Chapter 581: Bitter Battle

Even Ling Yan herself was blown hundreds of meters by the terrifying explosion of the Seven-turn Immortal Accumulation Qingluan Sword, only then did she regain her footing, watching the lingering explosion shockwaves still in midair below raise a massive wave on the sea surface.

"Now you should finally settle down, right?" Ling Yan did not disarm, her intuition telling her this person could not die so easily.

Just as she thought, a figure burst out of the explosion.

He was seen with his armor already shattered by the blast, exposing a body burnt and bloodied by the explosion.

With only half a helmet left, Yan Buji helplessly put away the Accumulation Device: "The armor I barely cultivated is destroyed like this."

The core Accumulation Device was damaged, which naturally struck Yan Buji's spirit, but he managed to activate Xuan Gong protective body in time, shielding his armor; otherwise the Seven-turn Immortal Accumulation explosion might have killed him outright.

Fortunately Yan Buji's flesh is robust; he is a cultivator who transcended ancient warriors to forge a new martial path, spending most of his Immortal Essence, plus Xuan Gong, spirit shield, and other protections; otherwise who could withstand the power of the Seven-turn Immortal Accumulation?

Even so, Yan Buji suspects that the Seven-turn Immortal Accumulation is not a full seven-turn, perhaps low grade or damaged; seeing Ling Yan lack a second Qingluan Sword confirms his suspicion.

If it's just a consumable, maybe it's been used several times before, so its power is far less than before.

"Xu Long, what grudge do I truly have against you?" Ling Yan stands high, looking down at Yan Buji.

Yan Buji flies up, staring at the other: "It's too late to talk about that; today, between you and me, only one will walk away alive!"

Ling Yan grits her teeth, feeling Yan Buji's aura weaker than before, yet having witnessed his battles against countless Abnormal Beasts in the twisted region, she knows his tenacity and dares not underestimate him.

Since he says nothing when asked, just let him die!

Ling Yan inhales deeply, channels dantian power, and directly sacrifices her Nascent Soul!

Huh?!

Yan Buji raises an eyebrow; beneath the surrounding sea surface, suddenly swirls of blood qi converge onto Ling Yan.

Whoosh!

Another crimson divine light sweeps by, and Yan Buji is again halted in place, unable to move!

"Again with the eye technique!"

Yan Buji also activates his eye technique; his eye technique includes the Hundred Herbs Sect's Ten-Flower Eye secret, and due to Abnormal Beast eyes has special alterations! Moreover, though his Broken Evil Divine Light and later cultivated Peering Shadow Eye lack combat utility, his research on eye techniques is still solid.

At the same time, sensing his own blood cease circulating, Yan Buji applies his eye technique to himself, using his wounded enlightenment to break Ling Yan's eye technique!

But at this moment!

Pop!

A blood blade suddenly pierces Yan Buji's heart!

Pop pop pop!

Then several sharp blades pierce Yan Buji's body, as if his proud flesh could not possibly endure such terrifyingly sharp blades, turning him into a blood gourd!

"What… you're so bold!" Yan Buji's eyes widen, unable to believe the opponent actually let a Nascent Soul wield a blade to attack him, while he had been focusing entirely on her, expecting some formidable divine skill, only to find…

Yan Buji clutches his chest, blood gushing out uncontrollably, and wonders: "Blood Escape Technique? When…?"

"When you're injured, why don't you first clean your bleeding wound?" Ling Yan says coldly.

"So that's it, the Blood Dao Technique can even flash‑shift through another's blood?" Yan Buji bites his teeth, rises again.

Ling Yan frowns: "You're still not dead?"

"Want me dead? It's not that easy."

Yan Buji knows the opponent's blood blade also carries some strange Blood Dao Divine Skill, preventing the wound from healing on its own; however, Yan Buji simply swallowed a few pills and tapped his sword at the wound a few times to seal the blood flow.

For the current Yan Buji, some previously fatal weak points are no longer his death spots; now his spirit and flesh are unified, and only if his Immortal Essence is completely exhausted and his body shattered will he truly perish.

Even if Ling Yan intends to do so, she dares not use that move again.

