Chapter 758: Crippling Liu Jingye

"Chen Yu, I am not finished with you; our Liu Family will fight you to the death." Liu Jingye screamed hysterically, the pain in his legs gradually turning numb; that leg of his was truly crippled.

Crack... Liu Jingye shrieked in agony again. He collapsed on the ground, his two arms scrambling desperately backward; his two legs now hung limply, without a shred of sensation.

"My legs, someone come, help me." Liu Jingye roared like a madman; he had never felt such despair before.

Lu Shun, off to the side, watched everything before him, trembling; he had been scared witless. Chen Yu was truly ruthless; hearing that crisp sound of bone breaking, Lu Shun felt the pain for Liu Jingye.

But now he had no way to act, and he didn't even dare to intervene, because he feared Chen Yu's fury would shift onto him; he could only watch from the sidelines.

"Is it useful?" Chen Yu stared at Liu Jingye, saying with some pity: "Honestly, Liu Jingye, you have committed evil for so many years, yet no one has ever been able to do anything to you. Everything you have received now is retribution."

"If Heaven won't punish you, I will." After Chen Yu finished speaking, he stepped forward, his right hand grabbing out to break another of his arms.

Just at this moment, a cyan radiance surged into the sky from one side, followed immediately by the formation of a Green Lotus. A sharp killing intent formed along with this Green Lotus, and several lotus petals whistled through the air, striking toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu shifted his body to the side and struck back with a palm. Boom... The water in the hot spring pool was stirred up. Chen Yu retreated a few steps, Lichen in hand, as the figure of Liu Lianxin appeared.

Liu Lianxin held a Pearl Flower aloft, her eyes showing gravity for the first time in her life.

"Chen Yu, let him go," Liu Lianxin said.

"How can that be? I said I would break his four limbs; only two legs have been broken so far." Chen Yu smiled and said: "You are a practitioner of Buddhism with a compassionate heart. You have saved him time and again; can you ferry the souls of the dead who died by his hand?"

Liu Lianxin's expression dimmed slightly, and she said softly: "I know how much evil he has done, but this is the last time I will save him; this is what I owe the Liu Family."

"By saving him, you are aiding a tyrant in his oppression," Chen Yu said indifferently: "A person like him deserves to die."

"He deserves to die, but the person who makes him die cannot be you, and I cannot watch him die with my own eyes," Liu Lianxin said: "Chen Yu, let him go this time; his two legs are already broken, he won't be able to commit evil in the future."

"I'm afraid that won't do," Chen Yu shook his head and said: "A person like him, as long as he has a breath left, as long as he can sit up, he will not stop committing evil. I might as well see this good deed through to the end today."

"Chen Yu, do not force me," Liu Lianxin stared at Chen Yu: "I do not want to fight you."

"But I am a man who keeps his word. Liu Jingye must pay the price," Chen Yu shouted.

Liu Lianxin said nothing. The Pearl Flower she held aloft in her right hand suddenly flared with intense cyan light, and at the same time, a blood-red mark appeared on her brow. She let out a crisp cry, spread her arms, and embraced slightly.

The Pearl Flower in mid-air rapidly condensed into a massive Immortal Lotus; clearly, she had pushed her combat power to the limit.

The flames at Chen Yu's wrist ignited once more, and Purple Qi rose from his body. The Lichen in his hand vibrated slightly, and with a clear whistle, the Lichen manifested over a dozen streaks of Sword Qi. These streaks of Sword Qi, like swimming dragons, whistled toward Liu Lianxin.

The Immortal Lotus before Liu Lianxin moved and suddenly dissolved. Cyan light radiated from her body, and the Immortal Lotus transformed into nine petals, heading toward Chen Yu.

The Green Lotus Dharma Seal appeared; Liu Lianxin had also pushed her power to the limit, for she knew Chen Yu's strength—if she were the slightest bit negligent, she would surely be defeated by Chen Yu's hand.

The Sword Qi and the petals met in mid-air and exploded with a boom, intense light waves rippling in all directions.

The air was filled with endless killing intent, and countless streaks of Sword Qi mixed with cyan energy permeated the room.

Lu Shun scurried away, cowering in a corner and shivering. Boom—everything in the room was swept up by gusts of wind and turned into powder; the originally luxuriously decorated hot spring villa now became dilapidated.

The two's strength was evenly matched, the cyan Dharma Lotus and the Sword Qi of Lichen constantly clashing.

Chen Yu let out a deep shout, his Lichen drawing a semicircle in the air, forming a cyan Taiji. He thrust his sword forward; this strike would determine both the victor and life or death.

Liu Lianxin's expression was cold; she formed a Lotus Seal with her hands, and several transparent sharp cones condensed around her, heading toward Chen Yu.

The dragon-like Sword Qi and the countless small Green Lotuses intersected; the movements of the two suddenly slowed, inching toward each other bit by bit.

Pfft, pfft, pfft—the Sword Intent of Lichen became uncontrollable in this instant. Liu Lianxin's pure white dress was covered in tears; both were struggling desperately to resist the other's power as they slowly moved forward.

All things in the world seemed to stop turning at this moment. Suddenly, with a soft hiss, a streak of Sword Intent grazed Liu Lianxin's face, and a sword mark as thin as a hair appeared on her face, which was as white as Jade. Liu Lianxin changed her Lotus Seal, and with a crisp sound, the Dharma Lotus in her hand suddenly exploded, striking toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu gripped the Lichen in his hand tightly, their eyes meeting. Just as the sword and the lotus intersected, a trace of reluctance surfaced in Chen Yu's expression; he retracted his hand, and the Sword Qi condensed by Lichen suddenly vanished.

Liu Lianxin was startled and hurriedly withdrew her hand, but it was ultimately a step too late. With a pfft, a streak of Green Underworld energy pierced through Chen Yu's shoulder, and a spray of blood splattered from his shoulder.

Chen Yu retreated a few steps, bracing himself with the Lichen. This Green Lotus Dharma Seal from Liu Lianxin had dealt him a not-insignificant injury.

"Why?" Liu Lianxin cried out. If Chen Yu had struck with his full force just now, she would not have been able to withstand it.

"The evil Liu Jingye has committed should not be borne by you," Chen Yu said in a deep voice: "During the last Soul Ferrying Dharma Assembly, I owed you one. This time, consider it repaying that favor. From now on, we are even. If we meet again, I will not show mercy."

After Chen Yu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Lianxin deeply, sighed slightly, and said: "You were originally a brilliant galaxy in the heavens; why must you stain yourself with the smoke and fire of this human world?"

Chen Yu turned around and left slowly. Liu Lianxin was stunned, watching Chen Yu's receding figure, her tears streaming down: "Are we... only to be enemies from now on?"

At night, in a quiet room, Chen Yu slowly opened his eyes.

Before him lay several pieces of Spirit Stone that had lost their Spiritual Light. Liu Lianxin's Green Underworld Lotus Intent was indeed powerful; even though Chen Yu was already at the Primordial Qi Realm of Cultivation, being struck and injured was still quite uncomfortable.

However, his own Medicine skills were heaven-defying, and with the addition of Spirit Stones and various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, his injuries had already healed by the second half of the night.