Chapter 270

Boom!!!

In the sky‑filled dust and smoke kicked up by the raging wind, Dai Lai's body jerked back.

She glanced at a blood‑stain on the claw‑hand covered in blue‑gold scales that was quickly healing, then her gaze shifted forward to the girl slowly emerging from the dust and smoke.

"I take back my words." Dai Lai's expression returned to calm, as if blue flames were rising in her pupils, "Your strength is not bad."

"But…"

"You really dare to wound me with my own sword."

Lin Yue watched Dai Lai in silence; her light wings trembled slightly, and like a teleport she instantly appeared behind Dai Lai, her long sword swinging down in follow‑through.

There was no discernible technique, yet with the wind's aid and extreme speed, this strike seemed capable of cleaving anything in the world.

Dai Lai's figure split in two beneath the sword, then was blown apart by the wind, and another Dai Lai reappeared elsewhere, her gaze turning toward Lin Yue as her expression grew grave.

Wind, inherently a speed‑focused attribute, and she now realized with some alarm that her opponent was not inferior to her in speed.

With a low hum, a phantom Sky Sword identical to Yue Li's long sword condensed in her hand; mysterious runes flared across her back wings, and Dai Lai's eyes, deep as an abyss, locked onto Yue Li's figure.

"Compare speed? Then let's go!"

"Hum—"

In the not‑so‑vast aerial battlefield, the two blue‑clad figures clashed repeatedly at a speed ordinary people could barely follow, countless exchanges passing in the span of a breath.

Accompanied by the howling of the raging wind, in the next instant Lin Yue's figure was flung backward.

Dai Lai quickly appeared, her raised hands holding the Sky Sword that flashed with piercing blue light, resonating instantly with the heavens to form a storm‑blade that descended from the sky.

"Die!"

Lin Yue swiftly steadied her stance; a blue flash flickered in her pupils as she lightly tapped her long sword forward, and the air before her flowed along an indiscernible trajectory.

The storm‑blade that had dispersed even the clouds in the sky never touched Lin Yue; upon contacting this layer of strange, inexplicable air it was forcibly torn apart, turning into a gale that swept around her slender frame.

"You…"

Seeing this, Dai Lai showed a look of shock for the first time in the battle.

She could sense that even though this human displayed the special form called Spirit Descent, she was still somewhat weaker in strength, yet Dai Lai's all‑out attack was effortlessly neutralized by the opponent in a way she could not comprehend.

Not only now, but earlier the opponent had exchanged hundreds of blows in an instant and fought on equal terms, partly because some of her own strength was inexplicably being dissolved.

"Is it because of the Sky Sword?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Da Yi Lai knew her own side‑sword better than anyone.

The opponent's projected imitation sword could only boost her attack by 45% when facing Dai Lai, and it possessed no similar ability.

In the instant Dai Lai froze, the eyes of the Lin Yue who had deflected the strike turned cyan‑green.

Behind her, a vertical pupil formed from gathered wind suddenly fixed on Dai Lai.

In the next instant, a blue column of light gathered immeasurable storm power and slammed into Dai Lai like a heavy cannon.

This is Xiao Qing's new skill after breaking through the Epic Stage.

Moon Disaster Storm Eye!

Boom!!!

Dai Lai felt her light body suddenly grow heavy, as if a ten‑ton weight had been hung on her in an instant, making even lifting her sword difficult.

She watched helplessly as the storm‑charged energy cannon bore down on her, and a fierce fighting spirit flared in her pupils.

"Don't…"

"Don't look down on me!!!"

In the next instant, Dai Lai's petite form before the cannon was swallowed whole.

"Hit?"

Lin Yue's expression tightened slightly.

A faint unease stirred in her heart.

Boom!!!

A terrifying aura shot skyward, instantly shredding the attack from the Disaster Storm Eye; Dai Lai's body was clad in feather battle armor, her hands and feet turned into avian talons, and she gazed impassively at the slowly changing expression of Lin Yue.

At the moment of mortal danger, Dai Lai without hesitation activated her half‑demon ability.

Demonification.

"Now, let's continue."

Her figure instantly vanished from the spot, as if completely ignoring the mark of the disaster storm's eye, instantly appearing before Yue Li, a sharp claw instantly pressed against Yue Li's hastily raised sky sword, the suddenly erupting force sent Yue Li flying backward, heavily falling toward the ground.

Looking at the dust kicked up below, Dai Lai indifferently raised the illusory sky sword in his hand.

Kilometer-long terrifying wind blades formed in an instant, and as Dai Lai's longsword fell, they instantly slashed down!