It relies on the Nascent Soul to perform a Blood Escape ambush; if anyone notices or reacts and grabs her Nascent Soul, Ling Yan would surely die!

Now, although Yan Buji is severely wounded, his actual combat power remains intact.

At the same time, Yan Buji channels his power to stabilize the wound, then looks at Ling Yan: "I told you to kill you both quickly, otherwise who knows what trouble you'll cause me later."

"You!"

"Die!"

Boom—

Accompanied by icy blue and bright yellow flames soaring skyward, a flash of purple aura darts before Ling Yan's eyes!

"Two kinds of Heavenly Fire?!"

Ling Yan says she's not afraid of the Heavenly Fire's power; after all, it's only supported by Golden Core stage mana, it can't harm her.

Yet the Yan Buji before her has already vanished; that fleeting purple aura before disappearing makes Ling Yan's heart race.

But now she's surrounded by Heavenly Fire; breaking out is easy, yet she fears the opponent will strike when she makes a move!

"Great wind arise!"

At that moment, Ling Yan directly chooses to again activate Wind Dao Divine Skill, forming a protective gale that blows the Heavenly Fire aside, ensuring her safety.

Ling Yan is fundamentally a Wind Dao cultivator; only because of an eye issue she also practices Blood Dao, so she bears two Dao Marks.

This is why her realm lags behind Xiao Ran; had it not been for her eye problem, she would already be at the same level as Xiao Ran.

Because her realm lags, the mana that supports her repeated divine skills is dwindling; if she doesn't resolve the troublesome Xu Long, she fears she will truly die here today.

Seeing Yan Buji vanish, Ling Yan looks around but finds no trace of him.

"Come!"

Whoosh!

A bolt of lightning suddenly pierces the raging wind, and Ling Yan's eyes flash!

"Die!"

"Damn it, it's you!"

Ling Yan and Yan Buji strike simultaneously; the clash of their mana and Immortal Essence erupts in dazzling light, then Yan Buji channels the Purple Thunder Divine Art, and a surging Purple Sky Divine Thunder crashes into the heart of the gale!

"What?!"

The thunderous power of the Nascent Soul's lightning seed shatters Ling Yan's divine skill, and Yan Buji finally reaches her.

"Don't even think about it!" Ling Yan was shocked beyond words, then she immediately let out an angry roar, and her Azure Phoenix Armor drew in its wings to shield her!

Boom—rumble!

It seems the heavens are displeased, sending down divine thunder to annihilate the world!

The Purple Firmament Divine Thunder destroys all things, and Yan Buji, who could wield the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, turned this power into his aid; at the most crucial moment he poured all his Immortal Essence into the thunder seed, causing the Purple Thunder Divine Skill to erupt with power beyond limits!

Boom—

No matter how extraordinary Ling Yan's Azure Phoenix Armor was, it could not withstand the terrifying might of the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder; large swaths of its wings were blown apart, the protective armor was shattered by the divine thunder, revealing Ling Yan's original delicate form!

Run!

This guy, how can he still activate the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder?!

Ling Yan, with all her might, watched as Yan Buji, also exerting his full strength to activate the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, was blown far away by his own power, but she dared not advance again, and with her last bit of strength planned to escape.

"This person cannot be judged by common sense; he must be deliberately waiting for me to make a move to ambush me.... I cannot die here, absolutely not!"

Yan Buji, who had fallen from the sky, gave a slight smile, watching Ling Yan continually escape, then burst into laughter.

Hahahaha!

Boom—

As Yan Buji fell into the sea, the sky suddenly changed color, and the violent Purple Firmament Divine Thunder reappeared, sweeping up the fleeing Ling Yan.

At that moment, Ling Yan, trapped in the heart of the thunderstorm, gazed resentfully at the strange figure before her, who actually held a Purple Firmament Divine Thunder seed in hand and threw it at her, causing an immediate explosion!

Is this where it ends....

Ling Yan's magical power was completely exhausted; even absorbing the spiritual energy from Spiritual Stones came too late, and she was utterly submerged in the thunderstorm, losing all signs of life!