Chapter 999: The Strongest Form: Black Bone Sword (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The moment the third prince of the Wu Yu clan appeared, Fang Yue had already sensed his presence.

That overwhelming aura, unique to those of the Rain Level, shone like a beacon in the dark, impossible to ignore.

It was likely the same reason he had been discovered by the Wu Yu clan's third prince.

Before reaching the Rain Level, even members of the Wu Yu royal family found it extremely difficult to locate him—like searching for a needle in a sea.

But after he reached the Rain Level, his aura exposed itself, instantly locking onto his location and drawing them here.

The real issue isn't whether this Rain Level aura belongs to Fang Yue—it's that every Rain Level cultivator is a target the Wu Yu royal family must eliminate.

Fang Yue slowly gripped the hilt of the Heaven Sword.

The Heaven Sword seemed to sense Fang Yue's increased strength, emitting a faint sword hum, expressing excitement.

Still, for safety's sake, Fang Yue silently called out to the parchment—but the parchment, exhausted from multiple reversals, had fallen into slumber once again.

Fortunately, his own power had already reached the Rain Level; he no longer needed the parchment's aid to defeat this anomaly.

"Ye Ge, be careful! It's one of the Wu Yu royals who attacked the You Family Elder before! It's a Rain Level anomaly!"

As she spoke, her tail quickly summarized the prior events.

Fang Yue nodded slightly, about to say something, when his expression suddenly changed—he drew his sword!

Ding!!

In the next instant, blood sprayed from the tail's cheek, leaving a thin cut.

"You can keep up with my sword speed… I suppose I underestimated you."

The Wu Yu clan's third prince said coldly.

The tail, still bewildered by what had just happened, finally snapped back to awareness—before her eyes was a super-long blade formed of interconnected black bones, nearly grazing her cheek, curving forward and piercing through the bridge behind, accompanied by a boom as the bridge shattered and collapsed.

Looking along the length of the Black Bone Sword, one could see that during its extension and launch, Fang Yue had forcibly deflected it with a single strike, causing the blade to veer off its original target and sparing the tail from instant death.

"Qi Ba Jiu Daren, I entrust the tail's safety to you."

With his back to the tail, Fang Yue spoke slowly; as his words ended, just as the Wu Yu third prince's brow twitched, Fang Yue himself transformed into a shadow and charged forward.

The Wu Yu third prince's black bone sword rapidly retracted and snapped back like a whip, wildly lashing forward in fierce combat with Fang Yue—but was immediately suppressed, forced into continuous retreat, swiftly distancing itself from the collapsed bridge area, forcing the battlefield to shift far away.

The tail immediately understood: Fang Yue was moving the fight away to protect her, yet she wished more than anything to aid Fang Yue.

"Qi Ba Jiu Daren, Advent! Let's go help Ye Ge! He just ascended to the Rain Level—he probably hasn't even fully mastered his own power yet! Facing the Wu Yu royal family alone is too dangerous!"

【Danger?】

Qi Ba Jiu Daren's expression turned strange.

【If we're talking real danger, you're the one in the greatest peril right now. Do you have any idea how badly your body is damaged? Even during the battle with the Flame Sect, your body reached its limit. Saving Yese Liming forced you into an overtaxed Advent, pushing you to the absolute brink of total bodily collapse. Now you want me to Advent again, to use power to help that boy—are you truly trying to kill yourself?】

Upon hearing this, the tail clenched her lips tightly.

Everyone wants to live—but…

"If Ye Ge loses…"

【Relax. He's stronger than you think—much stronger. I promise you, alright?】

Hearing this, the tail gritted her teeth and stopped pressing to join the fight.

Watching the tail's expression, Qi Ba Jiu Daren couldn't help but speak.

【When you told him about what happened at Juan Niao Lou, why didn't you mention how many times you nearly died saving him? Look at yourself—you risked everything to rush here from the Extreme Ice Sect, endured countless hardships, braved unimaginable dangers. And look at his attitude—was all of this really worth it?】

When recounting the events at Juan Niao Lou, the tail brushed over her own suffering, even omitting it entirely.

Whether or not you speak certain things creates entirely different impressions for the listener.

"I took you out of the dangerous Juan Niao Lou."

"I died trying to save your corpse—killed by You Long. Only thanks to Qi Ba Jiu Daren's possession was I able to escape in the chaos, barely surviving, and I carried your lifeless body away with me."

These two simple sentences carry radically different meanings, yet the tail omitted every sacrifice she made, never telling Fang Yue.

"Qi Ba Jiu Daren, don't say more. I only want Ye Ge to be safe, and for all of us to survive this crisis together."

Though she spoke these words, a hidden, unshakable gloom lingered deep in her eyes.

Beneath the sharp crimson night rain, the tail silently gripped her left arm with her right hand, watching anxiously, like a woman waiting for her beloved's return.

Qi Ba Jiu Daren, watching this lonely girl bearing all her burdens alone, couldn't help but recall memories from long ago—her own past and the tail now seemed faintly overlapping, and he sighed inwardly.

Foolish girl…

…

Qianxing Street.

Drink up!!

Fang Yue roared, and black sword qi erupted from the blade, forming a massive ten-meter sword wave that sliced across the entire street, severing every house in its path and instantly clearing his line of sight.

Looking ahead, the Wu Yu third prince, who had just hidden inside a house, emerged slowly from a crouched position, his face dark.

He stared coldly at Fang Yue from afar; the whip-like Black Bone Sword in his hand slowly retracted into the shape of an ordinary longsword, emitting a grating sound of bone scraping against bone.

"Do you know? My elder brothers only know that my Black Bone Sword's extension speed is incredibly fast. But they don't know—when I keep my Black Bone Sword in its normal form, that's when it's at its strongest!"

The structure of the Black Bone Sword grants it explosive power and unpredictable flexibility.

But to unleash its full potential, only its current longsword form can do it!

Density determines strength.

Each segment of black bone retracts, filling the blade's density, forming a higher-strength structure—so the Black Bone Sword in its ordinary longsword form is at its highest density and greatest power.

"To force me to this level—I must admit, I truly underestimated you. But that's all. Now, the real show is just beginning!"

As he spoke, the third prince transformed into a shadow and charged toward Fang Yue!

Since the fight began, he had been completely suppressed—throughout, utterly dominated. The third prince truly didn't understand: how could a mere human possess such power?

But now, it ends here. With his Black Bone Sword in its strongest form, he would unleash his ultimate strike.

Though he'd never tested it, he was certain—even his other elder brothers wouldn't dare claim they could block it head-on.

This human is done for!

(End of this chapter)