Boom!!!

Standing on the roof of a teaching building, watching this scene from afar, Zheng Xiaoyu pressed her lips tight, her eye sockets instantly reddened, and without hesitation dialed the number she had already opened for a long time.

——

Accompanied by two snowflakes, a total of twenty-four slashes burst forth instantly, and deep bone-visible bloodstains appeared on Dailai Sai's body, in an instant causing his boiling momentum to wane.

The terrifying extreme cold erupting from Frost Cold greatly suppressed the opponent's speed, turning the next strike into an attack they could not dodge no matter what.

No, rather, within the coverage of Spirit Descent·Frosty Sky All Cold, no one could originally dodge Qin Chuan's attack.

Everything touched by Frosty Sky All Cold lay beneath the Frost Hilt Slashing Horse Blade in Qin Chuan's hand.

It's over.

Qin Chuan looked at Dailai Sai before him, and casually waved the Frost Hilt Slashing Horse Blade in his hand.

A brilliant white blade-light appeared on Dailai Sai's body, instantly splitting his body in two.

Moon·Breaking Frost Slash

The demonized body of Dàlèsàyī collapsed with a boom, under a halo of azure light it gradually took on a near‑human shape, except for a few blue scales at the corners of his eyes, showing that he belonged to a race utterly different from humanity.

This is the original form of a half‑demon.

Qin Chuan stepped closer, calmly looking at him.

"Heh…" Dàlèsàyī gave a self‑mocking smile, "I never imagined I would lose so miserably."

"Why are you surprised by my appearance?" Qin Chuan asked.

That was merely an offhand remark from him, yet he consequently felt a faint unease.

"Because…" Dàlèsàyī curled his lips, "Dàilái has already gone to find you."

"She wants to take back her sword."

"But she never ran into you."

Qin Chuan's pupils contracted sharply.

The phone rang just in time.

The moment the call connected, Zheng Xiaoyu's urgent voice came through.

"Qin Chuan, a half‑demon named Dàilái has come after Lin Yue!"

"She is Yue Li! Hurry back!"

Seeing Qin Chuan's expression shift dramatically, Dàlèsàyī's face gained a hint of amusement.

"The Tide‑Spear, let me lend it to you for a bit of fun."

"Luo, when you ascend the Heavenly Stairway, I will give you a proper welcome."

The moment his words fell, Dàlèsàyī turned into points of light and vanished, leaving only that white‑bone long fork where he stood.

【【Red】Tide‑Spear: the bound weapon of the Tide Demon Lord Dàlèsàyī, commanding one side, causing rivers to part; the wielder's attribute control increases by 90%, attribute might by 60%】

——

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by a low, rumbling boom as if the void had been shattered, Lin Yue's figure was flung backward, blasting through a building behind her before crashing heavily to the ground.

Groaning in pain, her delicate features tightened, a mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth, the light wings on her back trembled, scattering the surrounding dust, and she rose back into the air.

She fixed her gaze on Dàilái slowly flying toward her, her blood‑stained hand gripping the Sky‑Sword tightly.

"To be able to fight me to this extent, you are a worthy adversary."

Dàilái spoke calmly, raising the Sky‑Sword in his hand, "But that's all there is to it!"

With a howling wind, the Sky‑Sword slashed toward the already heavily wounded girl before him.

Yet beneath the hair lifted by the wind, the girl's lips curled into a faint arc.

"Yeah, that's enough."

As Lin Yue's words fell, Dàilái's sword‑swinging hand froze instantly.

Invisible threads extended from the void, wrapping around her body in various places.

Purple implement, Puppet‑Strings.

Given the huge disparity in strength between the two, the time Dàilái was controlled was extremely brief.

But it was already enough.

Lin Yue lifted the Sky‑Sword in her hand and thrust it straight at Dàilái's chest without hesitation.

"Do you think an attack like this can break through my defense?"

A sneer appeared on Dàilái's face; the surging power around him caused the threads in the void to begin cracking.

In a moment more, she would be able to shake off this damned control.

Given that this woman before him is now utterly exhausted, it is utterly impossible for her to pierce his defense while he remains in his demonized state with just a sword.

Merely a dying struggle.

In the next instant, the sneer on Dàilái's face froze.

Azure light feathers silently appeared in the void, and as Lin Yue thrust her sword, they swiftly clung to the blade.

What was originally an ordinary strike, with these light patterns added, gained a terrifying power that moved Dàilái.

When that power rose to its peak, terror already showed in her eyes.

