed his head to Fan Quan Immortal Venerable on the high platform and said, "Disciple is present."

Lu Xiangxiang tears streaming down her face, her voice weak: "Shiziwen, have you all along known that Yuan Yao wanted to frame me in the sect tournament? The one who knows the soul-capturing forbidden technique is not me, but Yuan Yao, right?"