Chapter 1366: Dark Power

One of them extended their right claw and grabbed toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu retracted the Lichen in his hand and thrust his sword toward the opponent.

Suddenly, his body stiffened; the Xiaowei before his eyes had, at some unknown moment, turned into Ye Xinyu.

He stood rooted to the spot, stiff and cold all over; the sword in his hand was only inches away from the other person, yet he dared not take another step forward.

"Chen Yu, what's wrong with you?" Liu Ruxi asked from the side, somewhat anxious; she did not know why Chen Yu had suddenly stopped.

"Deep in everyone's heart, there are some unknown secrets hidden, and you are no exception." Xiaowei smiled faintly, walked over slowly, stopped at Chen Yu, and said leisurely, "The person you are most reluctant to let go of and cannot put down is this one, right?"

"She is very beautiful, but perhaps you don't know that the person you cannot let go of will completely become your weakness."

A flash of ferocity crossed Xiaowei's eyes; she extended her right hand, and her sharp nails pierced into Chen Yu's shoulder.

Chen Yu let out a muffled groan, his shoulder dripping with blood, and at the same time, his consciousness returned to normal.

Black Qi surged from the wound on his shoulder; the Dark Power was eroding his body, making it almost impossible for his body to heal.

"Chen Yu, are you alright?" Liu Ruxi looked at the wound on Chen Yu's shoulder with a face full of worry, feeling somewhat helpless.

"So powerful." Chen Yu felt the wound on his shoulder aching intensely.

After being wounded by the Dark Power, even with his Regeneration ability, he could not heal the wounds on his body.

He raised his head, stared coldly at Xiaowei, and slowly straightened his body.

"Hehe, Dark Power is not something just anyone can neutralize." Xiaowei laughed triumphantly: "And I know the weakness deep in your heart, so do you think you are my match?"

"Whether I am your match is unclear, but I, for one, seem to have never truly been defeated." Chen Yu smiled faintly, gripped the Lichen in his hand, and stared at Xiaowei.

"Are you still okay?" Liu Ruxi asked with a face full of worry.

"How can a man say he is not okay?" Chen Yu turned his head to look at her, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing; if it really doesn't work, you can come and help me."

"How can I help you?" Liu Ruxi asked.

"Close your eyes, concentrate your energy; if you awaken Liu Lianxin's consciousness, you will be able to help me," Chen Yu said.

Liu Ruxi slowly closed her eyes, trying her best to concentrate her consciousness, attempting to awaken Liu Lianxin's ability, but she tried several times and still had no way to do it.

"Step back a little, take your time," Chen Yu comforted her, then turned his head to look at Xiaowei.

Xiaowei's figure flashed, manifesting several silhouettes, and Chen Yu raised his sword forward.

Suddenly, his consciousness stiffened, and he could no longer move; the Xiaowei before his eyes had turned into Liu Lianxin again.

Although he knew the person before him was not Liu Lianxin, the sword in Chen Yu's hand could no longer thrust forward even a little.

He owed Liu Lianxin too much; even knowing he was in an illusion, he still could not bring himself to strike.

"So, you have too many attachments in your heart." Xiaowei laughed.

She kept transforming before his eyes—parents, mother, even a daughter reaching out her hands and calling for her father; the sword in Chen Yu's hand trembled slightly, his state of mind already in chaos.

"Hehe, do you know the biggest difference between us and humans?" Xiaowei said with a chuckle: "We have no emotions, you do."

"Emotions can be said to be a person's weakness; when you have weaknesses, you have no way to fight at all."

Xiaowei's figure flickered, turning into several silhouettes; she grabbed with her right hand, and *pu, pu, pu*, several more gruesome wounds appeared on Chen Yu's body.

Chen Yu retreated again; there were deep wounds on his chest and back.

Black Qi appeared within the wounds, and his Regeneration ability tried to repair his wounds, but it could not.

"Chen Yu..." Liu Ruxi was anxious; she hurriedly supported the swaying Chen Yu.

"It's fine, I won't die." Chen Yu steadied himself; Xiaowei's strength was not great, but this Dark Creature could actually break through the human heart and peer into the weaknesses deep within one's heart.

Humans have Seven Emotions; this is something unique to the primates of all things, but at the same time, these things can also become a person's weakness.

The reason Chen Yu was beaten like this was entirely because the weakness deep in his heart was unknown to others.

"At a time like this, you're still being stubborn?" Although the situation was critical, Liu Ruxi still couldn't help but glare at him.

"What else can I do?" Chen Yu gave a bitter smile and looked at Xiaowei: "This Dark Creature is not very strong, but she knows how to peer into the human heart; as long as it is a person with emotions, they will have weaknesses."

"She grasped the weakness deep in the human heart, which is why she was able to beat me until I had no power to fight back."

"Then what should we do?" Liu Ruxi was anxious; no matter how she concentrated her energy just now, she couldn't awaken Liu Lianxin's consciousness, so she could only watch helplessly as Chen Yu was beaten here.

"Take it slow, no rush; if I try a few more times, maybe it will work," Chen Yu smiled.

"No matter how many times you try, the result will be the same." Xiaowei smiled faintly and said leisurely: "Besides adding a few more wounds to your body, you cannot change anything."

"That may not be so." Chen Yu slowly raised his head, smiled slightly, and said: "Let's go again..."

Chen Yu slowly raised the sword in his hand and closed his eyes.

In his consciousness, Xiaowei once again manifested several silhouettes, and the aura on these silhouettes was very familiar; even without opening his eyes, Chen Yu could feel that they were his loved ones.

Suddenly, Xiaowei attacked forward again; the sharp claws in her hand this time targeted Chen Yu's throat. Chen Yu took a slight breath, his right hand suddenly moved, and the Lichen in his hand struck as the sword fell.

With a *chi* sound, Xiaowei staggered back; she looked at her hands in disbelief, only to see her long, sharp claws severed by Chen Yu's sword.

"Impossible... this is impossible, how could you possibly break through my Spirit Realm Heart?" Xiaowei shrieked; black Qi kept rising from her severed claws, and the intense pain distorted her face.

"I just have weaknesses, but that doesn't mean my weaknesses can be completely grasped by you." Chen Yu slowly exhaled a breath and sneered: "When you compare your state of mind with a Dharma Cultivator, you had already lost from the start."

Lifting his right hand, the Lichen in his hand suddenly glowed brightly, while the Xiaowei before him said nothing; she turned her head and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Chen Yu sat down on the ground, staggering, his eyes tightly closed.

"Are you alright?" Liu Ruxi let out a sigh of relief and looked at Chen Yu anxiously.

"It's fine, I won't die." Chen Yu spat out a breath of turbid air: "So powerful; the things that come out are getting stronger one after another."