Chapter 238: The Second-Rank True Art of the Yushu Jiange

"Fair Immortal, you should withdraw for now."

"This place is the 【Yinlong Water】, which offers great benefits to my cultivation. Of course, if the Fair Immortal insists on using it, you may bathe with me."

In mid-air, that descendant of the Long Wang, 【Sui Ying】, let out a light chuckle, his dragon eyes staring fixedly at Ye Guyue, as if hiding some kind of wildness.

Dragon nature is inherently lustful; this Long Wang already had over ten thousand beautiful wives and concubines overseas, and his offspring were countless. Yet, no matter who saw him, they all wore an expression of utmost respect. Now, seeing such a cold and aloof Fair Immortal like Ye Guyue, whose background was even higher than that of the Four Seas Gate, his thoughts naturally stirred greatly.

Facing such a gaze, Ye Guyue merely raised her embroidered eyebrows slightly.

Yet she showed no anger at all; she simply glanced at the Long Wang and responded indifferently, "A creature with fur and horns, born of moisture and hatched from eggs, dares to ask me to withdraw?"

Upon hearing these words, Sui Ying's face instantly changed!

"Wretched wench!"

The Four Seas Gate was built by overseas demon kin, yet the current age belongs to humans; various Dao Lords established the supreme truth of human cultivation through great magic power.

As long as you are born with a human form, you can cultivate, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

But if you are not of human form, then even with the best bloodline, even the most outstanding, it is twice the effort for half the result.

Therefore, even descendants of the Long Wang like 【Sui Ying】 must transform into human forms when walking abroad; otherwise, they would struggle even to inhale and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

This was inherently a humiliating matter.

Now, Ye Guyue's words "creature with fur and horns, born of moisture and hatched from eggs" pointed out his origins with every character, telling him he was merely a monkey wearing a human hat!

In an instant, dragon roars rose again!

Sui Ying's human form quickly faded, replaced by a towering dragon body that climbed the clouds to the highest heavens, its body spanning over a thousand li, too vast to be seen in its entirety.

A dragon head as large as a mountain peak hung down from the clouds and spat out.

【Tianhe Mouth】!

In an instant, as if the Milky Way had burst its banks, emerald blue oceanic radiance surged from the depths of the dragon's mouth, crashing down upon Ye Guyue like a cliff top of Mount Taishan!

This innate divine ability was formed by the combination of the Heavenly Gang 【Ren Water】 and the Earthly Fiend 【Tun Tan】. 【Tun Tan】 is also known as Shen; Shen is the Heavenly Gate, the mouth of the Milky Way. Ren Water is born here and can drain the metallic qi of the West; therefore, this divine ability is most skilled at dealing with sword cultivators like Ye Guyue!

This was also the reason Sui Ying had been so confident from the start.

However, seeing this, Ye Guyue was not panicked at all; mockery instead floated in her beautiful eyes. Then, the sword pill before her spun, revealing its own divine radiance.

【Ji Jin Hui】!

Under the shroud of the divine ability, Ye Guyue's sword light, washed by Sui Ying's 【Tianhe Mouth】, not only did not lose its brilliance but became even more dazzling!

"Cut!"

The next second, Ye Guyue was about to drive her sword forward to cleave the 【Tianhe Mouth】 in one breath, but just then, a chill suddenly arose in her chest.

The chill spread from her chest to her five viscera and six bowels, her four limbs and hundred bones, finally rushing straight to her Spirit Terrace, threatening to seep into her soul. This finally made her snap awake; without hesitation, the precious robes on her body burst with light, trying to stop this chill, but the result was futile.

'Is this the Invisible Sword of my Yushu Jiange?!'

In the blink of an eye, the sword light Ye Guyue had just condensed exploded violently, and her magical body turned into scattered radiance in that very moment.

"Boom!"

The next second, the place where Ye Guyue had stood previously was as if a thin veil had been stripped away, revealing Lu Yang's figure and a mouthful of an Invisible Sword.

A sneak attack!

Lu Yang seized the battle opportunity with incredible precision, striking exactly at the moment Ye Guyue was going all out, intending to cut down Sui Ying, causing her to suffer a severe injury instantly!

Although Ye Guyue possessed protective treasures, their quality was clearly inferior to Lu Yang's Invisible Sword. This superior spiritual treasure possessed three divine wonders; among them, one wonder, 【Pan Gang】, had the ability to reverse reason and defy order. Ordinary protective means could not stop it, and he cut through it with a single sword strike.

"Pity... I almost achieved complete success."