"Pfft—"

The Sky‑Sword pierced Dàilái's chest, stabbing through her beating heart.

The final puppet‑string snapped at this moment; the freed Dàilái weakly lowered her head, one hand resting on the Sky‑Sword.

"Why?"

A blunt, out‑of‑the‑blue question, yet Lin Yue understood what he meant.

"You might not have noticed, but we've been fighting for a long time while the surrounding wind‑type energy has remained thin." Lin Yue spoke softly, "My Spirit‑Descended Azure Feather Cry‑Wind can continuously gather ownerless wind‑type energy in the area and condense it into wind feathers."

"Wind feathers can all be attached to attacks for empowerment."

"I have never used them, accumulating 68 pieces."

"Each piece can increase final damage by 10%."

A flicker of realization crossed Dàilái's eyes; she slowly lifted her head to look at the girl before her.

"Why?"

Just as before, a blunt question, yet Lin Yue unexpectedly managed to follow his train of thought.

What she asked was not about now, but about the earlier battle—why Lin Yue could fight her to a standstill.

"Probably…" Lin Yue lightly pursed her lips, which looked even more alluring from the bloodstains, "Because you never studied aerodynamics?"

"What nonsense…" Dàilái muttered dully, then exhaled a turbid breath, "The Sky‑Sword is yours now."

"No one has ever taken anything from my hands before."

Luo is the first, you are the second.

Sooner or later, I will take it back.

"Huh?" Lin Yue blinked, "Aren't you about to die?"

"Do you really die in the Dream World?" Dailai said irritably, and in the next instant he turned into light and shadow and dissipated.

Only an illusory-looking Sky Sword remained in place.

The illusory Sky Sword flew toward the Sky Sword in Lin Yue's hand, instantly merging with it; in the next instant, the Sky Sword in her hand burst forth with even more dazzling light, and its effect changed accordingly.

【Red Sky Sword: Dailai, the Storm Demon Lord's natal weapon, bearing the might of the heavens, it slays myriad demons; only wind-affinity users may wield it, boosting the wielder's attack by 45%, and attacks against aerial targets become true damage that ignores defense.】

I won~

Lin Yue flashed a brilliant smile, and in the next instant she plunged headfirst from the sky.

Severe injury and excessive blood loss made her consciousness quickly blur; in the last instant before she lost consciousness entirely, she seemed to see a familiar figure rushing toward her anxiously.

——

Mm~

Accompanied by an unconscious groan, Lin Yue slowly opened her eyes.

The pain radiating from her body made her involuntarily shudder, and the movement quickly woke Du Yu beside her.

"Yueyue!" Du Yu gently grabbed Lin Yue's hand, and healing power burst forth, "Don't move, your injuries are severe!"

I've only done the preliminary treatment; I still need to continue.

"Hmm..." The pain quickly eased under treatment; Lin Yue turned her head toward the empty ward and asked, "Xiao Yu Sis, how long have I been unconscious?"

"About half an hour." Du Yu looked at Lin Yue with a complex expression, "When I found out you were Yue Li, I was completely bewildered."

During that time I helped treat you every other day, yet I never noticed this.

"Sorry." Lin Yue pressed her lips.

All right, all right, it's normal if you don't tell me." Du Yu lightly patted Lin Yue's hand, "Uncle and Aunt are already on their way over; they seem to be out of town?"

They went yesterday." Lin Yue spoke softly, "Looks like it was business-related."

Normally, such a business trip would take a while; evidently Lin Changfeng and his wife returned early because of her.

All right." Du Yu shook her head slightly, "The Special Affairs Group intended to assign personnel to treat you, but Uncle Lin refused over the phone; he only allowed me to enter the ward to treat you, perhaps fearing the Special Affairs Group might be detrimental to you."

I understand." Lin Yue's lips curled with a faint smile, realizing this was her father's concern and protection.

The figure before she lost consciousness flashed in her mind; Lin Yue pressed her lips, and the image involuntarily grew a few tenser, "And him?"

Du Yu's healing hand paused for a moment; realizing who Lin Yue was referring to, she rolled her eyes irritably, "Don't mention that guy."

You're so badly injured, yet he didn't even come to the ward to glance at you, instead he went straight to conquer the S-rank dungeon.

Yes! He's amazing! He's number one in the world! Only he can clear the S-rank dungeon!

Does this guy not have even a bit of you in his heart?!

A hand gently covered Du Yu's hand, making her instinctively stop speaking.

Lin Yue gazed out the window, the corner of her lips forming a resolute arc.

He won't.

(End of Chapter)