Lu Yang held the Invisible Sword upside down and sighed with some regret; after all, Ye Guyue was not Prince Qing, and at the critical moment, she had dodged the fatal blow.

Because in that final instant, Ye Guyue's body was not cut apart by him; rather, Ye Guyue had actively exploded her flesh and blood, dispersing into pieces to evade the remaining sword qi. Although he tried his best to kill her, he only managed to shear off one or two tenths; the vast majority still escaped to safety.

"However, this divine ability does not seem like that of a sword cultivator."

Lu Yang looked out and saw that in the distance, the shattered sword light reformed, and the scattered radiance coalesced once more, actually reconstituting a physical form.

It was just missing one arm.

The next second, Ye Guyue took out a pill flowing with colorful light, swallowed it into her belly, and instantly flesh grew and bones lengthened, restoring the missing arm.

However, Lu Yang saw clearly that this kind of pill was an emergency remedy. At first glance, it seemed to restore completeness, but in reality, it was consuming her own primordial qi. It was likely a life-saving item for critical moments, yet Lu Yang's sword had forced it out; her entire cultivation strength was likely to drop by several tenths.

Looking at Lu Yang, Ye Guyue's beautiful eyes turned cold, and she could not help but grind her silver teeth: "Demon Lord..."

"Grandpa is here!"

Lu Yang laughed loudly, then reached behind him to draw another spiritual sword. Bloodlight swirled around the blade, clearly having been charged for a long time, waiting only for a single strike.

【Abi Sword】!

Lu Yang had no patience to converse with Ye Guyue or give her time to recover. He offered the Abi Sword to the sky, and it immediately erupted with an excited sword cry.

Immediately following, a long crimson rainbow shot forth!

Unlike the sinister and poisonous Invisible Sword, the Abi Sword's sword light was open and expansive, focusing on suppressing others with sheer force. Furthermore, after the battle of 【Qing State】, Lu Yang had used the Abi Sword to annihilate the Upper Profound Sword Sect. With the divine wonder of 【Human Butcher】 enhancing it, it was specially effective against sword cultivators, and its power had doubled!

At the same time, Sui Ying also reacted.

He did not hesitate for a moment; a pair of dragon horns on his head flashed with radiance, rolling up surging clouds and water waves to directly block all of Ye Guyue's escape routes.

Kicking a man when he is down!

They were enemies to begin with; the fewer the better. Besides, Sui Ying was from overseas and would naturally not be soft-hearted or slow-handed when dealing with mainland cultivators.

While striking, he also speculated on Lu Yang's identity.

'This person arrived long ago, deliberately hiding outside, and patiently waited until now to strike. Such treachery... could he be a True Person of the First Saint Sect?'

At the same time, Ye Guyue let out a sigh.

'The Demon Lord is cunning; there is no possibility of victory this time. Moreover, there is now a True Dragon involved. I can only retreat temporarily, regroup, and fight him again.'

With this thought, Ye Guyue changed the hand seal in her palm.

The next second, the qi mechanism on her body shifted; gorgeous patterns appeared between her eyebrows, causing her cold temperament to suddenly become seductive and enchanting.

Then she slightly parted her lips and uttered a Daoist shout:

"The Nine Sons Mother Demon Slaying Heaven Sword Art!"

The next instant, the sword light on her body surged violently, yet the once crystal-clear, snow-white sword light now bore nine bloody, haunting streaks.

"Boom—!"

The sword lights collided, then exploded, as if countless Lei Ting had erupted in an instant; boundless, ferocious storm winds raged across the heavens.

Facing the combined strike of Lu Yang and Chong Ying, Ye Guyue naturally could not withstand it, yet her face showed not the slightest trace of despair; her figure gradually faded, finally vanishing entirely from her spot, replaced by a nude, beautiful woman with a face nearly identical to hers, her form ethereal and insubstantial.

"Snap!"

A soft sound—the nude woman shattered, yet absorbed entirely Lu Yang and Chong Ying's attacks; as for Ye Guyue, she had vanished without a trace.

"Escaped?"

Lu Yang's brows lifted slightly; the Dao art Ye Guyue had just used was utterly unlike the ordinary techniques of the Yushu Jiange, giving him a strangely familiar feeling.

It was as if—

"It's a Second-Rank True Scripture!"

From within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, Zhi You, the Ancestral Master who had been watching the battle, finally spoke: "Moreover, she has likely already completed the step of 【Gathering External Qi】!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes.

"Hey, Ancestral Master, you're making this too hard on me."

To be honest, since he himself had no interest in women, he had originally intended to kill Ye Guyue outright, but now it seemed his strategy would have to shift slightly.

(End of Chapter)